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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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07:40

Episode 282: A Gentle Goodbye

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/09/29

So the time has come for me to say goodbye to the podcast. I feel like the thoughts are complete and I am compelled to focus on writing. A few thoughts on what it means for me to have shared as I have for the past 140 episodes. Original Episode Number: 141 | Original Air Date: 1/9/2024 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on social media: Instagram: @SeanLow1 | Facebook: Facebook.com/Sean.Low.35

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13:52

Episode 281: Spiritual, Physical, Financial

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/09/22

When creative business owners stop and think about where they want to go with their art and their creative businesses most start with money, then talk about the effort required to get that money and maybe then think about the kind of work they want to be doing. Here is the thing: it is exactly backwards. Original Episode Number: 94 | Original Air Date: 4/12/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email

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15:46

Episode 280: Butterflies and Bulls

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/09/15

We are all obsessed with something. Your obsession is why you are who you are both as an artist and business owner. We can get caught in the moment. The arrogance is to be defined by it. Tomorrow is always another day. Let the choice of perspective be yours. Original Episode Number: 125 | Original Air Date: 5/23/2023 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

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16:40

Episode 279: Optimism Is A Choice

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/09/08

We are all obsessed with something. Your obsession is why you are who you are both as an artist and business owner. We can get caught in the moment. The arrogance is to be defined by it. Tomorrow is always another day. Let the choice of perspective be yours. Original Episode Number: 89 | Original Air Date: 3/1/2022 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

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12:10

Episode 278: Abundance

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/09/01

Holiday season is upon us. Maybe rest is in sight and a moment to reflect on what is necessary for you and your business. Start with abundance. Original Episode Number: 138 | Original Air Date: 11/28/2023 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: Instagram:

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13:04

Episode 277: What Are You Looking For In A Client?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/08/25

We all give lip service to the idea that you are interviewing a potential client as much as they are interviewing you. But are you really? Do you know what you need? Let's talk the legacy of Karen Ann Quinlan. Original Episode Number: 67 | Original Air Date: 09/14/2021 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! Link: Join Sean's Collective of

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12:42

Episode 276: What Is Design?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/08/18

Design is creation. Easy enough. Now put teeth to it to make it a business. Why does it matter? Which would you rather have: the straw house or the brick house? Original Episode Number: 112 | Original Air Date: 10/11/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Sean 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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15:33

Episode 275: Understanding Both Sides

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/08/11

Too often creative businesses devalue themselves and overvalue client relationships. Case in point: giving a discount to repeat clients. It goes against having better clients pay more. Let's talk about the automatic stay in bankruptcy in the United States. Original Episode Number: 79 | Original Air Date: 12/14/2021 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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10:33

Episode 274: Hibernation

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/08/04

What happens when there is a lull when it seems like everyone else is busy? What does it mean for your creative business and what should you do? Original Episode Number: 99 | Original Air Date: 5/17/2022 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: Instagram:

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20:18

Episode 273: The Value Of Design

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/07/28

We are at an inflection point. The public recognizes the value of design and is willing to pay for it. To what end leverage then? What are you willing to do to earn that value and will you become the provider or the product? Let us talk Facebook and Theexpert.com. Original Episode Number: 51 | Original Air Date: 5/11/2021 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

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12:21

Episode 272: Interpreting Data

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/07/21

It is fifty degrees one day, ninety the next. On average it is seventy degrees so no need to buy a coat or a swimsuit. You can use information to justify your complacency or you can determine what matters to you and act accordingly. Original Episode Number: 132 | Original Air Date: 8/29/2023 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Sean or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join

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16:45

Episode 270: Who Do You Serve?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/07/14

Why does your business exist? To serve you, your clients? Or for you to serve it? My guess is you think the former but act like the latter. No better time to change than today. Original Episode Number: 84 | Original Air Date: 1/25/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Sean 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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19:14

Episode 270: The Little Mermaid and Creative Business

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/07/07

Fairness matters and if your client is acting poorly, you do not get any brownie points for sucking it up. Only adults in the room please. Original Episode Number: 121 | Original Air Date: 2/21/2023 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and advice? Talk Back!! Email Sean or record a voice message directly through his show's site! Link: Join Sean's Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on social media: Instagram: @SeanLow1

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13:00

Episode 269: Kill Hope

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/06/30

When you think about it, the statement "I hope…" is almost always about something external happening that may or may not directly affect you, but is certainly in your universe. You have no control over "I hope". The results of "I hope" are as random as a flip of the coin. In the context of your art and your creative business, please, pretty please, kill hope and find your faith. Original Episode Number: 93 | Original Air Date: 3/29/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being

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13:33

Episode 268: Vulnerability

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/06/23

Creative business is about being vulnerable. Vulnerability is the fuel for trust. The question is where, when and why should you be vulnerable? Original Episode Number: 98 | Original Air Date: 5/10/2022 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 Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on social media: Instagram: @SeanLow1

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16:59

Episode 267: Greed Is For Fools

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/06/16

Knowing what you need to live the life you wish is the key to your success as a creative business. How much do you need and how much do you want to work? If you set your business up to be greedy, you will be. The result will be the illusion of success and failure. Let's talk about The Giving Tree. Original Episode Number: 68 | Original Air Date: 9/21/2021 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

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15:50

Episode 266: Is It Frivolous?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/06/09

When you see what it all costs to create, it is very easy to say, why? When the world demands crisis, how can you talk about things that are not in crisis? How do you navigate the responsibility of living as opposed to surviving? It is called being an artist and appreciating the timing of it all will always lead back to you. Original Episode Number: 136 | Original Air Date: 10/24/2023 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's tips and

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12:39

Episode 265: Just Swim

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/06/02

There is always a better way, better than what I might offer, what you might offer. Who cares? There is no end to better, only the work to get to the very place you will never reach. When the delusion of better resides at your fingertips, we give up the search and the meaning of the search itself. Let's talk about a dog swimming in the ocean. Original Episode Number: 83 | Original Air Date: 1/18/2022 Links & Resources: Host: Sean Low of The Business of Being Creative Have your own opinion on Sean's

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15:20

Episode 264: Holiday Thoughts

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/05/26

Where were you a year ago? What has changed? What will you do with 2023? Are you willing to add a zero? Original Episode Number: 117 | Original Air Date: 12/20/2022 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 Collective of Business Creatives Follow Sean on social media: Instagram: @SeanLow1 | Facebook: Facebook.com/Sean.Low.35

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14:41

Episode 263: Can You Be A Chameleon?

Business of Being Creative with Sean Low ·

2026/05/19

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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