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Can You Hear Me Now: Kristen Parks, Owner and Chief Creative Officer at Eleven Peppers Studios.
Outspoken with Shana Cosgrove
English - May 09, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsTechnology Business Entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Creativity, Collaboration, and Staying Collected.
In this episode of The Outspoken Podcast, host Shana Cosgrove talks to Kristen Parks, Owner and Chief Creative Officer at Eleven Peppers Studios. Kristen shares the challenges and excitement of being a creative professional in the world of government contracting, emphasizing the importance of creative engagement as a "have-to-have." She recounts the journey of founding a creative services company that delivers a wide range of solutions, from UX to branding and marketing. Kristen sheds light on the collaborative structure at Eleven Peppers, highlighting the value of stepping back and allowing others to create exceptional work. She underscores the significance of scheduling—even for breakfast—in maintaining a work-life balance, and she smiles at the younger self who thought a two-hour commute on the DC Metro Orange Line was a good idea.
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[00:04] Intro[01:34] Meet Kristen Parks[04:33] Mixing It Up: Working with Government and Commercial Clients[08:32] Seeing an Opportunity, Starting Eleven Peppers[12:53] Building an Entrepreneurial Perspective[16:45] Blending in Family[21:10] Education in Visual Communications Design and Graphic Design[27:27] Pushing Back on “Don’t Be Too Creative!”[29:18] Putting Together the Pieces of the Mentorship Puzzle[33:29] Stepping Back to Watch the Team Create Amazing Things[37:11] Being Proud When People Choose–and Stay with–Eleven Peppers[38:19] Learning Lessons and Managing Stress[41:09] For the Engineers: Welcoming Creativity, Marrying Art and Technology[45:52] Looking at Yourself . . . and Making Sure You Know Your Own Lane[53:11] OutroRELEVANT LINKS
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