Laura Roeder is the founder of Edgar, a social media scheduling app. At 22 years old, she quit her first and last job as a designer at an ad agency to start her own business. She quickly grew a tiny but thriving one-woman design firm. On a quest for scale, Laura...
Episode 012 – Susan Stripling
Brooklyn-based Wedding Photographer Susan Stripling is known for her documentary style approach to photographing weddings, implementing her background in theater to help her identify and capture authentic moments for her clients. In 2012 she was named one of the Top...
Episode 011 – Michael Port
Michael Port is the author of the best-selling Book Yourself Solid and Steal the Show. Michael is also an incredibly powerful speaker, using his background as an actor to reach out and connect with audiences of all kinds. His new workshop, Heroic Public Speaking, will...
Episode 010 – Ram Castillo
Ram Castillo is an award winning Senior Designer, Art Director, Blogger and Author of the internationally acclaimed book ‘How to Get A Job as A Designer, Guaranteed’. He’s based in Sydney, Australia and in 2012, started the blog giantthinkers.com,...
Episode 007 – Julia Kelleher
Julia Kelleher is the founder of Jewel Images and a designated Master Photographic Craftsman by Professional Photographers of America. She is also a renowned educator, teaching students about professional portraiture, sales, marketing and business strategy across the...
Episode 006 – Graham Cochrane
Graham Cochrane is an audio engineer and the founder of The Recording Revolution. We talk about problem-solving as business inspiration, and personal finance as a guide for business development. Graham also opens up about his sort of haphazard way of launching...
Episode 004 – Listening to Your Audience with James Victore
Listen to your audience—but don’t let them dictate what you create. That is messaging coming loud & clear from rockstar designer James Victore. James also shares how several business pivots became personal milestones for him. I love how James talks about business...
Episode 002 – Banking on the Power of Community with Srini Rao
Srini Rao is the host of the popular Unmistakable Creative podcast. He’s gone from getting fired from corporate jobs to amassing a following of passionate creative entrepreneurs and becoming a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. I talk with Srini about being...
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