• S10 E17: Changes I Made in My Business to Hit My First $100K Revenue Year
    2024/11/19

    Today I go over some small changes I made early on in my business that made a big impact on my revenue. This is how I hit my first 100k year.

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    Don’t Make these Brand Messaging & Positioning Mistakes!

    How to Sell Out Your Design Services with Expert Positioning

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    34 分
  • S10 E16: How to (Properly) Manage Your Design Studio’s Finances with Rita Julian
    2024/11/12

    In this episode I had the pleasure of peppering Rita Julian (a bookkeeper for brand & web designers!) with questions about keeping your business finances nice and tidy (and saving money on taxes!)

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    34 分
  • S10 E15: Why NOT to Niche (What?!) with N. Chloé Nwangwu
    2024/11/05

    In this episode, I chat with N. Chloé Nwangwu from the consulting agency NobiWorks all about how the traditional ICA (ideal client avatar) model of brand strategy is outdated—and what to do instead!

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    1 時間 11 分
  • S10 E14: The Transition to Agency Life with Lauren Braier
    2024/10/29

    This week Lauren (Jen’s previous designer) is back to share about her decision to leave the boutique studio space in favor of the agency world! She talks about her job search, interview process, and differences between boutique and agency she’s been surprised by.

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    Guest Name: Lauren Braier

    Guest Business Name: Elby Creative

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  • S10 E13: Maternity Leave, New Motherhood, & Mom/Design Biz Life - from Design Unfiltered with Abbey McGrew
    2024/10/22

    I was asked to guest on another podcast called the Design Unfiltered Podcast with Abbey McGrew. You can find a link to that pod below. In this episode we talk about being a new mom, maternity leave, and preparing for a big family change. Thank you Abbey for having me on as a guest!

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    1 時間 14 分
  • S10 E12: Don’t Make These Brand Messaging & Positioning Mistakes! - from The Unapologetic Designer Podcast with Kenzi Green
    2024/10/15

    I’m so excited to share an episode of The Unapologetic Designer podcast I recorded with Kenzi Green from Kenzi Green Design and the Brief Collective! We chatted all things brand messaging (I just completed her brand new messaging and home page copy during one of my signature Copy Sprints!)—focusing specifically on mistakes we see designers making (and how to avoid them!

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    41 分
  • S10 E11: Relationship Marketing & Finding Magic in the Motherhood/Biz Balance with Madison Standke
    2024/10/08

    This week I got to chat with a personal friend and past student of mine Madison Standke from Soulful Solution, a boutique brand and web design studio specifically for therapists. We chat all things relationship marketing—how to maximize your current client relationships, get more referrals, and partner with other service providers. We also had a great discussion about finding the balance between motherhood and business!

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    1 時間 2 分
  • S10 E10: How to Run a Successful (and Profitable) Design Intensive with Jenna Johnson
    2024/10/01

    This week I chat with Jenna Johnson from White and Salt - the original creator of the "design intensive." We discuss scheduling, hiring, team management, and of course talk all things design intensives - how to pitch them, how to sell them, and how to make them both profitable for your studio and valuable for your clients.

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    1 時間 3 分