Maykol Medina (MaMe Creative Beans) is a graphic expressionist, personal and corporate branding designer originally from Venezuela, based in Tokyo and Taipei.
We talk about his amazing journey of discovery in a move from South America to the far East, and how he managed to adapt to life in Japan, learning the language, and building his own design company in a completely new environment.
Don't miss the final ninth episode in this Stroll With Alex season 2!
I talk with UK-based Czech designer and author Radim Malinic, about his practice, and how he got here.
Radim is a creative director and designer living and working in South West London. He runs Brand Nu, a multidisciplinary award-winning studio.
Plenty to learn from a great mind.
Check out his website at https://www.brandnu.co.uk
His Book of Ideas books: http://www.bookofideas.co.uk/
Enjoy 'Stroll With Alex' podcast Season 2 Episode 8!
Alex
Today I'm speaking with illustrator and graphic novelist Nicolás Castell.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1988, citizen of Granada since 1995, he finished his master degree in Drawing in 2012, has been working as an artist with more than twenty exhibitions in the last years, as a freelance illustrator for children books, comics, in the cinema industry, embossing industry, and for music bands as well. In his illustrations, he usually likes to draw narrative scenes with elements from history and fantasy.
“I like to explore the limits of the imagination; there is a nice sense of travel and freedom in this way of creating. I would like to offer a little journey to the spectator with my work. Where he can relax, imagine and feel free.”
Enjoy Stroll With Alex season six, episode seven today!
I speak with Philippines-based designer and illustrator Dan Matutina. We uncover all kinds of interesting ideas around creativity, running your own business, keeping things fun, and more.
Dan Matutina is a graphic designer and illustrator based in the Philippines. He is a founding partner at Plus63 Design Co. and the Hydra Design Group.
Dan is represented by illustration agencies Agent Pekka and Vision Track. His style is described as a combination of angular, graphic shapes layered with hand-painted textures. Dan’s illustrations have appeared in print, digital and animation. He has worked on projects for brands such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Pinterest, Airbnb, Samsung, WIRED Magazine, Fast Co., Wallpaper*, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Coca-Cola, Havaianas, Heineken, Uniqlo to name a few.
Dan has also worked with studios and agencies such as Pentagram, Frog Design, CP+B, Wieden+Kennedy, Droga5, Leo Burnett NY, Ogilvy & Mather NY and Tool of NA.
Enjoy Stroll With Alex Season 2 Episode 6 today!
Today I'm talking with the founder of design products company 'Design Cuts', Tom Ross.
We talk about building businesses, developing a personal brand, and ensuring we stay healthy and happy in the process.
Tom is a prolific and prominent leader in the design community, Tom loves mentoring fellow creatives and entrepreneurs, helping to guide their business strategy, social media marketing and branding. He speaks about entrepreneurship as part of his weekly podcast and video show 'The Honest Entrepreneur Show.'
Enjoy listening to Series 2 Episode 5 today!
This is a solo discussion about how to actually get what we want in life. I've spent a lot of my life dithering and changing my mind and seeing my goals fade into obscurity time and time again.
But occasionally, I will see things through to fruition. I will create things from my soul. I will be motivated from the start to the end. What's the secret?
Enjoy today's episode 4 from our second series!
Today I speak to Arunas Kacinskas, who is an accomplished and prolific illustrator about creativity, succeeding as a freelance illustrator, social media, and the creative process.
Currently based in Vilnius, Lithuania, Arunas worked for The Design Surgery and Toaster working on large-scale projects for clients such as Google, IBM and Thomson Reuters. He placed in the top 25 international creatives for the 2015 YCN Professional Awards. A specialist in vector illustration and graphics, Arunas works on a variety of projects. From minimalist icons, to complex scenes and in-depth infographics.
I talk with social media extremist (!) and strategist Dot Lung, who 'lives 24/7 on all platforms, whether it’s Facebook, Instagram or the latest and greatest app that wants to change the world.'
I ask her about how to do social media right and why it's powerful for your brand and business.
Listen to Series 2, Episode 2 Today!
We kick off a new series of Stroll With Alex with a fascinating talk with business-builder, podcaster, and author Jake Desyllas.
Dr Jake Desyllas is an author, investor, and podcaster. He writes about entrepreneurship, financial independence, and freedom. He is the host of The Voluntary Life podcast.
In 2000, he founded Intelligent Space, an award-winning consultancy that led innovation in the field of pedestrian movement simulation and analysis. In 2010, he sold his business, quit the rat race, and retired early at the age of 38.
He has a bachelors degree, a masters degree, and a doctorate. He is a perpetual traveler, a minimalist, a productivity geek, a peaceful parent, an avid reader of philosophy and psychology, and a marathon inline skater.
Staying keen on purpose is a continual practice. There are things that help me stay motivated, focused and aware of my grander goals and visions.
In this three minute talk, we go there.
Enjoy today's episode!
It's episode 22 (I think) and Alex is having an insightful moment/rant about scarcity thinking versus abundance-thinking.
This could be a game-changer for you.
Have a listen!
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Most of my life I've struggled with money and making it because I've kept my own money shrouded in mystery.
I didn't know how much I had or made or spent.
I didn't 'do the math' about creating more of it. When I did, I saw what was possible. I had clarity.
And now I have an entirely different relationship with money.
Listen to Episode 21 today!
Alex is in a carpark in London again, and it's spooky time at Halloween.
He's talking about the link between self-confidence, taking social risks and making a bigger impact in life.
Listen to episode 20 today!
We are subtly being trained by our smartphones when we allow it to.
They can be super tools but we need to be mindful of how they pull us into the darkness too.
Here is how I know this, and how I am managing it.
Join me in Moorgate for episode 19 as we discuss the power technology can have over us!
A lot of us see our fears as an indication of what is inherently wrong with us, and what we must avoid.
A potentially healthier way to look at it is to see fear as an indication of something that we need to practise and get better at, and ideally master.
Listen to Episode 18 today!
When I set many goals, I'd find the whole thing overwhelming and want to quit - so I ended up not reaching any goals...
Until I got super clear about my ONE major goal.
When I ensure progress is being made on my one main goal, I can start adding other goals if I want to - but they can't be at the expense of that major goal.
This has been game-changing for my longer-term focus.
Listen to Episode 17 of 'Stroll With Alex' today!
Are you responding to life more than creating it? Are you prioritising what is seemingly urgent over dedicating time to those things that create your ideal life? The latter are the important things, and they are easy to ignore if we allow ourselves to do so.
Let's talk about it briefly in today's episode 16 of Stroll With Alex!
Coming from you in a grey car-park in London in October, we're talking about self-esteem.
Could it be that all this time, you never actually had something called: 'Self-Esteem?'
Might it be that thinking you possess a form of self-esteem is simply not helping you?
Listen to today's Episode 15 of Stroll With Alex!
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Rejection is hard. But it's also a huge part of life and actually doing well in life. Rejection marks what we don't yet know and it is the gateway to growth, money and success. And it can be thought of in an extremely positive way, as I've found out.
Listen more here, in this short episode 14 of Stroll With Alex!
Let's go for a stroll in the city today, and talk about not being affected by the judgements of others - what this actually means; how self-consciousness can hold us back, and how to move past it, based on what I've learned over years of fear, awkwardness and uptightness.
Listen to Episode 13 Today!
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