Creatives Ignite

Thinking of moving to a new city? Moving with a job or finding one once you get there? Meaghan Dee and Kaytalin Platt share their experiences about moving and how they connected with other designers and landed some great jobs.

Aired Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Episode 24

Ann Ford shares her experiences, her struggles and successes, as a designer and business owner.

Episode 173

Are you ready to be amazed? These guys are genuine, passionate, humble, and driven. This week I have Matthew Hay, Jonden Jackson, and Emir Ayouni of the Forefathers Group. They have worked together for almost five years and had never met in person until April 2016. Their work is a beautiful blend of each of their unique talents. So how do you build a business without ever meeting? How do you keep it growing and thriving? Listen to find out that and more!

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Episode 171

Kofi Opoku is a designer and an educator with a passion for helping others. He uses his talents in animation, illustration, and design to create work that takes a society trending toward apathy on a path toward learned empathy. Kofi is originally from Ghana, West Africa and moved to the states to pursue a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of West Virginia. His plan was not to teach but to go back and continue practicing design. Plans change and Kofi has been teaching at the University of West Virginia for three years. What he has done with his research will be the focus of our conversation. He focuses on user-centered approaches when designing animations or print designs.

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Episode 172

Matt Dawson, founder of the Louisiana-based design conference called CROP wears many hats. He is a designer at an Atlanta based boutique agency while splitting time between there and Baton Rouge, freelances on nights and weekends, founded and runs a design conference which was a sold-out, stellar first conference ever. But he's also a husband and a dad, we will find out how is able to wear so many hats on a consecutive and continuous basis and find out about CROP 2017.

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Aired, Wednesday, Jan 8, 2014. Episode 76

Mica Hendricks is an illustrator who by practicing what she was teaching her daughter (sharing) gained her a new collaborator for her artwork.

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Episode 170

Eric Friedensohn and Scott Biersack have been roommates for almost a year. They are both designers, lettering artists, and really great men who are making a difference in the world. They both have embarked on new experiences this year and are part of a tight community of creatives who are pushing themselves to do more each week.

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Episode 169

Shane Helm has been a web designer for almost 20 years. He has seen the industry change and been able to stay in the game by being flexible, easy to work with, learning the language, pushing design boundaries, and understanding the value of good design. Shane has worked for brands like ESPN, Dave Ramsey, and Engage. He has worked full time and run a successful freelance business at the same time. Shane is one of the most talented and humble people I know. I am amazed at how big his heart is for helping others and am blessed to be in his space.

Aired January 20, 2016. Episode 155.

Mike Jones has a heart to help people. He has spent his career hugging necks and making incredible logos while helping businesses perfect their visual message. But for Mike that wasn’t enough, he wanted to create a conference that was affordable and had a home-town feel right in the heart of Georgia.

Creative South was built in a coffee shop by two friends. Others heard or overheard and offered to help, and a design community was built. Honestly for me this is the best design conference to go to. The feel of anyone can join you for a meal, conversations are not closed, people are real, and the learning is impactful, inspirational, and motivating.

So this week we will dig in a little about Creative South but ask Mike how he manages being a dad to four kids, a husband to Karen, friends to so many, and designer all at the same time. Come join us for one of my favorite guests, Mike Jones.

Aired, Wednesday, Dec 4, 2013. Episode 72

Branding Expert, David Brier shares what is killing your brand, and how to kill it before it kills you.