Creative Courage

Your relationship with money could be preventing you from growing your creative business and having a bigger impact with your work.

Many creatives see money as secondary - a necessary evil that comes with doing creative work. But what if the way you think about money is actually stopping you from charging what you’re worth, growing your business, and creating the life you want?

In this episode, I speak with Catherine Morgan, a mone...

There’s a hidden force stopping creatives from making more sales and landing bigger deals - it’s called your shadow. The shadow is the part of your personality that you suppress - A part of you that you don't like. It's this part that often inhibits founders ability to sell higher value projects. In this episode, I’m going to show you how to identify your shadow and work out if it's holding you back.

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As a creative business owner, your time and energy are two of your most valuable assets. If you want high-value clients and a business that’s fun and profitable, learning to say this one word is essential. NO Saying no doesn’t come easy to most creative business owners. In this episode, I will help you to figure out which opportunities you should say yes to and give you the confidence to say no to what’s not serving you.

In this ep...

Let’s talk about money.

I’ve heard from so many creative business owners that “it’s not all about the money”. And that more money will only create more stress.

But money gives you freedom, space, and the ability to better serve your clients. Like one of my clients Cey, who was able to release a feature film in cinemas after changing his perspective around money.

If you’re struggling to attract the income you want, it may come down ...

There’s a point in every creative business owner’s journey where they feel stuck. You’ve built a strong portfolio, won some awards, but something still feels missing and growth has slowed.

In this episode, I’m sharing a concept that I cover in my new book that I’m currently writing - a phenomenon that I call ‘The Talent Limit’.

After speaking with and coaching countless creative business owners over the past few years, I’ve found t...

Do you feel stuck in your business, like things have stagnated? Maybe you’re not growing as fast as you’d like or feel like creativity isn’t coming to you as easily as it used to.

Your surroundings might be the cause of all of these problems.

In this episode, I’m sharing a powerful idea that completely changed how I think about business, success and myself - that who you surround yourself with and where you spend your time has a hu...

Many creative business owners get stuck for the same reason…

They’re focusing on too many things at once.

But the most successful entrepreneurs don’t do everything. They double down on the one thing that moves the needle.

Recently, I spent time with 50 incredible entrepreneurs, some making multiple 7-figures a month, at a retreat curated by Daniel Priestley. I saw first hand what separates those who scale effortlessly from those wh...

Do you ever feel like giving up on your business? Like no matter what you try, or how hard you work, things just aren’t feeling right?

You’re not alone. Many creative business owners hit those moments of doubt, frustration, and burnout. The problem is, many of them give up just before they break through to the other side.

In this episode, I’m sharing three powerful strategies to push through those tough times and come out even stro...

It’s getting harder and harder for creative business owners to get new customers. Buyers are more sceptical than ever and it feels like there’s too much competition out there to stand out.

But there’s a way of cutting through the noise and attracting clients that most creatives aren’t leveraging - their personal brand.

This week, I’m joined by Freddie Pullen. Freddie is an expert in story-driven marketing and helps entrepreneurs po...

How much white space do you have in your diary?

If you’re like most creative businesses, your calendar is jam-packed with client work and calls. This may look impressive on the outside, but it’s likely costing you the freedom to grow your business effectively and leads to burnout.

I’ve worked with many creative studio owners in this position and have helped them to take back a day a week in their calendars without breaking their bu...

Are you tired of working endless hours with little reward to show for it?

In this episode, I sit down with Robin Waite, a bestselling author, award-winning business coach and former agency owner. Robin is an expert at productising and pricing services and has helped countless creative studio owners gain freedom while growing their business

Robin shares his journey from running a successful agency to experiencing burnout and ultimat...

What does it take to build a thriving, scalable business whilst only working with your dream clients?

After eight years in the Royal Navy, Josh Gudgeon now runs a multiple 6-figure video production agency and a top 1% podcast.

In this episode, we get under the hood of exactly how Josh runs his agency, how he’s been able to attract his ideal clients, and the 3 secrets to building a business that gives you the lifestyle you want and ...

If you rely only on word-of-mouth and referrals to grow your business, you’re missing a trick.

In this episode, I’m sharing one of the most underrated lead generation strategies I know of - The Partnership Playbook. This strategy is like referral marketing on steroids. If used correctly, it will scale up your lead flow and start bringing in warm leads on autopilot.

Forget spending endless hours creating content and doing cold outre...

Will Smith, Jay Shetty, Red Bull and Vice are just some of the names that Tim Fare-Matthews has landed for his video production agency. In this episode, Tim shares a peak behind the scenes of exactly how he has achieved this. If you’re struggling to win over corporates, raise your rates and run your business while producing exceptional results for clients, this episode is for you. Whether you run a video production agency, animatio...

Did you achieve your New Year’s resolutions last year? If you’re like most people, probably not, as stats show that 80% of people fail their resolutions by February.

New Year’s resolutions often set us up for failure, but if you’re looking for transformation in your life and business in 2025, there’s a better way.

In this episode, I share a strategy that you can use to give you a far better chance of reaching your goals. You’ll dis...

If you’ve been running your business for a while, deep down, you probably know what you need to do to grow faster and make more money.

Over the past decade, I’ve coached some of the world’s leading creatives, and often they’re coming to me for permission, rather than answers. They know they shouldn’t have taken on that client or hired that team member.

So what stops them from trusting their intuition?

Fear.

Their intuition is tryin...

Does your business feel like more of a prison than a passion?

That somewhere along the line, it’s drifted off course from the business you envisioned?

In this episode, I’m joined by Dan Bolton, a business coach I paid £10k a month to learn from. It's the most I've ever invested in coaching and I wanted to gift you the experience of hearing some of Dan's lessons as he evolved from youth pastor to multiple 7-figure agency owner.

This...

After a serious BASE jumping accident that shattered both his legs, doctors told Sebastian Bates he may never walk again.

During Seb’s 2 years of rehab, he lost 15 of his close friends, leaving him with PTSD and major survivors’ guilt.

After a journey of personal development, Seb is now the founder of Warrior Academy, the largest martial arts academy in the Middle East. Seb teaches thousands of kids worldwide while leading a team o...

Not all clients are created equal.

When I used to run my web design and marketing agency, I would work with just about any client who had the budget. But after working with them, some clients would make amazing leaps which would transform their businesses, and some got no results at all.

So, what was the difference? 

And if you can deliver the exact same service to two different clients and get paid the same, why does it matter wha...