Dear Creator

Morgan Markowski
  • 5.0 (2)
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Biweekly

Dear Creator is a reflective space hosted by Morgan Markowski, created for creatives and entrepreneurs searching for answers in the chaos of business, creativity, and life. Here, you’ll find unfiltered stories, pivotal lessons, actionable strategies, mindset shifts, and lifestyle systems that help you evolve into a life-backed brand. This isn’t about pretending to have it all together — it’s about honoring your truth, embracing your next evolution, and finding freedom in the way you create, work, and live.

  1. Oct 27

    How to Share Your Messy Middle Online Without Burning Out with Nicole Malthaner

    How do you share the messy middle of your business online without burning out or losing credibility? In this episode of Dear Creator, I sit down with Nicole of Groovy Social to talk about her burnout story, a soft pivot toward a business that supports her life, and what she’s learned about authentic social media. We cover how to share what you’re going through (and what to keep private), what to do when you feel like a fraud in your own field, why engagement is a two-way street, and the offline habits Nicole uses to protect her time and energy. Nicole is a special sauce concoctor, human-centric marketer, and professional fun-haver who's been navigating entrepreneurship + the as-wonderful-as-it-is-whack online space for the last 5 years. While there's still a LOT of figuring-it-out to do, she's created an inspiring + sustainable relationship with social media, and found what lies on the other side of content that feels "too cringe" to share: opportunities, community, money... but more than that? Self-acceptance, self-trust, and self-love. Through you-coded, feel-good content strategy, she helps founder-led brands create content that feels like an outlet (not a chore), stand out online as their whole-ass selves, and create the kind of connection + impact that lasts long after they’ve logged out. Connect with Nicole: https://www.instagram.com/groovysocial/ free notion content cal template: https://groovy-social.kit.com/4eae702f0a website: https://groovysocial.co/

  2. Oct 20

    Fear of Failure, Visibility & Pivoting In Business with Becky Symes

    Pivoting your business doesn’t mean starting from scratch. Becky, a vision strategist and brand designer for women in wellness, self-development, and creative industries, shares what she’s learned from two closed brands, a self-taught design career, and a pivot she’s navigating right now. In this episode of Dear Creator, we talk about why the fear of being seen often outweighs the fear of failing, how to test a new direction with beta offers instead of a perfect launch, and how success is perceived differently in the UK and the US. Becky also walks through her six-phase Creative Alchemy Framework and why understanding your own pattern helps you stop stalling. If you’re mid-pivot, stuck in the “journaling instead of doing” phase, or just wondering whether you’re allowed to be more than one thing, this one’s for you. Connect with Becky: http://instagram.com/beckysymes/  https://beckysymes.com/creative-alchemy-cycle   www.beckysymes.com

  3. Oct 13

    Practical Magic & Your Favorite Self with Ashley B. Jones

    Is your intuition a real skill you can train? Psychic, coach, and neuroscience grad Ashley B. Jones says yes, and she’s turned it into practical tools for everyday life. In this episode of Dear Creator, Ashley shares how she went from panic attacks in a corporate job to building her own business, why calling herself an “entrepreneur” has started to feel performative, and how she chooses labels that make her feel like her favorite self. She breaks down the “body pendulum” technique for making decisions, the five parts of self, and the daily habit bingo card she’s played for 479 days, which is especially handy for ADHD brains. Ashley B. Jones is a psychic, writer, teacher, and artist. She teaches practical magic, helping neurodivergent creatives and value-aligned entrepreneurs make the right decisions and take the right action to fall madly in love with themselves, meet their soulmates (lovers, besties, creative co-conspirators, and clients), so they can bring their too-good-to-be-true dreams to life. Ashley's known for her viral group program, Magnetic Habits Bingo, and soulmate match-making in her Meet Your Future Lover psychic readings. If you’re a creative figuring out your identity, your next move, or how to take care of yourself while building something, this one’s for you. Connect with Ashley: Website: www.ashleybjones.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashley.b.jones/ Substack: https://ashleybjones.substack.com/ [free] starter kit for magnetic habits bingo 101: https://ashleybjones.myflodesk.com/habit-bingo [free] favorite self treasure hunt workshop: https://ashleybjones.myflodesk.com/favorite-self-treasure-hunt sanctuary | 7-week program to expand your capacity for wealth and luck: https://ashleybjones.myflodesk.com/sanctuary

  4. Oct 6

    Type A Mom Burnout: How to Keep Your Ambition and Drop the Fear with Alexis Adams

    Therapist turned Coach Alexis joins me on Dear Creator have a conversation about how type A moms and high achievers can keep their ambition, let go of perfectionism and control, and stop being driven by fear. You'll learn her POWER framework, why burnout isn't a badge of honor, and how to start with a simple pause. We also cover these topics in this episode: - Why perfectionism keeps you from starting and how it still shows up for Alexis - Her soft pivot from therapist to full time coach - Why burnout isn't proof of success - Changing the fuel, not your ambition - The first step of the POWER framework - What to do once you're self aware but stuck - Hiring help even when your ego says you "shouldn't need it" - What it's like to work with a coach who has a therapy background Connect with Alexis: Instagram Power Mom Accelerator Website

  5. Sep 29

    Ditch the Beige Branding: Bring More Color and Personality Into Your Business With Chloe Richardson

    Beige branding is safe. But it’s also forgettable. In this episode of Dear Creator, I sit down with Chloe to talk about why "professional" doesn't have to mean bland, and why the businesses that stand out are the ones brave enough to bring their real personality into their brand. Chloe is a Designer, strategist, customer experience enthusiast (nerd?), and someone with an alarming amount of opinions about businesses making things harder than they need to be. She works with service businesses to fix the way their brand feels, from first impression to final touchpoint. She shares her journey from hospitality marketing at one of Australia's largest venue groups to running her own full-time design and CX business, including the money struggles, accountability challenges, and identity shifts that came with going independent. We dig into how to build a brand that's actually you instead of a beige copy of your competitors, how to map a customer journey that builds real trust, and why small "ick" moments (like ManyChat auto-replies) can quietly kill customer loyalty. Plus, the customer experience story so good it'll make you cry. Connect with Chloe: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crcbrands/ Website: crcbrands.com.au

  6. Sep 22

    How To Trust Your Intuition In Business With Bec Cuzzillo

    Can you really use intuition to run your business? That’s what we discuss on this episode of Dear Creator. Me and Bec talk about how to trust yourself, stop overriding your gut instincts, and build a business that fits your season of life. Bec Cuzzillo is a Spiritual Business Coach for spiritual women ready to build abundant, heart-led, sustainable businesses – businesses that truly set their souls on fire. Her approach combines soulful business strategy with mindset, energetics and fully embodied feminine spirituality to ensure you walk away with the practical and intuitive tools and strategies to build a life and business that you love. We talk about other topics like: Whether spiritual business is “woo-woo”Simple exercises to build your intuition and self-trustThe offer she launched, got sales on, and pulled because her body said noRunning a business with three young children and a 3-month maternity leave while her program kept runningWhy recurring income beats hustling for new clients every monthThe habits that help her show up, from quitting coffee to bricking her phone at night. If you’re a multi-passionate creator, coach, or spiritual entrepreneur trying to tell intuition from fear, this is a conversation to listen to. Connect with Bec: Instagram: instagram.com/bec_cuzzillo Feminine Fire with Bec Cuzzillo Podcast: beccuzzillo.com/podcast Program: https://www.beccuzzillo.com/mistressmind

  7. Sep 15

    Is Rebranding Your Business Self-Sabotage? How to Build a Brand That Lasts with Diana Jakubcova

    Is rebranding your business a step forward, in the right direction, or a way of avoiding a real problem? In this episode of Dear Creator, me and Diana, brand director and founder of Deeply Rooted Studio, talk about what actually makes a brand “future-proof.” We get into topics like: - How to know when it’s actually time to rebrand vs. when you’re just chasing a trend - Why “safe” aesthetics can flatten your brand identity - How found-led businesses can design around personality instead of Pinterest boards - Why Diana walked away from her group program to go all in on 1:1 client work If you’ve ever felt shiny object syndrome around a new offer, strategy, way of running your business, this conversation is your permission slip to slow down and build from who you actually are. Tune in! Connect with Diana Instagram Website

  8. Sep 8

    How Max Williams Got His YouTube Channel Monetized and Built a Freelance Video Career

    Max Williams is a videographer based out of Chicago focusing on music, interviews, events, corporate work, and more! From filming his friends skate boarding to shooting for Sofar Sounds, Ben Rector, Jack Antonoff, NFL wide receiver Allen Robinson, and brands like Coca-Cola without a “traditional” path into the industry, Max breaks down exactly how he got his YouTube channel monetized in a bout a month. It’s a strategy most creators don’t talk about. He shares how he built three distinct tiers of content to grow his personal brand, what it’s really like to deal with hate comments and online anonymity, and why he’s not worried about AI replacing filmmakers. We also get into: Why creative burnout is real and how skateboarding keeps Max saneHow Google Business listings and relationship building has helped build his freelance careerThe three-tier content strategy that makes people discoverableWhy content about AI stealing creative jobs is mostly marketing to for online coursesIf you’re a creator, freelancer, or videographer trying to figure out how to grow on YouTube, build a personal brand, and actually make money doing creative work, this episode is for you!! Connect with Max Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxwilliamsvideo/ Website: Http://www.maxwilliamsvideo.com

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Dear Creator is a reflective space hosted by Morgan Markowski, created for creatives and entrepreneurs searching for answers in the chaos of business, creativity, and life. Here, you’ll find unfiltered stories, pivotal lessons, actionable strategies, mindset shifts, and lifestyle systems that help you evolve into a life-backed brand. This isn’t about pretending to have it all together — it’s about honoring your truth, embracing your next evolution, and finding freedom in the way you create, work, and live.

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  • Creator
    Morgan Markowski
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Morgan Markowski
  • Show Website
    Dear Creator