Ep 31: Feeling Sh*tty About Selling

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Ep 31: Feeling Sh*tty About Selling

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Nov 30, 2020

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Nov 30, 2020

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Hosted by Kei Maye, educator and founder of the learning platform Creative Champs. The Creative Champs podcast serves as an honest, unfiltered resource to help you on your creative journeys. Powered by almost two decades of creative industry experience, this podcast has been designed to provide all the tools and support without the gatekeeping. Stories, experiences, lessons, tips all bundled into bite-sized chunks. So whether you're a freelancer, creative entrepreneur or work within the visual arts sector - this podcast has all the tools needed to give you a head start.

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Ep 31: Feeling Sh*tty About Selling: Hey Champs! This episode is all about the 'S' word. Selling. Talking about those icky feelings some people may have, or those feelings of discomfort around selling - let's get into it. by Creative Champs
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Ep 31: Feeling Sh*tty About Selling

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