Posts in Creativity + Design
FR#15: Don’t Wait To Become An Expert, Lead While You Learn with Diane Gibbs

Sometimes learning something new can be frustrating because there’s a gap between where you are right now and the expectation in your head of how good you’re supposed to be.

So how do you lead people when you still have SO MUCH to learn?

And there’s no better person to share about this than Diane Gibbs. As both a professor of design as well as someone who is constantly chasing new knowledge, she’s the perfect person to shed light on how you can walk this out in your own life and career.

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FR#11: The Power of Legendary Stories & Launching An Epic Podcast with Jeremy Porth

Every one of us has retold a crazy story that we heard someone else experience. But what would it be like if you got those people to sit down and share the stories first-hand, straight from the source, and cut out the middle man?

That’s the question that led Jeremy Porth to start his podcast A Legendary Saga.

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FR#9: Avoiding Creative Ruts, Launching a New Studio, and Coaching Your Clients Without Becoming A Control Freak with Producer Justin Abel

Music producer and studio owner, Justin Abel has produced hundreds of albums and projects throughout his career. In this episode, he shares about how to stay fresh and avoid creative ruts, selecting (and eliminating) clients, launching a studio as a solo business owner, and how to guide your clients’ vision without being a control freak.

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FR#2: Freelancing, Video Games & Challenging Your Feelings with Shawnie Fortune

Shawnie Fortune is a freelance graphic designer based in Portland, Oregon. In this episode, we go into depth talking about making the leap from her first career in massage to becoming a freelance professional, while still hustling with other side-gigs. We talk about overcoming fears, having a servant mindset toward clients, unexpected opportunities, embracing your nerdiness (ultimately your true self), and much more in this awesome conversation.

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