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Wanna grow from vision boarding to vision building? Creative director Heather Davis hands your future self the mic.
For women ready to lead with authenticity, artistry, and presence, this podcast is your cue to claim your direction and build something stellar. Each episode channels Heather's Work Out Loud method into candid conversations and grounded strategy for your next creative shift.
Seeking navigation to take the path less traveled with intention? You're invited to unmute your magic and work out loud.
For women ready to lead with authenticity, artistry, and presence, this podcast is your cue to claim your direction and build something stellar. Each episode channels Heather's Work Out Loud method into candid conversations and grounded strategy for your next creative shift.
Seeking navigation to take the path less traveled with intention? You're invited to unmute your magic and work out loud.
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I'm sitting down with my longtime client Nicole Lennartz, CEO of Radiant Strings, to talk about how she went from undercharging to doubling her revenue and stepping fully into leadership. We talk about raising prices, paying yourself, leading a team of peers, and what shifts when your business finally matches your vision. We also get into her rebrand, live concerts, and how she started showing up as the face of her brand.
This is the first of my monthly Work Out Loud journal episodes: Stream of consciousness updates on what's center stage in my life, work, and vision. It's basically a public version of my morning pages, and you get to listen in! So let's start here: I did NOT hit my Q1 revenue goal! Today I'm working through what that brings up as marathon training shifts my focus and changes how I think about success.
In this episode, I'm sitting down with Becca Batt to talk about what it actually looks like to start building your acting vision while also running a successful--and growing!--business. We get into the moment you realize you don't have to choose between what's working and what you actually want, how to create space for a second identity without burning everything down, and why waiting until you feel "ready" is the biggest delay tactic there is. If your vision involves performing, acting, or leading in any way, Becca has some honest perspectives for you!
What if you already know what your vision is...you just haven't admitted it yet? In this episode, I'm unpacking the connection between your desires and your vision, and why honesty is where building anything meaningful actually begins.
What happens when you stop waiting and actually test your vision in the real world? In this episode, I sit down with my client and friend Laura Coglianese, and talk about building and launching Mind by LJ: Her EFT (emotional freedom technique) practice for athletes. Our conversation was recorded during my visit to her new home base in Philadelphia! We unpack the real work behind building her vision, including... Niching her offers down to only athletes Cold pitching her intro workshop to the University of Pittsburgh Hosting her first workshops with over 50 student athletes before relocating to a new city! Even knowing a move was on the horizon, Laura kept moving the needle, and proving that you don't have to wait for perfect timing to start building your vision.
In this episode, I'm unpacking the idea of the creative U-turn, a concept from The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, and what happens when you walk away from your vision...only to realize you're not actually finished. Inspired by Alysa Liu and her return to skating on her own terms, I'm sharing the creative U-turns I've experienced over the past year, and some prompts to uncover your own unfinished creative business! Sports in America interivew: Olympian Alysa Liu Doesn't Care About the Medals
There's a lot you can outsource when you're building and launching a vision, but there are a few things you abosultey must do yourself. Today I'm talking about what you need to DIY, because if you're expecting anyone else to do them for you--whether you're paying money for it or not--it's not going to work.
Winter has been kicking my ass, and I feel like my creativity has ghosted me. Anyone else??? Today I'm working out loud about it, and sharing a few free(!!!) ways I've been guiding myself out of this creative rut while the world burns <3333
After nine years in the wedding industry, I'm closing Day of Pittsburgh: The business that shaped who I am today. This episode is a moment of closure, and my work out loud reflections on growth, honoring what's complete, and on choosing to end a chapter with care instead of quietly fading into the bushes.
Annual planning doesn't have to be scary or overly complicated. In this episode, I walk you through exactly how I plan my year financially, using my $100K revenue goal as a real, transparent example. We talk numbers, capacity, pricing, and why not choosing a revenue goal keeps so many creatives stuck reacting instead of building. If you're ready to stop reacting and start planning, I'm currently booking VIP Vision Building Days. We'll build your year together: Numbers, offers, and pacing included. You can learn more at heatherdavisinc.com.
Women are only allowed to celebrate themselves publicly for a birthday, a wedding, a baby, or their own funeral. Gathering your community to mark a career shift, launch a business, or debut a rebrand, feels wrong, indulgent, or wildly premature. We've been trained to do less, stay grateful, and move on quietly, even when something big just happened! This episode is your green light to have whatever type of IRL launch gathering, event, banger, celebration, or bash that you desire without feeling like you're doing too much or that you're not enough.
To open 2026, I'm bringing you a conversation with an alumni client and artist who continues to inspire me all the time! I'm joined by Marah Frank, founder of Wild Botanical, to talk through the rebrand we shaped together: Moving her work out of shrink-to-fit expectations, and into a business that actually supports her life and creative instincts. We get into leaving unaligned wedding work behind, designing a brand shoot as a full sensory experience, expanding into culinary collaborations and large-scale installs, and learning how to follow the ideas that won't leave you alone. For the curious artists who want to see my Vision-to-Launch creative direction in action, Marah and I trace her full arc!
Is your vision built, but not live just yet? When your next chapter is real internally, but the outside world hasn't seen it, you're on deck! This overlooked moment in a rebrand, launch, or debut can feel lonely, exciting, and weirdly heavy all at once. I'm taking about what's actually happening during this integration stage, and what to do before you go public. Cheers to everyone waiting in the wings at the moment, and happy freakin' new year!
What if Instagram didn't have to feel like a constant sales pitch to actually work? Today I'm talking about how I'm approaching a story led social strategy going into 2026, and why connection and trust matter more than posting offers on repeat. I'm sharing why "everything is content" is flattening our feeds, how storytelling creates long term momentum, and what it really means to work out loud without oversharing. You'll also hear the plot lines I'm using inside my own IG strategy so you can start shaping a social presence that feels recognizable, intentional, and sustainable over time. Ready to work out loud on your 2026 plot lines? You can book a Vision Building VIP Day to map it all out 1:1, or join my first virtual mastermind of the year on Jan. 8 for a clear plan and supportive room to build it in.
'Moving in silence' gets framed as discipline and power, but for creatives, it's the opposite. I'm sharing how working out loud can lead you to better ideas, stronger community, and real movement forward. See what changes when you let your vision be seen before it's finished: My next work out loud virutal mastermind is set for Jan. 8, 2026. Grab your invite.
I just hit publish on my new website, visuals, offers, and direction, and I'm back with new episodes to finish 2025 as my most authethic self. To be honest, evolving is exhausting...and also expensive as hell! This episode is about what it actually cost to become the woman behind the mic today, and I've got a question for everyone listening: What creative risk is already paid for by future you? Let's talk about affording the vision that keeps pulling at you, and why becoming your future self is always worth the investment. P.S. You're invited to build something stellar! My new website and fresh offer lineup is live: heatherdavisinc.com <3 IG: @heatherdavisinc
This week, I'm joined by my sister and filmmaker behind Supercut Creative, Hannah Dougherty-Gaden, to talk through the vision shift unfolding inside her business and life. Hannah has been known as the "content person" for a long time, but that's not really what she wants to make anymore. She came into her VIP Vision Building Day and said she'd been feeling blah in her work...so we started there, and followed it straight to the real direction for Supercut Creative. Three hours later, her future was clear. When your work feels flat, you don't have to force it. You're allowed to shift! My winter VIP Days create space to build your vision from a place that feels alive again. If that's what you're craving, listen in, and shoot me a note for an invite. Spots are open from Nov. 17-Dec. 18. heather@heatherdavisinc.com / IG: @heatherdavisinc
I asked ChatGPT to write my website copy and then compared it to my actual website copy, written by me: An acutal human copywriter. Hit play for my reasons why copy-pasting whatever ChatGPT writes for your Insgram caption, event page or website doesn't save you time or money...It just drains your originality.
Curious about how to build something stellar? I'm about to tell you. I'm sharing the creative direction and the two visual concepts behind my next brand shoot that match where I'm headed with Heather Davis Inc. This episode is a live demo on trusting your own timing, releasing guilt for changing fast, and learning to evolve in public. I talk about how to know when your current visuals no longer fit, what it takes to rebuild them with intention, and why honesty in your brand creates the strongest connection. If your work has outgrown the version of you on your website, listen in! Creative North Star Shoot Team: Afternoon Media Bianca Black The Muse Method Supercut Creative Wild Botanical The 1978 Collection Creative North Star Pinterest Inspo Board Book a free 1:1 Work Out Loud Power Half Hour Grab an invite for my 12/11 Work Out Loud Virtual Mastermind: heather@heatherdavisinc.com
Anyone else kinda annoyed the visuals don't really match the album sound? Yeah. Brand photos are supposed to represent who you are, but what happens when your work, art, and energy evolve faster than your visuals? The truth is that I've already outgrown the branding photos I invested in earlier this year...and admitting that feels brutal on my ego...and wallet. In this episode, I talk about the speed of evolution, the myth of "forever photos," and why your visuals should evolve with you, even when you're still becoming her. I'm sharing what my old brand shoot was meant to do--and how it actually worked!--the beliefs I've released around what a "real" branding shoot has to be, and what I'm creating next: Something more creative, more self-directed, and more me. If you've ever felt guilty for growing faster than your brand, this one's for you.
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