We're diving into the truth about engagement and why low likes or comments do not mean your content isn't landing. Most of your audience is quietly watching, resonating, and connecting behind the scenes.

Instead of shrinking, this episode walks you through creating content that invites conversation, builds trust, and increases visibility in the creator community. If you're tired of posting into the void and wondering what you're doing wrong, this one's for you.

Why we can't get discouraged when engagement is low
Why your people are watching even if they're not commenting
Creating content that feels inviting and sparks conversation
How engagement boosts your visibility
Why engagement leads to more eyeballs on your content
Understanding audience behavior to strengthen your strategy
The ripple effect engagement has on the entire creative community
Why conversational content performs better
How to create posts that feel like an invitation, not pressure

🌈 HUMAN: The Personal Brand Accelerator — HUMAN is running live this Thursday, November 13th for only $347. Build a magnetic brand that feels like you. Learn more

💡 1:1 Coaching — Private coaching to get clarity, strategy, and aligned action in your creative business. Apply here

🛝 Recess for Creatives — The community playground where collaboration and connection fuel your business. Two live calls a month and an amazing crew of creatives. Join here

☎️ Follow me on Instagram @dianadaviscreative for behind-the-scenes and creative biz inspo.

I'm joined by Lee-Sean Huang and Giulia Donatello from AIGA to explore the future of creative careers. We dig into why community matters more than ever, the opportunities that come from conferences, and the shifts happening with freelancing, agency life, and AI. Whether you're just starting out or you're seasoned in the design world, this conversation is packed with insights for building a sustainable and connected career.

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👉 Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 4.

• The free resources AIGA provides for designers at all stages

• Why community is essential for creative professionals

• The networking magic of conferences

• Freelancing vs. agency life — and what you learn from both

• The evolving impact of AI on design and creativity

• Building a portfolio that opens doors

• Why authenticity in networking matters

• How participating in events can fuel inspiration

• Translating creative ideas into real results

🎨 AIGA Design Conference — October 9–11 in Los Angeles. Learn more here.

💡 1:1 Coaching — Private coaching to get clarity, strategy, and aligned action in your creative business. Apply here

🌈 HUMAN: The Personal Brand Accelerator — A self-paced program to help you build a magnetic, aligned brand that feels like you. Go at your own pace while unlocking major clarity. Learn more

🛝 Recess for Creatives — The community playground where collaboration and connection fuel your business. Two live calls a month and an amazing crew of creatives. Join here

☎️ Follow me on Instagram @dianadaviscreative for behind-the-scenes and creative biz inspo.

We don't always think about debt as valuable, but the truth is that businesses are using debt to their advantage every day. The important part is to fully understand business debt, how to leverage it, and stay knowledgeable about the ins and outs of using debt. Founder and finance coach Gina Knox works with her clients to help them build wealth and use business debt to their advantage. In this episode, we chat about how you can get out of business debt in 2025, what you need to know to leverage your debt in the future, and tons of fun money talk about investing in your business and building wealth.

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• Apply now for Camp Clarity: Recalibration Edition to achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!) The next round has some fun and potent new surprises including expanding to 6 months. It kicks off January 16th!

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e31-gina-knox

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Connect with Gina on Instagram

Check out Diana's affiliate link for Small Business Money School

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• Get 2 weeks free to the Recess for Creatives community, where you can connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path!

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite 🍭 for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!

• Ready to attract a loyal community that is ready to buy whatever you sell? Join HUMAN: Your roadmap to attracting aligned clients by cultivating a community rooted in your true essence

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
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If you've listened to recent episodes, you've heard me mention "ex-pastor dude" and how I'm currently recalibrating my life. Well this episode is so amazing because he's joining us on the show! Logan Gentry is a former civil engineer turned former pastor who now is an executive coach helping people create balance, money, joy, and peace in their lives by leaning into their passions and living in their purpose.

This episode dives into his story and experiences, spirituality, religion and some validation you might need in this area, money and giving back, and we even touched on leadership and how to center yourself and come back to the person you're meant to be. It's a juicy episode full of so many different takeaways, so no matter what season you're in right now, you'll definitely get something you need from this episode.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e30-logan-gentry

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Connect with Logan on LinkedIn

Check out LoganGentry.com

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Apply now for Camp Clarity: Recalibration Edition to achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!) The next round has some fun and potent new surprises including expanding to 6 months!

• Get 2 weeks free to the Recess for Creatives community, where you can connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path!

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite 🍭 for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!

• Ready to attract a loyal community that is ready to buy whatever you sell? Join HUMAN: Your roadmap to attracting aligned clients by cultivating a community rooted in your true essence

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
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Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart, and a big part of that is because you have to fail so many times to get good at things, learn hard lessons, and get on the right track. Nobody knows that better than Liz Perra and her spouse and business partner Beau. They're the epitome of serial entrepreneurs and professional pivoters, and have had more failures and setbacks that you could imagine. In this episode, Liz is sharing their journey through serial entrepreneurship, the highs and lows of launching and starting something new, the importance of failure if you want success, and how to embrace a pivot in life or in business. If you've been feeling chained to your business, this episode is the permission slip you need!

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e29-liz-perra

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Connect with Liz on Instagram @Beauandliz

Check out Beauandliz.com

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Apply now for Camp Clarity: Recalibration Edition to achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!) The next round has some fun and potent new surprises including expanding to 6 months!

• Get 2 weeks free to the Recess for Creatives community, where you can connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path!

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite 🍭 for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!

• Ready to attract a loyal community that is ready to buy whatever you sell? Join HUMAN: Your roadmap to attracting aligned clients by cultivating a community rooted in your true essence

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

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• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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Time for another solo episode, and this one is FULL of so many updates on nomad life, personal and dating things, and business. It's definitely a cross-legged on the couch, grab your matcha and let's chat kind of episode. There's more to this that just an update though! This episode is all about Diana's recent experience through burnout, how that's been affecting her life and business, and what she's had to do to recalibrate. She'll share the journey with you, but also some mindset shifts, takeaways, and helpful ideas that will help you with your own issues with burnout, recalibrating your life, and starting to create a heart-centered life and business that lights you up.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e28

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Get 2 weeks free to the Recess for Creatives community, where you can connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path!
• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite 🍭 for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!
• Ready to attract a loyal community that is ready to buy whatever you sell? Join HUMAN: Your roadmap to attracting aligned clients by cultivating a community rooted in your true essence

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

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• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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Burnout...a word we all know and hate and a symptom of being misaligned in our purpose. While avoiding and even overcoming burnout can be challenging, it's a necessary part of creating a life of alignment. Vitality coach Magali Matthieu is no stranger to burnout. After experiencing it herself at a startup she helped build successfully, she realized she needed a slower life, so she followed her intuition and created her wellness company. Now she's changing the world by helping women in transitions avoid burnout, increase vitality, and thrive. In this episode, we're diving into her story and some thoughts for you if you're in or on the edge of burnout.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e27-magali-matthieu

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Connect with Magali on Instagram @MagaliOnAJourney

Check out the Nourish to Flourish Online Course

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path in the Recess for Creatives community!
• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite 🍭 for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!
• Ready to attract a loyal community that is ready to buy whatever you sell? Join HUMAN: Your roadmap to attracting aligned clients by cultivating a community rooted in your true essence

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

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• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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Goal setting is a well versed topic in the entrepreneurship space, but as a creative, do you ever feel like it's so restrictive? I do too, and that's why I actually hate goals, and don't worry about setting specific, ridiculously detailed goals and deadlines. Instead, I focus on something else and that's what this episode is all about. We're diving into what you should try instead of setting goals, how goal setting might actually be impacting your life in a negative way, and a little encouragement to remind you that your work and your purpose is so much deeper than those imaginary deadlines.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e26

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Camp Clarity is going evergreen! If you want to dive in right away and have a crystal clear creative business in only 90 days, then join the evergreen version of Camp Clarity before July 15th to get $800 off!
• Register for SCALE ⚖️ The Free Masterclass - The three secrets you need to scale your creative business on your own terms without the burnout on July 18th
• Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path in the Recess for Creatives community!

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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AI is a whole new landscape, especially for business owners, but it can actually be really helpful to you as a creative business owner. AI Auntie Lauren deVane is working to make AI easy, strategic, and authentic for creatives and entrepreneurs, and she's our incredible guest for today. For this episode, we're exploring so many different elements of AI for your business, including different ways you can use it, how to find the best tools for you, how to make it sound more human and less like AI, and even some of the ethical questions behind using AI.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e25-lauren-devane

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Connect with Lauren on Instagram @TheBemusedStudio

Join Baiscamp

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Camp Clarity is going evergreen! If you want to dive in right away and have a crystal clear creative business in only 90 days, then join the evergreen version of Camp Clarity before July 15th to get $800 off!
• Register for SCALE ⚖️ The Free Masterclass - The three secrets you need to scale your creative business on your own terms without the burnout on July 18th
• Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path in the Recess for Creatives community!

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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Another solo episode coming at you, and for this one Diana is riffing a little on something she dives deeper into the strategic side of in Suite 🍭. We're chatting about the concept of being initiated in business, what those transitions currently look like for Diana and her product suite, and what it means for you as you try to find the best ways to show up in alignment in your business and serve your clients' needs. This episode is all about appreciating those transitions, empowering you to take the wheel and create your own path for what you offer, and how all of this actually allows you to serve your clients even more fully while avoiding the burnout that comes with copying someone else's business blueprint.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e24

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!
• Ready to attract a loyal community that is ready to buy whatever you sell? Join HUMAN: Your roadmap to attracting aligned clients by cultivating a community rooted in your true essence.
• Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who get your creative path in the Recess for Creatives community.

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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So many of you have had questions about running retreats, so this is a special episode with a friend that I believe is such an expert when it comes to retreats and building a community. My friend Amber Hagberg is a retreat coach and a master at selling out retreats without having to constantly stress or burn out on marketing and promoting them. For this episode, we're going to chat about what's really important when hosting a retreat, how to create retreats that make a big impact so you can sell those spots out every time, and how both organic marketing and paid ads have played a part in selling out Amber's retreats and how to know what option is right for you. This episode is so full of goodness, so if you host or want to host a retreat, tune in to this one!

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e23-amber-hagberg

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Connect with Amber on Instagram @AmberHagberg

Check out The Amplified Impact Podcast

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join SUITE for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!
• DM me the word "COACH" to snag one of the 1:1 coaching spots with me this summer!
• Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path in the Recess for Creatives community!

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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Since you're the face of your brand as a solopreneur, you have to connect with your people on a different level. People buy from people, so we have to balance being a human and sharing our own personal story and experiences with the brand side of things. For today's episode we're going to be talking about your brand, and how you can treat it like a magazine. This analogy creates so much space for you to play and infuse the human side of your brand, but it also helps you set the guidelines of what you want the vibe of your brand to be. This will help you with creating offers, creating content, deciding what to share with your people, and choosing how you want to show up in your business and online.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e22

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!
• DM me the word "COACH" to snag one of the 1:1 coaching spots with me this summer. There's only 3 left for June!
• Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who get your creative path in the Recess for Creatives community.

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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This one's emotional, raw, and a big moment in my journey. And we recorded it on the 999 portal! I sit down with Candace to talk about transformation, intuition, and the powerful, sometimes painful, process of letting go.

We unpack in LIVE TIME my decision to close Camp Clarity, what it means to listen to your intuition even when it's scary, and why community is the backbone of growth. We also dive into the role of the inner critic, the magic of the divine collective, and the way tarot can reveal clarity when you're standing at a crossroads.

This is an episode about vulnerability, evolution, and embracing creativity as a non-negotiable. If you've ever been in the messy middle of change, this conversation is for you.

She also gives us a live group reading. Don't miss it. 

Sign up for Candace's Private Pod, Energy here! 

• My emotional journey and recent quantum leap

• The significance of ending Camp Clarity

• Why community and connection matter so deeply

• Transformation as hard but necessary work

• The inner critic — as both challenge and teacher

• How to trust intuition when making big decisions

• The concept of a divine collective for guidance and support

• Tarot insights for clarity and direction

• Why non-negotiables fuel joy and focus

• Creativity as a divine obligation

⛺️ Camp Clarity has its final round running now — a three-month journey to clarity, clients, and cash. Come join us for the finale.

🛝 Recess for Creatives is our playground for community and connection — with two calls a month and an incredible group of creatives who get it.

☎️ Follow me on Instagram @dianadaviscreative for daily behind-the-scenes, inspiration, and updates.

This episode is a long time coming! Alexandra Smith, my friend and my OBM (Online Business Manager) is joining us on the show. I've worked with Alexandra for a few years now and not only is she great at being the integrator in my business so I can focus on being the creative visionary, but she also has an incredible story of resilience, determination, and manifesting what you want in life. She's sharing some of her powerful story, but we're also talking about what the process of working together looks like, some things you need to know before you hire an OBM or VA (virtual assistant), and her thoughts on the importance of systems and how to know what to use. This is a packed episode, so be prepared to be both inspired and ready to make your next hire!

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e21-alexandra-smith

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Connect with Alexandra on Instagram @BloomAssistance

Check out The Passion Driven Process: A Three-Part Workshop on Client Management Systems

Check out The Greenhouse

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More Ways to Plug In:

• DM me the word "COACH" to snag one of the 1:1 coaching spots with me this summer!
• Join our FREE Recess for Creatives Mixer on May 22nd to connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path.

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

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• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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Get ready for a real, very in-the-moment episode! If you've been around here for a minute you've heard me mention my new community, Recess. It's such an incredible space, but creating it had its challenges too. For this episode, I'm doing a sort of part 2 to Episode 17 where I talked about some advice for building your own community. I want to share a little insight into the power behind community, the journey of creating Recess, and some of the challenges that come up when you're building and leading a community. If building your own space is something you've been thinking about, then you definitely need to hear this episode first!

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e20

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who get your creative path in the Recess for Creatives community. Try two weeks on us!
• Ready to attract a loyal community that is ready to buy whatever you sell? Join HUMAN: Your roadmap to attracting aligned clients by cultivating a community rooted in your true essence.

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Connect on LinkedIn
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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If you've ever felt like you needed a change, wanted more out of life, or had a desire to try more things in your small amount of time here, then this episode will really excite you. Gaby Cevallos is a life design strategist and is passionate about helping people create the roadmap that helps them live life to the absolute fullest and create the changes and shifts that they need when they need them. In this episode, she's sharing her own story of creating a life lived full out and how you can do it too. We'll talk all about what this life design framework looks like, how to know if you're ready for a change, and how to take the leap to create the happiness you're craving.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e19-gaby-cevallos

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If you want a well-rounded and fully fulfilled life and business, learning to harmonize your masculine and feminine is an important piece. But how do you lean into your feminine energy in business and what does that look like? In this episode with Megan Hatfield, you're getting the answers to those questions and more. Megan is a master of creating a beautifully balanced life led by the feminine, and she's sharing not only what that looks like and her journey to get here, but also how to balance it with the masculine, why you need both for success, and some tactical tips for how to overcome the feeling of being caged by your business, and lean more into what your soul is calling you into.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e18-megan-hatfield

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The Recess community is finally open to the world! This wasn't an idea that was quickly launched though - there's a process to creating a space that actually makes a difference for the people that are a part of it. For this episode, you'll get a little peek behind the curtain of how the Recess community came to exist and what the process looked like to create it.

You'll also hear some questions that you should ask yourself when you start to build a community (or launch anything for that matter) and some tips to help you create a community that your people actually need and are excited to be a part of.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e17

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What does success look like for you? What if you found out that most people that achieve the success they want and have all the money they need aren't actually fulfilled? This is the mindset challenge that Townsend is encouraging you to think about. Society tells us that we have to chase more money and that if we have money, we'll be safe, secure, and happy, but in this episode, we're challenging this narrative. Townsend shares some of the processes and mindset shifts that he takes his clients through, how his beliefs surrounding money were created, and why the concept of money and success are not tied to happiness and fulfillment.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e16-townsend-wardlaw

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This is a special episode (and a first) on the podcast because it's a collaboration episode with my friend, dietician, and fellow retreat host Caitie Corradino. We came together for an episode to discuss the power of travel and retreats and how these have influenced both of our lives. Plus we're offering a special invitation to attend my retreat in Ecuador AND Caitie's retreat in Scotland in a fun package deal, so if you're ready to travel and invest in yourself, this one's for you!

Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e15-collab-caitie-corradino

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• Grab one of the 2 available spots in the mastermind course, Ascend to help expand you and grow your business.
• Find your community with us when you join the waitlist for the DDC Community!

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• Check out the Website
• Connect on LinkedIn
• Follow along on Instagram

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We talk about digital nomad life a lot on this podcast, but today you're getting a new perspective on traveling the world full-time from Latina, CEO, social media strategist, and world traveler Dulce Toscano. Dulce grew up a hard worker in an immigrant family, was the first in her family to go to college, conquered the corporate world, started a successful business, and then followed her intuition and set out on her world tour. A few years of traveling and many business pivots later, she's running a successful business that gives her the freedom to live life on her own terms while experiencing so many cultures around the world and has no intention of stopping any time soon. In this episode, you'll get to hear her incredible story, her advice for following your own dreams and intuition, and some of her favorite experiences as a digital nomad.

Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e14-dulce-toscano

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• Step into a space where you can thrive and transform your life when you join us at the Ecuador Retreat!
• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join Camp Clarity!
• Grab one of the 2 available spots in the mastermind course, Ascend to help expand you and grow your business.
• Find your community with us when you join the waitlist for the DDC Community!

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• Check out the Website
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The podcast is back after a little hiatus and it feels so good! Let's talk about clients and when we feel like they're just not out there. We've all had moments of feeling like we're speaking to the void, no one wants to pay us, and we should just give up, but we're going to talk through that in this episode. You'll get both mindset shifts and some tactical strategies for expanding your view on working with clients, renewing your energy around putting yourself out there, and a new perspective on your business. Plus get a long overdue life and business update from Diana!

Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e13

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• Step into a space where you can thrive and transform your life when you join us at the Ecuador Retreat!
• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join Camp Clarity!
• Grab one of the 2 available spots in the mastermind course, Ascend to help expand you and grow your business.
• Find your community with us when you join the waitlist for the DDC Community!

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• Check out the Website
• Connect on LinkedIn
• Follow along on Instagram

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Hey Pollen! How often do you listen to your intuition? Do you tend to ignore that feeling deep in your belly or do you boldly live according to it? 

I'm so excited to share this episode with Caitie Corradino where we dive into how intuition can bust right through your fears. Intuition can sometimes sound a bit out there — woowoo, even — and people tend to misrepresent it as only gut instinct. Before you dismiss intuition, think about what's stopping you from tuning into it and following it in the first place. 

Chances are, your intuition is trying to lead you to make changes and take risks. I know, it sounds terrifying — I've been there too. It's much easier to "be rational" and do things that seem like they make sense. But that just puts you right back on the hamster wheel. For anyone feeling the struggle, press play and find out what intuition really is and how you can follow it to make decisions!

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I get vulnerable and real about the messy side of entrepreneurship — the parts we don't see on Instagram. From debt and negative months to burnout and the emotional rollercoaster of running a creative business, I'm sharing my behind-the-scenes truth and why I believe these struggles need to be normalized.

This isn't about chasing shiny revenue numbers. It's about redefining success, letting go of shame, and realizing you're not broken if business feels hard sometimes. This episode is for every creative entrepreneur who's ever thought: "Am I the only one going through this?"

• Why I almost didn't record this episode (and why it matters)

• Whether success is only about money (spoiler: it's not)

• Debt and why it's not the big bad monster it's made out to be

• Permission to have a negative month in business

• The emotional toll entrepreneurship takes on your mental health

• Why artists and creatives often feel undeserving of success

• The importance of normalizing struggle in our industry

• Asking the real question: Can I be excited about it all?

⛺️ Camp Clarity kicks off September 18 — This is my 3-month live group program for creatives ready to get clients, build clarity, and make cash in their business—with no blueprints required. Apply here! 

🛝 Recess for Creatives is the community playground where you'll find connection, collaboration, and support. Two live calls a month + a whole network of creatives who get it. Join the playground! 

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✅ Success isn't only about revenue
✅ Debt doesn't define your worth or your business
✅ You're allowed to have a negative month
✅ Artists are allowed to be successful
✅ Entrepreneurship takes an emotional toll — and that's normal
✅ Struggle doesn't mean you're failing — it means you're human
✅ Sometimes the messiest moments bring the clearest answers

00:00 – Embracing Vulnerability and Authenticity
07:39 – Redefining Success Beyond Financial Metrics
10:34 – Navigating Debt and Business Challenges
13:41 – The Emotional Toll of Entrepreneurship
16:58 – Normalizing Business Struggles and Failures
19:46 – The Artist's Dilemma: Success vs. Authenticity

Hey Pollen! It's been a while but I'm back with a new solo episode that dives into the themes of life and love. A lot has been happening lately and I'm excited to share my journey with you.

What's next for me? That's a question I've been asking myself a lot lately. Moving forward can be difficult, but when we take one step at a time, we eventually figure out what's in store for us.

I know firsthand that the journey isn't always smooth and easy. But we can keep moving forward and embracing the future that's coming our way. Join me in this solo episode as we chat about trusting yourself and being in the present. We also dive into how communication is the key to romance and relationships. For anyone out there feeling lost about what to do next, this episode can help you figure things out!

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Hey Pollen! I'm back with a new episode with a special guest, Cait Scudder. She's a 7 Figure CEO, Business Mentor for Mom Entrepreneurs and my former coach! We're coming to you today with an interesting conversation about the wonders of motherhood and business.

We know that mothers are amazing, strong, and capable people. But did you know that motherhood and business can go hand in hand? Mothers get to be millionaires too.

There are lessons in being a mother that you'll find can make your business better and more true to yourself. Listen to Cait's story of how she is pivoting her business with the help of her experiences as a mother. Whether you're a mom as well or a creative entrepreneur who wants to bring your business to life, tune in to this episode!

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Hey Pollen! I'm back with another solo episode where I break down the top 5 five things to do when you're starting your business or pivoting into a new direction.

We're only real people here: building a business isn't an easy task, and neither is pivoting your business. But here's the flip side: it might not be easy, but it's definitely simple. 

So don't let the road ahead stop you before you even begin. Here are 5 simple things you can do to make it as a creative entrepreneur! These are things I wished I'd known when I first started and things I found along the way that brought me where I am today. So tune in to this episode to learn real lessons from my real life experiences.

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Hey Pollen! Joining us for today's episode is creative brand expert, Giulia Previati! This conversation will surely help you grow as a creative entrepreneur!

Branding is all the ways your business presents itself to the world. It's how you tell your story, connect with your audience, and stand out from the competition. As a creative entrepreneur, it's vital to build a brand that is aligned with you and your creativity.

You'll find that building your brand is more than just picking colors. It's about your brand feeling, strategy, visual identity, and more. It's about honing in on your message and delivering a promise to your audience. Don't know where to start? Tune in to this episode to learn more about what branding is for a creative entrepreneur like you!

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Hey Pollen! I'm back with another exciting episode and this time, we're joined by a very special guest — Larry Davis, my dad! This episode on art and trusting your path is such a treat.

We dive into my Dad's journey as a cowboy, father, and entrepreneur. He shares so much wisdom on learning from your mistakes and trusting your unique process. There are so many words of wisdom here to help inspire you to keep going and to remember the power of your art. 

We chat a lot about how to get your art out into the world. The episode is perfect for all of you creative entrepreneurs who are looking to build a life and business doing what you love. Tune into this episode to hear from the man who inspired me!

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Hey Pollen! I'm back with another exciting episode and this time, we get to talk to Ben Easter! This expert episode on mindset and growing your business is stacked full of powerful takeaways that you can apply to your business today. 

Ben's story is a true testament to building a life and business that makes YOU happy and dropping the "shoulds" of society. 

We discuss so many mindset shifts, strategies and ways to streamline everything in your business on this episode. You will leave this one with some actionable steps to take if you feel like things aren't quite moving for your business right now. Get ready to dive in! 

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Hi Pollen! I'm coming at you today with a solo episode on a topic we probably haven't thought about in years — if at all… What would our world be like without Instagram?

There are so many ways to grow your business and make a mark in the creative market outside of Instagram. Things like affiliate marketing, referral programs, collectives and so much more, 

As creative entrepreneurs, Instagram — and social media in general — is ingrained into what we do, right? But some of us don't feel super aligned with it or are ready for something different. And that's alright! There are lots of ways to market ourselves. All we have to do is get creative.

So in this episode, we'll delve into the other tools we can use to burst into our preferred markets and build our empires. Social media is a tool, but it's not the only tool in our box!

The 90-minute Biz Clarity Sessions are back again to meet you where you're at! Apply now to secure one of the 10 spots in my 90-minute strategy sessions to get you on your way, ready to go to the next thing. Apply here!

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Hey Pollen! I'm back with another exciting episode and this time, we're joined by Clara Artschwager! This expert episode on people-pleasing and finding the right match for you will no doubt be a juicy treat for you.

So many of us are used to bending over backward to cater to the needs of others. Sometimes, it's the only way we know how to survive and keep a calm environment. Other times, we want to make other people comfortable so we can be comfortable. This people-pleasing tendency often shows up in both our businesses and relationships.

Once we realize we're engaging in people-pleasing behaviors, we have to accept the struggle, be patient with ourselves and grant ourselves grace. Only then can we work towards trusting the universe and finding what (or who) works best for us. Tune in to this episode to discover how you can take that first step!

The 90-minute Biz Clarity Sessions are back again to meet you where you're at! Apply now to secure one of the 10 spots in my 90-minute strategy sessions to get you on your way, ready to go to the next thing. Apply here!

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Social media can be draining. I get it. Most successful business owners and coaches will talk about the power of social media — me included! It's a very helpful tool to reach your people. But if it's becoming toxic and you find yourself scrolling endlessly, it may be time to cut back. Or time to remember why you're using social media in the first place!

And if you need some space from social media but are worried about your business, you may be focusing too much on one solution… Just think about all the other ways you can get creative with socials and marketing! So join me in this episode and let me help you find inspiration to stand out and get creative in how you market your business online. 

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Hey Pollen! I'm back with a new podcast episode and this time we're joined by one of my best friends in the world, Jamie Ratermann! You're in for a treat with this expert episode on social media marketing and touching base with your audience.

Here's the thing about social media — almost everyone uses it. I scroll every day; you scroll every day. Your target audience likely scrolls through their socials daily, too. But what platforms should you focus on to really build your business? How do you stand out on social media so that you make a real impact on your audience? 

It's really all about using the right social media platforms, the right approach for each platform, and being consistent. And most importantly, meeting yourself where you're at. What matters is you take that first small step and grow. Tune in to the episode to gain some insights on the shifting social media landscape and whether or not Instagram is still important for growing your business. 

My 90-day group course Camp Clarity is back and bigger than ever! Apply now to learn how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve! 

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Some episodes feel like a warm, soul-honest hug—and this one with Jera is exactly that.

Jera is a social media strategist, content creator, and real-deal creative who's walked the wild path from fitness influencer to brand-builder and business owner. In this convo, we talk about what it really means to build a personal brand while staying true to yourself—especially in a space that can reward performative over personal. She opens up about separating your self from your business, how social trends shape our creativity, and the importance of setting boundaries in a career that lives on your phone.

We also go deep on her transition into this next season—becoming a mother, shifting her pace, and dreaming up a future that includes more art, more slowness, and more joy. There's plenty in here about growth, grit, and the identity shifts that come with doing the thing differently.

Whether you're craving a biz pivot, feel disconnected from your audience, or you're just ready to make your online presence feel more like you, this one's a must-listen.

✅ Vulnerability in business isn't weakness—it's your superpower.
✅ It's okay to outgrow the version of yourself your audience first met.
✅ Authenticity > algorithms. Every. Single. Time.
✅ Boundaries are sacred—especially when your business is also your face.
✅ You get to change your mind and start fresh.
✅ Not all growth is visible—and not all success is measured in likes.
✅ Art, presence, and play are valid forms of productivity.
✅ The journey is allowed to evolve as you do.

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Hey Pollen! I know it's been a while since the last episode — six months and a bit more! But I'm back for a brand new season. I've been living as a nomad for a YEAR now, and I'm excited to share what that journey's been like with you.

I'll say it straight. Living as a nomad hasn't been easy, but it's 100% been worth it. Every day has been a new experience, new challenge, new love, and new thing to feel. Living your dream life is worth the effort and it's fully available to you. 

It's not all hot air and empty inspirational quotes. It can happen, and if I've lived it, you can too. In this episode, I talk about the ins and outs of living alone, meeting new people, and reframing my life to be one that I can truly love. Tune in and find inspiration to push for your dreams.

To kick off the new season of the Pollen Podcast, Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity is back and bigger than ever. Apply now to learn how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. 

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Are you ready to revolutionize the way you view your creative work? If you haven't already, now is the perfect time to unlock your unique energetic blueprint and uncover how to use energetics to live life your way.

In today's episode, Diana sits down with human design expert Amelia Lehmann to discuss how energetic alignment can bring you purpose, motivation, and ease in your business and life. Amelia shares her journey on how embracing her human design type helped her build (and sell) a successful product-based business and how it eventually led her to become an empowering, energetic mentor.

Listen to this episode to learn more about your human design and how it can help you live your most aligned, bad-ass life.

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Dream clients…check.✅ A steady stream of income…check.✅ Now it's time to elevate your business from "doing well" to "I can't believe this is my life."

Join ASCEND, a four-month, immersive experience mastermind with 1:1 support for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. You'll grow alongside a curated community of people like you to share in your successes, generate ideas together, and propel your business to new heights. Check it out.

1. Understand the beauty and purpose behind the five energy types and what each type needs to thrive.
2. Break down societal conditioning barriers (the "shoulds and woulds") to step into your aligned, energetic ease and fulfillment.
3. Feel inspired on your entrepreneurial journey, knowing that there isn't one right way to do things, and we all have a unique blueprint that works best for us. 

• Find your human design energy type: myhumandesign.com
• Amelia's current reads: Untamed and The Gifts of Imperfection  📚
• You might also like → E14 Manifestation, Dream Clients + Your Growing Business 🔮 🌟 🪄
• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join the waitlist for Camp Clarity!
• Want your creative business to go even further? Sign up for ASCEND, a four-month immersive mastermind experience for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. Join the waitlist here. ⛰️
• Want to have one-on-one coaching support from Diana? Check out the brand new Voxer Coaching Container.
• Attract your dream clients with my free masterclass!
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

• She grew up in Australia but has lived in Banff, Canada for the last fifteen years.
• Amelia is a reiki practitioner, human design expert, and energetic alignment mentor.
• Everything Amelia does is based around energetics. 
• She uses different modalities to lead and guide women to cultivate energetic alignment.

• Human design is the science of the aura. It is learning about your personal energetic body.
• It's an amalgamation of a few things: new-age astrology, the Kabbalah Tree of Life, The I Ching, Vedic philosophy, and the chakra system.
• It is your soul's energetic blueprint on how to live your perfect life.
• It indicates that your soul knows the path, and human design teaches you how to use your body's consciousness as a decision-making tool to teach you where to go in life and how to make decisions.

• Amelia grew up on a farm in Australia, where she lived freely. As a little girl with bright blonde hair and rainbow boots, she was full of life.
• She was super busy as a kid (and still is).
• Her mother taught her to do the things that made her happy. She would say, "march to the beat of your own drum."
• After graduating highschool, Amelia took off to travel around the world.
• Amelia's mother was unconventional—a world traveler— and did the hippie trail from London to Singapore in the 70s. 
• Aussies in general are known for traveling and being all over the world!
• Amelia decided she never wanted to go back to school because she had a terrible experience. Instead, she decided to do her own thing.
• After working in the service industry and traveling, she found herself in Banff, working at the beautiful Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel.

[18:34] The Start of Matcha Nude

• Amelia had to give up coffee due to adrenal fatigue and started drinking matcha. 
• Then COVID hit, and she decided to use the downtime from her work to build a matcha company.
• She wasn't allowed to be at work due to COVID so she went all in on her new company.
• Amelia invested a lot before she started making money, but luckily one of her sisters backed her because she believed in her.
• Along the way, Amelia learned more about human design and used it as a tool in her business. 
• As she studied, she worked to remove the societal conditioning so she could really learn to listen to herself again.

[23:40] "I was just like, Okay, well, this is what we're doing. Like I trust myself, I trust that I am very capable. I'm also very hireable and I am great at sales and talking to people. Like if this doesn't work, somehow, I can fall back on all of my other skills. Right? Like, worst case scenario. I'm back where I started."

[24:20] The Switch From Matcha Nude to Human Design

• Amelia's business was going well. She was selling powdered matcha online and baked goods, face masks, and other matcha products in person.
• Every part of her body was lit up by it, and she threw herself into her work.
• The more she learned about human design, the more she saw how it changed her life.
• She knew she wanted to create an impact for women and had always been into energy healing (her mom took her to acupuncturists and energy healers from a young age). 
• She completed her human design and reiki practitioner certifications and started speaking at retreats and practicing at friends' houses.
• Logically, she knew she should continue with her matcha business because it was making money. But if human design taught her anything it was that as a manifesting generator, if she wasn't going to show up from a place of full force, it was going to stop working anyway. 

[27:48] Selling Matcha Nude and Building Healing by Designs

• Amelia told a few people she knew that she was thinking of selling. One of whom was a micro-influencer for her already and she said she wanted to buy it.
• The process was really powerful. Amelia started and grew this company and made it successful. Selling it was bad-ass.
• Afterward, Amelia kept working as a server while she built her new business in energetics, which worked really well for Amelia as a manifesting generator!
• She knew that building a business takes time, and there's no shame in working another job for financial stability or just because you enjoy it (like she does serving).

[38:30] "My desire to do everything is not the same as my capacity to do everything."

[40:56] The 5 Design Types

• Three of the five design types are energy types, and the other two are non-energy types.
• Energy types are here to contribute to the communal pot of energy for the world. They are the builders and creators.
• The non-energy types are leaders and guides. 
• Manifestors have a very fiery energy that comes in really hard and fast and stays for a while until it goes away, followed by periods of rest. They are the fire-starters. They have a big aura and are energetic leaders.
• Generators are here to lift up the rest of the world. The lie they have been told is that to do that, they have to do things for other people – when actually, they naturally lift up the world by doing things for themselves.
• Projectors are here to lead and guide. Their outward energy is less. They are here for their leadership and their wisdom. They have a penetrating aura. They see deeply into people and systems. They are here to take what's been created and make it better.
• Manifesting generators typically try to hustle to get where they want to go. But really, the best way for them to reach their goals is to love what they're doing. They are meant to have so much fun and enjoy life.
• Reflectors are also here for their wisdom, but they are super rare! They only make up about 1% of the population. They are here to go to places that make them feel good, as they are very susceptible to their environment.

[47:37] "There's no such thing as compatible and incompatible. It's more just the more we know about each other, the more space we can hold for each other, the more we can support each other."

[49:17] ⚡Rapid Fire Questions With Amelia 

• Amelia is a Virgo sun, Aquarius moon, and Leo rising.
• She has an entrepreneurial crush on Robin Savage, and Jacqueline Shore from @ thisisfemme_
• Creativity, to Amelia, means self-expression in whatever way or however many forms you choose. 
• She is currently listening to Jack and Rob's podcast, and Morning Microdose
• Her current reads are Brene Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection and Glennon Doyle's Untamed.

Amelia has been a receiver of energy work for most of her life. This built the path for her to move into energy healing work herself. She is now a Reiki practitioner, Human Design & Energetic Alignment coach and advocate for women creating the lives of their dreams.

Amelia leads women with clarity, kindness, compassion and a little tough love (occasionally).

She is here to expand you into the best version of yourself, to create big impact and to move you with the energy of the universe. If you desire to be Fully Expressed, then this is the place to be.

Amelia lives in the Canadian Rockies where she spends a lot of her time out in the wild, adventuring, dancing, drinking matcha and eating ramen.

Connect with Amelia: Facebook - Healing By Designs | LinkedIn | Instagram - @healingbydesigns | Website | Email – healingbydesigns@gmail.com

And check out some of Amelia's current offers: 

• Fully Expressed - 5 week 1:1 Human Design coaching
• Human Design Readings - Human Design Conversation 

Understanding your human design type and unique energetic blueprint can radically change how you show up in your business and life. We hope this episode has brought you closer to living your perfect, dreamy life of energetic alignment.

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs.

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

Connect with me on Linkedin: Diana Davis Creative.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources.

In this mini-episode, Diana takes a moment to thank the Pollen community and reminds you to slow down and reflect. After fully absorbing and appreciating the past, ask yourself… How do I want my business to look and feel this year? Diana has a few ideas on how to help you get there. Whether you're just starting in Camp Clarity, building on an already established foundation in ASCEND, taking a whirlwind trip to Greece (yes, please!), or sitting down for one-on-one coaching, there's an opportunity waiting for you.

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Dream clients…check.✅ A steady stream of income…check.✅ Now it's time to elevate your business from "doing well" to "I can't believe this is my life."

Join ASCEND, a four-month, immersive experience mastermind with 1:1 support for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. You'll grow alongside a curated community of people like you to share in your successes, generate ideas together, and propel your business to new heights. Check it out.

1. Slow down, pause, and reflect on how far you've come since last year. (You've probably done so much more than you realize!)
2. Fuel your passion and guide you on what options are available for you to work with Diana and kick ass in 2023. 
3. Feel connected to a community of like-minded entrepreneurs so you can sustain and grow your business.

• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join the waitlist for Camp Clarity!
• Want your creative business to go even further? Sign up for ASCEND, a four-month immersive mastermind experience for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. Join the waitlist here. ⛰️
• Want to have one-on-one coaching support from Diana? Check out the brand new Voxer Coaching Container.
• Attract your dream clients with my free masterclass!
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

• There are always free ways to help grow and evolve your biz.
• Listen to Pollen for free business coaching and inspiration as you navigate entrepreneurship.
• Come say hi and connect with Diana on Instagram (and follow along on her nomadic journey).
• The community around the podcast and Diana Davis Creative is such a supportive and warm collective. It's a great way to find like-minded creatives.
• Join the upcoming free circle offerings. Show up, meet amazing people, and network.
• Networking is essential to successful entrepreneurship (and the community is badass).
• Stay tuned for more info on when the circle offerings will be available. 

• The ASCEND Mastermind is for you if you're a creative entrepreneur who has your foundations laid and are making income and getting clients. You know what you're about and you're ready for more…you're ready to expand, go deeper, + go higher!
• ASCEND is a four-month container with a cohort meeting for two hours a week every week on Zoom. It's all about potent masterminding and coaching within a very intimate group.
• There are only eight people per cohort to ensure that every single person gets to workshop every call. 
• You get access to Diana and the group through a Slack channel in between calls. Collective support is there to help you get feedback, bounce ideas, and share wins. 
• You also get to attend Camp Clarity and explore a variety of topics such as human design, astrology, mindset, social media, taxes, lawyers, contracts, etc. 
• ASCEND helps you propel forward from wherever you are in your journey to ensure you get the most out of the program. After all, your biz is as unique as you are!
• We start in the next few days! This is your last chance to jump in.
• Apply online or send Diana a DM.

• Join the community from May 4th - 9th for a trip to Greece. There are only a few spots left!
• There will be daily business coaching, a cooking class, wine tasting, water activities, and hiking.
• Check out the Pollen retreat episodes to get a feel for what they are all about.
• You're sure to make a new best friend and gain powerful insights for your biz. 

• If you're looking for very high-level one-on-one support, coaching might be for you. 
• Oftentimes clients looking for one-on-one coaching end up joining Camp Clarity or ASCEND because the community provides a fantastic networking opportunity.
• If you're still interested in one-on-one coaching, apply HERE or DM Diana.
• Diana promises not to put you into coaching if you're not a good fit. Talk it out and discover what program will best suit your needs.

• If you've made it to the end of the year and think you didn't do as much as you intended, take a look back through your photos/memories from early last year as a reminder.
• You might be surprised how far you've come and how much has actually happened.
• A year ago Diana was engaged and traveling to New York to look at engagement rings. She was saving to buy a house, planning to launch the podcast and retreats, and working to create an incredible community.
• In 2022, she went through a breakup and plugged back in her power to follow her intuition and take flight on her worldwide nomadic adventure.

"You know, we get to the end of the year sometimes and we think we haven't done anything. But then we reflect back—I actually recommend going through your camera roll and just looking at where you were in January, February, March all the way to now of 2022—realizing how fucking far you've come and how much has happened."

Pat yourself on the back because you've probably accomplished way more in 2022 than you realized! Now you can look ahead to the future with optimism. What's next? Where will you go from here? Join the community and get the support you need to propel forward with passion and purpose. 

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs.

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

Connect with me on Linkedin: Diana Davis Creative.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources.

Be honest…how is your relationship with money? Do you crave wealth but feel a sense of unease around having a plethora of it? Is the idea of debt something you stuff away under your bed or in a closet and hope will go away? You might even feel guilty for wanting more when you already have everything you really need.

In this episode, Diana sits down with Money Mentor and Financial Advisor Meera Meyer of Life.Money.Balance., to get a close look at what stories are running the "money show" in your life and how to rewrite them for a prosperous and generous future.

"It's not just about moving money around or learning how to budget or being strict and not buying your lattes every morning. It's about like, what's your story around money? How can we shift this mindset, shine a flashlight on it or know where these tendencies are coming from, building a healthier relationship with it so we can have this holistic, beautiful, glowy relationship with money?"

Pull the money shadows out of the closet and gear up for an empowering and informative discussion on money mindset in both your business and life. Meera is here to help you unpack deeply-rooted childhood stories on worth and explore uncharted territory on wealth and powerful change. Bye destructive thought patterns and limiting beliefs, see you never!

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Dream clients…check.✅ A steady stream of income…check.✅ Now it's time to elevate your business from "doing well" to "I can't believe this is my life."

Join ASCEND, a four-month, immersive experience mastermind with 1:1 support for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. You'll grow alongside a curated community of people like you to share in your successes, generate ideas together, and propel your business to new heights. Check it out.

1. Unroot your money story and learn how to rewrite your mindset to build the future of your dreams.
2. Bust down the blockages holding you back from generating wealth for yourself, your business, and your community.
3. Discover how to reframe your mindset on debt within your business (and life!) to make a real impact.

• Money and mindset reads: The Big Leap and Debt. 📚
• Things aren't always as they seem. Listen to this episode to learn the inside scoop on money, business, and revenue → E13 What They Don't Always Tell You About Business and Money Wins 💰💯
• Investing as an entrepreneur? You might need to hear this. → E30 Why the Best Investment for Your Business Is Sometimes… Taking Space 📔 🍃
• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join the waitlist for Camp Clarity!
• Want your creative business to go even further? Sign up for ASCEND, a four-month immersive mastermind experience for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. Join the waitlist here. ⛰️
• Want to have one-on-one coaching support from Diana? Check out the brand new Voxer Coaching Container.
• Attract your dream clients with my free masterclass!
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

• ASCEND is for you if you have steady clients/income and are ready to take your business to the next level.
• Through a hybrid model of weekly group calls and 1-on-1 coaching, map out the next steps in elevating your business.
• Do you need to network more? Build a new product or offering? Get publicity through podcasts, magazines, etc.? ASCEND will help you create your pathway of growth. 
• ASCEND helps you propel forward from wherever you are in your journey to ensure you get the most out of the program. After all, your biz is as unique as you are!
• Starts in the next few days! This is your last chance to jump in.
• Apply online or send Diana a DM!

• Meera was raised by immigrant parents in Boulder, Colorado.
• Her father immigrated to America to start a practice after attending medical school in India.
• Her mother grew up in India and moved to Colorado when she was twelve. Because of her background, her mother was very frugal, and her approach to money influenced Meera. 
• When Meera's father arrived in America, he was drowning in debt, but he built his career as a physician in Colorado and did really well for himself. 
• Growing up, Meera never knew what she wanted to be when she was older until she entered into entrepreneurship. Voila! Her mission and purpose became clear. 

• Your money story starts at a very young age.
• The stories you pick up in childhood are not easy to shed. It takes a lot of work, and you have to keep reminding yourself of your new money story.
• To tap into your childhood money stories, use the egg exercise. 
• Draw an egg, start at the top and write down your earliest money memory (i.e., your grandpa gave you a dollar).
• Keep going chronologically and write down your memories.
• Once you have them written out, look at what story it paints.
• Reflect on how your story influences your actions and whether that represents what you want.

[00:18:56]

"Leaving behind a life that, you know, for something totally unfamiliar and new is a huge risk. And I think that as children of immigrant parents, some of that trickles down and you are more ready and willing to take risks, such as entrepreneurship."

[23:29]

"A lot of people look down on finance, but I like to think of it as you have a doctor for your physical health, you have a therapist for your mental health, and you need a financial planner for your financial health. And that's what we do. We help people with their financial health."

[30:13] 

"Also just realizing that my clients are looking for a human. They're not looking for someone to kind of talk down and use jargon and lingo and all of these things. They're looking for a human being."

[32:43] Uncover Deeply Embedded Money Blockages

• What you tell yourself about money can be tied to your worthiness, but it can also be because you have a negative association with money.
• Do you feel like you're worthy of more? Do you assume others who have it are more deserving or aren't good people in some way?
• Remember that money is here to support you.
• Money is a tool to create a beautiful life. When you have more money, you can create more for everyone around you.
• There's nothing wrong with desiring a beautiful life—you deserve it!
• How you spend your money can create jobs and amplify the good in the world. 
• Strive to create more for all.
• Wealth generation is part of reaching your full potential.
• You don't have to self-sacrifice to be a good person.

[37:15] Align Your Biz and Create Wealth

• You don't have to be good at everything.
• When you outsource, you are helping other people create wealth for themselves.
• Getting help frees up your time to do more impactful things with your skillset.
• Shift your view from the idea that wealth requires hard work to the mindset that wealth is part of an expansive ecosystem.

[39:11] Advice on Wealth and Generosity

• There's no strict metric because donating is a very personal thing.
• If you feel called to donate, do your research to understand where your money is going.
• You can invest in organizations that give you a social or environmental return and a financial return.
• There are ways to put your money out there that can do a lot of good—it doesn't necessarily have to be donating to a specific organization.
• Try and reframe your point of view on how you can make a positive impact.
• Donating, hiring/creating jobs, and investing in people are all ways to spread the wealth and help others live beautiful lives.
• You can also consider a donor-advised fund to put money into that counts as a tax-deductible donation. You can decide later how you want to allocate the money.
• Make sure whatever you choose, it's a cause you care about. Make sure it is something that aligns with you.

[43:06] Release Debt Shame

• Debt often leads people to think they have done something wrong (that they are a person or irresponsible with money).
• Having debt doesn't mean you're irresponsible. Typically, it's a slow accumulation tied into your lifestyle, and you don't realize you are building an unsustainable lifestyle.
• It's not something anyone has done wrong.
• Most people have debt, but it's something that isn't really talked about.
• Debt isn't something to be ashamed of. You're much less likely to address it when you're ashamed of it.
• Remind yourself, hey, you did the best you could with the information you had at the time. And you are in debt because of that.
• Now, make an empowered decision to change it.
• It may take a long time, and that's okay. Give yourself grace and forgiveness.
• Change your mindset and think of debt as something that has helped you (i.e., attend school, form relationships, get your first job, etc.).

[47:43] Money Mindset and Debt in Business

• Personal brands and creative entrepreneurs often don't have capital like normal businesses. They usually don't get a big business loan to get started.
• You make an empowered decision to borrow money to further your career. There's nothing wrong with that!
• Have realistic expectations on when you'll be able to pay it back.
• Make sure you don't take on more than you can handle based on your current circumstances.
• Remind yourself that every single business out there has used debt in some way or another!
• Going into debt might not be right for everyone when they start their business. It's an individual choice. Although, you can't create something from nothing. You have to start somewhere.
• Most people and businesses have to borrow to get started and then pay it back.
• Celebrate debt! It's available to help you in life. 
• Form a new, positive relationship with it.

[49:53] "The D Word"

• Interested in working with Meera? The D Word is a self-paced course focused on mindset and tactical strategy to help you become debt-free.
• Meera has a limited number of one-on-one spots, and new courses are launching soon!
• Connect with Meera on IG or email Meera@lifemoneybalance.com.
• Teasers for the new year: money mindset, one on money confidence, and Meera's investing unlocked program will get totally revamped. There's a good chance Meera will do quarterly cash flow calls for business owners and non-business owners who want to go through their cash flow regularly. 

[00:52:27]

"Yeah, I mean, to me, creativity means looking at something from all the different possible angles instead of just like, this is the path. And especially in finance, I didn't realize that I was a creative entrepreneur, but I do things so differently than so many other financial planners. And what is that, if not creative?"

Meera is a CFP® and founder and owner of Life.Money.Balance., a financial planning and investment advisory firm. She's been working in financial planning since 2012 and is passionate about helping female entrepreneurs feel on top of the freaking world when it comes to their money.

She lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband Chris and her two small children. She loves being outside, cooking and eating good food, and being around people who light her up. 

Learn more about Meera by visiting her website or Instagram.

Our connection to money starts at a young age, and most of the time, we don't even realize how it impacts our business and life. 

Rewriting your money story isn't always easy, but it is SO worth it! You absolutely can be a creative, wealthy person who is also generous and kind. Use these tips to help you develop a rejuvenated and fruitful relationship with money, and never look back.

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs.

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

Connect with me on Linkedin: Diana Davis Creative.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources.

As productive as it may sound, it's impossible to do everything by yourself when you're growing a business — and you really shouldn't. While it is ideal to be hands-on with all parts of the business, it can take a toll on your growth as an entrepreneur. This is where hiring a new team and learning how to delegate tasks come in. 

But finding the right people is no easy task. It can take weeks, if not months, to find the perfect fit. But once you do, the rewards you'll reap will be well worth it.

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, Diana delves into all the things you need to know about hiring a new team. Firstly, how do you even know when you need a team? As an entrepreneur, you only have so much time in a day. You'll spend that time best by honing in on your zone of genius and leveraging a team to support you every step of the way. That's how you grow your business; that's how you grow into a great leader. 🌱

Listen to this episode to learn the best strategies for hiring a new team member!

Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here. 

🔥Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode:

1. How to determine when its time to hire a team and the impact it will have on your business.
2. Get clear on who you want to bring on to your team.
3. Learn tactical strategies to implement when hiring a new team member.

📘Resources

• Loom
• Slack
• MemberVault
• E32 Leading with Connection to Attract Your Ideal Clients 🧲 ⚡
• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join the waitlist for Camp Clarity!
• Want your creative business to go even further? Sign up for ASCEND, a four-month immersive mastermind experience for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. Join the waitlist here. ⛰️
• Want to have one-on-one coaching support from Diana? Check out the brand new Voxer Coaching Container.
• Attract your dream clients with my free masterclass!  
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

🎧Episode Highlights

[01:44] Who is Your Team?

• Your team is people working directly with you, whether on a daily or weekly basis.
• They know your mission and core values and take tasks off your hands.
• Your team may include a virtual assistant, online business manager, web designer, copywriter, photographer, accountant, etc.
• After having your foundation set, things get sticky when it comes to having the confidence and mindset to expand that business. This is where hiring a new team comes in.

[04:22] ASCEND Mastermind

• The next cohort will start around the second week of January. It is a four-month mastermind container.
• The ASCEND Mastermind is about helping you along your journey as you expand into the next corners of your business.
• Each cohort has a maximum of eight women, making it a very intimate group.
• Every participant will have three one-on-one calls with Diana during these four months. 
• BONUS: Apply for ASCEND before the end of 2022 and get a whopping $2000 OFF your application! 🤑

[08:09] What You Want in a Team

• First and foremost, get clear on what you want in a team.

[08:20] Diana Davis: "I talk about scheduling your dream life, I talk about your cosmic shopping list, I tell you about your dream clients and how you need to know who they are before you go searching for them. That's the same with a team." 

• Write down a list of things you would like your team member to be. Leave room for the possibility that they'll learn some skills on their own along the way.
• Getting clear on what you want is a manifestation situation in itself.

[11:17] What to Do When Hiring a New Team Member

• Start recording your processes and SOPs (standard operating procedures) on a platform like Loom.
• Record all the things you are going to do more than once. Talk out loud and walk through the process with whoever will watch it in the future.
• Having a library of recordings of all your SOPs will help you save time when training new hires.
• You don't waste any time recording because you're capturing it while doing the actual task.
• Many people are averse to hiring a new team member because of the time it would take to train them.

[14:57] Diana Davis: "Now that I have a team, I cannot even believe I never had a team before this because they do so much — there's no way I would be doing everything I'm doing in my business without them." 

[15:51] How to Find Your Person

• Finding the perfect fit for your team is almost like finding your soulmate.
• Some roadblocks along the journey of finding your person are prices, time zones, language differences, work setup, etc. It's all about your comfort level and mission.
• Put out an application form to help you filter out applicants easily.
• Doing a 30-day trial run is crucial in ensuring you're on the same page with someone you're hiring. It also sets expectations and checkpoints.

[23:47] Other Ways to Find Your Person

• It's good to find someone who is connected to your world.
• You can put special instructions to filter out applications. Following directions and attention to detail can be crucial.
• Stop trying to search for a unicorn. Ask your people what they want and don't want to be doing.
• Tune in to the full episode to hear how Diana hired her second VA!
• Another way is to reach out to fellow entrepreneurs who have people they love working with.

[30:57] Hiring Full-Time vs. Part-Time

• You don't necessarily have to hire someone full-time as a W2 employee. 
• Talk to an accountant to determine when it's beneficial to have someone as a full-time employee.
• Many people eventually hire someone as a full-time employee to keep them to themselves versus working with different clients.
• Putting someone onto your payroll is more expensive and involves way more commitment.
• A contractor has the right to raise their rates whenever they want. And you have the right to not work with them anymore if their rates exceed your budget.

[33:05] Delegate, Delegate, Delegate

• Delegate like crazy once you have a new team member. The only way for someone to learn your business is for them to do everything in it.
• People won't understand what you want the next time if you just fix things by yourself. That's not leadership.
• Allow your team to do things in your business so they can develop a deep understanding and start being proactive with your business.
• It takes around 90 days to start understanding the inner workings of the business.
• Don't be afraid to invest money and time in teaching your team skills they don't know.

[36:39] How to Know When You're Ready to Hire a New Team

• The most common answer CEOs have when asked what they would've done different is hiring a team earlier.
• Doing everything yourself instead of delegating responsibility is an opportunity cost. It's a loss.
• If you don't have the income to delegate, you can trade as an energy exchange. You can always give energy and time versus cash dollars.

[39:13] Diana Davis: "You know when you're ready when you are spending time on tasks that you probably shouldn't be spending on."

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The hiring process involves a lot of nitty-gritty. It's not easy to find the right person in one go. After all, the person you hire will play a big part in the trajectory of your business moving forward. So remember these tips by heart so you'll know exactly what to look for in a new team member!

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs. 

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The influencer space has taken the world by storm in the past years. We are now consuming content at levels previously unimaginable, and we're seeing essentially no end to this momentum soon. But what does it mean to become an influencer? And how do you even become one?

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, Diana talks to Melanie Phillips, founder of Headstands and Heels. She talks about her journey from being a corporate career woman to becoming a full-time blogger and influencer. She also shares her multi-ethnic background that has shaped her personal and entrepreneurial outlook. Your passion project will remain one unless you make the big leap — this is what Melanie learned from her journey.

Listen to this episode to discover what it means to be a full-time influencer!

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1. Learn about Melanie's multi-ethnic background and how it contributed to her unique outlook on life.
2. What the transition from a corporate career to an Influencer looks and feels like.
3. What it actually means to be an Influencer and how to do it full-time.

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• Melanie created her health and lifestyle blog, Headstands and Heels, in 2015 while she was working as a PR firm digital strategist.
• The blog has evolved from showcasing the duality of her life as a corporate career woman with a passion for yoga to becoming an overarching healthy lifestyle brand.
• She got her yoga teacher certification in 2017 and took blogging full-time in 2018. 
• She's also been able to branch out to product development with her Mindful Morning Planner.

[06:43] Melanie: "I guess that's the beauty of being an entrepreneur, you wear a lot of different hats."

• Melanie was born in Utah. With her dad being in the Air Force, she grew up all over from South Korea to Germany to Oklahoma until settling down in Florida.
• Her mother is Korean while her dad is part Swedish and part Ecuadorian. They met in South Korea and eventually moved back together to the US.
• In childhood, she shied away from her multi-ethnic background. But as an adult, she has come to embrace it as a beautiful aspect of her life.
• Having to move often as a child forced her to learn valuable life skills, such as becoming a chameleon in whatever culture she was in.
• She has always been creative and artistic, which has translated well into the work she does now.

[10:52] Melanie: "I feel so fulfilled in a creative atmosphere and working for myself because I'm able to constantly innovate and change and be inspired and then re-inspired to try new things every day."

• More than showing outwardly, embracing her different cultural backgrounds has been more of an internal shift.
• Melanie has been able to embrace exactly who she is in her heritage and wants to pass that mentality down.
• She tries to share more brands owned by women of color in her blog.
• Unlike before, she doesn't shy away anymore when people ask about her ethnicity.

• Melanie went to college originally to be a veterinarian. After two years of doing science-based prerequisites, she realized that veterinary school wasn't for her.
• She was working retail jobs at the time when her manager said something about marketing. She dug into it and eventually graduated with a degree in marketing.
• At 24, she had her whole life planned out. But another major life change hit her when she had to break off her engagement after finding out her fiance cheated on her.
• She went to New York City the weekend she was supposed to get married, where she met her now husband of over a decade.
• After a year, she moved up to New York City, where she started her corporate career and blog.

• Six months before moving to NYC, she created an Instagram for her yoga journey.
• She knew little about bloggers and the influencer world at that point.
• One of her colleagues in the PR firm who was a blogger found out about her Instagram account. She gave her the idea to turn it into an actual blog.
• She thought it was a great way to connect with the community and document the duality of her life.
• Her husband was the one who came up with the blog's name. She started it in 2016 and hasn't looked back since.

• At first, the only idea she had about monetization was through putting advertisements on the website.
• The turning point where she realized blogging could be lucrative was her first paid opportunity with Athleta. It was followed by a big paid partnership with Propel Water.
• Initially, she only thought of it as a great side hustle. But after weighing the potential of dedicating all her time and energy to it, she decided to make the big leap.

[22:59] Melanie: "You never want to look back on life and wonder, 'What if?' and I kept thinking that. I was like, I don't want to be in my 30s and look back and be like, 'What would have happened if I had just taken this opportunity?'."

• Three things aligned for her in deciding to blog full time: influencer marketing taking off, having a good nest egg saved up, being at a crossroads with her career.
• One of the biggest hurdles she had to get over was what her family and friends would think. Thankfully, her parents were very supportive of her decision.

• Influencer marketing is one of the most misunderstood fields, especially in the creative field.
• It is a predominantly female-run industry. If it was a male-dominated industry, people would be taking it a lot more seriously.
• At the core, an influencer is someone who inspires and influences you to do something. Being an influencer comes down to your brand message.
• Some people have shied away from the term because of the negative connotation that came from people taking advantage of it.
• We have always been influenced by someone. Before, it was celebrities, but now, the everyday human being can have influence.

• The fitness and wellness influencer marketing scene was thriving from 2017 to 2019.
• It was a scary experience for Melanie to leave that scene in New York City to move to Denver. But it was a personal decision for both her and her husband.
• Upon moving, she started a women's fitness meetup group called Denver Fit Friends. It was her way of connecting with people in her community.
• Earlier this year, her and her husband bought a house. It's her first time owning a house after living in apartments her whole life.

• Her next goal is to build out the Mindful Morning segment of her business. She already released the planner, but she wants to take it even further and explore different things.
• With the help of her management, Melanie has partnered with nearly 40 well-known wellness and fitness brand leaders this year.
• It's the first year she has made multiple six figures. She never dreamed it would be possible in her career, especially as a micro-influencer.
• She wouldn't change anything in her journey if she could. But she would tell her younger self that it's okay to feel unsure and to lean on people for help and support.
• Hear more about what to expect from the upgraded Mindful Morning Planner in the full episode!

• Melanie's sun sign is Cancer, while her moon sign is Gemini.
• For Melanie, creativity is the power of expression — the ability to think outside the box and uniquely tell a story.
• Her entrepreneur crush is Taylor Swift for many reasons. She finds her ability to constantly innovate and stay relevant for over a decade empowering.
• Rolanda's current read is Verity and Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover. Colleen Hoover's rise in popularity is thanks to influencers.
• If Melanie didn't have to think about money, time, and resources, she would create her own yoga studio or wellness facility for women in need as one of her passion projects.

Melanie Phillips is a certified yoga instructor and the founder of the healthy lifestyle blog, Headstands and Heels. She is also the creator of the Denver-based women's meetup group, Denver Fit Friends. Melanie shares a joyful approach to wellness and encourages women to put priority on their health. She is an advocate of cultivating attainable habits, a mindful morning routine, and practicing a balanced approach to diet and exercise. 

Learn more about Melanie through her blog, Headstands and Heels. You can also follow her on Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest.

Do you have a passion project that you've been keeping on the side? Imagine how life would be if you started to dedicate your time and energy to only your passions. Sometimes, you have to make the big leap and start choosing what you want. 

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

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Is it possible to have both your dream life and a business you love? Can you have everything you want and still enjoy success at work? The answer is a full body yes! Whether it's a life of travel or spending your days happily at home, living your dream life is completely possible. Many people think you need to hustle 24/7 in your business to have enough freedom to live the way you want to. However, that's not the case — if you're living from a place of deep worthiness. 

Diana is living proof that you can live a life you love and still run your dream business. In this solo episode of The Pollen Podcast, Diana reflects on how you can connect your dream life with your real life. She dives into three things you need to do to nurture your dreams and goals. From setting boundaries to knowing what you want, work towards living a life you love. 

Tune in to this episode and find out how and why you need to know your worth to attain the life of your dreams.

Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here. 

🔥Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode:

1. Visualizing your day-to-day life and identifying what doesn't align with your big vision for the future.
2. How to anchor your prices in a way that feels deeply in line with your innate worthiness.
3. How setting boundaries with your time and schedule create space for abundance.

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• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Sign up for Diana's Camp Clarity Course now!
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• Pollen Episodes to look back on:
• E6 Building Your Cosmic Shopping List 🪐 🔮 
• E12 Authenticity and Money Mindset in Creative Entrepreneurship with Lissette Calveiro 💵 💰 💫
• E34 How to Pursue Your Entrepreneurial Dream + Support Yourself Along the Way 💡💰
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with Diana: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

🎧Episode Highlights

[01:19] Diana's Days in Brisbane

• Diana's recording this episode from Brisbane, Australia, after a tough week.
• For a while now, she has been feeling lonely and lost. However, she's now on the upswing and getting back into the groove of work and life.

[02:52] The Connect and Disconnect Between Dream and Reality

• Diana asks: can you build a life you love while running a business you enjoy? The resounding answer is yes, it's definitely possible!

[03:43] Diana: "You really can have a life you love and a business that supports it. And a business you love not just a business that makes you money, but also an actual business that you're excited to wake up and do in the morning."

• Here's a little exercise for you. Picture the day ahead of you and how it might go. Think about how your day-to-day life goes.
• Look for the disconnect between what you imagined and how your day goes. 
• You can also find out where it connects. These are the points in your day when what you're doing works for you.

[07:15] Setting Your Boundaries In Time

• Set yourself up for success by setting boundaries in your calendar and time. 
• Don't be afraid to have hard conversations to enforce your boundaries. Take control of the hours in your day and how you spend them.
• Know your worth, how much your time is worth, and how much your effort is worth.
• Block your days and hours. When are your work times? When is your personal time?

[09:17] Know Your Worth

• Pricing is another boundary. If you find yourself burnt out and still not making enough, maybe it's time to consider how much you charge.
• Don't be afraid to charge more. Know your worth. Don't do yourself the disservice of undercharging yourself.

[13:34] Diana: "Make sure you're stepping into that sommelier avatar, that alter ego. Step into that high status and know your work is fucking worth it. And by making more money and working less, you are going to automatically start to have more of a life of your dreams because you have space and time to breathe."

• Align your business and your pricing with the life of your dreams. 
• If you're new to the field, you might not be able to charge higher. But as you gain experience, you'll get to where you want to be. 
• Find ways to reach more people while spending less time and effort.

[12:19] A Clear Vision of Your Dream Life

• Be clear about what your dream life and business look like. Know what you need and desire to have in your life.
• Diana knew that she wanted to travel the world. She actively worked toward making it happen; now, she's living her dream life.

[18:03] Diana: "You can't just sit on the couch and expect it to happen. You can't complain that your bank account is empty, and be like, 'What the fuck, where's my dream.' You have to be smart and proactive and your own biggest advocate."

• Know what you're worth and set your pricing and boundaries. Be clear on your dream and proactively work towards it.

[18:46] How Diana Made it Happen

• Before traveling the world, Diana had plans to support herself while living her dream life. 
• Diana planned to hustle photoshoots and take jobs wherever she went to make her dream become reality.
• Things didn't go exactly as planned, but everything happened as it did for a reason.
• Everything will fall into place, but you can't just wait for it to happen. While waiting for your dream life, set your boundaries and prices. Keep on enjoying each day.
• Let your business support you even if it's not yet the dream life you're looking for. In time, it's what will get you to your goal.

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If you're pushing aside your dreams because you think achieving them is impossible, pause. Check that limiting belief. You may be closing yourself off to opportunities before they even come. If you know your worth, you can create boundaries and set prices that bring you closer to your dream life and a business that supports it.

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs. 

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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We all have this ideal picture of what being an entrepreneur looks like. To many, this is quitting your job, becoming your own boss, and immediately finding success through grit. But the reality is not always smooth-sailing. Having an "all or nothing" mindset can put an end to the dreams you're pursuing. Sometimes, taking on work you don't want can get you closer to where you want to be.

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, Diana talks about how to support your entrepreneurship dream realistically. Yes, alignment and energy are important, but you won't get there by waiting for things to work out. You have to work hard and work smart, even if it means taking on jobs you don't necessarily want. So don't quit your job just yet — it can be your stepping stone toward the career that really aligns with you. 🏃‍♀️

Listen to this episode to learn why pursuing your entrepreneurship doesn't mean you have to quit your job!

Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here. 

1. How to make genuine connections that don't feel solely transactional.
2. Find out how to pursue a fully-aligned career without having to quit your job.
3. Learn how taking on work you don't necessarily want can support your entrepreneurship dream.

• E29 Keeping a Creative Outlet + Pursuing a Full-time Career with Rolanda Evelyn 👗🌀
• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join the waitlist for Camp Clarity!
• Want your creative business to go even further? Sign up for ASCEND, a four-month immersive mastermind experience for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. Join the waitlist here. ⛰️
• Want to have one-on-one coaching support from Diana? Check out the brand new Voxer Coaching Container.
• Attract your dream clients with my free masterclass!
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

• Diana is currently in Tamarama in Sydney, Australia.
• By sharing where she's at and what she's doing in life, she's been able to connect with so many people.
• Going into situations with the intention of connection and not transaction is huge. Authenticity thrives in pure connection.
• Tune in to the full episode to hear about the connections Diana made during her stay in Australia!

• Your followers are real people who most likely found you through something else.
• Tag accounts and include the location when you're sharing things that you're doing on social media. It might get you a new connection or client.
• Reaching out to your followers is a huge and easy thing to do. It's about putting yourself out there first, following through, and following up.

[09:44] Diana Davis: "People don't want to just follow you. They want to be connected with and not sold to." 

• Business is like dating — you have to keep the seed planted, the garden watered, and nurture the connection.

• There is no shame in having another job while pursuing entrepreneurship.
• Quit your job if you feel it is right, but be aware that there's no shame in working somewhere that isn't 100% aligned with you to make ends meet.
• There is an in-between period where you want to do entrepreneurship full-time, but it's not quite working yet.
• Think of your entrepreneurship career as a baby that's just learning how to walk. You can't ask it to run a marathon immediately.

• Being able to say 'no' to work that you still love to do is a privilege.
• Sometimes, you have to be grateful for the job you have because it's paying the bills. The financial stress it relieves can then help you flourish in your aligned work.
• Stay aligned with what you're doing, but analyze your situation.

[19:55] Diana Davis: "Take the job at the brewery, take the job at the coffee shop, take the photography job that you don't necessarily love, but you're still able to use your skills, and you're still able to make new connections. And most likely, the universe is putting that thing in front of you as a stepping stone." 

• You don't need to feel ashamed for having to get an 'actual job' to support your dream. It's part of the process.
• You'll get to your dream, but you won't get there by just sitting and wishing for everything to align and work out. You have to co-collaborate with the universe.

• Success for many creatives is when people finally start hiring them for their style.
• Getting your name out there may require doing stuff you don't necessarily want to do. But it could lead to various opportunities to finally take the work you truly desire.

[23:46] Diana Davis: "Let's still work hard for what we want. Yes, alignment. Yes, energy. But you know, that's apparent too when we go and say, 'Hey, I'm willing to go work at a brewery part-time to make my dream happen.' That's energy and alignment too." 

• It's about being smart and creative about the work you take on instead of always saying 'no.'
• You have to get in tune with both your feminine and masculine sides to reach a place of alignment. You have to have riverbeds to support a river. Otherwise, you're a lake.

Doing entrepreneurship full-time is THE dream for many of us. But unfortunately, the reality of getting there is not as easy as we'd like it to be. You can't just risk it all and go all in with no safety net to fall back on. Instead, you have to work smart. Sometimes, that means taking on work you don't necessarily want. So don't quit your job just yet — it might be just what you need to get where you dream of being.

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs. 

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

Connect with me on Linkedin: Diana Davis Creative.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources.

We're capping off our three-part Summit Retreat series with reflections from our last few Summit Retreat attendees at Steamboat Springs, Colorado!

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, we discuss final reflections, experiences, and takeaways from the retreat. Alyssa, Katie, Tiffany, Tori, and Haley reflect on their favorite parts of the summit, the power of community, and the beautiful experience of connecting with fellow dreamers and creators. Each guest also shares their personal vision for future DDC retreats.

Tune in to this episode and see what it's like to experience the power of community in a Diana Davis Creative retreat!

Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here. 

1. How the power of community helps you open up and move closer toward your goals.
2. Discover the timeless, multifaceted magic of attending retreats.
3. The importance of connecting with others on similar paths and how it expands the way you approach life.

• Join the waitlist for the Diana Davis Creative Spring Retreat on the island of Lefkada, Greece, from May 4 to 9, 2023! 🎁 Be the first to know when the doors open! 
• Here's another look at what happened during the retreat! 
• E24: Reflections from a Magical Week at the Summit Retreat ⛰
• E28: Summit Retreat Reflections Part 2: Transformations, Community, and Authenticity ⛰ 🦋
• Connect with our guests! 
• Alyssa Renee: Instagram |  Website
• Katie Arpin: Instagram | Website
• Tiffany Swan: Instagram | Website
• Tori Kornhaas: Instagram | Website 
• Haley Midzor: Instagram
• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join the waitlist for Camp Clarity!
• Want your creative business to go even further? Sign up for ASCEND, a four-month immersive mastermind experience for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. Join the waitlist here.
• Want to have one-on-one coaching support from Diana? Check out the brand new Voxer Coaching Container.
• Attract your dream clients with Diana's free masterclass!
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with Diana: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

• Alyssa is a photographer, designer, and nomad. She loves being a creative person and connecting with people.
• Living as a nomad is the vehicle for what she wants out of life.
• Her first thought from the retreat is, "When is the next?".
• While there were people she didn't know, having something deep in common made it easier to be vulnerable and connect.
• As a solo traveler, she sometimes wants a hug from someone who knows and loves her. Receiving that hug summed up the feeling of the closing circle for her.

• Katie is a born teacher. She helps students and teachers adopt skill-based strategies to build confident, independent learners.
• She has been in the classroom for 11 years and has recently celebrated her own tutoring business' first year.
• Katie led the yoga sessions in the retreat. Teaching and seeing the connection between people was a beautiful experience.
• The best part of the retreat was feeling the power of community with other brilliant women.

Katie: "Being an entrepreneur is so empowering but also can be really lonely if you don't reach out for community."

• Her favorite moment was the closing circle, where everyone was just honest. It opened up a whole part of something she needed to move forward.

• Tiffany is a retreat chef. She loves nourishing people and storytelling through food.

Tiffany: "It's like you forget what color your hair you have until you look in the mirror. So I think it's helpful to have that mirror."

• The menu was a reflection of Diana's upbringing and travels. Diana is a rancher's daughter — keeping this in mind, she chose Colorado steak as the first meal.
• Food tastes a lot better if it doesn't travel very far. It's also a way of telling a story.
• People can taste the love you put in the food. Tiffany fuses the love farmers and ranchers put in their food with her own for people to enjoy them.
• Cooking in the retreat was so much fun and didn't feel like work for her.

• As a person, Tori is striving to live an extraordinary life outside of the status quo.
• She works with women in a functional nutrition setting because she wants them to feel empowered to do things differently.
• Tori has attended and cooked for a lot of retreats. She didn't want to miss out on the magic that comes from it.
• Going to retreats always ends up shaking her up in a good way. She went into the retreat wanting some clarity, and that's what she got.
• Her favorite part of the trip was being in community with other women and having moments with people she would have never crossed paths with otherwise.

• Haley's honest answer to the question, "Who are you as a human?", is that she doesn't know. But she believes that she is an expression of unconditional love and she knows she's an artist.
• A lot of the suffering we experience comes from showing up in ways that we don't identify with. We're a blank canvas every second, and we can choose.
• The most profound part of the retreat for her was the community and togetherness — swimming in each other's channels and creating a collective channel together.
• Being in a space filled with dreamers, creators, and innovators made her see a version of herself in tune with that community. It changed her.

Haley: "It was such a gift to me to experience the power of community and the way that that actually influences our consciousness and the version of ourselves that shows up. And when we walk away, we can remember that—energy is timeless."

• It's so powerful to be reminded of how much we need each other and show up in all different versions of ourselves.

Alyssa Renee is a travel and brand designer and photographer. She helps create space for businesses to be seen, heard, and understood. She is also one of the brilliant retreat photographers who captured the magic of Summit Retreat! Check out her work on Instagram and her website.

Katie Arpin is a teacher and the founder of Katie Arpin Coaching. She helps students and teachers adopt skill-based strategies to build confident, independent learners. She also led Summit Retreat's beautiful yoga sessions. Check out her work on Instagram and her website.

Tiffany Swan is a retreat chef, food scientist, nutritionist, and the founder of Salt & Sage. She loves to nourish people's bellies and souls through food with thought and was one of Summit Retreat's epic chefs. Check out her work on Instagram and her website.

Tori Kornhaas is a functional nutritionist, retreat chef, event host, and lifestyle coach. She guides career-driven women in living a nourished life through functional nutrition and lifestyle support and was also one of Summit Retreat's amazing chefs. Check out her work on Instagram and her website.

Haley Midzor is a freelance illustrator, copywriter, and apprentice teacher. She creates digital graphics to tell meaningful stories and catalyze action. Check out her work on Instagram.

The retreat may have come to a close, but the magic it brought to the community will live forever. The Summit Retreat is the first of many Diana Davis Creative Retreats, so sign up for the waitlist to be one of the first on board for the next ones! 

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! With the power of community at your back, you can do anything and achieve everything.

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs. 

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

Connect with me on LinkedIn: Diana Davis Creative.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates, exciting programs, and valuable resources.

Getting clients is hard work. But what do you do when no one seems to be coming through? 

Perhaps the problem lies in your foundation — there could be cracks that are preventing potential clients from aligning with you and your offers. It all goes back to you realigning with your why. Why are you doing what you're doing? Why does it all matter? Once you do, everything will fall into place. It will cause a ripple effect in your business, pulling in the clients you want.

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, Diana talks about tactical ways to get your ideal clients, including reevaluating the cracks in your foundation. She delves into the power of realigning with your why and how it extends to your clients and offerings. When you lead with connection instead of transaction, you get back on your frequency and magnetize the right people naturally. 🙌

Listen to this episode to learn how to bridge the gaps in the foundation of your business and start attracting the clients you want!

Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here. 

1. Learn tactical ways to get clients and build your creative business.
2. Discover how realigning with your why can cause a ripple effect of clients coming through your door.
3. Understand why you should lead with connection versus transaction.

• Check out these Pollen Episodes!
• E24: Reflections from a Magical Week at the Summit Retreat ⛰
• E28: Summit Retreat Reflections Part 2: Transformations, Community, and Authenticity ⛰ 🦋
• E31: Realigning with your WHY and Taking Your Power Back ✨💪
• Lucid Shift Coaching - Ben Easter: Website | Instagram
• Get access to Diana's FREE Aligned and Empowered Sales Call Training here!
• Join the waitlist for the Diana Davis Creative Spring Retreat on the island of Lefkada, Greece, from May 4 to 9, 2023! 🎁 Be the first to know when the doors open!
• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join the waitlist for Camp Clarity!
• Want your creative business to go even further? Sign up for ASCEND, a four-month immersive mastermind experience for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. Join the waitlist here.
• Want to have one-on-one coaching support from Diana? Check out the brand new Voxer Coaching Container.
• Attract your dream clients with Diana's free masterclass!
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with Diana: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

• The retreat will be from May 4 to 9, 2023, in Greece.
• The last Diana Davis Creative Retreat in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, was the most magical experience.
• Join the waitlist if you want to transform your business while experiencing the beauty of Lefkada, Greece, with a community of creative entrepreneurs like you.

• You may find yourself unable to bring clients through the door, despite social media marketing and networking efforts.
• The problem often lies in the core of things.

Diana: "Something is cracked in the foundation. You built your skyscraper too quickly, and it needs to be reevaluated."

• Realigning with your why causes a ripple effect of clients coming through the door.
• Your interactions with people are more than just transactional.
• Go back to why you're doing what you're doing. This gets you back on the frequency to call the right people in.
• Realigning with your ideal client comes after going back to your why. Pay attention to what people are asking you, and start showing up for them.

• Do your offerings answer your ideal clients' questions and solve their problems? 
• Identify where the crack is. Then, evaluate how you can bridge the gap between your offers and ideal clients.
• Can you adjust your audience to align with your offering? Or can you realign your offers to match your audience right now?

• Nothing is free. Everything is an exchange of energy.
• The exchange for doing a photoshoot for "free" might be a new connection, exposure, portfolio building, target market research, and experience.
• Offering something for free gets people in your energy. They experience you with a low barrier to entry.
• Tune in to the full episode to hear powerful examples of offering free coaching sessions!

Diana: "We start to have momentum. We start to have clients, and one after another, they start sharing, and the windshield cracks more. And those people start sharing, and the windshield cracks more, and we eventually have this big spiderweb."

• You may have to start with a really low price to give you room to increase it, but not so low that you're "going to throw up."
• When you start to fill up your client roster, it's time to raise your prices.
• You will eventually find a price that calibrates with you for a long time.
• Don't screw up your momentum by not charging enough.

• You can also offer freebies to attract clients and leads.
• While offering freebies isn't an active approach like offering free sessions, people can opt in to your email list and still get a lot of value.
• Diana offers a free 30-minute recorded sales call training in exchange for getting you on her email list.
• It's a fun way to keep your pipeline filled with clients and connections.

Diana: "I never lead with transaction; I lead with connection." 

• Begin with the mindset of connecting instead of looking at people only as potential clients.
• Diana likes to create connection and community.

Getting clients is hard enough work as it is, but attracting your ideal clients is double the challenge. When you find yourself in this position, it helps to go back to your why. Once you do, then you can also realign with your clients, offerings, and every decision you make in your business. As you continue with this mindset of connecting versus transacting, you're sure to thrive and attract the right people effortlessly.

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs. 

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

Connect with me on LinkedIn: Diana Davis Creative.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources.

In this episode.

I get personal and raw as I share the behind-the-scenes of navigating a recent breakup—and how it's rippled through my life, mental health, and business. This isn't just about relationships. It's about the messy, beautiful recalibration that happens when you let go of something (or someone) that isn't aligned—and finally make space for something better. This is for anyone who's felt like their personal life is bleeding into their work and wondered if that's... actually a gift.

We talk about:

• What grief and business have in common

• The emotional toll of breakups (and why they hit so hard when you're a biz owner)

• Why giving yourself grace is a strategy

• The power of recalibrating your desires after heartbreak

• Letting go of connections so new ones can find you

• Setting boundaries with yourself (not just other people)

• Avoidance patterns and the sneaky ways they block growth

• How life's messiest moments can lead to the clearest business decisions

Ways to plug in

🧭 Camp Clarity kicks off again this September — This is the signature program for creatives ready to get clients, build clarity, and make cash in their business—with no blueprints required.

🛝 The Recess 30-Day Social Media Challenge is happening now inside The Playground — Come play, get visible, and sell your work without it feeling like a chore.

🎤 Our free masterclass, WORTH, is live on July 25th — We're talking about what's really blocking your creative biz income (and how to shift from crickets to cashflow this week).

🧘‍♀️ Our first-ever IRL Recess event is happening in LA on August 17th in collab with One Down Dog — FLOW & CONNECT. You in?

☎️ Follow me on Instagram @dianadaviscreative for more behind-the-scenes

Key Episode Takeaways
✅ Give yourself grace when life hits hard
✅ Your personal growth will shape your business (whether you like it or not)
✅ Boundaries with yourself are powerful healing tools
✅ Grieving is not weakness—it's recalibration
✅ Avoidance holds you back more than failure ever could
✅ Letting go creates space for aligned opportunities
✅ Your desires are worth honoring
✅ You don't have to compartmentalize to be successful

Episode Chapters
00:00 – Navigating Breakups and Personal Growth
07:47 – The Interconnection of Life and Business
16:08 – Lessons from Relationships and Grief
24:05 – Recalibration and Moving Forward

People often depict being a creative entrepreneur and running your own business as all rainbows and butterflies. We know the reality is far from a walk in the park — and just how easy it is to get caught up in unrealistic expectations. This hustle mentality pulls you away from the reason you started doing what you do. So what is your why? It's time to take back your power by grounding into the reason you started this journey in the first place.

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, Diana talks about the power of returning to your why as a creative entrepreneur. Here, she shares the ups and downs and realizations she had in handling the 7th round of Camp Clarity. When you feel lost in your journey, it's important to work on getting back in touch with your why. Realigning with your why will give you the direction you need to take back your power and move forward with clarity. ✨

Listen to this episode to learn more about how going back to your why helps you take back your power!

Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here. 

🔥Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode:

1. Find out why creative entrepreneurship is a spiritual journey.
2. Learn the mindset that will help you take back your power and break out of the hustle mentality.
3. Discover the powerful results of returning to your WHY as a creative entrepreneur and how Diana did this through creating Camp Clarity!

📘Resources

• Start with Why by Simon Sinek
• Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk
• The Class
• The Collective Kula
• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Join the waitlist for Camp Clarity!
• Want your creative business to go even further? Sign up for Diana's ASCEND four-month, immersive mastermind experience for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. Join the waitlist here.
• Want to have one-on-one coaching support from Diana? Check out the brand new Voxer Coaching Container.
• Attract your dream clients with Diana's free masterclass!  
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

🎧Episode Highlights

[01:54] Launching a Group Program

• All creatives do a launch of some kind in their journey.
• You don't have to be a coach to have a group program.

[03:31] Camp Clarity Launch

• Diana is currently upstate in Newburgh, NYC. 
• She just finished the launch of the 7th round of Camp Clarity on October 27.
• Diana was dealing with a lot of life when launched Camp Clarity. She admitted that each launch of the program has been challenging.

[05:21] Entrepreneurship as a Spiritual Journey

[05:22] Diana Davis: "Entrepreneurship is such a spiritual journey, like one of the most spiritual journeys you can go on truly because it dredges up all of your stuff. And if you're not working on your personal growth, your entrepreneurship career is going to suffer." 

• Launching is the Ayahuasca of personal growth and entrepreneurship.
• Ayahuasca brings up all the good and bad stuff. It helps us see how to overcome bad stuff instead of being stuck with it.
• Going through the process of launching brings up all the bad stuff and activates you in ways you've never imagined.
• Not reaching certain expectations you've had in your launch brings up a lot of ego and shadow stuff.

[07:13] Handling the 7th Round of Camp Clarity

• The round only had four people a week before the launch. The program usually fills up to a group of 12 to 18 people.
• The main thing about group courses is having deadlines for people to follow.
• At some point, Diana realized she would be unavailable to push the launch hard. She wanted people to come into the program with ease.
• While her team worked diligently with the planning, she had to follow through by showing up.
• Moving apartments after months of being a nomad on top of the launch resulted in a breakdown for Diana.

[09:43] How the Hustle Mentality Creeps in

• Diana felt everything was all on her, and it would all fall apart if she stopped rowing the boat.
• The hustle mentality can creep in if you're not paying attention.
• She returned to the hustle mentality that she avidly advocates leaving.
• She went through a few days of letting herself be anxious. Then, she decided she was not available to be upset while living an exquisite, effervescent life.

[11:01] Diana Davis: "I just decided I am not available to be this stressed about all the things that are happening around me. It's happening no matter what, and I can either choose to play, or I can choose to freak out—-so let's fucking play." 

[11:15] Going Back to the Whys of Your Business

• Camp Clarity is all about the whys of your business.
• Simon Sinek talks about starting with your why in entrepreneurship instead of the how or the money.
• For the launch, Diana decided to do what she needed to do for her body to feel better and less anxious and go back to her why.
• Diana's why is to empower creative entrepreneurs to show up in their lives and business, knowing their gifts are worth it.
• Going back to your why allows you to take back your power, be yourself, tap into your intuition, and innovate.

[13:55] Innovating and Shifting the Energy to Take Back Your Power

• Diana's first step was inviting her one-on-one clients, Ascend Mastermind clients, and a friend who has never been her client to take Camp Clarity live for free.
• Her one-on-one clients and Ascend Mastermind originally only got the Camp Clarity modules without going through the live program.
• Going back to her why allowed Diana to realize that she'll still be doing what she was doing if money didn't matter.
• She got endorphins instead of living out of scarcity and rigid expectations of the launch.
• The realization allowed Diana to re-embrace the mindset that she's the CEO of her business and life.

[16:39] Breaking the Rules and Getting Creative

• Even the high-level Ascend Mastermind needs to return to their foundations, which Camp Clarity offers.
• Camp Clarity's 7th round went from having four people to seventeen people. 
• The momentum of Diana showing up and aligning with her mission resulted in 5 more people paying in full to join the program. Now, they have 21 people.
• Diana also offered Camp Clarity for free to everyone joining Ascend in January.
• You have to get creative about your creative business. You're not here to follow a blueprint. Take back your power for yourself; you can break rules if it feels aligned.

[21:04] Go Back to Your Why

• Go back to your why. Then, see if everything you're doing, down to where you buy your coffee, is aligned with that.
• Check-in with yourself, your business, and your life. Make sure everything aligns with the lens of your mission, vision, and values.

[22:25] Diana Davis: "People will notice that you're always on brand because you're living on brand. You're making choices so easily because you're putting everything through that lens." 

• Know the rules, and break them like art.
• Diana's why is not to make money off the podcast but to empower and inspire people.

Enjoyed this Podcast on Going Back to Your Why?

Unlike the final product, the behind-the-scenes of launches as a creative are not always rainbows and butterflies. When you find yourself struggling, it's essential to go back to your why. Why are you doing what you do? What's the mission and vision that keeps you going? Once you find clarity, you can take back your power and live a life aligned with your why.

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs. 

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

Connect with me on Linkedin: Diana Davis Creative.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources.

The hustle and bustle of entrepreneurship can be overwhelming (and for many reasons). No one has everything figured out, and that's okay! You just need the right tools to help you along the way. Making the best investments for you — particularly ones that aren't financial — are key to battling the overwhelm. Create space for yourself, and invest in preventing burnout.

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, Diana shares her reflections on living out of a suitcase and two backpacks. She gives her top three tips on how she deals with being overwhelmed: acknowledge, let go, and invest in space. Diana also shares why investing in space can be the best investment for yourself and your business. 

Feeling overwhelmed? Listen to this episode to learn how you can regain control of your life.

Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here. 

🔥Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode:

1. Learn how to manage and let go of overwhelming situations.
2. Find out why investing in space can be the best decision you make for yourself.
3. Learn what you can invest in to create space in your business and in life.

📘Resources

• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Sign up for Diana's Camp Clarity Course now! 
• Want your creative business to go even further? Sign up for Diana's ASCEND four-month, immersive mastermind experience for elevated entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their next mountain. Join the waitlist here.
• Diana's Living Room Dance playlist
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

🎧Episode Highlights

[01:30] Diana's Plans

• Diana is currently staying in a sublet in Chelsea, Manhattan. 
• She will be traveling to Paris, Australia, and New Zealand beginning next week until December. 
• The longest time Diana has stayed in one place lately was for 18 days in her friend's home in Fort Greene, New York. 
• She is also in the launch of Camp Clarity and is preparing for Ascend. 
• Diana sometimes feels overwhelmed thinking about her current nomadic lifestyle and schedule. 

[04:05] Living Out of One Suitcase & Two Backpacks

• Diana is currently living out of one suitcase and two backpacks.

[04:36] Diana: "I realized, 'Holy shit, I'm living out of a suitcase and I'm doing this all on my own. And it felt like if I stopped rowing this boat, I'm going to drown,' and I'm the only one rowing the boat."

• Diana knows that she has so much to be grateful for, but the feeling of being overwhelmed still gets to her sometimes. 
• She began to understand that events in her life would go on whether or not she freaked out.
• Life is not all sunshine and rainbows, but you are not alone in that. 
• Everyone is facing something difficult that triggers them or activates their nervous systems. 

[06:13] Choosing To Let Go

• Understand that you have a choice.
• You can let go and say, "This is not what I am available for." 

[06:44] Diana: "I can either freak [out] and just be a mess, or I can straighten my backbone and breathe and work and move through it and choose to be grateful and excited for what is happening in my life."

• Take it with a grain of salt.  
• In times of overwhelm, Diana takes walks and meditates. 
• Sometimes, she also dances to her Living Room Dance playlist. You can listen to Diana's Living Room Dance playlist here.

[07:53] You Are Not Alone

• Entrepreneurship, nomadic living, and life in general are activating. 
• The capitalist culture can make you feel like you are not doing enough.
• Understand that these feelings and things happen. 
• Remember, you are not alone. 

[08:27] Your Best Investment

• Create space to invest in yourself (like coaching containers). 
• Allow yourself to drop into this space. 
• This space is the best investment you can make for yourself.  

[09:54] Why You Need to Invest in and Create Space

• Create space for you to think about things other than work.  
• This space will allow you to move away from your business and enjoy life for a time. 
• Investing in this time for yourself will help you think outside the box and have more creative ideas.
• Create space for yourself. Make time, or else you will burn out. 

[11:32] Final Takeaways

• Permit yourself to invest in yourself. 
• Investing your time and energy into space is a purposeful, intentional, and smart move. 
• Becoming a couch potato and just relaxing isn't how to go about creating this intentional space, though sometimes this is what our bodies need.
• Instead, it can be catching up with your family, taking time to sit and journal, or choosing to have a slow morning. 

[12:57] Diana: "Get out of the muck when you're in the muck, like choosing to stand up in the water instead of flailing. A lot of times when we're flailing, we think we're drowning. I tell my clients to stand up. The water is only two feet deep. Right? It's not as crazy as you think it is. It's not an emergency like you think it is."

Enjoyed this Podcast on Why You Should Create Space?

Entrepreneurial life is not all sunshine and rainbows. The hustle culture can make you feel like you are not doing enough. That's why it's vital to create space for yourself — a space to heal, refresh, and recharge.

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs. 

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

Connect with me on Linkedin: Diana Davis Creative.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates, exciting programs, and valuable resources.

You probably heard several stories about creatives leaving their day job to pursue their side hustles. But some creatives manage to wonderfully balance their full-time work and find time to fuel a creative outlet.

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, Diana talks to Rolanda Evelyn, the senior product development manager at Rent The Runway and editor-in-chief of her blog, leave a little sparkle. She talks about pursuing your desired career while having a creative side hustle that brings joy. It takes more than talent; critical elements of Rolanda's journey were knowledge of what she wanted and the grit to keep going.  

Listen to this episode to gain insights on how to have a creative outlet that fuels your wants and needs!

Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here. 

1. Find out the value of having a creative outlet that you can balance with your job.
2. Understand the different challenges and advantages of growing up in an immigrant household.
3. Discover what paths can be created for you when you dive into new things headfirst.

• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Sign up for Diana's Camp Clarity Course now!
• Rent The Runway

• leave a little sparkle

• Happier: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most by Cassie Holmes
• You Are A Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
• Grit by Angela Duckworth
• Follow one of Rolanda's inspirations, Krystal Bick, on Instagram
• Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram
• Connect with Rolanda: LinkedIn | Instagram

• Rolanda is a New York native. 
• She grew up in an immigrant household and was among the first-generation Americans in her family. 
• She is a full-time senior product marketing manager at Rent The Runway, a service and subscription-based fashion company. 
• Rolanda is also the editor-in-chief of her blog and creative outlet, leave a little sparkle. 

• Rolanda's parents believed education was an equalizer and they raised her with a high bar for academic excellence. 
• She spent her childhood studying, using her weekends for enrichment classes, and taking extra homework. 
• Her parents did everything they could to ensure their children excelled in school. 
• Focusing on excellence taught Rolanda to have grit in everything she does, including her creative outlets. 

• Rolanda grew up with different creativity pockets that gave her a creative outlet.
• Her parents enrolled her in different extracurricular activities like ballet and karate classes. 
• However, Rolanda's main interest was fashion. 
• She remembers dressing up every Sunday for church with her grandmother, pairing different handbags and shoes together.  
• Every week, her mother would take a photo of her Sunday outfit and add it to a photo album. 

• Rolanda grew up knowing what she wanted to do: communication and fashion. 
• She pursued studying at the University of Pennsylvania because it had a communication major and a fashion community. 
• Rolanda did her best to be involved in the University of Pennsylvania's fashion community and retail club. 
• The blog, leave a little sparkle, was born out of her desire to continue creative pursuits in fashion. 

[23:36] Rolanda: "The hardest part I learned once [I] started [was], I don't have to wait for this thing to be perfect in order to launch it. If you wait for it to be perfect, [you're] gonna be waiting forever."

• Rolanda recounts hearing about the product marketing industry and being captivated by the work and people inside. 
• She decided to follow this path and pursue the blog on the side. This way, she gets to have both worlds at the same time. 

[26:38] Rolanda: "Sometimes the plan that you have set out for yourself, as I just described, doesn't always go the way that you thought it would. But it's kind of the path that you should be leaning towards."

• Her product marketing job sits between brand marketing and product development. 
• Rolanda enjoys her job in marketing because it's an intersection of the left and right brain — creativity and strategy. 

• Rolanda looks for people on the San Francisco geotag and "fashion blogger" tag to grow her network. 
• She would follow and DM them. Sometimes, she also finds other bloggers from her Following's posts and stories. 
• Rolanda would also ask her colleagues to connect her to fashion groups and photographers in their communities. 
• The creative fashion scene in San Francisco is small. Once you've been in it, you most likely know everyone.

• Rolanda wants her blog to be a creative outlet where she can share her day-to-day experience as a Black woman working in the tech industry. 
• Rolanda learned that her blog, like life, cannot be all sparkle and rainbows.
• She wants the blog to "sparkle" but also show realness.
• Her blog also acts as her place to escape. 

• After finishing her program, Rolanda moved to New York to become YouTube's product marketing lead for fashion and beauty.
• Quitting Google without having another thing to land on was a significant point in her journey. 
• Rolanda's job with Google gave her financial independence and allowed her to pay off her student loans. However, she wanted to transfer to the fashion industry.

[43:54] Rolanda: "What are you waiting for? Just go do it. What could possibly go wrong? Try it. If you hate it, you can undo it. What have you got to lose?" 

• Rolanda was supposed to start Rent The Runway in March 2020 but had to delay it to July 2020. 
• While waiting to start her new work, Rolanda got numerous offers from other tech companies.
• However, she was set on Rent The Runway because it was what she wanted. 
• Eventually, she learned to ignore calls from the other companies.

[47:22] Rolanda: "I stopped taking the calls because it just made me feel worse and it made it harder to choose my choice. I was committed to choosing my choice. I was like, 'I'm going to remove the things that make it hard to choose my choice until I can no longer choose my choice anymore.'"

• Six years after starting her blog, Rolanda still maintains leave a little sparkle as a creative outlet.
• Rolanda remains intentional with what she posts. 
• She does not create content to appease the algorithm. She creates content that brings her joy. 
• The blog gives her this creative freedom because it is not her source of income. 
• You have to have something that makes you feel creative and protect it. For Rolanda, this is her blog. 

• Rolanda is a Pisces. For Rolanda, creativity means reimagining and romanticizing anything — people, movement, nature, and other things. 
• Rolanda's entrepreneur crush is Crystal Beck, a former Googler turned full-time blogger. She finds her the perfect example of being creative on your terms and doing what brings you joy. 
• Rolanda's current read is Happier Hour by Cassie Holmes. It's a book about living a happier life, using your time for things you care about, and being present. 
• Rolanda is currently listening to Angela Duckworth, the author of Grit and developer of the concept of grit.
• If Rolanda didn't have to think about money, time, and resources, she would do a talk show. 

Rolanda Evelyn is the Senior Manager of Product Marketing at Rent The Runway. Rolanda describes herself as a strategic storyteller passionate about the intersection of fashion, retail, and tech. She is also a blogger and content creator for her blog, leave a little sparkle.

Learn more about Rolanda through her blog, leave a little sparkle. You can also follow her on LinkedIn and Instagram. 

Are you torn between keeping your day job and pursuing your side hustle? Here's a confidence booster: you don't have to give up either of them. Having a full-time career while maintaining a creative outlet is a balancing act, but it's worth it! 

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We're giving you another look into what happened at the Summit Retreat held at Steamboat Springs, Colorado! 

In this episode of The Pollen Podcast, we discuss experiences and lessons from the retreat. Erica, Maria, Nicholette, and Alexandra share their favorite parts of the event, the beauty and power of a supportive community, and the importance of injecting more of you into your business! Maria also gives a sneak peek into where future retreats will be held and what you can expect from them. 

Tune in and be inspired to join the next Diana Davis Creative retreat!

Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana's 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here. 

1. Learn how crucial a supportive community is in achieving your goals and dreams! 
2. Understand why you should bring more of your authentic self to your brand and business. 
3. Discover how retreats create a community of like-minded women helping each other move forward.

• Achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!). Sign up for Diana's Camp Clarity Course Round 7 now! It's going to start on October 27. 
• Excited for the next retreat? Sign up for the waitlist at Diana Davis Creative Retreat! This time, the venue will be somewhere in Europe (likely Greece!). There will be tons of activities, plus you'll get a bonus one-on-one coaching session with Diana after the retreat. 🎁 
• Here's another look at what happened during the retreat! Reflections from a Magical Week at the Summit Retreat ⛰. 
• Access other courses from Diana Davis Creative.
• Connect with our guests! 
• Erica Pieczonka: Instagram | Website
• Maria Herrera: Instagram
• Nicholette Hilbrich: Instagram | Website 
• Alexandra Smith: Instagram | Website
• Connect with me: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

• Erica is a holistic leadership coach, and she is passionate about helping women reach their full potential. She also loves nature and spiritual practices. 
• There is something special about connecting in-person with like-minded people.
• Despite being new to the retreat, she felt included. Erica also felt more motivated afterwards.  
• Erica's biggest takeaway is learning to bring more of herself into her business. 

Erica: "The invitation that I received from you [and the retreat] was, how can I bring more of [myself] to my business? For me, that was such a beautiful challenge because it feels more authentic when you give yourself permission to fully be yourself and bring all of that."

• This is Maria's first experience planning a creative retreat. She used to plan corporate trade shows. 
• She felt joy and security being in a room full of supportive women.  

Maria: "The people you attract are the people that showed up to this retreat, and you created that energy and space too as a leader from everybody to just learn… The energy was so great, and that was my favorite part."

• Maria is also involved in planning the next retreat. It's going to be in southern Europe. 
• The retreat is an intimate environment where participants can take time for themselves and join activities.
• They will serve nourishing meals and are looking to include fun outdoor activities.
• The location for the next September retreat is Ecuador. Maria was born there, and she's excited to share her culture, history, and food with the participants!

• Nicholette is an entrepreneur, video content producer, and coach. She loves helping people be authentic. 
• Her favorite retreat experience was jumping with other participants at the waterfalls. She loved the community and trust. 
• When we have people with us on our journey, we can be much more powerful and accountable.

Nicholette: "That extra 1% of having someone else there with you believing in you… The amount of power that is within that to make you reach that next level of then believing in yourself — it's fucking wild."

• Nicholette is an Instagram Reel coach. During the retreat, she expanded into creating Reels for women. 
• The women in the retreat were so supportive and helped Nicholette move through the expansion. 
• Nicolette travels to help people create their Reels. 
• She hopes a future retreat can be in Bali.

• Alexandra is a systems specialist for creatives.
• It surprised her that the retreat participants were so open and committed.

Diana:  "[W]e were letting people and giving permission for them to be their whole selves and not just be what they do for a living, or not just be the person that likes the color blue. It's like bring your whole self to the table and show up exactly as you are right in this moment."

• Her favorite experience was the hot springs and the dragonflies. Dragonflies symbolize transformation, and she felt that was very apt for the retreat.   
• She hopes a future retreat can be in a tropical venue or the Portuguese and Spanish coasts.

• You can hire Alexandra for strategy sessions. She also provides weekday support. 
• Her work can help you organize and process information, then create a roadmap for your direction.  

Erica Pieczonka is a holistic leadership coach who empowers women. She helps her clients shatter their inner glass ceiling and claim their highest potential! Check out her work on Instagram and her website. 

Maria Herrera is a travel and retreat planner and virtual bookkeeper. She is one of the brilliant members of the DDC team who made the Summit Retreat a success! Check out her work on Instagram.

Nicholette Hilbrich is a video content producer and Reels coach. She helps entrepreneurs by creating video content that embodies their brand, attracts soul-aligned clients, and increases visibility on social media. Check out her work on Instagram and her website.

Alexandra Smith is a systems specialist for creatives. She helps clients create a fully-aligned flow in their businesses. Check out her work on Instagram and her website.

Retreats are a powerful experience to reflect on your business, connect with a supportive community, and become more in tune with yourself! The Summit Retreat is the first of many Diana Davis Retreats to come, so sign up for the waitlist to get updates! 

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs — just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it!

Leave a review and share it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs. 

Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

Connect with me on LinkedIn: Diana Davis Creative.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates, exciting programs, and valuable resources.