
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.
Episodes
S11 E11: Branding Bestie Chit Chat: Designing a Life You Love with Lauren Braier

S11 E10: Protecting Your Brand: Trademark Essentials for Designers with Alli Elmunzer (aka Attorney Alli)

S11 E9: Combining Faith & Business with Morgan Morris

S11 E8: Branding Bestie Chit Chat: Reading Our Old Goals with Lauren Braier

S11 E7: What Happens *After* You Design a Website? (Steal Our Exact Pre-Launch Process)

S11 E6: How to Serve Neurodivergent Clients with Tonya Bamboe

S11 E5: Peek Behind the Curtain into Recent HJC Client Projects

S11 E4: Branding Bestie Chit Chat: What’s the Future of the Boutique Brand Design Industry? with Lauren Braier

S11 E3: How to Collaborate with Illustrators with Kat Super

S11 E1: My Ins & Outs for 2025 (& My Word of the Year)

S11 E2: How to Take (Paid!) Extended Time Away from Your Business (Maternity Leave Recap)

From the Archives | S8 E15: How to Craft a Luxury Offer Suite that Sells with Katelyn Alyssa from Studio Kaly

From the Archives | S5 E1: What to Do When a Client Doesn’t Love Your Work

From the Archives | S9 E3: Steal My Web Design Process

From the Archives | S3 E9: Difficult Client Stories

From the Archives | S6 E5: Hiring a Team that Supports Your Vision with Olivia Austin

From the Archives | S5 E17: How to Plan Your Work Schedule for True Rest + Vacation

S10 E18: Answering Your Inbox Questions

S10 E17: Changes I Made in My Business to Hit My First $100K Revenue Year

S10 E16: How to (Properly) Manage Your Design Studio’s Finances with Rita Julian

S10 E15: Why NOT to Niche (What?!) with N. Chloé Nwangwu

S10 E14: The Transition to Agency Life with Lauren Braier

S10 E13: Maternity Leave, New Motherhood, & Mom/Design Biz Life - from Design Unfiltered with Abbey McGrew

S10 E12: Don’t Make These Brand Messaging & Positioning Mistakes! - from The Unapologetic Designer Podcast with Kenzi Green

S10 E11: Relationship Marketing & Finding Magic in the Motherhood/Biz Balance with Madison Standke
