On Developing Creative Maturity and Rising from the Ashes with Britt Howard

Ep 051 is with indomitable Britt Howard, who is the founder of the full-service creative design and fabrication studio, Portland Garment Factory. She peels back the many chapters of her creative and entrepreneurial journey, from a 20-something with a bold vision to the fully fledged powerhouse she is today. Along the way, she shares the wild journey of rebuilding her company after it literally burned to the ground. Turns out nothing can keep this lady down.

Through it all, Britt is an incredible artist and business owner with an extraordinary spirit. Need some wisdom on doing the impossible? Or an example of self-affirmation? Or some rocket fuel to follow your dreams? Britt has you covered. You’re going to love this episode. 

Topics covered:
- Women entrepreneurs
-Starting from scratch
-The creative brain
-Arson

Full show notes at: https://boldb.life/ep51-Britt-Howard 

Chapters

• 4:54 Wading through assumptions about how a woman starts and owns a business
• 9:20 Conversing with strangers
• 13:59 Trusting intuition to land a job with Michael Jordan
• 21:54 Learning to love yourself
• 28:16 Navigating everything burning down
• 40:39 Doing the things you thought you couldn't do
• 46:43 Digging into the internal
• 48:54 Balancing urgency and giving yourself grace
• 56:35 Living in the creative brain
• 1:04:55 Negotiating with clients
• 1:15:03 Developing creative maturity
• 1:24:37 Solving problems is building processes