Marian Bantjes stops by the Reflex Blue Show to discuss her new venture – Design Art Gallery (DAG). Located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, DAG is the gallery showcasing the fine art from designers we all wish was in our town.
We talk about Marian beginning as a typesetter, her work in lettering, and her current work in fine art. We end with a discussion on what makes a good pattern.
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Lyn Wineman opened up the 2025 OnBrand Conference in Omaha last month with her talk, “The Invisible Problem: What’s Really Holding You Back – and How to Fix It.” Her talk, covering the importance of branding, was a great way to start a conference on, well, branding.
We talk about signs of a bad brand, a few red flags in a potential new project, and branding.
We also discuss her “Agency for Change” podcast, and her book, “Untangling Spaghetti: A Branding Fable.”
A big thanks goes out once again to the groups behind the OnBrand Conference – AAF Nebraska, AMA Lincoln, AMA Omaha, and PRSA Nebraska.
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Mark Mohammadpour was the lunch keynote speaker at the 2025 OnBrand Conference in Omaha last month.
Mark, through his company Chasing the Sun®, is a keynote speaker on employee culture and well-being, so, well, we speak about what that actually means (not the keynote speaker part, but what IS employee culture?). We also talk about working in Public Relations and how it is one of the top jobs when it comes to burning out employees. And the things to look for in job postings (both good and bad).
We also discuss Mark’s significant weight-loss from over fifteen years ago, keeping off the weight, and the effects of it.
A big thanks goes out the groups behind the OnBrand Conference for having me out again – AAF Nebraska, AMA Lincoln, AMA Omaha, and PRSA Nebraska.
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Paul Lukes stopped by the studio back in November to record the kick-off to Season 18 of The Reflex Blue Show.
We talk about graffiti-inspired art, making time to do fine-art in addition to graphic design, working in collage, the CoLab group Slack channel and quarterly-skills showcase as well as the NoCo Marketing Mixers he helps with in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Liz Hunt, CEO of DayCloud Studios, sits down with me in the DayCloud penthouse suite located in The Blackstone District of Omaha, Nebraska to talk about the advice she gives to those starting up their own creative business.
We also talk about how to lead a client through the creative process, how to get that first big client, and the importance of following through – which includes a tip from a hostage negotiator.
And or course, we talk about her own podcast, the Agency Rocket Show.
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