Our team at The Brief Collective just got back from hosting our first ever in person designer retreat where we got to meet some of our DBA graduates in real life, make content, and connect on a whole new level.

In this episode, we are sharing more about the experience and what it took to make it happen!

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Colleen worked in the corporate world but wanted to start her own design business for more freedom. However, she found herself working twice as hard for less pay as a freelancer. In this episode, she shares the exact steps she took to get out of the starving artist mentality and create a design business that is truly sustainable.

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Often times we think we're doing someone a favor by pricing our services low but in reality we are doing BOTH ourselves and clients a disservice. In this episode, Marisa and I share how pricing one of our programs too low created serious consequences for our brand.

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Your flow state is a magical place, it's where you're having so much fun doing an activity that you lose track of time and do your best work. Flow state allows me to get more done faster and of higher quality so today I want to share some tips about how to enter your flow state.

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After building a successful design business, hiring team members, growing her social media, and working with lots of different industries, Katie found herself in a dry spell and truly thought her design business was ending forever. Listen to find out what she did to save her business and how she’s redefining success as a creative.

This is one of the most vulnerable and candid conversations to ever air on the podcast, it’s a must listen for any designer.

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Going viral might appear to happen "overnight" but in this episode we discuss why Emily's video went viral and what she has been doing for years leading up to this point. We also take a deep dive into the aftermath of a viral video and discuss some reasons you may NOT want to go viral.

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It does not matter how many followers you have, how long you've been in business, or how good of a designer you are, your inquiries can suddenly disappear at any point in time. I started 2024 with zero clients, here's what I did.

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When we first started The Brief Collective - Design Biz Academy we envisioned a program that would support designers at any level but we ultimately wanted to help designers break the starving artist mentality and we weren't doing that by offering graphic design courses. Listen to find out why we made this big change to DBA and what it means for the future of our community.

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Most people have the goal of scaling their business into a design agency but that path isn't for everyone. Today Jay is sharing how switching from an agency model to a personal brand was the key to unlocking more design clients and a fulfilling business.

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Nicole from Nicole Weber Design is returning to the podcast to discuss her business expansion, a new office, new team members, rebranding, and restructuring her design packages to match these changes!

We also discuss the difficulty of low ticket clients.

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