103 episodes

Hours of unscripted design advice and real conversations with self employed graphic designers. A must listen for freelance designers!

Hosted by Kenzi of Kenzi Green Design, a North Carolina based brand and web design studio.

The Unapologetic Designer Podcast Kenzi Green Design

    • Arts
    • 4.9 • 30 Ratings

Hours of unscripted design advice and real conversations with self employed graphic designers. A must listen for freelance designers!

Hosted by Kenzi of Kenzi Green Design, a North Carolina based brand and web design studio.

    I paid $5K for a Pinterest Manager - here are the results

    I paid $5K for a Pinterest Manager - here are the results

    Last year, I invested $5,500 into a Pinterest manager, hoping to start booking clients through Pinterest. I wanted to leverage Pinterest since it's less demanding compared to platforms like Instagram or TikTok. Listen to this episode to hear about my results 7 months after making that investment.



    (FREE WORKSHOP) 3 Step System To Attract Clients Online → ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/summer-sales-camp⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Unlock Secret Episodes → ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unapologeticdesigner.com/the-unapologetic-designer-club⁠⁠⁠⁠  

    The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy → ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/course⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Share Your Design Opinion Anonymously → ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/yFJonAwfvjuFeZPH9⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

    Podcast IG Page → ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/theunapologeticdesigner⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

    • 9 min
    Day Rates Are Cannibalizing Your Other Offers With Laura Evans

    Day Rates Are Cannibalizing Your Other Offers With Laura Evans

    Whether you offer day rates or not, this thought-provoking episode explores the long-term impacts of marketing services based solely on speed within the creative industry.



    Follow Laura → https://www.instagram.com/lauraevans.co

    (FREE WORKSHOP) 3 Step System To Attract Clients Online → ⁠⁠⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/summer-sales-camp⁠⁠⁠

    Unlock Secret Episodes → ⁠⁠⁠https://unapologeticdesigner.com/the-unapologetic-designer-club⁠⁠⁠  

    The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy → ⁠⁠⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/course⁠⁠⁠

    Share Your Design Opinion Anonymously → ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/yFJonAwfvjuFeZPH9⁠⁠⁠ 

    Podcast IG Page → ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/theunapologeticdesigner⁠⁠⁠ 

    • 46 min
    Revisit Your Creative Childhood With The Logo Lassie

    Revisit Your Creative Childhood With The Logo Lassie

    If you want to learn how to use AI to your advantage as a designer, chat about the sims, or simply sit in on a conversation where we revisit childhood creativity, this is the episode for you.



    Morgan's AI Mockup Workshop → https://gumroad.com/a/332576275/bslxgh

    Follow Morgan → https://www.instagram.com/thelogolassie/

    (FREE WORKSHOP) 3 Step System To Attract Clients Online → ⁠⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/summer-sales-camp⁠⁠

    Unlock Secret Episodes → ⁠⁠https://unapologeticdesigner.com/the-unapologetic-designer-club⁠⁠  

    The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy → ⁠⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/course⁠⁠

    Share Your Design Opinion Anonymously → ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/yFJonAwfvjuFeZPH9⁠⁠ 

    Podcast IG Page → ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/theunapologeticdesigner⁠⁠ 

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Mismatched Clients & Business Growth with Lucy Eden Design

    Mismatched Clients & Business Growth with Lucy Eden Design

    Lucy Eden Design discusses her experience building a design business and navigating challenges with unaligned clients. This episode is a good reminder that maintaining a structured design process and confidently turning down clients who don't align with your vision is important for success.



    Follow Lucy → https://www.edenbrands.us/links

    (FREE WORKSHOP) 3 Step System To Attract Clients Online → ⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/summer-sales-camp⁠

    Unlock Secret Episodes → ⁠https://unapologeticdesigner.com/the-unapologetic-designer-club⁠  

    The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy → ⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/course⁠

    Share Your Design Opinion Anonymously → ⁠https://forms.gle/yFJonAwfvjuFeZPH9⁠ 

    Podcast IG Page → ⁠https://www.instagram.com/theunapologeticdesigner⁠ 

    • 40 min
    “I couldn’t pay the nanny then I booked a $14K design client”

    “I couldn’t pay the nanny then I booked a $14K design client”

    This episode serves as a powerful reminder that business comes with its ups and downs, and it's crucial to keep pushing forward during the lows to achieve the highs. Coach Marisa dives into money mindset triggers, shares her experience of growing up homeless, and discusses her journey to landing a $14k design project when she needed it the most.

    (FREE WORKSHOP) 3 Step System To Attract Clients Online → ⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/summer-sales-camp⁠

    Unlock Secret Episodes → ⁠https://unapologeticdesigner.com/the-unapologetic-designer-club⁠  

    The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy → ⁠https://thebriefcollective.com/course⁠

    Share Your Design Opinion Anonymously → ⁠https://forms.gle/yFJonAwfvjuFeZPH9⁠ 

    Podcast IG Page → ⁠https://www.instagram.com/theunapologeticdesigner⁠ 

    • 25 min
    Booking $7K Clients With Only 1200 Instagram Followers

    Booking $7K Clients With Only 1200 Instagram Followers

    Designers often times think they need a "viral video" or huge following to book clients but that could not be further from the truth! In today's episode, Bri a DBA graduate and designer, shares her experience building a design business that attracts dream clients while having LESS than 1200 followers on Instagram.

    Follow Bri → https://www.instagram.com/untamedstudios.co/

    (FREE WORKSHOP) 3 Step System To Attract Clients Online → https://thebriefcollective.com/summer-sales-camp

    Unlock Secret Episodes → https://unapologeticdesigner.com/the-unapologetic-designer-club  

    The Brief Collective Design Biz Academy → https://thebriefcollective.com/courseShare Your Design Opinion Anonymously → https://forms.gle/yFJonAwfvjuFeZPH9 

    Podcast IG Page → https://www.instagram.com/theunapologeticdesigner 

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

Sabrina Rose Lee ,

Favorite design podcast

Kenzi gives great design tips and I always learn something new every episode. She speaks my language and breaks things down in a way that’s easy to understand! Thank you!

T442016 ,

Amazing All Around!

I absolutely love listening to this podcast! The honest opinions with no sugar coating really speaks to me and motivates me! Being transparent and open about what it’s like being a designer and best practices, Kenzie gives amazing information and shares her journey and it’s so motivating!❤️❤️❤️

mlamkin98 ,

SO HELPFUL!

I can relate a lot to Kenzi - we graduated around the same time and are similar places in our careers. However, I have learned SO MUCH from her! She has taught me to set boundaries and price my services at what they're worth. Highly recommend to any budding designer.

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