Creative Career Starter

A conversation with Illustrator/Designer Emilio Serrano - who just accepted a position with a wonderful creative firm. We’ll learn about his story and all the things he did to realize his creative dream of working at Moxie Sozo

To view Emilio's work:  https://semilioc.com

A conversation with Abby Dye, Digital Designer at Digital Hive in Syracuse, NY. Abby talks about sticking to the process with a single-minded focus until she got that first job. Encouraging and helpful advice for young creative job seekers

You can see her work at dye-designs.com

A conversation with Teysia Parks, full-time Designer/Art Director at Partners & Napier and owner of Studio T.  She talks about how she manages her time and creativity with such a demanding schedule and busy life. 

A conversation with Ben Picard, a Product Designer at The Action Network in San Francisco. Ben reviews the work of a lot of young designers as part of his day-to-day and we’re going to dig into - among other things - his thoughts about what makes young job seekers stand out. He’s got a lot of tips and strategies for how to be more effective as you begin the job search process.

Part 2 of our conversation with Chris Petescia.

Chris gives us his insights as to where he thinks the creative industry is headed and how young creative talent can position themselves to take full advantage of it. He is so smart and so thoughtful - don't miss this one.

Chris Petescia discusses starting a successful creative firm right out of school and how he emphasized an inspiring and rare creative culture at Carrot Creative. In Part 1 of our conversation, Chris talks about how to present yourself to a creative director who looks beyond your portfolio.

A conversation with Sarah Jane Casale, Motion Graphic Artist at Optic Sky in Rochester, NY. Sarah began her career as a Designer at ESPN but found herself longing for a more intimate creative setting with broader creative challenges. Hear how this change has allowed her to grow in ways she never anticipated.

A conversation with Anna Wisbey, a recent graduate of Alfred University with a BFA in Graphic Design who found herself a bit unsure about what it was that she wanted to do as a creative professional, and as a result, how to identify her next move. We’ll discuss the steps we took to move from that point in her life to her newfound confidence in a focused portfolio and a career plan that has her excited and ready to get after it!

To see Anna’s work, visit: www.annawisbey.com

On this Podcast we’ll be talking with Jessica Cook.  Jess graduated with a degree in Graphic Design in May 2017 and started out as a UX/UI designer at Frog Design in Brooklyn NY. She’s now a Product Designer for Open Innovation at Mozilla in Brooklyn NY. 

Jess talks about recognizing the need for more mentoring and greater, in-depth projects to help her skillset evolve and grow - and the moves she made to find her first "next job". 

Jess considers herself a Hybrid designer with UX/UI skillset, focusing on design systems and building digital products for a variety of diverse clients.

On this podcast, I speak with Samson Rapp, Illustrator and Concept Artist. Samson and I discuss the path he’s taking as he looks to break into the world of game design as a Concept Artist. Samson is a recent art school grad and is now doing the hard work to elevate his illustration skills and his portfolio.