UnderRepresented Podcast

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Beard sit down with the production mastermind Hosie Thurmond and his assistant Ariyon Kelly of Supply Mpls. Hosie talks about his journey in the apparel production business and his entrepreneurial mindset. Ari discusses her role at Supply as well as her side endeavors as a sneaker customizer and artist and more.

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Beard discuss Cornel's new job, deciding when it's time to make a change, how to go jump into a new situation with confidence, and more.

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Beard discuss Artist Ownership, recognizing the worth of your art, how to think about the value of your art past submission, getting compensated fairly, educating your current or potential clients on the value of your artistry, and more. 

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Bear are joined by guest Travon Sellers (Digital Brand Strategist) to talk about Freelance tips like understanding your value, marketing yourself, how to scale and grow as a freelancer and more.

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Beard discuss AIGA MN Design Camp 2020, Cornel's experience as the MC, best takeaways from keynote presentations, addressing diversity at Design Camp going forward and more

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Beard are joined by guests Precious Wallace and Maryan Garane to talk about finding your career path, black women leading the way in their industry, building support systems, and more.

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Beard discuss how life has been during the recent Minneapolis uprising and protests, calling out performative activism, sharing different ways to effectively support the black community and black culture, how illustration has been helpful in telling black stories and more.

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Beard discuss the recent development in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, how to discuss issues of injustice in the workplace, using art as a way of expression to address social issues,  and more.

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Beard discuss filtering your thoughts and behaviors as a black person in the work space, how being the underrepresented representation in spaces can hold you back from wanting to be yourself, and more. 

On this episode, Calvin Buchanan and Cornel Beard discuss the difficulty of receiving proper credit, when to defend your contributions, the nuances of taking inspiration from others, and more.