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You guys... Hayley is absolutely incredible. She has been hand lettering professionally since she was in high school and has pretty much been hustling non-stop ever since. She's worked with a lot of amazing clients, if you live in Utah (specifically Provo) you've definitely seen her artwork in a store window,  a mural, a logo or even on a billboard. And you've most likely pointed it out and talked about how cool it was!

Something that we didn't discuss in the episode is that Hayley has been battling cancer on and off since she was 14 and right now she is in the hospital getting a bone marrow transplant. This involves Hayley being in the hospital for about a month, and the reason I'm sharing this with you is to ask for prayers. Hayley needs our prayers right now. Hayley is such an amazing, incredible strong person. Even before knowing the details of her cancer story I could just feel there was something special about her and Steph and I actually said to each other after this interview "Can you imagine if everyone had Hayley's confidence? And a world full of Hayley's??" What an amazing world that would be. I just feel truly blessed we were able to spend this time talking with her and learning from her. We love you Hayley!!!

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Today we're talking with Allison Colledge!! You may know her as @hey.thankmelater on Instagram sharing all her favorite things and taking you behind the scenes in her design business. She does branding, workbooks, patterns, she was really fun to talk to because she has a really unique job where she travels to workshops, spends 20 minutes with several different business owners in one day and sends them a semi-custom branding suite at the end! I was really excited to ask her all the questions and get into the nitty gritty of what she does. She is sooo fun to talk to, in fact I got to meet up with her in real life today!! She was in town and we got to got to lunch and it was SO fun. She is just a treat. 

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Some call it a funk, others a creative rut. Whatever you call it we all experience it, and it always passes! Every 10th episode of the podcast we like to switch it up and do something special. For this episode, we've combed through all 19 of our past episodes and compiled advice about what to do when you feel stuck from our amazing guests!!

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You'll hear from (in this order):

Do-Hee Kim

Betsy Petersen

Jenna AKA Lady Bright

Tanya Shyika

Racheal from Banyan Bridges

Michelle Parascandolo

Holly Robinson (Whitton and White)

Latesha Lynch from Atelier Latesha

Olivia Herrick

Shelley Easter from Launch Party

Lauren Lesley

Natalee Cooper Chilton

Trisha Zemp

Lisa Glanz

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Today we're talking with Melissa from Sweet Daddy Designs! Melissa is a very cool brand strategist and designer from Texas. In this interview we talk all about strategy and how she learned to start offering brand strategy as a service by itself, how she uses what she learned getting her marketing degree in strategy, and how applying strategy simplifies the design process in a big way. We also talk about value based pricing and how to uncover what is and isn't valuable to a potential client. And of course the story behind her business name: Sweet Daddy Designs!

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Lisa is a really amazing illustrator from South Africa. You may know Lisa from The Honest Designer's Show. She also sells graphics, she teaches online courses, and she's got the most amazing accent!! If I had to describe this interview in one word it would be cozy. Lisa is SO encouraging and it just left me feeling all warm and fuzzy. We talk about her transition from her graphic design business to illustrating full time, the frustration of not being able to create what's in your head, how it's never too late to start, always being a student, being true to yourself and your style, and she even gives us a peek into her illustration process!

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This was a really fun episode because we all know each other from different things! It was really fun to just chat as design friends, we had a really great conversation! We talked about the reality and struggles that come with being a full-time working mother, the importance in defining success and what that looks like for you, her opinions on burnout and the shame that comes with it, the difference between failing and pivoting, recognizing when you are comparing yourself to others and moving past it, and many other interesting topics like that that we don't talk about enough. Morgan is so fun, you guys are gonna love her!

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Today we're talking to TRISHA ZEMP The Queen of Stop Motion!! Trisha is one of those guests you probably already know who needs no introduction but just in case here we go: Trisha is a Stop motion animator, and co-founder of Golden Coil. She has worked with um well everyone haha including Conde Nast, Warner Brothers, Martha Stewart Living, Bath and Body Works, Netflix, Audible... and so many more! I don't know if you've heard of any of those. But more importantly she's just a really great person which you will hear in this interview. We talk about doing what feels right because if it feels right it's right. We also talk about how your weaknesses might actually be your strengths, the power in being yourself, how Golden Coil came to be, and looking at social media as a way to create a community. This is a really amazing episode and I am so excited for everyone to hear it! Tag us and share your thoughts on social media if you're listening and resonate with anything we or a guest have shared lately—we LOVE seeing and connecting with you guys! Trisha's Website Stop Motion School Trisha's Instagram Trisha's TikTok Trisha's YouTube Channel Golden Coil Golden Coil Instagram Other links: Big Magic  designbeatpodcast.com Design Beat Instagram: @designbeatpodcast Lauren's website: laurenkunz.com Instagram: @laurenkunzzz Steph's website: martelloandco.com Instagram: @martello.co  Intro/Outro music: Mark Carlisle

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Today, we're talking with the very cool Natalee Cooper Chilton!! Natalee is a full-time graphic designer by day and an amazing illustrator and freelancer by night. Something you need to know before listening to this interview: Natalie is extremely humble. She definitely downplays her artistic ability and if you click over to her website or Instagram, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. She's amazing. In this interview we talk about the process of creating and publishing her adorable children's book, what her day to day looks like as a full-time graphic designer and my favorite part: she tells us about a game she plays with her friend Julie to just let loose and keep those creative juices flowing. I was practically begging Natalie to let me hang out with her by end of this interview. She's just so cool you guys are going to love her!

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Today we're talking to a fellow Lauren who is ALSO a surface pattern designer! Lauren Lesley is an independent artist and licensed textile designer. If you are at all interested in getting into the surface pattern design world this episode is going to be a reeeally amazing resource for you. And for those of you wondering what surface pattern design is, it's basically the artwork that goes on surfaces that are mass-manufactured. So think patterns that go on blankets, clothing, curtains, pillows.... remember we talked to Michelle Parascandolo who had designed a pattern for shoelaces...pretty much anything you can put a repeatable pattern on. So Lauren goes into detail about what it's like working in the industry, her opinions on getting a college degree in this field, pros and cons of working with an agent vs. presenting at trade shows. Lauren has had years and years of experience in the textile and surface pattern design industry, she's had a rug she designed sold in Target, and she doesn't hold anything back in this episode or in her courses she teaches. Your gonna love it! 

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Today we are talking with Shelley Easter from Launch Party! Launch party is a strategy and design studio for product based businesses. She offers custom websites and two day intensives where you'll get a website in two days!!! Which kind of blows my mind. I met Shelley during Morgan Rapp's Design Biz Mastery program and I've always just been so inspired by the way she runs her business. It was really fun catching up with her and getting into the nitty gritty of her business!

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