How Your Creative Skills Are Your Greatest Business Asset

If you’ve ever said “I’m not a business person” because you’re creative, this episode is your wake-up call. The idea that creatives aren’t cut out for business is a story, and it’s a false one. In this conversation, we challenge the myth that creativity and business don’t belong together and show you how your artistic […]

The Most Dangerous Lie Creatives Tell Themselves (and How to Stop)

In this fired-up, heart-on-sleeve episode, Mak and Valerie tackle one of the biggest invisible barriers creative people face: waiting for permission. Whether it’s from society, our families, our Instagram followers, or—most sneakily—ourselves, this need for outside validation keeps so many creatives stuck on the sidelines. If you’ve ever found yourself saying “I’ll start when…” or […]

Why Creativity Feels Hard – And How to Make It Easier

In this episode of The Unbound Creative, Valerie and Mak McKeehan tackle a frustrating reality for many creatives—why does something we love to do feel so hard to start? They dive into the biological and psychological reasons behind creative resistance and share actionable strategies (or “biohacks”) to override that resistance. They discuss how our brains […]