Better: The Brand Designer Podcast
308 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsBetter: The Brand Designer Podcast, founded by Giselle Field of Wander Design Co. and Jen Davis, was founded on the belief that designers need community. We find that the branding world often feels secretive, competitive, and sometimes just plain old confusing. When we realized that our honest, soul-chat-level convos could potentially help other designers, we realized a podcast was only natural! Better: The Brand Designer Podcast was officially born.
Giselle passed away during a climbing trip in Peru in summer of 2020. We encourage all listeners of our podcast to listen to our two Celebrating Giselle episodes. Giselle's adventurous, kind, funny, and supportive presence is missed every day—each and every episode that we record is dedicated to her legacy and her vision for this podcast. It is our honor to continue recording episodes in Giselle's memory and we know that she is with us every time we sit down to record.
In winter of 2022, we welcomed Esther Knox-Dekoning from Sereth Design as a new co-host. Esther brought an incredible and fresh perspective to the pod—her transition from agency to design studio as well as her love for web design, sustainability, and world change brought new guests, ideas, and amazing episodes to our listeners. She departed the pod in spring 2023 to dedicate more time to her studio's growth, and will be greatly missed!
Now, Jen runs the podcast solo and is beyond excited to continue interviewing guests, having interesting conversations, and sharing the behind-the-scenes of running her design studio.
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Episodes
S01 E02 | Dealing with Potential Client Rejection
October 01, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode we discuss how to deal with "almost-clients:" the ones who are so excited to work with you and then ghost, who are lukewarm and then go with a competitor, or whose budget is just a tragic mismatch. It can be easy to internalize this rejection - bringing yourself and your work down, feeling like you're not good enough, etc. - but in reality, rejection is an integral part of your life as a designer. Chat with us as we give you insights, tips, and discuss personal experiences th...
S1 E2: Dealing with Potential Client Rejection
October 01, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode we discuss how to deal with "almost-clients:" the ones who are so excited to work with you and then ghost, who are lukewarm and then go with a competitor, or whose budget is just a tragic mismatch. It can be easy to internalize this rejection - bringing yourself and your work down, feeling like you're not good enough, etc. - but in reality, rejection is an integral part of your life as a designer. Chat with us as we give you insights, tips, and discuss personal experiences th...
S1 E2 | Dealing with Potential Client Rejection
October 01, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode we discuss how to deal with "almost-clients:" the ones who are so excited to work with you and then ghost, who are lukewarm and then go with a competitor, or whose budget is just a tragic mismatch. It can be easy to internalize this rejection - bringing yourself and your work down, feeling like you're not good enough, etc. - but in reality, rejection is an integral part of your life as a designer. Chat with us as we give you insights, tips, and discuss personal experiences th...
Episode 02 | Dealing with Potential Client Rejection
October 01, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode we discuss how to deal with "almost-clients:" the ones who are so excited to work with you and then ghost, who are lukewarm and then go with a competitor, or whose budget is just a tragic mismatch. It can be easy to internalize this rejection - bringing yourself and your work down, feeling like you're not good enough, etc. - but in reality, rejection is an integral part of your life as a designer. Chat with us as we give you insights, tips, and discuss personal experiences th...
S1 E1: Welcome to Better: The Brand Designer Podcast
October 01, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBWelcome to Better: The Brand Designer Podcast (and community), a podcast created by brand designers, for brand designers. Join hosts Giselle from Wander Design Co. and Jen from Jen Davis Design as we talk about what it's really like to run a design business (the hard stuff, the fun stuff, & the stuff you don’t see on Instagram. Our mission is for you to remember this: the only designer you need to be Better than… is the one you were yesterday. Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/group...
Episode 01 | Welcome to Better: The Brand Designer Podcast
October 01, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBWelcome to Better: The Brand Designer Podcast (and community), a podcast created by brand designers, for brand designers. Join hosts Giselle from Wander Design Co. and Jen from Jen Davis Design as we talk about what it's really like to run a design business (the hard stuff, the fun stuff, & the stuff you don’t see on Instagram. Our mission is for you to remember this: the only designer you need to be Better than… is the one you were yesterday.
S01 E01 | Welcome to Better: The Brand Designer Podcast
October 01, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBWelcome to Better: The Brand Designer Podcast (and community), a podcast created by brand designers, for brand designers. Join hosts Giselle from Wander Design Co. and Jen from Jen Davis Design as we talk about what it's really like to run a design business (the hard stuff, the fun stuff, & the stuff you don’t see on Instagram. Our mission is for you to remember this: the only designer you need to be Better than… is the one you were yesterday.
S1 E1 | Welcome to Better: The Brand Designer Podcast
October 01, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBWelcome to Better: The Brand Designer Podcast (and community), a podcast created by brand designers, for brand designers. Join hosts Giselle from Wander Design Co. and Jen from Jen Davis Design as we talk about what it's really like to run a design business (the hard stuff, the fun stuff, & the stuff you don’t see on Instagram. Our mission is for you to remember this: the only designer you need to be Better than… is the one you were yesterday. Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/group...