Creatives Ignite

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What would you do to get the career you want?

What sacrifices would you make to obtain a better job in the field you want to work in?

How does an industrial design background help a graphic designer?

Have you ever wanted to work in the sports and entertainment industry, but didn’t know how to get your foot in the door?

Do you want to work in a niche industry you have always dreamed of, but don't know what the first steps should be?

Do you want to know how to make connections in the design industry?

Do you love nostalgia and want to know how to incorporate it into your design?

Episode 281. Aired Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

This week I am excited to introduce you to Britt Davis, Britt is the Senior Designer at AMB Sports and Entertainment. This in-house agency works with the Atlanta Falcons and the Professional Soccer team in Atlanta. But that is not all she does for them. This in-house agency has a lot of hats and there are a lot of ways to move up and in different directions within the company.

Britt started her schooling off in industrial design and this background helps her with user experience. She had a love for entertainment and sports and worked her way to AMB. We will talk about her grad school experience and her project that got her an interview with AMB plus some friends she met in the industry also played a key role with introductions and advice.

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My favorite theme to use which works great with the Elementor plugin is the Elegant Themes’ Divi theme. Talk about making custom web design easy. It is the only theme I need. Based off of a grid system and now with a visual builder, you can now customize your website super easy with this wordpress theme. Elegant themes puts out tutorials and are always updating the theme to make it more robust and easier to use. You can pay per year or do what I did and do the lifetime membership at $250 then you can put it on as many websites as you want.

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Are your passion and your career aligned?

Do you ever wish your side hustle was your full-time gig?

Do you want to know how to make products?

Are you interested in teaching workshops?

Are you looking for other streams of revenue?

Episode 280. Aired Wednesday, December 12, 2018.

This week I am excited to introduce you to Nathalie Kalbach, a mixed-media artist illustrator, creator of Creative JumpStart, author, writer, and entrepreneur. Nathalie has taught workshops all over the world, and creates products for the craft industry.

I first heard of Nathalie because of a product I bought that she is the mastermind behind, called Creative JumpStart. It is a video series during the month of January where she coordinates artists, products, and a theme for the ENTIRE month. It serves as a creative inspiration and for me has showed me new artists and new processes of making art. I have purchased it every year since them and LOVED every minute of January because of it. Nathalie started off her career as a paralegal.

Yes, that's right, you did not mis-read, yes a paralegal at a law firm. Nathalie and I will talk about why she chose that path and how she left that career, trusted her gut and pursued her passion of art. She is a successful entrepreneur because she has been able to diversify her income streams and never have to stop creating. She regularly takes on different challenges and that is just one of the things that inspires me about Nathalie.

Follow Nathalie at:

Website: nathaliesstudio.com

FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/NathaliesStudio/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natkalbach/

Book and Products: https://nathaliesstudio.com/shop/nstore/

Things we talked about

Nathalie's book: Artful Adventures in Mixed Media

Creative JumpStart 2019 $50 until December 31, 2018:

https://nathaliesstudio.com/learn/online-workshops/creative-jumpstart-2019/

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Does your inner voice regularly berate you? Do you have a hard time turning that monster inside your head off? Do you say things to yourself that you would never say to a friend?

This week we are going to be talking to my friend Alicja Colon, who is a designer turned photographer and illustrator. She is a mom of three and a wife. Her faith is a critical part of her life and her freelance business. She worked for many years with Focus Lab in Savannah and in September of this year went out on her own.

This week I am excited to introduce you to Alicja Colon, a paper artist illustrator, designer, and photographer. Alicja has taught workshops, given talks at conferences. She also has a podcast called Manual Focus. On top of all that she is a wife and mom of three, and in September she quit her full time gig to go out on her own. Talk about wearing a lot of hats! Alicja will tell you her biggest struggle has been her negative self-talk.

This episode will dig into how she has been able to wrangle the inner-voice monster and turn it into a cheerleader instead of a beast that lords over her feelings and thoughts.

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website: alicjacolon.com

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Multiple income streams, Growing your income with various streams of revenue generation, Working full time from home, working full time with your spouse, working as a freelance illustrator, building partnerships, reaching out to past clients

Could you or would you move across country multiple times to advance your career?

Could you work from home everyday?

Could you run a business with your spouse?

Do you want to expand your income revenue streams?

Maybe you answered YES to some of these, or maybe you answered Heck No, to some of them. This episode will prove beneficial to any entrepreneur trying to make it as a freelancer and understand better how to market your skills and talents. Because that is exactly what Brad does.

THE DESIGN RECHARGE SHOW: Brad Woodard // Bold, Brave Moves

Episode 278. Aired Wednesday, November 28 at 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT

This week I am excited to introduce you to Brad Woodard, a retro-inspired illustrator and designer that I have admired for a long time. I finally got to meet Brad (super super nice guy) at Creative South this past year. His work is full of fun, life, and nostalgia. He and his wife Krystal have built a successful business made of multiple income streams.

This episode will dig into what you need to know about the industry to not underbid yourself as an illustrator. Also how being flexible enough to move has opened up opportunities for Brad and his family.

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Follow Brad at:

www.bravethewoods.com

Shop: www.braveoutpost.com

Skillshare Classes: https://www.skillshare.com/profile/Brad-Woodard/9099576

Brave Newsletter: http://bit.ly/2FWE5mT

Digital Brushes: https://www.retrosupply.co/collections/brave-the-woods

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brave_the_woods/ @brave_the_woods

Twitter: https://twitter.com/brave_the_woods @brave_the_woods

Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/bradwwoodard

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Episode 277. Aired Wednesday, November 21, 2018.

First off I want to tell you how thankful I am for you. Thankful you are reading this, thankful you take time to spend with me listening to the show each week.

I want to tell you about the Change Cycle that Martha Beck talks about in her book, Finding Your Own North Star. I started this book when Oprah had a daily daytime talk show. HA HA. Talk about a slow reader.

In January I started my sabbatical, but it did not start off in the way I had thought. I was really sick and unable to do any work for the first 3 weeks. Seeing the good in this situation was difficult, but I definitely found it.

I finished the book two weeks ago. I also read, Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic in the month of October. This was another one that revolutionized the way I was thinking.

This week I am excited to share what I have been learning with you. It is crazy and fun and I feel like it will be more real when I get to share it with you.

The taking action step is hard, the dreaming step is hard sometimes too for me. We will talk about these quadrants and how these four steps have become clearer to me in the last few weeks.

I am stoked to tell you about some conversations I have had, some things I have read, and things I have experienced that might also impact your work, your creativity, and your life.

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My favorite way to build websites is with the Elegant Themes Divi theme. Talk about making custom web design easy. It is the only theme I need. Based off of a grid system and now with a visual builder, you can now customize your website super easy with this wordpress theme. I build all my sites with the Divi Theme which allow me to create custom sites that use business strategy specific for that client and my design knowledge to build an easy to use and update website for my clients. Elegant themes puts out tutorials and are always updating the theme to make it more robust and easier to use. You can pay per year or do what I did and do the lifetime membership at $250 then you can put it on as many websites as you want.

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Audible has changed my business and my life. I listen to more books than I physically read nowadays. I listen when I workout, when I mow and I have a long commute. I have been able to listen to books during those times and these books and this app has really helped my business grow. I have the gold membership, I get a new credit each month for less than $15 (1 credit = 1 book). Often the price of the subscription is significantly less than the price of the book I am purchasing. I have been a member since 2010 and LOVE it.

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Recharging You helps freelancing creatives find and utilize their strengths and guides them in reaching your business and creative goals.

Our goal is to inspire, motivate, and guide creatives in order to realize and apply each individual’s expertise through training, coaching, and creative activities.

Recharging You is the home for The Design Recharge Show which is an interactive, web show and podcast recorded live with an audience where interviews of designers, illustrators, industry leaders, and business professionals happen weekly.

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How to find an artist rep. Finding an agent for your art. Characteristics to look for in an agent for your illustration work. Illustrators with agents. Asking for help. Learning how to ask for help. Single parenting and working as a freelancer. Freelancing with a toddler. Freelance illustrator, knowing what to create for your portfolio. Finding an agent in Europe. European artists rep. What to include in your contracts, what to avoid in your contracts.

Episode 276. Aired Wednesday, November 14, 2018.

Have you always wondered the advantages to having an art agent? Well look no further as I interview illustrator, Angela Navarra this week. Want to find out how personal projects have affected Angela's work, tune in live on Wednesday.

Do you struggle with being a parent and working from home?

This week I am excited to finish the conversation with Angela Navarra. She has had experience working with multiple agents and getting work on her own, as well as understands how to navigate through contracts with agents and clients.

This episode will dig into how to juggle your current work, while pursuing new styles and personal projects.

Follow Angela at:

http://signorinanavarra.com/

https://etsy.com/shop/DooDaaStudio/

https://instagram.com/signorina_navarra/

https://linkedin.com/in/angela-navarra-6b97975/

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Recharging You helps freelancing creatives find and utilize their strengths and guides them in reaching your business and creative goals.

Our goal is to inspire, motivate, and guide creatives in order to realize and apply each individual’s expertise through training, coaching, and creative activities.

Recharging You is the home for The Design Recharge Show which is an interactive, web show and podcast recorded live with an audience where interviews of designers, illustrators, industry leaders, and business professionals happen weekly.

Join us live each week and become part of the Design Recharge Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording.

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Lettering as an outlet, saying yes more, niching down, finding your niche industry, Lettering as a healer, Using instagram to humanize yourself, digitizing your artwork, growing your design and lettering business

What do you do when something massive hits your family? Mye De Leon turned to her creative community and they rallied around her and supported her like you will not believe.

How does she run a business with three kids from across the globe, when most of her clients are in America? You will find out how in this episode.

THE DESIGN RECHARGE SHOW: Mye De Leon // Lettering, Creative Community, & Growing Your Business

Episode 275. Aired on November 7, 2018.

Talk about talented and driven, this week's guest is both. Mye De Leon doesn't do anything halfway, she is a mom of three and has clients all over the world, teaches lettering workshops, and is part of the lettering and scrapbooking communities.

This episode will dig into how she manages her time and creativity, juggling between client projects and book projects. Mye will also talk about some of the ways she refuels her creative batteries.

Follow Mye at:

Website – www.myedeleon.com

Instagram – https://instagram.com/myedeleon

Mastering Hand-Lettering Book - http://bit.ly/myelettering

Free Lettering Course - https://myedeleon.com/free-course

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/myedeleondesigns

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Find more great episodes at www.rechargingyou.com

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Recharging You helps freelancing creatives find and utilize their strengths and guides them in reaching your business and creative goals.

Our goal is to inspire, motivate, and guide creatives in order to realize and apply each individual’s expertise through training, coaching, and creative activities.

Recharging You is the home for The Design Recharge Show which is an interactive, web show and podcast recorded live with an audience where interviews of designers, illustrators, industry leaders, and business professionals happen weekly.

Find more great episodes at www.rechargingyou.com

Join us live each week and become part of the Design Recharge Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording.

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Have you ever struggled with getting your client to go with the bold move, or try something different that is edgy or makes them uncomfortable? Have you ever wondered how other designers have been able to do this again and again? What role does personality play in your ability to obtain and keep clients? How much trust do you have to build with a client before they let feel comfortable with the visual direction you are taking their company?

Episode 273. Aired Wednesday, October 31, 2018.

This week I am pumped to interview the founder of Gardner Design and the Creator of Logo Lounge, Bill Gardner. Bill has been able to build trust with his clients and through his knowledge of the industry has been able to produce work that is fun and is sometimes outside of the client's comfort zone again and again.

This week we will touch on some of the strengths that Bill possesses which have acted like superpowers throughout the years.

Bill is an excellent speaker, he is funny, smart, creative, authentic, and warm. He is able to make you feel super special when you are talking to him one-on-one. It got me wondering if these are some of the reasons that he is able to get clients to trust him.

How much does personality play in his ability to obtain and retain clients? He has an awesome personality by the way.

Have you ever wondered about your soft skills?

Do you think that you might need to improve them or some of them?

This episode will dig into how much Bill's soft skills and personality play a part in knowing where the client is having reservation and how to meet them where they are and assure them of their safety.

Follow Bill at:

LogoLounge website: https://www.logolounge.com/

LogoLounge Book 11 CFE page: https://www.logolounge.com/call

LogoLounge social media:

https://www.instagram.com/logolounge/

https://www.facebook.com/LogoLounge/

https://twitter.com/logolounge

https://www.linkedin.com/company/logolounge-com/

https://www.pinterest.com/logolounge/

Gardner Design website: http://gardnerdesign.com/

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Working freelance into your 40 hour work week. Finding time to freelance with a full time job. Making connections with people in the industry. Being known for something. Being known for being dependable and delivering quality work, quickly. Easy to work with

Do you have a full time job, want to freelance, but aren't sure how to do both? Do you wonder how you can possibly meet clients AND be at work at the same time? Right you can't. But find out how my guest this week is able to freelance and hold down an art director position full time.

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Do you struggle with finding Time to unwind and destress?

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This week I am so stoked to finally interview my friend, Kevin Greene. We have an unusual meeting story that we will share with you. Which really explains why I love Kevin so much. He is friendly, dependable, funny, a great conversationalist, great with people, AND SUPER TALENTED as a designer and illustrator.

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This week we will touch on some of reasons why Kevin is able to juggle so much and how he recharges.

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Kevin is not only an awesome art director and designer he also is on the board of the United Design Guild as the Community Leader. Because Kevin is all about community and bringing people together. He has always been able to laugh at himself and doesn't take himself too seriously. He is willing to grow and is full of ideas for side projects but short on time for them. He recently started a new podcast, Fireside Podcast, with his good buddy Mike Sulick.

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How much does personality play in his ability to obtain freelance clients? I will let you be the judge. I think Kevin's personality and his ability to embrace failure and laugh at himself has a lot to do with Kevin's success both at work and while freelancing.

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This episode will dig into how to manage your time and your energy. Also developing relationships that get you freelance work.

Follow Kevin at:

www.greenedesign.co

Kevin's Instagram:

@greenedesignco

https://www.instagram.com/greenedesignco/

Twitter:

@kevingreene

https://twitter.com/KevinGreene

Fireside Podcast on Instagram:

@firesidepodcast

https://www.instagram.com/firesidepodcast/

Link to podcast apps:

https://linktr.ee/firesidepodcast

Link to United Design Guild

https://uniteddesignguild.com

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Episode 272. Aired Wednesday, October 3, 2018.

This week we will be continuing the conversation with my friend, Scott Soeder. Scott has combined his passion for music and illustration into a passion project that lead him to doing work for his favorite band, 311. Last time we didn't even get to talk about this, or how SCBWI (Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) has played a part in his career. Scott won the SCBWI Grand Prize in 2016 and won it again in 2018.

In the last interview with Scott which can be found here: https://rechargingyou.com/2018/04/02/scott-soeder-blending-interests-to-find-your-niche/ I wanted to dive into his process and his marketing strategy, which we will do for sure this time around.

Follow Scott at:

Follow Scott at:

Web: scottsoeder.com

Twitter: @scottsoederart

FB: Facebook.com/scottmakesart

Insta: Instagram.com/scottsoeder

dribbble: dribbble.com/scottsoeder

Recharging You helps freelancing creatives find and utilize their strengths and guides them how to grow their businesses.

Our goal is to inspire, motivate, and guide creatives in order to realize and apply each individual’s expertise through training, coaching, and creative activities.

Recharging You is the home for The Design Recharge Show which is an interactive, web show and podcast recorded live with an audience where interviews of designers, illustrators, industry leaders, and business professionals happen weekly. www.rechargingyou.com.

Find more great episodes at www.rechargingyou.com

Join us live each week and become part of the Design Recharge Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording.

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