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Attack of the Killer Creators

Attack of the Killer Creators

By Michelle FitzGerald

Have you ever wanted to just quit your job and work for yourself doing your own creative thing? Do you wonder how people get such cool creative jobs in the first place and how you can start? Maybe you want to learn how to sell your art better or just learn to prioritize your creative goals more.

Well, then get ready for Attack of the Killer Creators, a weekly show hosted by Nat and Michelle FitzGerald, where we bring you super relevant interviews with some killer creators who are doing really cool things across all kinds of fields. You'll be able to learn how they got there, the best advice they have for other creatives, and the best lessons they learned so you don't have to do it the hard way.

We want to help unfulfilled creatives like you step into doing more of what you love while learning to stress less about the things you don’t. So, get ready to kill it and subscribe to make sure you don’t miss a show.
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4. CHAV - Living Your Truth—and Making Room For Others To Do The Same

Attack of the Killer CreatorsOct 03, 2019

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5. Finding you Super Power with Brooke Fuller of Superkid Capes

5. Finding you Super Power with Brooke Fuller of Superkid Capes

Join our conversation with Brooke Fuller, creative entrepreneur who went from kindergarten teacher to cape maker when she opened Superkid Capes, a pretend play company. Despite no formal training as a sewer, Brooke started making capes at her kitchen table using a simple sewing machine and a serger. That was nine years ago. Today, Brooke sits in the top 1% of sellers on Etsy.    Tune into this episode to discover how she got started making and selling goods online and her best advice for others hoping to do the same!   This episode is brought to you by the Killer Creators Program, where we help transform unfulfilled folks into killer creators by finding and unlocking their truest potential and learning all the practical tips around time and money management that make living as a full time creative easy to do. You can join our email list to get weekly motivation, the latest blog posts and podcast episodes, and to be the first to know when the doors to our course open again.   Subscribe + Review in iTunes   Are you subscribed yet? You should be, or else you’ll miss out on new episodes and bonus material. And if you like what you’re hearing, leave us a review here to help other people find us. Let us know what part you like best.   Links mentioned in this episode: 

superkidcapes.com

pinterest.com/superkidcapes/

facebook.com/superkidcapes/

instagram.com/superkidcapes/

makesouthbend.com

score.org  

We have a few affiliate partners to help us keep this show going, and if you join them using our links here, we’ll get a kick back from your referral. So check them out, and thanks in advance!

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Disclosure: I am not an employee or representative of Kajabi, LLC. I am an independent Kajabi Partner and I receive referral payments from Kajabi in this role. All opinions expressed herein are my own and are not official statements of Kajabi or any party affiliated with Kajabi.

Oct 29, 201901:08:19
4. CHAV - Living Your Truth—and Making Room For Others To Do The Same

4. CHAV - Living Your Truth—and Making Room For Others To Do The Same

CHAV fills us is on the gaps in their journey from Nat's improv-club comember and commercial model to black queer icon, and we fill them in on what's been going on in South Bend since they left.

 

CHAV is a multi-media conceptual artist living in Brooklyn, and they are absolutely blowing up right now. Their work has included photography, art installations, poetry, videography, dance, and music. They are a co-founder of FagMass Collective and recently launched Flat Pop Records, a pop label that showcases the work of marginalized artists, especially women, nonbinary, LGBTQ, and people of color. 

 

This episode is brought to you by the Killer Creators Program, where we help transform unfulfilled folks into killer creators by finding and unlocking their truest potential and learning all the practical tips around time and money management that make living as a full time creative easy to do. You can join our email list to get weekly motivation, the latest blog posts and podcast episodes, and to be the first to know when the doors to our course open again. 

 

Subscribe + Review in iTunes

 

Are you subscribed yet? You should be, or else you’ll miss out on new episodes and bonus material. And if you like what you’re hearing, leave us a review here to help other people find us. Let us know what part you like best. 

 

Links mentioned in this episode: 

@CHAV.pop on Instagram

@flatpoprecords on Instagram

@_fagmass_ on Instagram

"Kickin' on the Floor (QUEEN)" premiere on Paper Magazine

Feature on "Queen Black America" on Paper Magazine

Interview with Wussy Mag

 

 

We have a few affiliate partners to help us keep this show going, and if you join them using our links here, we’ll get a kick back from your referral. So check them out, and thanks in advance!

 

Acorns is an app that saves and invests your change for you, so you can easily and automatically put that extra money to good use. We have been using for the last two years and have saved hundreds this way. Join now with our referral link here and get $5 in your account today. 

 

Kajabi is the course creation we platform that we use and love and think you will too. If you’re ready to turn your knowledge and expertise into a course you can sell, then check out Kajabi’s 28 Day Challenge and free trial to get started. 

 

Disclosure: I am not an employee or representative of Kajabi, LLC. I am an independent Kajabi Partner and I receive referral payments from Kajabi in this role. All opinions expressed herein are my own and are not official statements of Kajabi or any party affiliated with Kajabi.

Oct 03, 201953:40
3. Jonathan Randall Grant - Creative Play as Career

3. Jonathan Randall Grant - Creative Play as Career

Jonathan Randall Grant talks with us about the way our creative journeys have coincided over the last decade and how he turned his art from play to profession.

 

Jonathan Randall Grant is a muralist, liturgical artist, fashion consultant, and advocate living in Chicago. He is the manager of communications for Episcopal Charities in Chicago, artist in residence at the American Church in Paris, and serves on a consulting team that seeks to make room for creatives and LGBTQ+ individuals in the Church.

 

This episode is brought to you by the Killer Creators Program, where we help transform unfulfilled folks into killer creators by finding and unlocking their truest potential and learning all the practical tips around time and money management that make living as a full time creative easy to do. You can join our email list to get weekly motivation, the latest blog posts and podcast episodes, and to be the first to know when the doors to our course open again. 

 

Subscribe + Review in iTunes

 

Are you subscribed yet? You should be, or else you’ll miss out on new episodes and bonus material. And if you like what you’re hearing, leave us a review here to help other people find us. Let us know what part you like best. 

 

Links mentioned in this episode: 

Grant At Church

Grant at Church on YouTube

@CultrKpr on Instagram

Jonathan's Patreon

 

 

We have a few affiliate partners to help us keep this show going, and if you join them using our links here, we’ll get a kick back from your referral. So check them out, and thanks in advance!

 

Acorns is an app that saves and invests your change for you, so you can easily and automatically put that extra money to good use. We have been using for the last two years and have saved hundreds this way. Join now with our referral link here and get $5 in your account today. 

 

Kajabi is the course creation we platform that we use and love and think you will too. If you’re ready to turn your knowledge and expertise into a course you can sell, then check out Kajabi’s 28 Day Challenge and free trial to get started. 

 

Disclosure: I am not an employee or representative of Kajabi, LLC. I am an independent Kajabi Partner and I receive referral payments from Kajabi in this role. All opinions expressed herein are my own and are not official statements of Kajabi or any party affiliated with Kajabi.

Sep 24, 201901:01:06
2. The Bergamot - Jillian + Nathaniel Share What it’s Like as Full Time Musicians

2. The Bergamot - Jillian + Nathaniel Share What it’s Like as Full Time Musicians

Jillian Speece and Nathaniel Hoff of The Bergamot share what life is like as two full musicians on the road. Hear how they got started in their music careers and how they got to where they are today. These two are about to release their next full length album, Mayflies, on September 19, 2019. 

 

The Bergamot is a nomadic husband/wife music duo that has been playing full time since 2009. Their dreamy blend of folk and 70s rock has led them to widespread acclaim, including playing SXSW, appearing in the video game Rock Band, and even winning an Emmy. They recently finished a 50-state tour and have a documentary about that tour coming soon. 

Show notes for this episode can be found at https://www.killercreators.com/blog/thebergamot.

This episode is brought to you by the Killer Creators Program, where we help transform unfulfilled folks into killer creators by finding and unlocking their truest potential and learning all the practical tips around time and money management that make living as a full time creative easy to do. You can join our email list to get weekly motivation, the latest blog posts and podcast episodes, and to be the first to know when the doors to our course open again. 

 

Subscribe + Review in iTunes

 

Are you subscribed yet? You should be, or else you’ll miss out on new episodes and bonus material. And if you like what you’re hearing, leave us a review here to help other people find us. Let us know what part you like best. 

 

Bergamot links mentioned in this episode: 

Official website

Order their new album Mayflies

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Preorder tickets to the album release show September 14th

Nate’s poetry blog

Michiana Life article about Jillian and Wild Wondrous Women

 

We have a few affiliate partners to help us keep this show going, and if you join them using our links here, we’ll get a kick back from your referral. So check them out, and thanks in advance!

 

Acorns is an app that saves and invests your change for you, so you can easily and automatically put that extra money to good use. We have been using for the last two years and have saved hundreds this way. Join now with our

Sep 13, 201901:15:38
1. Meet the Killers - How We Left the 9 to 5 to Start Our Own Creative Jobs

1. Meet the Killers - How We Left the 9 to 5 to Start Our Own Creative Jobs

In this episode, you’ll meet your hosts, Nat and Michelle FitzGerald, and learn how they went from being tired middle school teachers to running their own makerspace, art and music festivals and more. Now these two are killin’ it and living that creative life on their own terms. 

Through this episode, Nat and Michelle share the difference between doing creative work for yourself versus doing it for a living, how they got to be Killer Creators, what they were doing before, and secrets for staying creative, productive, and motivated.

View show notes in your browser at https://www.killercreators.com/blog/Meet-the-killers

This episode is brought to you by the Killer Creators Program, where we help transform unfulfilled folks into killer creators by finding and unlocking their truest potential and learning all the practical tips around time and money management that make living as a full time creative easy to do. You can join our email list to get weekly motivation, the latest blog posts and podcast episodes, and to be the first to know when the doors to our course open again. 

 

Subscribe + Review in iTunes

 

Are you subscribed yet? You should be, or else you’ll miss out on new episodes and bonus material. And if you like what you’re hearing, leave us a review here to help other people find us. Let us know what part you like best. 

 

Links mentioned in this episode: 

Killer Creators

MAKE SOUTH BEND

Rebel Art Fest

SPACESHIPS

Bloodline Fest

House FitzGerald

Riverlights Music Festival

A Year of Vinyl

 

We have a few affiliate partners to help us keep this show going, and if you join them using our links here, we’ll get a kick back from your referral. So check them out, and thanks in advance!

 

Acorns is an app that saves and invests your change for you, so you can easily and automatically put that extra money to good use. We have been using for the last two years and have saved hundreds this way. Join now with our referral link here and get $5 in your account today. 

 

Kajabi is the course creation we platform that we use and love and think you will too. If you’re ready to turn your knowledge and expertise into a course you can sell, then check out

Sep 12, 201949:43