Ashley Rae Alvarez, owner and designer behind Raebird—a hand forged line of jewelry—shares the in's and out's of running her Creative Business. Ashley's story is one of high self-belief and of going against the grain of what the people around her believed was possible.
She talks about her years in the coast guard and how she used the GI Bill to pay for design school which quickly lead her to falling in love with the first Metalsmithing class she took. This breadcrumb effect takes her all the way to living in North Idaho, creating gorgeous hand forged jewelry in the mountains, and starting a business out of nothing.
She talks about the hardships, too. The self-doubt, fear and imposter syndrome that comes along with any creative small business. We dig deep into her divorce and conscious uncoupling that happened back in 2017 followed by her move cross country to be with the love of her life.
This episode is for anyone looking to live a more Creative Life and who's just needing that extra push into the beauty of the unknown...
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