Kristy Campbell didn’t set out to build a global creative agency. She started by posting her work online for 100 days while bored at her day job, and that simple habit snowballed into Pink Pony Creative.

In this episode, Kristy shares how growing up on a farm in New Zealand, competitive horse riding, and a willingness to put herself out there shaped her entrepreneurial journey. She opens up about hiring her first employees, handling difficult clients with grace, becoming a new mom while running a business, and why learning to market yourself is often more valuable than being the most talented designer.

If you're building a creative career or business, this conversation is full of practical lessons on resilience, storytelling, leadership, and confidence.

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James Hsu spent years watching talented designers get ignored while less talented people moved ahead simply because they understood visibility, influence, and business.

In this episode, the Dark UX Academy founder breaks down the hidden side of design leadership: office politics, business acumen, negotiation, AI, and why “good work speaks for itself” is one of the biggest lies creatives believe.

This isn’t just a design conversation. It’s about power, communication, survival, and learning how to actually get a seat at the table.

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Dan Mall built SuperFriendly into a successful agency, working with brands like Google and scaling a network of 700+ freelancers. Then he walked away, not because it failed, but because it no longer aligned with the life he wanted.
This episode goes deeper than business. Dan opens up about leadership mistakes, letting people down, navigating tough decisions, identity, and what it really means to build and walk away from something meaningful.

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