
S13 E22: Building a 7 Figure Creative Agency that Will Sell with Brooke Apffel
This week I chatted with Brooke Apffel about building her digital marketing business, Coastal Collective Marketing (CoCo), from the ground up, growing it into an agency with a team, and what the proce...
30 Kesä 46min

S13 E21: Stationery as Storytelling: The Power of Tangible Design with Amanda DeWoody
In this weeks episode, I'm chatting with my friend Amanda, owner of Poised Avenue Studio, who specializes in stationery, print design, and design licensing. We talk about why print still matters in a ...
23 Kesä 44min

S13 E20: Eat the Donkey: How (and Why) to Choose Discomfort in Your Business with Anthony Reeves
In this week's episode, I talk with brand leader and author Anthony Reeves, who has led the creative teams for major brands like Amazon, Airbnb, Kohler, and more. We talk about his book, Eat the Donke...
16 Kesä 52min

S13 E19: What Are Designers Charging for Branding and Web Services?
In this solo episode, I chat about my new mini version of the Minimind (the Mirco Mind) and share what we cover in the 4 month program kicking off in August! I also share real pricing & wins from my D...
2 Kesä 21min

S13 E18: How to Get Recommended to Potential Clients by AI with Julia Bocchese
In this week’s episode, I have SEO and AI search strategist Julia back on the podcast to talk about how designers can show up in AI search results like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and more. W...
29 Touko 37min

S13 E17: Calm the Room: Managing Client Fear in Creative Work with Ashton Hauff
In this episode, I chat with Ashton Hauff, brand strategist and co-founder of The Good Kids, a branding agency in North Dakota. Ashton talks about their "Slingshot Method," a three-phase process cover...
12 Touko 47min

S13 E16: How to Raise Your Prices (and How I've Done It Wrong)
In this solo episode, I'm chatting all about pricing—when it's time to raise your rates, the steps to do it, how to communicate price changes to existing clients, new inquiries, and referrals, and the...
5 Touko 35min



















