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Happy Friday friends! Now that this amazing cookie by @thecookiefairytx has your attention 😍, I wanted to address a question I’ve received a lot lately. A lot of people have been asking "I am not a stationery designer. Is this fall's Conference for me?" My answer, if you consider yourself a maker, an artist, or a designer, is a resounding YES! If you are reading this and have friends that are wondering this too, tag then in the comments below so that they see this post! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Since 2011 when we first started, our Conference has included women who are artists, website designers, stationery designers, graphic designers, illustrators, hand letterers, calligraphers, artisan gift designers, interior designers, event planners, jewelry designers, cookie designers, photographers, and crafting bloggers. Each one of these women found it to be a great fit for what they were looking for in their business. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today, to touch on this, I want to highlight one session in particular that we will have this fall. @valeriemckeehan will be teaching all about Storytelling through Marketing - this is needed for *every single person* who has to market their business, especially online. You don't want to simply post "Here's my work, go buy it!" because people want to feel connected to it, that they can see themselves using it, wearing it, or gifting it to someone they love. Think about the people you love to follow on IG the most - how do they speak to you? Is it in a way that you feel connected to them? Simply stated, people want to envision what kind of an experience it would be if they worked with you, to see the heart behind what you create. By weaving stories into your marketing, it feels like you're having a conversation and inviting people in to come and see what working with you would be like. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you're thinking about joining us, Early Bird Rates for this fall's upcoming Conference are available for only 7 more days, until Friday, June 22nd. Head to our profile for all of the details! #creativefounders ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ {delectable cookies by 2018 Spring #creativefoundersconference Attendee Allison of @thecookiefairytx, photographed by @annafilly}
Sometimes, something as simple as decluttering can work wonders for your productivity. We saw this earlier this week from @emilyley and team @simplified and instantly found ourselves saying a resounding YES! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re surrounded by STUFF, you'll probably have a harder time focusing in on what's most important even if it's right in front of you. If you can see out of your peripheral vision, those 3 coffee mugs that need to be brought to the kitchen on your desk, or that tangle of headphones, or even a messy pile of papers that just need to get filed and put up, take a few minutes to simply straighten up. Don't let the "stuff" surrounding you take up more mental space than it deserves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So today, we have a challenge for you! Set a timer for 10-15 minutes (or even perhaps, simply put 3-4 songs that get you moving and grooving into a playlist) and simply spend some time decluttering in one room / space / place that you know needs some love. After you've done that, comment below with 'DONE!' to let us share in the excitement of it with you! It'll make such a difference if you walk into a decluttered office or a clean kitchen in the morning tomorrow. #creativefounders {reposted image from @simplified}
We are thrilled about everything that we have for you at our Conference this fall. Not only are we offering 16 sessions led by our 7 amazing speakers to further meet your needs in addition to two online courses before the Conference takes place, we'll be at a beautiful beach house that we think will feel like you're on vacation while you're working, *and* we're getting together from a Thursday - Sunday to better suit your schedules. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To those of you who register prior to June 22nd for Early Bird Pricing, you also receive a one-on-one call with Kristin, AND you save at least $300 by signing up prior to June 22nd! We are also able to do rates available at varied pricing depending on the room you choose, and *also* have additional Conference Companion Rates available if you want to come and enjoy this experience with a friend as your roommate! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Whoa. Reading all of that back makes us think that perhaps it sounds like we've made it too good to be true, but simply stated, it's not. Every single bit is true. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We want to make sure you have everything you need to make a business you love, one that is sustainable, one that helps you to be as productive as you can in the time you have, and most importantly, one that pairs alongside what you deem to be successful. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For this fall, this was at top of mind when it came to every single decision we made, and we truly hope you'll consider joining the 27 women that will be on the beach this upcoming October as one of our 20 attendees. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As an additional side note, the two women on the right of this photo attended this spring, and are already signed up to come back this fall because they felt this fall’s experience was a perfect follow-up! We can not WAIT to get to see you again, Kelli and Laura!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you have questions, send us an email above, otherwise head on up to the Conference details link via our profile link for all of the details! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📷: @annafilly #creativefoundersconference #creativefounders
True story: the thought to move our Conference out to the beach happened during this weekend, at this year's January Alumni Retreat. Yes, we may be in sweaters in this photo, BUT our hearts were filled with so much warmth and joy with everything that took place this weekend on the beach. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of our favorite productivity tips?? Find a tribe of people who you can bounce ideas off of, who will be there to help your business to grow in it's own unique ways and share honest truths with you when you need to hear them too. Every single one of the women in this photo has done AMAZING things in the six short months since we were together this past January, we're still checking in with each other, and the best part? None of us do the same thing. You don't have to have people who do the exact same thing as you do in order to feel connected or to be accountability partners ... in fact, one of my accountability partners is actually an artistic hair stylist with her own business! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There's something that comes from finding people that get you and understand what it's like as a small business owner, particularly in the creative industry. We were not meant to do things alone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And let's be real, our sweethearts / parents / pets / friends who aren't in the entrepreneurial industry probably aren't the best people to ask when it comes to all things business and decisions that we want to make. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So this week, we encourage you to reach out to someone you'd like to connect with as an accountability partner, and see how productive it could make you, just knowing you have to report back to someone with how you're doing consistently! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Do you have additional productivity tips when it comes to getting things done in your business? Share them with us below! {photo by @annafilly} #creativefounders

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