Have you ever dreamed of having a mentor with years of success to guide you through your creative business journey?
That's exactly what you'll get when you tune into The Professional Creative podcast with your host, Bonnie Christine. With over 14 years of experience as an artist, entrepreneur, educator, and leader, Bonnie brings genuine warmth and actionable advice to your journey as a creative professional.
Tune in each week to get inspired and discover how the days of struggling to succeed as a creative are over.
Each episode is designed to help you GROW no matter what phase of the journey you're on. From overcoming creative challenges to learning how to promote your work, you'll learn how to take your passion to the next level and see SUCCESS. If you're an aspiring professional creative or already on the entrepreneurial journey, you'll hear about the latest marketing trends, best business practices, and inside tips from a longtime designer—all to help you grow your business like a boss!
Welcome to The Professional Creative podcast.
When Bonnie Christine gathered her team together in April 2025, she asked a question that would change everything: What if the biggest innovation isn't digital at all?
The data was undeniable.
Vinyl sales hitting 18 consecutive years of growth.
Barnes & Noble opening 60 new stores.
Eleven million Americans are raising backyard chickens.
80% of Americans now garden, a 5-year high.
Etsy's reporting a 40% surge in analog-themed shops.
This wasn't nostalgia; it was a coping mechanism.
A collective reaching for things we can touch in a world that feels increasingly untouchable.
Welcome to The Analog Renaissance, Episode #9.
In this final episode, Bonnie shares the most ambitious creative project of her career. Instead of recording another course, she asked: "What if we made something someone would want to put up on their big screen? Something beautiful to watch, not just to learn from?" Inspired by Magnolia and Florette, she reimagined all 200+ lessons as a cinematic journey.
📒 Episode Notes, Links, & Resources 📒
https://www.professionalcreative.com/blog/analog9
📝 Read the Transcript 📝
Connect with Bonnie:
▸ ONLINE | http://bonniechristine.com
▸ INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/bonniechristine
▸ LEARN MORE ABOUT SURFACE DESIGN IMMERSION | https://www.bonniechristine.com/immersion
▸ FREE GUIDE - TURN YOUR CREATIVITY INTO DOLLARS | https://www.bonniechristine.com/dollars
16 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Analog Renaissance, Episode 8: Meeting Them In Their Analog Life
When Bonnie Christine gathered her team together in April 2025, she asked a question that would change everything: What if the biggest innovation isn't digital at all?
The data was undeniable.
Vinyl sales hitting 18 consecutive years of growth.
Barnes & Noble opening 60 new stores.
Eleven million Americans are raising backyard chickens.
80% of Americans now garden, a 5-year high.
Etsy's reporting a 40% surge in analog-themed shops.
This wasn't nostalgia; it was a coping mechanism.
A collective reaching for things we can touch in a world that feels increasingly untouchable.
Welcome to The Analog Renaissance, Episode #8.
In this episode, Bonnie shares an unexpected question she posed to her team: "What part of what we teach could someone learn while making biscuits?"
That question led them to record a 90-minute audio version of their 63-page guide, Turn Your Creativity Into Dollars — designed to fit into the rhythm of everyday life. Because audio meets people where they are: in the garden, on a morning walk, behind the wheel, or folding laundry.
She explains why that shift mattered. While an ebook can easily sit unopened in a downloads folder, audio becomes a companion. People listened while painting, walking, and living their lives — and many finished it because they could simply press play.
Digital may be how we deliver information, but analog is how it becomes part of someone's life.
📒 Episode Notes, Links, & Resources 📒
https://www.professionalcreative.com/blog/analog8
📝 Read the Transcript 📝
Connect with Bonnie:
▸ ONLINE | http://bonniechristine.com
▸ INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/bonniechristine
▸ LEARN MORE ABOUT SURFACE DESIGN IMMERSION | https://www.bonniechristine.com/immersion
▸ FREE GUIDE - TURN YOUR CREATIVITY INTO DOLLARS | https://www.bonniechristine.com/dollars
16 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Analog Renaissance, Episode 7: The Completion Obsession
When Bonnie Christine gathered her team together in April 2025, she asked a question that would change everything: What if the biggest innovation isn't digital at all?
The data was undeniable.
Vinyl sales hitting 18 consecutive years of growth.
Barnes & Noble opening 60 new stores.
Eleven million Americans are raising backyard chickens.
80% of Americans now garden, a 5-year high.
Etsy's reporting a 40% surge in analog-themed shops.
This wasn't nostalgia; it was a coping mechanism.
A collective reaching for things we can touch in a world that feels increasingly untouchable.
Welcome to The Analog Renaissance, Episode #7.
In this episode, Bonnie shares an email from a student that made her pause: "It took me 11 months. But it was wildly important for me to get certified."
It highlighted something powerful.
Self-paced courses typically see completion rates between 3-15%.
Cohort-based programs, with community and accountability, can reach 85-90%.
The content may be the same, but the experience changes everything.
She shares the three intentional elements they built into Surface Design Immersion to support that transformation: Study Groups where peers connect and often stay together for years, Course Coaches who provide personalized roadmaps, and Certification that gives students a meaningful finish line.
📒 Episode Notes, Links, & Resources 📒
https://www.professionalcreative.com/blog/analog7
📝 Read the Transcript 📝
Connect with Bonnie:
▸ ONLINE | http://bonniechristine.com
▸ INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/bonniechristine
▸ LEARN MORE ABOUT SURFACE DESIGN IMMERSION | https://www.bonniechristine.com/immersion
▸ FREE GUIDE - TURN YOUR CREATIVITY INTO DOLLARS | https://www.bonniechristine.com/dollars
Inside a recent episode
The Analog Renaissance, Episode 9: Come With Me
Published 16 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So that has led to us coining what we call, come with me learning. Come with me learning means, not just a talking head in front of a teleprompter, not just voice over slides, but documentary style. Cameras coming with me looking over my shoulder and following me through the process, from concept to ideation to finish pattern, into the garden picking flowers and sketching while I talk about why something inspires me, but it also means a little bit messy. It means real time ideating, real time erasing, real time kind of working through the creative process, which means that it's way more relatable. […]
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