Print Life
By Leslie Kenehan
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Episodes: 132
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Welcome to the Print Life Podcast! A podcast created for surface pattern designers who want to get their foot in the door designing and selling exclusive art in the fashion industry. Host Leslie Kenehan brings you all things design, sales, marketing & mindset to support you in growing your creative business. Freelance? In House? Just getting started? You are in the right place. Welcome to the Print Life Podcast! https://lesliekenehan.com/
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132: One Small Habit That Can Transform Your Surface Pattern Design Career
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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131: The Power of Choice: How to Build a Creative Life That Flows
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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130: Permission to Be In Progress — Jesse Rae Akin on Prints, Motherhood, and Letting Yourself Take Things Slow
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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129: Start With the Artist – Style Before Strategy
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May 26, 2025 |
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128: Voice Before Visibility - Why Your Style and Message Matter More Than Your Metrics
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May 19, 2025 |
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127: Before You Burn It All Down: Is It Burnout or Misalignment?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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126: Finding Creative Alignment with Elizabeth Rachael
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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125: Revisiting Old Work: The Prints You Forgot Might Be the Ones That Move You Forward
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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124: Artist Interview ~ Woody Roseland: The Work Only You Can Do
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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123: The Riches Are in the Niches (But Start Here First)
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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122: Finding Your Place, Niche vs Versatility
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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121: What Really Shapes Your Income as a Surface Pattern Designer
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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120: Goal Setting & The Three Things That Matter Most
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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119: Do You Really Need a Niche?
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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118: 5 Ways to Get Better Results by Doing Less
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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117: The Power of Letting Go
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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116: Pricing, Money Mindset, and Adding Value as a Creative
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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115:Artist Interview with Becky Dator
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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114: Artist Interview with Hollei Anne Hayes
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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113: Artist Interview with Bec Oakes
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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112: Artist Interview with Sara Torabi
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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111: From Audience to Client: How to Nurture and Convert on Social Media
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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110: A Conversation with Karina Duncan on Getting Started, Consignment Design & Diving into Freelance
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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109: Elevate Your Design Process with the Power of Market Research
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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108: Niching Down: The Key to Gaining Traction and Streamlining Your Creative Business
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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107: Returning to Yourself: Reconnecting with Passion and Purpose
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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106: Turning Comparison into Inspiration
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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105: 150 Pitches and This is What I Learned
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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104: Building an Authentic and Sustainable Creative Business
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May 27, 2024 |
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103: The Impact of a Market Aligned Portfolio
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May 21, 2024 |
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102: Artist Interview with Catherine Wise
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May 14, 2024 |
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101: 5 Key Areas of Focus for Surface Pattern Designers
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May 06, 2024 |
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100: The Long Game - The Truth About Building Your Design Business
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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099: Artist Interview with Rebecca Woolbright
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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098: Agent Interview: Nadine Stenovitch of The Scoop In Design
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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097: Letting Go And Leaning In To Your Creative Practice
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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096: Catwalk Reactive or Intuitively Led? Navigating Your Creative Process
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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095: Artist Interview with Betta Designs
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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094: Style Series Day Four: Tapping into Authenticity
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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093: Style Series Day Three: What kind of designer are you?
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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092: Style Series Day Two: Uncover Your Artistic Origin
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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091: Style Series Day One: The Benefits of a Signature Style
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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090: From Passion to Profit: Embracing Your Journey as a Creative Entrepreneur
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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089: Artist Interview With Kirsty Milloy
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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088: Embracing Slow Progress
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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087: Big Visions & Small Steps
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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086: Moving Forward Fearlessly into the New Year
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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085: You are Not Your Niche
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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084: Unlocking the Future of Online Print Sales: A Conversation with The Pattern Cloud Founders!
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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083: #DesignTipFriday ~ The 80/20 Rule
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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082: Strategic Design for a Competitive Edge
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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081: Incremental Growth
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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080: The Future of Print Sales and Strategies for Success as a Surface Pattern Designer
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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079: #DesignTipFriday - Leaning in to imperfections in your motifs
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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078: Artist Interview with Alex Solly
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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077: Designing To A Brief ~ An episode pulled from the Print Life Members Area
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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076: #DesignTipFriday ~ The One Thing
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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075: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Building Confidence in the World of Design with Elizabeth Silver
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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074: From Medicine to Design: Lisa Hawthorne's Journey and Insights into Surface Pattern Design
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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073: Collection Development for Fashion Prints
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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072: #DesignTipFriday - Letting Go Of The Outcome
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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071: The Power of Niching Down in Surface Pattern Design
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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070: #DesignTipFriday - Brushes Down!
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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069: My Journey Pt. 3: Shaping a Creative Career through Core Values
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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068: Artist Interview with Carolyn Quan
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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067: #DesignTipFriday - If you are tired of pitching your portfolio and not hearing back, try this!
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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066: My Creative Journey Part Two: A business of your own design
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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065: #DesignTipFriday Boosting Artwork Value and Longevity Through Color Use and Scale
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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064: My Creative Journey Part One with Leslie
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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063: #DesignTipFriday - Creating Harmony between your Art & Your Income
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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062: Using systems to successfully build your surface pattern design business with Shannon McNab
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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061: Be Relentless #DesignTipFriday
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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060: How to find the balance between being a multi passionate creative and creating consistent income as an artist
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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059: The June Refresh! #DesignTipFriday
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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058: Artist Interview with Natasha Gulliford
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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057: Consignment Design: Pros and Cons
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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056: Artist Interview with Tanya "Schatzi" Brown
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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055: Two Types of Design
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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054: Artist Interview with Nicole Tamarin
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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053: Sustainable Design Practices for Surface Pattern Designers
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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052: What is Your Word of the Year?
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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051: Your Signature Style in 5 Days
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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050: Happy New Year!
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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049: Possibility
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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048: Clearing the Clutter
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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047: Artist Interview with Mon Hope
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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046: Setting Yourself Apart
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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045: Artist Interview with Harriet Ruscoe
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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044: Relationships between Designers, Studios & Reps
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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043: Q&A Series: What Should I Name My Business!?
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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042: Q&A Series: How to Become a Competitive Fashion Print Design Assistant
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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041: 10 Tips For Writing A Great Bio
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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040: Growth Goals In Your Print Design Business
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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039: The Benefits of a Blog
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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038: Which platform is the best for landing page, website or online shop?
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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037: Your Look Book
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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036: Creative Space
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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035: Gratitude
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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034: Websites
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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033: What is the BIG picture vision for your creative business?
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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032: June Bloom!
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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031: Artist Interview with Kellie Barry of Detour Design Studio
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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030: Stepping Into The Role Your Business Needs
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May 16, 2022 |
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029: Artist Interview with Maayan Alper-Swan
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May 09, 2022 |
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028: The Power of taking action now
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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027: Your Print Style
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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026: Identify Your Industry
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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025: Your designs will be in demand with this simple mindset shift
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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024: The Artist & The Designer
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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023: 5 tips for working with a studio on consignment
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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022: Batching Motifs
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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021: The Design Path Series Part Four - Artist Interview with Jocelyn Sipowicz
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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020: The Design Path Series Part Three - Forming a Print Studio
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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019: Collaboration Over Competition
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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018: The Design Path Series Part Two - The Freelance Design Path
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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017: The Design Path Series Part One - The In-House Design Path
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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016: When to Diversify
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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015: Getting ready for 2022!
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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014: Your Handwriting
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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013: Pricing Your Prints
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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012: Artist Interview with Jac Slade
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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011: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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010: Creative Flow
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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009: Reps, Agents & Tradeshows
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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008: Is Your Portfolio Profitable?
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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007: Artist Interview with Rebecca Rueth - Using POD sites to add an additional stream of income to your creative business
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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006: Exclusive and Non Exclusive Design
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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005: Imperfect Action
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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004: What is Consignment Design?
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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003: Build an Authentic Brand
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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002: Your Niche
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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001: The One Where Leslie Starts A Podcast
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Aug 23, 2021 |