Low-Key Legends

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I sit down with my friend and mentor Mike Kern the founder of WeLikeSmall which was acquired by ThinkingBox in 2019. We dive into a wide range of topics from how to build and grow an agency, the challenges involved with growing from 2 million to 5 million in revenue, the reasons for selling his agency, and much more.

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In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Bill Kenney, the Co-Founder of Focus Lab - a branding agency that focuses on shaping some of the world's leading B2B brands. During our conversation, we talked about what sets a brand apart, Bill's journey in design and leadership, his new book, hot sauce, and much more.

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In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I have the opportunity to sit down with Kaitlyn Barclay to learn about her unconventional path in starting ScoutLab a purpose-driven marketing agency focused on human and planetary health. We talk about building brands that advance humanity forward, books, linguistics, the importance of values in business, and so much more.

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In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I chat with Louis Paquet about his process for creating amazing interactive experiences, leveraging motion design to create emotion, and working to combat imposter syndrome and burnout. Louis Paquet is the creative director of Tux Creative House a full-service creative agency in Montreal and Los Angeles.

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In this episode of Low-Key Legends, we dive into how Michael Janiak is building an agency culture that rewards creative thinking and pushing through boundaries in eCommerce design. How to take smart risks, Michael's team's design process, noticing a lack of design heroes in present-day culture, surfing, getting hot-boxed by Seth Rogan, and much more.

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In this episode, we dive into vulnerability, imposter syndrome, food, and the power of finding your cultural identity with Jackie Kao.

Jackie Kao is a freelance brand/digital designer with an emphasis on visual identity, art direction, and illustration. As a self-taught designer with a fine art and urban planning undergrad degree, she tends to source inspiration from atypical places away from the screen and beyond the design industry if possible. In her free time, she likes to physically and mentally explore new territories to broaden her perspective.

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A far-ranging conversation with Ben Johnson the owner and Creative Director of Elegant Seagulls a digital creative agency focused on merging creative and conversions. In this episode, we talk about Ben's journey from snowboarding to growing a design agency. We talk about hobbies like knife making, staying inspired, and how fatherhood changes you as a person.

Ben started Seagulls 17 years ago working out of his bedroom. He started working with local clients with the simple quest that "it" could be done better. During his time at Seagulls, the agency has worked with amazing clients including ESPN, Forbes, CNN, Panasonic, and Audible.

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, I chat with Libby Connolly. Libby is a Chicago-based Creative Director building visually captivating, emotionally resonant brands under her namesake practice Studio Libby Connolly. In this episode, we dive into how a place affects our creative work and life, taking risks, getting vulnerable, and her new mentorship program. If you are interested in working 1:1 with Libby reach out to her via Calendly to book a time.

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David Lubofsky was born and raised in Louisiana, he got into computers early but had to leave the South to pursue his dreams of helping nice people build nice products. He made his way to a few big cities, ending up in New England, where he is now.

In this episode of Low-Key Legends, we chat with Patrick Torres the Partner and creative director at Studio Freight. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the importance of self-education, the power of open source, growing a remote team, their internal studio process, music, art and so much more.

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At an early age, Patrick developed a passion for skateboarding, punk rock, and DIY culture, which eventually led him to the world of graphic art and design.