The Mt. Freelance Podcast Mt. Freelance, Andrew Dickson, Aaron James

In our 12th and final episode of this season we sit down with costume designer Amanda Needham, who has worked on movies like Wendy and Lucy and TV shows like Shrill, Portlandia and Baskets. And yes, we’ll mention several times that she has two more Emmy’s than both of us combined.

In our 11th episode we sit down with stand-up comedian and Last Comic Standing star Amy Miller who talks about her creative process, why stand-ups typically don’t use the word freelance, and the the collective importance of live events.

In our tenth episode we sit down with the one and only Bob Smith, a designer who tells stories through apparel design. He shares how he came up with idea of a Nike Pendleton collaboration, where his own brand Ore-Cal comes from, and how he convinced Nike to stop exclusively focusing on performance and create what would eventually become Nike Sportswear.

In our ninth episode we sit down with cinematographer turned commercial producer Arlo Rosner who talks about how freelance allows him to create not just side projects, but entire side businesses like the restaurant Superiority Burger in New York City.

Our eighth episode features an interview with actor Ayanna Berkshire whose career has spanned big budget movies, not so big budget movies, television, theater and commercial work. In our interview she offers insight into her craft and tons of advice that freelancers can apply to their path no matter their creative career.

Kate Bingaman-Burt. Where to start? Kate is an illustrator, designer, artist, zine-maker, teacher and educator. She is a full-time professor at Portland State teaching design but also has a thriving freelance illustration career that spans books, editorial, commercial and even museums. And she manages to run her studio workshop space Outlet too. Hear how she does it and get inspired to make and do more creatively.