Creativity Connects with Mikki Wilson: A Creative Collective Podcast
Creativity Connects with Mikki Wilson: A Creative Collective Podcast
Podcast Description
Creativity Connects with Mikki Wilson is a podcast from Creative Collective that amplifies the voices and stories of women entrepreneurs who are members of the Creative Collective. In each episode, host Mikki Wilson sits down with a woman business owner from the Creative Collective community to explore her unique journey, what drives her, and where she's headed next.
Local economies thrive when women's authentic experiences are shared and celebrated. That's why this podcast goes beyond polished success stories to explore the real challenges, unexpected pivots, and genuine moments of inspiration that shape the entrepreneurial paths of Creative Collective members.
Our guests share candidly about:
Their unexpected paths to entrepreneurship and business ownership
The "messy middles" are rarely seen on social media or marketing materials
How the Creative Collective community supports women's business journeys
Navigating the unique challenges women face in building creative enterprises
Finding their authentic voice and leadership style in their industries
Whether you're a woman entrepreneur yourself, a supporter of women-owned businesses, or simply curious about the women behind local creative enterprises, this podcast offers honest insights into what it really takes for women to build something with intention and heart in today's business landscape.
Produced By:
Randyll Collum produces this podcast for Peabody TV in partnership with Creative Collective. Creative Collective is a business support program that provides modern resources, strategy, and connections for small businesses and creators, because building something meaningful doesn't mean you have to do it alone.
Learn more at creativecollectivema.com.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
This podcast focuses on the journeys of women entrepreneurs, emphasizing the challenges and triumphs they face in building their businesses. Topics include unexpected paths to entrepreneurship, navigating the 'messy middles' of business, community support from Creative Collective, and finding authentic leadership styles. Specific episodes reflect on personal stories of women who have succeeded in creative industries, highlighting the importance of genuine connections.
Creativity Connects with Mikki Wilson is a podcast from Creative Collective that amplifies the voices and stories of women entrepreneurs who are members of the Creative Collective. In each episode, host Mikki Wilson sits down with a woman business owner from the Creative Collective community to explore her unique journey, what drives her, and where she’s headed next.
Local economies thrive when women’s authentic experiences are shared and celebrated. That’s why this podcast goes beyond polished success stories to explore the real challenges, unexpected pivots, and genuine moments of inspiration that shape the entrepreneurial paths of Creative Collective members.
Our guests share candidly about:
Their unexpected paths to entrepreneurship and business ownership
The “messy middles” are rarely seen on social media or marketing materials
How the Creative Collective community supports women’s business journeys
Navigating the unique challenges women face in building creative enterprises
Finding their authentic voice and leadership style in their industries
Whether you’re a woman entrepreneur yourself, a supporter of women-owned businesses, or simply curious about the women behind local creative enterprises, this podcast offers honest insights into what it really takes for women to build something with intention and heart in today’s business landscape.
Produced By:
Randyll Collum produces this podcast for Peabody TV in partnership with Creative Collective. Creative Collective is a business support program that provides modern resources, strategy, and connections for small businesses and creators, because building something meaningful doesn’t mean you have to do it alone.
Learn more at creativecollectivema.com.
Season 2, Episode 3 of Creativity Connects with Mikki Wilson.
Mikki is joined by her friend Katie Kimball Dyer, a financial advisor and business owner who also hosts her own podcast, The Heart of Finance. Mikki sets the work aside to get to the stories, experiences, and quirks that shaped who Katie is. Katie talks about Auntie Norma, the childhood nanny her family “just kept”; a solo study abroad in London, where she promised herself she would not mask and found that people liked the unmasked Katie; and a Girl Scout sailing camp at 14 that turned into a job as a sailing instructor the week she got home.
By 17 she was directing an adult sailing program and standing by her own weather calls, lessons in trusting her instincts that now make her quicker to trust younger people. Then Mikki’s guest prop comes out, a rubber duck, and Katie explains Jeep ducking and the “little drops of happiness” she leaves for strangers, the blessing bags she keeps in her car, and why seeing the person matters more than anything in the bag. They also cover the Game of Thrones story behind “Katie Stormborn,” whether she is more head or heart, and the person who keeps her feet on the ground.
Chapters
00:00 Welcome, Katie Kimball Dyer
01:48 One person: Auntie Norma
02:38 One place: London, unmasked
05:09 One thing: learning to sail at 14
09:03 Leading at 17
12:45 The rubber duck prop: Jeep ducking
18:04 Blessing bags and a car ready for anything
24:26 Katie Stormborn
27:18 Head or heart?
32:10 The Heart of Finance and where to find Katie
Connect with Katie Kimball Dyer
The Heart of Finance: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.heartoffinance.com/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
Instagram: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/katiestormborn/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
LinkedIn: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiekimballdyer&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
Connect with Creative Collective
Website: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://creativecollectivema.com/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
Membership: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://creativecollectivema.com/join/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
Instagram: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/creativecollectivema/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E and https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/creativecollectiveexplores/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
LinkedIn: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/company/creative-collective-ma/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
Mentioned in this episode
Girl Scouts: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.girlscouts.org/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
Mikki’s previous guest, Ainsley Keating: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://creativecollectivema.com/a-woman-becoming-ainsley-keating/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
Hosted by Mikki Wilson, founder of Dot Connector Consulting
Produced by Randyll Collum for Peabody TV, your community media center serving the residents and businesses of Peabody and the North Shore area.
Learn more at https://www.google.com/url?q=https://peabodytv.org/&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
Sponsored by Jenni Stuart Fine Jewelry
A Creative Collective podcast. Creative Collective is a business support program that provides modern resources, strategy, and connections for small businesses and creators, because building something meaningful doesn’t mean you have to do it alone.
Learn more at https://www.google.com/url?q=http://creativecollectivema.com&source=gmail&ust=1790440057246000&sa=E
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