146 Episodes

  1. 145. Closing a beautiful chapter: Reflecting on our D&P journey and what's next

    Published: 12/2/2024

  2. 144. BIG CHANGES and your Academy q's answered (this will be our last round ever!)

    Published: 11/22/2024

  3. 143. Designer Q&A! Sharing Personal Vulnerabilities, Demanding Retainer Clients, and Profitability Dilemma

    Published: 8/18/2024

  4. 142. Don’t know where to start? 5 foundations every design business needs

    Published: 8/9/2024

  5. 141. Handling Client Meetings Like A Pro

    Published: 8/2/2024

  6. 140. Designer's Guide To Print Production - Part 2

    Published: 7/24/2024

  7. 139. Designer's Guide To Print Production - Part 1

    Published: 7/16/2024

  8. 138. Designer Q&A! Free vs paid fonts, Changing a business name, Outgrowing old clients

    Published: 7/10/2024

  9. 137. Evidence that design and branding WORKS

    Published: 7/3/2024

  10. 136. Can you trust your graphic design business?

    Published: 5/4/2024

  11. 135. Should you show clients your process work & concepts?

    Published: 4/30/2024

  12. 134. 5 reasons why graphic designers are unhappy in their design business and what to do about it

    Published: 4/26/2024

  13. 133. The power of case studies and how they can transform your graphic design business

    Published: 4/18/2024

  14. 132. 10 Time-Saving Systems EVERY design business needs

    Published: 4/12/2024

  15. 131. Ask Kris and Donna - How important is it to specify a niche within a graphic design business?

    Published: 4/5/2024

  16. 130. The consequences of designers charging too low

    Published: 3/29/2024

  17. 129. Ask Kris & Don: A client has given me a sketch to make the design cheaper

    Published: 3/21/2024

  18. 128. Why clients need professional branding now more than ever

    Published: 3/15/2024

  19. 127. 7 things missing in your design estimates

    Published: 3/8/2024

  20. 126. Ask Kris & Don: I want to do brand design but I can't draw. Does it matter?

    Published: 2/29/2024

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Hey! We’re Kris and Donna, and we love having honest, open conversations about running a graphic design business. We’ve been graphic designers and educators for the past 2 decades and have both run multiple-six figure graphic design businesses. We have Experienced. It. All—the highs and the lows of success. In this space, we will share all things Graphic Design business. The do’s, the don’ts, tips, secret sauces, and a whole lot more. Bottom line—we are on a mission to help Graphic Designers thrive in business. Our aim with this podcast is to provide valuable insights and strategies so you can take them and apply them to build your own successful graphic design business. If you have a graphic design business problem that you'd like us to unpack in a future episode, email us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.