Creative South Podcast

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Bill Kenney, co-founder of Focus Lab, a full-service agency based out of Savanah, GA. We talk about growing up in Martha’s Vineyard, the challenges of leadership while working remotely, and more, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $70. While we’re talking about the great offers lets talk about the fact that Jak Prints is offering free 877 silver ink upgrade going right now. But

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with icon designer Kyle Adams, about working in a job that didn’t challenge him, going out on his own without a backup plan, icon design, and his podcast, Behind the Brand, all right after this. As a designer, there’s nothing more frustrating than laboring over the perfect design and having a t-shirt screen printer reproduce your work as a low-quality t-shirt.  Real Thread has the solution. Real Thread creates super soft t-shirts people love to wear.  Real Thread has spent years perfecting an efficient and clear platform for you to be able to order the softest custom screen printed t-shirts you’ll ever wear! Real Thread is dedicated to your project with the utmost knowledge and expertise on creating super soft custom screen printed shirts. For free quotes, a quick answer to a question, and a hi-res digital mock-up of your design, head over to ReaThread.com, or simply call, email, text, or live chat with the Real Thread team a

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Britt Davis, a Graphic Design for the Atlanta Falcons. We talk about going to Savannah College of Art and Design for grad school, her time at Spike TV, how she got into sports design, superhero movies, Star Wars, and more, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $70. While we’re talking about the great offers lets talk about the fact that Jak Prints is offering free 877 silver ink upg

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Brad Weaver and Tara Victoria of The Banner Years, a branding, storytelling, and experience design studio that makes ideas happen with heart. We talk about how The Banner Years Started, balancing a professional and romantic relationship, Brad’s book the Creative Truth, dealing with anxiety and depression, and more, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $70. While we’re talking about

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with freelance designer and host of the Makers of Sport Podcast, Adam Martin. Makers of Sport, is a sports design and branding podcast that interviews notable designers in the world of sport. We talk about how Adam got into sports branding, where the podcast started, and more, all right after this. Do you like quality pocket-sized notebooks? Then you should check out DapperNotes. Every DapperNotes pocket-sized notebook is 100% handmade, printed, cut, sewn, bound, packaged, and shipped right here in the USA. With a double-cloth cover made from two materials: a good looking fabric on the outside, backed by book cloth inside, and a durable hand-sewn binding, these books will last a long time. Order now and you can get either the Dapper Notes Holiday Bundle with two handmade notebooks at 26% off, or save $15 off of the DapperNotes Bookhead club. They are a perfect gift for the stationery lover in your life. Visit dappernotes.com

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Nova Scotia, Canada-based designer and illustrator Liz Mac. We talk about performing fire arts when she was younger, leaving the arts to pursue being a pastry chef, coming back to the arts after a knee injury, D&D, modeling, guys with cameras, and more, all right after this. Skillshare is an online learning community for creators with more than 10,000 classes in design, photo, and more. Everyone can take a class, try a project, and even teach a class themselves. Premium Membership begins at just $8 a month for unlimited access to learning. Plus, you can earn money by teaching on Skillshare, which means students have access to the most relevant, up-to-date creative skills. Students learn everything from design to business to photography, film, crafts, culinary, music, writing, technology and more, from the world’s best teachers. For busy people like you and me, Skillshare classes are designed to be bite-sized with sho

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Shane Helm, Chief Creative Officer for Engage, a digital agency working in the political arena. We talk about the importance of faith to him, his career path, and Creative by Design – a program focusing on faith and how God intended for us to use our talents to impact the world, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $70. While we’re talking about the great offers lets talk about the

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today on the podcast, I talk with the guys from Master of One Podcast, Andrew, Luke, and Patrick. If you’re not familiar with Master of One, it’s a great pop culture podcast focusing on Art and Design, Toys and Games, and Televisions and Film. The the guys and I talks about their individual origin stories, how Master of One started, and be sure to listen all the way through to find out how you can win Master of 1 and Creative South Podcast t-shirts, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, ho

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today on the podcast, I talk with Andy Hunt the creator of NecronomiCards, a horror-themed card game. We talk about starting off freelancing while working at a sushi restaurant, the challenges of working for a start-up, and balancing a family, full-time job, and freelance, all while starting NecrominiCards, and more, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $70. While we’re talking about the great offers

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Miami-based designer, Peter Bacallao about growing up a 1st generation Cuban-American, battling depression and anxiety, how surrounding himself with positivity helped him find self-confidence, and how it improved his work, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $70. While we’re talking about the great offers lets talk about the fact that Jak Prints is offering free 877 silver ink upg

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Los Angeles based illustrator, designer and hand lettering artist, Jillian Adel. We talk about her time working in agencies in New York, the challenges of being self-employed, pole dancing, tarot readings, and more, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $70. While we’re talking about the great offers lets talk about the fact that Jak Prints is offering free 877 silver ink upgrade go

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with designer and educator Jamal Collins, better known as Jay Working. We talk about growing up in East Cleveland, working in-house and feeling isolated and like and outsider, what educating kids in digital arts has done for him, and more, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. I had the opportunity to take a tour of their facility up in Cleveland this past August and it was incredible. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for just $

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with designer and hand lettering artist, Scott Biersack. We talk about being nearly homeless when he was younger, his time studying type designs at the Cooper Union, dealing with depression and anxiety, the pressure he puts on himself, and more, all right after this. I want to thank our friends over at Jak Prints for sponsoring this episode. I had the opportunity to take a tour of their facility up in Cleveland this past August and it was incredible. Whatever you need printed they can do it. Do you need stickers? Jak Prints can do it. Do you need T-shirts? Jak Prints can do it. Embroidered hats, business cards, banners? Jak Prints can do it! They make great stuff at a great price. Speaking of banners, Jak Prints has their lowest prices on banners ever right now, Some of them are up to 70% off. I just looked up the cost of and 8’ x 5’ banner, how much do you think it should cost? $200? More? You can get it from Jak Prints for

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Josh Ariza, a freelance designer and founder of Chomp, a lifestyle clothing brand based out of Costa Mesa, California. We talk about the value of mentors, running your own business, finding your unique voice, and more, all right after this. Skillshare is an online learning community for creators with more than 10,000 classes in design, photo, and more. Everyone can take a class, try a project, and even teach a class themselves. Premium Membership begins at just $8 a month for unlimited access to learning. Plus, you can earn money by teaching on Skillshare, which means students have access to the most relevant, up-to-date creative skills. Students learn everything from design to business to photography, film, crafts, culinary, music, writing, technology and more, from the world’s best teachers. For busy people like you and me, Skillshare classes are designed to be bite-sized with short video lessons to fit your schedule.

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with Mitch Shepherd of Humbly Made, a lifestyle clothing brand based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. We talk about growing up in Ohio, the challenges of running your own business, working with other artists for Humbly Made’s Designer Series, and more, all right after this. Skillshare is an online learning community for creators with more than 10,000 classes in design, photo, and more. Everyone can take a class, try a project, and even teach a class themselves. Premium Membership begins at just $8 a month for unlimited access to learning. Plus, you can earn money by teaching on Skillshare, which means students have access to the most relevant, up-to-date creative skills. Students learn everything from design to business to photography, film, crafts, culinary, music, writing, technology and more, from the world’s best teachers. For busy people like you and me, Skillshare classes are designed to be bite-sized with short video le

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, I talk with illustrator, Designer and all-around Shape Warlock, Daniel Haire. Daniel works for Nooklyn, an app for finding apartments and roommates in major metropolitan areas. We sit down and talk work, growing up feeling like and outsider, balancing having a day job with freelance, and pushing your limits in a good way, all right after this Do you ever wonder if there are other people who love spreading misery and raining on people's parades? If you have, you're a jackass. Sorry, but you're the worst. That's not what City Luck Fortune Cookies are about. They aim to spread a little sarcasm and fun to the darkest places in this world. If you're reminded that life is a series of unrelated, strange events that sometimes involve cats, that's not our fault. City Luck Fortune Cookies are the perfect gift for when you need to add a little cynicism to your friend’s day, burst the bubble of your jerk coworker, or just share a little dark h

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. Today, the boys from Mossio, Jerett Paterson, Corey Haggard and Peter Deltondo hop on the mics and chat with us. If you’re not familiar with Mossio, they are a full-service product design agency with remote roots and have worked with the likes of Weebly and SimplyHired. We talk about the pros and cons of running a remote agency, their 4-day work week, and the importance of creating a work-life balance for their team, all right after this. Are you ready to Explore your creativity and meet a ton of new friends while you’re doing it? Then head over to creativesouth.com right now and get your Creative South tickets. Join us April 6th - 9th in Columbus, GA for Creative South, where you come as friends and leave as family. If you like the podcast and want to help support us head over to patreon.com/CreativeSouth. Every $1 helps us cover hosting costs, upgrade equipment, and keep the podcast going. When you become a Creative South Patron you’ll

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. This is the first time I’m posting a second full episode in a week, that wasn’t a bonus episode! I’m excited and hope that y’all are too. Because, if the response is good and y’all keep listening, I’m going to try to make this a permanent thing. Today, I sit down with Anderson Munro, founder of the lifestyle brand Bluu Dreams. If you recognize Anderson’s name from the podcast it’s because a few weeks ago he was on one of the bonus Episodes recorded Live at WMCFest. I had a great time talking with Anderson and was curious to learn more about him, so I invited him back for a full episode. We talk about everything from growing up a first generation American, to being an accountant by day, to his exciting new work with Mitchell & Ness, RenArts, and Reebok for The Dead End Kids, a ’86 Mets capsule. Are you ready to Explore your creativity and meet a ton of new friends while you’re doing it? Then head over to creativesouth.com right now and

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. We’ve gone through all of the bonus episodes from WMC fest, and starting this Friday we’re moving full time into two full episodes a week. Today, I sit down with my friend Alex Lazaris, At the time we recorded this he was the lead visual designer for Mavenlink but has since moved on to Twitch.tv. We talk about growing up in Texas, he's adrenaline fueled hobbies, mentoring other designers, and more, all right after this. Are you ready to Explore your creativity and meet a ton of new friends while you’re doing it? Then head over to creativesouth.com right now and get your Creative South tickets. Join us April 6th - 9th in Columbus, GA for Creative South, where you come as friends and leave as family. If you like the podcast and want to help support us head over to patreon.com/CreativeSouth. Every $1 helps us cover hosting costs, upgrade equipment, and keep the podcast going. When you become a Creative South Patron you’ll get access to exciti

Welcome to the Creative South Podcast! I’m your host, Jason Frostholm. We’re wrapping up the bonus episodes recorded Live at Weapons of Mass Creation. In this episode, I sit down with Ryan Roghaar of R2 Media Group and talk about working with a partner in Spain, the challenges of splitting time between two continents, how he got to where he is today, and more, all right after this. Are you ready to Explore your creativity and meet a ton of new friends while you’re doing it? Then head over to creativesouth.com right now and get your Creative South tickets. Join us April 6th - 9th in Columbus, GA for Creative South, where you come as friends and leave as family. If you like the podcast and want to help support us head over to patreon.com/CreativeSouth. Every $1 helps us cover hosting costs, upgrade equipment, and keep the podcast going. When you become a Creative South Patron you’ll get access to exciting Creative South News before anyone else, Creative South Podcast stickers and T-shirts, and you could even ge