Freedom Week Part 04 - Billy Baumann & OKpants

Billy Baumann

31 - Role reversal, what it's like the first time you hire a freelancer
32 - When to hire a freelancer and what to look for
33 - Trying to grow with your clients
34 - Getting back to design
35 - Converting freelance work into utility clients and living on retainer.

okpants

36 - Riding the ups and downs of freelance with captain pants
37 - Buying time with the product line
38 - The secret resource every freelancer has
39 - Putting your personality into your brand
40 - Being brave, and feeling like your best day is tomorrow

Freedom Week Part 03 - Derrick Castle & Julia Broughton

Derrick Castle

21 - Balancing a full-time career with a very successful freelance career
22 - What happens when you get offered jobs that need more than what you can offer?
23 - The crucial creative space
24 - The product line birthed by bad work
25 - Why not to quit your job

Julia Broughton

26 - Discovering that thing you do
27 - Taking chances and always exploring
28 - Getting hired the second time
29 - Putting a person into the personality of your brand
30 - Using freelance to build self confidence, and vice versa

Freedom Week Part 02 - Nathan Goldman & Enon Avital

Nathan Goldman

11 - Managing a perfect work schedule
12 - Learning how long it takes to get the work done
13 - How to determine the budget you need and the budget the client will pay
14 - Saving money when you have inconsistent income
15 - When you say no, are you saying no forever? Do clients come back after hearing no?

Enon Avital

16 - Designing your freelance schedule
17 - Creating healthy boundaries for your freelance clients
18 - Making contracts that work for you
19 - Learning how to pick that clients that will work for you
20 - Supply and demand of spare time. Determining your value

WorkshopMark BrickeyJuly 24, 2018Nathan Goldman, DKNG, Enon Avital, Freedom Week, Workshop, Money Comments

Freedom Week Part 01 - Sean Mort & Tallboy

Sean Mort

01 - How to quit your day job slowly
02 - Deciding to freelance under your name versus a studio name
03 - When to quit the day job and go full-time freelance
04 - Working from home with a baby
05 - Going on the road to meet your customers and to spread your freelance brand

Tallboy & Surprise Guest Krusty

06 - How to convince your early clients to give you money for your dream work
07 - Working in a day job in a different industry
08 - When do you know it's time to dive back in
09 - When to quit doing freelance for clients
10 - Letting someone else take care of the booking.

WorkshopMark BrickeyJuly 23, 2018Sean Mort, Tallboy, Freelance, Freedom Week, Workshop Comments

603 - Presenting Your Work To Clients with Billy Baumann

How you visually present your ideas behind closed doors is as important as the final product everyone sees. This workshop will help you build an unshakeable bridge between creative and client that will put you a cut above a crowded marketplace. Stay ahead of it all with a well-thought-out plan all held between a cover page and a thank you.

602 - Social Media Advertising with DKNG Studios

Pull back the curtain on social media marketing and uncover methods that yield the results you're after. Debunk the boost and get into the long game that can increase your brand awareness, capture sales, or grow your audience. This workshop will help lay down the groundwork for a long term plan that can help you accomplish your advertising goals with field tested advice from creatives you trust.

601 - Concept And Production Art with Jason Edmiston

Mark Brickey sits down with Jason Edmiston to break apart the wind up before the canvas he takes with each piece to consistently produce jaw dropping work. From troubleshooting your composition to nailing down a color story, every step you need to set yourself up for success is explained and scrutinized for over an hour and a half in this workshop.

600 - Portfolio Do's And Don'ts with DKNG Studios

Learn how to show the world the work you want to do as Dan Kuhlken, Nathan Goldman, and Mark Brickey lay out the do's and don'ts of crafting your portfolio. This workshop will transform your portfolio into a resource you can use again and again to land more jobs and get more money.

WorkshopDavid DefeoJune 20, 2017Workshop, Portfolio, Design, Career Advice, Workshop Week Comments

599 - Saving Money For Freelancers with Sean Mort

It's time for a difficult dose of the truth; saving money as a freelance creative will be difficult to accomplish. This workshop will help you develop a plan that will work for your unique situation that is flexible enough to withstand anything thrown at it and help you build better financial habits once those actually show up and get cashed.

WorkshopDavid DefeoJune 19, 2017Sean Mort, Money, Workshop, Freelance, Workshop Week Comments

591 - Everything About The Art Of Wholesale Part 2: Greg Kerr, Sean Mort

Useful and applicable information that will put you ahead of the competition with a better grasp on the ins and outs of your day to day. From order forms your mom can use to insider hacks on lower purchasing rates, every bit of advice comes backed with decades of experience.

584 - Everything About The Art Of Wholesale Part 1: Greg Kerr, Sean Mort

Attend trade shows, foster lasting relationship, and lay down the law with policies that protect you financial and mental well being in this first part of Everything About The Art Of Wholesale with Greg Kerr (Pin Game Strong / Miles To Go Clothing), Sean Mort (Sean Mort Print Shop), and Mark Brickey (Hero Design Studio / Adventures In Design).