Creative Business Rebellion: Anti-Strategy & Sorcery for a Wildly Successful Small Business

By Amy Eaton

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Subscribers: 5
Reviews: 1
Episodes: 65

Megan
 Nov 8, 2021
I love this podcast! Season 3 has been particularly good so far - lots of inspiring guests with great, entertaining stories and tons of things to think about for creative entrepreneurs or business owners!!

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Creative Business Rebellion is for the creatives - artists, writers, photographers, crafters, designers, and dreamers - who started a business to do what they love and escape the 9-5 life, and along the way have found themselves drowning in all the "strategies", "blueprints", and things they "should" be doing to be successful. It's for the passionate creators who have been made to believe that following someone else's "formula" is more important than following their heart. For those courting burnout and wondering how they got here.

Creative Business Rebellion is about taking back control and following your very own "anti-strategy", based on what feels good to YOU, while focusing on meaningful connection with your target audience in ways that will actually reach them. Strategy is out. Connection is in. Authentic expression (genuinely authentic - not the buzzword that some equate to something as surface level as brand colours you like) is critical in 2026 and beyond - as AI becomes increasingly present in our worlds, being human, being real, and standing firm in who we are is what will stand out in a sea of sameness. That's what the anti-strategy is.

I'm Amy, former photographer turned digital entrepreneur in 2017, making multi-six-figures a year with my online business while living like I'm semi-retired. I bought into all those "strategies" once too - until I realized that they only work for a short time before they fizzle and die, leaving me scrambling for what's next. Now, I follow my own script - no forced posting on Instagram, no huge high stakes launches, no marketing sleaze. Just me. Following what I love to do. Serving the creatives who inspire me and who deserve to be wildly successful without selling their soul.

Episode Date
How to Make Enemies and Alienate People: Small Business Edition
Mar 18, 2026
Spring Clean Your Business: 5 Ways to Refresh and Realign When Your Business Feels Stagnant
Mar 11, 2026
How to ditch business burnout and rediscover your creativity: Rewild Your business
Mar 04, 2026
Digital Products Debunked: Don't Sell These Popular Digital Products in 2026
Feb 25, 2026
How to Avoid Burnout as an Entrepreneur: The Unconventional Way I Built a Six-Figure Creative Business
Feb 18, 2026
Creative + Business Burnout: How to Avoid It With The Anti-Strategy
Feb 11, 2026
Marketing That Doesn't Suck: Creative Business Growth Without The BS
Feb 04, 2026
Welcome to the Creative Business Rebellion
Jan 28, 2026
Happy Summer!
Jun 22, 2022
Revisited: Creative Self-Care with Jenni Kowal
Jun 15, 2022
Revisited: Sustaining Creativity with Mari Reisberg
Jun 08, 2022
Revisited: Reclaiming Your Time with Becca Rich
Jun 01, 2022
Revisited: Energy, Self-Belief and Mindset with Lauren Saunders
May 25, 2022
Revisited: Your Creative Voice with Nicola Taylor
May 18, 2022
Revisited: My Creative Journey
May 11, 2022
Books to Inspire Your Business and Creativity
May 04, 2022
Intuitive Creativity with Emma Freeman
Apr 27, 2022
Email Marketing For Creatives
Apr 20, 2022
Hiring Your First Assistant
Apr 13, 2022
You, The Listener
Apr 06, 2022
Social Media for the Overwhelmed, Introverted, and Highly Sensitive
Mar 30, 2022
Ch-ch-changes aka: Why I'm Changing My Business
Mar 23, 2022
Creative Self Care with Jenni Kowal
Mar 16, 2022
Always Learning with Christine Marie
Mar 09, 2022
Who Doesn't Like Stationery with Stacy Fredericks
Mar 02, 2022
Easy Mode on Instagram with Emily Kadoke-Scantlebury
Feb 23, 2022
World's Best Assistant with Megan Bennett
Feb 16, 2022
Cracking the Etsy Code with Lauren Keplinger
Feb 09, 2022
Being Seen and Charging What You're Worth with DeeDee Morris
Feb 02, 2022
Being a Multipassionate Creative with Diane Foy
Jan 26, 2022
Creating Your Course Outline
Jan 19, 2022
Creating Your Online Course with Amy and Jeff
Jan 12, 2022
Your Boldest Year Yet
Jan 05, 2022
Revisited: Our Big Business Reveal
Dec 29, 2021
Revisited: Leaving a Day Job
Dec 22, 2021
Scalable Income for Your Creative Business with Amy & Jeff
Dec 15, 2021
From New Business to New York Fashion Week with Amanda Sampson
Dec 08, 2021
Sustaining Creativity with Mari Reisberg
Nov 24, 2021
Reclaiming Your Time with Becca Rich
Nov 17, 2021
Establishing Our Own Versions of Success with Samantha Mabe
Nov 10, 2021
Finding Your Way as a Creative Entrepreneur with Julieanne Steedman
Nov 03, 2021
Our Big Business Reveal with Jeff Brooks
Oct 27, 2021
Energy, Self-Belief, and Mindset in Creative Business with Lauren Saunders
Oct 20, 2021
Surviving and Thriving in Creative Business with Duane Jones
Oct 13, 2021
Being a Creative Boss with Emily Thompson
Oct 06, 2021
No More "Starving Artist"
Sep 29, 2021
Creative Integrity with Michelle England
May 05, 2021
Leaving a Day Job
Apr 28, 2021
Slow Fashion and Partnerpreneurship with Brodie & Michelle
Apr 21, 2021
The Winding Road of Entrepreneurship with Jess Van Den
Apr 14, 2021
Your Creative Voice with Nicola Taylor
Apr 07, 2021
Starting before you're ready with Telisa Roessein
Mar 31, 2021
From Rat Race to Flower Farmers with Sarah Macalpine
Mar 24, 2021
Being a Rule Breaker with Shannon Siriano Greenwood
Mar 17, 2021
My Painful, Beautiful, Transformative Creative Journey
Mar 10, 2021
Season Finale
Jul 30, 2020
Zach Spuckler
Jul 23, 2020
Mai-Kee Tsang
Jul 09, 2020
Kenney Fitzpatrick
Jul 02, 2020
Emily Arbour
Jun 25, 2020
Jami King
May 21, 2020
Jackie Muscat
May 14, 2020
Gillian Hyde
May 06, 2020
Dayna Langlois
Apr 30, 2020
A Bold Podcast
Apr 15, 2020