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Jack Redley
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05/14/24 • 53 min
Hello and welcome to episode 89 of Webflail.
I'm your host, Jack, your failure connoisseur, and today my guest is Christina Liubynska.
She is constantly juggling different projects.
With Supercharged, she she helps early stage startups by consulting, designing and developing websites that bring them higher profits and happier clients.
She also freelances with agencies like Nexus Creative with Dylan Harrocks and with ViDesigns with Vimalam Vijayasekaran.
With Navbar Gallery, she’s building the home to the best navbars on the internet. She’s one of those people that’s a multi-talented but for someone as young as Christina is and as talented as she is, she’s pushed her comfort zone a lot.
Naturally, failure has been part of her story just like any successful webflower we have on the pod!
The failures we’ll talk about in today’s episode are:
- Not building an audience earlier
- Wasting a year designing for free for a startup
- Not getting any projects or work in nearly a year
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LINKS FOR CHRISTINA
💻 See Website: https://www.supercharged.design/
🐦 Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Suupercharged
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khrystynaliubynska/
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01/07/25 • 61 min
I’m your host, Jack, your failure connoisseur, and today I’m thrilled to welcome the brilliant Webflow developer and mentor, Maria Karavá, to the Webflail Podcast. Maria is a powerhouse in the creative industry, known for her expertise in animation, WebGL, and immersive website experiences, all while championing accessibility and structured design.
Based in Greece, Maria is a mentor at Flux Academy, guiding budding Webflow designers and developers to success. Her journey is filled with exploration, having worked across roles like 3D generalist, pre-press designer, and motionographer. Maria’s versatility and passion for problem-solving shine through in her projects and mentorship style.
In this episode, we’ll delve into Maria’s failures, each a stepping stone to her thriving career. We’ll discuss:
- Tackling her sister’s never-ending e-commerce site.
- Realizing UI/UX wasn’t her path after a challenging job stint.
- Applying to Flux Academy before she was ready—and how it prepared her for success later.
Get ready for an insightful conversation packed with wisdom, laughter, and a little bit of Greek flair. Maria, welcome to Webflail!
00:00 Introduction and Initial Thoughts on Work Stress
00:26 Welcome to the Web Flail Podcast
01:29 Maria's Journey and Achievements
02:48 Discussing Failure and Resilience
06:44 Freelancing Challenges and Strategies
10:19 Maria's Career Path and Choices
13:49 Mental Health and Work-Life Balance
17:39 The Never-Ending E-Commerce Project
19:26 Working with Family: Pros and Cons
24:32 Final Thoughts on Client Relationships
29:26 Navigating Friendships in Freelancing
31:23 The UI/UX Designer Experience
34:55 Transitioning to Development
39:18 The Importance of Basics in Web Development
45:35 Applying for a Job at Flux Academy
55:07 Embracing Failure and Learning
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LINKS FOR Maria
💻 See Website: https://www.alkoreiel.com/
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-karav%C3%A1/
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10/14/24 • 56 min
Hello and welcome to episode 107 of Webflail.
I'm your host, Jack, your failure connoisseur, and today I am joined by none other than Tolu Abolarin.
This guy came up to me at FlowFest in Manchester. He was a little nervous and said, "Hey Jack, I listen to the podcast, I'm a big fan."
I was like, "Oh my God, someone listens to the Webflail podcast! I appreciate you, thanks so much!" We stayed in contact, and he recently reached out and said, "Hey Jack, would you mind if I came on and shared my story?" He's got a killer story, as you're about to find out today, so I'm very glad to have him on.
Tolu moved to Birmingham from Nigeria last year. He now works at Greater Studio, based in New York, freelancing for them while also doing his own freelance projects. He's got a killer portfolio, so definitely check that out: ToluMEN.com—that's T-O-L-U-M-E-N.com. His portfolio is beautiful. He does both design and development, and he's really starting to make waves. But has it always been easy? Of course not.
The three failures we'll be discussing today are:
1) Chasing money over quality and not niching down
2) Not networking enough
3) Working for a startup without a formal agreement—or not getting paid.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction to Freelancing Journey
00:27 Meet Tolu Abelaran: A Story of Growth
01:10 Tolu's Journey from Nigeria to the UK
02:38 Embracing Failure as a Learning Tool
04:48 Discovering Webflow: A New Skillset
08:55 Breaking into the Webflow Community
13:30 Landing a Full-Time Role at Greater Studio
15:37 Balancing Freelance and Full-Time Work
20:24 Reflecting on Past Mistakes and Niching Down
27:08 The Importance of Being Known for Something
27:48 Finding Your Niche in the Webflow Community
29:58 Overcoming Networking Challenges
33:40 The Power of Connection and Networking
39:20 Learning from a Painful Startup Experience
47:43 The Value of Agency Work for Stability
51:03 Embracing New Skills and Future Challenges
53:02 Conclusion and Gratitude
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LINKS FOR TOLU
💻 See Website: https://www.greaterstudio.com/
X: https://x.com/tolumhen
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tolulopeabolarin/
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10/24/24 • 65 min
Hello and welcome to episode 108 of Webflail. I'm your host Jack, your failure connoisseur, and today my guest is Maya Chungbin. She is a freelance illustrator and visual identity designer that goes under the name of SaltyStill. Combining her skillsets with her Webflower boyfriend, Alex Villacres, the two are killing it!
I came across her since she's been doing this daily challenge. Her daily challenges got her loads and loads of conversations started about her work. She started on Fiverr and now, she's worked with over a thousand clients on things like storefronts, websites, packaging, maybe even your nighttime read. But get this guys, she's working with small companies helping them transform their dreams into reality through effective marketing.
The failures that we'll discuss today are:
1) Thinking she needed to know more to get started
2) Not doing internal check ins and burning out
3) Expecting an outcome and taking things too seriously
00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome
00:21 Guest Introduction: Maya Chungbin
00:39 Daily Challenge and Initial Connection
00:59 Maya's Journey: From Fiverr to Personal Brand
02:22 Dealing with Failure and Burnout
04:08 The Importance of Taking Breaks
07:52 Success and Future Goals
16:19 Reflecting on Success and Future Aspirations
25:10 Failure Number One: Overcoming Self-Doubt
33:54 A Lesson in Originality
34:56 Finding Your Own Creative Voice
36:34 Balancing Inspiration and Originality
37:51 The Importance of Starting
38:13 Burnout and Internal Check-Ins
40:15 The Power of Taking a Break
43:13 The Role of Therapy and Self-Reflection
45:46 Daily Challenges and Their Impact
49:43 Embracing Your Unique Path
59:56 Navigating Freelance Uncertainty
01:01:52 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts
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LINKS FOR MAYA
💻 See Website: https://www.saltystill.com/
X: https://x.com/salty_still
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-chungbin/
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04/04/23 • 44 min
Hello and welcome to episode 36 of Webflail.
I’m your host, Jack and today my guest is Connor Finlayson.
You probably already Connor if you are listening to a podcast all about Webflow freelancing but for those that haven’t, Connor is a no code weapon. On his YT channel with over 11K subs, he helps people who cannot code build their own online businesses with no code tools like Webflow, Airtable and Zapier.
Connor comes from a marketing background and then came across webflow in 2018 which helped him spin up landing pages fast. He wanted to get more freelance work so instead of building a portfolio website, he built a directory for freelancers and put himself at the top. He then built this in to the Unicorn Factory, a job board for New Zealand based freelancers. Now, it’s is his main source of income.
The failures we will talk about are:
Failure 1: Not pulling the plug on my first startup Hatcher sooner
Failure 2: Splitting my time between doing Facebook ads and no-code as a freelancer
Failure 3: Taking on too many projects at once
CONNECT WITH CONNOR
💻 See Website: https://www.unicornfactory.nz/🐦 Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinlaysonConnor
📬 Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorfinlayson/
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06/30/22 • 74 min
For Episode 2, my guest is Dexter Washigton, founder of Crafted Studio. In today’s episode we talk about:
1) Trying every new strategy I came across versus being myself authentically, posting and talking about the results and letting the work speak for itself.
2) Not vetting people well enough and finding not only someone with good work and strong skills -- but a finding a good personality fit that meshes with our culture.
3) Focusing too much on getting larger clients versus ones with a reasonable deadline, personality fit, and if it's a project we'd actually like to work on.
The biggest lesson from this episode is that the big jobs don't always equal the most satisfaction. There is the most red tape, the most people that have to see the final designs before the project gets signed off, marketing teams to deal with which might derail your designs. It's not all sunshine and roses when you get larger clients basically. Often, people want clients with recognisable logos on their website in order to get more large companies to hire them but is that the rabbit hole you really want to go down? As Dexter mentions, the larger clients can come with a ton of baggage for lack of a better term. Larger clients often get payments late, the timelines are unreasonable, and the list goes on and on.
CONNECT WITH DEXTER
📬 See his website: https://dexterwjr.com/
🐦 Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dexterwjr
📸 Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dexter-washington-a219bb182/
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In this moment, Jack and Lucie discuss the digital nomad lifestyle and its profound influence on her design career. From England to El Salvador, Lucy shares how her global journey has broadened her design perspective. She highlights the significance of understanding diverse user experiences and the real challenges of living abroad, dispelling myths about the digital nomad lifestyle.
LINKS FOR LUCIE
💻 See Website: https://www.positiveimpact.studio
🐦 Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lucielldesign
📬 Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucie-le-liard-986373b4/
📸 Connect on Instagram
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In this moment, Silvia, despite starting small, explains her bold strategy to take on large-scale projects in a field dominated by industry giants. She shares her journey from gaining confidence at big agencies to targeting midsize deals in web design and branding, blending expertise with content and search experience. The conversation also touches on personal challenges, including navigating family expectations and the pursuit of happiness over financial security, offering a candid look at the realities of entrepreneurial growth.
LINKS FOR SILVIA
💻 See Website: https://www.slammedialab.com
📬 Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvialisam/
🐦 Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisamsilvia
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12/06/22 • 32 min
For episode 20, my guest is Hamish Duncan. At 16, he became a professional snowboarder but at 22 he broke his back forcing him to rethink his life. After finding a love of storytelling and brand identity design, Hamish eventually set up Penny Black that transforms digital products that move businesses, people and planet forward.
What I love about this episode is the power of being a generalist. Hamish’ attributes some of his success is to do with knowing a little bit about a lot of things but a real depth of knowledge about business needs. Hamish has let all these different interests - photography, wildlife, snowboarding - inspire his design aesthetic and the clients he attracts.
Don’t be a clone is Hamish’ advice - make sure you don’t squash your general interests because it is what makes you truly distinct!
CONNECT WITH HAMISH
📬 See their website: https://www.pennyblack.co/
📬 Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamishduncan/
🐦 Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hambourine
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06/30/23 • 56 min
For Ep 48 of Webflail, my guests are Alex Tourgis & Balerein Aranda Arestizabal.
I met these 2 for the first time at their incredible event in Barcelona where they had some big name speakers like Emily Lonetto, Maguire, and Tambien studio presented some of their beautiful work - you’ve probably seen it in the Webflow space. It’s characterised by beautiful, large images, gsap animations, and large sans serif fonts. I recommend checking out their beautiful work on the Tambien studio website after this episode! Along with Mael Ruffini, their studio punches well above their weight both in quality of work, size of clients and content output. But their journey to building their studio has not been linear as you’re about to hear.
The failures we talk about in this episode are:
1) Failing to follow your instinct rather than your bank account
2) Rushing the process and trying to grow too fast
3) Failing to balance work and life
CONNECT WITH ALEX & BALEREIN
💻 See Website: https://www.tambien.studio/
🐦 Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tambien_studio
📬 Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tambienstudio/
TRY OUT WEBFLOW
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How many episodes does Webflail have?
Webflail currently has 143 episodes available.
What topics does Webflail cover?
The podcast is about Freelancing, Entrepreneurship, Design, Web Development, Podcasts, Arts, Business and Freelancer.
What is the most popular episode on Webflail?
The episode title 'Ep 37 | Pros And Cons Of Subscription Based Pricing | With Thorir Runarsson' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Webflail?
The average episode length on Webflail is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of Webflail released?
Episodes of Webflail are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Webflail?
The first episode of Webflail was released on Jun 23, 2022.
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