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Free tools, guided courses, and plain-language thinking for curious minds.
Practical resources for small business founders and creative entrepreneurs, no jargon, no gatekeeping. This is where Curious Courses lives, alongside the free tools and thinking I share as they come together.
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A regular note on brand, storytelling, and the systems behind sustainable marketing.
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Plain-language thinking on brand, content, and building things that last.
read the blog →What Story Is Your Brand Accidentally Telling?
See what your brand might be saying without meaning to.
take the quiz →What Kind of Storyteller Are You?
Six questions to find your natural storytelling style.
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Guided, self-paced learning for people building their own thing.
Every course comes with lifetime access, and when you purchase one, you also become a Curious Mind member, with access to the Curious Community built for people doing this work in real time, not alone.
Finding Your Golden Thread
Module 1 of Brand Storytelling Foundations (more modules coming soon)
Every brand is telling a story, whether it means to or not. Most people never take the time to find the thread that actually runs through theirs. This is a self-paced module built around six questions, a formula, and real examples, including how Patagonia, REI, IKEA, and Chance the Rapper found theirs, to help you name the idea your whole brand can build from. No finished brand, polished website, or marketing background required.
- Six short videos walking you through the exercise
- A fillable workbook with prompts, examples, and space to draft your own golden thread statement
- Real brand and artist examples throughout, not just theory
Includes membership as a Curious Mind, with access to the Curious Community.
$29one-time
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Tools other people built that I trust enough to point you to.
Some of these may be affiliate links, which means if you purchase through one I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools I'd genuinely tell a client to use.
free
The 9-Step Checklist to Build Your Business on a Solid Legal Foundation
via Artful Contracts
get the checklist →paid
Website Protection Toolkit
via Artful Contracts
Everything you need to legally protect the website you've already built, contracts, disclaimers, and policies made for online businesses.
I use this myself; it's the one I'd point a client to first.
$37
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This library is growing; help decide what comes next.
More courses, guides, and frameworks are on the way. What gets built next is shaped by what curious minds are actually stuck on. Tell me what you need and it might be next.
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