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Standout Creatives: Business, marketing, and creativity tips for solopreneurs launching their ideas

Kevin Chung
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Leigh Carron
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Feel stuck in the endless juggle of running a creative business? I'm Kevin Chung, your creative business host, and this podcast is your guide to thriving without losing your spark. This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like: - Are you juggling creative work and the demands of running a business? - Do you feel overwhelmed by launching a product or course? - Struggling to fin... more

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Latest Episodes

What if the thing keeping your idea stuck isn’t a lack of money, connections, or credibility?

What if it’s just that you’re aiming for the finished version before you’ve made the pilot?

Darnell Brown calls himself a multi-passionate creative polym... more

What if you lost almost everything, except the one thing you were building?

Migdalia Sanchez and Claudio Soriano (aka Migdy and Clau), didn’t set out to become authors. Migdy is a professional counselor and life coach. Clau has a background in elect... more

What if the thing standing between you and your best work isn't a strategy problem? It's a permission problem.

Christi Johnson spent ten years as a wedding photographer, earned a master’s degree in piano performance, and later burned out so badly as... more

What if the tool everyone else uses isn’t the only way in?

Tiffany Yu is the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto and the founder of Diversability, an organization she built to help disabled people move through what she calls their shame-to-pride tr... more

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Recent Guests

Darnell Brown
Multi-passionate creative polymath who helps non-creatives with digital marketing, branding, graphic design, and storytelling; founder of FORGE
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Episode: 36: Why Every Big Dream Needs a Pilot First with Darnell Brown
Migdy Sanchez
Co-author; professional counselor and life coach
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Episode: Standout Authors: They Lost Everything in Hurricane Maria. The Book Survived Anyway. Migdy and Clau's Author Journey.
Claudio Soriano
Co-author; life coach with engineering background
Co-author of Stand Out Authors Unbound
Episode: Standout Authors: They Lost Everything in Hurricane Maria. The Book Survived Anyway. Migdy and Clau's Author Journey.
Christi Johnson
Business strategist and founder of Dream Biz Playground
Dream Biz Playground
Episode: 35: Why Creative Business Coach Christi Johnson Says Your Business Should Feel Like Play
Tiffany Yu
Author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto and founder of Diversability
Diversability
Episode: Standout Authors: She Couldn't Type Her Book, So She Spoke It Instead: Tiffany Yu's Author Journey
Bridget Baker
Brand and website designer and a creative coach
Branding, Website Design and Creative Coaching
Episode: Standout Reinventions: She Burned It All Down. More Than Once. Bridget Baker's Many Reinventions
Cathy Derksen
Author and publisher coordinating multi-author books
Episode: 34: She Never Planned to Write a Book. Now She's Published Twenty-Four. Cathy Derksen's Author Journey.
Melquea Smith
Children's book illustrator and clip-art creator focused on Black and Brown kids
Independent
Episode: 33: Why Children's Book Illustrator Melquea Smith Ditched the Lone Wolf Creative Myth
Maya Sarin
Author of Just This on Substack
Episode: Standout Authors: How an Illness and Forced Rest Unlocked a Hidden Creative Gift with Maya Sarin

Host

Kevin Chung
Host with a focus on creative business, marketing, and publishing journeys across stand-out creatives series and standalone episodes.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 36 ratings
  • Blessings

    Hola Kevin- Gracias for having me on the podcast- your an amazing interviewer! The time went by fast and it was like having some cafecito Y un poquito chisme.

    Abrazos ❤️

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    abuelita❤️
    United States8 months ago
  • All of this!

    Maintaining my creativity while doing allll of the things to move my business forward has been so hard. This podcast a breath a fresh air!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Steff Gallante Self-Care
    United Statesa year ago
  • Creative tangible business support

    Thanks Kevin for sharing out of the box ideas on how to make running a business less of a slog!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Becca !
    United Statesa year ago
  • Get ready to be inspired!

    Kevin creates beautiful conversations with artists and creatives inspiring us to put our own creative work out there. He leaves space for guests to think, breathe and speak their honest truth about their creative process.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    RevNMH
    United Statesa year ago
  • Kevin is a creative inspiration

    Kevin truly knows his stuff,he’s not only incredibly knowledgeable but also approachable and highly creative. His ability to communicate ideas clearly and engage both guests and listeners makes every episode a pleasure to experience. The insights he shares, along with the wisdom of his guests, offer real value and inspiration. It’s a genuine gift to have access to such thoughtful conversations. Definitely worth checking out!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SLART THE ARTIST
    United Kingdoma year ago

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35: Why Creative Business Coach Christi Johnson Says Your Business Should Feel Like Play
Q: Tell us about your background and how you got into this work.
Christi shares her move from wedding photography and online business management to coaching, driven by a need to prioritize joy, creativity, and sustainable pace over merely being productive.
20: From Poetry to Purpose: Creativity, Identity, and Sharing Your Voice with Felicia Iyamu
Q: What advice would you give to someone trying to stand out as a creative professional?
Her core advice is to embrace aggressive and intentional marketing—copy, branding, and consistent high-quality output—while maintaining creativity and playfulness in the presentation to engage audiences.
20: From Poetry to Purpose: Creativity, Identity, and Sharing Your Voice with Felicia Iyamu
Q: How did you market Poetry in Eden and what have you tried to promote it effectively?
Felicia shares using Publishers Weekly reviews, a cadence of poem-of-the-week posts on Instagram, photoshoots, influencer outreach (some attempts were not successful), and leveraging global distribution and online channels to reach readers.
20: From Poetry to Purpose: Creativity, Identity, and Sharing Your Voice with Felicia Iyamu
Q: Can you talk about the process of deciding that you're going to make the poetry book and then the actual release of it?
She outlines the steps from manuscript readiness, format decisions (e-book and paperback), design, endorsements, and distribution, to marketing and pre-orders, emphasizing collaboration with a design team and the importance of an authentic creative vision guiding every choice.
20: From Poetry to Purpose: Creativity, Identity, and Sharing Your Voice with Felicia Iyamu
Q: Can you talk about some of your creative leanings when you were younger?
Felicia describes a lifelong passion for poetry and reading, early admiration for author-leaders like MLK and Langston Hughes, and how classic poetry and American literature shaped her voice, eventually guiding her toward poetry as her natural form of writing.

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This show targets solopreneurs and creative business owners who juggle making art with building a sustainable brand. Across conversations, listeners hear practical launch tactics, branding ideas, and honest stories about reinvention, publishing, and community-led growth. Noteworthy are guests who turn creative work into scalable businesses—often detailing practical playbooks, from email-driven marketing to collaborative publishing and membership models. The format emphasizes actionable steps, authentic storytelling, and strategies to grow without burning out, making it a useful resource for listeners seeking tangible, implementable advice.

What stands out is the relentless focus on turning creativity into a serviceable business, the emphas... more

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