Calling All Creatives

Dariusz Ejkiewicz is a proven freelance designer and sports social media specialist with close to 20 years of experience in sports. The array of his clients includes professional leagues ( NBA, FIBA ) as well as pro sports teams, agencies and professional athletes. Through the years he has worked in webdesign, social, print all from abroad in Gdansk, Poland. He's an advocate for mental health among creatives and is always open to help young and upcoming talent with advice. 

Connect with him on Twitter: @ejkiewicz_com

In this episode, hear the story of Drew Morris who is a designer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Drew shares his story and advice he has for beginning designers looking to work at the pro level or in the NFL. If you'd like to connect with him personally on Twitter, follow him at: @drewmorrisTB

Josh Guereque is the host of Frames Per Street and the Director of Creative Video for UCR athletics. He has formerly worked for UCLA athletics, Anaheim Ducks, and the Los Angeles Angels. Josh went to college for business and marketing and in one of his classes, he had to make a commercial. Creating that commercial lead to a passion of creating video content, jump starting his career and so much more. We talk about how patience was so important in his journey, how he networks and advice for staying focused to make your dreams come true too. 

Connect with Josh personally on Twitter: @JRGStreet

Chris Johnson is the assistant director of creative services at Purdue University. He works primarily with the football team to meet most of their design needs. In this episode we have a conversation about how he got started in graphic design, advice he shares for creatives entering the industry, and resolution and sizing graphics for print and digital. You can connect with Chris personally via Twitter: @Vuhdo

Are you on TikTok?! The organic reach on this app right now is incredible. Parker talks about how he gained over 7,000 followers in just 5 months, how he creates his content to post and more! Parker is a student at West Virginia University who runs a small business called PSHEP Media and also uses TikTok and Instagram to help beginning photographers learn and grow! Follow him on TikTok: @p_shep1

Leah Rachel is the assistant Director of Video Production for the University of Maryland athletics. In this episode, we discuss how to successfully story-tell, why it is so important and how to build relationships with people in order tell a more emotional, meaningful story. If you'd like to connect with Leah directly, you can follow her on Instagram: @leahrachelcreative and/or her website: https://www.leah-rachel.com.

Hello everyone! My name is Kaitlyn Cole and I am SO EXCITED to be starting this podcast, Calling All Creatives. It's a place for creatives to feel inspired, learn from each other, network and grow personally and professionally. In this episode, I will explain my background of working for major sports organizations, ways I networked when I was just getting started and what life looks like now!