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Finding the Balance Between Work, Play, and Pause with Leah Gardner

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Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast all about work-life balance, combating burnout, and cultivating success inside and outside the office. We do this by sharing behind-the-scenes interviews with successful business owners as well as other resources for busy business people. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of “Do Well Dept,” an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & remote businesses achieve overall wellbeing for themselves, their employees, and their business. 

 

IIn today's episode, we meet Leah Gardner, the founder of Leah Gardner Art. Leah is known for her vibrant, nostalgic and whimsical scenes which she mostly creates using oils and for her incredible ability to play with light and creating stunning still lifes. We start out by talking a little bit about Leah’s interest in art from a young age and her not-so-direct path to becoming an artist. Originally in the hospitality sector, Leah was let go at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to pick up her art “hobby,” which she had originally only used when creating Christmas gifts for friends and family. 

 

A little over a year later and Leah has garnered over 50k followers on Instagram, a constant stream of sales and commissions, and a career she loves even more than her career in hospitality. We also chat a little about work-life balance as before this past month, Leah had been painting every day. And while it was great for her painting skills, it wasn’t so great for combatting common entrepreneur bumps in the road like burnout. Finally, Leah shares a behind-the-scenes look at how she grew Leah Gardner Art to where it is today and the importance of a good ol’ break. 

 

In this episode, you'll discover...

 

 

  • Why persistence is the key to Instagram growth
  • The benefits of regularly scheduled breaks
  • How there is no “right” path to business owning

 

 

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

 

Resources and links:

 

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

Leah’s Instagram: Instagram.com/leahgardner.art

Leah’s Website: https://leahgardner.art/

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