
Creative Career Starter
Learn the secrets of a successful creative job search from young, award-winning creative pros. Each episode, I interview a young creative professional about the steps they took to go from design school grad to successful employee at a creative firm. Through their stories, we cover topics like: their high school experience, figuring out a creative path, identifying creative firms you’d love to work for, connecting with the right people inside of them, building a focused design portfolio website, preparing for and winning the interview and negotiating job offers. They also discuss what they now look for in emerging talent as they hire the next wave. I’ve helped hundreds of design school grads, like the ones you’ll hear from, find their first creative jobs. And I can help you find yours. Join us!
Episodes
31 episodes
Episode 31: NFTs will be part of your Creative Career
In the spirit of bringing a deeper understanding of the NFT space as a skill for your job search, a conversation with Ryan Haigh (@HeyHaigh) and Martin Bekerman (@MySavageDogs) that will help you understand the key principles for success...
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Episode 31
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34:53

Episode 30: Ryan Haigh - The Emerging and Undeniable World of NFTs Explained
A conversation with Ryan Haigh, my friend and cryptocurrency shaman. We will be discussing the rapidly growing, incredibly complex world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). It's a place where he has become an influential voice and content expert. He...
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Episode 30
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31:25

Episode 29: Frank DiPinto (PART 2) Creative Director at Electronic Arts
Part 2 of my conversation with Frank DiPinto - who is a Creative Director at Electronic Arts, the computer games giant. Frank, who calls himself a “creative athlete”, moved from Adidas to Electronic Arts and has parlayed his passion...
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Episode 29
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19:29

Episode 28: Frank DiPinto, Senior Designer at Adidas
A conversation with Frank DiPinto, Creative Director at Electronic Arts - the computer games giant located in Redwood, California. Frank has had quite an amazing career for someone just 10 years out of design school - starting at VF Imag...
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Episode 28
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22:41

Episode 27: David Nardone, Creative Director and Designer in the Cannabis Industry
A conversation with David Nardone, a Creative Director and Designer serving a diverse family of state-legal cannabis goods committed to helping people & pets in their everyday lives. David has spent the last 5 years primarily in the cannabi...
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Episode 27
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32:16

Episode 26: John Sinsabaugh, Senior Lead, Product Design at The Athletic
A conversation with John Sinsabaugh, Senior Lead, Product Design at The Athletic -- a subscription-based media publisher of really smart sports coverage for die-hard fans. John started his career at HUGE in NYC as a visual designer, then moved ...
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Episode 26
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27:47

Episode 25: Connect your HS art student to a design career
A conversation with with Mike McDougall - the parent of a talented young artist who needed a bit of help figuring out how to translate his love of “art” into a career. Mike will discuss the range of feelings and concerns a parent has w...
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Episode 25
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24:52

Episode 24: Being a UX Designer at the Federal Reserve Bank
In this podcast, I’ll be talking with Jared Unger, Senior UX Designer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland about what he does, how he got where he is, and what he looks for in young talent when he’s reviewing a portfolio.
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Episode 24
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17:04

Episode 23: Phil Czapla, Brand Designer at Pinterest
In this episode I talk with Phil Czapla, a Brand Designer at Pinterest in San Francisco, about what he does, how he got where he is, and what he looks for in young talent when he’s reviewing portfolios. Phil has lots of great advice around how ...
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Episode 23
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21:04

Episode 22: Breaking into Sports Design
Today I’ll be talking with young designer Cam Chatt - who just accepted a graphic design position at OddsChecker - the UK’s #1 sports betting odds comparison site. The perseverance and single-mindedness that Cam showed during his 18 month jo...
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Episode 22
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21:38

Episode 21: Planning for a Career as an Illustrator/Designer
A conversation with Illustrator/Designer Emilio Serrano - who just accepted a position with a wonderful creative firm. We’ll learn about his story and all the things he did to realize his creative dream of working at Moxie SozoTo vie...
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Episode 21
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20:14

Episode 20: Trust the (job search) Process
A conversation with Abby Dye, Digital Designer at Digital Hive in Syracuse, NY. Abby talks about sticking to the process with a single-minded focus until she got that first job. Encouraging and helpful advice for young creative job seekers
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Episode 20
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19:43

Episode 19: A Creative Career on Your Own Terms
A conversation with Teysia Parks, full-time Designer/Art Director at Partners & Napier and owner of Studio T. She talks about how she manages her time and creativity with such a demandi...
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Episode 19
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25:33

Episode 18: How to Win the Interview
A conversation with Ben Picard, a Product Designer at The Action Network in San Francisco. Ben reviews the work of a lot of young designers as part of his day-to-day and we’re going to dig into - among other things - his thoughts about what mak...
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Episode 18
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33:05

Episode 17: Thoughts on the future of the creative industry
Part 2 of our conversation with Chris Petescia.Chris gives us his insights as to where he thinks the creative industry is headed and how young creative talent can position themselves to take full advantage of it. He is so smart...
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Episode 17
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17:27

Episode 16: Cultivating a nourishing and inspiring creative culture
Chris Petescia discusses starting a successful creative firm right out of school and how he emphasized an inspiring and rare creative culture at Carrot Creative. In Part 1 of our conversation, Chris talks about how to present yourself to a c...
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Episode 16
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24:25

Episode 15: Bigger Isn’t Always Better
A conversation with Sarah Jane Casale, Motion Graphic Artist at Optic Sky in Rochester, NY. Sarah began her career as a Designer at ESPN but found herself longing for a more intimate creative setting with broader creative challenges. Hear ho...
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Episode 15
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24:22

Episode 14: Creating a Career in Editorial Design
A conversation with Anna Wisbey, a recent graduate of Alfred University with a BFA in Graphic Design who found herself a bit unsure about what it was that she wanted to do as a creative professional, and as a result, how to identify her next...
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Episode 14
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15:49

Episode 13: When Your Dream Job Isn't Really That Dreamy
On this Podcast we’ll be talking with Jessica Cook. Jess graduated with a degree in Graphic Design in May 2017 and started out as a UX/UI designer at Frog Design in Brooklyn NY. She’s now a Product Designer for Open Innovation at Mozil...
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Episode 13
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23:55

Episode 11: Focusing your portfolio for a career as a concept artist
On this podcast, I speak with Samson Rapp, Illustrator and Concept Artist. Samson and I discuss the path he’s taking as he looks to break into the world of game design as a Concept Artist. Samson is a recent art school grad and is now doing ...
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Episode 11
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17:48

Episode 12: How a High School Art Student Found a Path to a Creative Career
A conversation with Ben McDougall, a high school senior and a talented designer and illustrator. We’ll discuss how Ben learned about potential careers, shaped a portfolio to apply to the right colleges and now has begun to imagine ...
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Episode 12
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15:15

Episode 10: How to Impress the Creative Director at Your Next Interview
A conversation with Greg Cunneyworth, the creative director and founding partner of Makeway—a digital design agency in Columbus, OH and Rochester, NY. Greg talks about the many ways young designers can get his attention and make the shortlis...
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Episode 10
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21:35

Episode 9: Shaping a Creative Career as an Illustrator
A conversation with Claire Cianca, product design illustrator at Flexport in San Francisco. Claire has found success as an Illustrator in the agency world in NYC and LA and now in the corporate world in San Francisco. Claire talks ...
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Episode 9
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24:31

Episode 8: Making Internships Work for You
A conversation with Michaela Sansouci, graphic designer at Cloud Health in Boston Mass. Michaela leveraged her numerous internships to land multiple job offers. Hear how she leveraged them and ultimately decided to sign on with Cloud Health....
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Episode 8
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17:41

Episode 7: The Art of Networking
A conversation with Andrea (Shaver) Carpenter, Digital Art Director at Karsh Hagan in Denver CO. Andrea made the most of her networking skills in securing her first job as a Junior Art Director at Karsh Hagen. Having moved to a completely ne...
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Episode 7
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20:54
