Your Creative Start

19/04/2021

It's amazing the places you go with your clients and .caravans have been taking us here, there and everywhere. With even more beautiful trips planned around this year, including ZONE RV musters and shows, let's just say it's a BIG year of adventuring ahead. Here's to going off road and sitting round a campfire cooking up a storm!

24/08/2020

[Part 2] My aspirations were to help people. And I feel extremely proud I have achieved that. It feels good. Like, really good. It's very bitter sweet to say goodbye; I cannot thank you enough for being such a huge support over the last 51 episodes. Thank you to all of my guests who showed up and gave their time. I am still amazed at those wisdom bombs...

I do have some great news - the YCS Podcast will still be up on Apple Podcasts for you to listen to anytime you want for the foreseeable future. The fact that's it's still helping thousands of people every week, brings a lot of warmth to me. My next chapter is very exciting. YCS is taking a fun direction towards working with food, adventure and lifestyle clients. is my third baby, it’s sincerely a true representation of who I am and what I love. It’s growing more than I would ever have anticipated (but never enough in my opinion so that why I won’t stop working hard on it). Thank you for all of your support. I've said this many, many, many times before - it truly means the world to me. Love Jaharn x

24/08/2020

Hi everyone! I thought it is about time to update you on the Your Creative Start Podcast as I have been receiving a tonne of emails, requests, questions and pitches for the upcoming season. I am finally at peace with my decision and it is bitter sweet to let you know that there will be no further episodes.

Since entering my 30s, things changed and I became an advocate for lifestyle over everything else. Not work life balance, but lifestyle. I put my career first in Brisbane, London and Sydney in my 20s, and by the time I moved to the Sunshine Coast, I was over the grind. So what does lifestyle look like? To me it looks like this - living by the beach where I get to see and swim in the ocean every single day, enjoying uninterrupted time with my husband, children, family and friends, delivering quality work for my YCS clients whom I’m madly in love with, pursuing my passion of food and the outdoors with , not working on weekends, and feeling content, excited and motivated in life.

I have no room for feeling stressed, overworked and overwhelmed. And sadly, that's what the YCS Podcast was doing to me. How on earth I launched the YCS Podcast when Dusty was born was beyond me. And trying to meet the needs of all my listeners while running two businesses and having two children was not going to be an option this year. Something sadly had to go.

It's taken me months and months to come to this heartbreaking decision. At first, I felt utterly guilty. Guilty for letting all of you down. I hate not being consistent. I hate not being there for my listeners. But my lifestyle was swiftly spiralling, and not in a good way. While it was amazing to have connected with so many inspiring guests, hear the daily feedback from my listeners, reach thousands of people around the world who listened to my episodes over 400,000 times, it was becoming very apparent that in order for me to continue, my vision of a lifestyle would become obsolete. In the end, I was only letting myself down. I did not have aspirations to become a full time podcaster, nor did I have aspirations to make my podcast about me, which sadly, I have seen happen a lot over time. My aspirations were to h

12/08/2020

Absolutely loved working again with our friend Amy for our latest content shoot ✌🏻 We’re planning a big food shoot next for Christmas with Amy (can you believe it?!) and boy do we have some epic recipes and content coming...

24/03/2020

The big reveal is here! Dusty's Kitchen Renovation is complete and he is super stoked! And so am I! This was a true labour of love and we are all thrilled. Seeing Dusty's little face light up when he saw the kitchen, and watching him cook and use his imagination, brings me an overwhelming sense of joy and satisfaction. I can't believe I took this kitchen from zero to hero all by myself (with a little help from Jason of course). And thank you so much for all of your help choosing the paint colour, Rivergum by . It turned out beautifully!

If you're looking for a project to sink your teeth into while social distancing at home, this project is for you! In my latest Journal post for , I have included all the steps and all the materials with links you'll need to inspire you to give your own Kids Kitchen the ultimate glow up. If I can do it, anyone can. Trust me. The tiling turned out to be oh so easy too! If you're feeling inspired to give your own Kids Kitchen a reno during these wild and uncertain times, make sure you share your progress with me!

18/03/2020

I love seeing everyone support each other's small businesses online and across social media. This global issue has affected my business and it's affecting all of my friends, so we’ve been working hard together to come up with creative solutions for our clients and each other to keep us pushing through this time of uncertainty. I've even been waking up with ideas and emailing my friends at 4am. Whatever it takes, don't see this situation as anything other than an opportunity to think creatively and come up with exciting new possibilities and solutions.

The power of social media has never been more important, so it's essential to use it as a tool to give your community confidence and new ideas moving forward. This might seem like a very extreme analogy but think about how the world and businesses coped and conquered during WWI and WWII - no international travel, millions of deaths, sickness, poverty, loss of income. They had it a hell of a lot worse than us. Humanity is always surviving and evolving, and in 2020 we are in such a privileged position to step up, push through and overcome this trying time.

Get your friends and business tribe (in person or online) to come together and brainstorm ideas and solutions for each others businesses. If you have an event coming up - postpone, don't cancel. If you have a workshop coming up - still use the venue you booked but host the workshop online using Zoom. If you have a product business - don't just ask people to purchase from you, purchase yourself too and create a loop with other small businesses to support each other. And use this time to come up with new and exciting content that encourages projects, work, meetings and ideas at home that supports your business and clients - regardless if you're a service or product based business. The opportunities, ideas and solutions are limitless! Let's do it! Photo by my supremely talented mate .binding. She’s forever seeing the beauty in simplicity.

11/03/2020

Client love! Feeling very blessed to be given the honour of bringing to life on social media.

27/02/2020

24/02/2020

The votes are in! Thanks so much for your help yesterday. Jason and I are giving Dusty’s play kitchen a little makeover and we were struggling to choose between painting it Wafer (left) and Rivergum (right). You guys chose Rivergum! Jason is stoked because that was his preference. We’re also giving his kitchen a tiled backsplash, inspired by our own kitchen. Cute!

Speaking of which, suggested we paint the back wall in our kitchen Rivergum to make the tiled splash back pop. And I think we’re going to do it. I’ve wanted to put up floating shelves in the kitchen for a while but Jason thinks it’ll look too cluttered. I think adding a bit of colour will be the best compromise! Stay tuned...

23/02/2020

WIN! WIN! WIN! As a little thank you to everyone for showing their support since we launched almost 3 months ago, we’re giving away a huge prize pack valued at $179.90 for you and a friend! Head over to for your chance to win. Good luck!

03/09/2019

Brisbane - I am coming for you! For the last time this year, I am bringing my two workshops in a one day extravaganza. "Launch your creative biz like a boss" from 9am to 11am and "Instagram for creative businesses" from 11.30am to 1.30pm at on Saturday 14th September.

Whether you're thinking of launching your own small creative business and have no idea where to start, or you're already established and in need of strategic direction and motivation to elevate your business and kick butt on Instagram, these workshops are for you!

These workshops always sell out, so get in quick! Spots are limited. First in, best dressed. To book your tickets visit . See you there!