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Designing Profitable Creative Business Without Burnout, with Jessica Abel

Monday, November 17, 2025 • Duration 48:26

In this episode, Charlotte Ellis Maldari welcomes Jessica Abel, founder of Autonomous Creative, to discuss how mid-career creatives can reshape their client work into sustainable, profitable businesses that align with real life. Jessica shares her journey from graphic novelist and professor to business coach, highlighting the challenges creatives face in balancing client work, marketing, and personal fulfilment.

Key topics include:
- The pitfalls of underpricing and overdelivering, and how to set realistic, sustainable rates using Jessica’s “ground truth calculator”
- The importance of aligning business models with personal capacity and financial goals
- Why many creatives burn out by following mass-market marketing advice that doesn’t fit their business
- Mindset shifts needed to move from scarcity and self-doubt to confidence and clarity
- The value of tracking time and outcomes to make informed business decisions
- How to build a business that supports both creative work and a fulfilling life

Jessica (jccabel on LinkedIn) also introduces her new training, “Stop Working Nights and Weekends,” designed to help creatives reclaim their time and profitability.

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From Post to Pipeline: Content to Clients

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 • Duration 14:41

In this episode, we explore why content alone won’t save your consulting agency or coaching business. While posting boosts visibility, it rarely translates directly into paying clients—especially when you’re at the mercy of ever-changing algorithms. We discuss the pitfalls of relying solely on social media, the burnout that comes from constant posting, and the frustration of seeing little return on your efforts.

Key topics include:
- The difference between visibility and revenue
- Real-life examples of algorithm changes derailing business growth
- Why consistent posting doesn’t guarantee clients
- The importance of having a system or funnel behind your content
- How to turn content from noise into a client-generating machine
- The power of clear calls to action and next steps
- Questions to assess your current content strategy

Tune in to learn how to make every piece of content work harder for your business and discover practical steps to move from posting for engagement to building a reliable client pipeline.

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Automation Isn’t Evil (It’s Just Misused)

Monday, April 28, 2025 • Duration 11:30

Automation gets a bad rap—and frankly, it’s not fair. In this episode, Charlotte breaks down why the tool itself isn’t the problem… it’s how people use it. If you’ve ever felt torn between “doing it all manually” or sounding like a bot, this is your wake-up call to stop choosing between authentic and efficient—because you can (and should) have both.

In this episode, we cover:

•The difference between lazy automation vs respectful automation

•How to use automation without sounding like a robot

•Why manual lead gen keeps you small and inconsistent

•What smart systems can do for your energy, confidence, and growth

•The role of automation in lead generation that feels human

Respectful systems aren’t the enemy. They’re your edge.

✨ Feeling like this might be your moment? It is.

Check out kaffeen.co/llo and get your system in place before the 10th of May 2025.

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Part 2: Navigate Your Agency Growth Pains Faster, with Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the Design Business Association

Monday, December 20, 2021 • Duration 25:46

Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the DBA talks to Charlotte about her experience of the most common challenges to agency growth and how to navigate the business aspect of design more easily.

Listen into this episode for topics like:

How can design business leaders close the gap between agency and client
Why proving ROI is such a powerful tool to leverage in business development
What the changing landscape of design looks like, and what to look forward to
Who to turn to when you need support as a design business leader.

Show notes:

>> https://thedesigncommunityhub.com/
>> https://www.dba.org.uk/
>> https://effectivedesign.org.uk/

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Catching the Judges Eye and Budget at DEA

Monday, December 6, 2021 • Duration 03:49

How would you like to get your work in front of these decision-makers?

Well, you can. All at the same time.

I’m going to tell you why DEA is not like any other awards, and why you need to consider entering to further your business. Because chasing the silverware is child play compared to the other advantages of this award scheme.

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Part 1: Navigate Your Agency Growth Pains Faster, with Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the Design Business Association

Monday, November 15, 2021 • Duration 34:17

Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive at the DBA talks to Charlotte about her experience of the most common challenges to agency growth and how to navigate the business aspect of design more easily.

Listen into this episode for topics like:

How can design business leaders close the gap between agency and client
Why proving ROI is such a powerful tool to leverage in business development
What the changing landscape of design looks like, and what to look forward to
Who to turn to when you need support as a design business leader.

Show notes:

>> https://thedesigncommunityhub.com/
>> https://www.dba.org.uk/
>> https://effectivedesign.org.uk/

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Lorraine Ball, Former Agency Owner and Founder of the Digital Toolbox Community

Sunday, October 24, 2021 • Duration 34:08

Lorraine Ball, former agency owner and founder of the Digital Toolbox Community talks to Charlotte about converting curious prospective clients.

Listen into this episode for insights like:

How do you convert random visitors to your website into prospects, customers and even raving fans?
Why and how will narrowing your target audience actually grow your business
Which is more valuable social media or your website?

Show notes:

>> Free agency marketing mini course https://www.kaffeen.club/kaffeen-free-agency-marketing-mini-course

>> https://digitaltoolbox.club/event/inbound-marketing-webinar/

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Time-Saving Marketing Tactics

Monday, September 13, 2021 • Duration 03:09

All too often when we do dedicate time to marketing, it’s an uphill battle because we do it so infrequently.

If only someone would tell us what to do, make it easy, give us a to-do list. I know I wish that’s what I’d had when I was in-house.

So here are my top tips for creating a marketing plan that is easy to repeat, delegate and will help grow your business.

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What a Good Target Client Looks Like

Sunday, August 29, 2021 • Duration 03:21

Often, new business planning is done on the fly, with little consideration about how compatible the prospect is with your business.

I’m often asked how to pull together, targeting for a new business campaign. So I thought it’d be handy to share some points to consider. Here are five ways to screen a new business prospect to see if they are worth the time and energy to approach.

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What Your Agency's Accounts Can Tell You About Which Clients To Win

Sunday, August 1, 2021 • Duration 29:08

Rob te Braake, Founder at InsightMatters, talks to Charlotte about what an agency needs to know about their finances to set goals and become more profitable.

Listen into this episode for insights like:

How Bookkeeping Can Drive Profit Growth
A Financial Perspective on Goal Setting
The Most Commonly Used Key Metrics
Better Understanding Profitability

Show notes:

>> Free agency marketing mini course https://kaffeen.mykajabi.com/kaffeen-free-agency-marketing-mini-course

>> https://financeinsightmatters.com/

>> https://financeinsightmatters.com/kaffeenespresso/

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