The Design You Podcast

Discover the three things all designers and creatives want, and how to get them. I'm sharing how to keep your business and your client base evolving, and showing you how to be willing to handle the discomfort of leaving your non-ideal clients behind so you can start demanding what you're worth.

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Reinvention is something that is vital for all of us. I reinvent myself and my business regularly and I get questions about this process all the time. If you feel like you need to shake things up in your business or your life in general, this episode is exactly what you need.

I'm sharing how to explore some small shifts and pivots, what I've learned about the Innovator Mindset, and what it takes to start reinventing yourself and your business.

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For many entrepreneurs, marketing and sales are the aspects of their business that make them most uncomfortable because they've been taught these disciplines in unhelpful and icky ways. My guest this week is here to discuss marketing in a way you've never heard it framed before.

Maggie Patterson has two decades of experience working in client services and she's been a successful entrepreneur herself for 15 of those years. She's sharing her humane business practices, rooted in respect, empathy, and trust, so you can feel empowered, authentic, and proud in how you do business with other human beings

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Discover how you can get a piece of the vacation-rental pie, whether that's designing spaces for others, investing your money in a property, or some of the other truly innovative ways to generate income in this industry.

Jessica Duce has been in business for almost 20 years, and she's bringing her creativity and expertise to residential and commercial projects across the country. Her foray into vacation rental design began in 2017 quite accidentally, but this learn-by-fire experience catapulted her into the short-term rental market and shifted the trajectory of her career. If you're interested in this industry, you do not want to miss what Jessica has to say!

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Kerri Kelly is a recovering corporate executive turned community organizer, wellness activist, and the amazing author of one of my favorite books, American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal. She's known for making waves in the wellness industry by challenging norms, disrupting systems, asking the hard questions, and mobilizing people to act, which I love, and I know you will too.

Listen in to discover the power you have to challenge embedded systems of oppression for everyone, and why doing so is an act of radical wellness.

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My guest this week knows a thing or two about dreams. Robert Hartwell is the CEO of Strength on Stages where he coaches entrepreneurs, founders, and venture capitalists on the art of authentic storytelling and selling from the stage.

Discover why, as creatives, it always serves us to show up authentically. We're discussing why intention and authenticity take time, why selling from the stage doesn't have to be a hard pitch, and how to start using your voice to find the people who need to be in your orbit.

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Dreaming is a habit or a practice, just like creativity. However, there comes a point when we feel like we've checked all the boxes. We stop dreaming and then totally forget how to dream.

So, tune in this week to explore why you stopped dreaming, and how to dream again. I'm discussing the serious impact of not intentionally dreaming, and my favorite practice for understanding your experience and reigniting your dreams, no matter what stage of your life or career you're in.

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If you sell a product or service in the online space, this episode is for you. I'm joined by my friend and marketing genius Kristen Boss, a super-savvy marketer who has a blast taking the ick out of marketing, helping her clients show up and build a following so they can sell without hustling and burning out.

Discover how to start using social media to present your fully authentic self. Kristen is discussing her own journey of finding her voice, the constant evolution of sharing your authenticity, and why showing up in your uniqueness is what's going to help you build an audience you can sell to.

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This week, I'm joined by inspiring entrepreneur, author and mother, Mary Lawless Lee. To go after her dreams, Mary had to keep perfectionism out of the way, balance her work with her family life, and not lose her identity in either area, and she's sharing that journey with us in this conversation. Discover what it takes start dreaming again, the power of being intentional, and how to stop allowing perfectionism to stop you from going all in on your wildest dreams.

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We're talking all things human design this week with my guests, Shayna Cornelius and Dana Stiles of DayLuna Human Design. Shayna and Dana are human design specialists who co-founded their company to empower people towards radical authenticity, personal freedom, and self-love. Join us for an incredible conversation about human design, your Saturn return, and how our type changes how we operate in the world. We even talk a little about my type and my birth chart, so you can see how their process works!

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