Making It Creative

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In this fun and inspiring show from Student-Made, hear from our student founders & creative community as we explore the growing movement of creative entrepreneurship, in partnership with some of the most innovative colleges and universities around the country.

  1. 3 Ways to Avoid New Year's Goal "Burnout" as an Entrepreneur, Feat. Our Founder Lindsay

    2D AGO

    3 Ways to Avoid New Year's Goal "Burnout" as an Entrepreneur, Feat. Our Founder Lindsay

    🎙️ Episode Description:  In today’s world of entrepreneurship, the pressure of achieving goals can often lead to burnout. In this episode, co-founder Lindsay Reeth shares her journey and insights on maintaining well-being while pursuing ambitions, especially as we embark on a new year filled with resolutions. Burnout is a common challenge for entrepreneurs, but Lindsay emphasizes a perspective is vital for anyone looking to sustain their passion and energy in the long run. This insight encourages budding entrepreneurs to embrace their unique paths rather than conforming to the” traditional” notion of business success.  💬 Episode Snippet:  “Believe it or not, the most successful habits don’t depend on motivation. You could have the best intentions and still fall short. So what do successful habits rely on? In my opinion, they depend on structure. By creating a daily routine that supports your goals, you shift the focus from pushing yourself to “make it happen” to “following your plan.” When you lean into this mindset, your routine becomes the engine that drives progress, and each small action stacks up into meaningful results.” 📱 Instagram: Student-Made Store  📬 Contact Us: info@studentmadestore.com 👩🏽‍💻 Shop: ⁠Our Campuses 📖 Read: Lindsay's February 2026 Letter 🏛️ Join Us! Launch on Your Campus  🙏🏼 Thanks to Our awesome Partners:  Our Campuses

    38 min
  2. (Season 6 Kickoff!) Our Fall 2025 Manager Stories: Putting People First, Feat. UorArizona, Troy, Loyola MD

    JAN 30

    (Season 6 Kickoff!) Our Fall 2025 Manager Stories: Putting People First, Feat. UorArizona, Troy, Loyola MD

    🎙️ Episode Description:  Today we’re bringing you our Fall 2025 Manager Stories from campuses part of our Student-Made network across the country. These managers are learning invaluable lessons everyday in leading their community of student founders and working together with their team, and we wanted to share some of those with you. Whether you’re in our program or not, we hope these are helpful lessons in growing something creative that matters to you. Read the full stories and support our campus shops below! 🔥 Highlight Snippets: Hannah: “More than anything, I want to take this community with me when I graduate. When any of them goes on to do something extraordinary, I want to excitedly turn to the people next to me and say, I knew that person in college!!” Jamarion: “I work to build relationships between the student-entrepreneurs, our campus, and the larger community so that everyone can see the value in supporting student creativity.” Madison: “Being entrusted with fostering growth for my manager team, Student-Made’s brand, and the creators’ success has been a nerve-wracking weight to hold, but the amount of freedom I’ve been given to do what I love has been exhilarating.” 📱 Instagram: Student-Made Arizona  Student-Made Troy Student-Made Loyola Maryland  👩🏽‍💻 Website: Student-Made Arizona  Student-Made Troy Student-Made Loyola Maryland 🏛️ Bring Student-Made to YOUR Campus! Launch Your Campus  🙏🏼 Thank you to our awesome partner campus UofArizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship Troy University IDEA Bank Loyola Simon Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation 🌟 Other shoutouts Hannah mentioned the screenprinting process for the Made in Tucson tshirts, check that out here! Made in Tuscon T-Shirt Design

    47 min
  3. Season 5 Finale: The Learning Journey of an Illinois Student Who Landed on Shark Tank and Retail Shelves Nationwide, Feat. CharCharms

    12/02/2025

    Season 5 Finale: The Learning Journey of an Illinois Student Who Landed on Shark Tank and Retail Shelves Nationwide, Feat. CharCharms

    🎙️ Episode Description:  Today we have a REALLY cool episode for us because this recording was from one of our live speaker events of this Fall 2025 semester. We’ve reworked a bit to turn it into a podcast episode for you (which by the way if you don’t follow our show yet, please do). This guest is not one of our students, BUT she did start her business as a college student, so this definitely fits in with our mission. We dove right into the BIG exciting successes of our super impressive guest Charlotte Trecartin and her company CharCharms, including recently appearing on season 16 of Shark Tank, landing numerous giant retail partnerships (that I won’t give away just yet) and then growing to become a roughly $10M company practically just out of college. In the spirit of this show being geared toward those just starting on the path to making something creative– we wanted to be sure to go back and cover all the really important steps Charlotte took early on that YOU can do too, right now, even if you’re just starting to make those sales. 📱 Instagram: @CharCharms 🛍️ Shop: CharCharms.com 📖 Read: CNBC Article 📖 Watch: Shark Tank Pitch 🏛️ Join Us: ⁠Launch Student-Made on Your Campus

    44 min
  4. Our November 2025 Top Student Brands, Feat. Boston U, Arizona State, Texas State

    11/21/2025

    Our November 2025 Top Student Brands, Feat. Boston U, Arizona State, Texas State

    🎙️ Episode Description:  Welcome to our November 2025 Top Brands episode, featuring our marketing guru Liz, who breaks down her top 3 student brands across the country who have each mastered a key to success in creating buzz for their young brand. If you’re in the early stages of a creative venture– you’ll want to hear what these 3 founders are doing to gain traction. Our campuses featured today are Boston University, Arizona State University, and Texas State University. Enjoy! 📱 Instagram: Rachel Zheng x Florify Made Connor Williams x Local Bum Peyton Bailey x Peyton Does Stuff @Student-Made Boston U  @Student-Made ASU @Student-Made Texas State 👩🏽‍💻 Shop: This Month’s Top Products Rachel Zheng x Florify Made Connor Williams x Local Bum Peyton Bailey x Peyton Does Stuff 🎧 Listen to Relevant Episodes:  October Top Brands 🏛️ Join Us! Launch on Your Campus  Apply to Be a Creator Apply to Be a Manager 🙏🏼 Thanks to Our awesome Partners:  Innovate@BU J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship Center Texas State Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship Our Campuses

    33 min
  5. 2 Reminders for Maximizing Holiday Sales as a Creative Brand

    11/11/2025

    2 Reminders for Maximizing Holiday Sales as a Creative Brand

    🎙️ Episode Description:  We have our co-founder Lindsay here today to remind us of TWO major lessons when aiming to maximize your sales as a small business creator, especially during the holidays. These tips would apply to businesses of all types and sizes, but we are coming at this from the standpoint of creative makers offering products of theirs either in person at craft markets, pop-up shops, or retail stores– OR online, in a marketplace such as Etsy or Student-Made, or maybe even your own ecommerce site. We have over 400 students currently starting and growing businesses on campus through our SM program across the country, and holiday sales are an enormous opportunity to see their brand gain a ton of traction and momentum as they look to potentially take it beyond a side hustle and into a viable business after graduation. There are some mistakes to watch out for during critical sales periods like this– and we want to share what we’ve learned to help YOU create the most impact for your growing brand. 📱 Instagram: Student-Made Store  📬 Contact Us: lindsay@studentmadestore.com ryan@studentmadestore.com  👩🏽‍💻 Shop: ⁠Our Campuses 📖 Read: Lindsay's November Letter 🎧 Relevant Episodes: ⁠Foundr Podcast Lindsay’s February Episode: 4 Standout Experiences of Shopping Small 🏛️ Join Us! Launch on Your Campus  🙏🏼 Thanks to Our awesome Partners:  Our Campuses

    41 min
  6. Voted Boone NC's Best Student Business, Feat. Appalachian State's Katelyn Bush

    10/31/2025

    Voted Boone NC's Best Student Business, Feat. Appalachian State's Katelyn Bush

    🎙️ Episode Description:  We have quite the distinguished guest here with us today, she’s a senior Digital Marketing major at Appalachian State University, who has been growing her brand ‘Carolina Crafts 4 U’ over the past 3 years as a college student entrepreneur.  AND she received the Best Student Business Award in her local town of Boone, NC. Every year this local-loving town of Boone highlights the local businesses and attractions the community loves most– and Katelyn’s business was one of these– voted in by her fellow students. After some bumpy road initially with her young brand, she embraced the journey and kept with it– and now has seen SO many highlights in reaching customers with her beautiful designs she sells on glass cups among other products. We hope you enjoy this chat with Katelyn Bush today, and find some inspiration for your own creative endeavors too. Lastly– help us share this episode by sending it to someone you know who could use the encouragement to pursue something they love. We’d really appreciate that ;) 📱 Instagram: @studentmade_appstate @CarolinaCrafts4U @ Student-Made Store 🛍️ Shop: Student-Made AppState  CarolinaCrafts4U All Campus Shops 📖 Read: Kaitlyn's Story Best of Boone 2025 🏛️ Join Us: ⁠Launch on Your Campus  Apply to Be a Creator! Apply to Be a Manager! 🌟 Other Shoutouts Soda City Market SC

    39 min
  7. Our October 2025 Top Student Brands, From Marquette, Arizona, Troy U

    10/23/2025

    Our October 2025 Top Student Brands, From Marquette, Arizona, Troy U

    🎙️ Episode Description:  Welcome to our October 2025 Top Brands episode, featuring our marketing guru Liz, who breaks down her top 3 student brands across the country who have each mastered a key to success in growing their creative brand. If you’re in the early stages of a creative venture– you’ll want to hear what these 3 founders are doing to gain traction. Our campuses featured today are Marquette University, University of Arizona, and Troy University. 📱 Instagram: Little Artsy Aloe Cardua Aterlier Creations by LK @Student-Made Marquette  @Student-Made Arizona @Student-Made Troy 👩🏽‍💻 Shop: This Month’s Top Products Little Artsy Aloe Cardua Aterlier Creations by LK 🎧 Listen to Relevant Episodes:  Jonalie's Creator Story: Going Viral with the Bouquet Blanket 🏛️ Join Us! Launch on Your Campus  🙏🏼 Thanks to Our awesome Partners:  Marquette 707 Hub UofA McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship Troy IDEA Bank Our Campuses

    36 min
  8. 4 Standout Experiences of Shopping Small, Feat. Our Co-Founder Lindsay

    10/10/2025

    4 Standout Experiences of Shopping Small, Feat. Our Co-Founder Lindsay

    🎙️ Episode Description:  Co-founders of Student-Made, Ryan and Lindsay run this creative entrepreneurship program on campuses across the country– platforming small businesses started by young college founders. This love for small business first started from exploring small towns full of character with storefronts and entrepreneurs offering unique, standout experiences for customers. We sift out what makes shopping small so special, so you can reflect on your experiences with YOUR favorite small businesses and why they add so much to our cities, towns, and sense of community! Creative founders in our Student-Made community can apply these lessons to their own small businesses as we aim to make this a unique and impactful shopping experience for anyone who supports our mission– whether on the online shops or popups on campus and in the local campus community. Check out our shops in the links below!! 📱 Instagram: Student-Made Store Florify Made by Rachel Zheng Make Scents Columbia, MO Mercantile Rock Hill, SC Boston Public Market Candor Market Mebane, NC  Little Shop on Bosque Waco, Texas   📬 Contact Us: lindsay@studentmadestore.com ryan@studentmadestore.com  👩🏽‍💻 Shop: ⁠Our Campuses Florify Made by Rachel Zheng Make Scents Columbia, MO Mercantile Rock Hill, SC Boston Public Market Candor Market Mebane, NC  Little Shop on Bosque Waco, Texas  📖 Read: Lindsay's October Letter  🏛️ Join Us! Launch on Your Campus  🙏🏼 Thanks to Our Awesome Partners:  Our Campuses

    43 min
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In this fun and inspiring show from Student-Made, hear from our student founders & creative community as we explore the growing movement of creative entrepreneurship, in partnership with some of the most innovative colleges and universities around the country.

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  • Creator
    From Young Entrepreneurs
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
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    Making It Creative