Spill the Tea is a design business podcast by Cass & Amanda, Co-Founders of Foxtrot Branding. Each episode, we spill the tea about navigating our lives as designers and business owners and the challenges and rewards that come along with creative entrepreneurship. Whether you’re an up-and-coming freelancer or a seasoned designer, these casual conversations offer relatable and encouraging insights for design entrepreneurs.
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Spill the Tea is a design business podcast by Cass & Amanda, Co-Founders of Foxtrot Branding. Each episode, we spill the tea about navigating our lives as designers and business owners and the challenges and rewards that come along with creative entrepreneurship. Whether you’re an up-and-coming freelancer or a seasoned designer, these casual conversations offer relatable and encouraging insights for design entrepreneurs.
Listen in as we spill the tea on the 13 hardest lessons we've learned from our 6 years as co-founders of Foxtrot Branding. Let us know your thoughts and what you'd like to hear more about in our next episodes!
0:00 Intro
3:30 Weekend Highlights
5:51 Backstory of how we started our business
6:55 Lesson 1: Time off from work is a non-negotiable
9:12 Lesson 2: Rest is necessary for your creativity and mental health
11:10 Lesson 3: Supporting your mental health as a business owner is crucial
14:40 Lesson 4: Running a business is emotional, and that's ok
18:53 Lesson 5: The biggest projects aren't always the best
20:53 Lesson 6: It takes time to figure out your service offerings
23:15 Lesson 7: There are pros and cons to running your own business
28:46 Lesson 8: Being a client to someone else makes us better service providers
30:52 Lesson 9: Collaboration & outsourcing is scary but worth it
34:00 Lesson 10: It's worth investing in education & community
38:39 Lesson 11: You'll no limit to how much you can learn
39:25 Lesson 12: There's a client for every designer (the market isn't oversaturated)
43:08 Lesson 13: Building a business that will last takes time and intention
Spill the Tea
Spill the Tea is a design business podcast by Cass & Amanda, Co-Founders of Foxtrot Branding. Each episode, we spill the tea about navigating our lives as designers and business owners and the challenges and rewards that come along with creative entrepreneurship. Whether you’re an up-and-coming freelancer or a seasoned designer, these casual conversations offer relatable and encouraging insights for design entrepreneurs.
