Jeff Russell (wickercreative.comm) is a local Motion Designer & owner of the studio Wicker Creative located in Norfolk, Virginia. Today, we chat about: Skills learned teaching vs. at a production company 1 thing freelancers rip themselves up on How to set boundaries with your clients What someone woukld’ve told him about running an agency and being a Motion Designer beforehand To niche down or generalize And more!

Amelia LeCroy (@ms_lecroy) is a local Design Tech teacher at Greenrun Collegiate Public Charter school for grades 9-12, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Today, we chat about: How she found her purpose in teaching Traits for being an impactful teacher Values a teacher should have Emotional Intelligence leading the classroom Her thoughts on design with technology vs. building with your hands And more!

Jared Beasley is a local Photographer & Creative Director at the Marketing Agency, Istoria - located in Norfolk, Virginia. Today, we chat about: How Jared went from freelancing to owning his own marketing agency Various ways to practice proposal pitching Tips on negotiating and pricing Jared’s rap career with his group MidBest What it takes to run a good video production And more!

Mark Miltz is a local fine arts artist, illustrator, commercial artist, and teacher at Tidewater Community College & Old Dominion University. In this power packed chat we discuss: The pros & cons of putting time limits on your work The attributes of what makes a good teacher A common mistake people make when creating art The trap of not venturing out of your artistic comfort zone And a LOT more!

Shawn Labadie is a local choreographer, dance troupe wrangler, and the Creator of The Inspire Arts Collective in Hampton, Virginia. We're going to chat about: Her & Inspire Arts Collective's origin story, Lessons learned from building an organization from scratch - solo, The "hook" that makes Woman's Dance Class special, Her top tips to becoming a better dancer, and more!