Make and Design with Carina Gardner

Design isn’t just about design. It’s about a lot of different things that make your business grow. Learn more about winning in your design business in today’s episode.

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Design shouldn’t be magical and easy all the time. If it was, everybody would already be doing it! Instead it is the designers who role up their sleeves and get down into the hard work and strategies…

Learn to take advice from those you are modeling your design career after, not those who do not! Learn more about asking less of those who aren’t designers and more from those who are profitable the …

In Carina’s new book Design Profit and Prosper she talks about the three hurdles a designer must jump over to be successful. Learn more about hurdle number one in this episode!

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Carina talks to designers weekly and is astounded to see designers continuing to do the same thing that is not getting them results. Learn more about changing behaviors so that your results also chan…

Carina’s new book goes through several models meant to help aspiring designers see where they can improve so that they can become profitable. Carina’s Design Process Model will help you see if you ar…

Carina already announced her new book, but she has another big announcement! In just another month you will see a new series of videos hitting her youtube channel that you will not want to miss. It i…

Carina has a few favorite online markets that she has designed for over the last 15 years that she loves! Learn more in today’s episode!

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The last couple of years Carina has been doing scary things, but it has also helped her grow. Learn how scary things can make us stronger.

Episode 266 on the Make and Design Podcast: Why Scary Things …

Let’s talk about color and emotion! Carina loves it when we use color to help us change or state our feelings. Learn more in today’s episode. 

Episode 265 on the Make and Design Podcast: How You can U…

Real change happens when new people come into our lives and there is a disruption in routines and habits. Learn about the two things that disrupted Carina’s life.

Episode 264 on the Make and Design Po…

Carina wrote a book which is now available for presale on Amazon! Her new book Design Profit and Prosper is meant to help you understand the design process better so that you are taking the right act…

In today’s episode, Carina talks about the power we each have to make our dreams come true. When we take actions we can give ourselves the momentum to build our design businesses. Learn more in today…

Carina talks about the one thing that differentiates the hobbyist from the business owner. If you can make this one thing happen, you have an actual business! 

Episode 261 on the Make and Design Podca…

Carina talks about the three reasons designers are struggling to create. Join her in this episode to see what we can control and can’t control as designers.

Episode 260 on the Make and Design Podcast:…

Carina sees lots of ways that designers don’t even realize they are losing money. Learn 3 ways she sees designers losing money and time in today’s episode.

Episode 259 on the Make and Design Podcast: …

Designers go through evolutions just like any other career. Learn more about the journey of a designer in today’s episode.

Episode 258 on the Make and Design Podcast: The Evolution of a Designer

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Carina dives into how adding Live Retreats to Design Suite happened. She recaps in January 2023 in Hamilton, Missouri at the Missouri Star Quilt Retreat Center. Learn about the activities, tours, and…

When Carina reads about designers, she loves to see how they stand out. She specifically loves Coco Chanel for the way she made her mark. Learn more about how we can use the designers before us to te…

Mari Reisberg works with creatives to help them find ways to incorporate daily acts of creativity. Learn more in this episode about Mari and her methods. You can find more about Mari at www.sustainin…