The Rural Compass

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“I hope this episode inspires and empowers rural women to start their own business. Start with where you are, with what you have and focus on learning and finding your way as you go.” - Tegan Buckley For full show notes head to www.samanthameurant.com.au/blog/49

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In this episode I chat with Emma Heuston founder of The Remote Expert about 5 legal tips to starting your online business. Get the full show notes at http://www.samanthameurant.com.au/blog/43

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In this episode I share with you the importance of reflecting on your business. This was a live webinar I ran in December 2020 but can be applied to yearly, quarterly or even monthly. Get the 2 FREEBIES! www.samanthameurant.com.au/reflect here are my biggest takeaways I want to share with you from the sessions: Whether you are a side hustler, hobbyist or full-time creator, it's important to review the year that is gone to see what you want to improve in your business in the next year. It’s easy to skip the reflection process especially if you are future-oriented and love getting started on new goals and ideas. But taking time to reflect is foundational to the goal-setting process. Your goals are going to be more focused and succinct if you have first reviewed what has happened within your business. We need to all be conscious that we aren't bulldozing through our business without taking the time to stop and reflect. Reflect on what worked and what didn’t, and plan out the next year. This process gets you out of the daily grind and refocuses your energy. Meet your host Samantha Meurant is a seriously passionate creative, an artist, coach & entrepreneur living in Cunnamulla, SW QLD, she is also a mother and wife. Living a creative life holds a lot of importance to Samantha and this shines through all aspects of her business. Working as a professional artist for many years now, she felt a strong pull to both entrepreneurship and helping others live a creative life. Find me online Website: www.samanthameurant.com.au Instagram: @samanthameurant Facebook: @samanthameurant Sponsors - Rural Compass Society - 6 month membership platform for rural artists and makers providing you the tools, knowledge and skills to successfully run your business. Wait list, now open! or find out more on my website. - Ultimate Creative Business Giveaway - With 10 businesses in collaboration & 7 chances to win you could be kicking 2021 sitting pretty among an entire team of professionals who are ready to help you and your creative business be the very best that it can be!? Prize 1 valued at over $3200 Prize 2 valued at over $1400 5 runner up prizes valued at over $450 View the prize details at www.samanthameurant.com.au/ucb-giveaway How to enter. Enter your name and email address below, you must do this step to go in the draw! Conditions of entry Giveaway ends on the 11th January 2021 at 12:00pm AEST (Brisbane time) and will be drawn at 5:00pm AEST. The winner will be contacted directly and then it will be shared via emails & Socials. You must be a creative located in rural, regional or remote Australia to be eligible to win. Would you like to be a future guest, sponsor an episode or just want to drop a line and say how much you love the podcast, email me samantha.meurant@gmail.com

In this epsiode I am going to help you find your creative pursuit whatever it may be, with 2 easy steps. Meet your host Samantha Meurant is a seriously passionate creative, an artist, coach & entrepreneur living in Cunnamulla, SW QLD, she is also a mother and wife. Living a creative life holds a lot of importance to Samantha and this shines through all aspects of her business. Working as a professional artist for many years now, she felt a strong pull to both entrepreneurship and helping others live a creative life. Find me online Website: www.samanthameurant.com.au Instagram: @samanthameurant Facebook: @samanthameurant Mentions: Listen back to Ep.32 with Stephanie Corkhill-Hyles. Sponsors- Reflect on 2020 & set yourself up for 2021 success FREE Webinars on the 16th December. There are 2 sessions you can attend either 10am or 7:30pm (Brisbane time) whichever suits you best. Register here- Rural Compass Society - 12 month membership platform for rural artists and makers providing you the tools, knowledge and skills to successfully run your business. Wait list, now open! or find out more on my website. Would you like to be a future guest, sponsor an episode or just want to drop a line and say how much you love the podcast, email me samantha.meurant@gmail.com

In this episode I will talk about the 3 things that I did when testing out my art tutor service, and why I suggest you take this into consideration when you are thinking about taking that leap into starting your business or launching a new service or product. Mentions: Episode 11 with Jo Palmer from Pointer Remote Roles www.samanthameurant.com.au https://www.instagram.com/samanthameurant/

This is a repost from an interview I did with Steph back in December 2019 for the Social Summer Series Steph talks about her personal experience with her first launch and gives some great tips around using social media to launch your product. Steph also has an incredible podcast you can listen to called Socialette. to listen head over here, https://plinkhq.com/i/1370751593?to=page.

In this episode, I chat with rural artist Jayde Chandler. We chat about new studio space, amazing growth to success and where she finds her inspiration. Meet your host Samantha Meurant is a seriously passionate creative, an artist, coach & entrepreneur living in Cunnamulla, SW QLD, she is also a mother and wife. Living a creative life holds a lot of importance to Samantha and this shines through all aspects of her business. Working as a professional artist for many years now, she felt a strong pull to both entrepreneurship and helping others live a creative life. Find me online Website: www.samanthameurant.com.au Instagram: @samanthameurant Facebook: @samanthameurant Meet my Guest I Live With My Husband And Four Children On A Sheep And Cattle Property.   My Style varies from contemporary Landscape to abstract expressionism.  Each multilayered piece tells a story of a place I have lived in or have visited and loved.  My inspiration comes from my upbringing in outback Queensland. I draw on colour palettes that come directly from what I see outside, from travels and memories of my childhood. I am always affected by the changing colours of the seasons, our vibrant sunsets or the feeling of a place. It has been a lifelong desire to create and share the beauty of our country and I aim to spark joy with every piece created. Find my Guest online Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayde_chandler_art/ Website: https://www.jaydechandler.com/ Sponsors - This episode was brought to you by Art Sessions with Samantha Meurant, if your looking to add some creativity into your life join me for LIVE painting sessions or access previous sessions at www.samanthameurant.com.au under Workshops. These will walk you through step by step creating your very own artwork in just 2 hours. - Or if you are an artist starting your business and moving into the online space, find out how we can work together one on one https://www.samanthameurant.com.au/artist-coaching . Would you like to be a future guest, sponsor an episode or just want to drop a line and say how much you love the podcast, email me samantha.meurant@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat with rural artist Alysha Sparks. We chat about her upcoming open studio and product release, background, studio, and where she finds her inspiration. Meet your host Samantha Meurant is a seriously passionate creative, an artist, coach & entrepreneur living in Cunnamulla, SW QLD, she is also a mother and wife. Living a creative life holds a lot of importance to Samantha and this shines through all aspects of her business. Working as a professional artist for many years now, she felt a strong pull to both entrepreneurship and helping others live a creative life. Find me online Website: www.samanthameurant.com.au Instagram: @samanthameurant Facebook: @samanthameurant Meet my Guest I’m a child of South Australia’s big-sky country, moulded by adventures around the globe. I’ve wandered far and came home to roost in my own little piece of this wide, wide world. For me, art is instinctive. It runs through my veins, into my very being. I live for the colours, textures, movement I see around me – fleeting moments captured forever by paint, brush and canvas. You might find me in my sunny little studio in Jamestown, in SA’s mid-north. Painting, creating, experimenting, failing, starting again, putting my soul on the canvas with every brushstroke, every frustration, every moment of joy. You might find me outside, sitting in the sunshine with a cup of tea, pottering in the garden. Chasing after my two busy, beautiful, boisterous boys, laying with them on the lawn and counting stars. Whispering to them that they can do whatever they dream of. Cherishing this life which lets me do what I love and spend more time with them while they are little. You might find me on the road, armed with my camera – heading to my family’s farm to capture life on the land as I know it, as I live it. Telling other stories of this wide, brown land with photos; always seeking, always finding inspiration. I am simply doing what I love, simply. Find my Guest online Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyshasparks_artist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alyshasparksartist Website: https://www.alyshasparks.com/ Sponsors - This episode was brought to you by Art Sessions with Samantha Meurant, if your looking to add some creativity into your life join me for LIVE painting sessions or access previous sessions at www.samanthameurant.com.au under Workshops. These will walk you through step by step creating your very own artwork in just 2 hours. - Or if you are an artist starting your business and moving into the online space, find out how we can work together one on one https://www.samanthameurant.com.au/artist-coaching . Would you like to be a future guest, sponsor an episode or just want to drop a line and say how much you love the podcast, email me samantha.meurant@gmail.com

In this episode, I chat to rural artist Stephanie Corkhill Hyles. We chat about her background, studio, where she finds her inspiration and the different aspect of her art business. Meet your host Samantha Meurant is a seriously passionate creative, an artist, coach & entrepreneur living in Cunnamulla, SW QLD, she is also a mother and wife. Living a creative life holds a lot of importance to Samantha and this shines through all aspects of her business. Working as a professional artist for many years now, she felt a strong pull to both entrepreneurship and helping others live a creative life. Find me online Website: www.samanthameurant.com.au Instagram: @samanthameurant Facebook: @samanthameurant Meet my guest Well my name is Steph and I have been creating since I was about 5 years old. Inspired by my beautiful mother who used to line our small hallway with brown paper so we could “draw on the walls!” (I am 1 of 10 children, so heaps of fun!!) This paper was changed weekly and encouraged, so for me, art making was always around and very much encouraged. I am a mother to 4 beautiful healthy children. We live on a sheep and wool property near Jugiong NSW. I struggled at school in the “traditional academics”, so my art was my voice and I feel so blessed to have this gift and ‘life tool’ to share with others. My Artworks evoke an emotion in the viewer, it ‘cracks’ a smile or creates a memory. I love colour and am inspired by my surroundings. When I walk into my studio and create, it makes my heart sing. I love to share my joy of creating with others. I went on to study Art Education at COFA, UNSW for 4 years and loved every moment of it. I majored in Etching and Painting. I have been practicing as a professional artist for the last 23 years and have had many solo and group exhibitions throughout NSW, ACT and one in QLD!  Each year I donate several works to charities as I feel it is important to give back. I currently sell my mixed media pieces through the Longtrack Pantry in Jugiong. I sell through my Instagram and Facebook accounts as well as my website www.stephaniecorkhillhyles.com  Find my Guest online Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniecorkhillhyles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Stephanie-Corkhill-Hyles-art-164940427549837 Quick fire questions What is one thing you do everyday to help with your creative practice? Go for a walk every morning What is the first thing you do when you sit down to start creating? Turn music on and get the tunes pumping Who is your favourite creative/artist? Or someone on your radar at the moment? Sara Phemister (Instagram @sara_phemister) , Lizzie corkhill What do you listen to when you are creating? Love Spotify to give suggested music

In this episode, I chat to rural Creative, Sam Longmore. We chat about her creative business Ohh Bull Dust, the inspiring story that lead to her starting this creative business, her workshops and the positive effects that creativity has on wellbeing. Show Notes www.samanthameurant.com.au/blog/ep31

In this episode, I chat to rural Author, Maya Linnell. We chat about her new book Bottlebrush Creek, tips and her process around writing her books, blocks that she has come across and how to move passed them and what it was like pursuing her writing career. Show notes www.samanthameurant.com.au/blog/ep30

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