Making Ways

Brian Singer is a fine artist whose work includes installations, civic-minded projects, paper sculpture, and large-scale participatory experiences. Brian recently changed gears to devote his full-time attention to artwork after years of running his own agency and holding senior design roles at Facebook and Pinterest. In this episode of Making Ways, learn more about gradually carving out a career based on doing more of what you like.

Illustrator and designer Jason Sturgill lives his life and career with a curiosity and bias towards openness that has inspired him to start his own record label, art gallery, take on roles at Wieden+Kennedy, Nike, Dark Horse Comics, and mentor students at Portland State University. On today's episode Jason talks about his unique serendipitous path and discusses his challenges with depression and bipolar disorder. Tune in for a great discussion with the inspiring, creative mind of Jason Sturgill. 

Making Ways podcast is live from Design Week Portland with Laura Whipple, the CEO and Cofounder of Scout Books. Laura shares her unlikely path to launching the company, great advice for entrepreneurs looking to get started, and she details the power of writing down your goals. Listeners also get a closer look at what makes the Portland creative community tick (and how to bring that magic to your own town). Thanks to Design Week Portland, Outlet PDX, and Stream PDX for making this live episode so special.

Aundre Larrow is a portrait photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. On today’s episode Aundre shares his story––from early days in Jamaica to adolescence with his supportive single mother in Florida, and the first steps that brought him into a freelance photography career. Throughout the conversation, Aundre talks about the motivation behind his work, details his latest project ‘Stories from Here,’ and discusses his year as an Adobe Creative Resident.

Indhira Rojas is the founder and creative director of Anxy Magazine, a beautifully designed, mental health print magazine that tells the true stories of our internal lives. During our conversation, Indhira shares the challenges of overcoming childhood trauma and offers insights for listeners struggling to find their footing, both professionally and personally. Hear her story of leaving behind the corporate world, starting her own agency, and creating Anxy Magazine on Making Ways podcast today.

On today's episode we're joined by the founder of Stitcher podcasts, Noah Shanok. Noah discusses why getting out of your own way is the best path to thriving as a creative or business leader. He shares his journey to starting Stitcher and how he delayed his entrepreneurial urges to sharpen his teeth first with roles at StubHub and JPMorgan Chase. And Noah sheds light on his time as CEO of Stitcher, the pitfalls of the startup grind, and knowing when to throw in the towel.

It’s time to celebrate one year of Making Ways podcast! Over the past year, host, marketer, and illustrator Rob Goodman has sat down with creatives of all stripes to discuss the winding journeys to their most fulfilling careers. In today’s episode, we look back at some of the interviews that listeners have loved. Thanks for an amazing first year of Making Ways. Cheers to more stories and inspiration ahead to help you chart a creative path all your own.

As the founder and chief creative officer of branding and design agency Noise 13, Dava Guthmiller leads a mostly female team in taking on big creative projects. Dava is also the cofounder of In/Visible Talks, a conference about the creative process, and founder and CEO of Revel & Rouse, an online cannabis magazine for women. On this episode, Dava shares great advice on nurturing relationships and collaborations and tips on replenishing your creative energy and balancing work and life for greater success.

On today’s episode, we chart the amazing journey of Miriam Stone. Miriam is a published memoir author who switched gears after hitting writer’s block and found a career in business and marketing as a brand strategist. After the 2016 election, Miriam harnessed her years of training for political action, cofounding Swing Left, an organization that rallies support for progressive candidates in congressional races.

On this episode of Making Ways podcast, Executive Director of the Good Food Foundation, Sarah Weiner discusses her path from food-loving kid to Economics student at Dartmouth College, and her experiences working with Alice Waters. Sarah has fantastic practical advice on how to learn through osmosis and offers this nugget of wisdom: “If you want to be a change leader, start by being a change helper.” Listen to her story on Making Ways now.

On today’s episode, watercolor artist Lindsay Stripling gets down to brass tacks when it comes to living a life and running a business as a creative freelancer. You’ll also learn practical tips for establishing your creative business, programs and tools to help you organize your practice, and advice on scheduling your time for the greatest creative output.

Kelly Inouye is a watercolor artist who runs an art space and turned a career in product design and a stack of rejection letters into a fulfilling life as a creative professional. In this episode, you'll learn how to rethink rejection, continue your education without returning to class, and get a better understanding of the factors that might make you––one day––pack up and leave your corporate job behind. Tune in for today's episode of Making Ways podcast with the talented, kind, and driven Kelly In

Stuart Schuffman is a blogger, travel writer, author, and even hosted his own show on IFC. He's also the creator of Broke-Ass Stuart, the popular travel and culture site that got him called names like, "underground legend" by San Francisco Chronicle, "SF cult hero" by San Francisco Bay Guardian, and "Chief of Cheap" by Time Out New York. Tune in for great advice and some amazing stories as we talk shop with Stuart Schuffman on Making Ways.

Miranda Jones is cofounder of Galanter & Jones, a design and fabrication studio she runs with her brother Aaron. The company is best known for their beautiful, heated furniture. Miranda's path to the furniture business was anything but a straight line. On this episode you'll learn about identifying compelling projects and finding people in your life whose passions could also be your own. And you'll hear about the importance of partnership and collaboration in making big ideas take flight.

Jesse Genet has always had the entrepreneurial spark. In high school, she created a T-shirt printing business. Later, Jesse launched two successful Kickstarter campaigns for the sunlight-activated fabric dye Inkodye. That startup ultimately transformed into Lumi, a company reimagining packaging for commerce brands. Listen in to hear Jesse’s great advice on building your tolerance for big risks, making difficult decisions, lessons on being a designer founder, her experience at Y Combinator, and so much mor