The #5DaysToLaunch Challenge is back and we are beyond pumped! The #5DaysToLaunch Challenge is a free and designed to help you go from figuring out what your product should be to selling it by the end of the week. You might be thinking, “What!? That’s impossible!” But the truth is, it’s absolutely possible! We have had hundreds of students accomplish this, and much more, in this five-day challenge. We created this course because so many of you are just sitting on your laurels.

“It’s not good enough.” “It’s not ready.” “This thing is not perfect.” Sound familiar? Well, we are tired of it because we believe in you guys more than you believe in yourselves. We know you have some brilliant ideas and your audience deserves to see your good stuff! So the #5DaysToLaunch Challenge is a way for us to get your booty into gear push you, ever so kindly, every step of the way. If you’ve been on the fence about launching a product or just putting yourself out there, now is the time to do it and we’re going to show you how.

Surprise! We also have another business that’s not TCC! If you haven’t already heard, the truth is, we are actually oily, hippie weirdos. The cat’s out the bag and this is what we are going to be talking about today; our discovery, love and business venture into Young Living Oils and how it blends into our full-time job at TCC. Young Living Oils has been life-changing for both of us. We started using them to help with our migraines, insomnia and recurrent illnesses. They helped us feel amazing, be healthier and make clearer decisions in all aspects of our lives. Then, we realized, “Hey, wait. There could be a business opportunity in this.”

So today, we are going to be sharing our unique strategies for our side business in oils, how it has become a creative outlet for us and changed the way we live. If you are wanting to improve your approach to brands and products as well as your side-hustle, then this is an episode for you. Get those notebooks out and start writing, babes!

Today on the podcast, we welcome personal branding and publicity strategist, Hope Brookins. After having her family’s personal story of building a house using YouTube tutorials completely go viral, Hope was able to leverage that opportunity into her own business success. Using this experience, Hope helps small business owners do the same thing. She helps them build their own brand story, take their media and use these opportunities so that they are perfectly positioned, polished, and prepared to present themselves to the world.

On today’s episode Hope gives actionable steps to help you craft your own brand story and integrate it into your website and business. She also identifies the key features of a viral post and what you can do to every piece of content to give it the opportunity to go viral, organically. Many people think “going viral” happens overnight but this is not always the case. It took Hope and her family two years of preparation for their story to go viral and Hope is all about having a carefully planned strategy to get you there. If you are looking for some great tips and actionable steps on how you can tweak your brand story to be more viral-worthy, then this episode is definitely for you. We can’t wait for you to hear her story!

Today we welcome Renée Dalo of Moxie Bright Events. Renée is a Southern California wedding planner and she is also the leader of the Los Angeles chapter of the Rising Tide Society. Today’s episode is all about that icky word, “networking.” Renée has really used this practice to build her business from the ground up. To this day, over a decade later, almost 99% of her clients have come from customer or friend referrals. Networking has been vital to the growth of her business and Renée is extremely knowledgeable in this realm that many of us don’t really know how to effectively tackle.

In today’s episode, Renée gives us actionable steps that we can take away for avoiding awkward conversations and cultivating better networking practices. We talk about ghosts, being authentic, and why business is ultimately all about people. Whether you are in event planning or not, Renée has a lot of great tips for your business and personal life. So either way, or if you just need a good belly-laugh, this episode will be right up your alley. Take a listen!

Today on the podcast we have Amanda Boleyn of the She Did It Her Way podcast. Have you heard of her? Well, if you haven’t, she is a rockstar. She Did It Her Way has been named one of the "12 Best Podcasts for Entrepreneurs" and "Top 100 Best Websites for Entrepreneurs" by Forbes. Her podcast is dedicated to featuring savvy female business entrepreneurs from across the globe. These women share their insights and journeys so that others can do it their way too.

In this episode, Amanda is sharing about something other than her podcast. We’re diving into how she’s been able to take her podcast journey and leverage it to further grow her business. In fact, she’s opening up her first ever in-person summit — the doors are open and we’re talking all about the amazing experience that you can get in on this October at the She Did It Her Way Summit. We’re also talking about pivoting and the challenges of growing a business and everything that comes with that.

Today we are here with the lovely Ashley Gartland. Ashley helps passionate creatives and driven entrepreneurs like you, who feel like they’re drowning in to-dos and just want someone to tell them where to focus to make their business work. She teaches them how to stop overcomplicating things and simplify their approach so they can make more money in their business and experience more freedom in their life.

If you haven’t listened to our episode with Rachel Hofstetter, way back in episode 003, do yourself a favor and listen to it BUT listen to this one first. They are interlinked in that they both talk about your approach to press but Ashley breaks down the first steps you need to go through. She gets into all the befores and afters of getting press for your business and she’s helping you get ready to get your business featured.

We are super excited for today’s episode with Becky Mollenkamp. Not only is Becky our friend, but she is a business mentor for women entrepreneurs. She helps them write down all those words that are stuck in their head so they can make some big changes and push forward in their businesses. Becky is also an absolute rock star at landing corporate clients and today we’re lucky enough to be getting the inside scoop from her.

Ever wonder, “How the heck do I, as a creative, get into the inboxes of corporate businesses and land those bigger projects?” Well, today Becky is sharing her tips and tricks with us. She’s also telling us how we can utilize programs like LinkedIn to up our connections, up our chances of getting in front of those people and so much more. If you’re interested in finding out more about this, keep listening to the show.

Today on the podcast we have Ashlyn Carter of Ashlyn Writes. Are you multi-passionate? Well, this boss babe is and she has grown her business as both a copywriter and a calligrapher. She took her background as a corporate agent working with corporate clients and transitioned that into her current business, working with big name clients. We are so excited for you to hear how she’s been able to keep both her knowledge from her corporate days and add that onto her creative passion with calligraphy.

Do you want to have a business that serves two different people? Today we’re going through how to navigate your homepage, how to set up your services, products and offerings, and how to manage your social media and your email list if you’re talking to two different people. If that’s you, keep listening to find out more!

You all know by now that we have built Think Creative Collective on the “free-free-free marry me” model. We talk about it all the time. It is basically built on a foundation of giving a whole bunch of content, knowledge and strategy away for free so we can build a community of addicted and raving fans. People often think that if they give too much away it is going to decrease the number of sales they are ultimately going to get, but we have seen literally the opposite effect. It has only helped us grow our audience and our sales. It has also enabled us to create a community where our audience can be sure to find the answers they need instead of a dead-end, and people really value that.  

So what we want to talk about today is why we decided to use that model and how you can structure your own business to do the same. We also want to go over why it is very important to bust the myths behind giving away content for free. Inside this episode, we will focus on answering all of y’all’s questions surrounding the topic. We’ll give you the inside scoop about the actual effects to our business that this model has created for us so you can be more confident in what you are providing your audience, for free.

We are here for a hot topic today. Today on the podcast, we are talking about why we did NOT decide to close our private Facebook group, which has roughly 12k+ people in it. This is one smokin’ topic, as there are a lot of Facebook groups run by business owners who are similar to us and in our circle that have been closing down left, right, and center.

Today, we want to highlight the fact that we are not going to speak for the people who have decided to close their groups; we are literally just here to talk about why we decided to keep our group open and go over some of the adjustments that we’ve made since that “change” in the Facebook group world. If you want to hear more about how we run our Facebook group and why it works for us, keep listening.

Today on the podcast we are doing Q&A style episode, but can you guess what the theme is? Yeah, that’s right — Facebook! We asked in the group for y’all to send us your questions about Facebook strategy and being successful on the platform. Now that we kinda know a thing or two, we feel that we can answer your questions and make sure you guys are on a good solid foundation and that your Facebook game is strong. We are jumping right in, so keep listening if you would like to know more about Facebook and how to use it as a tool in your business.

In Part I of Our Journey to Facebook Ads, we talked about video, text, and graphic ads. Today, we are talking about all the nitty-gritty’s and diving into the different types of Facebook ads you’ll find inside the Power Editor. We will also be looking at the differences between conversion ads, engagement ads, and click-through ads. Next, we will be investigating the value of the Power Editor and helping you to become a smarter booster.

If you are wanting to start running your own video Facebook ads, we are also going to be sharing the behind the scenes of our $37,000 and $97,000 launch videos, giving you some action strategy tips for getting professional video ads on a small budget, and simply using what you’ve got. Still feeling overwhelmed? We’ve got you covered. Stay tuned to find out more about the free online FB Everything course that is sure to make you kickass at doing these Facebook ads! Take a listen for this, and so much more.

For part one of ‘Our Journey to Facebook Ads’, we are diving into all the creative nooks and crannies of Facebook ads. Here, we look at the specific ads that we’ve run and how they performed to ultimately answer the fundamental question you’re all wondering about: Are Facebook ads worth it? Today, we’re looking at what worked for our campaigns, what types of Facebook ads performed better for us (video or graphic), targeting cold audiences versus establishing warm audiences and tons of tricks and tips to maximize your Facebook ad spend.

We went from knowing zilch about Facebook ads to knowing so much that we had to break this episode into two parts. If you are someone who is easily freaked out by Facebook ads, don’t be, because after this episode, you’ll realize it’s way easier than it seems and it’s worth every darn penny! But before you even start running your ads, let’s take a look at a few of the things you need to establish first.

Today we’re chatting with our friend, fellow unicorn and amazing red-headed beauty, Courtney Foster-Donahue. Courtney is an Atlanta-based four-time entrepreneur and business strategist who specializes in video content creation and Facebook marketing and advertising. Courtney helps entrepreneurs to win using Facebook through her new programme called Facebook Everything.

With over 1.96 billion people around the world on Facebook today, why are so many businesses claiming that Facebook is dead, turning away from Facebook Ads, or not seeing any benefits in them? We are covering everything from Facebook page optimization, your business Facebook page, Facebook ads, to all the tiny tips to get you maximizing your reach and growing your business. On today’s show we are busting the Facebook myths that will help you turn your business around!

Today we have Trena Little on the show, a YouTube queen and Video Content Strategist. She has grown her YouTube channel and audience with video content, and it has really impacted the way that she does business. Not only that, it has also made a big difference in the way that she engages with her people and she is breaking all of that down for us today. Trena has been featured everywhere from The Huffington Post to Modern Entrepreneur, as well as the All Up in Your Lady Business Podcast.

Together, we are talking through all of the major benefits of having your own YouTube channel. Next, we dive into how to get past the overwhelm of creating video content, examples of ways to brainstorm awesome ideas, plus the exact process you should go through for setting up your YouTube channel and posting your video content. We even go over some awesome ways to get your videos to rank on Google. Trena is a powerhouse of information and we are so looking forward to sharing all of her great advice with you.