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 • 155 episodes
The Maker's Playbook
Latest Episodes
Ep 611: When Things Need to Change with Megan Sward
Most of us dream of turning our craft into a thriving business, but what happens when achieving "the dream" — the large following, sold-out shop updates, and steady sales — still doesn't translate into a sustainable living? When former full-tim...
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Season 6
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Ep 610: Business is... Boring?
There is an underlying current of anxiety about keeping up with the latest trends and strategies, especially when it comes to running your business online (and even more especially when it comes to social media). But what if the real secret to ...
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Season 6
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Ep 609: Where are They Now? - Restarting through Trauma with Sarah Wells Rolland
When I last spoke with Sarah Wells Rolland, The Village Potters in Asheville, North Carolina was 13 years into it’s incredible, communal existence. And frankly (at least from my perspective) was a well oiled machine. With a residency program, c...
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Season 6
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Ep 608: The $20 Mug with Isaac Shue
The ways in which our decisions in life are so interconnected it feels endless. The same is equally true in business, especially a ceramics business. And there's no way you stay in business, as a fully self-employed household with kidd...
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Season 6
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EP 607: Financial Systems with Seanin Rosario
When it comes to the topic of money, for many of us, it stirs up less than happy feelings. But in many ways, money is just data. Yes, it has an outsized effect on our lives and the decisions we do (or can) make, and that’s annoying as stepping ...
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Season 6
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