S7 E1: Business Lessons We Learned the Hard Way (So You Don’t Have To)

01/24/23 • 56 min

There are a couple things that we learned the hard way - and we want to help you avoid those mistakes! We chat through client communication errors we’ve made, our philosophy on hiring, standing up for yourself, and weathering the ups and downs of business. We’re curious - what’s one lesson you learned the hard way in your business?

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"How do you develop your identity and visibility to find clients?” - Maël Petit

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"How do you develop your identity and visibility to find clients?” - Maël Petit

Special thanks to our producer Jon from Wayfare Recording Co.

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From The Archives | S4 E3: All About Brand Strategy with Melinda Livsey

This episode was so wonderful to listen back to! We hope you enjoy. We will be back with Season 7 on January 24th!

Brand strategy is the foundation upon which meaningful brand identity design lives. It's important for brand designers to understand the "why" behind brand strategy so they can use it to improve their design work and sell it to their clients as a package with design or standalone service.

Today Jen chats with Melinda Livsey all about Brand Strategy. Melinda is a brand strategist and online educator from Southern California. She currently helps graphic designers become brand strategists so they can develop entire directions and personalities of brands. Her courses Brand Strategy Bootcamp and How to Sell Brand Strategy can be found at https://www.marksandmaker.com.

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S7 E2: Elevating African Narratives Through Modern Design with Fungi Dube

Fungi Dube is a creative solopreneur and ardent Pan-Africanist Brand, Visual, and Webflow Web Designer who is passionate about elevating African narratives through modern design and cultivating Afro-positive sentiments. Her work is heavily influenced by the profound nuances that are embedded in African cultures, likes the use of patterns, textures, historical writings, graphic symbols, and color as a form of visual and global communication. She is also a speaker and mentor; also currently works with Flux Academy as a Brand Design Coach. We speak with Fungi about her positioning and how she uses culture to impact her design and share powerful stories!

Guest Information:
Guest Name: Fungi Dube
Business Name: Fungi Dube Graphics
Website: www.fungidube.com/
Instagram: @fungidubegraphics
Twitter: @fungi_dube
LinkedIn: in/fungidube
Behance: @fungidube

Inbox Question:
"I'd love to learn what brand designers think about verbal identity and how they work with copywriters!” — Andrea Shah

Special thanks to our producer Jon from Wayfare Recording Co.

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