A six week portal for creatives excited to build or expand a business on their terms.
LET’S DIVE IN
Starts: Monday 25 October 2021
Finishes: Sunday 5 December 2021
What you'll experience:
6 Weekly community calls
6 Creative Conversations – interviews with badass creatrixes and business owners
Private group chat on Whatsapp
Weekly workbooks and recommendations
Lifetime access to course content
Bonus inclusions:
A 1:1 60 minute mentoring session with Viv, to be redeemed anytime in the next 12 months
Enrolment into our self-paced course, 14 Days of Flow
Your investment: $666 AUD
SWEET CREATIVE,
I’m here to be your shortcut, your map, your compass. A person who’s been there (or somewhere really bloody similar) and is filled with joy to be guiding you forward. I’m not joking when I say I live for this shit.
I want you to feel empowered, excited and energised in your business.
Yes, there’s always going to be work to do and admin to tick off and sticky tasks to accomplish ~ but when you take a step back from that (the overwhelming muggle shit that often holds us back) you’re left with the knowledge that you are creating a masterpiece.
Your business gets to be whatever you desire it to be. There are no rules. You are the creator. You are the artist ~ and you get to build whatever the fuck you want.
WHEN CREATIVES GATHER, MAGIC HAPPENS
Amongst this swell of magic and possibility, there lies community. A safe space for you to connect. Be held. Be seen, heard and valued, like you never have before.
The BYCB container is intimate on purpose ~ every artist who enrols is celebrated for their light and magnificence, and nurtured in their darkness and sticky moments.
Yes, you’ll learn the foundations, the technical bits, the questions to ask, lists to create and boundaries to set, but what really makes this experience its own is the people.
During our portal of time, we have the pleasure of witnessing each other. Hearing stories that ripple through our bodies. Cheering on breakthroughs and bouncing around ideas. Knowing that no question is too small or silly to ask.
A TASTE OF WHAT’S TO COME
The flow
Build Your Creative Business dances across six weeks, exploring a foundational aspect of creativity and business in each week.
01: Looking Within
02: The Idea
03: Showing Up
04: Building a Community
05: Selling Your Magic
06: Integration
The intention
My intention with this experience is to gift you the tools, knowledge and resources to build your creative business your way. No one expects you to build and launch everything in a month – which is why I call BYCB a foundational course. You wanna build the foundation before adding the walls, paint and cute furniture, right?
In addition to our 6 weeks together, you’re also gifted Rust’s nurturing course for creatives, 14 Days of Flow, which you can take before, during or after our container, and a 1:1 mentoring session (and let’s not forget the ongoing treasured conversations in Rust’s DMs). In other words ~ you’ll have my support for as long as you need it.
The creatrixes
It is an absolute honour to have the lovely Emma Nolan, Amie McNee, Stepha Doyle, Lucy Green and Gabriella Rosie as guests in our Creative Conversations series. I look up to these women SO much and am so grateful that I get to interview them for you!
Out of all the course content, the conversations get the most “OMG, I loved it!” comments. There’s so much love that we often spend a good 30-50 minutes of each community call discussing the light bulb moments and jazzy ideas that flow as a result of absorbing their delightful creative inspiration.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I will never convince you to sign up to anything I offer. Instead, I encourage you to tune in to your body. How is it feeling after reading those words? Are you lit up, intrigued, glowing, craving? Or are you uncertain, hesitant, resistant, unsure?
For those in the activated space, I see you. I feel your energy, your excitement, your eyes sparkling with ideas, your smile widening with desire. You know its your time. And you know what to do. I can’t wait to serve you.
If the latter sensations are coming through, that’s okay. Your body knows best. Perhaps this isn’t the container for you ~ or perhaps it isn’t your time right now. BYCB runs every 2ish months, so there will be an abundance of opportunities to dive in in the future.
I’m not here to promise you 10K months or two-minute-transformations or or a prescribed list of breakthroughs. No, because that can never be guaranteed. We are each on our own timelines, and how you show up to this experience will be vastly different to those you move through it with. And that’s divine. How boring it would be if we all had copied-and-pasted journeys. I am here to meet you, wherever you are in this moment. You are exactly where you’re meant to be.
And if that means joining me in BYCB, then holy shit, I’m honoured to have you.
YOUR MENTOR, VIV
In this current season of my life, my soul purpose feels like following my joy and supporting humans to explore the inner depths of themselves and live abundant, creative lives ~ because we all deserve ease, abundance and joy. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Many of the compliments I receive witness my warmth and gift of making those around me feel at ease. I take what I do very seriously (I am a Capricorn sun, after all) but approach teaching and guiding with intuitive, gentle and nurturing energy. [You won’t find any hustle-y, hyper-masculine, busy-badge shit around here].
I pride myself on cultivating a safe space for creatives to be seen, heard and expand, and am so fucking grateful that I get to call this “work”. It really doesn’t feel like it (and that’s how I know I’ve hit the sweet spot).
LOVE FROM MY INCREDIBLE STUDENTS
Ooft where do I start? The BYCB course was transformational. Viv did an incredible job of facilitating the calls, making me feel so comfortable, supported and most of all heard. Each session was insightful and inspiring, leaving me with a full cup (and all the warm-and-fuzzies). I've come away with some (much-needed) exercises to help me set boundaries with my work to avoid burnout as well as SO many valuable ways to spark my creativity in day-to-day. BYCB put me in the best headspace to start my creative business journey. Would highly recommend it for anyone needing that little extra push.
— Emma
BYCB is exactly what I needed for my business. With the kind and generous push of Viv and the other beautiful members, I was able to move out of my comfort zone and really focus on me, who my business is and where i want it to go in the future. Viv has the ability to be able to see exactly whats on your heart and knows how to give you the space and energy to let you realise your dreams and really listens, not to mention I feel like she is now one of my biggest cheerleaders ever! I recommend this course to anyone who will listen and if you're feeling called to take part, follow your gut because you wont regret it.
— Kaytea
Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity. Viv got me thinking about all the things that matter. From how important personal vs business social media pages are (or may not be, depending on your business!) to boundaries within my little business (hello out of offices!) and everything in between. Viv allowed me and my business to just be, and she also assisted me in ways I wouldn't have ever thought about (my Human Design chart was more than an eye opener!).
— Georgia
Rust's Build Your Creative Business program is filled with insightful and helpful information with Viv's well put together workbooks! The course platform is easy to navigate and her guest appearances really fit the mould of each week's topic. She'll get you learning about human design too, so be ready to understand yourself more.
Viv was brilliantly prepared, helped facilitate conversations and was always there to answer questions and support you! We can only learn if we explore and this is program where you can do just that! No topic Is off the table and everyone in your cohort will be cheering you on! ❤️
— Kellie
What I appreciated most was the group discussion and the space Viv held. It was a supportive group where you could bring in any question you needed and the diversity of answers helped to stew in more inspiration. I came in as a beginner, hesitant on where to start with all the branches I needed to fill. But slowly and surely, the group accountability helped for the essential basics, as starting can be the hardest part for some. It was a very gentle and kind group, really supportive, and I never felt any guilt or shame about how I was managing my creative path. I always came out excited after every session, to continue building the tree trunk of my business. I came out exploding with projects I could do and new resources (which is what I needed!), along with new connections that I can come back to, and tools for this creative business journey. Really amazing value for your money (I was surprised by all the material)!
— Olivia
Investing in this mentoring program was such a wonderful starting point for me! It allowed me to gain confidence and feel into what my creative business could look like. Everyone was at such different stages in their journeys which I felt complimented the structure of the program so nicely. Viv was like a friend in my corner rooting for me to follow my dreams and succeed. She was incredibly nurturing and considered through her course content, following up after calls and the group chat.
Regardless of where you are in your journey I would highly recommend making this investment in yourself and your dreams! The content is there to revisit long after the program is finished. This means as I move through building my creative venture, I know I have support each step of the way. Thank you Viv for creating such a beautiful space for like minded souls to come together and support one another.
— Joanne
I would describe Build Your Creative Business as four delicious weeks of learning, self-discovery, and community. Viv is an absolute star and created the most beautiful container for us to dream big, open up, and get real about our desires and how we can achieve them. My favourite aspect of the course was our weekly calls, Viv was an excellent guide during our calls and created a supportive community. I felt so supported and valued, encouraged to share my experience, and eager to hear the wisdom of my fellow peers. During the week between our calls, we had a group chat where we could share our downloads, ask questions, and get advice from others in the group, and Viv herself. I loved our group, it added another layer of community support and it was so cool to be able to interact with one another at our own pace.
Every week, our learning was supported by insightful interviews created by Viv specifically for that week's theme. Being able to hear the stories and experiences of different creative business owners showed me that every business is unique and that my business will benefit the most from being designed for me, rather than following a standard. Accompanying each interview, are beautiful guidebooks designed to invite you to reflect and dig deep into how you want to develop your business. These prompts are so helpful in clarifying your vision, and Viv is generous with advice and inspiration.
I loved the resources recommended by Viv: podcasts, books, and quizzes helped catalyse new discoveries about myself, especially the resources around human design! I would recommend Build Your Creative Business for anyone looking for strong community and support in creating, or upgrading their business. I have grown so much from taking this course, my mindset has completely changed in the way I approach my business and myself. Before I held onto a lot of unconscious limiting beliefs about myself, money, and my place in the world. I felt uncertain, and stressed, and had very little confidence. During my time in the course, I pushed myself to be open and vulnerable and was given a great foundation that has lead me to feel more confident in myself and my inner knowing. Because of all this tremendous growth and healing, I can honestly say my time with Viv and our group has changed my life in so many beautiful ways, and not just in how I've structured my business.
I loved every aspect of the BYCB course, and I know you will too.