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Business of Being Creative with Sean Low

I"m Sean Low, and I"ve been lending practical business advice to those in the business of being creative since the early 2000s, including accomplished notables such as Preston Bailey, Vicente Wolf, Nate Berkus, Sawyer Berson, Style Me Pretty, Marcy Blum, Michelle Rago, and Sylvia Weinstock--to name a few. The key to my own success has been my ability to help artists build their businesses in a way that most honors the art that is behind them. I"ll give you straight up, no holds barred advice on

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13:40

Episode 262: What Does It Mean To Be A Professional?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/05/12

The difference between those rising and those who know is professionalism. What does it mean to be a professional? Simple. When you know who you are you will no longer need to dodge bullets. To level up means you have to ignore the stairs. Original Episode Number: 95 | Original Air Date: 8/3/2021 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Sean or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link:

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19:01

Episode 261: The 21 Day Challenge

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/05/05

I will be taking some time off after this episode (airing August 3rd) and will be back on August 24th. Yep, 21 days. So a 21 Day Challenge is in order. Let's talk about three radical changes, the problem with incremental change and an opportunity from me to you. Original Episode Number: 63 | Original Air Date: 8/3/2021 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through

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15:58

Episode 260: The Apple Tree

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/04/28

Knowing where you are, where you are going and, most important, where you would like to go is all about the life of an apple tree. Original Episode Number: 128 | Original Air Date: 7/4/2023 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on social media:

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11:35

Episode 259: Back To Fundamentals

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/04/21

What do you get paid for and why? What you do not define will be defined by others. Let's talk about the Flux Capacitor. Original Episode Number: 82 | Original Air Date: 1/11/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on social media:

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15:14

Episode 258: The Voice Of The Next Generation

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2026/04/14

What was is no longer. What is has to be redefined with history in mind but also ignored. The question is whether you will be willing to share your voice to a new chorus or if you will allow vestiges to remain your North Star. Original Episode Number: 111 | Original Air Date: 9/27/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Sean or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's

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15:33

Episode 257: Living At the Margin

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/04/07

Unless you really value the next thing you do, you will be unaware of the margin. When you misprice your margin you will find yourself doing everything you do not want to do. Self-inflicted pain. Let's talk about unintended consequences. Original Episode Number: 77 | Original Air Date: 11/30/2021 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site

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07:57

Episode 256: Respect

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/03/31

If you are in creative business, your voice matters. Pretending it does not is an illusion. Truth may not be palatable to some and that is okay. They just cannot be your clients. To make it so though, you have to go first. Original Episode Number: 106 | Original Air Date: 7/19/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's

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17:36

Episode 255: Your Narrative Defines You

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/03/24

We tell ourselves stories. Our memories are shaped by our own biases. We live in the definition we have given ourselves. Why? For the most part, for your creative business it ultimately becomes about choosing to be the Sun or the Moon. Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on

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13:45

Episode 254: Find Your Voice

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/03/17

The essence of humanity is to be seen and heard. It is pervasive in all things and for all endeavors, none more so than for creative business. The reason is that creative business is the ultimate expression of self. Live there and make it your culture. Original Episode Number: 140 | Original Air Date: 12/19/2023 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his

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18:47

Episode 253: To What End Marketing?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/03/10

We are at a moment in time when your ability to tell your own story is more important than having someone else tell it for you. The real question though is what is the aim? Celebrity? Opportunity? Growth? Legitimacy? Let's talk Marcy Blum and Rishi Patel. Original Episode Number: 70 | Original Air Date: 10/5/2021 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his

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14:03

Episode 252: Money And Power Are Not The Same Thing

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/03/03

The axiom that the client is always right is not true for creative business. If you let someone's wallet dictate the limits of your power to do what you do, it will be lesson in self-inflicted pain. Let's talk about how to make sure you do not do that. The show is yours to run. Original Episode Number: 135 | Original Air Date: 10/10/2023 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice

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14:54

Episode 251: Intuition

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/02/24

We all rely on our intuition to drive us forward. Intuition is a function of experience, natural gifts, education and maybe even just age. We use intuition to form opinions on just about everything. However, when the world changes, so too our intuition. Let's talk photography. Original Episode Number: 55 | Original Air Date: 6/8/2021 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message

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14:54

Episode 250: Let's Talk Leverage

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/02/17

At a certain point change in circumstance demands change in behavior and we need to appreciate what leverage means to all of us. Especially those who have never been here before. Original Episode Number: 126 | Original Air Date: 6/6/2023 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean

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14:41

Episode 249: Can You Be A Chameleon?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/02/10

Art is impactful to the patron as they find themselves in it. We enjoy art from our own worldview. The ultimate Rorschach Test. Artistry, on the other hand, is a singular journey. How you, the artist, take us from here to there is idiosyncratic. Can you choose to be a chameleon? Let's talk Bernie Madoff. Original Episode Number: 48 | Original Air Date: 4/20/2021 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email

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12:34

Episode 248: What Happens When Things Happen?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/02/03

Nothing ever goes according to plan. What happens when things happen? How do you handle the turmoil? Let's talk Chinese Finger Traps. Original Episode Number: 104 | Original Air Date: 6/21/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on social media:

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12:00

Episode 247: What Does It Take To Be An Employee?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/01/27

This is not school and your employer is not your parent, teacher or even your friend. Now is the time to invest in yourself and be willing to be wrong before you are right. Let's talk about Lego's. Original Episode Number: 86 | Original Air Date: 2/08/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business

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13:09

Episode 246: Time Is Everything

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/01/20

I am just around the corner. Be there soon. An hour later you ask: Which corner? And what does soon mean? Time is all you have and leaving its definition to negotiation, or worse, to the decisions of others is self-inflicted pain you can no longer endure. Original Episode Number: 133 | Original Air Date: 9/12/2023 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his

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18:05

Episode 245: Losing Trust, It Is Personal — Sort Of

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/01/13

The line between personal and creative is blurry at best. You are professional but you are also an artist required to move beyond the technical. Trust is sacrosanct and incredibly fragile. Be intentional, purposeful but not indulgent. The arrogance of opinion is defined when there is no humility. Let's talk about July 7th. Original Episode Number: 60 | Original Air Date: 7/13/2021 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice

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16:26

Episode 244: The Client Is Always Wrong

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/01/06

We have all been trained to think that the customer is always right. For creative business though, they are always wrong. It is a distinction with a VERY big difference. Original Episode Number: 113 | Original Air Date: 10/25/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on social

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15:48

Episode 243: More For Employees

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2025/12/30

Try harder. Pay more attention to detail. Focus. None of these are helpful to creative business employees. It truly is not about you as a person, it is about the system even if you are the only employee. Let's talk about the Blue Angels. Original Episode Number: 87 | Original Air Date: 2/15/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Shawn or record a voice message directly through his show's site

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