Creatively Eccentric Podcast: Bold voices. Messy journeys. Zero apologies
Summary
Hello I’m your host Heather Ebanks a graphic designer — and I’m here to help you as a underrepresented creative to stop shrinking, start creating, and own your voice like never before. Alongside solo reflection episodes and sharing practical tools for thriving outside the traditional path; I talk with talented creatives, artists, designers, and entrepreneurs who live a little differently, think a little bigger, and who want to shake up the industry on their own terms. Just a reminder that the...Speaker 1 (00:00)
I'm Heather Ebanks I'm a graphic designer and I started this podcast, Creatively Eccentric, to connect with artists, designers and entrepreneurs who live a little differently, think a little bigger and who want to shake up the industry.
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You can actually do anything if you put your mind to it and you get yourself in that mode of this is what I want to do. You can do it. Like if I can do it, I feel like anyone can do it. I'm just a regular person who was able to, you know, set my mind onto something and something that was always in me, but I was always steered kind of away from by other people.
But know, 40 years on, I've come back and decided this is what I want to do.
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I'm here to also celebrate the quirks, colours and stories that make us stand out as creatives. Alongside solo episodes, will be conversations with innovative and underrepresented creatives, also providing practical tools for thriving outside the traditional path. Know your worth, know how much to charge and you've had all this year's experience, starting out. You're still a creative, so basically charge for your creativity. We're digging into the wild, sometimes...
messy unexpected paths of creativity. From embracing our uniqueness, to turning passion into profit, and breaking down industry norms.
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I think you need to, as a creative, you need to take on criticism and you need to be guided as well. In the media industry there really isn't as many mentors. We just need more of those sort of people. So now I'm very much like I'm going to be a mentor to my children whether they like it or not.
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So, if you're ready to kick conformity to the curb, find your people, get inspired and maybe even unlock something new in yourself, you're in the right place.
Bold voices, messy journeys, zero apologies. Welcome to Creatively Eccentric a podcast about empowering creatives, embracing uniqueness and redefining success.
New episodes of Creatively Eccentric every other Thursday. Follow on Instagram at Creatively Eccentric and subscribe on Spotify, Apple or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
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