10 episodes
Keeping Up with the Calligraphers Alex Hirsch + Cat Brown
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The first of its kind - Alex Hirsch of Signs of Our Lives and Cat Brown of Cat Lauren Calligraphy, two event calligraphers with a combined decade of knowledge and experience in the industry are coming together to share what they know for artists + industry professionals alike!
Their values are rooted in collaboration and community above all else. Listen in to hear their honest conversations about the artist and event industries, and provide their insights on how we can collectively do better and be better in our creative communities.
Expect lots of unfiltered sassy banter, sarcasm on steroids, and lots of laughter between these two fire signs.
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Mastering Event Workflow for Live Artistry & Brand Activations
Send us a Text Message.Having an efficient workflow cultivates a better experience for you, for your client, and for event attendees — so let’s do something about it! In this episode, Cat of Cat Lauren Calligraphy + Alex of Signs of our Lives discuss:-strategies for figuring out how to determine your production rate-some differences between in studio work versus on site work-setting up your event space-how and what to educate your clients and event attendees about-different types of order for...
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Cat Goes to a Networking Event
Send us a Text Message.In this mini episode, Cat of Cat Lauren Calligraphy shares her experience of going to her first networking event. Join us as Alex and Cat answer: How do you know what networking events to go to? WTF is an elevator pitch? How does an introvert get themselves through a networking event? Do you bring business cards? And some of the other intricacies of attending a networking event solo. Support the Show.Follow us in all the places!Podcast, Keeping Up with the Calligra...
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Pricing Your Services as an Event Artist
Send us a Text Message.Cat of Cat Lauren Calligraphy and Alex of Signs of Our Lives share how they price their services as event artists, and some other pricing structures that you can utilize in your art businesses.They share the considerations to take into account when pricing, and how pricing for events can be different than in-studio commissions or product-based business models.They also touch on how being transparent with your pricing benefits everyone, and how having a pricing structure...
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From Burnt Out to Balanced with Amanda Reid Designs
Send us a Text Message.Feeling the burnout of balancing your personal life, entrepreneurship, and being an artist? This episode has exactly what you need.Alex of Signs of our Lives and Cat of Cat Lauren calligraphy interview Amanda Reid of Amanda Reid Designs. She teaches us about the realities of burnout and reminds us that our bodies are our most precious tools—and it's about time we started treating them as such!Reignite your creativity with practical tips about avoiding burnout, add...
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Life of a Full Time Event Artist vs Part Time
Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we discuss Alex’s journey going from full time business owner to part time, and then back to full time, and Cat’s journey managing being a full time career-girlie, mom, and part-time business owner. While their journeys and their days are vastly different from each other, both of their businesses are successful in their own way. Let this episode serve as a reminder that success doesn’t need to be measured by someone else’s metrics, and most business jou...
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Calligraphers Exposed: When to Work for Exposure
Send us a Text Message.Clickbait, oo ha ha! Cat of Cat Lauren Calligraphy and Alex of Signs of Our Lives chat about their experiences working for “exposure” in the events industry: when they’ve said “f%k no,” when they’ve said “h#LL yes” and negotiated terms, and when they were down for a trade. Support the Show.Follow us in all the places!Podcast, Keeping Up with the CalligraphersIG: https://www.instagram.com/keepingupwiththecalligs/Alex Hirsch, Signs of Our LivesIG: https://www.instagr...