6. Forging Unique Paths to Full-Time: Stories from Calligraphers Who Have Done It
03/19/24 • 65 min
In our first-ever guest interview episode, we're highlighting the unique journeys of three successful calligraphers as they transformed their calligraphy hobbies or side hustles into full-time businesses! We chat with Hannah of Tally Mark Calligraphy, Dani of Paper Cliché, and Alice of Penned by Alice about what prompted them to take their businesses full-time, the challenges they faced, and their advice for anyone considering making calligraphy their sole source of income.
From Hannah's transition from an athletic trainer to a wedding and live-event calligrapher, to Dani's shift from bartending to running an intentional stationery business, and Alice's move from a finance career to balancing calligraphy with motherhood, these stories emphasize the importance of passion, community support, strategic planning, and showcase how different each of our journeys are.
We hope this episode encourages you to take things one step at a time, focus on your specific goals, and trust the process to achieve your dreams!
🔗 Where to find our guests:
Hannah of Tally Mark Calligraphy:
Dani of Paper Cliché:
Alice of Penned by Alice:
🔗 Links to resources mentioned in this episode:
- Shaochen's Pro Wedding Calligrapher Course
- Alane's Flourish in Biz Mentoring Program
- Rising Tide Society
🎙️ In this Episode:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 02:04 Redefining Identity with Hannah of Tally Mark Calligraphy
- 22:26 Leading with Alignment with Dani of Paper Cliché
- 42:38 Running a Biz as a Full-Time Mom with Penned by Alice
- 01:02:08 Key Themes and Takeaways
Text us a question to answer on a future episode!
👩💻 Learn From Us:
- Start Your Profitable Calligraphy Business - Join Shaochen's Free Masterclass
- Book More (and better!) Clients with Ease - Join Alane's Group Coaching Program Waitlist
- Download our free tech guide for the programs you need to run your business
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In our first-ever guest interview episode, we're highlighting the unique journeys of three successful calligraphers as they transformed their calligraphy hobbies or side hustles into full-time businesses! We chat with Hannah of Tally Mark Calligraphy, Dani of Paper Cliché, and Alice of Penned by Alice about what prompted them to take their businesses full-time, the challenges they faced, and their advice for anyone considering making calligraphy their sole source of income.
From Hannah's transition from an athletic trainer to a wedding and live-event calligrapher, to Dani's shift from bartending to running an intentional stationery business, and Alice's move from a finance career to balancing calligraphy with motherhood, these stories emphasize the importance of passion, community support, strategic planning, and showcase how different each of our journeys are.
We hope this episode encourages you to take things one step at a time, focus on your specific goals, and trust the process to achieve your dreams!
🔗 Where to find our guests:
Hannah of Tally Mark Calligraphy:
Dani of Paper Cliché:
Alice of Penned by Alice:
🔗 Links to resources mentioned in this episode:
- Shaochen's Pro Wedding Calligrapher Course
- Alane's Flourish in Biz Mentoring Program
- Rising Tide Society
🎙️ In this Episode:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 02:04 Redefining Identity with Hannah of Tally Mark Calligraphy
- 22:26 Leading with Alignment with Dani of Paper Cliché
- 42:38 Running a Biz as a Full-Time Mom with Penned by Alice
- 01:02:08 Key Themes and Takeaways
Text us a question to answer on a future episode!
👩💻 Learn From Us:
- Start Your Profitable Calligraphy Business - Join Shaochen's Free Masterclass
- Book More (and better!) Clients with Ease - Join Alane's Group Coaching Program Waitlist
- Download our free tech guide for the programs you need to run your business
👯♀️ Follow Us:
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5. Our Worst Pet Peeves as Calligraphers and How to Combat Them
Buckle up for a spicy episode! 🔥 After a few teaching-heavy episodes, we're spilling the ink on our top pet peeves as wedding calligraphers! From misspelling "stationery" to referring to calligraphy as a "font" to ghosting, join us for some real talk about what it's like being a calligrapher in a world where we constantly have to explain what we do (JK! Kind of...).
Of course, this wouldn't be a Calligraphy Biz Corner episode if we didn't also share our learnings and ways to mitigate some of these pet peeves! Tune in to hear our biggest frustrations, join in as we laugh about them, and then hear how we combat them.
🔗 Links to resources mentioned in this episode:
🎙️ In this Episode:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 05:08 Pet Peeve #1 - Stationary vs. Stationery
- 07:23 Pet Peeve #2 - Not Being Tagged in Photo Credits
- 12:02 Pet Peeve #3 - Flowers that Cover up Calligraphy on our Signage
- 14:04 Pet Peeve #4 - Referring to Calligraphy as a "Font"
- 17:26 Pet Peeve #5 - "The invites will end up in the trash"
- 21:14 Pet Peeve #6 - Clients that Don't Have a Budget
- 25:45 Pet Peeve #7 - Ghosting
- 40:10 Key Takeaways
Text us a question to answer on a future episode!
👩💻 Learn From Us:
- Start Your Profitable Calligraphy Business - Join Shaochen's Free Masterclass
- Book More (and better!) Clients with Ease - Join Alane's Group Coaching Program Waitlist
- Download our free tech guide for the programs you need to run your business
👯♀️ Follow Us:
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7. Creating Confidence: 4 Strategies for Beating Imposter Syndrome
Today, we're talking about everyone's favorite topic! ...Okay, maybe not your favorite topic, but one that plagues all of us: Imposter Syndrome! Tune in to hear our personal experiences with imposter syndrome and of course, both tactical and mindset strategies to combat it. These include methods like looking at the evidence, creating more than you consume, leaning into discomfort, and writing your own narrative.
We hope this episode helps you feel less alone when it comes to dealing with imposter syndrome, serves as a reminder that YOU have something unique to offer, and encourages you to lean into discomfort because it's a sign of big growth potential!
🔗 Links to resources mentioned in this episode:
🎙️ In this Episode:
- 00:00 Celebrating 2 Months - Thanks for Listening!
- 02:42 What is Imposter Syndrome?
- 05:40 Strategy 1: Look at the Evidence
- 11:14 Strategy 2: Create More Than You Consume
- 16:26 Strategy 3: Lean into the Discomfort
- 25:09 Strategy 4: Write Your Own Narrative
- 30:43 Now, go share your gift with the world!
Text us a question to answer on a future episode!
👩💻 Learn From Us:
- Start Your Profitable Calligraphy Business - Join Shaochen's Free Masterclass
- Book More (and better!) Clients with Ease - Join Alane's Group Coaching Program Waitlist
- Download our free tech guide for the programs you need to run your business
👯♀️ Follow Us:
Calligraphy Biz Corner - 6. Forging Unique Paths to Full-Time: Stories from Calligraphers Who Have Done It
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Welcome back to another episode of calligraphy biz corner. We are so excited today because we have our first ever guest episode and we're bringing you not one, not two, but three conversations from different calligraphers in our community. So as we brainstormed ideas, we thought it would be fun to highlight various paths to being a full time calligrapher. We know that that's not necessarily everybody's dream or goal in their business, but our goal wi
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