Understanding (and Valuing) Your Unique Contribution | Jeremy Slagle

Understanding (and Valuing) Your Unique Contribution with Jeremy Slagle

“There is no higher calling than the thing we were designed to do”

What does it take to go FULL time in what you love? Our guest this week Jeremy Slagle believes it starts with managing your expectations and being clear on who you are. Jeremy is an award-winning graphic designer who went all-in with his creative business and shares with us today what he has learned in over 25-years of pursuing the creative path. Connect with Jeremy:  https://www.slagledesign.com/

TOPICS:

Successful marriage when running a business Balancing ambition and creative nudges What should an artist or creative consider before going to college? Understanding that your art DOES matter and seeing the impact in it Our higher calling through our art and being a co-creator with God

WHO IS JEREMY?

Jeremy is an award-winning Graphic Designer with over twenty-five years of experience, an all-around creative wonder kid, and Kickstarter aficionado, Jeremy is the Principal of Slagle Design and has been the main speaker at dozens of creative educational workshops.

Jeremy's success as a design entrepreneur has led to him turning his knowledge into tangible guidance and advice on how to turn a side-hustle into a dream job. Jeremy has made numerous speaking appearances designed to help both those looking for designers and those wanting to be designers to understand the importance of synergy, branding, identity, and planning.

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Listen to Jeremy on Episode 213 of the Deeply Graphic Designcast

This was such a fun conversation with Nick Longo, Mikelle Morrison, and Jordan Wilson about the wonders of working with small businesses. Definitely my favorite podcast interview yet.

Topics covered:

• The Potential New Client Nextdoor.

• Jeremy Slagle joins the gang to discuss all the wonders of working with small local businesses. With his vast knowledge working with Jeni's Ice Cream in its early stages, Jeremy shares some tangible insights including:

• Tips and Advice for listeners to find small local clients.

• How to align your business with clients who share the same values and goals.

• Discovering, developing, and spreading joy through your everyday work and talents.

• Sharing your gifts to better your community.

• And as a bonus, he talks passionately about the term "freelance" and why we should consider removing the F-word from your vocabulary!

Jeremy Joins Dave Hopkins on "The Quickie" Podcast

I loved this conversation with Dave! Take a listen and check out his other episodes!

Jeremy joins Rebecca Botter on The Search For Pink Podcast

It was my pleasure to hang out with Rebecca for this one- on one interview.

Jeremy and Beth Join Jordan Raynor on the Call to Mastery Podcast

I have been a fan or Jordan’s writing for a few years. I picked up his book, Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk and used it for a small group study with some fellow creative entrepreneurs. It’s fantastic. His recent book, Master of One: Find and Focus on the Work You Were Created to Do, is one of my favorite books in the last couple of years. I love his heart and the way he encourages entrepreneurs, business-people, and creatives of all types to lean into their calling and recognize we are uniquely created to do the work God has called us to do, and to do it with excellence.

When he started his podcast, I couldn’t wait to listen and it does not disappoint. He interviews some pretty heavy-hitters like N.T. Wright, Carly Fiorina, Tim Keller, Noah Elias, Lou Holtz (coming soon!) and others. I sent Jordan an email, telling him about our second Kickstarter campaign for a children’s book about empathy. I knew it was a long-shot but I figured it couldn’t hurt to ask if he thought we would be a good fit for his show.

Within a couple days, I received an email inviting us to hop on a call with him to shore more about our story. He loved it and invited us to be on as guests! We are so grateful for this opportunity. Thanks jordan!

You can find out more about Jordan, The Call to Mastery Podcast, and to sign up for his free weekly email devotional (which I love) at jordanraynor.com.

Follow him on social channels here: Twitter • Facebook • Instagram

Come on a field Trip with Brave Kids Art Club!

I’m super excited to have been asked by my buddy, Brad Woodard, to welcome his Youtube subscribers for a field trip to my studio where I teach them how to draw a chinchilla!

My desire to be a designer and illustrator started at a young age and Brad is using his gifts to inspire young artists to consider a creative career path with his free daily drawing lessons. It was an honor to join Brad on his channel!

Brave Kids Art Club is meant to be an outlet for kids to explore their creative curiosities, learn drawing tips and to simply have fun! Artists have to be brave but it isn't easy. So hopefully we can make that part easier by creating together in the Brave Kids Art Club!

We are going on a field trip to visit the studio of professional graphic designer and illustrator, Jeremy Slagle! Join us as Jeremy gives us a tour of his st...

Listen to Jeremy and Beth on TheFutur Podcast with Chris Do

In this episode, Chris talks with creative team, Beth Stafford and Jeremy Slagle. Together they've written, illustrated and published two successful children's books that shine a light on the importance of teaching empathy to both parents and their kids.

These two solopreneurs share how their truly collaborative spirit works, the perks and perils of social media and the unintended benefits of pursuing that side project you can't stop thinking about.

Both Beth and Jeremy are graphic designers, with Jeremy working largely in branding. Their motivation for writing children’s books came naturally and with no specific intentions; they do it just to do it.

The two were introduced through Beth’s husband, who originally, was creating the illustrations for Beth’s first children’s books. Their paths would later cross again, when Beth asked Jeremy if he would like to illustrate the book. Emphatically, he said yes.

The two searched the web for the best practices to curate the promotional messaging of the book. They raised funds entirely on Kickstarter to get their first book, Chin Up, Chinchilla, out on bookshelves and in the hands of parents and kids.

They were able to raise money for their first book rather quickly thanks to a mixture of both word of mouth and social media marketing. They met with child psychologists and took notes from other children’s authors to refine the story before publishing.

So why write about empathy? For Beth, she was curious to know what she could teach her daughter that she found was incredibly important as an adult. When she noticed how easily empathy came to her daughter, she knew that was vital not just for her, but for everyone to practice and apply to their daily lives.

If you're a parent, teacher or curious about publishing then you are in for a wonderful treat. Even if you're none of those things, give this one a listen, because there's always something to learn.

I was on Adobe Live!

I’m not gonna lie, the thought of streaming my process live was a bit anxiety-inducing. But, Andrew made the experience fun and engaging. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to do it again sometime.

If you missed it, lucky for you, you can watch both episodes right here:

Enjoy!

Jeremy joins Mark Hirons on the Creative Waffle Podcast

In this episode of the Creative Waffle podcast, I chat with Ohio based designer and illustrator, Jeremy Slagle. During the show we talk about his new book. Faith and how it's impacted his creativity and life. Jeremy also shares his lessons from starting his own design studio, moving away from agency life. Hope you enjoy the show.

Chin Up, Chinchilla with Beth Stafford and Jeremy Slagle

This week on the Creative South Podcast, I’m talking with Author and Designer, Beth Stafford and Illustrator and Designer, Jeremy Slagle about their upcoming children’s book, “Chin up, Chinchilla.” We get a bit of Beth and Jeremy’s backgrounds, talk about how Beth came up with the idea for the book, how Jeremy got involved with the illustrations, creating emotion in the characters expressions, and discuss the Kickstarter Campaign for "Chin Up, Chinchilla."