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 • 145 episodes
The Maker's Playbook
Latest Episodes
Ep 601: Staying Okay (even when your business isn’t) with Clare Barboza of Poppy Bee Surfaces
How do you stay okay even when it doesn't feel like your business isn't going well? Because while we might feel pulled to log the long hours and push ourselves to "work harder" to "grind it out," in reality, we can't really come up with new, in...
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Season 6
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{Replay} Ep 206: Why Your Sales Results have Nothing to do with the Value of Your Work
We're quickly approaching the holiday season and makers around the world are hustling to get their listings online and take advantage of increased sales during this time of year. But what if your sales aren't going as planned? What if you haven...
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{Replay} Ep 116: Real life vs. Instagram with Sophia McEvoy
Do you ever think about what happened BEFORE the Instagram photos? Or BEFORE your favorite potter hit 25 thousand followers? Off and on, many people will talk about the real-life vs. Instagram life, and there are plenty of hilarious memes float...
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{Replay} Ep 217: The Social Responsibility of Businesses (and side-hustles)
Our work as artists can feel disconnected with the immediate needs of the world. On this week’s solo episode, I’m peeling back the curtain on how I process that for myself. Alongside my originally planned episode of discussing a few of the ...
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{Replay} Ep 123: Alex Matisse of Eastfork Pottery on the Importance of Vision
How do you go from a farm with a woodfire kiln and two potters to an industrial warehouse that already feels too small? Vision. And a bit of luck. At least, that's what worked for Alex Matisse, founder of the one and only Eastfork Pottery. On t...
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