Seriously in Business: Brand + Design, Marketing and Business

Updated: 27 Oct 2025 • 238 episodes
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(Previously: "Design Hacks for DIYers") The podcast for all things branding, design, marketing and business strategy for your small biz. Hosted by Jacqui Naunton, pro graphic designer and coach at White Deer Graphic Design. This is the podcast for small biz owners (aka, entrepreneurs) who love to have fun AND take their biz seriously. We'll be diving into DIY graphic design and the crucial role it plays in building a successful business... a business that is not only your passion but is taken seriously by the world. You'll also get to learn key branding insights from yours truly, as well as glean marketing, strategy and business advice from epic industry experts. I’ve supported HUNDREDS, if not thousands of women over the last 10 years to transform their brand & design, and in doing so helping them to build successful and sustainable businesses while living the life they love. And in this podcast, I get to do the same for you. Join us every week for a new episode ready to fuel you with inspiration, equip you to thrive, and get you looking "seriously in business".

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Ever opened Canva and immediately wanted to close your laptop again? Maybe it’s the 47 unnamed files… Or that logo you swear you uploaded but can’t find anywhere… Or just the time-suck of starting from scratch every single time. In this episode, I’m walking you through the exact system I use to organise my Canva like a

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If Canva could talk, it would probably throw some serious sass your way... In this cheeky but wildly helpful podcast episode, I share what your Canva chaos is actually trying to tell you about your brand, your systems, and your mindset. Because the truth is... how you use Canva reflects how you run your business. From

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So many women in business get tangled up in all the things they “should” be doing with design. But I firmly believe: mindset (your brain) will always override skills. In this episode, I walk you through three mindset traps I see over and over: perfectionism, comparison, and fear of visibility...plus a bonus mindset shi

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I chat with Trang Nova, a speaking coach, storyteller, and founder, about one of the most powerful tools in your business toolkit: storytelling. In our conversation, she walks us behind the scenes of her own daily routines, shares her journey from a shy immigrant kid to TEDx speaker, and gives actionable tips for trans

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You don’t have to be on Instagram to grow a business, but if your people are there, it’s a goldmine. The pressure around Insta is real: content, consistency, algorithm, what to post, when to post, how much to sell … it’s overwhelming. In this episode, I bust myths around Instagram and walk you through the three essenti

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I’m pulling back the curtain on what’s really been going on behind the scenes in life and business lately. From building our dream home to launching my course again, winning an award I never thought I’d even enter, and hosting a retreat with my baby in tow, there’s been a lot. If you’re a fellow business owner trying t

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