Surprise! It's a bonus episode! That's right. We really hadn't planned to do a final round up of the year but Sarah kind of badgered Carla into it with a very specific reason in mind. The reason being, we both know how tough a year it's been for the both of us, and for many other small businesses and creatives out there. And we wanted to acknowledge that but also take a look at what GOOD stuff has happened to us both this year. We think you'll find this episode pretty cheering and hopefully a li...
Dec 20, 2024•59 min•Season 7Ep. 11
We were so wowed by Lorraine (The Painless Piano Coach)'s story from the last episode that we knew we had to talk about our own creative mindset and how we overcame struggles we experienced for our creativity. Like many of our chats, this one wasn't about answering specific questions but it delved into a thorough exploration of our own creative journeys and the things we overcame to continue them. Listen in for some excellent back and forth on this topic! As always, we'd love it if you could rat...
Dec 04, 2024•59 min•Season 7Ep. 10
We're all for showcasing something a little different here at Creative Reboot. So when Lorraine Robinson (otherwise known as The Painless Piano Coach) approached us and told us a little of her story, we knew we needed her to come on and share it all with you, too. Lorraine has been playing the piano since she was a child, and teaching it from a very young age, too. But the thing she loved most was also causing her incredible pain. Thinking she might have to give up doing the thing she loved, she...
Nov 20, 2024•47 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Inspired by last month's glorious episode with Stef Fournier, we decided to talk all about how our own personal brands have evolved over the years in this month's episode and it was quite the chat. Prepare yourself, we got all nerdy about branding in this one and we're not sorry! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode aga...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 48
There's purple and personal branding and soulmate clients and wiener dogs to behold in this gorgeous jewel of an episode. Oh my! Today we chat with the fabulous Stef Fournier, personal branding coach, strategist and brand photographer and Sarah's new friend (!) about all things branding and neurospiciness. It's, as ever, chaotic, fun and full of brain sparkles (do we ever not have those with our amazing guests?!). Enjoy and definitely grab a notebook for this one. Stef shares so much awesome wis...
Sep 04, 2024•55 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Inspired by the fabulous Lilian Sue's episode from last month, we jumped feet first into chatting about all things PR and visibility this month. What it is and what that might look like, how we do it for our own businesses, some of the common pitfalls but also what it does for us and we hit you with a whole bunch of resources you can check out at the end. If getting visible is on your agenda over the next year or so, then you'll definitely want to listen to this episode for all the inspiration! ...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 47
You'll notice a theme in this month's episode... the theme of us both gasping in realisation and delight at all the juicy goodness Lilian Sue shares with us about her experiences with PR! That's the topic on the block and Lilian really brings her A-game as she shares how we can get super intentional with our PR for our businesses and brands as creatives through the medium of telling our stories. We talk about everything from imposter syndrome to fully embracing your origin story and just about e...
Jul 03, 2024•49 min•Ep. 46
**CW: This episode does briefly discuss self-harm and suggestions of suicide** We're getting personal in this month's episode and sharing our experiences and insights of being neurodiverse, which isn't really something we've done before! We discuss the strengths and challenges of being neurospicy, as well as the impact on our past work and ideas. From navigating career decisions and expectations to acknowledging individual strengths, we hope you'll find our perspectives on recognizing personal a...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 45
We've got a really special episode for you this week with some absolute pearls of wisdom about how we manage neurodiversity, particularly ADHD, in the workplace. Our awesome guest, Samantha de Mattos, really knows her stuff and she makes some excellent connections between how we neurospicy folk function and how the world has developed in a way that means we've struggled to work like everyone else for so long. It really is a mind-bender of a conversation with some typically ADHD-squirrel-like mom...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 44
In today's episode, we sit down with SEO expert Tanja Aelbrecht from Chunky Squirrel (best business name EVER!) to unravel the mysteries of search engine optimisation and how creative businesses don't need to fear it. From keyword research to content optimisation and the longevity of blog posts, we delve into the world of SEO, where Tanja shares a ton of insights, practical tips, and even some great examples along the way. Join us as we demystify the art of SEO and discover how it can revitalise...
Apr 03, 2024•49 min•Ep. 43
Welcome back to a brand new season of Creative Reboot! In this episode, we reflect on the journey that got us here. We've decided on a slight change of format again this season (tell us you have ADHD without saying you have ADHD!). As much as we loved all the guest episodes last year, we do also love having episodes with just the two of us so we're bringing them back this year. We've got a real mix of topics and guests lined up for you this year, although we're kinda winging it with what we're p...
Mar 06, 2024•26 min•Ep. 42
This wrap up episode of the year comes better late than never! And we've gone back to a chat with just the two of us after a season packed with awesome guests. This turned into a much more poignant episode than we could have planned for and we shared some big stuff about our year. A lot has changed for us and we're excited about that as we head into 2024! We hope you enjoy the episode as you wrap up your year. As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for ...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 41
We've tackled the money topic before here on Creative Reboot, but we don't think anyone has ever dug into it quite like this. Forget number-crunching and specifics, we're digging into flow and feelings. Yes, that's what we said. Flow and feelings all linked to your finances! Rosie lays it bare with some home truths, epic analogies and a seriously good journal prompt you all need to have a go at! Enjoy the episode! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review ...
Sep 26, 2023•50 min•Season 6Ep. 6
It's our first episode with two guests joining us at the same time! You'd think chaos would ensue but, actually, all the gems were flying! Melissa Love is the founder of The Design Space and The Marketing Fix, which is an epic membership both Carla and Sarah are part of and wouldn't dream of leaving! Vicki Farr is the one with the words over at We Are The Social. Both of our guests in this episode are experts when it comes to visibility and we know you'll love everything they have to share with ...
Jul 26, 2023•55 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Oh, we've got an incredible guest on the podcast for you this month! We've invited our wonderfully talented friend, the delectable Kerrin Piche Serna, to talk to us all about standing out from the crowd. We know when you check her out she definitely fits the bill! Kerrin has been a Disney Princess and videographer in the past and is now an artist, creator of exceptionally awesome candles and an author. And she totally brings her "Kerrin energy" to the episode. Listen in to find out what on earth...
Jun 28, 2023•54 min•Season 6Ep. 4
We're super excited to introduce our guest, Helen Tovey, a body confidence coach in this month's episode all about Confidence! If you've ever thought of yourself as not a confident person or that you lack confidence in certain areas of your life, we think you're going to love this episode because Helen drops some incredible tidbits throughout our chat. As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our webs...
May 31, 2023•45 min•Ep. 40
As season 6 properly kicks off, we're super excited to introduce our very first guest, Sarah Sovereign, who joined us to talk all about creative boundaries. If there's one thing we know, boundaries are super tough, especially from a neurodiverse perspective of wanting to keep everyone happy! But Sarah speaks about boundaries as a kindness and comes at it from a kind and accepting viewpoint. We really think you'll love what she has to say. As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars ple...
Apr 26, 2023•41 min•Ep. 39
And then suddenly it was 2023 and a new season of Creative Reboot is gearing up! Honestly, we can't quite get our heads around where the time has gone and the fact that this is SEASON SIX! How on earth?! We're kicking off the season with a little intro episode because it's going to be a little bit longer before we get started with our episodes for this year. We're changing up the format this year but you'll need to listen in to this episode to find out exactly how. We'll explain all there. We st...
Feb 28, 2023•57 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Wow, it's our final episode of this season and for the year (although we *might* be bringing you a bonus Christmas episode, if we can pull our finger out and get it done in time!). This episode is a direct follow on from last week's episode about inspiration, because, of course, we can't just talk about the good stuff, we have to address the bad and how we can overcome it, right? The word "block" is one of those phrases in the creative world that usually draws a raised eyebrow, a sage nod and a ...
Nov 29, 2022•46 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Consider this a part one episode if you will... because in this episode we talk about inspiration, what inspires us and how we find inspiration in our every day lives. And in part two, coming next, we'll be talking about creative blocks. Two big, but related topics, that needed a double-whammy of an episode to say everything we wanted to say. In this meandering part one episode, we find out a lot about each other along the way (love it when that happens) and we'd love to hear from you about what...
Nov 15, 2022•42 min•Season 5Ep. 14
This episode is FIRE! Honestly, we're not fibbing. Within minutes of being on, Charelle Griffith dropped a shedload of wisdom all about marketing and we were blown away by how much information she shared with us! A Marketing Strategist and Business Mentor for coaches, consultants and service-based business owners with a passion for supporting solopreneurs and small business owners, Charelle focuses on taking the overwhelm out of marketing and instead creates marketing strategies that help her cl...
Nov 01, 2022•54 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Bit of a rambling episode this week that started with an experience and an idea. So much so, we didn't even really know what to call this episode to start with! As we talked though, we realised we were talking about all those unfinished creative projects we've started and never finished over the years. Not because we don't want to finish them, not because we ran out of time, but maybe because it's just not the right time for them right now. That's just one of our random thoughts anyway. Take a l...
Oct 18, 2022•44 min•Season 5Ep. 12
In this episode, we were joined by the very lovely Melissa Hobson, a copywriter writing for marine conservation organisations, a PR consultant and a dream chaser. Melissa shares how she's living her dream life split between the UK and Mozambique, pursuing a career she loves combined with a pastime she adores. Listen in as she paints the most visual of pictures of her underwater adventures and drops so many excellent hints and tips about PR strategies and how they can support your business! We ho...
Oct 04, 2022•53 min•Ep. 38
In a Creative Reboot first, our guest, the very lovely Girl Friday, Emma McGregor joined Carla in her office to record this episode earlier this summer! Emma shared her experiences with us of a career filled with so much diversity and not even a little bit of niching in the most articulate way. She was a joy to listen to and she shared some wonderful pieces of excellent advice in amongst stories of sock buying and apple juice making! We hope you enjoy the episode! We'd love it if you could rate ...
Sep 20, 2022•46 min•Ep. 37
A tough topic, especially as, for one of us at least, the feelings were definitely still recent and raw, but creative burnout is something we've all experienced definitely more than once in our creative journeys, so it felt right to have an episode about it this season. We talk all about our experiences of burnout, how we recognise it (eventually!) and how we feel it can be dealt with and, better yet, prevented. There are plenty of nuggets of wisdom in this episode so have a listen! We hope you ...
Sep 06, 2022•42 min•Ep. 36
We started with a rough idea of talking about personal projects, what they are and how we incorporate them into our busy schedules. But it quickly became apparent we had different ideas about what a personal project really was! What ensued was an interesting delve into this topic and, we'll be honest, we didn't really come up with any firm answers. But one thing's for sure, it was an interesting topic and we'd really love to hear YOUR thoughts about what a personal project is! We hope you enjoy ...
Aug 23, 2022•42 min•Ep. 35
A same-day epiphany for us both instigated this particular topic and chat and we think you can hear the joy and wonder and excitement in both our voices as we talk about it! We're talking about creative time in this episode, about making space to be creative not just to actually create something but also to enjoy creativity and let our brains mull things over and come up with new ideas. Join us as we share our creative time epiphanies and give you ideas for how you might find yours! Enjoy the ep...
Jul 26, 2022•37 min•Ep. 34
It's been a year of firsts for us at the Creative Reboot podcast, and one of our favourite firsts has to be this one - the opportunity to record a group episode while we were on our Writer's Retreat earlier this year with 3 epically awesome creatives! You've met Janine before, in an earlier episode, but we also had the lovely Alex and Alison along for the chat too and we're super excited to share it with you today! Enjoy the episode! We'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write ...
Jul 12, 2022•47 min•Ep. 33
Inspired by our writer's retreat earlier this year, we decided we wanted to tackle the subject of creative spaces in this episode. As we talked about it, though, the subject took us to places that we hadn't even really considered! What does creative space mean to you? Listen in and then let us know your thoughts. Enjoy the episode! We'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newslette...
Jun 28, 2022•32 min•Ep. 32
We're super excited to share this joyful episode where we talk about all things art and creative journeys with the super lovely Emma Lock this week. You'll definitely want to listen in to bask in the warm, creative glow that is our very special guest (plus also get her top tips on using social media - she's a bit of a whizz!). We can't wait to hear what you think! Enjoy the episode! We'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. ...
Jun 14, 2022•49 min•Ep. 31
