Better: The Brand Designer Podcast

Jen Davis

Booking Overview

A design-industry podcast grounded in community-building and real-world branding practice, hosted by a studio owner who interviews fellow designers about creative careers and business decisions. Ideal for guests who can share practical branding/design expertise, entrepreneurial experiences, and values-driven studio perspectives.

Metrics

Episodes: 254

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

30s Ad: 46 - 55, 60s Ad: 54 - 63

Contact Information

Host

Jen Davis - Co-founder of Better: The Brand Designer Podcast (with Giselle Field of Wander Design Co.). After Giselle’s passing in 2020, the show continued in her legacy. Jen later welcomed Esther Knox-Dekonin...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Independent brand/web designers or design-studio owners with a clear niche or business evolution story; typically practitioners with some audience presence and portfolio-ready work.
Required Achievements:  
Runs a design studio (owner/operator), Specializes in brand identity and/or web design, Demonstrates a meaningful niche focus or business pivot, Has an established client base and a professional portfolio/website

Recent Guest Discussions

Sydney Walden - Motherhood And Operating A Design Business; Creative-business Q&a; Living/working Realities For Designers

Lisa Johnson - Pivoting To A Faith-based Niche (catholic Women In Business); Niche Selection; Marketing And Client Connection Strategy

Recent Topics

Brand Identity, Branding, Graphic Design, Design Business, Web Design, Niche Marketing, Creative Entrepreneurship, Client Experience, Studio Growth, Design Strategy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Better: The Brand Designer Podcast
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S13 E17: Calm the Room: Managing Client Fear in Creative Work with Ashton Hauff

May 12, 2026

In this episode, I chat with Ashton Hauff, brand strategist and co-founder of The Good Kids, a branding agency in North Dakota. Ashton talks about their "Slingshot Method," a three-phase process covering strategy, creative, and rollout, and why having a clear system in place makes such a difference in how projects run. We also get into the DACI model, which helps clarify internal roles and approval processes for clients during the project, plus practical strategies for handling clie...

S13 E16: How to Raise Your Prices (and How I've Done It Wrong)

May 05, 2026

In this solo episode, I'm chatting all about pricing—when it's time to raise your rates, the steps to do it, how to communicate price changes to existing clients, new inquiries, and referrals, and the common mistakes I see designers make along the way, including sharing a few of my own mistakes I have learned from!Also I have an exciting announcement! - The Mini Minimind (The first ever Micromind) will start on Aug 3, 2026 with applications opening June 1, 2026! If you're inter...

S13 E15: Motherhood & Creative Business Q&A with Sydney Walden

April 28, 2026

In this weeks episode I'm chatting with fellow design business owner and mom of three Sydney of Rouse Design Studio in a fun Q&A style all about motherhood and business, and also how we both live on land and raising animals and what that brings into the mix as well.Guest Name: Sydney Walden (Rouse Design Studio)Guest Website: rousedesignstudio.comGuest Social: @rousedesignstudioLinks:The Design Minimind - My 1:1 coaching program for designersDownload my FREE Creative Direction Figma ...

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