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Tanvi Agarwal pivots her way to visualization - S12/E02
In this episode, I talk with Tanvi Agarwal about her winding career journey: from engineering to graphic design and then into visual thinking and illustration. Now she draws for a living, helping firms with visualizations. She shares her insights on following her interests to success and how her engineering and graphic design knowledge gives her an edge in her visual thinking.
Presented by The Sketchnote Handbook’s 10th BirthdaySave 50% when you buy any two of the The Sketchnote Handbook, The Sketchnote Workbook, or The Sketchnote Handbook Video together with discount code HAPPY10.
For details on the offer, visit:
rohdesign.com/happy10
Offer ends December 31, 2022.
Sponsored by ConceptsThis 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. 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.
SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.
Learn more: Concepts App
Running Order- Intro
- Welcome
- Who is Tanvi?
- Origin Story
- Tanvi’s current work
- Her mindset change that helped her grow her business
- Sponsor: Concepts app
- Tools
- Tips
- Where to find Tanvi
- Outro
Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.
- Tavi’s Silly Strokes
- Tanvi’s Draw Your Thoughts Cohort
- Tanvi on Instagram
- Tanvi on LinkedIn
- Tanvi on YouTube
- Tanvi on Facebook
- Tanvi on Twitter
Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.
- Uni-ball Eye Micro Ub-150 Gel Ink Pen
- Notebook with heavy 150 to 200gsm paper in off-white
- Procreate
- Concepts
- Focus on the thinking and execution of your visualizations
- Consume a lot of good content, observe and learn because your mind-shift from good content impacts your style
- Invest in yourself!
- Producer: Alec Pulianas
- Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the PodcastTo 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!
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the PodcastTo 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
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In this episode, I talk with Tanvi Agarwal about her winding career journey: from engineering to graphic design and then into visual thinking and illustration. Now she draws for a living, helping firms with visualizations. She shares her insights on following her interests to success and how her engineering and graphic design knowledge gives her an edge in her visual thinking.
Presented by The Sketchnote Handbook’s 10th BirthdaySave 50% when you buy any two of the The Sketchnote Handbook, The Sketchnote Workbook, or The Sketchnote Handbook Video together with discount code HAPPY10.
For details on the offer, visit:
rohdesign.com/happy10
Offer ends December 31, 2022.
Sponsored by ConceptsThis 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. 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.
SEARCH ”Concepts” in your favorite app store for infinite, flexible sketching.
Learn more: Concepts App
Running Order- Intro
- Welcome
- Who is Tanvi?
- Origin Story
- Tanvi’s current work
- Her mindset change that helped her grow her business
- Sponsor: Concepts app
- Tools
- Tips
- Where to find Tanvi
- Outro
Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.
- Tavi’s Silly Strokes
- Tanvi’s Draw Your Thoughts Cohort
- Tanvi on Instagram
- Tanvi on LinkedIn
- Tanvi on YouTube
- Tanvi on Facebook
- Tanvi on Twitter
Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.
- Uni-ball Eye Micro Ub-150 Gel Ink Pen
- Notebook with heavy 150 to 200gsm paper in off-white
- Procreate
- Concepts
- Focus on the thinking and execution of your visualizations
- Consume a lot of good content, observe and learn because your mind-shift from good content impacts your style
- Invest in yourself!
- Producer: Alec Pulianas
- Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the PodcastTo 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!
Subscribe to the Sketchnote Podcast
You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or your favorite podcast listening source.
Support the PodcastTo 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