The Copy and Design Brew

The Copy and Design Brew


Latest Episodes

CDB 047: Gaining a Global Perspective with Miriam Vaswani
October 20, 2017

The world is changing and so must the way we market and create content. Miriam Vaswani shares her unique perspective as a writer and editor who has lived in more countries than most, publishing along the way.

CDB 046: The Subtle Art of Getting Paid
October 12, 2017

Retainers, royalties, advances, deposits...so many options, so many chances for things to work differently. Which have worked for you? In this episode, we share our experiences with what's worked and not worked for us.

CDB 045: Being Vulnerable with Marie Poulin of Oki Doki
October 05, 2017

Acting classes, video challenges, and gardening experiments share one common theme: a willingness to fail. We talk vulnerability with Marie Poulin - designer and digital strategist at Oki Doki which she runs with her partner, Ben.

CDB 044: Content vs Copy with Jessica Mehring of Horizon Peak Consulting
September 29, 2017

"Copy leads to a sale, content leads to a relationship" Jessica Mehring of the content lab shares her sharp insight and industry experience on this week's Brew. We talk content, copy, confidence and Colorado!

CDB 043: Irrepressible Idealism with Vanessa Eckstein of Blok Design
September 22, 2017

A real conversation, about having more real conversations. Vanessa shines the light of truth on the importance of doing the hard and honest work of just being you. The legendary Blok Design founder never avoids being political in her work.

CDB 042: Yoga and Organization with Jessica and Brittany of The Everyday Weekend
September 15, 2017

Hoping to make every day feel like the weekend, Jessica & Brittany started a company whose aim is to counter the flawed logic that there “aren’t enough days in the weekend.” We talk yoga, entrepreneurship and foolish business buzzwords.

CDB 041: Craft Beer with Scott Ingles
September 08, 2017

Scott Ingles - craft beer aficionado and old friend of James' from their time living in Nagoya, Japan - is visiting from NYC. Chris and James do the only decent thing and take him on a tour of some of Fredericton's best craft breweries...hilarity ensues.

CDB 040: Owning Your Creativity with James Victore
August 10, 2017

Where has James Victore been all your life? Dangerous Ideas and Burning Questions from the master designer himself, touching on creativity, teaching, inspiration and just being your best damn self. *Warning, this might make you want to quit your day job!

CDB 039: Serial Entrepreneurialism with Rivers Corbett
July 21, 2017

Moving on, the mountain climbing metaphor, and some solid answers to the question: How do you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start again? A great and personal chat with Rivers Corbett, serial entrepreneur and host of the Startup Canada podcast.

CDB 038: Open Data with Erin Flood
July 14, 2017

What makes open data "open"? Erin answers, and more, in today's chat. We follow the brilliantly understated Founder from the startup scene, finding inspiration and knowing when to move on, to family, music festivals and the renowned altMBA program.