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Better: The Brand Designer Podcast — 261 episodes
S14 E1: What’s the Future of Independent Design Studios? with Steven Wakabayashi
S13 E23: What Matters and What Doesn’t? Nine Years of Running a Design Studio with Olivia Austin
S13 E22: Building a 7 Figure Creative Agency that Will Sell with Brooke Apffel
S13 E21: Stationery as Storytelling: The Power of Tangible Design with Amanda DeWoody
S13 E20: Eat the Donkey: How (and Why) to Choose Discomfort in Your Business with Anthony Reeves
S13 E19: What Are Designers Charging for Branding and Web Services?
S13 E18: How to Get Recommended to Potential Clients by AI with Julia Bocchese
S13 E17: Calm the Room: Managing Client Fear in Creative Work with Ashton Hauff
S13 E16: How to Raise Your Prices (and How I've Done It Wrong)
S13 E15: Motherhood & Creative Business Q&A with Sydney Walden
S13 E14: I’ve Stopped Doing These Things in My Design Business
S13 E13: Pivoting to and Designing for a Faith-Based Niche with Lisa Johnson
S13 E12: Stock Isn’t Dead—You’re Just Using the Wrong Kind with Tina Loszewska & Jordan Aulin
S13 E11: How to Offer Art Direction Services with Meghan Svetich
S13 E10: Spring Clean Your Design Business with Me
S13 E09: The Pace That Holds You: Sustainable Success for High-Capacity Women with Ashleigh Henry
S13 E08: How to Get into the Business of Font Design with Meg Burk
S13 E07: Why Every Designer Needs An In-Person Experience (At Least Once A Year) with Kenzi Green & Marisa Burgett
S13 E06: Designing Brands That Hold Up Over Time with Matt Ellis
S13 E05: How an Adult Autism Diagnosis Changed My Approach to Creativity with Jennifer Murtell
S13 E04: How to Pay Yourself, Pay off Debt, and Save like a CEO (Even with Variable Income) with Gina Knox
S13 E03: How to Reignite Your Inner Creative Spark When It Fizzles Out with Vidya Ramachandran
S13 E02: The Wildest Client Feedback You’ve Ever Gotten
S13 E01: Peek Into My Daily Schedule
From the Archives | S9 E1: How to Get Faster at Brand & Web Design
From the Archives | S8 E5: Market Research for Small Studios with Emmanuel Probst
From the Archives | S9 E11: How to Level-Up Your Web Services with Chris Misterek from Showit
From the Archives | S7 E5: The Power of Having Your Ideal Clients Coming to you on Autopilot with Adrienne Johnston
S12 E18: Answering Your Inbox Questions
S12 E17: Jen’s 2025 Business Recap: 22 Lessons Learned
S12 E16: Agency vs. Courses vs. Live Programs: How to Choose the Best Path to Scale Your Online Design Business with Shay Brown
S12 E15: Branding Bestie Chit Chat: How to Trade Your Design Services with Lauren Braier
S12 E14: Are You Making these Brand & Web Design Business Mistakes?
S12 E13: Going from “Freelance” to “Studio” (and Surpassing $10k Months!) with Shani Josefovits
S12 E12: Spooooky Client Stories (Round 3!) with Audrey Humphreys
S12 E11: Person-First vs. Platform-First: Optimizing Your Social Media Content for Connection with Katie Campbell
S12 E10: Diving into Octavo, a Thriller for Designers with Marty Neumeier
S12 E09: Demystifying SEO for Web Designers—SEO Q&A with Julia Bocchese
S12 E08: How to Scale Your Studio with White Label Design with Kayla Batista
S12 E07: Launching a New CRM: Introducing Tezzera with Abbey McGrew
S12 E06: So You Want to Book Luxury Clients? These Are Your First Practical Steps with Bethany McCamish
S12 E05: Catch Up With Jen: My Wins and Struggles Recently
S12 E04: Six Sneaky Places Design Businesses Leak Time & Money with Shannon Mattern
S12 E03: How to Use AI in Your Branding Business & The Future of AI in Boutique Branding with Liz Martinez-Nelson
S12 E02: How to Name Your Business (or Your Clients’ Business)
S12 E01: How to Thrive During Slow Seasons
S11 E21: Answering Your Inbox Questions
S11 E20: My Favorite Adobe Illustrator Hidden Gems
S11 E19: 5-Year Update on Motherhood & Business (Q&A Style!)
S11 E18: Tour the Hello June Offer Suite (Peep My Packages!)
S11 E17: How to Leverage Semi-Custom Web Design with Alex McGinness
S11 E16: How to Streamline Your Brand & Web Design Process
S11 E15: Making “the Leap” from Agency to Studio (and Balancing Mom Life) with Katie Higginbotham
S11 E14: Branding Bestie Chit Chat: Breaking Down Sticky Client Situations with Lauren Braier
S11 E13: Evolving Your Design Offers with Joy Warren
S11 E12: From Bedridden to Building Brands: Overcoming Illness and Running a Design Studio with Alouette Marsh
S11 E11: Branding Bestie Chit Chat: Designing a Life You Love with Lauren Braier
S11 E10: Protecting Your Brand: Trademark Essentials for Designers with Alli Elmunzer (aka Attorney Alli)
S11 E9: Combining Faith & Business with Morgan Morris
S11 E8: Branding Bestie Chit Chat: Reading Our Old Goals with Lauren Braier
S11 E7: What Happens *After* You Design a Website? (Steal Our Exact Pre-Launch Process)
S11 E6: How to Serve Neurodivergent Clients with Tonya Bamboe
S11 E5: Peek Behind the Curtain into Recent HJC Client Projects
S11 E4: Branding Bestie Chit Chat: What’s the Future of the Boutique Brand Design Industry? with Lauren Braier
S11 E3: How to Collaborate with Illustrators with Kat Super
S11 E1: My Ins & Outs for 2025 (& My Word of the Year)
S11 E2: How to Take (Paid!) Extended Time Away from Your Business (Maternity Leave Recap)
From the Archives | S8 E15: How to Craft a Luxury Offer Suite that Sells with Katelyn Alyssa from Studio Kaly
From the Archives | S5 E1: What to Do When a Client Doesn’t Love Your Work
From the Archives | S9 E3: Steal My Web Design Process
From the Archives | S3 E9: Difficult Client Stories
From the Archives | S6 E5: Hiring a Team that Supports Your Vision with Olivia Austin
From the Archives | S5 E17: How to Plan Your Work Schedule for True Rest + Vacation
S10 E18: Answering Your Inbox Questions
S10 E17: Changes I Made in My Business to Hit My First $100K Revenue Year
S10 E16: How to (Properly) Manage Your Design Studio’s Finances with Rita Julian
S10 E15: Why NOT to Niche (What?!) with N. Chloé Nwangwu
S10 E14: The Transition to Agency Life with Lauren Braier
S10 E13: Maternity Leave, New Motherhood, & Mom/Design Biz Life - from Design Unfiltered with Abbey McGrew
S10 E12: Don’t Make These Brand Messaging & Positioning Mistakes! - from The Unapologetic Designer Podcast with Kenzi Green
S10 E11: Relationship Marketing & Finding Magic in the Motherhood/Biz Balance with Madison Standke
S10 E10: How to Run a Successful (and Profitable) Design Intensive with Jenna Johnson
S10 E9: Setbacks with Silver Linings: Business Challenges that Taught Me Valuable Lessons
S10 E8: Is Our Industry Shifting? Design Business Changes I’ve Made Over the Last Year
S10 E7: What Should You Charge? (Pricing Survey Results!)
S10 E6: 4-Year Update on Motherhood & Business
S10 E5: Why, When, and How to Start an Internship Program (It Will Change Your Life!)
S10 E4: What Software Should You Use for Your Design Business?
S10 E3: Brand Messaging for Dummies (er, Designers!)
S10 E2: You’re Invited to My Font Nerd Party (All About Typography)
S10 E1: Our Red Flag List (Avoid These Clients!) with Lauren Braier
From the Archives | S5 E23: Using Intuition in Your Design Process with Alex McGinness
From the Archives | S6 E13: LIVE from the Studio… it’s Brand Presentations!
From the Archives | S7 E20: How I Went From Feast/Famine to Booking 5 Months Out
From the Archives | S8 E11: Design Retainers, Privacy, & Carving Your Own Path with Olivia Herrick
S9 E15: Answering Your Inbox Questions
S9 E14: How to Sell Out Your Design Services with Expert Brand Positioning with Chelsea Blackwell from Honey & Co. Creative
S9 E13: How I’m Managing My First Trimester (I’m Pregnant!) While Working
S9 E12: How to Increase Sales Through Email Marketing with Emily Claire Hughes
S9 E11: How to Level-Up Your Web Services with Chris Misterek from Showit
S9 E10: Entering a New Era of Brand Strategy with Marion Tan
From the Archives | S5 E3: Running a Successful Design Business with Neurodivergence with Lea Gucciardi
From the Archives | S6 E6: Refining Your Sales & Proposal Process
S9 E9: Are You Making These Design Business Mistakes?
S9 E8: How to Level Up Your Onboarding & Offboarding Experiences
S9 E7: Business IRL: How to Maintain a Streamlined & Inspiring Office Space (At Any Size)
S9 E6: How to Make Consistent Five Figure Months on Day Rates Alone with Sarah Masci
S9 E5: All About Inquiries: Stats, Trends, & How to Get More
S9E4: How to Project Manage Your Studio to Success
S9 E3: Steal My Web Design Process
S9 E2: How to Confidently Show Up as the Face of Your Brand with Marisa Switzer
S9 E1: How to Get Faster at Brand & Web Design
From the Archives | S3 E8: How to Book Your Dream Clients with Meredith Uyeyama from Quixotic Design Co
From the Archives | S5 E6: Level-Up Your Pricing & Start Charging $10k+ with Carli Anna
From the Archives | S2 E3: Typography, Typography, Typography!
From the Archives | S5 E11: Designing a Website from Start to Finish with Kenzie Amick
S8 E19: Answering Your Inbox Questions
S8 E18: How to Launch Your Services with Kelsey McCormick from Coming Up Roses - Use Code BETTER for $50 off Launch Your Own Way!
S8 E17: Rethinking Social Media Marketing with Xanthe Appleyard from Oh Sierra
S8 E16: Creating a Design Business that Supports a Flexible Lifestyle with Cass & Amanda from Foxtrot
S8 E15: How to Craft a Luxury Offer Suite that Sells with Katelyn Alyssa from Studio Kaly
S8 E14: How I Built and Launched The Design Minimind
S8 E13: How to Make Small Shifts for Big Impact in Your Design Business with Miriam Noble
S8 E12: Spooooky Client Stories (Round 2!) with Lauren Braier
S8 E10: Behind the Scenes of Hello June (Q3 & Q4 Update)
S8 E9: How to Increase Profitability and Peace with Ashton Smith
S8 E8: Life Beyond Being Laid Off with Brad Almond
S8 E7: My Design Business Startup Guide (What I Wish I Knew)
S8 BONUS: Q&A on Partnering with a Shopify Developer with Jen Chuah & Lea Gucciardi
S8 E6: How to Find Business & Mom Life Harmony with Cassie Gudmundson
S8 E5: Market Research for Small Studios with Emmanuel Probst
S8 E4: Scaling from Freelancer to Multiple-6-Figure Agency with Lea Gucciardi from Arq Design Studio
S8 E3: There’s No Shame In…
S8 E2: How to Craft a Top-Notch Client Experience with Danielle Joseph from Willowspace
S8 E1: Catching Up with Jen & How to Take a Summer Sabbatical
From the Archives | S5 E20: Connecting and Selling in an Organic Way on Social Media with Ashleigh Henry
From the Archives | S6 E10: Burnout, Baby, Burnout
From the Archives | S4 E2: Work Less & Make More with Kelsey Kerslake from Pinegate Road
From the Archives | S1 E11: Attracting Dream Clients and Building Your Design Business with Abbey McGrew
S7 E23: Answering Your Inbox Questions
S7 E22: 3-Year Update on Motherhood & Business
S7 E21: Brands and Bias — Avoiding Blindspots in Branding with N. Chloé Nwangwu
S7 E20: How I Went from Feast/Famine to Booking 5 Months Out
S7 E19: Working for (or Hiring) Another Designer with Lauren Braier
S7 E18: Leveraging Your Expertise & Value in Pricing
S7 E17: Podcast Updates / Esther’s Farewell
S7 E16: Learning to Trust Yourself as a Designer with Bonnie Bakhtiari
S7 E15: Would You Ever…
S7 E14: Making your Website Stand Out from a Copywriter’s Perspective with Alice Brown
S7 E13: Catching Up with Esther & Jen / Our Q1 Recaps
S7 E12: Working with a Developer with José Roa
S7 E11: In the Eyes of the Beholder: Taking Customer + Clients’ POV Into Consideration
S7 E10: Font Design, Digital Products, Burnout, & Industry Culture with Jen Wagner
S7 E9: Boundaries & Expansion
S7 E8: How Much Does it Cost to Run a Design Studio?
S7 E7: Being a Multipassionate Creative
S7 E6: Creating Designs Worth Remembering
S7 E5: The Power of Having Your Ideal Clients Coming to You on Autopilot with Adrienne Johnston
S7 E4: How to Structure, Price, Market, and Sell Design Intensives
S7 E3: How to Invite Simplicity into Your Life, Business, and Design Style
S7 E2: Elevating African Narratives Through Modern Design with Fungi Dube
S7 E1: Business Lessons We Learned the Hard Way (So You Don’t Have To)
S7 E0: Catching Up & What to Expect in Season 7
From The Archives | S4 E3: All About Brand Strategy with Melinda Livsey
From The Archives | S1 E6: Getting Paid on Time
From The Archives | S3 BONUS: How Giselle Made $10k+ With Her First Digital Course Launch (And How You Can Too)
From The Archives | S2 E7: Crafting a Growth Mindset with Avani Miriyala
S6 E20: Answering Your Inbox Questions
S6 E19: Turning Your Services Page into a Sales Page with Kelsey McCormick
S6 E18: Supporting a Partner Who Runs a Design Business with Jake Dekoning
S6 E17: Peek into Our Gratitude Journals & Goals For 2023!
S6 E16: How to Earn More as a Designer Without Working Longer Hours with Bonnie Bakhtiari
S6 E15: Using Unique Premium Positioning to Attract High-Ticket Clients with Liz Cholhan
S6 E14: Squarespace, Showit, and Shopify Walk into a Bar…
S6 E13: LIVE from the Studio… it’s Brand Presentations!
S6 E12: Spooooky Client Stories!
S6 E11: The Importance of Brand Photography for Brand Designers with Adeline Nieto
S6 E10: Burnout, Baby, Burnout
S6 E9: How to Make an Impact in the World as a Designer
S6 E8: Going From $0 to 6 Figures Post Maternity Leave with Chaitra Radhakrishna
S6 E7: Web Design Wisdom from a Magazine Design Background with Jen
S6 E6: Refining Your Sales & Proposal Process
S6 E5: Hiring a Team that Supports Your Vision with Olivia Austin
S6 E4: Our Hot Takes on Running a Design Business
S6 E3: Coaching Each Other Through the Tough Stuff
S6 E2: Never Have I Ever: Designer Edition!
S6 E1: How to Prioritize your Mental Health in Busy Work Seasons with Emily Ospina-Ruiz
S6 E0: Welcome Back! What to Expect in Season 6 & Jen/Esther Updates
From The Archives: S3 E10: Value-Based Pricing and Shifting Your Mindset with Morgan Rapp
From The Archives: S3 E5: Designer Confidence and Imposter Syndrome
From The Archives: S2 E5: Creative Ways to Get Clients
From The Archives: S2 E1: Setting Healthy Boundaries in Your Design Business
S5 E25: Answering Your Inbox Questions
S5 E24: Identity Crises and How to Create Living Brands with Alejandra McPherson
S5 E23: Using Intuition in Your Design Process with Alex McGinness
S5 E22: Esther and Jen’s 6-Month Business Updates
S5 E21: 2-Year Update on Motherhood & Business with Jen
S5 E20: Connecting and Selling in an Organic Way on Social Media with Ashleigh Henry
S5 E19: Bridging Culture + Design with Esther
S5 E18: How to Use Fonts Legally and Confidently for Client Projects with John Giardiniere from Fontspring
S5 E17: How to Plan Your Work Schedule for True Rest + Vacation
S5 E16: Traveling Full Time while Running a Design Studio with Natalia Agostinelli
S5 E15: Advice to Our Younger Selves
S5 E14: Iterating on the One-Concept Method
S5 E13: Using Conceptual Projects to Attract Clients with The Brief Collective
S5 E12: Smash or Pass!
S5 E11: Designing a Website from Start to Finish with Kenzie Amick
S5 E10: What School Did and Didn’t Teach Us
S5 E9: Working with an Online Service Provider with Kailyn Sprinkle
S5 E8: Crafting Your Schedule Intentionally
S5 E7: Being a Consciously Kind Boss With Daniela Marti from Lunaria Design Studio
S5 E6: Level-Up Your Pricing & Start Charging $10k+ with Carli Anna
S5 E5: How to Know When to Say No to an Opportunity
S5 E4: All About Packaging Design With Lauren Braier from Elby Creative
S5 E3: Running A Successful Design Business with Neurodivergence with Lea Gucciardi
S5 E2: Finding Creative Inspiration
S5 E1: What to Do When a Client Doesn't Love Your Work
S5 E0: Introducing Esther Knox-Dekoning & Podcast Updates!
S4 E3: All About Brand Strategy with Melinda Livsey
S4 E2: Work Less & Make More with Kelsey Kerslake from Pinegate Road
S4 E1: Catching Up with Jen & Giselle: Updated "Day in the Life"
Celebrating Giselle: Friends & Family
Celebrating Giselle: Podcast Community
BONUS E2: How Giselle Made $10k+ with Her First Digital Course Launch (and How You Can Too)
S3 E12: Answering Your Inbox Questions
BONUS E1: Navigating Maternity Leave & Scaling a Business With a Newborn
S3 E11: All Things Legal with Shay M. Lawson, Esq
S3 E10: Value-Based Pricing and Shifting Your Mindset with Morgan Rapp
S3 E9: Difficult Client Stories
S3 E8: How to Book Your Dream Clients with Meredith Uyeyama from Quixotic Design Co
S3 E7: Designer Confidence and Imposter Syndrome
S3 E6: Working with Copywriters with Diana Martinez from Required Reading
S3 E5: Working with Web Developers
S3 E4: Mastering Print Design with Dave Hopkins from Print Academy
S3 E3: Nailing The Sales Call
S3 E2: The Best Branding Tools of the Trade with Michael Bruny-Groth from The Logo Package
S3 E1: Catching Up with Jen & Giselle
S2 E12: Answering Your Inbox Questions #2
S2 E11: Designer Day Rate with Jamie Starcevich from Spruce Rd
S2 E10: Unlock Your Inner CEO with Jane Scudder from The New Exec
S2 E9: Rebranding Your Design Business with Amber D'Ambrosio from One 11 Studios
S2 E8: All About the Design Process with Steph Wharton
S2 E7: Crafting a Growth Mindset with Avani Miriyala
S2 E6: Parenting While Building Your Design Business with Becca Levian from Skye High Interactive
S2 E5: Creative Ways to Get Clients
S2 E4: Strategically Diversifying Your Income with Alex Cottles from The Routine Creative
S2 E3: Typography, Typography, Typography!
S2 E2: Building Your Design Team with Kathy Luong from MADE BY WMN
S2 E1: Setting Healthy Boundaries in Your Design Business
S1 E12: Answering Your Inbox Questions
S1 E11: Attracting Dream Clients and Building Your Design Business with Abbey McGrew
S1 E10: How to Identify Good Clients and Avoid Red Flag Clients
S1 E9: Our Favorite Time Management & Productivity Tips
S1 E8: Day in the Life of a Brand Design Studio Owner
S1 E7: Presenting Concepts to Clients
S1 E6: Getting Paid on Time
S1 E5: An Honest Conversation on Pricing (Part 2)
S1 E4: An Honest Conversation on Pricing (Part 1)
S1 E3: Instagram Marketing for Designers with Amber Hukari Creative
S1 E2: Dealing with Potential Client Rejection
S1 E1: Welcome to Better: The Brand Designer Podcast