The Unapologetic Designer Podcast

Ever wondered what working on projects over $100K is like? In this episode, Kady Sandel of Aventive Academy reveals her experience collaborating with a branding agency on a $250,000 project, securing clients exclusively through SEO, and leveraging networking to launch her design business. Wealthy Client Blueprint Follow Kady On Instagram ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Desig...

Picture your designs being worn by celebrities, showcased on television, and stocked in the most popular stores. Now, imagine that despite this success, your role as the creative force behind these products remains unknown. This was the reality for Emy Dyer, and she's ready to reveal more about her journey and the experiences that shaped her design career. Emy's YouTube Video Her Website ⁠⁠Join So...

Emma is a designer located in the UK and shares her journey going from corporate to print shop side hustle to full time brand & web designer. We also dive into our feelings regarding the current state of various social media platforms as designers. Follow Emma Her Print Shop ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I launched a new service and it totally flopped. I did teasers, email marketing, a waitlist, and all the things you're "supposed to do" but it didn't matter. Here's how I handle things when they don't workout as intended. ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unlock Secret Podcast Episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Share You...

My co-founder behind The Brief Collective and I discuss what we've learned from rebranding multiple times as designers over the years. Everyone knows branding yourself as a designer is hard and this episode uncovers what limiting beliefs, barriers, and mindset blocks we've had to break through to get to where we are. ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The...

Ayanna shares how she was able to overcome imposter syndrome as a designer which allowed her to book her first $15,000 client project. If you're struggling with comparison, confidence, or simply want to learn hear how other designers are booking high ticket clients, this episode is for you! Follow Ayanna ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collect...

Kendra shares her transformational story in this episode going from a self proclaimed college dropout to a mother and successful brand design business owner. If you need encouragement or an ounce of hope, this episode is for you. Follow Kendra ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unlock Secret Podcast Episod...

Our team at The Brief Collective just got back from hosting our first ever in person designer retreat where we got to meet some of our DBA graduates in real life, make content, and connect on a whole new level. In this episode, we are sharing more about the experience and what it took to make it happen! ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collecti...

Colleen worked in the corporate world but wanted to start her own design business for more freedom. However, she found herself working twice as hard for less pay as a freelancer. In this episode, she shares the exact steps she took to get out of the starving artist mentality and create a design business that is truly sustainable. Follow Colleen ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership Fo...

Often times we think we're doing someone a favor by pricing our services low but in reality we are doing BOTH ourselves and clients a disservice. In this episode, Marisa and I share how pricing one of our programs too low created serious consequences for our brand. Starving Artist Workshop Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Ac...

Your flow state is a magical place, it's where you're having so much fun doing an activity that you lose track of time and do your best work. Flow state allows me to get more done faster and of higher quality so today I want to share some tips about how to enter your flow state. ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠...

After building a successful design business, hiring team members, growing her social media, and working with lots of different industries, Katie found herself in a dry spell and truly thought her design business was ending forever. Listen to find out what she did to save her business and how she’s redefining success as a creative. This is one of the most vulnerable and candid conversations to ever...

Going viral might appear to happen "overnight" but in this episode we discuss why Emily's video went viral and what she has been doing for years leading up to this point. We also take a deep dive into the aftermath of a viral video and discuss some reasons you may NOT want to go viral. Follow Emily Her Podcast ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief C...

It does not matter how many followers you have, how long you've been in business, or how good of a designer you are, your inquiries can suddenly disappear at any point in time. I started 2024 with zero clients, here's what I did. ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unlock Secret Podcast Episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠S...

When we first started The Brief Collective - Design Biz Academy we envisioned a program that would support designers at any level but we ultimately wanted to help designers break the starving artist mentality and we weren't doing that by offering graphic design courses. Listen to find out why we made this big change to DBA and what it means for the future of our community. ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly...

Most people have the goal of scaling their business into a design agency but that path isn't for everyone. Today Jay is sharing how switching from an agency model to a personal brand was the key to unlocking more design clients and a fulfilling business. Follow Jay ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unlock...

Nicole from Nicole Weber Design is returning to the podcast to discuss her business expansion, a new office, new team members, rebranding, and restructuring her design packages to match these changes! We also discuss the difficulty of low ticket clients. Our previous episode Follow Nicole Showit Website Builder ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief...

Stop calling the bare minimum your “best”, it’s not. This episode is all about sacrifice and facing the reality of what it takes to build a design business. I’m also opening up about the impact coaching designers has had on both my business and myself. ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unlock Secret Podca...

Today Robin from Brands By Robin shares her incredible journey going from $50 projects to booking her first $10,000 client in under one year. Robin shares key mindset shifts that allowed her to book a $10K client, charge more, and discusses her personal Design Biz Academy experience. Follow Robin ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Desi...

Learn how to overcome your “lack of confidence” and tackle those tasks you’ve been avoiding. In this episode, I’m walking you through how to build your confidence and sharing how I’ve personally built mine over the last 5 years as a brand designer. ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unlock Secret Podcast E...

Coach Marisa and I (Coach Kenzi) are going to be coaching a designer into booking their very first $10,000 design client and you get to listen to it all!!! In this episode we interview a designer, discuss ways to overcome their challenges, and provide a game plan that will set them up for success. If you're struggling to grow your design business or simply feel alone in the world of entrepreneursh...

In our previous episode, we discussed strategies for attracting bigger clients through website design services. Today, we'll be sharing our top methods for creating content and marketing your website design services effectively! Follow Robin Follow Jess ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unlock Secret Podc...

One of the EASIEST ways to book bigger design projects is by becoming an "all in one solution" for clients by offering brand and website design. In this episode, Marisa & I discuss how we got into website design on Showit, why website strategy is more important than looks, and how it allows us to book $10,000 + design clients. Enroll In DBA Tech Institute ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketin...

If you've been wanting to make fonts, sell fonts on Creative Market, or create passive income streams as a graphic designer, this is the episode for you! Abby from Abby Leighton Studio shares her design story and sheds light on the truth about "passive income" revenue streams. Abby's Font Course Follow Abby ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Coll...

Can growing a social media following actually change your life? Will it help you make more money? Will it get you more clients? In today's episode you're going to find out what life is like for a small, medium, and large creator. Follow Marisa Follow Robin ⁠⁠Join Social Butterfly Club (Marketing Membership For Designers)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unlock Secret P...