Creative Entrepreneur

“Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.” –Simon Sinek. Why graphic designers and creative entrepreneurs should focus on getting shit done before getting shit perfect. — How does the quote above relate to me? 6 years ago, I lettered for the first time. 5 years ago, I started practicing lettering regularly. 4 years ago, I pursued a career as a self-employed lettering artist and designer. 3 years ago, I actually started to get some traction.

Welcome to issue #87! I signed up for Groove this week, a digital co-working community for solopreneurs. ‘Get shit done, and meet some pretty rad people while you’re at it.’ Productivity, but fun. 50-minute focused sprints with 2–4 solopreneurs. Or set aside time to rest, meditate or learn. …

Know your worth and then add TAX! That’s the gospel that is currently being preached across the media these days. Everyone seems to be in this sudden frenzy of knowing their self-worth. …

Few vocations are as mythologized as creative ones. Writers are drunks who edit sober, they’re sad and, unlike a pizza, cannot feed a family of four. Musicians are extroverted yet overly sensitive promiscuous pixies and every single visual artist was told by their 5th Grade math teacher that they wouldn’t…

Ever been fired over Zoom? This week, it happened to me — halfway through a six-month contract. I got a calendar invite for a ‘catch up and chat’ with my manager. Big budget cuts and the client wants to focus on paid social media, not organic posts (I’ve been writing…

Happy start to summer… hooray! In honor of the unofficial change in seasons, I wanted to share a fun little thing we did this spring: a pizza party and photoshoot with our Nashville clients, captured by Guillaume Lechat. (Side-note: don’t worry non-Nashville clients, we’re planning our Client Appreciation Event in…