The Best Advice for Creative Entrepreneurs

7 of Our Favorite Boss Ladies Share Their Wisdom with WOM
August 16, 2015
Story By: Mandy Kellogg Rye
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Being a creative entrepreneur isn’t all pretty work spaces and shiny desk accessories.  It doesn’t involve popping champagne bottles every week (or even every month or year for that matter).  You’d be hard-pressed to find an entrepreneur that hasn’t had their doubts, or the days when it took everything in them not to quit.  But you’d also find it hard to deny how truly inspiring an entrepreneur is; their drive, excitement and passion for the craft is just contagious.

I recently had the pleasure of tapping seven of my favorite boss ladies for their best advice for entrepreneurs, and it’s all so spot-on. It seems that the magic formula for continued growth and success involves a mixture of passion, patience and perseverance.  Click through the slideshow above to read more.  

A big thank you to these impressive (and busy!) women for sharing their best advice for creative entrepreneurs with us today.  Cheers, Kat

P.S. Looking for more working-girl inspo? Meg Biram’s #GSD series and The Everygirl’s Career Profiles are great, along with the handful of books below. xo 

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DON'T DO IT HALF-HEARTED

DON'T DO IT HALF-HEARTED

"DON'T DO IT UNLESS YOU LOVE AND BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING. OTHERWISE IT'S A WASTE OF TIME. AND TRUST ME, TIME IS SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY. FOCUS ON YOURSELF AND YOUR OWN ACCOMPLISHMENTS."

- MANDY KELLOGG RYE, FOUNDER OF WAITING ON MARTHA

VIA WAITING ON MARTHA, BY KATHRYN MCCRARY
DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT

DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT

"OWNING A BUSINESS IS NOT EASY, BUT WHEN I'M FACED WITH A DECISION, I JUST DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT. WHILE I CAN'T SAY THAT EVERY DECISION I'VE MADE FELT RIGHT, I'VE LEARNED TO TRUST MYSELF, MY GUT AND MY INSTINCTS. BY LISTENING TO MYSELF, I'M ABLE TO DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT, WHICH IS ALWAYS THE BEST FOR ACPR, AND ME."

- ALLYSON CONKLIN, FOUNDER OF ALLYSON CONKLIN PUBLIC RELATIONS.

READ MORE FROM ALLYSON'S POST, THE BEST BUSINESS ADVICE."

VIA RUSTIC WHITE FOR WAITING ON MARTHA
PERSEVERE THROUGH THE GOOD AND THE BAD

PERSEVERE THROUGH THE GOOD AND THE BAD

"FAILING IS INEVITABLE, BUT SUCCESS COMES FROM PERSEVERANCE"... MY DAD ACTUALLY SAID THAT!

CREATING SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH IS HARD, AND IT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART. WHEN YOU COMBINE HARD WORK AND YOUR HEART IN A PROJECT, IT CAN SEEM DEVASTATING WHEN THE PROJECT DOESN'T COME TOGETHER EXACTLY HOW YOU FIRST ENVISIONED, AND YOU CAN QUICKLY THROW IN THE TOWEL BECAUSE OF THAT. BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT JUST BECAUSE THIS EXACT PART OF THE PROJECT ISN'T WORKING, THERE ARE MANY OTHER WORKING PARTS. AND IF YOU TAKE THE SUCCESS, THROW OUT THE FAILURES AS LESSONS LEARNED AND TRY AGAIN A DIFFERENT WAY, YOU MAKE PROGRESS!

- ASHLEY BROOKE, FOUNDER OF ASHLEY BROOKE DESIGNS

VIA ASHLEY BROOKE DESIGNS
BELIEVE IN WHO YOU ARE

BELIEVE IN WHO YOU ARE

"PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PIECES OF ADVICE I CAN PASS ALONG CAME FROM MY FATHER. I ALWAYS STRUGGLED THAT I CARED SO DEEPLY AND OFTEN SEEMED MORE AFFECTED THAN EVERYONE ELSE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WEAKNESS UNTIL HE MADE ME REALIZE THAT IT WAS STRENGTH. I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY SITTING ON THE STAIRS TOGETHER AND HAVING HIM TELL ME HE WOULD BE WORRIED IF I DIDN’T CARE AS MUCH AS I DID.

WHETHER IT’S GOOD OR BAD, I’M ROOTED IN PASSION WHEN IT COMES TO WHO AND WHAT I BELIEVE IN, WHICH ULTIMATELY BECAME ONE OF THE REASONS I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS, IS WHAT LED TO MY CURRENT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, AND IS THE CORE OF HOW WE DO BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY YEAR AFTER YEAR.

WHAT YOU MAY SEE AS A WEAKNESS MAY BE ONE OF YOUR GREATEST ASSETS. KNOW WHAT YOUR INTENTION IS AND SHOOT FOR THE MOON. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY AGAIN."

- CAREN WEST, FOUNDER OF CAREN WEST PUBLIC RELATIONS

VIA WAITING ON MARTHA, BY RUSTIC WHITE
BE TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE

BE TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE

"DON'T TRY TO BE EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE. STAND CONFIDENT IN YOUR BRANDING AND SAY NO TO PROJECTS THAT DON'T ALIGN WITH THAT. AND ALWAYS OPERATE WITH THE HIGHEST OF INTEGRITY. IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR BUSINESS."

- JULIANNE TAYLOR, FOUNDER OF TAYLOR BURKE HOME

VIA WAITING ON MARTHA, BY RUSTIC WHITE
BE PATIENT

BE PATIENT

MY DAD ALWAYS SAYS, “ROME WASN’T BUILT OVERNIGHT.” (SIDE NOTE: HE HAS A HILARIOUS TENDENCY TO MIX UP IDIOMS, LIKE “LET’S PLAY IT BY EARS. IT’S A DOGGY WORLD, ETC.”) I KNOW HE MEANS “ROME WASN’T BUILT IN A DAY.”

BUILDING A BRAND AND A BUSINESS ISN’T EASY. THERE ARE SO MANY CHALLENGES, UPS AND DOWNS, AND ROADBLOCKS. SOMETIMES IT DOES FEEL LIKE YOU’RE BUILDING ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST METROPOLISES ALL ON YOUR OWN! BUT DRAMATICS ASIDE, AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND FEARLESS LEADER OF YOUR OWN, IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE PATIENT AND TO PERSEVERE THROUGH THE BEST AND THE HARDEST DAYS. THE DETERMINED WILL ALWAYS MOVE FORWARD, AND HARD WORK WILL ALWAYS PAY OFF ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!”

- ROXY TE OWENS, FOUNDER OF SOCIETY SOCIAL

VIA SOCIETY SOCIAL
BE OPEN TO NEW (AND UNEXPECTED GROWTH

BE OPEN TO NEW (AND UNEXPECTED GROWTH

"STARTING A BUSINESS IS AN EXCITING ADVENTURE, BUT IT CAN TOTALLY SEEM OVERWHELMING AT TIMES. YOU’VE GOT THIS AMAZING SEED OF AN IDEA THAT YOU’RE READY TO PLANT AND LET GROW INTO A FLOURISHING BUSINESS. SOMETIMES THAT SEED TAKES ROOT AND BEGINS GROWING IN NEW AND UNEXPECTED WAYS…GOOD WAYS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY WHAT YOU WERE ENVISIONING WHEN YOU STARTED. IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO CULTIVATE THAT AREA OF GROWTH AND ALLOW YOUR BUSINESS TO EXPAND IN WAYS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU."

- LAURA MCCARTY, FOUNDER OF MARKED BY LAURA MCCARTY

VIA WAITING ON MARTHA, BY KATHRYN MCCRARY
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  • Bella B / 08.16.2015

    Good advice. Patience is hard sometimes!

    xoxoBella | http://xoxobella.com

  • Kat Neunaber / 08.19.2015

    Thanks Bella! xo

  • Barbara Bussey / 08.23.2015

    Where’s the story? The advice from creative entrepreneurs? Can’t see it on my iPad.

  • Kat Neunaber / 08.25.2015

    Hi Barbara, you can click through the slideshow by clicking on the main featured image. xo

  • Kenzie / 10.05.2015

    Great advice, thanks for sharing 🙂

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