Morgan Swank's guest appearances

Morgan Swank

Chasing Creative

Proof to Product

Jrodconcerts: The Podcast

Dani Bruflodt

Christina Stembel

Nicole Walters

John Blase

Vanessa Peters

Rachael O'Brien

Caroline Jones

Ian Johnson

Kelly Killoren Bensimon

Kate Ahl

Paul Jarvis

Jess Ekstrom

Nicki Bluhm

John Oates

Jen Gotch

OwlTail

The challenges of running a business can be numerous. For those living with chronic illness, there are even more nuances to navigate, especially when it comes to listening and working with your body’s natural rhythm. In this episode, I was joined by Morgan Swank of Morgan Swank Studio. Morgan is a longtime student of our LABS community and a Paper Camp alumni. She and I discuss what led to her decision to start her paper goods brand. Morgan also gives us insight into what it’s like to be a business owner with a chronic illness and her journey of licensing her products in big retail stores. You'll learn:  Why self-awareness and grace are an important part of entrepreneurship How to identify licensing opportunities How time blocking can make you more productive   For full show notes, resources and a transcription, please head to BIT.LY/PTPEp215 For more support with your marketing &amp; sales strategies, check out LABS at http://www.prooftoproduct.com/labs

The challenges of running a business can be numerous. For those living with chronic illness, there are even more nuances to navigate, especially when it comes to listening and working with your body’s natural rhythm. In this episode, I was joined by Morgan Swank of Morgan Swank Studio. Morgan is a longtime student of our LABS community and a Paper Camp alumni. She and I discuss what led to her decision to start her paper goods brand. Morgan also gives us insight into what it’s like to be a business owner with a chronic illness and her journey of licensing her products in big retail stores. You'll learn: <ul> <li>Why self-awareness and grace are an important part of entrepreneurship</li> <li>How to identify licensing opportunities</li> <li>How time blocking can make you more productive </li> </ul> For full show notes, resources and a transcription, please head to <a href="http://bit.ly/PTPEp215" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BIT.LY/PTPEp215</a> For more support with your marketing &amp; sales strategies, <a href="http://www.prooftoproduct.com/labs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">check out LABS</a> at <a href="http://www.prooftoproduct.com/labs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.prooftoproduct.com/labs</a>

215 | Growing a Multi-Faceted Business while Managing a Chronic Illness with Morgan Swank, Morgan Swank Studio

A once in a generation talent, Morgan Swank is a creative trailblazer in the entertainment world. Join us, as Morgan shares with Jamie her unique career path that started as an Intern for Jimmy Fallon, and has taken her to Saturday Night Live, children's author and into leading her own production company 'Moonscar Productions'. Make sure to follow Morgan on Instagram @morganswank  and visit  www.moonscarproductions.com for more.

A once in a generation talent, Morgan Swank is a creative trailblazer in the entertainment world. Join us, as Morgan shares with Jamie her unique career path that started as an Intern for Jimmy Fallon, and has taken her to Saturday Night Live, children's author and into leading her own production company 'Moonscar Productions'. Make sure to follow Morgan on Instagram @morganswank  and visit  <a href="http://www.moonscarproductions.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.moonscarproductions.com</a> for more.

Emmy Award winning Writer, Producer, Comedian & Author Morgan Swank

Morgan Swank is a freelance fashion illustrator: how cool is that? We loved chatting with Morgan about how she chose to do what she loved even when it was a little scary, how she finds balance between making and creating, and how to stay yourself on social media. For all of you introverts out there, she also talks about the struggle to balance the desire to be alone in order to nurture creativity, with not being too disconnected from people that she goes too crazy. Relate? We sure can. Here’s Where to Find Morgan: Website: http://www.morganswank.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganswankstudio/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/moswank/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morganswankstudio/ Here’s where to find Ashley: Website: www.BrooksEditorial.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/brookseditorial Instagram: http://instagram.com/brookseditorial Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial Here’s where to find Abbigail: Website: www.InkwellsandImages.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbigailekriebs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inkwellsandimages/ Mini Book Club: The Gift of Asher Leve by Chaim Potok Creative, Inc. by Joy Cho: A book Morgan found helpful for freelancing. High level, but gives you a good starting place for your thoughts. The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron: A book about creativity and art. It has a lot of good exercises and practices to help unleash your creativity. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes from this Episode: “I realized that I loved fashion and that is what I wanted to pursue.” - Morgan “I think the desire to do fashion illustration just kept growing.” - Morgan “Once you end up crying in a J.C. Penny’s parking lot, you realize you have to make a life change.” - Morgan “When there is a passion like that that keeps coming back again and again, and you can’t squash it down into something more reasonable or something that earns a better paycheck, that is definitely a sign that you just need to go for it.” - Ashley “The majority of it is being a hardworking, show up on time person. Look like you care.” - Morgan’s secret to success “I’m not being creative. I’m not drawing anything. I’m just sitting on the couch binge-watching Netflix.” - Morgan “I try to jealously guard my Saturdays so that, as an introvert, I can have that day to not see people.” - Abbigail “I don’t have time to create art and market art.” - Morgan “I made this picture. Please view it. I like it. I hope you do, too.” - Morgan “My hope is that my pictures speak a 1,000 words and that people just enjoy seeing something pretty.” - Morgan “The thing that turns me off is when I feel somebody is being disingenuous.” - Morgan “Sometimes, my true self is just silent.” - Morgan “I don’t want to put myself out there on so many streams that I feel overwhelmed.” - Morgan “The social media part of marketing can completely take over your life if you let it.” - Ashley “If having 140 characters or less would make people like me more, then I don’t need to go for those people then.” - Morgan “You’re never going to do social media justice if you hate doing it.” - Abbigail “What are the next five things I need to do. Then I do them.” - Morgan “As a freelancer I can get really internalized. I need to stop and see what other people are doing.” - Morgan “At the end of the day: what do I want to do? Is it a good reflection of me?” - Morgan “Right now, what I’m doing is the closest expression of me and my style as I can be at the moment.” - Morgan “You are following your passions. If you were anybody else, you wouldn’t be you.” - Morgan “I don’t do it all well, but my life as a freelancer is a marathon, not a sprint.” - Morgan “The reason you make your own job is to enjoy it. If you aren’t enjoying it, you might be doing something a little more than you ought to.” - Abbigail

Morgan Swank is a freelance fashion illustrator: how cool is that? We loved chatting with Morgan about how she chose to do what she loved even when it was a little scary, how she finds balance between making and creating, and how to stay yourself on social media. For all of you introverts out there, she also talks about the struggle to balance the desire to be alone in order to nurture creativity, with not being too disconnected from people that she goes too crazy. Relate? We sure can. Here’s Where to Find Morgan: Website: <a href="http://www.morganswank.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.morganswank.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/morganswankstudio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/morganswankstudio/</a> Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/moswank/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com/moswank/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/morganswankstudio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/morganswankstudio/</a> Here’s where to find Ashley: Website: <a href="http://www.BrooksEditorial.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.BrooksEditorial.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/brookseditorial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/brookseditorial</a> Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/brookseditorial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/brookseditorial</a> Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial</a> Here’s where to find Abbigail: Website: <a href="http://www.InkwellsandImages.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.InkwellsandImages.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abbigailekriebs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/abbigailekriebs/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inkwellsandimages/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/inkwellsandimages/</a> Mini Book Club: <a href="http://amzn.to/1niDzp8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Gift of Asher Leve</a> by Chaim Potok <a href="http://amzn.to/1poqHzk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative, Inc.</a> by Joy Cho: A book Morgan found helpful for freelancing. High level, but gives you a good starting place for your thoughts. <a href="http://amzn.to/1Qt4ney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Artist’s Way</a> by Julia Cameron: A book about creativity and art. It has a lot of good exercises and practices to help unleash your creativity. <a href="http://amzn.to/1Qt5Em2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Magic</a> by Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes from this Episode: “I realized that I loved fashion and that is what I wanted to pursue.” - Morgan “I think the desire to do fashion illustration just kept growing.” - Morgan “Once you end up crying in a J.C. Penny’s parking lot, you realize you have to make a life change.” - Morgan “When there is a passion like that that keeps coming back again and again, and you can’t squash it down into something more reasonable or something that earns a better paycheck, that is definitely a sign that you just need to go for it.” - Ashley “The majority of it is being a hardworking, show up on time person. Look like you care.” - Morgan’s secret to success “I’m not being creative. I’m not drawing anything. I’m just sitting on the couch binge-watching Netflix.” - Morgan “I try to jealously guard my Saturdays so that, as an introvert, I can have that day to not see people.” - Abbigail “I don’t have time to create art and market art.” - Morgan “I made this picture. Please view it. I like it. I hope you do, too.” - Morgan “My hope is that my pictures speak a 1,000 words and that people just enjoy seeing something pretty.” - Morgan “The thing that turns me off is when I feel somebody is being disingenuous.” - Morgan “Sometimes, my true self is just silent.” - Morgan “I don’t want to put myself out there on so many streams that I feel overwhelmed.” - Morgan “The social media part of marketing can completely take over your life if you let it.” - Ashley “If having 140 characters or less would make people like me more, then I don’t need to go for those people then.” - Morgan “You’re never going to do social media justice if you hate doing it.” - Abbigail “What are the next five things I need to do. Then I do them.” - Morgan “As a freelancer I can get really internalized. I need to stop and see what other people are doing.” - Morgan “At the end of the day: what do I want to do? Is it a good reflection of me?” - Morgan “Right now, what I’m doing is the closest expression of me and my style as I can be at the moment.” - Morgan “You are following your passions. If you were anybody else, you wouldn’t be you.” - Morgan “I don’t do it all well, but my life as a freelancer is a marathon, not a sprint.” - Morgan “The reason you make your own job is to enjoy it. If you aren’t enjoying it, you might be doing something a little more than you ought to.” - Abbigail

Episode 11: Finding Happiness in Creativity with Morgan Swank