Beyond the Seen

In the Wild: Jackie Zykan

Episode Summary

In this episode of Beyond The Seen, we continue our “In The Wild” series with a look at how different creative entrepreneurs find their own authentic voice while still delivering for their clients. This series explores vastly different careers of folks located in Peyton’s home town of Louisville Kentucky. This week highlights Jackie Zykan, owner of Oduoak, perfumes hand crafted with Bourbon as a base.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Jackie discusses:

• the impossible-to-replicate energetic stamp behind her brand
• using intuition to explore creatively while creating new perfumes
• the trial and error game of learning to trust herself in her business
• being a creative rebel versus being defiant
• overcoming fear when leaving corporate America to running her own business 
• shifting from a male dominated work environment to one that is female centered
• her relationship to money and success, and letting go of her attachment to financial compensation
• the balance between creating what wants to be created versus creating something others want to buy
• the cost of creativity
• the role of self care in running a creative business
• the gift of being shameless