Design Recharge

Are you Self-Taught? Aren’t we all in some areas? Do you think you might spend too much time on Social Media, or creating posts for Social Media? Are you a freelancer? Have you been one for over 10 years? Is your goal to be a freelancer and want to know how Adam Grason has been able to do it for so long? Do you have multiple streams of income? Do you know how to get started in building multiple streams? Do your career goals line up with your passions and beliefs? Is it important for you to do life / work on your terms? Do you have multiple regular or retainer clients? Or are all your eggs in one basket? Is it important for you to have time for your family but struggle to break away from work, or really take time off during holidays and vacations? Episode 294. Aired Wednesday, April 24, 2019 This week’s guest has some wisdom to share on these subjects. This week I am excited to have Adam Grason on the show. Adam is a designer, illustrator, full-time freelancer, and entrepreneur. He is self-taugh

Have you ever felt bad for what you are charging? Have you ever felt like you are having to sell your services and feel sleezy because you really need to pay this bill and you REALLY need this new client? Have you ever felt like once again you under-bid yourself? Have you ever thought about focusing in on one area of design and felt nauseous because you think it will hurt your business if you niché down? This week I am stoked to have someone who has shaken up the business of design so much with his insight and wisdom, Blair Enns. He comes from the other side, the non-design side, but has a LOVE for designers and creatives. He is an amazing writer and wise soul. He speaks so much truth in his book, Win Without Pitching. Blair teaches creatives how to position themselves as the expert and by doing this we are able to charge more for our services which allows us to leave the desperation mentality and swim into the deep end. This episode is going to be a little different because I did not send him any questions

Are you wanting to try something new in your business? Are you afraid no one will show up for this new thing/event? You need to look at new business from a new perspective, You need to chase failure and by doing that guarantee success. Episode 292. Airs Wednesday, March 27, 2019. This episode almost didn't happen. I am honestly tired and I just had spring break. But Spring Break was awesome. I got a lot of work done for some clients and I feel great about it. But it meant some late nights. I also made time to meet some new friends and get to know them better. This episode is going to focus on how I look at success and set myself up for success when I plan an event, client presentations, or even going out and trying something new. Because what IF you plan something, launch something, create something and no one buys, no one shows up. What if there are only crickets? We are going to talk about looking at the goals in a new way, having realistic expectations, and catering to crickets. When you look at failur

Do you want to know how he has been able to run a successful business from his house? What are the Pros and Cons of working from home? Having a one-man show for almost 20 years? Staying in the same niche field for over 20 years, how does it still hold your attention? Is it just as exciting today as it was in the beginning? Working for yourself is often not the only thing we do, what other things have you done to diversify your income streams that most people might not know? Want to know what a seasoned designer sees as issues in our industry? If you answered yes to any of these questions, get ready to learn from one of the best designers in our industry. We will dig into Joe’s successes over the years, along with the power of listening, humility vs ego, and how collaborating is one of Joe’s superpowers. Episode 291. Airs Wednesday, March 20, 2019. This week I will have a great talk with entrepreneur, sports designer, and just overall great guy, Joe Bosack. He has learned a lot in his 20+ years in

Aired Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Have you ever felt you were walking in someone else’s shoes, living a life that you didn’t feel was true to your soul? Have you felt for some time that your life has taken me in different directions, but aren’t sure how to pursue the dream life you have always imagined? Do you welcome hard work, because you believe nothing worth something comes easy? Have you wanted to find a group of creatives to learn and grow with? If you answered yes to any of these questions, get ready to be inspired. Get ready to hear a story of someone who completely changed direction and followed her calling. And get ready to hear about how Beth Inglish is learning, growing, and pursuing the life she is creating. This week I will introduce you to Beth Inglish, a painter, marketing consultant, designer, speaker, community builder, and entrepreneur. She has created a group for creatives in Nashville. Website: http://bethinglish.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/binglishart Instagram: https://www

How many hours a week do you work? Too many? Does your output match your input? Have you had to expand your idea of your ideal business? Have you thought about adding another designer on full time but don’t know where to start? Have you put your passion project to work for you? Do you know how to start integrating things you are learning into offerings for your clients? Episode 289. Aired March 6, 2019. This week we will find out what keeps Veronique Zayas energized and how she has created a killer business model in a small market. She has created a boutique design agency in Pensacola Florida and is a cornerstone for the creatives in that city. Veronique’s energy is contagious and her business savvy is undeniable. Follow Veronique: Hatchmarkstudio.com Instagram.com/hatchmarkstudio ___________________________ Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/289 Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Or email me at diane [at] rechargingyou.com Recharging You

Episode 288. Aired February 27, 2019. Have you ever worked an InHouse job surrounded by people but all the creatives are separated into different teams? Have you ever wanted to bring your creative team together with other teams to explore projects, topics, or creative ideas? Do you brainstorm regularly with others? Do you want to bring others together to make everyone stronger? Do you have a passion project outside of work, but aren’t sure how to find time to do it? This week we will find out what drives Josh Morey to create community at work. Josh has been working InHouse at three different places for over 10 years. The last five Josh has been at Michigan State University. He has a heart for community and wants to see creatives find a place to grow. He has found the time and energy outside of his day job to start a community for creatives on Michigan State’s campus, we will find out how he did it and what he hopes to do with this group. Follow Josh at: joshua-morey.com instagram.com/joshuamorey @joshuamor

Find full show notes at: rechargingyou.com/287 Episode 287. Aired February 20, 2019 This week we are focusing on ways to recharge your batteries. That is what this week in the Love on Designers month is about too. We are going to come together for a meet-up and to share how we recharge our creative batteries. Here are some questions we will ask each other: 1. When do you feel most run-down? 2. What do you do that supplies you a jolt of energy at work?at home? 3. Is there an activity you can do to almost always get your creative juices flowing? 4. Is there an activity you can do to lift your spirits? 5. What can you do this week to love on yourself and give some much needed self-care? 6. Is social media a drain or a lifter for you?These are do-able. Come on screen with me on Wednesday. We want to love on you too. Week 3 for Love on Designers is RECHARGE This is a week for you, so focus on you and giving you what you need this week. Shoot a picture and use the hashtag #loveondesigners this week and let us kn

Aired Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Have you ever longed for having clear purpose? Have you ever felt "called" to do a certain thing or a profession? Do you want to encourage others? Do you feel led to make the world a better place? Are you an illustrator or designer but aren't sure how to market your work or your skills? Have you ever met someone who is so filled with joy it is contagious? Do you want some of that joy? This week my good friend, Jodi Miller will share how she left Fear at an airport in Denver and never looked back and her new companion was Joy. There will definitely be some sharing of what Jesus did for Jodi this week. Jodi doesn't walk in that same fear now. She has worked for Eddie Bauer Home, Tommy Bahama, Two Old Hippies, and a plethora of others but now Jodi says she is a full-time freelancer for God. God is using Jodi's talents and heart to help others in her Boise Idaho art community, with refugees, and people who are hurting through her experiential art shows, her church, and her

Aired Wednesday, February 6, 2019. Are you a person who is cautious and opens the door with the chain latched?
 Are you a person who is carefree and opens the door wide?
 Or are you a person who asks who it is behind closed doors?
 Do you think of yourself as a networking wallflower?
 Do you feel like you need some tips on reaching out to mentors? 
Do you want to know how to make connections with people in an authentic way?
 Are you someone who loves to help others without requiring anything in return?
 Do you work a full-time job and want to know how to juggle family, job, and a side hustle? WE WILL DIG INTO THESE QUESTIONS THIS WEEK. This week we will find out what makes Dave Clayton so helpful and loving. Dave has over 25 years experience as a graphic designer and is the Training Manager at Astute Graphics. He loves design, designers, and loves design books. He has a knack for talking to others and lifting them up. He is someone I aspire to be more like. He makes friends easy, is an incredible colleague

Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/284 Have you had a dream but thought it was a long shot? Have you been fascinated with Disney or a company like it your whole life? Have you pursued a specific job for more than a year? Do you hustle? Are you working a full time job and still putting in 10–20 hours a week on your side project, or improving your skills? This week we will find out what it takes for one man with a dream of working at Disney. Jason (Jay) Ratner does work at Disney and has worked there for eight years. He interned there though their college program and fell in love with the place and the people. But he doesn’t come home and put his skills away, he gets them back out and continues to pursue Disney in different ways that are outside of his regular job duties. Follow Jason at: Instagram: @JayRatner81 https://www.instagram.com/JayRatner81 Twitter: @JayRatner https://www.twitter.com/JayRatner Site: jratnerdesign.com _____________________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website

Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/283 How do you learn? What tools and resources have you used to get you further? What happens when you get into a subject and decide you don't like it? What do you do when you need to pivot to move ahead? Episode 283. Airs Wednesday, January 16 at 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT. Things happen, things happen we don't plan for. What do you do when life's water balloon explodes inside your house? This week we had to pivot and we will be doing our episode with Adam Grason soon I promise. But we had to reschedule. I thought what a good time to do a meet-up again. When a few of us (max 100) pop online and talk about a topic. Since last week's episode, I have been thinking about how we pivot as we are finding new things we want to learn. Want to talk about that and other ways and resources you have found to learn? There is a lot more to this post. Want to read it? Go here if you do. www.rechargingyou.com/283 _____________________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our

Do you constantly feel like there is always a new program, platform, service, or tool you need to learn and utilize? Do you fee like struggle to keep up with the updates, new services and / or programs on the market? Do you have a education plan built into your yearly How do you decide where to go to learn? Do you know where to find deals? Do you know how to find trusted, industry leaders who are teaching the subjects you need to learn? Do you have these learning goals connected directly to new client work or being more marketable for applying for a new job? Episode 282. Aired Wednesday, January 9, 2019. This week I am happy to share a little tid-bit of some of the online learning I have done. And why I have chosen some of these courses. I have also found some deals and want to share those with you and when those deals come out so you can plan for them for next year. Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/282/ Connect on Instagram & T

Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/britt-davis/ What would you do to get the career you want? What sacrifices would you make to obtain a better job in the field you want to work in? How does an industrial design background help a graphic designer? Have you ever wanted to work in the sports and entertainment industry, but didn’t know how to get your foot in the door? Do you want to work in a niche industry you have always dreamed of, but don't know what the first steps should be? Do you want to know how to make connections in the design industry? Do you love nostalgia and want to know how to incorporate it into your design? Episode 281. Aired Wednesday, January 2, 2019. This week I am excited to introduce you to Britt Davis, Britt is the Senior Designer at AMB Sports and Entertainment. This in-house agency works with the Atlanta Falcons and the Professional Soccer team in Atlanta. But that is not all she does for them. This in-house agency has a lot of hats and there are a lot of way

Are your passion and your career aligned? Do you ever wish your side hustle was your full-time gig? Do you want to know how to make products? Are you interested in teaching workshops? Are you looking for other streams of revenue? Episode 280. Aired Wednesday, December 12, 2018. This week I am excited to introduce you to Nathalie Kalbach, a mixed-media artist illustrator, creator of Creative JumpStart, author, writer, and entrepreneur. Nathalie has taught workshops all over the world, and creates products for the craft industry. I first heard of Nathalie because of a product I bought that she is the mastermind behind, called Creative JumpStart. It is a video series during the month of January where she coordinates artists, products, and a theme for the ENTIRE month. It serves as a creative inspiration and for me has showed me new artists and new processes of making art. I have purchased it every year since them and LOVED every minute of January because of it. Nathalie started off her career as a paralegal.

Does your inner voice regularly berate you? Do you have a hard time turning that monster inside your head off? Do you say things to yourself that you would never say to a friend? This week we are going to be talking to my friend Alicja Colon, who is a designer turned photographer and illustrator. She is a mom of three and a wife. Her faith is a critical part of her life and her freelance business. She worked for many years with Focus Lab in Savannah and in September of this year went out on her own. This week I am excited to introduce you to Alicja Colon, a paper artist illustrator, designer, and photographer. Alicja has taught workshops, given talks at conferences. She also has a podcast called Manual Focus. On top of all that she is a wife and mom of three, and in September she quit her full time gig to go out on her own. Talk about wearing a lot of hats! Alicja will tell you her biggest struggle has been her negative self-talk. This episode will dig into how she has been able to wrangle the inner-voice

Multiple income streams, Growing your income with various streams of revenue generation, Working full time from home, working full time with your spouse, working as a freelance illustrator, building partnerships, reaching out to past clients Could you or would you move across country multiple times to advance your career? Could you work from home everyday? Could you run a business with your spouse? Do you want to expand your income revenue streams? Maybe you answered YES to some of these, or maybe you answered Heck No, to some of them. This episode will prove beneficial to any entrepreneur trying to make it as a freelancer and understand better how to market your skills and talents. Because that is exactly what Brad does. THE DESIGN RECHARGE SHOW: Brad Woodard // Bold, Brave Moves Episode 278. Aired Wednesday, November 28 at 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT This week I am excited to introduce you to Brad Woodard, a retro-inspired illustrator and designer that I have admired for a long time. I finally got to meet

Episode 277. Aired Wednesday, November 21, 2018. First off I want to tell you how thankful I am for you. Thankful you are reading this, thankful you take time to spend with me listening to the show each week. I want to tell you about the Change Cycle that Martha Beck talks about in her book, Finding Your Own North Star. I started this book when Oprah had a daily daytime talk show. HA HA. Talk about a slow reader. In January I started my sabbatical, but it did not start off in the way I had thought. I was really sick and unable to do any work for the first 3 weeks. Seeing the good in this situation was difficult, but I definitely found it. I finished the book two weeks ago. I also read, Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic in the month of October. This was another one that revolutionized the way I was thinking. This week I am excited to share what I have been learning with you. It is crazy and fun and I feel like it will be more real when I get to share it with you. The taking action step is hard, the dreaming

How to find an artist rep. Finding an agent for your art. Characteristics to look for in an agent for your illustration work. Illustrators with agents. Asking for help. Learning how to ask for help. Single parenting and working as a freelancer. Freelancing with a toddler. Freelance illustrator, knowing what to create for your portfolio. Finding an agent in Europe. European artists rep. What to include in your contracts, what to avoid in your contracts. Episode 276. Aired Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Have you always wondered the advantages to having an art agent? Well look no further as I interview illustrator, Angela Navarra this week. Want to find out how personal projects have affected Angela's work, tune in live on Wednesday. Do you struggle with being a parent and working from home? This week I am excited to finish the conversation with Angela Navarra. She has had experience working with multiple agents and getting work on her own, as well as understands how to navigate through contracts with agent

Lettering as an outlet, saying yes more, niching down, finding your niche industry, Lettering as a healer, Using instagram to humanize yourself, digitizing your artwork, growing your design and lettering business What do you do when something massive hits your family? Mye De Leon turned to her creative community and they rallied around her and supported her like you will not believe. How does she run a business with three kids from across the globe, when most of her clients are in America? You will find out how in this episode. THE DESIGN RECHARGE SHOW: Mye De Leon // Lettering, Creative Community, & Growing Your Business Episode 275. Aired on November 7, 2018. Talk about talented and driven, this week's guest is both. Mye De Leon doesn't do anything halfway, she is a mom of three and has clients all over the world, teaches lettering workshops, and is part of the lettering and scrapbooking communities. This episode will dig into how she manages her time and creativity, juggling between client project