Germinate Creative

Celebrating 40 years on earth, and 3 years of Germinate Creative! Reflecting on the ups and downs in my latest blog post: http://www.germinatecreative.com/design-business/recipe-for-growth/

Germinate Creative » Recipe for Growth Recipe for Growth It’s August! My favorite month of the year! Why’s that? It’s my birthday month! And this one is a big one, y’all: I’m turing 40. This year is a milestone. Not only because it’s a milestone birthday, but also all of the professional and personal stuff that’s going on around this tim...

Hey creative entrepreneurs, do you love your logo? http://bit.ly/1NkdItv

Germinate Creative » Love Your Logo Love Your Logo Let me ask you something: do you often get that excited, jittery feeling inside of you when you get to work and attack your day? If the answer is yes, then you’re my kind of person. You love your business. You looooove that you get to do something creative for a living. Yeah, it’s har...

Making over your brand identity is kinda like making over your wardrobe. Over at the Germinate blog, I offer some questions on how to start the process of your new brand identity "closet."

http://www.germinatecreative.com/branding/brand-identity-makeover-what-your-logo-design-can-learn-from-your-wardrobe/

Germinate Creative » Brand Identity Makeover: What your logo design can learn from your wardrobe Brand Identity Makeover: What your logo design can learn from your wardrobe Here in the Pacific Northwest the weather has changed from gray overcast to 80s and sunny. Yeay! I can finally work on my Vitamin D reserves. This time of year always brings up something I dread: switching my wardrobe. Last…

I've learned that being in business for myself doesn't mean I have to do it all alone. This week over at the blog, I talk about the importance of gathering a team of like-minded individuals to boost your business:
http://www.germinatecreative.com/design-business/gather-your-vips-the-importance-of-building-a-network/

Germinate Creative » Gather Your VIPs: The Importance of Building a Network Gather Your VIPs: The Importance of Building a Network At the start of second grade I moved to a new school. On the first day of school I entered my classroom scared sh*tless. I knew nobody. I saw a sea of kids and my new teacher. I felt frozen and wanted to puke all over my desk. I had to make frie…