The And She Looked Up Podcast

Debra Wong of Dessert by Deb has owned two different businesses with a subscription box as part of her business model. In this episode, she shares all her subscription box knowledge from sourcing product to packing and shipping and everything in between.!
This is a great episode for creatives who

• are thinking about launching a subscription box business
• are thinking about adding a subscription box to their current business
• are considering running a special edition box to their holiday offerings
• are wondering if this would be a good way to showcase their own products

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit the original show notes:
Episode 58: So You Want to Start A Subscription Box Service.
To learn more about Deb's creative journey and her other business ventures, check out Episode 57 of the podcast.
You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.
You can find Deb at dessertbydeb.com or on Instagram @dessertbydeb.
You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.
Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who

Support the show

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.
Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Setting boundaries in your creative business (and your life) are key to ensuring you're happy, successful and mentally and physically well. We talk about the key areas to look to and the questions to ask when you're determining what your boundaries are!
This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations
This is a great episode for creatives who:

• are feeling like everything is chaotic in their business and their life
• feel like they're never getting anything accomplished or moving forward
• are constantly saying yes at the expense of things that are important to them
• are struggling with feelings of burnout or overwhelm
• aren't living the life they thought they would be when they went to work for themselves
• fear saying no
• are people pleasers

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 109: Setting Boundaries For Your Creative Business
You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.
You can find Heather at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravis.
You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.
Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs s

Support the show

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.
Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

When you create for a living you don't always have the luxury of waiting for inspiration to strike. If a client is waiting, or a product launch is due, the work has to get done in order to get paid! So how do you make sure you've got a steady supply of inspiration and ideas at your finger tips when you need them? This week Melissa and Heather talk about the tools we can use to capture inspiration on a daily basis, store it and refer back to it when we need it! This episode isn't about where to find inspiration - it's about how to collect it and store it so you have a treasure trove of ideas waiting for you when the need arises
This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations
This is a great episode for creatives who:

• do regular client work
• launch products based on their creative work
• have a digital content creation business that relies on a steady stream of fresh content
• do regular craft or maker shows, have gallery showings or regularly need to present new work
• want to know how other creatives capture and catalogue or store ideas and inspiration for future use
• are looking for tools to help them capture and store inspiration
• are just nosy about other people's systems! (we totally are lol!)

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 107: Your Next Big Idea!
You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.
You can find Heather at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravis.
You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Support the show

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.
Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

We all have moments where we want to throw in the towel with our creative businesses but how do you know when it's really time to move on? And how do you navigate all the fears that come with that? And what do you do with your business when it's time? My original co-host Lisa Bolton is back this week and we talk all about knowing when it's time to let go, move on or pivot.
This episode is great for anyone who:

• has a nagging feeling that they're no longer fulfilled by what their creative business does
• suspects it's probably time to move on or pivot but is struggling with fear of change, fear of losing their identity, fear of losing an income or fear of "what's next?"
• is ready to move on but has no idea what to do next (and has a lot of fears around that question mark)
• is ready to move on but has no idea what to do with their current business

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 106: When Is it Time to Move On From Your Creative Business?
You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.
You can find Lisa at lisadawnbolton.com or on Instagram @lisadawnbolton
You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.
Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast

Support the show

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.
Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

In this week's regular season episode, classically trained fashion designer Rebecca Rowe joins the show to talk about how she pivoted her business (and how a disaster pushed her to embrace that pivot full force!) from a designer to a stylist who helps other women find confidence in their wardrobe. And then, she took on what, at first glance, appeared to be a surprising collaboration to expand her business even further. Take a listen and it will all make sense!
Rebecca shares her top tips for connecting and collaborating with other businesses and for having a successful business pivot.
This is a great episode for creatives who...
⭐️ are looking to collaborate but don't know where to start - or who to collaborate with
⭐️ need a little help thinking outside of the box when it comes to collaborations
⭐️ would like to pivot their business but are afraid of starting fresh or upsetting existing clients or customers
This episode is brought to you by our Premium Subscriber Community on Patreon and Buzzsprout
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Rebecca on Instagram
• rebeccarowe.ca
• Rebecca on LinkedIn
• Finding Your Fit with Rebecca & Jenn
• EP 48: How to Make $100 in Your Creative Business Today

You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com, finelimeillustrations.com or on Instagram @finelimedesigns.

Support the show

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.
Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.