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Exchanging Ideas with Thad Cox

A good conversation is just two people exchanging ideas. This podcast is about exactly that. I chat with people I admire to find out how they think and what's on their minds, and I hope that these insightful and diverse chats will give creative people the tools and confidence to challenge conventional thinking to go after what they want.
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Episodes

Digital Marketing Masterclass with Alex Kelerman

Connect with Alex at LinkedIn Check out his book recommendations: Fanatical Prospecting: The Ultimate Guide for Starting Sales Conversations and Filling the Pipeline by Leveraging Social Selling, Telephone, E-Mail, and Cold Calling by Jeb Blount Sales Management. Simplified.: The Straight Truth About Getting Exceptional Results from Your Sales Team by Mike Weinberg Gap Selling: Getting the Customer to Yes: How Problem-Centric Selling Increases Sales by Changing Everything You Know About Relation...

Jun 06, 201953 min

Perfect Pitching

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May 22, 20191 hr 29 min

Creating Big Ideas with Naz Nazli

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May 02, 201951 min

Thad's Q&A

Today’s episode is exciting! Thad is going to answer and have an in-depth discussion on concerns people are throwing at him. You will surely have the same questions in mind, and it’s just but the right time for you not to miss Thad’s Q & A. His practical, doable and brilliant ideas will surely get you hooked throughout. Take a look at the topics discussed and be in for this fun and value-packed episode. Enjoy! What You Will Discover From This Episode: 00:35 Emma's question: What is your trie...

Apr 11, 201927 min

Thad's Pricing Tips

When we talk of business, we speak of price and rate. We know that this is one sensitive issue and uncomfortable dealing with at times especially with existing and previous clients. And they bring our business to daily existence. Much as it’s sometimes hard to delve into this topic, we must and need to address it. Whether we like it or not, this is the primary source of our sustainability and might as well find and know the ways to deal with it with ease. In today’s episode, we’ve got Thad on bo...

Apr 04, 201935 min

Personal Brand Building Masterclass with Collette Philip

How does one develop a successful personal brand? And why is it essential to have a personal brand? Collette Philip, aka the Brand Queen, thinks that brands can achieve amazing things for companies, for people, and the world. She loves brands and also enjoys helping people and organizations build brilliant brands that drive social change and impact. That is why she made Brand by Me, an award-winning brand and strategy consultancy. Before Brand by Me, Collette has 18 years of experience in buildi...

Mar 28, 201957 min

How to Survive and Thrive by Working 100 Days a Year with Rachel Picken

Think of strategic thinker, straight-talker, collaborator, and occasional number cruncher. That’s Rachel Picken. She’s all that and more. Rachel is a Chartered PR practitioner and member of the Chartered Institute of PR with ten years' experience in PR, marketing and communications. Her specialty lies in Agile Project Management. Wanting to learn what this is all about? Listen in to this episode and hear Rachel talk about everything about it and how she’s come a long way running her own business...

Mar 21, 201952 min

How to Make a Living Doing What You Love with Pete Correale

Pete Correale is one of the best comedians today who has made numerous appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Conan O'Brien Show, and The Tonight Show. He also has two critically acclaimed one hour stand up specials: Comedy Central “Things We Do for Love” and on Showtime “Let Me Tell Y.” His audience connected with him more genuinely as he shares his life as a husband, father, and a person who finds joy and wisdom as he goes with his life. Thad has Pete as one of his awesome clie...

Mar 14, 201949 min

Why Our Time Has Value with James Lewis

Are you struggling with your freelancing business? Do you have a hard time trying to get a client that will pay the true value for your works? Settle for less than what you’re worth just so you could earn a living? The truth is sometimes it’s not the client’s fault. It’s YOU. It must start with you. Discover why and what you need to do on today’s episode as Thad talks with James Lewis. James is a lettering artist who combines his graphic design skill set with his love of letterforms, to create c...

Feb 28, 201953 min

Networking Secrets for Success with John Harvey

Logistics Guru. Business Development Expert. Award-Winning Networker. Super-Connector. Speaker. Trainer. Consultant. Broadcaster. Avid Reader. Foodie. A life of many callings brought John to that happy moment when The Samphire Club was born. Although much of his career has been spent in logistics and so concerned with supply chains for goods and services, John’s interest in people has always come first. “I instinctively recognised very early on that, no matter what business you’re in, people do ...

Feb 14, 20191 hr 12 min

Community Building Secrets with Tom Ross

Do you want to start building an audience but don’t know how to start? Here is the thing, having a vast follower doesn’t guarantee you are going to make huge sales. You need to build a community of people and followers that actually care about you and what you do, but it starts with you putting their needs ahead of your own. Find out why and how to do that on today’s episode with Tom Ross. Tom is the founder and CEO of Design Cuts. Aside from growing his business and making it the online go-to r...

Feb 07, 20191 hr 4 min

Fuel for Your Creative Grind with Scotty Russell

Scotty Russell focuses on injecting positive vibes through illustrations, lettering and murals. You’ll also find a steady theme of pizza, cats, outer space and coffee in his personal work. He started drawing at a very young age but it was only until he got the courage to begin sharing his work, everything in his life changed for the better. He started sharing his thoughts through blogging via the name Perspective-Collective to help others develop the mentality of going towards things that are sc...

Jan 31, 201944 min

How to Use Social Media to Land Dream Clients with Olivia Bossert

Olivia Bossert is a fashion photographer and blogger who is a rare combination of talent and tenacity. A Swiss native with an obsession for the sea, her dog and magazines . Olivia works with brands and business throughout the UK such as Barbour, Joules , White Stuff and Crew Clothing . I help them to grow their audiences, sell their products and inspire their followers. In this value-packed episode, she talks about her journey to becoming a successful photographer, starting her own magazine and ...

Jan 24, 201955 min

Building Community Through Handlettering with Ian Barnard

Ian Barnard is a hand lettering artist with a passion for typography, custom lettering and design. After completing a course Graphic Design and Illustration at Kent Institute of Art & Design, Ian landed a job as a graphic designer, but after years of repetitive work and tight deadlines, he had had enough. He wanted to be more fulfilled and have a better work-life balance, so with the birth of his second child imminent, he decided to quit his job and try and make a go of it on his own. In thi...

Jan 17, 20191 hr 15 min

How to Escape the 9-5 and Kickstart Your Own Career with Melinda Livsey

Are you stuck in your 9 - 5 job and feels like something is telling you that you are meant to do great things? But here’s the rub, if you wanted to start working for yourself, where do you start? Let me introduce you to today’s guest, Brand Strategist, Designer and Freelance Mentor Melinda Livesy. Melinda lives to connect dots, analyze patterns, and solve problems. Don’t let her quiet demeanour fool you—once you get this INTJ talking about a topic of interest, you best be making a second pot of ...

Jan 10, 20191 hr 9 min

How to Maintain Your Mental Health as a Freelancer with Ben Akers

Ben Akers on Mental Health and his Freelancing Journey . Ben is a Bristol-based filmmaker who embarked on a mission to create a film inspired by his best friend, Steve. “Steve” is a 45-minute documentary looking at the effect of modern living has on men today. How the pressures of being the perfect father, the perfect husband, who has the perfect job, providing the perfect house and car, is completely unattainable. And how social media and lack of real-time with our friends is aiding to men taki...

Dec 13, 20181 hr 11 min

How to Make 6 Figures from Passive Income with Dustin Lee

In today’s episode, we chat with Dustin Lee, founder of RetroSupply. We discuss how he went from being stuck in a job that left him profoundly unfulfilled to making over $200k a year selling graphic goods online. We also talk about the experience of creating his new course to help designers and other creatives follow his path and build a side hustle from their skills called ‘Passive Income for Designers’. If you want to start selling stuff online, you won't want to miss this chance to learn from...

Dec 06, 20181 hr 1 min
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