The And She Looked Up Podcast
Every other week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel, left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, illustrator, writer, community co-founder and has owned and operated a multi-six figure a year creative content business. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.
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Recording this week"s episode felt like a moving target! I recorded it on Feb 8th and the news moves so fast that it was hard to keep up. I"m sure you"ll notice a few things in here that have since changed. Having said that, this week"s episode was born out of the launch of a trade war Canadians didn"t ask for. The th
Winner of the 2024 Canadian Book Club Awards for fiction, Susan Wadds, author of "What the Living Do", shares her inspiring journey from aspiring poet to published novelist. But we also discuss the power of community and connection in the creative process. Susan fosters safe communities for other creatives through her
Subscriber-only episode Canadian small business owners - including artists and makers - are facing the uncertainty of potential US tariffs in 2025. So what can we do? While we have no say in whether or not another country decides to levy tariffs against us, we do have the ability to prepare ourselves to weather what c
As we close out 2024, Heather and Melissa reflect on the ups and downs of the past year and look ahead to what"s coming in 2025. This episode highlights the core theme of finding joy amid challenges as we close out one year and being another. Here"s a quick recap of what we get into! • Recap of 2024 and its unexpected
Award winning poet and writer Kim Fahner joins the show this week to share her creative journey and discuss the importance of forming a community of our peers. Forging nurturing and supportive connections with other creatives in a country as vast, and empty, as Canada can feel like a huge challenge - particularly for t
With Black Friday coming up quickly and market season in full swing, should you discount your creative work? There"s a time and a place for discounts. This week we go over the pros and cons of offering or granting discounts and why it is SO crucial to price your work properly in order to have more marketing flexibility