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This week Margo sits down with lettering artist Lynn Giunta. Lynn has been with Hallmark Cards for 37 years and discovered her fascination for cutting letters by hand during her tenured journey. She has always been drawn to positive phrases and never tires of seeing kind messages come to life. Lynn is also a graphic […]

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December 15, 2021

69 | Positivity, kindness, and the power of words. Bringing messages to life through lettering with Lynn Giunta

Margo chats with world traveler and natural connector, Kimber Leblicq who brings her experience as an artist, metalsmith, jewelry designer, curator, and entrepreneur together with her passion for people and the natural world. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Northern Arizona University, she launched her art career as a professional union scenic artist in the […]

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December 13, 2021

68 | “Lead with Curiosity” Kimber Leblicq talks about connecting your global values to your creativity, and making them work together for good.

This week, Margo is joined by Jody Collins of Feral Giant. Feral Giant is a collective of brand developers, designers, illustrators, photographers, videographers, social media strategists, writers, digital marketers, podcasters, and website designers to which Jody brings 25+ years experience. At the age of 13 he started in printing and continued with design and branding […]

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December 5, 2021

67 | A conversation on growing into your creativity, being tall, giving back, and finding your comfort zone. With Jody Collins

On the eve of Thanksgiving Margo goes solo to talk about her thoughts on gratitude and how they play a role in creativity. She shares some tips to help you step into gratitude such as writing a gratitude letter, shifting perspective, and avoiding comparison (aka the thief of joy) as well as some quotes and […]

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November 29, 2021

66 | Gratitute and Creativity, or Creative Gratitude. Or both. Margo’s thoughts…

In this episode, Margo is joined by Productivity Coach & Online Business Consultant Chelsea Wessman. Chelsea is a popcorn obsessed, mom of 3, living next to the Utah mountains and is passionate about empowering ambitious mompreneurs to take back their time, make more money without putting in more hours, and create a life that aligns […]

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November 17, 2021

65 | Are you productive, or just busy? How to create space for the life you want and productivity hacks with Chelsea Wessman.

This week Margo sits down with dear friend Paula Joerling. Paula is an illustration and product designer whose art has been used for fabric, calendars and all kinds of home decor. To put it simply, Paula just likes making things; sometimes for profit but more often, just for the joy of it. For that reason, […]

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November 10, 2021

64 | Paula Joerling with straight talk about what you REALLY need to have in your portfolio… and how being a maker can lead to being a licensed artist.

This week Margo is sitting down with her lovely mother, Sally Tantau. Sally is a former interior designer and all around creative being and instilled so much of her talents in Margo as well as many others. Sally and Margo have a fun and lighthearted conversation around sourcing creativity, how she got her start in […]

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November 3, 2021

63 | Mom Musings.. All about noticing the details. Plus her story! Interior Designer Sally Tantau on listening, remembering, and living a creative life.

This week Margo chats with the lovely Annabella Sardelis, the founder of INDIGO & SNOW an atelier dedicated to zero waste in Minneapolis. Annabella is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose working mediums include calligraphy, natural dyes and textiles. Her focus aesthetically is on the creation of functional items, and seeing the beauty in utility. […]

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October 29, 2021

62 | Annabella Sardelis on deconstructing hustle culture, and how we can give ourselves permission to do what we need to do for ourselves.

This week Margo is chatting about finding joy, spreading joy, and ways in which we can seek more joy with author and illustrator, Kimberley Kay. After a busy career in the travel industry running press offices for big travel companies she decided to pursue art and illustration, partly prompted by a serious knee injury which […]

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October 19, 2021

61 | Can a hobby equal creative success? (YES.) On stretching your courage and confidence muscles, finding joy, and making your niche matter. All while skiing, or drawing! with Kimberley Kay

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