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You’ve got the makings of a promising, even popular, product line. Amazing. Now what? How do you focus on your craft or build your brand when you’re crazed with sourcing, shipping and, when you can get to it, customer service? The answer: Brand Licensing. Celebrities, influencers, entertainment companies, fashion labels and savvy artists who know how it works do what they do best (and what they love) while watching their businesses grow on someone else’s dime. The Brand Plus Brand podcast wi ...
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Design Tribe Podcast

Lauren Lesley: Atlanta designer + illustrator

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The Design Tribe show is the podcast version of my live webinar series. We are a community of designers and creative entrepreneurs sharing design tips, all creative parts of our business, designer success stories, and strategies for growing your creative business online.
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Originally aired on Harmony Hardin's YouTube Channel. Check out the video version here. From Harmony: Ah, art style. The elusive "thing" we want to be known for as artists. Have you been stuck on that big topic, wondering what to do to find your art style, what all goes into developing an art style, not knowing if you've found yours? Or even where …
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ART STYLE ACADEMY: https://www.laurenlesley.com/asa-sales-page-35-spots DM me on Instagram: @LaurenLesleyStudio Do These 6 Things BEFORE Going Full-Time as an Artist Hey! How are you? If we haven’t met before, I’m Lauren.. I’m your host of the Design Tribe podcast, and I’m an artist and textile designer. In the last episode, I went into pretty grea…
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Art Style Academy: https://www.laurenlesley.com/asa-sales-page-35-spots Guest Episode Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIGrg1q59yw4c47VniYirOBpp2aoEYjA33N9o9a4eWgYR_tw/viewform?usp=pp_url Transcript: Hey, how are you? I basically disappeared from this podcast for the past 2 years and I owe you an explanation! If this is your f…
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In this episode of the Design Tribe podcast, I'm chatting with Jenna Rainey and Julie Turkel about how to get your art in retail stores + so much more! Jenna Rainey is a successful licensed artist with an incredible YouTube channel with over 120K subscribers. She provides tutorials for illustrators, calligraphers, and watercolor artists. Jenna has …
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➡️ Join my free mini course, Art Style Secrets: https://www.laurenlesley.com/sign-ups-art-style-secrets 🎧 LISTEN TO THE DESIGN TRIBE PODCAST: ⭐️ Be sure to leave a rating + a review! iTunes: https://apple.co/2xZIPsy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LHe2TB 📲🤳🏻 SHARE IN YOUR IG STORIES + TAG ME: http://instagram.com/laurenlesleystudio #laurenlesleystudio…
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➡️ Get your copy of Price With Purpose: Click here to get your copy.* 🎧 LISTEN TO THE DESIGN TRIBE PODCAST: ⭐️ Be sure to leave a rating + a review! iTunes: https://apple.co/2xZIPsy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LHe2TB 📲🤳🏻 SHARE IN YOUR IG STORIES + TAG ME: http://instagram.com/laurenlesleystudio #laurenlesleystudio *Affiliate links.…
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➡️ Get your copy of my 2022 Trend Guide: https://www.laurenlesley.com/trend-2022 🎧 LISTEN TO THE DESIGN TRIBE PODCAST: ⭐️ Be sure to leave a rating + a review! iTunes: https://apple.co/2xZIPsy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LHe2TB 📲🤳🏻 SHARE IN YOUR IG STORIES + TAG ME: http://instagram.com/laurenlesleystudio #laurenlesleystudio TRANSCRIPT: Speaker 2 (0…
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How do you sell on Patternbank successfully? What do successful pattern designers do differently? Neil Elliott from Patternbank gives us tons of tips for Patternbank success! ➡️ FREE TRAINING in Textile Design: 🎧 Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 http://bit.ly/2JkxdnE​ ➡️ FREE Art Style Secrets mini course: 🎧. Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 https://bit.ly/2…
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How do you sell on Patternbank successfully? What do successful pattern designers do differently? Neil Elliott from Patternbank gives us tons of tips for Patternbank success! ➡️ FREE TRAINING in Textile Design: 🎧 Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 http://bit.ly/2JkxdnE​ ➡️ FREE Art Style Secrets mini course: 🎧. Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 https://bit.ly/2…
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Influencers are a rising trend in brand licensing, which makes perfect sense considering they have the same mass level exposure and aspirational connection with consumers as many successful celebrities who license (such as Jessica Simpson or Sarah Jessica Parker, to name a few). Like celebrities, while the sales potential is for influencers is huge…
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In this episode of Brand Plus Brand, Julie shares her thoughts and advice on one of the most common questions she gets asked about licensing: When to ask for fees vs. royalties, and How do I know how much to charge? Julie walks you through the formula she learned to use over 20 years ago when she began her licensing career at Nickelodeon. She also …
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When Robyn Miller decided on a whim to show her side-hustle line of birth announcements at the New York Stationery Show, she never dreamed that she would walk away as one of the first designer licenses for a little startup named Tiny Prints. Cut to 16 years later, Tiny Prints was acquired by big company Shutterfly, and Robyn Miller + Tiny Prints is…
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Skillshare vs Teachable (or Thinkific): which online platform is better to host your online courses and classes? If you're thinking of teaching online courses, especially as an artist or designer, this video is for you! There are certainly pro's and con's to which platform is best! Skillshare is an awesome platform to get started on especially if y…
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Soo excited for this next podcast episode with special guests from Art of Floors, Tom Ethridge and Katie Stewart, we'll be discussing what it means to design for the Hospitality industry and how creativity plays a role. In this episode, we discuss the following questions: 1.) [Tom & Katie] From a design standpoint, how is Hospitality different from…
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Looking back almost 20 years, in the early days of building my own creative licensing agency, I can identify 5 things that really set me up for long term success. In today's episode, I share those 5 things with you. If you want to create your dream collaboration and build your creative brand through licensing, be sure to follow this podcast on Itun…
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Are you unsure about how licensing can benefit your brand? Over my 20+ year career in licensing, I have had these same misgivings about the licensing business model. In this episode, I explain why becoming a brand licensing agent was one the best decisions I've made in my adult life. I share 8 reasons why licensing can change your life too (some ar…
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Kim is an author who works with designers on creating better business strategies on an emotional and strategic level. Buy her book: https://www.mebydesign.com/shop-2/branding-interior-design-visibility-and-business-strategy-for-interior-designers QUESTIONS: 1.) What are some of the biggest problems you see designers facing? 2.) What is the best pie…
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Welcome to the Brand Plus Brand podcast. I'm Julie Turkel, the host and co-creator of the Brand Plus Brand licensing class. In this episode, you get to know me as the founder of a brand licensing agency. I describe how licensing, like marriage, is a relationship, filled with joy and challenges. You'll have to listen to the episode to hear the juicy…
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How do you build an email list in 2020 as a designer? I love our questions for me in the Design Tribe FB Group. ➡️FREE TRAINING in Textile Design: 🎧Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 http://bit.ly/2JkxdnE​ ➡️FREE 2020 Trend Guide PDF: 🎧Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 http://bit.ly/35bPbAWBy Lauren Lesley: Atlanta designer + illustrator
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How do you work in the U.S. as a Textile Designer? Listen LIVE in the Design Tribe FB Group. ➡️FREE TRAINING in Textile Design: 🎧Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 http://bit.ly/2JkxdnE​ ➡️FREE 2020 Trend Guide PDF: 🎧Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 http://bit.ly/35bPbAWBy Lauren Lesley: Atlanta designer + illustrator
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Why on earth did Pantone choose Classic Blue 19-4052 as the 2020 Color of the Year? Listen up to hear Classic Blue explained for 2020. ➡️FREE TRAINING in Textile Design: 🎧Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 http://bit.ly/2JkxdnE​ ➡️FREE 2020 Trend Guide PDF: 🎧Subscribe Rating & Review 👉http://bit.ly/35bPbAWBy Lauren Lesley: Atlanta designer + illustrator
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How do you get your artwork licensed? And how do I find an art agent? Should I even work with an agent at all? These are all great questions I was getting in the Design Tribe FB Group. ➡️FREE TRAINING in Textile Design: 🎧Subscribe Rating & Review 👉 http://bit.ly/2JkxdnE​ ➡️FREE 2020 Trend Guide PDF: 🎧Subscribe Rating & Review 👉http://bit.ly/35bPbAW…
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Apply to 'Go Live' with me here: https://www.laurenlesley.com/webinar-series/#anchor-link-collaboration TRANSCRIPT: Hey, what up fool's Lauren here with Lauren Lesley studio. And today I want to invite you to go live with me on Instagram or in my Facebook group. Now, if you've never gone live before, you may be thinking, what's the point? Or I'm sc…
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Surtex vs Blueprint: Which Trade Show is Better? In this episode of the Design Tribe, I interview illustrator and surface pattern design, Lisa Clow, on how the trade shows compared. She exhibited at both Surtex and Blueprint in 2019 and has great feedback! She also gets real honest about which trade show she will be returning to in 2020.…
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WHAT DOES A TEXTILE DESIGNER DO? Now, you may be wondering, “What does a Textile Designer actually do?” and if you’re curious about the job responsibilities and the day-to-day of a Textile Designer you should check out my other video here, What Does a Textile Designer Do? Otherwise, to explain a Textile Designer’s job briefly, a Textile Designer ba…
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Are you ready to quit your full time job and become a full time, independent artist? This video is for you! Brooke Glaser, an independent illustrator, tells us all about how she became a full time artist even though she flopped the first time. ............................................................................................ ➡️To download…
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Guess what starts TODAY!!!⠀(I'll get to that in a sec.)⠀ But first think: Do you really stand a chance as a designer/artist/creative who's MAKIN' IT if people can't even recognize your style?⠀ What exactly is your signature? What does your voice sound like?⠀ I'll be real with you: when it comes to daily routines I'm literally the WORST. One night I…
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Discover all of the hot trends for 2019! Our trend analysis is perfect for surface pattern designers, textile designers, fashion and home decor designers. ............................................................................ Join ELIZABETH SILVER's newsletter: Get her monthly trend reports ;) elizabethsilver.com/fresh .......................…
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1 | LIVING CORAL EXPLAINED Unlike what many many initially think, no crystal balls are in use when Pantone selects the color of the year! They collect color information from street trends, fashion, retail, the runway, social media, and travel. Pantone carefully researches cultural shifts, political dynamics, and takes historical events into account…
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Is Surtex really worth the time, MONEY, and energy that designers invest? Surtex recently moved their show to February, giving designers only 9 months to design patterns, textiles, and prints for the show when they normally prepare for an entire year. .......................................................................... Check out the Blog Post…
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In this episode, we hear from special guest, Tyrone Webb Jr, on the importance of spiritual scripting for your creative online business or design business. FREEBIE: Guide to Spiritual Scripting Get the PDF download! Is your freelance design business growing slowly online...or...worse, is it not growing AT ALL?!? Your limiting beliefs surrounding mo…
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Is your freelance design business growing slowly online...or...worse, is it not growing AT ALL?!? Your limiting beliefs surrounding money could be holding you back! Be sure to subscribe for more design LOVE! Business tips + creative strategies: http://bit.ly/2LGqRNE ...................................................................................…
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FREEBIE: How to brand your creative online business or blog Get the PDF download! http://bit.ly/2MgwuDo This episode is all about why Designers need an Email List. I see amazing designers focus their energy, time, and attention on social media while ignoring their email list... and while social media is important to growing your business... it has …
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To check out the Live Video Replay at my YouTube channel. Do Designers Really Need a Blog? I debated for nearly a year on whether or not I really needed a blog. After all, I was focused on creating and wanted to spend the majority of my time and energy making things. If you're a designer, I'm sure you can totally relate. But I Don't Wanna Blog! Des…
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