Welcome to Design Bigger, the podcast for designers and studios ready to think bigger, design bigger brands, and land bigger projects. I’m Nika Worlund, an ex-Big Agency Brand Strategy Director who took her Bluechip client expertise to built a freelance career helping independent agencies around the globe.
This is the podcast where I share the tricks of the trade for lean design thinking to set you up as a world-class creative talent. As a translator between business and creatives, I’ll show you how to speak client, hack top agency frameworks, and think like the best studios out there.
If you’re ready to design bigger, hit subscribe and let’s get started.
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Welcome to Design Bigger, the podcast for designers and studios ready to think bigger, design bigger brands, and land bigger projects. I’m Nika Worlund, an ex-Big Agency Brand Strategy Director who took her Bluechip client expertise to built a freelance career helping independent agencies around the globe.
This is the podcast where I share the tricks of the trade for lean design thinking to set you up as a world-class creative talent. As a translator between business and creatives, I’ll show you how to speak client, hack top agency frameworks, and think like the best studios out there.
If you’re ready to design bigger, hit subscribe and let’s get started.
If you’ve ever felt like strategy is an intimidating world reserved for 'genius' strategists, this episode will break that myth. I share my personal story of faking it till I made it in the creative industry and debunk the idea that strategic thinking is something you have to be born with. I reveal everything — from how I used to Google every single word on the briefs I received to how access to old decks on the agency's strategy server became my best teacher.
We'll talk about how strategy is simply thinking before doing — something you already do as a designer — and how you can start charging for that thinking.
You’ll learn:
- Why you don’t need complicated frameworks to be strategic
- The three key steps to becoming more strategic: guidance, Google, and grit.
- How imposter syndrome shows up in strategy — and how to push past it.
Resources & Links:
Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikaworlund
Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nika-worlund/
Join the waitlist for my upcoming webinar: https://www.nikaworlund.com/Fast-track-brand-strategy-blueprint-for-designers
Want personalized guidance? Book a quick 30min Q&A with me and let's figure out how you can start your own journey to becoming more strategic: https://www.nikaworlund.com/1-on-1-coaching
Design Bigger
Welcome to Design Bigger, the podcast for designers and studios ready to think bigger, design bigger brands, and land bigger projects. I’m Nika Worlund, an ex-Big Agency Brand Strategy Director who took her Bluechip client expertise to built a freelance career helping independent agencies around the globe.
This is the podcast where I share the tricks of the trade for lean design thinking to set you up as a world-class creative talent. As a translator between business and creatives, I’ll show you how to speak client, hack top agency frameworks, and think like the best studios out there.
If you’re ready to design bigger, hit subscribe and let’s get started.
