S7 E118: Guest Carina Gardner

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor

10/25/24 • 75 min

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On this episode, my guest is Carina Gardner, a successful designer and entrepreneur, shares her journey and insights on how to make money as a designer. She emphasizes the importance of being a multifaceted designer and knowing when to pivot into different industries. Karina discusses her Design Suite program, which teaches designers how to make their design businesses profitable by offering a range of courses in various design areas. Carina highlights the misconceptions around building a brand and the importance of understanding distribution channels. Carina just launched her online University of Arts & Design. Online Courses for budding designers and artists that are flexible, fulfilling, and transformative.

Links:

Carinagarnder.com

Carina Gardiner Shop

Design Bootcamp : Intro to Design Suite

Design Suite

University of Arts & Design

Stephanie's Guest appearance on Carina's Make and Design Podcast

Chit Chat:

Finishing an improv quilt project with my niece
I bought the Addi FlexiFiips DPN w/cables from Amazon (note link is my affiliate Amazon link)
I also bought the Addi Rocket2 Squared Circular Knitting Needles - 16 inch, US 7 (4.5mm) (note link is my affiliate Amazon link)
My Patreon group patreon.com/makeanddecorate - I will unlock a paid level bonus episode for a limited time. Check it out!

Special Halloween Outro Music: Trick or Treat Written by Dean Palya, performed and produced by PALA

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10/25/24 • 75 min

Make and Decorate with Stephanie: Sew, Quilt, Knit & Home Decor - S7 E118: Guest Carina Gardner

Transcript

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I'm very excited to introduce you to my guest on this episode, Karina Gardner. Karina has a PhD in design from the University of Minnesota. She taught design at the University of Minnesota and the Art Institute before starting her design business, which includes surface pattern design, SVG designs, and die cut for designer for silhouette. Karina was the creative director of Carta Bella scrapbook papers. Her kids brand, Mini Lou, has sold products for Nordstrom, Peek C

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