Breaking the Grid: Episode 1 - Ivan Villa

01/04/20 • 64 min

“With any decision that you make, you need to be clear on what you’re getting out of it, and it’s not always going to be financial.”

Ivan Villa is a Product Manager at Clickup. This episode features Ivan's journey as he takes us through his band days & photography hustle to eventually becoming a business owner. If anyone needs extra motivation to pursue their dreams, listen to this episode to learn: you don't need a traditional design education to work in this industry.

Click here (bit.ly/BTG-Ep1)to see this episode's show notes.

Producer: Milo Cho

Interviewer: Noelle Szombathy

Music: Sam Shapiro ( @pupilhands)

Recorded in Sacramento, CA by Sac DESCO

“With any decision that you make, you need to be clear on what you’re getting out of it, and it’s not always going to be financial.”

Click here (bit.ly/BTG-Ep1)to see this episode's show notes.

Producer: Milo Cho

Interviewer: Noelle Szombathy

Music: Sam Shapiro ( @pupilhands)

Recorded in Sacramento, CA by Sac DESCO

Next Episode

Breaking the Grid: Episode 2 - Hans Bennewitz

“It’s the jobs that often don’t pay a lot and got kind of a shoestring budget, but you’re given a lot more creativity. Those are the ones that get you bigger jobs and feed your soul.”

Hans Bennewitz is one of those lucky individuals who can thrive on 4 hours of sleep, work a full time job and still output excellent freelance work. Listen to this episode and get inspired by Hans' strong work ethic, discipline, and motivation to become a better designer with every new project. Hear how he entered the design field and how his journey eventually led to Art Direction.

Click here (bit.ly/BTG-Ep2) to see this episode's show notes.

Producer: Milo Cho

Interviewer: Noelle Szombathy

Music: Sam Shapiro ( @pupilhands)

Recorded in Sacramento, CA by Sac DESCO