The CMD-Z Show
By Matt Vojacek & Shelby Hagerdon
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Episodes: 105
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Ever wish life had an undo button?
The CMD-Z Show, hosted by Matt Vojacek and Shelby Hagerdon, seeks to provide answers to the big questions that hound creative minds at night. With a new guest each week, hear unique perspectives from creatives on running a business, maintaining your mental health, finding your voice, and more. Presented by Made By Things — this is the CMD-Z Show.
Have a question you want us to discuss? Send us a message at question@cmdz.show
Learn more about Matt and Shelby at madebythings.com
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105 - Losing Our Center (w/ Ryan Summers)
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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104 - The Art of Suffering Well (w/ Jeffery Lawson)
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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103 - The Value of Exploration (w/ Elyse Kelly)
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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102 - Facing Change and Redefining Your Life (w/ David Lebensfeld)
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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101 - We're Back! Industry Updates and More!
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May 25, 2026 |
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100 - The Final Episode - What Do You Wish You Could Do All Day?
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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099 - Content Alchemy - Our New Show!
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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098 - Can The Motion Industry Go Back to the Glory Days of 2021 - 2022? (w/ Hayley Akins)
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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097 - How Has Your Third Year of Freelancing Been? (w/ Audrey Havey)
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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096 - When Will the Drought End for the Creative Industry? (w/ Kevin Rapp)
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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095 - Rapid Fire Questions!
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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094 - Rapid Fire Questions! (w/ Saulo Nate)
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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093 - How Do You Start When You're Not Good Enough? (w/ Jesse Gentry)
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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092 - What Does the Current State of the Creative Industry Look Like for Recent Graduates? (w/ Gail Albright)
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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091 - What are the Most Important Things You've Learned on Your Journey? (w/ Christopher Adornato)
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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090 - How Do You Fall Back in Love with Your Portfolio?
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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089 - How Do You Build a Content Plan? (w/ Drysen Carsten)
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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088 - How Do You Build a Creative Environment People Actually Want to Work In?
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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087 - What is the Future of the Motion Design Industry? (w/ EJ Hassenfratz)
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May 28, 2024 |
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086 - Can You Make $200k a Year as a Freelancer? (w/ Austin Saylor)
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May 20, 2024 |
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085 - What Holds Small Studios Back From Reaching Their Full Potential? (w/ Joel Pilger)
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May 13, 2024 |
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084 - What Should You Be Focusing On In Your Creative Career?
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May 06, 2024 |
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083 - What Should You Do When You're Feeling Creatively Stagnant?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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082 - If You Had One Shot... Would You Capture It or Just Let It Slip?
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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081 - What Are the Big Challenges Affecting Studios Right Now? (w/ Amanda Russell)
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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080 - How Do You Position Your Brand to Find Your Niche Audience? (w/ Shawna Poliziani)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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079 - What is the Best Business Model for Creatives?
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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078 - How Do You Build a Successful Marketing Strategy for Brands? (w/ Jess Fogal)
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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077 - What Should be the Roles and Tasks of a Creative Producer? (w/ Katie Weger)
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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076 - How Do You Run a Profitable Creative Business and Still Have Fun?
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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075 - How Can Artists Avoid Being Exploited? (w/ Kevin Rapp)
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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074 - Where Do You See The Creative Industry in 5-10 Years? (w/ Mack Garrison)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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073 - Why is Running a Creative Business So Damn Hard?
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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072 - How Do You Know When It's Time to Innovate Within Your Creative Business?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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071 - How Do You Create a Stand-Out Portfolio?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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070 - What Level of Communication Should You Expect from Freelancers? (w/ Jeremy Thibodeau)
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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069 - How Do You Tell a Client They're Wrong?
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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068 - What Are Some Things You DIDN'T Learn in Art School? (w/ Melissa Lee Johnson)
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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067 - How Do You Get Back to Work After the Holidays?
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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066 - What Were Your 2023 Goals and What's Coming in 2024?
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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065 - How Do You Start a Personal Project?
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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064 - How Do You Have a Creative Career with a Disability? (w/ Jeffery Lawson)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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063 - How Do You Negotiate Pricing?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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062 - Do Studio Owners Work on Creative Projects?
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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061 - Why is it So Hard to Find a Job in the Creative Industry Right Now?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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060 - What Would You Undo? (w/ CJ Casciotta)
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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059 - What Would You Undo? (w/ Kevin Rapp)
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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058 - What Would You Undo? - With Mack Garrison
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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057 - What Would You Undo? - Matt Vojacek and Shelby Hagerdon
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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056 - How Do You Pitch to Get Work?
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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055 - Special Episode! Make Create Club Questions
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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054 - Does Art Require Meaning?
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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053 - How Can Creatives Change the World Around Us?
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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052 - How Do You Find the Right Stories for Clients?
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May 29, 2023 |
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051 - What Do You Do When Business Slows Down?
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May 22, 2023 |
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050 - What is it like to be the First Employee at a Company? (w/ Colin van't Veld)
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May 15, 2023 |
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049 - How Do You Establish Your Worth as a Creative?
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May 08, 2023 |
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048 - How Do You Foster a Creative Community?
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May 01, 2023 |
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047 - How Do Creatives Effectively Self-Promote While Remaining True to Their Brand?
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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046 - How Do You Find Your Personal Style? (w/ Melissa Lee Johnson)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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045 - How Do You Manage the Financial Side of a Creative Project?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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044 - How Do You Change Career Paths? (w/ Nils Root)
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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043 - How Was Your First Year Back Being Full Time? (w/ Dylan Menges)
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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042 - How Do You Overcome Imposter Syndrome?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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041 - How Do You Actually Finish a Side Project?
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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040 - What is the Role of Technology in the Future of Creativity? (w/ CJ Casciotta)
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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039 - How was Your Second Year of Freelance? (w/ Audrey Stemen)
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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038 - How Do You Give Effective Feedback to Help Your Employees Grow?
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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037 - What Does Transparency in the Workplace Look Like?
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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036 - How to Handle A Project After Saying "Yes," When You Should Have Said "No"?
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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035 - End of Year Review: What Were Your Goals and Where are You Now?
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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034 - What Does Being a "Creative Director" Mean?
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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033 - Rapid Fire Questions - Business and Budgeting
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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032 - How Can Creatives Start a Business on a Budget?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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031 - How Can Small Creative Business Owners Create Better Financial Strategies?
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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030 - Does Creative Block Exist and Where Can You Find Inspiration?
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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029 - How Do You Handle "Bad" Clients?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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028 - How Do Creatives Handle Bad Days? (w/ Jeromy Laux)(Part 2)
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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027 - How Can Young and New Creatives Stand Out? (Part Two)
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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026 - How Can Young and New Creatives Stand Out?
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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025 - How Do You Build a Creative Team? (w/ Lacey Picazo)
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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024 - Is 10-Year-Old You Proud of You Now?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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023 - How Can You Build a Creative Community?
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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022 - How Do You Come Up with Creative Ideas? (w/ Lisa Quine)
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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021 - How Can Creatives Live Their Best Lives (w/ Jay Clouse)
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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020 - Why Do Creatives Suck at Sales? (w/ Kelly Sells)
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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019 - How Can Individuals be More Creative within a Team? (w/ Jon McNeal)
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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018 - How Do Creatives Handle Bad Days? (w/ Jeromy Laux)
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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017 - What is the link between mental health and creativity and what is the balance? (w/ Andrew Embury)
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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016 - How Do You Maintain a Healthy Work-Life Balance? (w/ Jeremy Slagle)
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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015 - How can you retain your voice in the business of creativity?
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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014 - How do you maintain your mental health? (w/ Taylor Cashdan)
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May 02, 2022 |
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013 - How do you know when it's time to make a big change?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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012 - What tools do you use to make work easier?
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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011 - How does background influence creativity? (w/ Charles Hairston)
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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010 - How do you price creative projects?
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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009 - How do you do contracts?
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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008 - How was your first year of freelance? (w/ Audrey Stemen)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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007 - Does emotion matter in creative work?
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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006 - Where do good ideas come from?
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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005 - What's the best little win as a creative business owner?
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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004 - How did you take the leap into starting a business?
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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003 - How do you deal with failure?
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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002 - What is your BIG goal? Then what?
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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001 - What do you wish you could do all day?
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Jan 13, 2022 |