Melissa Carlson – 818 Design
Small Business and Startup Stories DSM
English - October 12, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.53 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCareers Business startup entrepreneur small business venture capital innovator success stories des moines iowa greater des moines dsm Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Melissa Carlson picked up a passion for graphic design as a student in high school. She credits her interest in creativity, art and design to a high school teacher who encouraged her to pursue the field at university.
Carlson studied at Grand View University in Greater Des Moines (DSM). After landing her first job at a publishing company, a second at an ad agency and then at an architecture firm, she then founded 818 Designs.