Better: The Brand Designer Podcast
Better: The Brand Designer Podcast, founded by Giselle Field of Wander Design Co. and Jen Davis, was founded on the belief that designers need community. We find that the branding world often feels secretive, competitive, and sometimes just plain old confusing. When we realized that our honest, soul-chat-level convos could potentially help other designers, we realized a podcast was only natural! Better: The Brand Designer Podcast was officially born.
Giselle passed away during a climbing trip in Peru in summer of 2020. We encourage all listeners of our podcast to listen to our two Celebrating Giselle episodes. Giselle's adventurous, kind, funny, and supportive presence is missed every day—each and every episode that we record is dedicated to her legacy and her vision for this podcast. It is our honor to continue recording episodes in Giselle's memory and we know that she is with us every time we sit down to record.
In winter of 2022, we welcomed Esther Knox-Dekoning from Sereth Design as a new co-host. Esther brought an incredible and fresh perspective to the pod—her transition from agency to design studio as well as her love for web design, sustainability, and world change brought new guests, ideas, and amazing episodes to our listeners. She departed the pod in spring 2023 to dedicate more time to her studio's growth, and will be greatly missed!
Now, Jen runs the podcast solo and is beyond excited to continue interviewing guests, having interesting conversations, and sharing the behind-the-scenes of running her design studio.
Better: The Brand Designer Podcast
S11 E19: 5-Year Update on Motherhood & Business (Q&A Style!)
In this solo episode, I'm getting real about what five years of motherhood and business ownership looks like—and spoiler alert, it's nothing like I expected when my son was born back in 2020.
With baby two now in the mix, I'm diving into how being a mom has completely shifted alongside my career. We're talking daily schedules (chaos included), managing client expectations, and Dylan (my husband) now being home full-time with the kids. Plus the financial pressures of variable income and my ongoing feelings of mom guilt.
00:45 Motherhood & Business Q&A
02:15 Daily Schedule & Family Dynamics
07:15 Managing Client Expectations & Project Timelines
09:32 Financial & Growth Considerations
12:22 Personal Development & Mindset
20:33 Client Work & Creativity
24:20 Practical Day-to-Day Management
27:52 Long-Term Vision & Legacy
Episodes Mentioned:
Bonus Episode: Navigating Maternity Leave and Scaling a Business with a Newborn
S5 E21: 2-Year Update on Motherhood and Business
S7 E22: 3-Year Update on Motherhood and Business
S10 E6: 4-Year Update on Motherhood and Business
S9 E3: Steal My Web Design Process
S11 E7: What Happens After You Design a Website?
S11 E2: How to Take(Paid!) Extended Time Away from Your Business
S11 E5: Making “The Leap” from Agency to Studio (and Balancing Mom Life) with Katie Higginbotham
S5 E14: Iterating on the One-Concept Method
S9E10: Entering a New Era of Brand Strategy with Marion Tan
S4 E3: All About Brand Strategy with Melinda Livsey
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