Today, I talk with Jordan Schiller. Jordan is the Director of Growth at Real Thread. We do something a bit different here and talk about how you can better serve your clients by listening to them and building empathy for their needs. Jordan and I discuss the importance of goal setting, five steps to properly establishing goals, ways to move past and learn from failure, and more.

Today, I talk with Bob Ewing. Bob is a designer, illustrator and lettering artist from Indianapolis. He’s best known for his daily lettering project and Inch X Inch, the button company he started with his friend Drew Hill. We talk about his circuitous path to being a designer after dropping out of architecture school, why he started on his lettering adventure, why he and Drew started Inch X Inch, the challenges of running a business, and more.

Today, I talk with Becky Margraf. Becky is the Platform Manager for DIY.org, an online learning community for kids. She's well-known for her 100-day projects involving felt faces and most recently her felt pockets series. We talk about how her career path led her from majoring in Graphic design to running DIY.org, wanting to work on things that make a difference, working on personal projects as a creative outlet and an emotional anchor during a stressful year, and more.

Today, I talk with Alex and Meg Griendling of Lunar Saloon. We talk about how Lunar Saloon was born, the pros and cons of working together as a couple, the business of running a studio, balancing client work with designing products, and more.

Today, we talk with hand lettering artist and designer, Dina Rodriguez. We talk about her experience at Pratt during High School, moving to Portland with her boyfriend based on their shared love for the TV show Portlandia, streaming on Twitch, working on her year of education that stemmed from a lull in client work, and more.

Today, I talk with Designer Nikki Villagomez. We talk about her career path, working in-house and serving on AIGA’s In-house INitiative board, how culture affects typography and more.

Today, I talk with Illustrator and Designer, Chad Michael, of Chad Michael Studio. We talk about his Early Career in New York City, the challenges of running a one-man shop, designing liquor packaging, and more.

Today we’re wrapping up the series of short conversations recorded live at Creative South 2017. We talk with Creative South co-founder Mike Jones, Disney designer Jason Ratner, and designer Terence Tang about their paths in the creative world.

Today, we talk with Fabio Perez a designer and Illustrator out of Miami. We talk about growing up in Cuba, the importance of being part of a creative community, how overthinking holds you back, and more.

Today we’re continuing with a series of short conversations recorded live at Creative South 2017. We talk with Zach Wilkinson and Daniel Haire about their new podcast, Creatoring, and I talk with designer Michael Campbell about his path in the creative world.