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Are you at a place in your business where you are going to have to turn down work OR either you have to start hiring people or outsourcing? I am excited to introduce my friend Craig Heyworth on the show. Are you afraid of what it means to outsource because you think you will be left in the cold and have to do all the work? So you have avoided it, right? But your business is at a place or you can see it coming and soon that you will HAVE to either turn down work or you will have to figure out how to build a team you can trust and that will stick around. Well Craig is going to tell us exactly how he has done it. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Links for Craig: https://www.yetiinc.com https://instagram.com/yetiinc https://www.yetiinc.com/buildyourteam _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/358 CAMP IS COMING... Creatives Ignite 2

This week we are rounding out our European Escapade on Design Recharge. Our good friend Dimi Lazarou is back talking about Branding and how it is NOT working for him anymore. Dimi has a unique spin and has been studying a lot, bringing math and science and lots of analogies into this world of symbols we are creating. It will be a fascinating talk and you can always join live. Join us live each week and become part of the Design Recharge Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording. https://rechargingyou.com/signup Connect with Dimi https://symbolonbranding.co.uk/ https://symbolonbranding.co.uk/map-of-symbolism Https://instagram.com/symbolonbranding Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/359 Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/recharging-you Or email me at diane [at] rechargingyou.com Recharging You helps you by providing training & coaching, I guide creative entrepre

How important is it to know how to read your clients? Do you know how to read a room and set the tone? Do you understand why you need to react to adjust to the energy in the room so you can better SERVE your customers? Episode 357 Aired Sept 9, 2020 I am excited to introduce my friend Anneli Hansson on the show. Anneli has been working in Sweden in marketing for over 15 years. But Anneli is not your typical marketer, she is a deeply sensitive person who has learned how to use this superpower of hers to help her customers grow their businesses. I can’t wait to see you at this LIVE Design Recharge. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Links for Anneli: https://www.instagram.com/theannelihansson/ Site: anneli.hansson.com Https://anneli.hansson.com _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/357-2 The ReGeneration Portal is a workshop seri

Are you someone who has embraced your flaws? Have you come to grips with reinventing yourself, again? How about accepting yourself, your imperfections, and in that finding your superpower and ability to help others. Well if not, this week is a great reminder of what one strong person found inside herself when she stopped trying to be anything but who she was made to be. Episode 356 Aired Sept 2, 2020 I am excited to introduce my friend Abi Lemon on the show. Abi runs her firm Brand Pharmacy. I met Abi because of her willingness to open up and want to change. Her need for growth and her ability to do all her healing and growing in public was fantastic and inspiring to watch. I can’t wait to see you at this LIVE Design Recharge. Links for Abi: https://www.instagram.com/theabilemon/ https://www.instagram.com/officialbrandpharmacy/ Current site: https://www.brandpharmacy.co New site: https://abilemon.com _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show note

I am excited to have my friends Mike Janda and Tom Ross on the show. We talk about collaboration. How do you find a good partner to collaborate with? Who makes a good partner? What are red flags to watch out for? What kinds of projects make great collaboration projects? Should you have an operating agreement for a collaboration? Follow Mike and Tom: Mike: michaeljanda.com
 Mike: instagram.com/morejanda
 Mike: morejanda.teachable.com Tom: Tomross.co
 Tom: instagram.com/tomrossmedia
 Tom: designcuts.com
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Tom: honestdesigners.com _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/355 The ReGeneration Portal is a workshop series this December that helps you make a plan for your creative business in 2021. Workshop series opens Dec 1, 2020. Join us and find out more at http://regenerationportal.com Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/recharging-you Or

Do you tell people your prices or wait to see what they will pay? Are you waiting for others to validate you or do you get your validation from yourself? Are you waiting for someone to see the value you bring to the team? Or are you telling the team/client how they can utilize your strengths? Are you the Qualifier or are you waiting to be qualified? I am excited to introduce my friend Henry Kaminski Jr on the show. Henry spoke at camp and had quite an impact. He is a masterful storyteller and helps companies get to the level they dream of. He is going to talk about how he found value in himself after years of waiting to be qualified and validated. To watch the full episode or read the transcripts, go to https://rechargingyou.com/354 Episode 354 Aired Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Links for Henry: https://uniquedesignz.net https://www.instagram.com/thebranddr/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYx6cYRoKCMojj-NlgX6_0w _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find f

Episode 353 Aired Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Do you sell your ideas or your pixel pushing skills? Are you bold and courageous enough to put a crazy idea out there? Do you have relationships with clients that allow this type of collaboration? Do your clients trust you enough to see your track record and know that your odd idea might be just the thing their business needs to get noticed? I am excited to invite Dylan Menges back on the show. Dylan is an entrepreneur, an illustrator, a muralist, and an idea generator. He is going to talk about why finding clients who value your ideas is better for your business Everybody needs help during the Pandemic to come up with new ways to reach their customers and deliver value in this new way of living. I hope to see you at this LIVE Design Recharge. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Links for Dylan: www.menges.design www.instagram.com/mengesdesign _______________________ Follow DESIGN

Episode 352 Aired August 5, 2020. We are back, after an incredible month at camp. Can’t wait to tell y’all about it. This week’s guest is an incredible inspiration and testament as to what we can do when we put our heart into something and we have faith in something bigger than ourselves. When we work with purpose we never “work” a single day. Will Bryan and I met at guess where? Yep Creative South almost four years ago, we kept passing each other in the hall or sitting near each other and I figured I don’t pass the same people that many times and so I was heading to lunch and asked him to join and I met an awesome designer and person. Humble and talented. I am excited to introduce Will Bryan and he is going to talk about a framework for finding your niche, finding your calling, finding work that isn’t a grind, but work that is joy producing. He is also going to talk to us about finding new ways to look at situations. Are you in the middle of the Pandemic and aren’t sure what you’re next move is? You mig

Are you struggling with getting more clients who value you for your knowledge? Do you know how to attract the type of work you want to be creating? This week we have an old friend who I have seen transform and become a POWERHOUSE as a result of taking some scary steps as an entrepreneur and choose an industry and a specialty. OOHH that’s right double niche. This week’s guest fits perfect in our Camp Theme and the last Design Recharge of July. We will pick back up August 5. Episode 351 Aired Wednesday, July 1, 2020. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Links for brittany: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powerhousebrandstudio/ Website: www.powerhousebrandstudio.com Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gO0tA1 Brittany's launching a digital product in August, called Building A FIt Brand Masterclass Bundle. This is going to be a paid product that will teach everything people need to know about identifying their niche + ideal client.

This week is a community meetup and we're talking about STRUGGLES. This is a community meetup where you are able to get on camera or see others in the community (finally put a face to a name). This community meet up is about where and how we struggle. I hope this will be a real conversation about where we are struggling right now in our businesses. Are you struggling with getting more clients? Getting the right type of work? Getting paid your value? Or are you having trouble with processes or systems? Or hiring? Or staying focused? Episode 350 Aired Wednesday, June 24, 2020 _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/350 Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/recharging-you Or email me at diane [at] rechargingyou.com Recharging You helps you by providing training & coaching, I guide creative entrepreneurs to reach their business goals. Recharging You is the home for The

Episode 349 Aired June 17, 2020. Our guest this week is Hollie Chastain. I've been a huge fan of Hollie’s work for years and I am so glad to share her story and have her share her creative process and creative journey with us this week. Are you an illustrator that is designing because you haven’t found your style or niche yet? Do you want to know how to pivot and go from full time designer to full time illustrator? Do you know how to get work as an illustrator? Who to contact? Who to connect with? Have you thought about teaching your illustration process to others through workshops? Or by writing a book? Do you love seeing a story unfold in an illustration? Do you love collage? Do you love seeing design foundations at work in illustration? I’ve been looking forward to interviewing Hollie for a while. Honestly I love her work so much that I was intimidated to ask her to be on the show. She is super nice and easy going. But have you ever loved someone’s work so much that you were afraid of fan-girling on th

Our guest this week is De Ingles. She has been designing and running her business for over 20 years. The thing is she is always learning, she loves a challenge, and is an amazing researcher. I can't wait to introduce you to her. Do you know what you would do if a client came to you with an almost impossible request? Do you know much about environmental packaging? Do you know how to follow guidelines for packaging in multiple countries? Would you shy away from these types of projects? Do you like a good challenge? If you love a good challenge, or if you love the environment, then you will love this episode. If you have thought about shifting your focus and honing in on a specific type of work this episode might help you as well. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Episode 348 Aired Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Follow De: Her website: http://www.sgraphix.com/ The store: https://shop.sgraphix.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagra

Do you know what you want to create? Do you think the niche isn't big enough and there won't be enough work? Do you know what it takes to make it? Are you prepared for the industry to change? Are you ready to pivot if necessary? Even the children's book industry has changed in the last 20 years. Our guest this week is my friend, illustrator, designer, entrepreneur, Rob McClurkan knows about niching down. He knows about staying motivated even when stifled creatively. Rob is driven, motivated to his craft and his family. He is a bottom cheerleader for sure, a lifter, a lover of people and helps so many illustrators. Episode 347 Aired Wednesday, June 3, 2020. We talked about how Rob deals with creative choke and how he stays fresh and nimble creatively after 15 years of business. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Follow Rob: His site: https://www.seerobdraw.com Books: https://www.seerobdraw.com/books Instagram: https://www.i

Episode 346 Aired Wednesday, May 27, 2020 How has accountability changed your business? Your life? Do you have someone you meet with that holds your "feet to the fire" regarding your goals for your business or personal goals? I know how accountability has changed my life. Do you think you are better alone? I am pretty strong but I know we are, as my friend De says, #strongertogether. How did you find someone to be committed to? How often do you meet? What do you do when you meet? We will talk about this and SUMMER CAMP and how community works to help with accountability too. Summer Camp: http://creativesignite.com _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/346 Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/recharging-you Or email me at diane [at] rechargingyou.com Recharging You helps you by providing training & coaching, I guide creative entrepreneurs to reach their business

Episode 345 Aired Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Do you think that all inHouse jobs are the same? Does your job value your side project? Do they even know about your hobbies? Would they ever consider using them at work? Do you get to work on a diverse team of incredible designers who believe in each other and see each others' strengths and potential? Our guest this week is, Alex Mera. He gets to work on a team that pushes each other and builds each other up. Alex is stretched all the time at his inHouse job. He has worked at the same company for 12 years and is ALWAYS being challenged. Alex talks about his journey at Zappos, from his humble beginnings (one of his superpowers) to his role now as a Senior Visual Designer. To get the live link, sign up at http://bit.ly/dr-list. You'll get an email then click the link and join us live. Follow Alex Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/im_alex_mera Twitter - https://twitter.com/Alex__Mera Personal site - https://www.alexmeradesign.com BOOK: Delivering Happiness: h

Episode 344 Aired May 13, 2020 Do you always have the courage it takes to ask for the higher price? Do you know what it feels like to wonder if you could have asked for more? Do you REALLY know your value you are bringing to a project or a job? This week we will talk to Phim Her, she served as Co-Chair of AIGA's National Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, she is a creative disruptor. She believes in standing up for what she believes, even when she has to step out of "rank" to do so. She will share with us her passion for self-advocacy and understanding our worth. Follow Phim https://www.linkedin.com/in/phimher https://twitter.com/phimher/ _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/344 SUMMER CAMP for Creative Entrepreneurs: Creatives Ignite Sign up to learn more at https://www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/recharging-you Or email me

Episode 343 Aired May 6, 2020 Do you remember spinning or being spun by an adult? You know where they would take your hands and turn and you would fly, or feel like you were flying? Did you ever worry that your dad or mom or baby sitter would let go? Did you ever say no because you were worried about feeling like throwing up after? More than likely you answered no to the last two questions. As kids we jump in. We don't worry. We don't stop ourselves from succeeding before we even try. We don't talk ourselves out of something we haven't started because we are afraid of failure. Instead we trust and enjoy the ride. That is the quick topic of tomorrow's rapid recharge. I hope you will join me tomorrow as I announce where I have been being stretched, how anxiety has ridden along, and how I have to trust that God put this on my heart and I need to be obedient in pursuing it. _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.c

This Group Chat with Design Recharge Regulars and guest Chris Martin uncovers fears, honest struggles, joyful discoveries and much more. With new situations, come new discoveries. What have you discovered about yourself during the last month? Has what you need changed or what you thought you needed become irrelevant? How has your purpose or direction changed? I opened up the floor and we talked about what have we learned about ourselves, things we need, things we don't during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Self-discovery goes hand-in-hand with being pushed into new situations. Analyzing why we react in certain ways and why somethings bother us and other things don't. How we give grace more easily during uncertain times when people are scared and hurting. But maybe you have had time to contemplate a new direction. Episode 342 Aired April 29, 2020 _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes and people's instagram handles at: https://rechargingyou.co

Episode 341 Aired April 22, 2020 Do you really know why you started your business? Are your goals now the same as they were then? What challenges have you faced that have made you pivot? What has made you stronger? Are there things you realized you needed to walk away from? This week we finish our conversation with Nathanael Clanton and dig into how focusing on the heart of his business looks different than pursuing business solely for the money. Follow Nathanael http://www.nathanaelclanton.com https://frontrunners.life/ https://instagram.com/nathanael.clanton https://instagram.com/frontrunnerslife _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/341 Find Part 1 at: https://rechargingyou.com/339 Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/recharging-you Or email me at diane [at] rechargingyou.com Recharging You helps you by providing training & coaching, I guide creative entrepre

Have you ever challenged yourself to a 30-day challenge? A 100-day challenge? How about a 365-day challenge? What are you afraid of? Do you know what it can do to your creative practice? Do you have any idea what it can do to your speed? One thing I can guarantee is that your confidence will change. You will grow. And you will see your practice grow. This week we bring back Jeffy Thomas, a designer, illustrator, and architect who committed to a 365 project and finished this past weekend. He's going to share what it did that was unexpected and how he grew. Episode 340. Aired Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Follow Jeffy https://www.cuttink.studio https://instagram.com/cuttinkstudio _______________________ Follow DESIGN RECHARGE: Our website: www.rechargingyou.com Find full show notes at: https://rechargingyou.com/340 Connect on Instagram & Twitter: @designrecharge Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/recharging-you Or email me at diane [at] rechargingyou.com Recharging You helps you by providing training & coac