IN THIS EPISODE…

This one is practical, grounding, and a completely different way to think about your business.

In this solo episode, we talk about what it looks like to tend to your business daily. The rhythms that keep it alive. And why showing up consistently, even for the unglamorous stuff, is what actually builds something sustainable.

We also talk about diversifying your income streams — so one bad harvest doesn't take everything down with it.

And underneath all of it: how to infuse soul into your strategy. Not just your branding. The actual decisions you make every day.

If you've ever felt like your business is running you instead of the other way around… or like you're busy but not really building anything… this one's for you.

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WE TALK ABOUT

- Why your business is more like a farm than a machine

- Daily chores — what consistent tending actually looks like

- Seasonal planning and working with your business cycles

- Diversifying income streams to protect against risk

- How to stop doing outdated things on autopilot

- Infusing soul and authenticity into your strategy (not just your aesthetic)

- Building something sustainable as a creative entrepreneur

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WAYS TO PLUG IN

⚡️ Gemini starts April 30th! — a six-month mastermind for multi-passionate creatives ready for their next level of expansion. Apply here!

💡 1:1 Coaching — Private coaching for clarity, direction, and aligned action in your business.

🛝 Recess for Creatives — your playground for community and connection, with two calls a month and an incredible group of creatives who get it.

☎️ Follow me on Instagram @dianadaviscreative for behind-the-scenes, inspiration, and creative biz thoughts.

In this episode…

This one is honest, layered, and a behind-the-scenes look at what it actually takes to build and evolve a business, specifically a social media agency and coaching business.

I sit down with Sam Schmidt to talk about her journey from being a geography teacher in the U.S. Virgin Islands to building a business in social media, coaching, and community.

We unpack what it looks like to grow something really successful in real time.

The identity shifts that come with it.

And the moments where you realize you’re not the same person who started.

We get into the realities of building a business while you’re still figuring it out.

Pricing your work.

Attracting clients.

And learning how to navigate growth without a perfect roadmap.

We also talk about community.

Why she created her membership, The Loop.

What makes a space actually feel alive.

And the challenge of maintaining connection and engagement as things grow.

This is a conversation about evolution, personal branding, and building something that reflects who you are… not just what you think it should look like.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re growing faster than your business can keep up with… or your business is asking you to become someone new… this one’s for you.

We talk about:

• Sam’s journey from teacher to social media manager to coach
• The evolution of identity as your business grows
• Pricing your services and learning your value over time
• Client acquisition and building momentum
• What social media management actually involves
• Building and maintaining a team
• Why she created her membership, The Loop
• What makes a community feel active and engaged
• The role of personal branding in attracting the right people
• Letting your business reflect your personality and lived experience

Get in Sam's world here!

Ways to plug in

⚡️ Gemini starts April 30th! — a six-month mastermind for multi-passionate creatives ready for their next level of expansion.

💡 1:1 Coaching — Private coaching for clarity, direction, and aligned action in your business: [link]

🛝 Recess for Creatives — your playground for community and connection, with two calls a month and an incredible group of creatives who get it: [link]

☎️ Follow me on Instagram @dianadaviscreative for behind-the-scenes, inspiration, and creative biz thoughts

Launching a podcast is easy. Saying you’re going to show up every week and actually doing it? Not so much.

This year I told myself I’d be consistent. I’d treat this like the real thing. I’d build momentum instead of flirting with it.

And then… I didn’t.

Entrepreneurship has a funny way of exposing the gap between who you say you’re becoming and who you actually are when no one’s watching. It doesn’t just test your strategy. It tests your discipline. Your ego. Your identity.

In this episode, I’m not pretending I nailed it.

We’re talking about missing goals without spiraling. About ambition without self-abandonment. About what happens when you break six figures and realize the external milestone didn’t magically fix your internal world.

I’m also sharing why I built Gemini, a six-month mastermind for multi-passionate creatives. Real conversation, real accountability, and real proximity to other people building brave things.

Because here’s what I know now:

You don’t grow into your next level by consuming more information.

You grow into it by becoming someone who can hold it.

And that process? It will ask you to shed identities.

The “I’ll start when I’m ready” version of you.

The “I should have this figured out by now” version of you.

The one who wants success without being seen.

This episode is about the gap between intention and action.

About money. Pressure. Relationships. Identity shifts.

And why building a business is really about building the capacity to be the person your vision requires.

If you’ve ever missed your own standard and wondered what that says about you… this one’s for you.

Ways to plug in

⚡️ Join the Gemini Mastermind waitlist.

💡 1:1 Coaching — Private coaching to get clarity, strategy, and aligned action in your creative business. Apply here

🛝 Recess for Creatives — The community playground where collaboration and connection fuel your business. Two live calls a month and an amazing crew of creatives. Join here

☎️ Follow me on Instagram @dianadaviscreative for behind-the-scenes and creative biz inspo.

We don't always think about debt as valuable, but the truth is that businesses are using debt to their advantage every day. The important part is to fully understand business debt, how to leverage it, and stay knowledgeable about the ins and outs of using debt. Founder and finance coach Gina Knox works with her clients to help them build wealth and use business debt to their advantage. In this episode, we chat about how you can get out of business debt in 2025, what you need to know to leverage your debt in the future, and tons of fun money talk about investing in your business and building wealth.

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• Apply now for Camp Clarity: Recalibration Edition to achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!) The next round has some fun and potent new surprises including expanding to 6 months. It kicks off January 16th!

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e31-gina-knox

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Connect with Gina on Instagram

Check out Diana's affiliate link for Small Business Money School

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Get 2 weeks free to the Recess for Creatives community, where you can connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path!

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite 🍭 for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!

• Ready to attract a loyal community that is ready to buy whatever you sell? Join HUMAN: Your roadmap to attracting aligned clients by cultivating a community rooted in your true essence

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources!

Time for another solo episode, and this one's for anyone feeling like the algorithm is sucking the soul out of your business. We're talking about the power of real-life connection—yes, actual face-to-face conversations—and how meeting people offline might just be the most underrated business move you can make. I'm sharing how one long walk led me to a whole new creative circle (and actual opportunities), plus why intuition and in-person energy can't be replicated on the internet.

This one's full of juicy updates, mindset shifts, and reminders that your dream clients and collaborators might not be scrolling—they might be sitting across from you at a matcha cafe. Let's dive into why connection, community, and following the breadcrumbs matter more than ever.

🏕️ Camp Clarity is now open for enrollment! But we cap the number of spots to keep an intimate group. Feeling ready to finally have the business of your dreams? Join here!

🛝 Recess is the best place on the internet. Try it out for 3 months for just $165.

☎️ Follow Diana on Instagram here.

Key Episode Takeaways

✅ Your next client might be sitting next to you—don't underestimate IRL energy.

✅ Algorithms can't replace human connection.

✅ You're allowed to change your business model whenever you need to.

✅ Following your intuition often leads to unexpected magic.

✅ In-person collaboration can move the needle faster than a perfect strategy.

✅ Restocking your creative energy is essential, not optional.

✅ Your business gets to feel like recess—it doesn't have to be so serious.

✅ Community is the most powerful (and recession-proof) resource you have.

Episode Chapters

00:00 – Settling into New Beginnings

01:50 – The Power of Intuition and Connection

04:40 – Embracing Recess in Business

07:48 – Following the Breadcrumbs of Opportunity

10:08 – The Importance of Community and Collaboration

12:59 – Shifting Business Models for Flexibility

15:26 – Claiming Your Desires and Setting Boundaries

18:10 – The Evolution of Camp Clarity

21:26 – The Journey of Self-Discovery and Growth

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Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.

If you've listened to recent episodes, you've heard me mention "ex-pastor dude" and how I'm currently recalibrating my life. Well this episode is so amazing because he's joining us on the show! Logan Gentry is a former civil engineer turned former pastor who now is an executive coach helping people create balance, money, joy, and peace in their lives by leaning into their passions and living in their purpose.

This episode dives into his story and experiences, spirituality, religion and some validation you might need in this area, money and giving back, and we even touched on leadership and how to center yourself and come back to the person you're meant to be. It's a juicy episode full of so many different takeaways, so no matter what season you're in right now, you'll definitely get something you need from this episode.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e30-logan-gentry

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Connect with Logan on LinkedIn

Check out LoganGentry.com

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Apply now for Camp Clarity: Recalibration Edition to achieve the life, career, and clients you've always wanted (and fully deserve!) The next round has some fun and potent new surprises including expanding to 6 months!

• Get 2 weeks free to the Recess for Creatives community, where you can connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path!

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite 🍭 for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!

• Ready to attract a loyal community that is ready to buy whatever you sell? Join HUMAN: Your roadmap to attracting aligned clients by cultivating a community rooted in your true essence

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources!

So many of you have had questions about running retreats, so this is a special episode with a friend that I believe is such an expert when it comes to retreats and building a community. My friend Amber Hagberg is a retreat coach and a master at selling out retreats without having to constantly stress or burn out on marketing and promoting them. For this episode, we're going to chat about what's really important when hosting a retreat, how to create retreats that make a big impact so you can sell those spots out every time, and how both organic marketing and paid ads have played a part in selling out Amber's retreats and how to know what option is right for you. This episode is so full of goodness, so if you host or want to host a retreat, tune in to this one!

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e23-amber-hagberg

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Connect with Amber on Instagram @AmberHagberg

Check out The Amplified Impact Podcast

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join SUITE for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!
• DM me the word "COACH" to snag one of the 1:1 coaching spots with me this summer!
• Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who understand your creative path in the Recess for Creatives community!

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

‎

Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

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Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources!

Since you're the face of your brand as a solopreneur, you have to connect with your people on a different level. People buy from people, so we have to balance being a human and sharing our own personal story and experiences with the brand side of things. For today's episode we're going to be talking about your brand, and how you can treat it like a magazine. This analogy creates so much space for you to play and infuse the human side of your brand, but it also helps you set the guidelines of what you want the vibe of your brand to be. This will help you with creating offers, creating content, deciding what to share with your people, and choosing how you want to show up in your business and online.

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Check out the show notes for this episode: dianadaviscreative.com/post/s2-e22

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More Ways to Plug In:

• Want to make your offers sell like candy? Join Suite for a 2 day product suite workshop that will bring in your dreamiest clients and give them exactly what they're craving!
• DM me the word "COACH" to snag one of the 1:1 coaching spots with me this summer. There's only 3 left for June!
• Connect and collaborate with like-minded entrepreneurs who get your creative path in the Recess for Creatives community.

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Connect with Diana:

• Check out the Website
• Follow along on Instagram

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Enjoyed this episode?

Pollen is a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs—just like you! If you enjoyed this episode of Pollen Podcast, subscribe and help us spread the word by sharing it! Your dream life is there for you to take — and you can help others find lives they can love too.

• Leave a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this podcast, we'd appreciate it if you wrote us a review. You can also share it to help other creative entrepreneurs and freelancers.
• Have any questions or want to leave a suggestion? Come say hi on the 'gram, @dianadaviscreative! You can also subscribe to my newsletter for travel updates, learn about special projects, and get tips and tricks for the creative entrepreneur life!

‎

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources!