Building your Brand

It's an episode in the wild today as I record on the go with my roving microphones from OFFF Barcelona with freelance illustrator Carina Lindmeier.   I was really excited to chat to Carina all about how people can use illustration in their branding, which I think is often really overlooked way to add creativity and con

Without veering into toxic positivity, todays episode is all about the power of being kind! I chat with my pal watercolour illustrator Imogen Partridge about how kindness and support have helped her become a cheerleader of small businesses.  Among many juicy tangents we chat about the impact and repercussions of compar

Sometimes I get to dive into some really deep conversations on this podcast and today I'm chatting about about the personal growth and inner work essential for running a creative business with illustrator and designer Emily Wylde. We talked about Emily's journey of starting her own business during the pandemic, the imp

I've talked a lot about values  and brand values on this podcast. And recently I've had some situations in my business where my values have been put to the test, leading me to make decisions that others might disagree with.  And so, when I asked who would be the best person to talk to me about this, everyone told me to

One of the best things about having my own podcast is having an excuse to talk to my design and illustration heroes. Remember that rejection challenge that I've been wanging on about Well, Jessica Hish has been at the top of my dream guest list ever since I started the podcast three years ago, and last year I plucked u

It's the return of friend of the podcast and newly published aurthor Hannah Isted!  As her friend, I am so proud and as a podcast host I can't wait to talk about the process of writing a book because it's something I know lots of you want to do too. In this episode we talk all about how Hannah applied her inimitable st