Sketchnote Army Podcast Season 11 starts next week!
Hey, It’s Mike Rohde, and I’m here to announce season 11 of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is launching on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022. This season we’re adding YouTube videos for every episode so you can hear the podcast episodes — or watch them!

Special thanks to this season’s sponsor, Concepts, the infinite canvas sketching app.


Watch this space on Tuesday, February 15th for episode 1!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this final episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast for season 10, Alec and Mike have gathered all the tips: from this season and have added an uplifting music soundtrack to them.

We hope this unique listening experience will inspire you as you reflect on this year and prepare for the new year ahead.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite Copic designer colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

Drag and drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space. When you’re ready to share, export straight to your friends or team.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro: What is “all the tips” about?
• Alec and Mike’s favorite tips from the season
• All The Tips!
• Outro

1. If you’re stuck, get help.
2. Ask the question of where you are to define the problem.
3. Acknowledge that everything changes and you have a chance to change things for the better.

1. Preparation in advance is key.
2. Practice active listening.
3. Keep a pack of sticky note handy to capture fast information
4. Make sure you have lots of backups

1. Read your visual map, does it flow?
2. Remember whitespace to let your visuals breathe
3. Read other books UNRELATED to your field
4. Try new things, different things
5. Visual thinking is about THINKING!

1. Be kind to yourself.
2. Sketchnote for yourself, not others.
3. Find your tribe!

1. Don’t stop because you’ve plateaued — just keep doing it!
2. Play with alphabets and “Challenge Accepted!”
3. Listen to music in a new way.

1. Start small and get your first win!
2. Be encouraged to create your own system.
3. Bookend your week with a preview and a review.

1. Do something different.
2. Teach.
3. Practice. Practice = Progress. It takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at something.

1. Believe in yourself!
2. Listen well.
3. Try different layouts
4. Follow those who teach drawing, load ideas into your hand

1. Why do you draw? Learn to draw for passion!
2. Draw everywhere and all the time. Carry a sketchbook!
3. Count your blessings not your troubles.

1. Exploring other visual people’s work on Instagram
2. Use The Noun Project
3. Do your best and it will be fine!

1. Focus on something you want to learn and focus on it.
2. Reference books to learn.
3. Get a new pen!

1. Fall in love with the process!
2. Invest in your skillset with education.
3. Look into other fields, translate those concepts into visuals.

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, hear from Anh Bui, a graphic recorder and illustrator who lives and works independently in Germany.

Hear Anh’s story of discovering graphic recording, and how a wise manager graciously facilitated the opportunity for her to develop skills as a graphic recorder.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite Copic designer colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

Drag and drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space. When you’re ready to share, export straight to your friends or team.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro: Who is Anh
• Anh’s origin story
• Work that Anh is doing now
• What does Anh do to keep sane in a pandemic?
  • Meditation
  • Reading
  • Reflection
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Anh’s website
• Anh on Instagram
• Anh on LinkedIn

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Neuland Pens
• Staedler Pigment Liner
• Fabriano Accademia
• Copic Markers
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Concepts

1. Fall in love with the process!
2. Invest in your skillset with education.
3. Look into other fields, translate those concepts into visuals.

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, branding and storytelling expert Marc Gutman shares how he uses images and words together to tell the stories of brands for entrepreneurs and businesses.

Learn about Marc’s unique visual task list and how sketchnotes have integrated themselves into his life, in this interesting interview.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite Copic designer colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

Drag and drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space. When you’re ready to share, export straight to your friends or team.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro: Who is Marc
• Marc’s origin story
• Work that Marc is doing now
• Creating Instagram Carousels
• What does Marc do to keep sane in a pandemic?
  • Spent time learning new things
  • Playing Pickleball
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Marc on Instagram
• Marc on LinkedIn
• Marc on YouTube
• Wildstory
• Baby got Backstory Podcast
• Michael Janda on the business of sketchnoting - SE09 / EP13
• Pickelball
• Michael Johnson

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Apple Keynote
• Time Timer
• Post-It Notes
• Neuland Outliners
• Marc’s Buckslips
• Sony a73
• Miro
• Notion
• Superhuman
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Notability

1. Focus on something you want to learn and focus on it.
2. Reference books to learn.
3. Get a new pen!

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, Mina Legend shares how she connects the dots from tango dancing moves and bartending skills to make her visual thinking unique.

Hear how she and her visual thinking firm, Big Brain Agency, provide live scribing and visual facilitation for small and large customers in Sweden, Europe, and worldwide.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite Copic designer colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

Drag and drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space. When you’re ready to share, export straight to your friends or team.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro: Who is Mina
• Mina’s origin story
• Work that Mina is doing now
• What does Mina do to keep sane in a pandemic?
  • Dancing
  • Meditation and yoga
  • Moving in with a roommate
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Mina on Instagram
• Mina on LinkedIn
• Mina at IFVP
• Big Brain Agency on Instagram
• Big Brain Agency on LinkedIn
• Big Brain Agency on Twitter
• Big Brain Agency
• Nikki Visual

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Neuland
• Posca
• Molotow
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Mirroring 360 app
• Microsoft Surface Hub 2S
• Samsung Flip 2 Digital Flipchart
• The Noun Project

1. Exploring other visual people’s work on Instagram
2. Use The Noun Project
3. Do your best and it will be fine!

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, Michael Geiß-Hein, better known as “Mister Maikel” from Germany, shares his journey from analog-only to adding digital graphic recording and sketchnoting to his company’s options.

Mister Maikel also talks about his experience creating his new book on sketchnoting, “Sketchnotes, Dein Workshop” or “Sketchnotes, Your Workshop” where he teaches you to improve your sketchnotes in 6 weeks.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite Copic designer colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

Drag and drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space. When you’re ready to share, export straight to your friends or team.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro: Who is Mister Maikel?
• Mister Maikel’s origin story
• About Michael’s new book, “Sketchnotes, Dein Workshop” or “Sketchnotes, Your Workshop”
• What does Maikel do to keep sane in a pandemic?
  • Learning to play the guitar
  • Looking after his inner voice
  • Spend a lot of time with his kids
  • More collaboration
• Adapting to digital before and the pandemic
• Crafting digital experiences
• Loving local, analog experiences, and performances
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Origin story of the “Mister Maikel” name
• Outro

• Mister Maikel’s Website
• Mister Maikel on Instagram
• Sketchnotes Dein Workshop
• Martin Haussmann
• Art, Work & Progress MINI Interview in German

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Signal Pilot Monoline Pen
• Pilot Brush Pen
• Neuland Pens
• Sakura Pigma Pen
• Kapa Line Boards
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Adobe Photoshop

1. Why do you draw? Learn to draw for passion!
2. Draw everywhere and all the time. Carry a sketchbook!
3. Count your blessings not your troubles.

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode I talk with Ben Norris, a software developer, sketchnoter, mental health advocate, blacksmith, a loving husband and father of 7.

Ben shares his passion for mental health, and how sketchnoting is a meditative practice he’s used to support his own journey with ideas for you too.

Journey along with us on this thoughtful discussion.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite Copic designer colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

Drag and drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space. When you’re ready to share, export straight to your friends or team.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro: Who is Ben?
• Ben’s origin story
• The possibilities of career change
• Layering sketchnotes on top of something you love
• Sketchnoting as a means to solving problems
• Sermon and church sketchnotes
• Conference sketchnotes
• What does Ben do to keep sane in a pandemic?
  • Creating family experiences together
  • Learning and practicing mindfulness
• Sketchnoting as a mindfulness practice
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Ben’s Website
• Mental Work Health
• Sketchnotable
• Gospel Sketcher
• Ben on Micro.blog
• Ben on Twitter
• Ben on Instagram
• Ben on LinkedIn
• Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam
• Eva-Lotta Lamm
• Jeffrey Zeldman
• Balsamiq
• Jason Barron on the Sketchnote Army Podcast
• Rob Dimeo
• Book: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Moleskine Sketchbooks
• The Sketchnote Ideabook
• Studio Neat’s Totebook
• Pilot G2 0.7mm Gel Pen
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Linea Sketch
• Paper by WeTransfer
• Procreate

1. Believe in yourself!
2. Listen well.
3. Try different layouts
4. Follow those who teach drawing, load ideas into your hand

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode of the podcast, I talk with Sheena Mays, a music teacher, sketchnoter, and lettering artist about her journey from music to sketchnoting to hand-lettering.

Learn how hand-lettering as therapy for multiple sclerosis led Sheena to launch a hand-lettering and sketchnoting company — in the pandemic — and how this challenge strengthened her mindset and her business.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite Copic designer colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

Drag and drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space. When you’re ready to share, export straight to your friends or team.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro: Who is Sheena?
• Sheena’s origin story
• How Sheena’s business emerged
• Musical sketchnotes
• Sketchnote workshops in schools
• Business and the importance of finding balance
• The pros and cons of social media
• Creating sketchnotes from recordings vs. live
• The importance of regular practice
• What doers Sheena do to keep sane in a pandemic
  • Walking her dog
  • Playing music on the keyboard
  • Reading
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Sheena’s Website
• Sheena on Instagram
• Sketch Notes School on Patreon
• Sheena on YouTube
• Sheena on LinkedIn
• Sheena on Twitter
• Sheena on Facebook

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Blackwing Slate Medium
• Blackwing Pencils
• Tombow Lettering Tools
• Tombow Fudenosuke
• Sharpie Gel Pens
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Adobe Creative Suite

1. Do something different.
2. Teach.
3. Practice. Practice = Progress. It takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at something.

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode, Matt Ragland, a productivity guide, creator coach, and sketchnoter, talks about how he integrates sketchnoting elements into his productivity practice.

Learn how your abilities as a creative person can enhance your productivity practice, and why your bullet journal pages don’t need to be Instagram-worthy to be valuable to you.

Time to get productive!

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

An infinite canvas sketching app built for tablets with a stylus, like the iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface, and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite Copic designer colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

Drag and drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space. When you’re ready to share, export straight to your friends or team.

SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.

Learn more: Concepts App

• Intro: Who is Matt?
• Matt’s origin story
• Embellished and minimal productivity approaches
• Making productivity systems work for you
• Transitioning to independent work
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Matt’s website
• Matt on YouTube
• Matt’s Daily Emails
• My 10 Year Overnight Success as a YouTuber & Creator
• Most Productive Week Ever Course
• Connect the Dots Podcast
• Matt on Instagram
• Matt on Twitter
• Matt’s Simple 3 Step Habit Building System
• 3 Keys of Productivity
• Find an extra 30 minutes in your day
• Story Signals Episode 4: Mike Rohde teaches us about creativity, conflict, and opportunity
• The Daily Plan Bar
• Ryder Carroll
• Full Focus Journal
• Brad Dowdy and The Pen Addict

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Baron Fig Confidant Notebooks
• Leuchtturm 1917 Bullet Journal Notebook
• Field Notes
• Squire Pen
• Blackwing Palomino Pencil
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Paper by WeTransfer
• GoodNotes
• Notion
• Roam Research

1. Start small and get your first win!
2. Be encouraged to create your own system.
3. Bookend your week with a preview and a review.

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

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©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab

In this episode of the podcast, hear from Josie Dee — a sketchnoter, author, script-writer, and poet as she shares how she entered into visual thinking and continues to use Sketchnotes every day in unique ways.

Josie found a niche at work where she captures sketchnotes that help clarify communications, and how initially it was a challenge to convince her colleagues of the benefits.

Hear the unique ways she meets colleagues where they are to teach sketchnoting and how she documents her research, using sketchnotes.

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by Concepts.

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Concepts’ infinite canvas lets you spread out and sketch in any direction. Draw and take notes with liquid pens, markers and brushes in your favorite Copic designer colors.

Everything you draw in Concepts is a flexible vector, so you can move your notes around the canvas, or change their color, tool or size with a simple gesture.

Drag and drop images onto the canvas, and use layers and grids to organize your creative space. When you’re ready to share, export straight to your friends or team.

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• Intro: Who is Josie Dee?
• Josie’s origin story
• Celebrating mistakes
• Using space to visualize
• Memory Palace Method
• Sketchnoting in the office
• Teaching sketchnoting to colleagues
• Sketchnotes for user research
• Sketchnotes for writing
• Using sketchnotes to break writer’s block
• Pandemic optimistic counterweights:
  • New puppy, Scully
  • Writing poetry
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

• Josie’s website
• Josie on Instagram
• Josie on Twitter
• Josie on Facebook
• The Memory Palace or Method of loci

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Tombow Brush Pens
• Muji Pens
• Staedtler Fineliner 308
• iskn Slate
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil

1. Don’t stop because you’ve plateaued — just keep doing it!
2. Play with alphabets and “Challenge Accepted!”
3. Listen to music in a new way.

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.

To support the creation, production, and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde's bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Sketchnote Lab is Mike Rohde’s space designed to bridge the gap between sketchnote theory and practice. You don’t need to be an artist to think visually. Join Mike and learn to use sketchnotes to clarify your thinking, solve problems, and move forward. Learn more about Sketchnote Lab.

Mike is the author of The Sketchnote Handbook and The Sketchnote Workbook, bestselling books that teach regular people how to start sketchnoting and build a regular sketchnoting practice.

He founded the Sketchnote Army and hosts the Sketchnote Podcast, where he interviews visual thinkers to understand what makes them tick.

Mike teaches recorded, live, and in-person workshops to accelerate your sketchnoting practice and provides personalized coaching for your specific visual-thinking challenges.

He is the illustrator of bestselling books like REWORK, REMOTE, The $100 Startup, Honest SEO, The Culture Playbook, and The Future Begins with Z.

Become a Supporting or Founding Lab Partner to support Mike’s work.

Some links in Sketchnote Lab posts are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools and resources I use and believe in.

©2026 Mike Rohde, Sketchnote Lab