Business of Being Creative with Sean Low

Episode 278: Abundance

Holiday season is upon us. Maybe rest is in sight and a moment to reflect on what is necessary for you and your business. Start with abundance. Original Episode Number:

Episode 277: What Are You Looking For In A Client?

We all give lip service to the idea that you are interviewing a potential client as much as they are interviewing you. But are you really? Do you know what you need? Let'

Episode 276: What Is Design?

Design is creation. Easy enough. Now put teeth to it to make it a business. Why does it matter? Which would you rather have: the straw house or the brick house? Origina

Episode 275: Understanding Both Sides

Too often creative businesses devalue themselves and overvalue client relationships. Case in point: giving a discount to repeat clients. It goes against having better cli

Episode 274: Hibernation

What happens when there is a lull when it seems like everyone else is busy? What does it mean for your creative business and what should you do? Original Episode Number

Episode 273: The Value Of Design

We are at an inflection point. The public recognizes the value of design and is willing to pay for it. To what end leverage then? What are you willing to do to earn that

Episode 272: Interpreting Data

It is fifty degrees one day, ninety the next. On average it is seventy degrees so no need to buy a coat or a swimsuit.  You can use information to justify your complacenc

Episode 270: Who Do You Serve?

Why does your business exist? To serve you, your clients? Or for you to serve it? My guess is you think the former but act like the latter. No better time to change than

Episode 270: The Little Mermaid and Creative Business

Fairness matters and if your client is acting poorly, you do not get any brownie points for sucking it up. Only adults in the room please. Original Episode Number: 121

Episode 269: Kill Hope

When you think about it, the statement "I hope…" is almost always about something external happening that may or may not directly affect you, but is certainly in your uni

Episode 268: Vulnerability

Creative business is about being vulnerable. Vulnerability is the fuel for trust. The question is where, when and why should you be vulnerable? Original Episode Number:

Episode 267: Greed Is For Fools

Knowing what you need to live the life you wish is the key to your success as a creative business. How much do you need and how much do you want to work? If you set your

Episode 266: Is It Frivolous?

When you see what it all costs to create, it is very easy to say, why? When the world demands crisis, how can you talk about things that are not in crisis?  How do you na

Episode 265: Just Swim

There is always a better way, better than what I might offer, what you might offer. Who cares? There is no end to better, only the work to get to the very place you will

Episode 264: Holiday Thoughts

Where were you a year ago? What has changed? What will you do with 2023? Are you willing to add a zero? Original Episode Number: 117 | Original Air Date: 12/20/2022 L

Episode 263: One Client At A Time

You thrive on your number of Instagram or TikTok followers. The likes on your posts, how many times you or your work is featured, well, anywhere. But the phone is not rin

Episode 262: What Does It Mean To Be A Professional?

The difference between those rising and those who know is professionalism. What does it mean to be a professional? Simple. When you know who you are you will no longer ne

Episode 261: The 21 Day Challenge

I will be taking some time off after this episode (airing August 3rd) and will be back on August 24th. Yep, 21 days. So a 21 Day Challenge is in order. Let's talk about t

Episode 260: The Apple Tree

Knowing where you are, where you are going and, most important, where you would like to go is all about the life of an apple tree. Original Episode Number: 128 | Origin

Episode 259: Back To Fundamentals

What do you get paid for and why? What you do not define will be defined by others. Let's talk about the Flux Capacitor. Original Episode Number: 82 | Original Air Date