Better: The Brand Designer Podcast

S14 E7: Before & After: How Picking a Specific Niche Changed My Business with Brooklyn Beckerson

In this episode, I chat with Brooklyn of Glorybright Studio about how her health journey took her from freelancing and taking on any design project to niching into servin

S14 E6: An AI State of the Union (for Brand & Web Designers)

In this solo episode, I chat all about how AI has impacted our studio, how we use it, how we see our clients using it (the good & the bad) where we don’t use it, and how

S14 E5: You're Making Six Figures on Paper. So Why Is Your Bank Account Empty? with Emily Bowie

In this week's episode, I talk with Emily, a former Big Four audit manager who's now CFO of Thorne Advisors, the firm she co-leads with Andrea Mason. Together t

S14 E4: Behind-the-Scenes of Rebranding My 12-Year Design Agency with Kadie Smith

In this week's episode, I chat with Kadie Smith, designer and founder of Drop Cap Design. We talk about why she chose to rebrand after 12 years in business, how she&

S14 E3: What I'd Do Differently If I Were Starting My Design Business Today

In this solo episode, as I'm in my 14th season of the podcast and 8th year in business, I chat about things that have changed since I started in 2019, and share what

S14 E2: The Hidden Messaging Mistakes Costing You High-End Clients with Kayla Dean

Grab Kayla's Website Copy Compendium today and use code BETTERPOD to save $200 on personal or commercial. ---- In this episode, I talk with Kayla Dean, website cop

S14 E1: What’s the Future of Independent Design Studios? with Steven Wakabayashi

In this first episode of season 14, I talk with Steven Wakabayashi, creative director and founder of Stranger Creative, about building a strong company culture in a fully

S13 E23: What Matters and What Doesn’t? Nine Years of Running a Design Studio with Olivia Austin

In this week's episode I have fellow designer, mom, and business owner Olivia Austin back on the podcast. We chat about the things that don't matter and the thi

S13 E22: Building a 7 Figure Creative Agency that Will Sell with Brooke Apffel

This week I chatted with Brooke Apffel about building her digital marketing business, Coastal Collective Marketing (CoCo), from the ground up, growing it into an agency w

S13 E21: Stationery as Storytelling: The Power of Tangible Design with Amanda DeWoody

In this weeks episode, I'm chatting with my friend Amanda, owner of Mandy Lee Studio (formerly Poised Avenue), who specializes in stationery, print design, and desig

S13 E20: Eat the Donkey: How (and Why) to Choose Discomfort in Your Business with Anthony Reeves

In this week's episode, I talk with brand leader and author Anthony Reeves, who has led the creative teams for major brands like Amazon, Airbnb, Kohler, and more. We

S13 E19: What Are Designers Charging for Branding and Web Services?

In this solo episode, I chat about my new mini version of the Minimind (the Mirco Mind) and share what we cover in the 4 month program kicking off in August! I also share

S13 E18: How to Get Recommended to Potential Clients by AI with Julia Bocchese

In this week’s episode, I have SEO and AI search strategist Julia back on the podcast to talk about how designers can show up in AI search results like ChatGPT, Gemini, P

S13 E17: Calm the Room: Managing Client Fear in Creative Work with Ashton Hauff

In this episode, I chat with Ashton Hauff, brand strategist and co-founder of The Good Kids, a branding agency in North Dakota. Ashton talks about their "Slingshot Method

S13 E16: How to Raise Your Prices (and How I've Done It Wrong)

In this solo episode, I'm chatting all about pricing—when it's time to raise your rates, the steps to do it, how to communicate price changes to existing client

S13 E15: Motherhood & Creative Business Q&A with Sydney Walden

In this weeks episode I'm chatting with fellow design business owner and mom of three Sydney of Rouse Design Studio in a fun Q&A style all about motherhood and busin

S13 E14: I’ve Stopped Doing These Things in My Design Business

Running a business means you're constantly evolving, and in this solo episode I'm sharing with you guys what that's looked like for me lately, what I'

S13 E13: Pivoting to and Designing for a Faith-Based Niche with Lisa Johnson

In this episode, I chat with Lisa Johnson, brand and web designer and owner of Verve & Concord. We chat about her decision to pivot her business and niche down to work sp

S13 E12: Stock Isn’t Dead—You’re Just Using the Wrong Kind with Tina Loszewska & Jordan Aulin

In this episode, I chat with Tina and Jordan, the founders of Editorial Stock Images (ESI). We talk about why the word "stock" tends to make designers cringe, what's

S13 E11: How to Offer Art Direction Services with Meghan Svetich

This week’s episode, I chat with Meghan, who works full-time as an art director in New York at a corporate apparel brand while also building her studio, Reine Creative, o