The Design Business Show

Kate Ahl is the owner and founder of Simple Pin Media , a Pinterest management and marketing company. Through their work with over 700 Pinterest accounts, they take a data-driven approach to crafting a Pinterest strategy that aims to help their clients and students find their perfect person on Pinterest. Kate teaches thousands of people about Pinterest marketing through various speaking engagement...

Shanice Miller is a business productivity consultant, specializing in project management, who helps clients ranging from small startups to multi-million dollar businesses save hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. Her passion for identifying and solving inefficiencies began when she sold her first business, an educational consultancy that had been recognized in Forbes and BET, at a less than...

Asha is the CEO of CheerNotes , an inclusive stationery brand that focuses in diverse representation of creatives, designs, and messaging. A creative at heart and engineer by training, Asha seeks to build CheerNotes into a company that not only produces stationery, but also addresses common challenges for consumers and creatives who want to connect authentically. CheerNotes currently curates desig...

What also contributes to Jessica's ability to do websites quickly is having a good niche and a very specific package outline - that's not to say she can't customize a package if a client needs more than 8 pages  Jessica shares that she does service-based websites and typically doesn't do membership or e-commerce websites  The two platforms Jessica builds websites out of are WordPress and Squarespa...

Meet Renée Serrant-Layne, an online marketing and launch strategist, marketing systems expert, and avid track and field fan. Armed with her FCE Framework, Renée works with online entrepreneurs to design and build their custom marketing ecosystems that take care of their audience on their entire journey to a purchase. And to do so in a way that feels fun, fulfilling, and aligned with the way they w...

Jessica Kupferman is the co-host and co-founder of the She Podcasts brand, which currently supports over 21,000 female podcasters and has a digital marketing reach of over 55,000 content creators. Her sweet spot is helping podcasters set up systems for growth and training them on how to obtain sponsorship. She also is an internet "Bat Girl" with an odd amount of experience in way too many software...

Paty Ventura is a creative mind with a business brain. She believes in helping businesses conquer their market, launching successful branding, websites & marketing campaigns through her DiamondBase platform. Here's what we covered on the episode:   Paty's Creative Journey  How I found Paty on Twitter through Ari Hale, a guest on Episode 186 of The Design Business Show who shared her episode on Twi...

Illiah (ill•e•ahh) is a brand designer to visionary business owners, mentor to ambitious graphic designers, and mom to two gorgeous muses, C&V. Her business exists to help entrepreneurs find + use their voice through their visuals so they can clearly + effortlessly communicate their own big mission — and do it with more elegance + style than her closet currently holds, which is saying something!...

Adam Pearce is the co-founder and CEO of Blend Commerce , the eCommerce Customer Experience Agency. Adam and his team have worked with over 200 Shopify retailers to help them provide memorable customer experiences that drive growth in revenue and profit. Here's what we covered on the episode: Adam's Start With Shopify   I share how Adam and I met and that he's on the show to talk about designing s...

Kris Ward is creating a movement where your business supports your life instead of consuming it.  Kris is the founder of the Win The Hour, Win the Day philosophy.   After the loss of her husband, Kris returned full-time to her work as a marketing strategist.  She was relieved that her business had not only survived her absence but was growing. Now, Kris has completely changed the landscape for ent...

Hey friends! Melissa here. If you're new or if you've been engaging with the podcast for a while, as always, I'm grateful for you! I'm recording this podcast at the end of June 2022, and I'm excited to see you take the tips from this short and sweet episode and apply them to your launches this year.  Fun fact: I'm recording this episode in my office, which is a sunroom at my house with all windows...

Katie is a Creative Director focusing on Brand and Marketing Design. She helps her clients translate their voice and vision into strategic visual concepts that communicate clearly and inspire their audiences so they can hit all their business goals. She brings a background designing for Prevention, Men's Health, Women's Health, Organic Gardening, Organic Style and Runner's World Magazines. She als...

Charlotte Isaac is a Business Operations Consultant who gave up her role as a corporate ops manager inside of a creative agency so that she could serve small business owners who love their people just as much as she does hers. Through her signature program, Ease Seekers Society , and her DIY Dubsado shop , Charlotte helps overwhelmed and overworked entrepreneurs build customized solutions so they...

Ari Hale is a mom, business + marketing coach, and a systems + automation genius. She helps freelancers stop trying to be everything to everybody so that they can focus and think like a CEO. In her programs, she helps give the mindset, systems, and templates you need to grow your business. She helps clients increase their revenue, and make more of an impact while working less hours. Ari is not ano...

Lisa Simone Richards is a PR & Visibility Strategist for online coaches who want to get seen everywhere. Through her free workshops, masterclasses and mentorship program, she gives you the insider secrets on how to get exposure and reach more people without spinning on social media or wasting more money on Facebook ads. Her clients learn the lather-rinse-repeat formula for more visibility which ma...

Meagan Carboney is an avid face shaver known for her live tutorials highlighting this little-known beauty technique. As a self-made makeup artist, she discovered how face shaving completely transformed her skincare and makeup routine-and wanted to share it with women everywhere. After tossing out razor after razor, Meagan knew there had to be a better way. With a degree in product development and...

Hey friends! Melissa here. If you're new or if you've been engaging with the podcast for It's the first week of May 2022, also my birthday week, and if you're like me, you're looking to produce some game-changing results in your business or professional career.  For me, this means bringing new offers, a brand refresh and strategic visibility to life. And to stop dragging my feet. How's that for re...

Terrence Thames is the CEO of Advanced Media Production Firm, LLC dba Cocoa Creative Agency. Terrence Thames is a man of faith, husband, father, and entrepreneur. Terrence has a passion for seeing others succeed in business and in life – especially people of color. Having grown up on the South Side of Chicago, Terrence was raised by his college-aged cousin in Iowa City at the age of 9 where he was...

Best selling Author, International Speaker, and host of both the Award-winning eCommerce MasterPlan Podcast and the brand new Keep Optimising Podcast . Chloë is one of the Top 30 eCommerce Influencers 2021 (Scurri), and her podcasts are regularly included in lists of the top eCommerce & marketing podcasts in the world. Chloë Thomas has been in eCommerce since 2003; she's worked client-side, agency...

Show notes: Melissa is the Founder and Creative Director behind Branch Creative Co. Design has been a passion of hers for years—from her early days (before even turning double digits) when she would put together the "family newsletter" using Microsoft Paint, to her first real job as a designer at a large print shop...she has always loved this industry! She started her company back in 2009 as a sid...

Nancy Badillo has been in the digital space for 12 years, helping small business owners build and scale their businesses by leveraging the power of online marketing. With a focus on e-commerce coaching as well content creation, she is able to provide her clients with valuable expertise from start-ups all through growth stages - making sure they're equipped with everything needed so that success ca...

Hey friends! Melissa here. If you're new or if you've been engaging with the podcast for a while, as always, I'm grateful you're here.  I want to try and produce a few more solo shows than normal this year - because I'm in the midst of a big transformation in my business and career and I can actually articulate a few things to share that may or may not be helpful for you.  I do have a quick ask fi...

Gio Marcus is copywriting mentor who teaches high-converting copy to entrepreneurs who want to reach millions and make millions. Gio's copywriting clients are guests of Oprah, Marie Forleo & Sir Richard Branson; regularly featured on major TV shows and magazines, stars of their own Netflix documentaries, and winners of Oscars nominations. Between them, Gio's clients have written over 35 New York T...

Larissa Bodniowycz is a traveling attorney with over a decade of diverse legal experience. She is the founder of Bold City Legal , a digital law firm that provides DIY and custom legal services to small businesses. Larissa prides herself and the firm on providing professional legal representation in a casual atmosphere. She's passionate about helping teach small businesses how to use the law to gr...

Shar Biggers is the creative director and founder of Provoke Design , a branding studio. A native of Atlanta, by way of St. Louis, she holds an MBA in business management and is a graduate of Miami Ad School's Portfolio Center of Design. In her extensive experience, she has worked with Fortune 500 companies, led design for Amazon rebrands like Amazon Fashion and Amazon Diversity, and helped more t...