Launch Week with Supercut Creative: “I Was Down Bad” During the Rebrand
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
Recorded in real time with Hannah Dougherty-Gaden during Supercut Creative's launch week! We get into every element of her rebrand: The creative copy, building the shoot from a single song idea, shaping the launch strategy, and navigating the emotional rollercoaster no one talks about when you invest in yourself.
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Building Radiant Strings Into a $100K Brand with Nicole Lennartz
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
I’m sitting down with my longtime client Nicole Lennartz, CEO of Radiant Strings, to talk about how she went from undercharging to doubling her revenue and stepping fully into leadership. We talk about raising prices, paying yourself, leading a team of peers, and what shifts when your business finally matches your vision. We also get into her rebrand, live concerts, and how she started showing up as the face of her brand.
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I Didn’t Hit My Q1 Revenue Goal | Work Out Loud Journal #1
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
This is the first of my monthly Work Out Loud journal episodes: Stream of consciousness updates on what’s center stage in my life, work, and vision. It’s basically a public version of my morning pages, and you get to listen in! So let’s start here: I did NOT hit my Q1 revenue goal! Today I’m working through what that brings up as marathon training shifts my focus and changes how I think about success.
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Building Your Acting Vision While Scaling a Business with Becca Batt
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
In this episode, I’m sitting down with Becca Batt to talk about what it actually looks like to start building your acting vision while also running a successful--and growing!--business. We get into the moment you realize you don’t have to choose between what’s working and what you actually want, how to create space for a second identity without burning everything down, and why waiting until you feel “ready” is the biggest delay tactic there is. If your vision involves performing, acting, or leading in any way, Becca has some honest perspectives for you!
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The Vision Hidden Inside What You Want
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
What if you already know what your vision is...you just haven’t admitted it yet? In this episode, I'm unpacking the connection between your desires and your vision, and why honesty is where building anything meaningful actually begins.
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Cold Pitch to First Workshop: How Mind By LJ Launched an EFT Practice for Athletes
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
What happens when you stop waiting and actually test your vision in the real world? In this episode, I sit down with my client and friend Laura Coglianese, and talk about building and launching Her EFT (emotional freedom technique) practice for athletes. Our conversation was recorded during my visit to her new home base in Philadelphia! We unpack the real work behind building her vision, including... Niching her offers down to only athletes Cold pitching her intro workshop to the University of Pittsburgh Hosting her first workshops with over 50 student athletes before relocating to a new...
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The Power of the Creative U-Turn
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
In this episode, I’m unpacking the idea of the creative U-turn, a concept from The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, and what happens when you walk away from your vision...only to realize you’re not actually finished. Inspired by Alysa Liu and her return to skating on her own terms, I’m sharing the creative U-turns I've experienced over the past year, and some prompts to uncover your own unfinished creative business! Sports in America interivew:
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DIY Your Vision: The 5 Things You Have to Do Yourself
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
There’s a lot you can outsource when you’re building and launching a vision, but there are a few things you abosultey must do yourself. Today I'm talking about what you need to DIY, because if you’re expecting anyone else to do them for you--whether you’re paying money for it or not--it’s not going to work.
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Make Your Fucking Bed: The Creative Rut Episode
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
Winter has been kicking my ass, and I feel like my creativity has ghosted me. Anyone else??? Today I’m working out loud about it, and sharing a few free(!!!) ways I’ve been guiding myself out of this creative rut while the world burns <3333
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How to Close a Business
Work Out Loud with Heather Davis
After nine years in the wedding industry, I’m closing Day of Pittsburgh: The business that shaped who I am today. This episode is a moment of closure, and my work out loud reflections on growth, honoring what’s complete, and on choosing to end a chapter with care instead of quietly fading into the bushes.
info_outlineIn this episode, I’m unpacking the idea of the creative U-turn, a concept from The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, and what happens when you walk away from your vision...only to realize you’re not actually finished.
Inspired by Alysa Liu and her return to skating on her own terms, I’m sharing the creative U-turns I've experienced over the past year, and some prompts to uncover your own unfinished creative business!
Sports in America interivew: Olympian Alysa Liu Doesn’t Care About the Medals