Creativity as a State of Mind with Nick Onken 065

 
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Welcome to Zimmerman Podcast Episode 65!

Today, I’m sitting down with Nick Onken, self-described creative alchemist and photographer behind the colorful brand Photographs by Nick Onken, the podcast NIONlife, and hat brand Onken Hats. 

Nick is a multi-talented, multi-passionate creative who lives by the creed Always Be Creating. 

I love how Nick talks about creativity as first something we do for ourselves before we monetize it for business or use it functionally. 

Throughout today’s podcast, Nick is honest about his journey and his point of view, and I can’t wait for you to listen to him talk about creativity and entrepreneurship. 

Episode 65 topics: 

  • How to make space for personal creativity

  • How to grow and sustain a personal brand

  • What playing the long game looks like

  • The mindset shifts required in a saturated industry

  • What celebrity partnerships do for a business

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Running a floral business isn’t always as pretty as the flowers themselves. I spent more than a hundred thousand dollars educating myself and figuring out how to make this business work for me and fully support my family of five. 

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Sleeping with a Stranger

I’ve been showing up publicly, teaching all my business secrets for years, all while leaving my biggest story untold-- the story of how my family and I survived the illness that almost killed my husband, Brian. 

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