Drunk On Lettering

This weeks episode is just the drunk on lettering crew...no guest! We catch up on reality tv, what's going on with recent clients, Ladies Who Paint and how starting a non-profit has actually hurt our business, how our business is structured, etc. Give it a listen!!

This week we have an episode with someone that is super important to the podcast...our number one fan!! He also happens to be a savvy entrepreneur and talented muralist! It's Ruben Espinoza!! We got to meet him in real life at our live show in San Diego and he's such a sweetie! He has great advice for freelancers and lots of good stories!!

We got to talk to the one and only Kevin Cantrell this week and he was a hoot!! He's an amazingly talented designer from Utah and tells us all about life, having 5 kids, branding, his books he's working on, and so much more! Give it a listen!

We got to chat with Anna who is originally from Russia, but chatted with us all the way from Portugal! She's created an amazing business for herself and had lots of great info to share!

Kate Smith is a traveling designer who runs her own business with her hubs and her dog! She pulled off the road to have a fun chat with us about what she's been doing! We got to meet Kate IRL at Letter West and she was such a treat! Her line of cards is amazing, you're gonna love her!

Watch out Tad Carpenter...this episode might have topped yours as the funniest DOL episode! We absolutely love Jordan! He's so funny, talented, and had great advice! We definitely had a hoot talking to him! He tells us about his beard history, life in Portland, we get a whole family history (lots of info on the parents), his musical background, etc. Give it a listen!!

This week we have the amazing Whitney Anderson of Wit and Co on the podcast! We had the pleasure of meeting here IRL at Letter West and she is an absolute delight. She is super talented not only in design and illustration, but as an entrepreneur. We got to talk all about life in Milwaukee, exciting projects, and what's coming up for her!

This week we canceled our guest so that you can get some more of the DOL crew in your life! We update you on what's going on with Pandr, Ladies Who Paint, and Chris's love life!

This week we have the pleasure of chatting with the lovely and talented Gia! She's a bad ass entrepreneur with a ton of great advice to share!

In this episode, we interview Ladies Who Paint 2019 Artist Niki Zarrabi!! She is an amazing muralist and fine artist from Atlanta, GA. We had so much fun talking to her about her work, food, ATL, LWP, etc!!

Letter West conference in Salt Lake City was so much fun!! We did a live show with Lisa Congdon and it was so much fun! Lisa is such a successful artist, author, and entrepreneur. And a total sweetheart! She gives great advice, and laughs while we were on stage. And this thing is recorded live so that's how it sounds people!

Well people, we finally did it. We recorded an episode with Colin Tierney of Crayligraphy and it didn't disappear into the ether! If you don't know the drama, we recorded an episode with him a couple years ago and somehow the audio failed. So we apologized profusely and asked to record again. Well round 2 somehow disappeared as well! In the history of DOL we've never lost any episodes, but it just happens when we record with Colin! Luckily he got over his anger at us and gave us a third chance! Give it a listen for many Colin wisdoms and fun banter!!

This week we get to talk with the delightful Becca Courtice, aka Happy Ever Crafter! She is an amazing calligrapher, entrepreneur, educator, etc. She's all about spreading that freelance business knowledge, and we love that!! We chatted about business life, pricing, travel, cheese, and so much more!

We got to chat with the amazing Hust Wilson! He chatted with us all the way from South Africa! He is an amazing designer and guess what...he's self taught!! We got to hear about how he's always trying new work, his fiancé, his job, his Nike obsession, etc! He's a sweetie!!

We got to chat with the queen of dimensional lettering, the one and only Becca Clason!! If you don't know about Letter West, it's the most amazing conference for letterers and it's run by Becca! We talk a lot about the conference because we are going to be doing a LIVE SHOW there in June! We also talk about life in Utah, as a mom, her work out regimen, and so much more! Oh and this is Becca's second time on DOL so make sure you listen to her first ep too!! Give it a listen!

Ciara LeRoy aka Pretty Strange Design is the sweetest, and we had the pleasure of interviewing her for this episode!! She's an amazing boss babe that is newly in the full time freelance world! Her work is gorgeous and you'll have fun hearing about her and her work!!

We've got a treat treat treat for you people today!!! It's an episode with Tad Carpenter!!! We never thought this episode would see the light of day, but it's finally out there for the public to consume! Tad is seriously one of the nicest, funniest, most talented humans in the entire world!! And we got to interview him! We talked about the Carpenter Collective, life in KC, BBQ, stuff, things, other things, and other stuff!! Give it a listen!!

We are super obsessed by the work of Jessie, aka Ettavee, so we were SOOO excited to chat with her!! This episode is pre-recorded before the announcement was made, but she's also one of the artists we are bringing out to San Diego for our mural festival, Ladies Who Paint!! She is a midwest girl living in Paris, France running her business as an artist! She is a bad ass entrepreneur, a talented artist, and a sweetheart! Also she has amazing hair! Listen to her ep!

We recorded a fun eppy with our girl Shanley Houk! Shanley has been working with us for about a year, so we got the inside scoop on what that's been like, her favorite kind of cheese, and what's on the horizon! This was recorded at the Pandr retreat in Scottsdale, Arizona. #yolo

Ya'll are in for a mutha fuckin treat with this episode! We got to chat with the amazing Martina Flor and she was such a delight! If you are into lettering you know who she is! We talk about her business, books, Letter West, mom life, life in Berlin, etc. She's an idol of ours and we know you will love her!