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You know that term “well isn’t that just a kick in the pants”? Well, have you ever actually kicked someone in the pants?
Or should we say… have you wanted to? 👀 Don’t lie, you know you have.
Now our qu…

Quick question for you: are you a peacock, or a pigeon?
We ask, because it absolutely applies to today’s stories episode. Because someone sent us a story about a time where their design client had a m…

So, what do you do when you finally get to hang out with one of the very first creative duos that you ever learned from? You pass out, right?
That’s the only reasonable way to handle a moment as big a…

*picture us dressed as a therapist (how do they dress?), with steepled fingers*
There’s a lot to unpack in this episode.
A LOT.
We’ll preface everything we’re about to say by letting you know that we ch…

Guys, we have a thing for Australians.
We’ll finally admit it. Not that it’s a surprise or anything.
After having several friends from down undah join us to chat, scream (we scream because it’s not ver…

Do you hate vague, text-like responses to your professional emails?
Have you ever scheduled a meeting, only to wonder why you ever scheduled that meeting?
Do you find yourself fighting to assert your r…

We’ll be the first to admit that we’ve had some surprisingly cool guests join our podcast. Like, suspiciously cool.
Like… why do they even want to talk to us, you know? 👀
That’s neither here nor there,…

You know what’s really enlightening? Lip service.
Not the botox kind, people. The verbal kind.
The kind where an exploitative person says, “I wish the industry was different,” before proceeding to ruin…

Today, we turn 50! And we don’t look or feel a day over 52 😏
The big five-oh is not one to hastily record or miss, so we knew we needed to pull out all the stops. We had options… we could book an amaz…

It might seem like our “Things We Can’t Stand” list is endless, but clients who choose to be late after we specifically asked them not to?
Yeah, that’s right at the top.👺
In today’s stories episode, we…

We know this might be hard to believe… but we didn’t become this rich and fabulous on our own 💁‍♀️
Sure, we pour our hearts and souls into creating relatable memes. Some go viral, and we scream and cr…

So, something big happened.
And by “big,” we mean monumental.
That’s what she said… kind of?
Arabela finally admitted she needed to take time off, like a normal human being, after functioning on over…

Once upon a time, in a world far, far too close to our own, a mean ogre (see: client) trolled the prettiest princesses in all the land (see: our photography business).
The mean ogre no-showed not one…

You know those sweet, soft-spoken people you meet that immediately make you think, “why would anyone ever want to hurt you”?
Yeah, that’s Abbey from Wayfarer Design Studio for us 😌
We had the chance …

Huzi and Jesse of Florence James Collective are two of the best people.
Like, to the point where it makes the story they shared in today’s episode even more audacious. Because who DOES that to two pe…

So, what’s your worst freelancing nightmare?
We’ll start.
Ours would likely include dropping the camera, falling on top of the set (like literally keeling over and just… falling on top of everything …

It’s true. @elliotisacoolguy.
A very cool guy.
A guy who runs a flourishing creative business, but a guy who isn’t very good at freelancing, nonetheless.
Yeah, we said it. (only because he did 👀)
In …

There are few things we love more than criticizing crazy clients and commiserating with each and every one of you.
Of those few things? Breakfast foods and serenading others against their will sit ri…

Pop quiz: which of the below would be considered a “reasonable response” to a freelancer raising their rates 1 year after the initial proposal?
(And by reasonable, we mean completely unreasonable) 👇
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Honestly, there are no words.
Do you all go and search for the weirdest clients ever, just to entice us? Are you forever in the pursuit of a good meme?
Actually, don’t answer that.
We can’t really …