The Committed Creative Podcast
Are you a creative who wants to make a full-time living from your passion project? Then this podcast is for you. Each week, Carmen interviews a successful creative who quit the corporate business world and made their creative dream pay.Forget navel-gazing, highfalutin creative talk, and learn actionable business steps from creative minds who have turned their creative passion into their life's work...creative work that pays good money.Forget the saying 'poor and struggling artist' and hear from artistic people who earn more than they ever did in a 'traditional' job.Brought to you by creative content strategist and PR consultant Carmen Allan-Petale, founder of Red Platypus Creative.
Episodes
82 episodes
#82 Tips for Hosting a Successful Podcast
In the final episode of season six, I reflect on my podcasting journey and share tips for launching and maintaining a successful podcast. I talk about the importance of choosing a catchy podcast name, creating an eye-catching thumbnail,...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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28:31
#81 Tapping into Your Creativity with Amanda Kendle
In this episode of The Committed Creative podcast, Amanda shares her journey from accidentally starting her own business after her son was born to building a successful career in podcasting, social media training, and teaching creativity. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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50:37
#80 From Self-Care to Business Success with Cat Westell
Cat Westell is the founder of Amoret Muse, a self-care product-based business. She started her business during the COVID-19 lockdown as a way to practice self-care and create products that promote relaxatio...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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40:35
#79 Leading with Kindness with Monica Beazley
Monica Beazley is the founder of Monarch Management, a company that supports leaders in cultivating self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and resilience. With a background in corporate and s...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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52:55
#78 The Art of Never Giving Up with Mackenzie Burgoyne
Mackenzie is the founder of the fitness business Dubbel and in this episode, he shares his journey from soccer player to starting his own business during COVID.He discusses the importance of prov...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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44:16
#77 Creating a Connected Community with Ashley Matkovic
In this episode of the Committed Creative Podcast, I interview Ashley Matkovic, the founder of one of Perth's biggest business networking groups, Fusion Biz Co.Ash shares her journey ...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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46:45
#76 Preparing Your Business for Sale with John Denton
In this episode of the Committed Creative Podcast, I interview John Denton, a business coach who specialises in preparing businesses for sale. John shares his expertise on how to get a business ready for sale, the challenges business ow...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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44:45
#75 Living a Life You Love with Amanda Ewin
Amanda Ewin is a lifestyle coach and meditation teacher who helps high-achieving women shift from feeling stuck to living a magnificent life. With a background in podiatry, Amanda realised her true passion was in helping people live bet...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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44:32
#74 The Power of Perseverance with Lizelle Hartley
Lizelle Hartley is a well-known fashion designer, stylist, and business coach. She has recently released a memoir about her life and the challenges she faced on her journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur.From living in poverty af...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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49:00
#73 Writing Epic Web Copy with Carmen Allan-Petale
This week on the Committed Creative Podcast, I talk about how I help businesses bring their brands to life through engaging website copy. I discuss the importance of creating engaging website content that keeps users on the page and le...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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24:01
#72 Bounce Out of Bed with Amanda Ewin and Carmen Allan-Petale
This week on the podcast, we have something a little different - I'm being interviewed! This episode is for the Bounce out of Bed podcast, which is hosted by Amanda Ewin, but Amanda kindly said I could share the podcast on The Committed Creativ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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55:11
#71 Finding Your Purpose with Lala Macnab
Lala Macnab is a business mentor and educator who owns and operates five businesses. She is the owner of Paper and Ink Studios, a wedding stationery business, and the founder of the Creative Republic, an Etsy store that sells photographic backd...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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49:14
#70 Business Coaching Using AI with Em Gee
Em Gee is a marketing and mindset coach who helps women become unstoppable in their businesses. She is also an AI enthusiast and is currently working on a project to integrate AI into her coaching programs.In this episode of the Commit...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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47:32
#69 Get your Business into the Media with Carmen Allan-Petale
As a former journalist and now as a PR consultant, I've sat on both sides of the media train. On this week's episode of The Committed Creative, I give you some tips on how you can get your business into the media and reap all the benefits of fr...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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47:42
#68 Explaining The StoryBrand Framework with Carmen Allan-Petale
This week, I deep dive into one of my favourite ways of telling brand stories - using Donald Miller's StoryBrand Framework.The StoryBrand process is about creating clarity in messaging so t...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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48:38
#67 Marketing Your Business with YouTube with Marcus Svedin
YouTube Ads Specialist, Marcus Svedin, joined me on The Committed Creative podcast this week, and gave some great insights on how to use YouTube to market and grow your business.Marcus is the co-founder of Titan Marketer, a YouTube adve...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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43:27
#66 How Resilience Leads to Business Growth with Shannon Stone
Marketing expert Shannon Stone joined me on The Committed Creative podcast this week, and I was thrilled to have her on because I know how knowledgeable she is when it comes to business growth.Shannon shared with me her journey of starti...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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39:28
#65 Cultivating a Positive Mindset for Business with Breanna May
This week on the podcast, I hosted Breanna May, and I was suuuuuper duper excited because Bre used to be my business coach and I put some of my success down to her awesomeness.So naturally, I knew I had to have her on The Committed Crea...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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46:09
#64 Embracing the Natural Path of Chinese Medicine with Benjamin O'Brien
This week on the podcast, my guest was Benjamin O'Brien who is the owner of The Natural Medicine and Nutrition Clinic. Benjamin has studied Chinese Medicine all over the wo...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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37:47
#63 - Following a Creative Vision with Alysha Anema
This week on the podcast, I spoke with Alysha Anema, who is the owner of Anema Designs and Illustrations.Alysha is a talented artist and after a false start in accounting realised her true calling was all things creative - namely, desig...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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38:23
#62 Making a Business Out of a Hobby with Emilie Otto
This week on the podcast, I spoke with Emilie Otto, who is the owner of House of Hobby, an art studio for budding artists in Perth.House of Hobby hosts up to seven workshops a week and the bus...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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41:37
#61 Creativity in Real Estate with Emma Oliver
This week on the podcast, I spoke with Emma Oliver, who is a buyers agent for The Agency, and also a costume maker and artist!You might not think buying houses is very creative but there's actuall...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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47:52
#60 Growing Your Business on TikTok with Ashley Wright
This week on the podcast, I spoke with Ashley Wright, who is the owner of Smash Cactus Media, a social media agency based in London.Ashley is a TikTok expert and works with a range of product bu...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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44:58