The Maker's Playbook
A podcast where we talk all about what it's really like to make a living from the things you make. Featuring candid interviews with other ceramicists and makers, as well as helpful business tips to make your side-hustle into a life-giving, viable business.
Podcasting since 2020 • 172 episodes
The Maker's Playbook
Latest Episodes
Ep 628: Where are They Now - Two Years In with Yvonne Rausch (Part Two)
What if the pressure to grow your follower count and perfect your online presence is actually distracting you from the real relationship-building that sustains creative businesses over time? Because it’s a little bit crazy to realize how many o...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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52:33
Ep 627: Where are They Now - Two Years In with Yvonne Rausch (Part One)
The romanticized image of going full-time as a maker often glosses over one crucial reality: you'll spend as much time problem-solving your business as you do creating, and the mental resilience required might surprise you more than the financi...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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51:08
Ep 626: The Art of Adapting with Jena McNerney
Could it be that we've been thinking about this all wrong? That it's not the "real job" on one side of life and the dream of making art full-time on the other, and that eventually, we have to choose? Because when we really look at it, are the m...
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1:36:11
Ep 625: Iterating for a Target Audience with Will Donovan (Part Two!)
The internet loves to talk about that magical “six figure business” milestone, but what if hitting that revenue number doesn't actually change your life the way you think it will? What if the real transformation happens when you stop c...
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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49:19
Ep 624: Iterating for a Target Audience with Will Donovan
As makers, we often start with a vision of success that's more fantasy than strategic roadmap—believing that if we just work harder at making our beautiful pieces, it will somehow lead to a sustainable business. But what if the path to actually...
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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1:05:33
