
S14 E1: What’s the Future of Independent Design Studios? with Steven Wakabayashi
In this first episode of season 14, I talk with Steven Wakabayashi, creative director and founder of Stranger Creative, about building a strong company culture in a fully remote, globally distributed ...
18 Aug 54min

S13 E23: What Matters and What Doesn’t? Nine Years of Running a Design Studio with Olivia Austin
In this week's episode I have fellow designer, mom, and business owner Olivia Austin back on the podcast. We chat about the things that don't matter and the things that really do when growing and runn...
8 Jul 39min

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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Mai 37min



















