Better: The Brand Designer Podcast

By Jen Davis

Better: The Brand Designer Podcast, founded by Giselle Field of Wander Design Co. and Jen Davis, was founded on the belief that designers need community. We find that the branding world often feels

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December 17, 2024 From the Archives | S3 E9: Difficult Client Stories
Earlier this year we asked you to share your difficult client stories and today those stories—as well as our own—are live! Although they are SUPER entertaining, we make sure to also share how the designer could have avoided the problem in the first place so we can all learn together.

Giselle opens the episode by telling the story about her $400 website project and Jen shares what she learned from a difficult contractor relationship from the beginning of her business.

We talk all about making sure our values align with our work and finish up the episode answering the question: “What is your philosophy as a designer?”

Giselle and Jen believe that there is so much to be learned from difficult client experiences. While going through them can be hard, reflecting and sharing them with a supportive community can make us all better designers (see what we did there?)

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55min
December 10, 2024 From the Archives | S6 E5: Hiring a Team that Supports Your Vision with Olivia Austin
Today Jen chats with Olivia Austin from Current Design Studio all about hiring - when to think about it, how to know you’re ready, and how to navigate the hiring and interview process. We approach the hiring conversation from the perspective of knowing your studio values and adding team members who share those values.
Guest Information:
Guest Name: Olivia Austin
Guest Business Name: Current Design Studio
Guest Website: https://currentdesignstudio.com/, https://byoliviaaustin.com/
Guest Instagram: https://instagram.com/current.designstudio
Links Mentioned:
Gusto
ClickUp
Notion
Motive Affirmation Deck
Inbox Question:
“Should I list multiple package/price options on the proposal? My gut is telling me not to, because they will go with the lower price package even though they really need more.” — Chelsea Levinson
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1h 7min
December 02, 2024From the Archives | S5 E17: How to Plan Your Work Schedule for True Rest + Vacation
Do you ever feel like you can’t take a TRUE vacation? Maybe your fears are that your clients will be mad, you don’t have enough funds to pay for the time away, or you feel like you have TOO much to do that taking time away doesn’t make sense. We’ve been there. In this episode we talk about:
The things we do to prepare for vacation
Battling mindset when taking time away
How we plan for vacation ahead of time
How time-off impacts our business and our own mental health?
How to build rest into our schedules more regularly
And much more!
Inbox Question:
“How do you make the most use of a junior designer/intern?” — Indy Griffiths

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50min
November 25, 2024 S10 E18: Answering Your Inbox Questions
Final episode of the season is here already! Today we answer all of your inbox questions!

Links Mentioned:
S8E15: How to Craft a Luxury Offer Suite that Sells with Katelyn Alyssa from Studio Kaly
S7E10: Font Design, Digital Products, Burnout, and Industry Culture with Jen Wagner
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36min
November 19, 2024 S10 E17: Changes I Made in My Business to Hit My First $100K Revenue Year
Today I go over some small changes I made early on in my business that made a big impact on my revenue. This is how I hit my first 100k year.

Links Mentioned:
Don’t Make these Brand Messaging & Positioning Mistakes!
How to Sell Out Your Design Services with Expert Positioning
Spooooky Client Stories (Round 2)
Inbox Question:
"[Question here?]” - [Name Here]
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35min
November 12, 2024 S10 E16: How to (Properly) Manage Your Design Studio’s Finances with Rita Julian
In this episode I had the pleasure of peppering Rita Julian (a bookkeeper for brand & web designers!) with questions about keeping your business finances nice and tidy (and saving money on taxes!)

Get 20% off Cash + Creatives (DIY bookkeeping course) with the code PODCAST20!
Guest Information:
Guest Name: Rita Julian
Guest Business Name: Julian Bookkeeping
Guest Website: www.julianbookkeeping.com
Guest Instagram: @julianbookkeepingllc
Links Mentioned:
Cash & Creatives (DIY bookkeeping course) - get 20% off with code PODCAST20
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34min
November 05, 2024 S10 E15: Why NOT to Niche (What?!) with N. Chloé Nwangwu
In this episode, I chat with N. Chloé Nwangwu from the consulting agency NobiWorks all about how the traditional ICA (ideal client avatar) model of brand strategy is outdated—and what to do instead!
Guest Information:
Guest Name: N. Chloé Nwangwu
Guest Business Name: NobiWorks
Guest Website: https://www.nobiworks.com/
Guest Instagram: @NobiWorks
Links Mentioned:
NobiWorks Resources mentioned
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1h 11min
October 29, 2024 S10 E14: The Transition to Agency Life with Lauren Braier
This week Lauren (Jen’s previous designer) is back to share about her decision to leave the boutique studio space in favor of the agency world! She talks about her job search, interview process, and differences between boutique and agency she’s been surprised by.
Guest Information:
Guest Name: Lauren Braier
Guest Business Name: Elby Creative
Guest Website: www.elbycreative.com
Guest Instagram: @elbycreative
Links Mentioned:
[Insert Links Here]
Inbox Question:
"[Question here?]” - [Name Here]
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October 22, 2024 S10 E13: Maternity Leave, New Motherhood, & Mom/Design Biz Life - from Design Unfiltered with Abbey McGrew
I was asked to guest on another podcast called the Design Unfiltered Podcast with Abbey McGrew. You can find a link to that pod below. In this episode we talk about being a new mom, maternity leave, and preparing for a big family change. Thank you Abbey for having me on as a guest!

Design Unfiltered Podcast

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1h 14min
October 15, 2024 S10 E12: Don’t Make These Brand Messaging & Positioning Mistakes! - from The Unapologetic Designer Podcast with Kenzi Green
I’m so excited to share an episode of The Unapologetic Designer podcast I recorded with Kenzi Green from Kenzi Green Design and the Brief Collective! We chatted all things brand messaging (I just completed her brand new messaging and home page copy during one of my signature Copy Sprints!)—focusing specifically on mistakes we see designers making (and how to avoid them!

The Unapologetic Designer Podcast with Kenzi Green

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42min

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