Creatives Ignite

Want to publish your first children's book? Do you know how to find a designer? an illustrator? Are you starting to illustrate a children's book and you want to know the process? Sustainable design, recycled paper for illustration, cut paper, security envelopes, new use, ADHD, ADD, Victor Vroom, Victor and the Vroom, old friends, the importance of relationships, collage, children's book, illustrat...

THE DESIGN RECHARGE SHOW: Rapid Recharge // Planning for 2020 Episode 323. Aired Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT Do you struggle with figuring out all you want to do next year? Do you know how to get it all done? Are you thinking about your 2020 creative goals? Have you set your 2020 financial goals? It's the beginning of a new decade. WOW! How are you planning on starting...

Episode 322. Aired Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Have you gotten to a point in your business that YOU physically can't do anymore on your own? You either have to start saying "No" or you need to scale your business? Why do we stop ourselves from scaling? Or telling ourselves that we can't? There are a lot of hoops to jump through, but why do you think NOW you won't be able to. You have gotten thro...

Episode 321. Aired Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Do you struggle with time management? Do you often feel behind and like there is not enough time to do all the things you need to do? Does your work calendar control your life? Do you want to get more balance? Do you think it can't be done? If you said yes to any of the above questions, this episode might be just what you need to get wrangle your tim...

Episode 320. Aired November 6, 2019. If you said yes, this episode might be right up your alley. I'm going to flip the tables on some of these and perhaps get you to look at them from a new perspective. You see looking at the positive side of these things is what helps me get through stressful times. Over working is my M.O. My friend Dimi asked why I do that. I told him I love helping people. I al...

Episode 319. Aired Saturday, November 2, 2019. Do you want to know how to use Linked In to find a job or? This week is no different, well except that it will be on Saturday. My good friend Hebah, will be back on the show to talk to us about how she navigates Linked In to find jobs. I think it's a platform that is so different and very powerful for our industry. It allows us to get aligned with our...

Episode 318. Aired Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT. Have you dreamed of working from home? Do you understand what it entails? Are you highly self-motivated? Do you have killer communication skills? OR Are you ready to scale and thinking about hiring a remote designer? Do you know how to vet the best ones? Are you a good fit for being a remote boss? To get the live link, sig...

Episode 317. Aired October 9, 2019. Are you considering social media marketing to reach new clients? Is video content creation something that scares you? Do you want to know how to create an engaged audience on social media? Catherine Arensberg has impressed me from DAY 1 of meeting her. She is, as we say in the south, a "spit fire." Join us tomorrow to find out exactly what this is. I will give y...

Episode 316. Aired October 2, 2019. Do you need help finding more clients? Do you need help reaching new leads? Do you want to know how your site can rank higher in a Google search? If you answered yes to any of these this episode will give you some practical tips on doing all these things. Brian Harper is one of the nicest people I know. He will go out of his way to help people. He helps EVERYONE...

Episode 315. Aired September 25, 2019. This week on Design Recharge we have our friend Kyle Courtright back on to share why he has a big side project, why he loves working for small mom & pop shops, and how he got better at branding. He will share how little tweaks in his day, his process, and in his routine have led to big changes. Sometimes we need encouragement and sometimes we need a tip or tw...

Episode 314. Aired Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Do you have a passion project that you spend time outside of work pursuing? Do you want to know how long you should give it to take off? What kinds of things you should do to make sure you are putting your best foot forward for this project or dream? This week my friend and regular Design Recharge Family Member, Taylor Ackerman is going to tell us...

There are so many influencers out there. Anyone can have a website, anyone can write a book or publish an article. How do you know who to trust? Do you know who to listen to? Do you wonder what makes someone able to call themselves an expert? Episode 313. Aired September 11, 2019. This week we have my friend, Chris Do back on the show talking about this very thing. What does it take to become an e...

Episode 312. Airs September 4, 2019. This week we have a returning guest, Thomas Jockin. Thomas is an educator, a lover of type, and a practitioner (he creates fonts). He has been working on a very interesting project that is helping fight for literacy in a new way. He was hired by Educational Therapist, Bonnie Shaver-Troup, to create a variable font which allows each person to set the spacing of...

Episode 311. Aired August 28, 2019. at 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT. . Tips on Crushing Your Inner Critic, especially when it comes to niching down. . Am I good enough to niche in it? . Will there be people who will laugh and poke fun at me because I am claiming I am a _________? . Are you saying to yourself, I am no expert, there are so many people smarter than me in this area? . If any of these sound...

Is it important to build a personal brand? Do you have to create a community while you are building that brand? Does a company need to have a face to their name/logo? Is it important that design firms, agencies, or freelancers create a face to their business? Does everyone need a personal brand? How have you been able to commit so much time to this while working your regular job? Episode 310. Aire...

Have you ever felt like you were doing the same design style over and over? As you look at your recent work can you see growth with in the last 3 months? Have you felt cut off from the rest of the design world and your creative juices are feeling the strain? Do you work inHouse and you make up the creative / marketing department? Episode 309. Aired August 14, 2019. If you have felt like this you a...

Episode 308. Aired August 7, 2019. Do you want to know how you can make a living drawing comics? Do you want to learn about how finding a niche audience has been key to André's success? Do you want to learn about some marketing techniques for in-person and on-line? André Caetano is a comic book artist, an illustrator, and a designer. He is also an entrepreneur and is from Portugal. He is a long-ti...

Episode 307. Aired July 24, 2019. If you want to APPLY for the PowerStation mastermind-style group go here: https://rechargingyou.com/powerstation/ After the survey last week, I have a feeling this mastermind-style group I've created is going to reach you where you're at. I am excited to have Dustin Lee on the show for a brief testimonial too. I am also going to talk to you about some other goals...

Episode 306. Aired July 17, 2019 https://rechargingyou.com/coaching/powerstation/what-you-want-in-a-group/ Do you know what your niche is? Do you know what direction you are going in your business or career? Have you considered throwing in the towel? Does anyone hold you accountable to the goals you have set for yourself? Do you know how to set SMART goals? Do you have a group of creatives that sh...

Aired, May 21, 2014. Episode 94 Derrick Castle has a growing design and art business. Find out how Derrick got interested in printmaking and how he has grown his business and his client list. Find out what he does for research when creating brands. Check out Derrick on Instagram at @strawcastle Back when I started, Design Recharge on a platform called Spreecast. I fell in love with the format but...

Graphic Design History, Design History, Visual Communication, Design in the 20th Century, 21st Century design, David Carson, Paul Rand, Saul Bass, motion graphics, design education Episode 305. Aired on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Do you want to learn more about Design History? Do you know how to use design history in your execution today? How do you connect design history to your design process? How...

Graphic Design History, Design History, Visual Communication, Design in the Industrial Revolution, Constructivist Design, Bauhaus, design education Episode 304. Aired on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Do you want to learn more about Design History? Do you know how to use design history in your execution today? How do you connect design history to your design process? How can you use inspiration from pa...

Graphic Design History, Design History, Egyptians, Beginning of Visual Communication, Cave Paintings, Birth of Design, Birth of Visual Communication Episode 303. Aired on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Do you want to learn more about Design History? Do you know how to use design history in your execution today? How do you connect design history to your design process? How can you use inspiration from pas...

Have you ever wanted to focus on one thing but weren’t sure how to do it? Do you know who your ideal audience is? Have you explored different revenue streams for your focus skill, your superpower? Do you want to know how a successful illustrator, has made illustration his full time gig for over 20 years? Episode 302. Aired June 19, 2019. This week I am excited to have Drew Pocza on, Drew is an inc...

Have you ever thought you knew your “thing” then it had to change because the industry shifted or the work dried up or changed? Have you ever embraced change even though it meant reinventing yourself and how people identified you? Have you ever put strategy before a passion? Do you love branding and managing a brand? Episode 301. Aired Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Can’t wait for this week with this g...