Weaving Strategy, Soul, and Sales in the Outdoor Industry with Darren Josey | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
First Seed Sown is a sales and marketing agency serving fellow BIPOC-owned businesses, brands looking to improve their DEI initiatives.
Transformation can happen over the course of a lifetime and in a snapshot. Add a dose of accelerant to your growing business by checking out these posts.
If you’re looking for micro nuggets of wisdom, articles to help you gain new insights and perspectives, and concrete questions to help you move forward in your business, you’re in the right place.
Here, you’ll find info to help you develop your skills as a freelancer and business owner in the outdoors industry as well as the mindsets required to deal with the risks, challenges, and rewards associated with running your own business.
On the blog, we cover the nitty gritty of entrepreneurship like thinking through who your ideal client is, how to pitch to them, building your pricing structure and thinking strategically about the services that you offer. And you’ll also be encouraged to think about your vision, values, purpose, and passion to ensure that you’re continuing to build your business that fuels your life, not someone else’s.
First Seed Sown is a sales and marketing agency serving fellow BIPOC-owned businesses, brands looking to improve their DEI initiatives.
Fear is inevitable, but you can work with it in your business, not against it.
What if the goal you set ends up being something you don't want, after all?
You're invited— I'm teaming up with Chereen to build an incredible community retreat this August 2025 in Squamish, BC!
How can you honor what a brand wants while respecting the authentic story of a person or community?
Business is cyclical— especially in the outdoor industry. Here's how to create new business opportunities for yourself.
What can freelancers learn from those founding product-based businesses?
Sometime around year 2-3 of freelancing, you may find yourself facing challenges from all the things you did well when you launched.
2025 did not start out the way I wanted it to. Many of my clients are also getting that "What's the point?" feeling.
Emma Mary Murray (she/her) works as an environmental artist and teacher.
Julie Ellison (she/her) is an agriculture, travel & outdoor lifestyle photographer and filmmaker based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
When we consider ourselves business owners instead of simply freelancers, we typically make more empowered choices in our work.
Think of your least favorite client right now. What would it take to make you excited to work with them? Or maybe nothing could?
Chris Pew is a co-founder and the CEO of snowsports apparel company TREW Gear.
Freelancers ask me all the time: How do I land new clients?
Dez Magelssen is the founder of Alpine Ridge Accounting, helping women-led, service-based business owners get a grip on their finances.
Alex Showerman (she/her) is a professional mountain biker, advocate, producer, event organizer and brand consultant.
In this episode we chat about: Cole's journey from video production hobbyist to full-time business owner, pricing philosophy and more
Let's talk about how to navigate client selection so you end up with a roster of clients you're genuinely excited about.
The importance of building trust, maintaining relationships with clients, asking great questions and more.