Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Closer&Closer Podcast
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Closer&Closer Podcast episodes
- Becoming Full Time Freelance with Mel Cerri
Mel Cerri walks you through her story and gives you all her best advice on making that transition. Mel is an artist on our roster you all know and love. But did you know she wasn’t a full-time freelance letterer until the start of 2022? Find out how she found the confidence to leave an unfulfilling full-time gig on this week's episode.
Hosted by Dave Arcade & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
57 min - Neph Trejo, Associate Creative Director at Disney
Neph Trejo is an Associate Creative Director at Disney with a long history as a creative. He fills us in on his creative journey, his favorite parts of working with freelancers, and how to build trust with a client on this week’s episode.
Neph is an award-winning graphic designer with 10+ years experience working as a Creative Director, Designer, Art Director, Photographer, and Director in the apparel, entertainment, consumer electronics, hospitality and automotive industries. He is currently the Associate Creative Director at Disney. To quote from his LinkedIn profile: “perfectly crafted is my ultimate goal. No matter the medium – print, digital, experiential, broadcast, film – you can bet my heart is in it.”
Hosted by Dave Arcade & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
58 min - Brand Partnerships with Andrea Mejia-Madriz
Our Marketing & Partnerships Manager Andrea Mejia-Madriz is back and ready to explain what the “partnerships” part of her title means. Learn all about what brand partnerships are, why they’re an important opportunity for any freelance creative, and how you can start participating.
Hosted by Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
27 min - Finding Joy in the Process with Evan Weselmann
Evan Weselmann may be relatively new at freelancing full time, but he already has some excellent insight on the job. We picked his brain on comparison, finding joy in your work, and more on the Closer&Closer Podcast this week.
Hosted by Dave Arcade & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
54 min - Human Design for Creatives
Hilary Jackendoff is, among many things, an incredibly knowledgeable human design reader. She can help you uncover how you best make decisions and how you can live as your truest self.
If that seems like something you need, or even just something you’d like to learn more about, tune in to this episode of the Closer&Closer Podcast, where she shows Dave Arcade (and all of you) how to use human design to improve your creative practice.
Hosted by Dave Arcade & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
1 hr 6 min - Finding Artistic Freedom with Chidy Wayne
If you’re interested in hearing the philosophy around an artist’s work, this week’s episode of the Closer&Closer Podcast is for you.
Chidy Wayne popped in this week and answered the millions of questions many of you have probably wondered when looking at his work, like “how are you so good with watercolors?”, “what’s the relationship between fine art and commercial work?”, and of course, “why hands?”
Hosted by Dave Arcade & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
1 hr 2 min - Living Your Values with Henri Campeã
Henri Campeã’s a person who’s completely and totally true to his values. In every aspect of life, including his commercial illustration work, he makes sure he’s giving back to his community and creating work that feels like him.
If you want to learn how he lives his values day in and day out, and how you can do the same, check out his episode of the Closer&Closer Podcast.
Hosted by Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
50 min - Growing Something Great with Katy Cowan
Creative Boom is one of the leading platforms for the creative industry, and Katy Cowan is the founder and mastermind behind the operation.
She joined us on the Closer&Closer Podcast and shared her path to Creative Boom and how she got the platform to where it is today.
Hosted by Dave Arcade & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
1 hr 7 min - Instagram Reeling with Andrea Mejia-Madriz
C&C's Marketing & Partnerships Manager Andrea Mejia-Madriz is the one in charge of making sure our artists are up to speed on all things marketing and social media. Today, she wanted to give you all the 411 on Reels, the format that's completely changing the landscape of Instagram. She fills you in on what the format even is, why it's important, and how you can utilize it as an artist or freelancer.
Hosted by Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
36 min - Cinematography in Commercial Art with Felipe Vargas
Storytelling is something you don’t get often in commercial art. At least, not the way Felipe Vargas does it. He’s an expert with taking client projects and turning them into cinematic masterpieces that manage to move you in just a few seconds. Find out how he does it on this week's episode of the Closer&Closer Podcast.
Hosted by Dave Arcade & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.
Sign up for The Community!
To learn more about Closer&Closer, visit www.closerandcloser.co.
51 min
About Closer&Closer Podcast
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to the Closer&Closer Podcast, where we bring creatives from all over the world together for you to learn from, relate to, and be inspired by. Creativity can be a lonely endeavor, so we’re bridging that gap and creating community through our weekly conversations with inspiring creatives to help you grow your career. Hosted by Andrea Mejia-Madriz (Artist Marketing & Partnerships, Closer&Closer), Dave Arcade (Illustrator, repped by Closer&Closer), and Caton Vance (Artist Marketing & Partnerships, Closer&Closer).
Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.