Live Creatively with Megan Sjuts

Candid conversations with creatives all about how to own your design, pursue your path, and live your creative BEST life. Are you craving community and connection with other creatives? Me too! Being a creative doesn’t have to be isolating. In fact, it shouldn’t be. I believe we do our BEST creative work in community, not isolation. I’m your host, Megan Sjuts. I’m a graphic designer turned creative coach and I’m on a mission to bring out the creative BEST in others by helping them connect to their creativity. The purpose of this show is to create space to have candid conversations with other creatives that will inspire you to own your design, pursue your path, and live your creative BEST life. Join me for encouraging conversations about creativity, business, life, and everything in between. No matter where you are on your creative path, just getting started or years of experience, you are welcome here. You don’t have to navigate your journey alone. Let’s Live Creatively, friends! Learn more: www.building07.com Connect: [email protected] Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativeincommunity Coaching: www.building07.com/coaching/

Finding Creative Inspiration All Around You with Daphne Bamburg 05/23/2023

Cultivating Harmony between Work and Rest with Shelley Tyson 04/24/2023

Breaking Free from Fear and Anxiety with Christy Boulware 04/10/2023

Breaking Free from Fear and Anxiety with Christy Boulware How can we break free from fear and anxiety in a world that feeds it? In this episode of Live Creatively, I’m chatting with Christy Boulware. Christy is first a passionate follower of Christ. She is also a wife and a mom of three. With a deep desire to set women and teens free from the chains of fear and anxiety, Christy leads a non-profit organization called Fearless Unite. Through conferences, workshops. retreats, Bible studies, and devotionals, Christy speaks and writes about drastically decreasing the alarming statistics of anxiety in our world. I loved this candid conversation with Christy about finding freedom from crippling fears and anxiety and how these can negatively impact our creativity. Of course, these struggles are not exclusive to creatives, but I know I have certainly wrestled with lots of fears along my own creative journey. And the world around us certainly gives plenty of reasons to feel anxious on a daily basis. And I know that I am not alone in these feelings and experiences. Listen in as Christy and I chat about: Ways the world we live in feeds our fears and anxiety everyday Why anxiety is such a pressing and urgent issue on a larger scale Tips on how to overcome crippling fear and anxiety What are anxiety smoke alarms and how they can help us overcome fear and anxiety How fear and anxiety can negatively impact our creativity Christy and I had such a great conversation that feels even more relevant and important now as this episode is releasing than when we recorded it. I know her words are going to encourage you and meet you where you are, especially if your heart has felt heavy and burdened by recent headlines. If you find yourself struggling to overcome fear and feeling anxious, this episode is for you! Connect with Christy: Let’s Live Creatively, friends! Learn more: Connect: [email protected] Community for Creatives: Coaching for Creatives: Want more? Subscribe to my “secret” podcast, 5-Minute Fridays. Exclusive convos for my closest creative friends: /episode/index/show/livecreatively/id/26494383

Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood with Ashlee Gadd 03/27/2023

Marketing Strategies for Your Creative Business with Natalie Blenkush 03/13/2023

The Creative Consequences of Imposter Syndrome with Bre Clark 02/27/2023

Walking Boldly & Freely in Your Creative Calling with Kat Armstrong 02/13/2023

Walking Boldly & Freely in Your Creative Calling with Kat Armstrong How do we walk boldly and freely in our callings as creatives? In this episode of Live Creatively, I’m chatting with Kat Armstrong. Kat is the co-founder of the Polished Network to embolden women in their faith and work. She is a powerful voice in our generation as a sought-after Bible teacher and innovative ministry leader. She holds a master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and is the author of No More Holding Back, The In-Between Place, and a 6-book series called the Storyline Project. “Calling” feels like such a loaded buzzword these days and can trigger many different emotions and thoughts. So many of us have wrestled with the infamous question… “What is my calling?” I know I have and it can feel like a lot of pressure! Kat and I address this daunting question and define what calling really is…and what it’s not. Kat shares how we can be empowered and emboldened to walk more freely in who we are created to be. Listen in as Kat and I chat about: Defining and demystifying the idea of “calling” Why your career is NOT your calling Her perspective on “assignment living” How to walk boldly and freely in our callings Common struggles that hold us back from living out our callings Kat shares so much wisdom and encouragement on this topic. If you have felt the weight and pressure of “figuring out your calling” that can be so heavy and overwhelming–this conversation will set you free! I’ve had the privilege of hearing Kat speak to this topic several times over the last few years and each time I do, I learn something new and walk away feeling encouraged, and I know you will too. If you have ever wrestled with the question of calling and struggled to define it for yourself, this episode is for you! Connect with Kat: Let’s Live Creatively, friends! Learn more: Connect: [email protected] Community for Creatives: Coaching for Creatives: Want more? Subscribe to my “secret” podcast, 5-Minute Fridays. Exclusive convos for my closest creative friends: /episode/index/show/livecreatively/id/25835289

The Enneagram + Exploring Who You're Created to Be with Meredith Boggs 01/30/2023

Leveraging the Power of Pinterest + Content Strategy with Alayna Perrault 01/16/2023

How to Grow Your Service-Based Business with Shay Brown 01/02/2023

How to Grow Your Service-Based Business with Shay Brown How do we continue growing our service-based businesses without getting buried in all the day-to-day operations? Happy New Year and welcome to Season Two of Live Creatively! We’re kicking things off in this episode with Shay Brown. Shay is the COO and Co-Founder of the Bucketlist Bombshells, a multi-million dollar online educational community that equips women with the confidence and business foundation to start a remote, service-based online business. I loved this candid conversation with Shay and what better way to kick off Season Two of the show than to start by talking about growth – something I think we are all mindful of at the start of a new year. When it comes to all things business operations, Shay is your girl! She got her start in the online business world as a virtual assistant learning the ins and outs of business operations. So, it’s no surprise she dropped some serious knowledge about all the behind-the-scenes stuff that goes into running a service-based business well. We also talked about how to continue growing your business once you’ve got things up and running. Listen in as Shay and I chat about: The key areas of running the behind-the-scenes parts of a business Business operations best practices and Shay’s top how-to tips The biggest lessons Shay has learned along the way in doing this for herself and her past clients How to continue growing our businesses by finding and landing clients Adapting your business operations and systems as you grow This episode is packed with so much encouragement, amazing tips, and best practices you can implement this year in your service-based business. If you are ready to start the year off strong and grow your service-based business, this episode is for you! Connect with Shay & The Bucketlist Bombshells: Let’s Live Creatively, friends! Learn more: Connect: [email protected] Community for Creatives: Coaching for Creatives: Want more? Subscribe to my “secret” podcast, 5-Minute Fridays. Exclusive convos for my closest creative friends: /episode/index/show/livecreatively/id/25431216

Identifying and Using Your Strengths for Good with Brandi Voth 11/21/2022

Identifying and Using Your Strengths for Good with Brandi Voth How can we can identify our strengths as creatives and use them for good to serve others through our gifts? In this episode of Live Creatively, I’m chatting with Brandi Voth. Brandi is an International Best-Selling Author, a top podcast host, and the Founder of The Power Hat Co., a social enterprise employing human trafficking survivors. She is passionate about inspiring women to lead purpose-filled lives and own their power. Her greatest joy in life is helping women realize who they were created to be. I loved this conversation with Brandi so much and I can’t think of a better way to conclude season one of the show than to spend it talking about purpose, impact, and using our gifts for good. Brandi and I discussed how we can identify our strengths as creatives and use them for good and to serve others through our gifts. What a thought to consider as we end the year and prepare to begin another! Listen in as Brandi and I chat about: The role our sense of identity (and knowing what our identity is grounded in) plays in recognizing and understanding our strengths/giftings How to identify and understand what our unique gifts and strengths are Using our gifts and strengths for good and to serve others Common struggles in identifying our gifts and what holds us back from understanding our strengths Make sure you listen until the end! Brandi shares so much valuable advice and encouragement for the creative who doesn’t feel like they truly understand what their strengths are or where to even begin with trying to identify them. Maybe that’s you – and that’s okay! I know this episode will leave you feeling both encouraged and empowered. If you're ready to understand your unique gifts and how to use your strengths for good, this episode is for you! Connect with Brandi: Let’s Live Creatively, friends! Learn more: Connect: [email protected] Community for Creatives: Coaching for Creatives: Want more? Subscribe to my “secret” podcast, 5-Minute Fridays. Exclusive convos for my closest creative friends: /episode/index/show/livecreatively/id/24953904

Fighting for What Makes You Feel Alive with Jo Hooper 11/07/2022

How to Courageously Pursue Your Dreams with Merritt Onsa 10/24/2022

How to Courageously Pursue Your Dreams with Merritt Onsa How can we be courageous and embrace creative risk taking while pursuing our dreams? In this episode of Live Creatively, I’m chatting with Merritt Onsa. Merritt is a Dream Coach and podcast host who inspires Christian women to trade fear and imposter syndrome for the God-shaped dreams they were created to pursue. For so many of us, even just speaking our dreams out loud can feel terrifying! So, how do we actually pursue our dreams courageously? The truth is, pursuing and taking real steps towards making our dreams a reality will involve taking risks and that can feel scary! In our candid conversation, Merritt shares so much encouragement and advice about how to step out in courage while pursuing our dreams and how creative risk taking is such a big and necessary part of taking real steps forward in the direction of our dreams. Listen in as Merritt and I chat about: How to courageously pursue our dreams and what that has looked like for her What courageously pursuing our dreams will require of us How we be courageous when we face risk and push past the fears that come with unknowns Practical advice for taking real steps and making progress towards accomplishing our dreams Do you have a dream tucked away in your heart? Maybe you’re feeling paralyzed by all the fears and what-ifs that stand between where you are right now and where you need to go in order for your dream to become a reality. We’ve all felt this way creative friend, but be encouraged. It is possible to pursue your dream – one small, shaky step at a time. If you are struggling to find the courage to step out and pursue your dream, this episode is for you! Connect with Merritt: Devoted Dreamers Let’s Live Creatively, friends! Learn more: Connect: [email protected] Community for Creatives: Coaching for Creatives: Want more? Subscribe to my “secret” podcast, 5-Minute Fridays. Exclusive convos for my closest creative friends: /episode/index/show/livecreatively/id/24763155

Managing Overwhelm in the Midst of a Full Life with Hannah Pierrou 10/10/2022

How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome with Bree Grenier 09/26/2022

How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome with Bree Grenier Imposter syndrome is likely something we have all faced as creatives. So how do we overcome and not allow it to hold us back in our creative pursuits? In this episode of Live Creatively, I’m chatting with Bree Grenier. Bree is a fellow designer and the owner of . She helps creative entrepreneurs make their brands more memorable and more profitable through strategic brand and website design. I love Bree’s story because, as someone who also took an unconventional path to design, I can relate to so much of what she shares in this episode. She opens up about how she often felt less qualified than other creatives and wrestled with feelings of imposter syndrome along her way. I loved this candid conversation with Bree and the advice she shared from her own experiences about how to overcome imposter syndrome, which I think is something we have all faced as creatives at some point in our journeys. I know it’s certainly something I have found myself struggling with as well, especially when I was just getting started as a graphic designer. Listen in as Bree and I chat about: What imposter syndrome is and how it impacts us, and our work, as creatives How Bree struggled with imposter syndrome along her journey to design The connection between unhealthy comparison and imposter syndrome How we can disqualify ourselves from opportunities when we believe the lies of imposter syndrome What helped Bree overcome the feelings and symptoms of imposter syndrome that were holding her back So much valuable advice and encouragement for the creative struggling with imposter syndrome If you want to know how to finally overcome those feelings of imposter syndrome that keep holding you back, this episode is for you! Connect with Bree: Let’s Live Creatively, friends! Learn more: Connect: [email protected] Community for Creatives: Coaching for Creatives: Want more? Subscribe to my “secret” podcast, 5-Minute Fridays. Exclusive convos for my closest creative friends: /episode/index/show/livecreatively/id/24459072