Spotlight Speakers

Welcome to the Speaker Spotlight!

This page hosts interviews with Creative Souls that have sage wisdom and advice to share with you to help you grow and expand your creative endeavor!

All interviews are FREE and will be left up for 30 days for your listening pleasure!

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September 2011
Featuring Marisa Haedike, Accomplished Artist and Entrepreneur

MARISA HAEDIKE

In this interview…
You will learn all about the journey of a budding artist turned success. Marisa is an extraordinary spirit who graces our lives and the lives of children with her whimsical, magical art. She has evolved her business from a very transitional start to landing a spot in such major catalog as the Land of Nod. If you are an aspiring artist looking for inspiration to take your passion and create a successful business, you will want to hear what Marisa has to say! Enjoy the interview!

Interview is 1:17 minutes long.

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The package includes, the Creative Business Flow Chart, a list of the questions all creative entrepreneurs should be asking themselves + 10 page Resources PDF with hundreds of links to everything discussed throughout the course and collected through all of her years as a creative entrepreneur building her business. Click here to learn more!

MARISA’S BIO: A small intention to be more creative one day a week while working a 9 to 5 job…Creative Thursday is now home to Marisa’s paintings, podcast and blog http://www.creativethursday.typepad.com/ . Her art sells worldwide and can be found in her own online boutique http://www.etsy.com/shop/creativethursday as well as select galleries and shops including Urban Outfitters, Land of Nod and Papyrus. In 2011, Marisa launched her first fabric line.

Contact Marisa at:
http://creativethursday.com/
and then discover all of her other online places too!

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August 2011
Featuring Gloria Gypsy, Visionary Artist and Online Entrepreneur

GLORIA GYPSY
In this interview… Gloria is going to share her own story as an artist from childhood to now as a successful multi-faceted artist and entrepreneur. AND… she and I are going to have a lively conversation about the nature of spirituality and creativity.

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GLORIA’S BIO: As a visual and imaginative artist, I work purely on impulse – When I set out to do a piece I do not have a plan laid out, I let my intuition, subconscious or higher self take over and just allow the creation to flow. To me Art is an intimate process of projecting myself and my perspective onto the world, and the images that I produce as a result exist as a very personal reflection of myself. My art is a material reflection of my soul. My art represents my eternal processes of finding, understanding and defining myself. As I am ever evolving so too is my art ever evolving. My aim is to provoke the viewer to delve deep within each piece and therefore deeper into their own psyche, perhaps observing or experiencing emotions that are not clearly apparent at first glance. I believe each painting should speak for itself – rather than to force an interpretation on the viewer.

http://www.gloriagypsy.com
Facebook Page – Gloria Gypsy Artist
http://www.gloriagypsy.deviantart.com

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July 2011
Featuring Erika Block – EL Block Creative Studios

ERIKA BLOCK
In this interview… Erika talks about the importance of branding and creative management of yourself as a creative soul. She tells us why we want to take the time to brand ourselves and present our creative work with professionalism, clarity and alignment with who we are as artists. She shares her own personal story of leaping from the corporate world into the creative world and how she found her calling as a matter of taking action. She also shares her calling, mission and goals about her upcoming launch of the National Creative Competition open to all creative artists for only a $5 entry fee!

ERIKA’S BIO: After eleven years in the corporate design world, I launched EL Block Creative Studios — a niche marketing/advertising agency — in 2008. We specialize in the brand development, management and promotion of creative professionals. In 2011, I began National Creative Competitions. Our mission is to provide a reputable, affordable competition platform for professional and emerging creatives in all disciplines, offering opportunities to gain career-building exposure, notoriety, guidance and more. I’ve been professionally independent for three years, and things are evolving as I never expected. My passion is working with people who want to find their own professional happiness and/or independence by pursuing their creative talents.

Services: Erika and her team offer vast creative services that are customized to your specific needs, AND, they’re affordable for the budding artist! She’s all about helping creatives get their work out into the world in a meaningful way! Some of her work can be seen also at: http://www.amandatapley.com; http://www.screaminheadbuzz.com; and http://www.facebook.com/AremacGallery (see the brochure for Bursts of Blooms).

Contact Erika, erika@elblock.com. 920.370.1370
Facebook: http://facebook.com/elblockcreativestudios
http://www.elblock.com (currently under construction)
http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikablock
http://twitter.com/elblockcreative

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