Riza May Marvel of Z Squared Studio

On this episode of Business Voices Juneau, Juneau Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Becca Parks talks with Riza May Marvel of Z Squared Studio, a Juneau-born brand and web designer helping small businesses build a more professional presence.Marvel shares the unexpected path that took her from studying psychology in Australia to earning a graphic design degree—and eventually returning home to Juneau to build her own business. She talks candidly about making the leap from an in-house designer to full-time entrepreneurship, balancing creative work with the less glamorous realities of running a business, and figuring out how to build a career while raising two young children.The conversation also explores branding, website design, SEO, podcasting, and artificial intelligence, including why Marvel believes AI won’t replace graphic designers but will dramatically change how they work. She explains how new tools are eliminating hours of repetitive production work while leaving the creative judgment and strategy to the designer.It’s a conversation about creativity, technology, family, entrepreneurship, and the sometimes messy process of building a business that fits the life you actually want to live.