Welcome to Creative Reboot and season 4! We can't wait to share this first interview of the fourth season with you. It's a great one, full of awesome inspiration (we hope!). In this episode, we're talking to the lovely Eve Calderbank, Principal Economic Growth Officer at Essex County Council all about supporting women in business. Eve shares with us her motivations behind what she does and how she goes about doing them. Of course, the emphasis is on women in business here, but we think there's a lot of things everyone will take away from this episode. We'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles! Carla & Sarah  xxx

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S4, Ep 2: Supporting Women in Business with Eve Calderbank

Welcome back to Creative Reboot and the first episode of season 4! We're delighted and amazed to be back for a fourth season. It's been a tough journey to get here, we can tell you! We're starting the season with a topic that has been at the forefront of our minds this year, as we grow our businesses. We're talking all things Business Boundaries in this first episode - the importance of them, the difficulties that can present but also how they can help, as well as how to manage them. It's so great to be back! We'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles! Carla & Sarah  xxx

S4, Ep 1: Business Boundaries

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! Welcome to our final episode of the season! And for this episode we've decided to tackle the big one, the thing no one ever likes talking about. It's the ultimate dirty word.... MONEY! Or, more accurately, money mindset. It's a topic we're both super passionate about as we've both done a lot of work on our money mindset over the last couple of years, with interesting and exciting results. Lots of chat in this final episode of the season so do have a listen and we hope it inspires your mindset around money too! If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  We'll be back with Season 4 of the Creative Reboot podcast in the autumn! With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep10: Money Mindset

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! We're super excited to share this final guest episode of the season with you, because Eli speaks so wonderfully about the power of connection. In this episode, she shares everything she knows about community and how running your business is so much more than just about you. Honestly, the wisdom and inspiration flowing through this episode will have you buzzing! Get your listening ears on! If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep9: The Power of Connection & Community with Eli Trier

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! As a kind of follow up to Episode 4: Legacy Planning, we tackle another big topic today that so many creative business owners don't ever really think about until the unthinkable happens - Emergency Planning! Do you know what you would do if you were suddenly taken in or in an accident and couldn't contact your clients? Do you have a backup plan in place to cover deadlines or postpone work if need be? How would you get that plan in place if you were unable to do it yourself? We cover all this and a lot more in this episode. We know it's not nice to talk about this stuff, but given the last year and a bit, we think it's necessary to think about it and HAVE A PLAN! Listen in for our take.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep8: Emergency Planning

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! As creative souls, the last thing you might think you need is a system. But we're here to prove you wrong with the very lovely and knowledgable Andrea Jordan, business strategist and fellow photographer. Andrea talks to us about all things systems - honestly, there's nothing about strategy and organising this woman doesn't know! She even got Sarah loving a good spreadsheet and that's saying something. Listen in and see exactly what systems can do for your creativity.  If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep7: Using Systems to Unleash Your Creativity with Andrea Jordan

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! For the last 2 seasons, we kept going on and on about how we would have to do an episode about procrastination. And after procrastinating over talking about procrastination for long enough, the episode is finally here! Yes, the irony is not lost on us. We talk about all aspects of this dreaded past time and how actually it isn't always something dreadful or to be feared. We talk about how procrastination manifests with us, and some of the ways we try to manage it. Lots of useful tips in this one, we reckon!  If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep6: Procrastination

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! It's time for the episode with two Carlas! That's because this week we've got the very lovely Carla Thomas from Carla Thomas Photography talking to us all about side hustling whilst also working a full-time job. Carla has been running her wedding photography business for a good number of years now but she's still very comfortable keeping it as a side hustle, thank you very much! We loved chatting with her about this because so many people worry that they can't be considered serious or professional in their side hustles while it stays that way, and we say that's poppycock!! Listen in to find out more. If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep5: The Art of the Side Hustle with Carla Thomas

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! A bit of a different episode from us this week. We get a little more introspective as we take a look at the concept of legacy planning and how that relates to our creativity. We come at this from two very different angles - Carla has thought about this a lot and made significant plans around the legacy she wants to leave behind, while Sarah is really only contemplating this for the very first time while recording this podcast! What about you? Have you thought about the legacy you'll leave behind? If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep4: Legacy Planning & Creativity

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! We are super excited to share this episode with you today. Because we've got the delightful and amazing Marianne Cantwell, the genius behind Free Range Humans, chatting with us all about using your uniqueness in your business. Honestly, it's an incredible episode, even if we say so ourselves. Marianne drops little sparkles of wisdom all over the show! If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep3: Using Your Uniqueness with Marianne Cantwell

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! In this episode, inspired by one of our favourite books - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert - we talk all about that undercurrent of fear that always seems to walk hand in hand with creativity. We discuss the kind of fears we might all be experiencing, or have experienced at some point, as well as some of the tactics we've learned along the way for dealing with them. And we share one of our favourite quotes from the book which describes everything we chat about so perfectly. We can't wait for you to listen to this episode and face your creative fears! If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep2: Creativity & Fear

It's Season 3 of the Creative Reboot podcast, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! We're kicking off the season with an awesome interview with the very lovely Cynthia Hauk from Mindful Creative Muse. Cynthia helps busy and self-critical women de-stress with simple and calming mindfulness and art workshops online, which we think sounds utterly amazing!  If you enjoy the episode, please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And keep creating!!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

S3, Ep1: Mindfulness & Art with Cynthia Hauk

Welcome to Season 2 of Creative Reboot, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! This week is our final episode of the season! And we've saved an awesome interview with you for last because, honestly, Laura Mathias is one of the most inspiring people we've ever met.  Laura is a former colleague of Carla's and she has used lockdown to start embracing her alopecia and sharing that journey on Instagram. She is so open and honest about her experiences and we know she'll be a massive inspiration for anyone else going through dealing with alopecia. We love her lust for life. She's so bouncy and full of vitality and we think she's an amazing person to round off our season. We do hope you enjoy this episode! Please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. As our final episode of the season, we'll be disappearing off for a bit now to start recording for the next one. Season 3 will be with you on the 7th of June! We'll see you then! With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

Episode 10: Embracing Who You Are with Laura Mathias

Welcome to Season 2 of Creative Reboot, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! This week we tackle one of our all-time favourite subjects - books! We've been threatening to have one of these episodes since we started Creative Reboot and we're so thrilled to finally squeeze one in before the end of this season!  We're both prolific readers and we cover everything from our reading styles to some of our favourite books and everything in between. Well, as much as we could fit into an episode anyway! We're pretty sure we could talk about this a whole lot more and we're sure we will bring more book-related episodes to you in the future. But for now, enjoy this one and then join us in our Facebook group (search 'Creative Reboot Group') to let us know what your favourites are! We do hope you enjoy the episode! Please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And remember, now the season has started, we're bringing out an episode each Monday until the 19th April so stay tuned!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

Episode 9: Let's Talk About Books!

Welcome to Season 2 of Creative Reboot, the podcast for creative souls, small business owners, side hustlers and dream chasers! This week we talk to the very lovely and talented Janine Swann web developer by day and writer and colour analyst by night. We talk about her creative journey into what might seem like some contradictory career choices and we focus quite significantly on the struggles we all experience along the way. Not to be negative or anything! But we all agree that talking about our struggles is super important for those who are just starting their journeys. We do hope you enjoy the episode! Please rate it (5 stars!) and subscribe. Any links mentioned can be found in our show notes - https://creativereboot.co. And remember, now the season has started, we're bringing out an episode each Monday until the 19th April so stay tuned!  With creative fizz and whistles Carla and Sarah xxx

Episode 8: Creative Struggles with Janine Swann

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