Preparing for Brené Brown with Braid Creative (S5E148)

Signature offers, growing a team, landing big clients, proprietary methods, taking care of legal, and more. This interview with Kathleen Shannon and Tara Street of Braid Creative will give you a behind-the-scenes peek into growing a successful graphic design and branding agency, and how a contract helped them feel confident enough to stick to their guns to work with Brené Brown. In this episode, we'll cover: The benefit of having one signature offer for clients to access your creative services How creating solid contracts can help you be more clear and consistent about the deliverables you provide to your client The difference between men and women when it comes to negotiating contracts (!) How growing your team first can bring in bigger clients later The importance of having clearly defined roles for your team members Why no contract can replace trusting your gut and intuition (Kathleen's Oprah clause!) BONUS:  If you're starting something new, or this episode has spotlighted areas of your business that have you worried, now is a great time to make sure your business is in good shape legally. Download our free legal checklist to make sure your business has a strong legal foundation at www.awbfirm.com/podcast148! Resources mentioned in this episode: Braid Creative website: https://braidcreative.com/blog The Chalkboard Method: https://braidcreative.com/worksheets/BraidCreative_ChalkboardMethod.pdf Contract templates for your graphic design or branding business: Project Proposal template: https://awbfirm.com/collections/all/products/client-proposal-template Client Services contract template: https://awbfirm.com/collections/all/products/client-contract-template Website Privacy Policy template: https://awbfirm.com/collections/all/products/website-privacy-policy-for-u-s-businesses-gdpr-compliant Website Terms and Conditions template: https://awbfirm.com/collections/all/products/website-terms-conditions-of-use-with-disclosure-policy Independent Contractor contract template: https://awbfirm.com/collections/all/products/independent-contractor-contract-template Creative Service Provider contract template bundle: https://awbfirm.com/collections/all/products/creative-service-provider-bundle This podcast is information, not legal advice specific to your situation.