The Maker's Playbook
Business

The Maker's Playbook

by Rebecca Ickes Carra

A podcast where we talk all about what it's really like to make a living from the things you make. Featuring candid interviews with other ceramicists and makers, as well as helpful business tips to make your side-hustle into a life-giving, viable business.

101 episodes
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1
Ep 714: How to Make Confident Business Decisions in Your Art Business (or side-hustle)
26:15 Mar 20, 2026
2
Ep 713: “Overnight Success” with Aaron Raymond of Redacted Ceramics
1:17:08 Mar 6, 2026
3
Ep 712: Monetizing Our Hobbies with Matt Robinson
1:36:37 Feb 14, 2026
4
Ep 711: Part Two - "Where are they now?" Two Years Later with Hope Limyansky
51:43 Feb 1, 2026
5
Ep 710: "Where are they now?" Two Years Later with Hope Limyansky
1:11:49 Jan 17, 2026
6
Ep 709: The Truth About Growing Your Creative Business in 2026
48:25 Jan 2, 2026
7
Ep 708: Craft as Community - 75 years of Haystack
1:14:59 Dec 19, 2025
8
Ep 707: Scaling a Pottery Business with Sarah Wolf (Part Two!)
33:07 Dec 5, 2025
9
Ep 706: Scaling a Pottery Business with Sarah Wolf (Part One!)
1:15:46 Nov 22, 2025
10
Ep 705: Choosing Vs. Reacting - How will you navigate Firing Season?
29:22 Nov 9, 2025
11
Ep 704: Searching for Your Voice with Becky Meneely
1:40:07 Oct 24, 2025
12
Ep 703: Technical Foundations, Art Fair Realities, and Sustainable Pricing with Olivia Avery
1:22:10 Oct 10, 2025
13
Ep 702: How Personal Inspiration Built a Business with Danielle Williams of Strong Roots Pottery
1:10:30 Sep 26, 2025
14
Ep 701: Creating Educated Buyers with Jamar Diggs
1:09:25 Sep 12, 2025
15
Ep 628: Where are They Now - Two Years In with Yvonne Rausch (Part Two)
52:34 Aug 1, 2025
16
Ep 627: Where are They Now - Two Years In with Yvonne Rausch (Part One)
51:08 Jul 25, 2025
17
Ep 626: The Art of Adapting with Jena McNerney
1:36:11 Jul 18, 2025
18
Ep 625: Iterating for a Target Audience with Will Donovan (Part Two!)
49:19 Jul 4, 2025
19
Ep 624: Iterating for a Target Audience with Will Donovan
1:05:33 Jun 27, 2025
20
Ep 623: Side Sauntering with Melisa of MWY Pottery
55:34 Jun 20, 2025
21
Ep 622: When 90% of Your Revenue Comes from Pottery Alone with Heidi Fahrenbacher
1:26:04 Jun 6, 2025
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Ep 621: Can You Make a Living from a $45 Mug?
26:57 May 30, 2025
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Ep 620: Protecting Your Artistic Voice with Martha Grover
1:18:10 May 16, 2025
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Ep 619: Building a Creative Practice Across Continents with Eva Champagne
1:13:38 May 9, 2025
25
Ep 618: A Journey to Gallery Ownership with AnnMarie Cooper of Good Earth Gallery
1:05:23 May 2, 2025
26
Ep 617: Part Two with Amy Roadman
1:02:45 Apr 18, 2025
27
Ep 616: The Slow Growth Community Studio with Amy Roadman (Part 1)
48:24 Apr 11, 2025
28
Ep 615: The Importance of Mentorship with Lisa Orr
1:15:30 Apr 4, 2025
29
Ep 614: The Aligned Potter with Elizabeth Schlatter
1:06:42 Mar 21, 2025
30
Ep 613: Where Are They Now with Kara Leigh Ford
1:23:20 Mar 14, 2025
31
Ep 612: Being Your Own Boss with Amy Brummond of Pine Zen Potter
1:11:03 Mar 7, 2025
32
Ep 611: When Things Need to Change with Megan Sward
1:43:34 Feb 14, 2025
33
Ep 610: Business is... Boring?
35:17 Feb 7, 2025
34
Ep 609: Where are They Now? - Restarting through Trauma with Sarah Wells Rolland
1:19:23 Jan 24, 2025
35
Ep 608: The $20 Mug with Isaac Shue
1:19:05 Jan 17, 2025
36
EP 607: Financial Systems with Seanin Rosario
1:27:43 Jan 10, 2025
37
Ep 606: Not your usual year end recap {The Launch}
22:58 Jan 3, 2025
38
Ep 605: Finding Your Niche with Sue McLeod
1:15:19 Dec 20, 2024
39
Ep 604: Working with Intention with Bill Schwenzer of Aliveguy Pottery
1:34:39 Dec 6, 2024
40
Ep 603: Receiving Delayed Attention with Stanley Tong
1:10:19 Nov 15, 2024
41
Ep 602: The Catharsis of Supporting Others with Tim Clark
1:25:18 Nov 8, 2024
42
Ep 601: Staying Okay (even when your business isn’t) with Clare Barboza of Poppy Bee Surfaces
1:17:13 Nov 1, 2024
43
{Replay} Ep 206: Why Your Sales Results have Nothing to do with the Value of Your Work
41:45 Oct 25, 2024
44
{Replay} Ep 116: Real life vs. Instagram with Sophia McEvoy
54:34 Oct 18, 2024
45
{Replay} Ep 217: The Social Responsibility of Businesses (and side-hustles)
44:27 Oct 11, 2024
46
{Replay} Ep 123: Alex Matisse of Eastfork Pottery on the Importance of Vision
53:40 Oct 4, 2024
47
{Replay} Ep 125: Mental Health & Finding Your Community with Katie Meili
1:17:46 Sep 27, 2024
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Ep 525: When Plans Change with Xioma Ortiz
1:16:56 Sep 20, 2024
49
Ep 524: Adjusting to Full Time with Rhianon Vichta
1:10:36 Sep 6, 2024
50
Ep 523: Immaterial with The Met
49:38 Aug 30, 2024
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