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A few months ago I was trying to hire my friend Chris to do some work for me and from that conversation a lot of other conversations have sprouted. Feedback is also hard to give, especially when you don’t know the person really well. It is difficult to know how the receiver will take it, what kinds of feedback they can handle. I think it’s important to understand their goals first, what they are trying to accomplish with the thing you are giving feedback on. Chris Martin is a content producer and creativity coach who helps people unleash their creative fire by transforming imaginative ideas into tangible reality. He creates engaging and meaningful creative products, asks profound questions, and is a source of hope and encouragement to everybody he meets. Follow Chris Web Chris Martin Studios – https://www.chrismartinstudios.com
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Do you wake up in a panic remembering something you’ve forgotten? Do you say yes too much? Do you feel like your activities and responsibilities are aligned with your goals? This week I am so excited to bring Van Cooley and her wisdom to you. Van was a counselor at camp last year (Creatives Ignite) and she is going to be one of the speakers this year. This week is about taking time to recharge yourself. Often I forget to take care of myself. I don’t set clear boundaries and pile too much on my plate. I often say yes, wanting to help and wanting to over deliver but I end up over-promising and missing important things or people. This week Van will be talking about the things we tell ourselves often are old stories and not a reflection of current truths. You can always join us for the live taping experience and be part of the community. Come a little early and introduce yourself in the chat, tell us where you are located in the world and say hey! We start at 7:30pm GMT / 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT / 9:30am in H

Talk about motivating, my guest this week is Phyllis Dobbs. Nothing can stop this woman. She started licensing her art back in the 80s and has pivoted numerous times since then. She has rode trends, created new connections, and paved the way for women entrepreneurs, especially those in the creative fields. Episode 370 on Wednesday, Feb 10, I am so excited to introduce my friend Phyllis Dobbs. Nothing stops this lady! And she has the most curious spirit! Design Recharge is all about hope and Phyllis embodies that. You can always join us for the live taping experience and be part of the community. Come a little early and introduce yourself in the chat, tell us where you are located in the world and say hey! Follow Phyllis https://phyllisdobbs.com/ http://artbizjam.com/ Membership into ArtBizJam Abundance Facebook https://www.facebook.com/phyllisdobbs https://www.facebook.com/Artbizjam (page) https://www.facebook.com/groups/artbizjam (group you can join) LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/phyllisdobb

Do you know if any of your customers, co-workers, or employees are self-silencing? Do you have an anti-racism plan? This week we continue with eye-opening conversation around racism and equity in the fashion industry. Will Hardaway will be back with us to continue this conversation that we started back in November. Will is an expert in helping companies have less prejudicial actions towards potential customers and helps the C-suite see how they can stop marginalizing their employees. I am stoked to have my friend Will Hardaway back on the show. And this week we launch Love on Designers, a month-long lifting of others, encouragement, and recharging your batteries. Links for Will: https://www.willgo.io Https://instagram.com/willgo.io _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/369 CAMP IS COMING... Creatives Ignite 2021 runs from June 28–July 31, 2021. Get on the list to find out when tickets go on sale and to

Are you ready to be your best without burning out? Do you know how to handle stress to use it to your advantage? Are you treating your brain and body in a way you can maximize it and use it at its maximum potential? Wednesday, Jan 27, I am stoked to introduce my friend Dr. Erik Korem. I learn something every time I talk to Erik. I am pretty sure you are like me and if you could you would love to operate at your peak. That is what Erik has been doing for years. He has helped professional athletes perform at their best. Now Erik is helping owners and CEO’s perform at their maximum capacity and ability by using his knowledge and insight gained while working with professional athletes. Design Recharge is all about hope AND that is exactly Erik is doing, giving people hope that they can be better and stronger and that stress doesn’t have to get the best of them. Come and learn some tactics to training your body and your brain. You can always join us for the live taping experience and be part of the community.

Episode 367. This week we continue with Mental Health month on Design Recharge and talk to Ash Rathod. Ash has been an entrepreneur for a while and identified as a shy, quiet kid. I hear that a lot as I talk to people. I hear people say they are introverted and it is hard for them to meet people especially in big groups or even get motivated about doing that. Ash has a skin condition that developed after college called Vitiligo. When I met Ash I thought it must have been something he was born with, he was confident, smart, and well spoken. We didn’t talk about his skin or my skin. We talked about our businesses. Ash posted about his journey with Vitiligo and I was blow away. It hit me because although Ash’s condition is one that was not easy to hide, we are all hiding something. Some things are so much easier to hide than others. But we all feel exposed or feel like we will be rejected if we share that THING we are hiding. Sign up at https://rechargingyou.com/signup to get on the email list to get t

This week we continue with Mental Health month on Design Recharge and we talk about something that is scary to a lot of people. It is a subject we often avoid or cringe at, but it is necessary for our business. That thing is sales. Sales is really helping people. Telling them what you can offer them to make their lives and businesses better. There is no doubt this is hard. And Kostas will share one of the key ingredients to being able to help people is understanding what you bring to the table. All the knowledge and experience you are able to use to help them with their issue. Many of us lack one other important ingredient… confidence. He also talks about how confidence can grow when we look at our skills, knowledge, and experience. You can always join us for the live taping experience and be part of the community. Come a little early and introduce yourself in the chat, tell us where you are located in the world and say hey! We start at 7:30pm GMT / 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT / 9:30am in Hawaii on WEDNESDAY

Episode 365 Aired Wednesday, January 6, 2021 We are back, after an incredible month of rest and holiday season. Can’t wait to see y’all and bring in the new year with you! As I do each January I begin a month with the focus on Mental Health. And there is no better way to kick this off than with my friend and coach, Mario Quezada. This week’s guest has been a huge inspiration to me personally and made a huge impact on my business (and spiritual life). I struggle with limiting beliefs and lack mindset, a critical inner voice and doubts of my abilities. . My friend Mario has helped me recognize these things and work on them. Remembering who I am, who I am supposed to be serving, and what I am called to do. I am excited to introduce long time viewer and supporter of the show Mario Quezada. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. MINDSET REBOOT CONFERENCE May 24–28, 2021 Virtual Conference Made for Creative Entrepreneurs http://bit.l

Do you feel like you're partners with your clients? Do you regularly talk to them? Do you ever talk to them about things other than business? This week on the podcast is Feisty Brown, Theo Fels and Julie Fels create stories for clients and have built long relationships with their clients. Find out how and how they keep up these relationships over the years. Sign up at rechargingyou.com/signup Follow Feisty Brown (Theo and Julie Fels) http://feistybrown.com/ https://www.instagram.com/feistybrown/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/theo-fels-8424aa5 https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-fels/ _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/364 CAMP IS COMING... Creatives Ignite 2021 runs from June 28–July 31, 2021. Get on the list to find out when tickets go on sale and to get access to early content and early bird tickets! Learn more at http://creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: Lin

Do you know if any of your customers, co-workers, or employees are self-silencing? Do you have an anti-racism plan? Do you want people in your company and your customers to feel dismissed? If you aren’t sure about your answers then this week is going to be eye opening. My friend Will Hardaway has lived this. He grew up with different expectations of life. But after being exposed to another life, he wants to let more people know there is another way. Will broke free of a life he did not know was possible to escape. Someone had to explain the opportunities to him. From this he has become an expert in helping companies have less prejudicial actions towards potential customers and helped the C-suite see how they can stop marginalizing their employees. Links for Will: https://www.willgo.io Https://instagram.com/willgo.io _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/363 CAMP IS COMING... Creatives Ignite 2021 runs fr

Episode 362. Aired November 4, 2020 This week we are going to talk about Self-Motivation and I will share 3 tips with you that I use daily. I know I sound like a broken record! But I like to hear the bad news first. Bad news, we had some damage to our house in town, pretty bad, might be a total loss (hopefully not) but God is working, it will be ok. We are safe and warm.   Every day is an adventure. Some days our superpower is evident in what we do because we are in community with other people who do not have that superpower evidenced in their lives.  I think that is why we need each other. And why we need groups, small groups, where we can feel safe and share our quirky and weird sides. Every week I talk to a lot of students, entrepreneurs, artists, all kinds of people all the time and one thing with COVID that keeps coming up over and over is Self-Motivation. We will talk about that on Wednesday and I will give you 3 tips that help me. Hope to see you there. And there are always more than three, bu

Do you like to push clients and get them to go further than they think they can go, because you see their gold? You see they are sitting on potential, and know-how, and expertise to better a world with. That is how I see so many of my clients. Do you see yours that way? I hope it makes you try to put what we do into perspective for our clients, from their perspective. I tell you about my vivid imagination and how I want people to talk me through scary situations. I am sure what we do for our clients seems scary for them. I can adjust my tactics for each person, based on what I am seeing. I walk clients (friends) through the process before it happens AND during it, telling them what I am about to do. Are you looking for signs, asking questions so you can put your clients at ease? Are you walking them through the process ever? Are you telling them what to expect as you are about to make the next move? This is scary. It is a lot of money on the line building a business, building a brand. Let’s love more,

Are you at a place in your business where you are going to have to turn down work OR either you have to start hiring people or outsourcing? I am excited to introduce my friend Craig Heyworth on the show. Are you afraid of what it means to outsource because you think you will be left in the cold and have to do all the work? So you have avoided it, right? But your business is at a place or you can see it coming and soon that you will HAVE to either turn down work or you will have to figure out how to build a team you can trust and that will stick around. Well Craig is going to tell us exactly how he has done it. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Links for Craig: https://www.yetiinc.com https://instagram.com/yetiinc https://www.yetiinc.com/buildyourteam _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/358 CAMP IS COMING... Creatives Ignite 2

This week we are rounding out our European Escapade on Design Recharge. Our good friend Dimi Lazarou is back talking about Branding and how it is NOT working for him anymore. Dimi has a unique spin and has been studying a lot, bringing math and science and lots of analogies into this world of symbols we are creating. It will be a fascinating talk and you can always join live. Join us live each week and become part of the Design Recharge Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording. https://rechargingyou.com/signup Connect with Dimi https://symbolonbranding.co.uk/ https://symbolonbranding.co.uk/map-of-symbolism Https://instagram.com/symbolonbranding Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/359 Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/recharging-you Or email me at diane [at] rechargingyou.com Recharging You helps you by providing training & coaching, I guide creative entrepre

How important is it to know how to read your clients? Do you know how to read a room and set the tone? Do you understand why you need to react to adjust to the energy in the room so you can better SERVE your customers? Episode 357 Aired Sept 9, 2020 I am excited to introduce my friend Anneli Hansson on the show. Anneli has been working in Sweden in marketing for over 15 years. But Anneli is not your typical marketer, she is a deeply sensitive person who has learned how to use this superpower of hers to help her customers grow their businesses. I can’t wait to see you at this LIVE Design Recharge. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Links for Anneli: https://www.instagram.com/theannelihansson/ Site: anneli.hansson.com Https://anneli.hansson.com _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/357-2 The ReGeneration Portal is a workshop seri

Are you someone who has embraced your flaws? Have you come to grips with reinventing yourself, again? How about accepting yourself, your imperfections, and in that finding your superpower and ability to help others. Well if not, this week is a great reminder of what one strong person found inside herself when she stopped trying to be anything but who she was made to be. Episode 356 Aired Sept 2, 2020 I am excited to introduce my friend Abi Lemon on the show. Abi runs her firm Brand Pharmacy. I met Abi because of her willingness to open up and want to change. Her need for growth and her ability to do all her healing and growing in public was fantastic and inspiring to watch. I can’t wait to see you at this LIVE Design Recharge. Links for Abi: https://www.instagram.com/theabilemon/ https://www.instagram.com/officialbrandpharmacy/ Current site: https://www.brandpharmacy.co New site: https://abilemon.com _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show note

I am excited to have my friends Mike Janda and Tom Ross on the show. We talk about collaboration. How do you find a good partner to collaborate with? Who makes a good partner? What are red flags to watch out for? What kinds of projects make great collaboration projects? Should you have an operating agreement for a collaboration? Follow Mike and Tom: Mike: michaeljanda.com
 Mike: instagram.com/morejanda
 Mike: morejanda.teachable.com Tom: Tomross.co
 Tom: instagram.com/tomrossmedia
 Tom: designcuts.com
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Tom: honestdesigners.com _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/355 The ReGeneration Portal is a workshop series this December that helps you make a plan for your creative business in 2021. Workshop series opens Dec 1, 2020. Join us and find out more at http://regenerationportal.com Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/recharging-you Or

Do you tell people your prices or wait to see what they will pay? Are you waiting for others to validate you or do you get your validation from yourself? Are you waiting for someone to see the value you bring to the team? Or are you telling the team/client how they can utilize your strengths? Are you the Qualifier or are you waiting to be qualified? I am excited to introduce my friend Henry Kaminski Jr on the show. Henry spoke at camp and had quite an impact. He is a masterful storyteller and helps companies get to the level they dream of. He is going to talk about how he found value in himself after years of waiting to be qualified and validated. To watch the full episode or read the transcripts, go to https://rechargingyou.com/354 Episode 354 Aired Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Links for Henry: https://uniquedesignz.net https://www.instagram.com/thebranddr/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYx6cYRoKCMojj-NlgX6_0w _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find f

Episode 353 Aired Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Do you sell your ideas or your pixel pushing skills? Are you bold and courageous enough to put a crazy idea out there? Do you have relationships with clients that allow this type of collaboration? Do your clients trust you enough to see your track record and know that your odd idea might be just the thing their business needs to get noticed? I am excited to invite Dylan Menges back on the show. Dylan is an entrepreneur, an illustrator, a muralist, and an idea generator. He is going to talk about why finding clients who value your ideas is better for your business Everybody needs help during the Pandemic to come up with new ways to reach their customers and deliver value in this new way of living. I hope to see you at this LIVE Design Recharge. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Links for Dylan: www.menges.design www.instagram.com/mengesdesign _______________________ Follow DESIGN

Episode 352 Aired August 5, 2020. We are back, after an incredible month at camp. Can’t wait to tell y’all about it. This week’s guest is an incredible inspiration and testament as to what we can do when we put our heart into something and we have faith in something bigger than ourselves. When we work with purpose we never “work” a single day. Will Bryan and I met at guess where? Yep Creative South almost four years ago, we kept passing each other in the hall or sitting near each other and I figured I don’t pass the same people that many times and so I was heading to lunch and asked him to join and I met an awesome designer and person. Humble and talented. I am excited to introduce Will Bryan and he is going to talk about a framework for finding your niche, finding your calling, finding work that isn’t a grind, but work that is joy producing. He is also going to talk to us about finding new ways to look at situations. Are you in the middle of the Pandemic and aren’t sure what you’re next move is? You mig