Joy Colour Impact & Dogs

In this episode, we talk about rebranding, crucially why and when. It’s my experience that a rebrand always comes after a but… That means one of two things to a business A founder needs a new vibe, a mixture of symptoms that means that special sauce is missing from the business Or a major change is needed. We cover why your rebrand should not only be a holistic process but why it might be the answ...

Full Show Notes with photos of Justin and his doggos: https://www.jnicholesmith.com/e10-dogs-and-racism/ In our latest Dealing with Whiteness episode, we're looking into why there aren't more Black pet owners and pet business owners. - We explore the historic role dogs have played in racism in America - We unpack some of the complicated history between Black folks and dogs - We'll take a look at t...

Hey guys! Welcome to episode 9. Great to be here as always and in this episode we are covering something super close to my heart. Making design and branding accesible for everyone! Especially for those who are out there being a rebel and putting their head above the parapet for the things they believe in. We talk about - the normal rebrand process and what's 'done' - the things you can do to make...

Hey! Welcome back to episode 8 where we talk about one of my first loves, photography! It's where my business journey started and I'm going to take you through some things to consider about it. - Why your photography is really important and why it will ocntinue to be important into the future - Are your photos helping or hurting your business - Understand the combined power of visuals and colour a...

Are you selling your premium brand all wrong? In this episode I'm going to talk you through the key ways to take your brand up in to that premium space succesfully. - Pricing and how it effects both you as the entrepreneur and the consumer - Why you need confidence in what you do and why your pricing is the way it is - Branding has a lot to do with percieved value - Every business has something th...

Did you know that perfectionism has deep roots in white culture. Based partly in religion the white western world seeks 'one right way' to do a thing. This is not something that exists in Black culture. In the episode we talk about the origins of perfectionism and how it oozes into our lives unseen, causing mental health and social togetherness issues. - Why White people don't question things grow...

Welcome to the first episode in a series I'm calling dealing with whiteness. In a series of interviews with the amazing Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle and her son Justin Na'im Hurdle Price we'll unpack what it really means to be white and what racism actually is and isn't. In this introduction episode we'll go over - How everyone met and the origins of their course On the Matter of Race. - What the cour...

Remember when you arrive somewhere, ona website or in a building and you just felt either the good or bad vibes in that moment. That's the energy your feeling and colour is energy - literally! There is real life science here and it effects how you feel about something. In this episode we talk about how colours can effect how you feel and how that applies to your branding, life and general wellbein...

Have joy, be present and fuel what your doing with passion and if your dog is snoring in the background then let it be and power on through anyway! I've never really had a proper job, I'm the definition of that cringeworthy term 'the serial entrepreneur'. I am essentially unemployable. In this episode we look a little at my history and how some all consuming problems that I hit early on in my care...

July 4th should be fireworks, cold beer and celebrations for an American, even one living in an often cold and rainy England. But I've never liked fireworks or been paticularily patriotic so as I set out for my walk a whole different set of thoughts come to my mind. America is one of those products that simply does not live up to it's brand hype. In short relection on a walk I took on this day a y...

Welcome to Joy, Colour, Impact and Dogs. A love letter to everything in life that matters to me. Everyone is welcome, but you'll truly want to hang around if you are a misfit entreprenuer and if you are a dog person then you've definately found the show for you. Take the colour quiz - https://www.jnicholesmith.com/quiz Work with me further here - https://www.jnicholesmith.com