Per Our Last Email

Elle Mitchell and Arabela Espinoza

We started Per Our Last Email because we know first hand how hard it can be to be a freelancer. Our hope is that the stories we share and the guests that we interview will be a reminder that you are not alone in this crazy entrepreneur life. Mix up a cocktail (you’re going to need it), listen, and laugh along with us. Follow us on IG at @perourlastemail for podcast updates, cocktail recipes, and freelancing memes. Got a crazy freelancing story? Submit it at perourlastemail.com // Artwork by Good Vibes Type and Podcast Intro by SLVMM and Sara Witsch.

  1. 10/25/2022

    Super Keen To Make This Work ft. Emma Maja

    Meet Emma Maja — our Australian gal (who joined us at a wildly early hour bc of the time difference!), who’s a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, AND dog accessory and apparel designer! Today we’re kicking off with another Harry Potter themed cocktail (AKA, a frozen midori sour with a twist called Polyjuice Potion), and Emma dives on in with us over an espresso martini. We got to hear how Emma’s product-based business has informed her service-based business, all the things she’s learned in and out of freelance, and her journey as a designer — anchored, of course, by some killer stories. Duh. First, we get to hear about the TRUE AUDACITY of a client whose mission was to “empower women” but, well… hint, hint, DIDN’T. They treated her horribly, kept hinting towards ~future work opportunities~ and asked her to lower her already low rates… and you’re gonna cringe when you find out how much work Emma did for way too little money. We also hear about a client who reached out via Facebook Messenger and gave Emma ~the ick~ for a project that ended up having a total lack of boundaries… as they sometimes do. We loved having Emma on the show and hearing about everything from her practical advice to the lessons she’s learned along the way to the mistakes she’s made — and it’s a really good one. You know what to do! 😌 Follow Emma on IG at @emmamajadesign and check out her site at emmamajadesign.com Check out her dog accessory and apparel brand: Dogs of CBR Follow us on Instagram: @perourlastemail @weekendcreative

    1h 25m
  2. 10/03/2022

    Did Something Upload Incorrectly? ft. Four Course Media

    In today’s episode, you get to meet the incredible women behind Four Course Media, Rylee and Laura! We’re kicking off this episode during the massive heat wave in San Jose (um, 108 degrees?! Bye), and Rylee & Laura contributed the cocktail for this month’s HARRY POTTER COCKTAIL THEME ✨ We dove in over a fernet and vermouth spritz cocktail named “The Leaky Cauldron” and talked about how they went from meeting in a Slack group for freelance photographers to starting their studio, which offers imagery, styling, recipe development and branding consulting for food and beverage brands. In the ep you’ll get to hear about how they style food with real, fresh ingredients, tackle food waste in the industry, and run their business living in different places (Rylee’s based in Denver and Laura in Chicago). You’ll also get to hear about a very insane, traumatic story (ugh) with a ridiculous, stressful, and absolute jerk of a client who was full of red flags — like, hi… can we NOT with clients who do things like nitpick, delay, and, um… send emails like “Did something upload incorrectly? The colors in these photos are not showing up as expected. Do you mind checking the link to see if that’s what you meant to send?” LIKE YES IT IS WHAT WE MEANT TO SEND, PHIL.* *Not the client’s real name. 😂 Anyways, this is a good one — and we can’t wait for you to tune in! Submit your stories and questions at perourlastemail.com, and we’ll do our best to read them as ridiculously as possible. Follow Laura and Rylee on IG at @fourcoursemedia and check out their website at fourcoursemedia.com Follow us on Instagram: @perourlastemail @weekendcreative

    1h 32m
  3. 09/26/2022

    She Was Always... Somewhere ft. Megan Rizzo

    Today we’re talking to the incredible Megan Rizzo, an amazing creative, artist, and illustrator who’s worked with tons of companies (hello… like MTV, Sony, and BET!) — and we’re kicking off with a delightful college-themed cocktail that plays off of Jungle Juice, called “Welcome to the (Freelance) Jungle.” (Megan’s a new mom who’s taking it a little more low-key than we are, so she’s enjoying an apple juice mimosa while we breathe in memories of frat houses. Sigh.) There’s absolutely nothing better than a multi-faceted conversation about all the things, which is exactly how our conversation with Megan went — starting diving into her work, which she describes as “playful, bold, and comforting,” and how she draws inspiration from herself and her own struggles in her work (which includes #casual things like illustrating and writing children’s books). So freakin’ cool. Our favorite part of every guest ep is getting to hear stories from our fellow freelancers, and Megan tells us about a client who had wildly unrealistic expectations (AKA they wanted her to completely change her style) which obvi resulted in endless revisions… Oh and we also get to hear about an inquiry she received asking her to illustrate ✨sexual encounters✨ for a sexual poetry book. Ah, we love it. You guys know what to do! Send your most audacious stories, thoughts, highs and lows to perourlastemail.com. Forever accepting memes, gifs and stress-relieving videos via Instagram, too. Follow Megan on IG at @daizydoodles and check out her website at daisyillustrations.com Follow us on Instagram: @perourlastemail @weekendcreative

    1h 5m
  4. 09/19/2022

    Can You Just Confirm If Those Are Your Photos Or Not?

    And we are BACK with a good ole’ stories episode… arguably our most audacious one ever, so get ready! College cocktail month is still going strong, so we’re sipping on the lovely Adios, Mother****** that we’ve aptly renamed A Magical Freelancer, and kick off telling you guys about the ~audacity~ of a company who wanted to buy our images for $15 each. Love it. But, we digress — because the stories we have this week are INSANE. First, we hear from a listener whose client simply could NOTTTT understand why her prices had raised from pre-pandemic times — and who decided that she didn’t agree with renewal of licensing and usage, either. #nothx. Then we hear about a listener who got on a call with a potential client, only to LITERALLY hear the phrase “oh NO, we don’t work with budgets, it’s more about VALUE for us…” when she was explaining her budget. Spoiler alert… this means they didn’t want to pay. 😅 Then we have a commercial photographer from the food space talk about a vvvv passive-aggressive email from a potential client asking if the photos in her proposal were… HER PHOTOS (well yes, duh!), and shows us the email exchange. And then, to wrap up the most audacious stories episode yet, we have a really fun (AKA, triggering) story about an incredibly picky client who did not give AF about her having COVID or her instilling any kind of client boundaries. Oof. It’s a lot, huh?! Tune in to hear the tea. 🤟 Send your most audacious stories, thoughts, highs and lows to perourlastemail.com. Forever accepting memes, gifs and stress-relieving videos via IG, too. Find us at @perourlastemail @weekendcreative!

    54 min
  5. 09/12/2022

    They Kept Calling ft. Lina Cordero of Onlychild Design

    Today’s episode kicks off with Lina Cordero of Onlychild Design, a branding and design studio, and we’re OBSESSED WITH HER… as you’ll be able to tell in this ep. 🤩 We’re continuing our theme of college cocktails this month (much to Elle’s distaste LOL), and drinking jager bombs we’ve called “Bomb Dot Com” — an ode to feeling of having amazing projects you’re proud of — and slightly wishing we were drinking palomas like Lina was. But, we digress. Lina talks about how and why she started Onlychild Design (um, hint… in her last corporate job, she was LITERALLY asked to make changes to a project while she was in labor. No thx), and we talk about good ole client red flags, picking the right clients, and NOT having a business you have to treat like a child. Then, as usj, we get to hear some incredible stories — including Lina’s worst ever discovery call (like, hi, a note to clients: can you not ask us ~why we’re having this call~ when you’re the one that booked it?!), a pro bono client who decided to reach out for changes almost 3 years later, being asked to work during labor, and when she accidentally deleted all of her client work from her computer. *dies* It’s seriously a good one, friends — head over to listen on in! Send your most audacious stories, thoughts, highs and lows to perourlastemail.com. Forever accepting memes, gifs and stress-relieving videos via Instagram, too. Follow Lina on IG at @onlychildesign and check out her website at onlychildesign.com View some of Lina's Adobe Live Streams: Part 1 and Part 2 Follow us on Instagram: @perourlastemail @weekendcreative

    1h 15m
4.9
out of 5
118 Ratings

About

We started Per Our Last Email because we know first hand how hard it can be to be a freelancer. Our hope is that the stories we share and the guests that we interview will be a reminder that you are not alone in this crazy entrepreneur life. Mix up a cocktail (you’re going to need it), listen, and laugh along with us. Follow us on IG at @perourlastemail for podcast updates, cocktail recipes, and freelancing memes. Got a crazy freelancing story? Submit it at perourlastemail.com // Artwork by Good Vibes Type and Podcast Intro by SLVMM and Sara Witsch.