The Copy and Design Brew

The Copy and Design Brew


Latest Episodes

CDB 067: Building Businesses with Ed Gandia from High-Income Business Writing
June 29, 2018

Ed Gandia is a business building coach who helps writers and copywriters earn more, in less time, doing work they love, for clients they love working with. When it comes right down to it, what more could a freelance writer ask for?

CDB 066: The Power of Observation with Stephen Henderson of The Habit of Seeing
June 22, 2018

The Habit of Seeing is Stephen Henderson's aptly named Austin-based film and videography company. Borne out of a love of story telling and an interest in observational drawing, the mission is to always start with "story listening" as the prime directive.

CDB 065: Marketing Health with Dr. Marie and Dr. Graham of East Coast Chiropractic
May 25, 2018

Blending modern online strategies with traditional local techniques, Marie and Graham have managed to grow an impressive community with their company East Coast Chiropractic. But marketing chiropractic care can be an uphill battle.

CDB 064: Sweat and Tears with Ryan Jacobson of Yanky Sports International
April 27, 2018

Pocketless running shorts and crowded marathons led to Ryan Jacobson's innovative breakthrough. He takes us through his journey taking his Yanky, The Original Sports Hanky, from idea to product to distribution and success.

CDB 063: Pain, Suffering and Failure with Gene Fowler of Loogaroo
April 13, 2018

Visible success is usually the result of exponentially more invisible (and sometimes very visible) failure. Gene Fowler of Loogaroo has had his fair share of both. He talks about the importance of your people, and the need for slow growth.

CDB 062: Growing the Beard of Your Dreams with Matt White of Sussex Beard Oil Merchants
March 30, 2018

When Matt White realized growing the beard of his dreams didn't necessarily mean growing it on his own face, he founded the Sussex Beard Oil Merchants. His journey from 80's mustache to the Dragon's Den is an inspiration to shavers and non-shavers alike.

CDB 061: Conversion Optimization with Peep Laja of CXL
March 15, 2018

Taking his deep CRO knowledge and enthusiasm for optimizing websites offline, Peep explores the need to optimize all aspects of your life. We talk running a conference, starting an institute and figuring out how to balance family and business life.

CDB 060: Taking the Plunge with Kate Butler of She Said Feck Records
March 08, 2018

Starting a record label can suddenly seem like the most normal thing in the world, if you allow yourself to be open to the possibility. Kate set herself up for success over the years and then jumped when the opportunity presented itself.

CDB 059: Luxury Goods with Raphael Paulin-Daigle of SplitBase
March 01, 2018

Sometimes you find your niche, sometimes your niche finds you. Raphael outlines the pivots that brought him to where his agency sits today: as THE conversion optimization solution for luxury goods and high-end lifestyle and fashion brands.

CDB 058: Giving Back with Esther Vaswani of freeflo
February 16, 2018

The devil is in the details, they say, and when it comes to reproductive rights, it's all details. Assumptions are made, details get missed, skipped or avoided. Esther started freeflo to make sure someone was taking care of the details for women in need.