A podcast for creative freelancers in South Africa. I'm Jonathan Warncke, my co-host is Lucas van Vuuren, and we hope that whatever kind of creative you are, you’ll find something here that will help you get better clients, do more interesting work, and make a better living in a timesheet-free world. Brought to you by Ping Productions, in collaboration with The Resource Facebook Group
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A podcast for creative freelancers in South Africa. I'm Jonathan Warncke, my co-host is Lucas van Vuuren, and we hope that whatever kind of creative you are, you’ll find something here that will help you get better clients, do more interesting work, and make a better living in a timesheet-free world. Brought to you by Ping Productions, in collaboration with The Resource Facebook Group
Brandt Botes - The Ten Commandments of being a great creative professional.
The ResourceCast
1 hour 33 minutes 19 seconds
5 years ago
Brandt Botes - The Ten Commandments of being a great creative professional.
In this episode we chat to Brandt Botes, a well-known and highly-respected designer who is the co-owner of Studio Botes with his wife, Katherine. He is also currently the Design Creative Director at OFyt in Cape Town. In this episode, he takes us through his of big advice, gathered from other creative directors like Garth Walker and Ross Chowles, as well as Design Indaba speakers Michael Beirut, Marian Bantjes, and Tim Sutherland. Ten years ago, Brandt put that advice into a stop-motion video called Going Solo, which you can watch on Vimeo. Here, for reference, is his ten-point plan to being awesome:Find clients who treat you as a partner rather than a supplierTake risks now.Talk about your client's problems, not your own work.Over-deliver.Research.Be enthusiastic.Don't work for free.Trust your intuition.Don't be a dick.Say no sometimes.Bonus point: work hard
The ResourceCast
A podcast for creative freelancers in South Africa. I'm Jonathan Warncke, my co-host is Lucas van Vuuren, and we hope that whatever kind of creative you are, you’ll find something here that will help you get better clients, do more interesting work, and make a better living in a timesheet-free world. Brought to you by Ping Productions, in collaboration with The Resource Facebook Group
