Brand Design Masters - Personal Branding, Creative Entrepreneurship, Small Business Marketing & Career Success for Designers and Content Creators

In this episode, I talk with Jacob Cass, principal of award-winning branding agency Just Creative which boasts an impressive list of clients including Disney, Nike, Redbull, OMEGA, and Nintendo.  Jacob hosts a podcast called the Just Branding Podcast and runs an industry-leading blog called Just Creative Blog. He also runs the Inner Triangle Group Coaching Mastermind where he coaches and mentors o...

In this episode, I reconnect with Jonathan Christian, who I first met at a conference in London, to talk to him about his incredible story of surviving not one but two near-death experiences that led him to his career today. Jonathan is CEO and Founder of We Make Stuff Happen, a Canadian-based digital marketing and training agency that helps entrepreneurs and small businesses overcome marketing ch...

Identified in CMO.com’s Top 10 Marketing Thought Leaders and Forbes’ Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers, Neal is a social media strategy consultant, speaker, and podcaster. He works with companies to audit their social media initiatives and creates effective social media strategies while hosting a show called the Maximize Your Social Influence Podcast.  Considered a regular at Social Media Mark...

Today’s podcast guest, Andy Storch offers sage advice on how to network successfully and make connecting easier so you can reap all the benefits and opportunities out of them. Andy Storch is a talented development consultant who connects companies with learning and development solutions that help their people do the best work of their lives. In the same space, he hosts a podcast called The Talent...

Roger is a speaker, podcaster, and marketing guru with a stellar 25-year career in “big corporate” handling some of the biggest brands in the UK. Today, he runs a thriving marketing agency and consults with companies on effective marketing strategy. We talk about: His 25-year career in “big corporate” marketing How digital marketing restrictions and the resistance to using it in corporate paved th...

In this episode, I speak with Ian Paget who found his career path after a Moped accident. Ian recounts how he somewhat fell into the industry as a Graphic Designer turned Creative Director and now internationally known as the award-winning designer behind Logo Geek   — a top-tier logo design service based in Manchester, UK. We talk about: His career path and how his love for art as a kid eventuall...

The recognized international business mentor, keynote speaker, podcaster, blogger and bestselling author of “ Virtual Freedom ” and “ Rise Of The Youpreneur ” talks about the following: How accepting the reality that “you don’t know what you don’t know” actually fuels growth as an entrepreneur How being schooled in a meeting paved the way to this realization The importance of being self-aware What...

Daniel Scott is a digital designer, certified Adobe instructor, and a regular speaker at the annual Adobe MAX Conference. A self-proclaimed software nerd, Dan built Bring Your Own Laptop , an online video training platform that houses an impressive library of Adobe tutorials that cater to all stages of learning and equip its students with real world applications of Adobe softwares. The winner of m...

If there’s anyone that can attest to self-actualization being the fruit of being able to take control over your life and the ability to master yourself, it’s Roberto Blake.  In this episode, I talk to Roberto about his family life that influenced his mindset early on, how his non-linear career trajectory affected his work ethic, overcoming depression to get to where he is today, and his philosophy...

Nicole helps entrepreneurs, influencers, and business owners improve their marketing results through coaching programs that highlight stellar personal branding and engaging content marketing. She talks about her career transition from holding a senior level position in corporate to building her own marketing business and how she juggles developing her personal brand and doing client work. We talk...

In this episode, I speak with Natalie Hailey, CEO and Founder of Hot Content UK — an end-to-end content marketing agency that specializes both in creating and maximizing the bandwidth of existing content to rapidly accelerate channel growth.  Natalie is the embodiment of the quote “Whatever you give a woman, she’s going to multiply”. Give her one YouTube video and she’ll create endless content wit...

In this episode, I speak with Ben Amos — Creative Director of video strategy and production agency Innovate Media and CEO of Engage Video Marketing . Undoubtedly the go-to guru for video strategy, Ben recently landed a highly coveted speaking engagement at Social Media Marketing World 2020. The video maven and well-known podcaster talks about the following: How he landed his SMMW2020 speaking gig...

Gavin is an ads guru and creator of the Funnel Academy - a membership site that offers video courses that provide invaluable strategies on how to run ads and actually get results from them. He is a massive fan of step-by-step processes and frameworks so the academy follows a roadmap that underscores not just information and resources but also in-depth training and implementation. We talk about: Th...

In this episode of the Brand Design Masters Podcast, I talk to Clare Josa — a leadership mentor, speaker, podcaster and 8-time author who has spent 15 years studying imposter syndrome. Following the successful completion of a comprehensive research study on the subject matter, Clare has just written and published a book entitled “Ditching Imposter Syndrome” where she breaks down what she refers to...

In this interview, I talk with Amy about her career as a new media triple threat—YouTuber, keynote speaker and best-selling author. We discuss her rebranding efforts, dealing with evolving content, coaching people with her mantra of going after the life you want, and leveraging online communication to make this a reality. The social media maven, vlogging sensation and marketing guru does what she...

Establishing a reputation and presence for yourself outside of work or the definition of your job or agency is important. In this episode, I talk about why building your personal brand doesn’t need to be complex and provide you with a break down of what you’ll need to get started on developing your own personal brand. Mentioned in the podcast: 9 Brand Design Elements Your Brand MUST Have for Desig...

We discuss his non-linear career path stemming from being exposed to both analytical and creative schools of thought early on in his family life, the importance of a lifetime of learning, and interestingly enough how he and his team landed an interior design job because of a strong sense of story. That last one opens up a multitude of possibilities and challenges the usual perspective on how to ge...

The reality is that many creative people express themselves in  a range of creative ways. In this episode, I talk about how being a multi-creative becomes a strength, the right approach to it that unlocks its greatest advantages and when to make the tough decision to walk away from a creative outlet that is holding you back from achieving your goals. Here are some of the topics I dive into: Differ...

At his core, Chris is a problem solver. We discuss rising up to the challenge of finding solutions to our clients’ problems but more importantly, how this entails constant improvement, getting your personal brand out there, and being intentional about showing up every single day and getting the work done. We talk about: His own mentors  The importance of opening yourself up to input in an industry...

This episode gives valuable insights on what it means to have a great career and achieve success especially to those who have been messaging me about identifying their passion, stepping into their purpose, and finding success in all these. I'll give you a hint: the secret lies in taking advantage of tangential opportunities that present themselves and leveraging them for the new skills they can te...

In this episode I touch on how the podcast is about the power of design and branding to build successful and profitable businesses. This is significantly relevant especially with today’s creative economy exploding and the growing need for creative professionals to meet that demand for creative content. The podcast will take on a variety of topics through formats including solo sharing, guest host...