253: How a Pattern Designer Built a Multi-Million Dollar Business Without Art School (Bonnie Christine)

Bonnie Christine bet $42,000 on a trade show booth with zero experience. What happened next changed her entire business. In this episode, she reveals the 10% ad budget rule, the 12-week nurture sequence that fills her course, and the moment in her workshops that makes her tear up every time. Bonnie Christine is a surface pattern designer who built a multi-million dollar business teaching creatives - without ever going to design school. In this conversation, Bonnie reveals: • The "gift wrap strategy" that introduces people to her world months before she sells • Why she allocates exactly 10% of revenue to ads (and how that removes the fear) • The $42,000 trade show bet that made 10 years of connections in 3 days • The 5 lies holding creatives back (and the moment that makes her cry) • Why she's going physical when everyone else goes digital 📚 FREE RESOURCE: Get Bonnie's 10% Ad Budget Framework + Gift Wrap Nurture Sequence Template → https://podcast.stu.me CONNECT WITH BONNIE: • Website: https://bonniechristine.com  • Instagram: https://instagram.com/bonniechristine  • Pattern Magazine: https://www.bonniechristine.com/patternmagazine  CONNECT WITH STU: • Website: https://stu.me  • Book "Predictable Profits": https://a.co/d/4GIi1uz  • Instagram: https://instagram.com/stumclaren  • Podcast: https://podcast.stu.me  • Membership.io: https://membership.io Subscribe for new episodes every week.