The Futur

Stealing Like An Artist with Austin Kleon - Part 2

This is part two of our conversation with acclaimed author, Austin Kleon. If you missed part one, go give that a listen first. You can find it at - https://thefutur.com/podcast/dont-call-it-a-side-hustle-austin-kleon. In this episode, Chris and Austin discuss cultivating passions, why ...

062 Giving Back To The Design Community

What motivates someone to start a design conference? Why give your free time away to help facilitate the development of others? With little to no financial reward, why do this?

061 Marketing Vs. Branding

What is marketing? What is branding? Is one more important than the other? What's the difference and where are the overlaps? This conversation with sparked by a controversial post by Story Brand author, Donald Miller, who states that branding isn't ...

059 Believe You Can w/ Jonathan Courtney AJ&Smart

Co-Founder of AJ&Smart;, a Digital Product Design agency and self described nerdy-looking Irish guy has a remarkable story to share about nearly calling it quits to finding his focus. How did he do it? How did he become synonymous with ...

057 Taking The Big Risks with Joey Cofone

This episode of The Futur was sponsored by the all-new Chase Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card. Joey Cofone is the CEO and Co-Founder of Baron Fig, a company that has succeeded by perfecting a simple tool crucial to the creative ...

055 Challenges Of Post Production Business w/ Ryan Summers

Are visual effects artists part of the problem or can they be part of the solution plaguing the VFX industry?

053 Lilian Darmono Pt. 1

Lilian Darmono is a Creative and Art Director specialising in character-driven animated and illustrative pieces. Her expertise is helping clients communicate their brand message, through a diverse range of aesthetic and medium. Her spare time is dedicated to helping the ...

051 Designer and Podcaster Diane Gibbs

Recently, Chris went looking for some answers regarding gender inequality issues in design and opened himself up to the internet community. Needless to say, it went about as well as can be expected on the internet, BUT, through that experience, ...

049 Strategist Douglas Davis

Douglas Davis was the kid who was drawing when the teacher was lecturing, creating when others were just coasting. With the help of a nurturing mother, and a lot of talent and hustle, Douglas worked his way into a design ...

047 The Importance Of A Name With Eli Altman

The first time you meet someone, there are several things you judge them on. When you come into contact with a company or a product, though, their name is, almost universally, the first thing you judge them on, so a ...

045 The Knowledgeable Outsider, A Conversation With RevThink

As a creative entrepreneur, you may find yourself at a crossroads. It may be a small one, or it may be a big one. One of the most valuable tools to have in your kit, in this situation, is the ...

043 Facing Your Fears with the Logo Geek, Ian Paget

Ian Paget admits to not being very motivated as a kid, but when he became enthralled with design, as a teenager, nothing could stop him. In this episode, Chris talks to Ian about growing up without support for his dreams, ...

041 First Client Meeting Sales Call

How to talk to a potential client during the first sales call or new business inquiry. How can you improve your client on-boarding process? What do you do when a client calls and asks "How Much?". How should you respond ...

039 Grow Your Business

What steps do you need to take to achieve your business goals? How do you grow your creative business? Melinda Livsey is back for another deep dive into breaking down her goals as a creative entrepreneur.

037 Where To Start With Social Media

Chris and Melinda discuss social media. Should you use personal or business accounts when posting on social media? Keep it separate? What should you post? How can I not let negative feedback affect me?

035 Running A Creative Business

Join Chris, and co-host Melinda Livsey, as he coaches her on how to run her creative business to achieve focus, raise her rates and delegate work to others. This is an in-depth breakdown especially for freelancers who want to start ...

033 Making It In The Little Leagues with Aaron Draplin

Chris talks with the people's champion, Aaron Draplin, about having a following among your peers, honoring your parents, and managing success. Aaron talks about his philosophy of working small, and the joy he is able to pull out of the ...

031 School Of Motion Founder Joey Korenman

Chris sits down with Joey Korenman to talk about his journey from designer to educator, and opening the online education platform School Of Motion. They also discuss what it means to know what you're worth, and the fine art of ...

029 Learning, Collaboration, Critique & Feedback

In the follow up to our first episode with Greyscalegorilla founder Nick Campbell, Chris and Stewart discuss mindset and working with clients. When is the right time to ask questions? What kind of questions should you ask? What is the ...

027 Staying Persistent Despite Catastrophic Failure

99 No's, 1 Yes. Persistence was something that was brought up in the last episode, and Chris and Stewart take the conversation farther. What does it mean to keep going? Should you? How can you turn defeat and failure into ...

025 The Importance Of Mentors

Chris and Stewart follow up the last episode with a discussion about Mentors - What it means to have one, what it means to be one, and how to get one. Being a mentor can actually be more beneficial than ...

023 Say What You Think/Mean

Chris and Stewart follow up last week's conversation with Blair Enn's, with a discussion about one of the rules of "Blair-topia" - Say What You Mean.

021 Living in the Dogma of your Parents

Stewart Schuster and Chris continue the conversation around if not allowing to be creative is an exclusively Asian American experience. Is The Immigrant Mentality Towards the Arts a broader issue?

019 Going Your Own Way with Trung Bao

Not being afraid to do what you love. Vietnamese American Trung Bao talks about how he learned to just go for it and where it led him.

017 Redefining Entrepreneurship