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192: How to Create Beautiful Color Palettes
Today, I'm sharing how to create beautiful and cohesive color palettes—an essential skill for any surface pattern designer or creative. My favorite source of inspiration? Nature. Endless combinations await discovery all around us, from the
191: The Secret to Getting the Most Out of Any Online Workshop
Attending a live workshop can be a powerful and transformative experience, but how you show up makes all the difference. In this episode, I'm sharing six practical strategies to help you get the most out of any online event, whether it's a
190: How to Create a Compelling Portfolio: 4 Steps to Showcasing Your Story
In this episode, we focus on the art of building a portfolio that showcases your creativity, story, and unique style as a surface pattern designer. Starting a portfolio can feel overwhelming, but it's an essential tool for sharing your work
189: Discover the Secrets to Surface Pattern Design Success
Today, I'm excited to invite you to an event that's truly special—my free workshop, Your Pattern Design Playbook. This eight-day workshop, running from February 10th to February 19th, is designed to guide you step by step into the world of
188: The Small Team Strategy: How Breaking Into Groups Can Supercharge Your Projects
In today's episode, I'm sharing a strategy that has transformed how my team tackles big projects: working in smaller, focused groups. Whether you're running a team of 13 like I am or collaborating with peers on a shared goal, breaking into
187: How to Succeed in Wholesale: Expert Tips and Tricks with Guest Katie Hunt
In this episode of The Professional Creative, I'm thrilled to welcome Katie Hunt, founder of Proof to Product and a true expert in wholesale. Katie has dedicated her career to helping creative entrepreneurs get their products into stores, a
186: The 7 Biggest Mistakes New Surface Designers Make (and How to Avoid Them)
In this episode, I dive into the seven most common mistakes I see new surface pattern designers make—and offer practical advice on how to avoid them. These lessons come from my experience mentoring thousands of designers, but they're univer
185: How to Pursue Big Dreams: Ask Yourself These 5 Questions
In this episode, I'm sharing a fresh perspective to kickstart your creative journey and tackle those big dreams you've been holding close. Together, we'll explore how to make your goals feel actionable and achievable by asking five pivotal
184: Kickstart Your Creativity with Pattern Week for Free
Happy New Year, my friends! In this special episode, I'm inviting you to join me for an exciting free event—Pattern Week—happening January 9th through 15th. Whether you're an experienced designer or just beginning your creative journey, thi
183: Lessons from 2024: What Worked, What Didn't, and What's Next for 2025
As we close out 2024, I'm sharing a deep reflection on the lessons learned this year and how those insights are shaping our strategy for 2025. This process of reviewing "what worked, what didn't, and what's next" has become an essential rit
182: From Reflection to Results: My Step-by-Step Year-End Review Process
In this episode, I'm sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how I prepare for Stu McLaren's annual "Ideas for 2025" event, but even more than that, I'm walking you through the process I use to review my entire year. This reflection practice ha
181: The Art of Fabric Design: My Proven 30-Day Workflow
In this episode, I share the complete breakdown of my 30-day workflow for designing a fabric collection—from the spark of inspiration to the final product. This topic is particularly special to me as I recently released a new fabric collect
180: Mastering Meta Ads for Creative Entrepreneurs with Laura Ball
I am so excited to welcome Laura Ball to The Professional Creative, everyone! Laura is an expert in media advertising who has helped clients achieve impressive results through strategic ad campaigns, and she joins me for this conversation t
179: My Favorite Things - Holiday Edition
If there is one thing that you know about me, it's that I absolutely love my favorite things! Every year, I host a Favorite Things Party where my friends and I exchange our beloved finds from the year. It's a fun way to discover new must-ha
178: Come Create With Me
It's Bonnie Christine here, friends, and in this episode, I am bringing you an episode that just might spark a whole new creative journey for you! Imagine holding something that YOU designed - fabric, gift wrap, or wallpaper - and feeling t
177: Inside the Mark Makers Mastermind Experience
Welcome back, friends! I am so excited to talk about one of the most transformative programs I offer: the Mark Makers Mastermind! This mastermind is a deeply personal and intentional space that I pour my heart into every year, designed excl
176: Decisive Moments: How Hard Choices Shape Creative Success
I hope that you will join me this week as I am discussing the complex art of decision-making, especially when it comes to the tough choices we all face in business and life. Listen in as I share some personal insights into how I approach de
175: Drumroll, Please: Unveiling Flowerie—Our New Product Shop
Today is a day that I have been eagerly waiting to share with you! We've been quietly working behind the scenes on something incredibly special, and I'm thrilled to finally announce it: Flowerie, my brand-new product shop, is here! Listen i
174: Fall Q&A: Your Burning Questions Part 2
Welcome back, everyone, to another round of Q&A in which I will be answering some of your burning questions! This time, I reflect on things such as where I see myself and my business in the next five to ten years. While long-term vision adm
173: Fall Q&A: Your Burning Questions Part 1
Welcome to another episode of The Professional Creative, everyone! Get ready because I have a special treat for you, a two-part Q&A series. In this episode, I am diving headfirst into your thought-provoking questions and am covering quite a
172: Think Outside the Box: How to Master Creative Problem-Solving
Welcome to another episode of The Professional Creative! As I approach fourteen years in business, I have learned that creative problem solving is so important for overcoming the challenges that help us grow as leaders! I used to make decis
171: When Saying No is the Key to Success: Prioritizing Your Best Yes
In case you didn't know this, I love my Tuesday episodes because they are unscripted! In this particular batch of my unscripted Tuesday thoughts, I open up about the challenges of staying focused as a creative entrepreneur. If you're like m
170: Crafting Your Company's Heart: Defining Core Values for Creative Entrepreneurs
I invite you to listen this week as I jump into a topic that I believe is the very heartbeat of any business: core values. Whether you are running a solo venture or managing a team of 100, your core values are essential because they shape y
169: Failed Payments? How to Recover Revenue Without Losing Customers
I think that you're likely really going to like today's topic – all about keeping the money that you have already made! Listen in as I examine an issue that every online business owner faces at some point: failed payments. If you run an onl
168: Your House, Your Rules: Take Control of Your Live Events and Webinars
Going into this episode, you might want to go back and (re)listen to episode 20 of The Professional Creative as well all about learning to love going live because this episode is definitely going to pair well with that one! Join me as I rev
167: Secrets to a Successful Alumni Launch: Boost Your Revenue and Student Success
Welcome to another episode of The Professional Creative, everyone! Tune in as I discuss one of the most impactful strategies I've used to maintain success for my courses: building a strong alumni culture! If you are a course creator yoursel
166: Your Big One: Weekly Planning for Creative Entrepreneurs
In this shorty episode, I am sharing a thought that has been incredibly impactful for me as of late– something that I believe can transform how you approach your day and week. You've probably heard me (or others) talk about time management
165: Building Profitable Businesses: Expert Advice by Guest Shanna Skidmore
I am so excited about today's guest— Shanna Skidmore, a former Fortune 100 financial advisor who is now a powerhouse in the world of business consulting and education! Known by her clients as the "Dream Releaser," Shanna has dedicated over
164: The Gift of Going Second: How Social Proof Builds Trust
I hope that you will join me for this episode as I discuss what I call "the gift of going second." It all started with a trip to Dollywood's Splash Country for my son Bear's birthday. I'm not much of a thrill-seeker, but I'll tackle most wa
163: Nurturing Members After A Launch: Essential Engagement Tips
Today we're diving deep into the heart of member or student engagement, exploring why it's crucial for the success of your creative business. In this episode, I'll share my favorite retention techniques and strategies for nurturing your stu
