After 84 episodes, we’re saying goodbye to the Closer&Closer Podcast (at least for the time being). Hear some of the best insights, conversation tidbits, and more on our final episode.

Hosted by Caton Vance & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.

Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.

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Bárbara Malagoli gives her best tips for increasing your creativity. One of them is to push past the bounds of what you know and experience new things, and she delivers plenty more on this week's episode!

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Not only is Caton Vance our Marketing & Partnerships Director, but he’s also a creative powerhouse in his own regard. He knows better than anyone the importance of sharing your work, no matter how vulnerable you may feel.

Hear the lessons he learned about sharing your creative pursuits on this week’s episode.

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Hosted by  Andrea Mejia-Madriz.

Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.

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Katie & Ilana are both the co-owners of the ultra-successful platform Goodtype and creative freelancers, so you already know they have a ton of advice to give.

Not only are they teaching you their best lessons on this episode, but they’re bringing you The Kernference so you can learn from their whole network! Also, did we mention our Founder & CEO, Drew Melton, will be speaking at The Kernference?! Oh, yes! Get all the deets and more on this week's episode! 

You can follow Kaite & Ilana on Instagram and GoodType here!

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You know how most people are either left brained or right brained? Well, Jessica, the CEO and co-Founder of Playbook, is both! She’s found a way to both sharpen and combine her seemingly-opposite skill sets by finding people who make her better.

Learn how to do this yourself on this week’s episode of the podcast!

Check out Playbook, a visual cloud storage platform for creatives.

Hosted by Andrea Mejia-Madriz.

Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.

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Do you ever wonder what our artists have been up to since their last episode? Well, it’s been a year since Jiaqi Wang was on The Closer&Closer Podcast, and so much has changed since then. She’s taken her work to a whole new level, become the queen of food illustration, and made a big life change. 

Learn how she managed to do so much in so little time on this week’s episode.

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This week we're diving deep into the career of David Leutert for his return to The Closer&Closer Podcast. He shares where he started, how he got to where he is, and where he sees himself going. In his 6 years as a freelancer, he’s hit some major career milestones and has some unique tools he’s leveraged to get there. Find out what these tools are on this week’s episode

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Hosted by Dave Arcade & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.

Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.

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Is holding on to the wrong things keeping you from new heights in your career? Kelly Wahlstrom's whole career has been about letting go. From her dancer origins to her current position as the Head of Brand Design at Envoy, she's developed that special skill in letting go of what's not right, and she explains how on this week's episode of The Closer&Closer Podcast. 

Hosted by Dave Arcade & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.

Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.

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Lettering is all about saying something, but is your lettering saying something important? This is a question Abraham Lule asks himself with every stroke. Abraham gives this advice and so much more on this week’s episode of the Closer&Closer Podcast. 

Keep up with Abraham on Instagram, Dribbble, & Behance!

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Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.

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Dave Arcade takes the guest’s seat on this week’s episode of the Closer&Closer Podcast and shares the wealth of knowledge he’s gathered from his year of interviewing artists alongside Andrea.

Learn the throughlines that connect all artists from across the globe and how Dave’s story fits into it! 

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If you’ve ever struggled with marketing, this week’s podcast episode is for you.

Andrea and our Marketing & Partnerships Director Caton team up to go over the 3 major hurdles artists face in their marketing. Learn how to overcome these dilemmas and share your work like an expert on this week's episode!

Hosted by Caton Vance & Andrea Mejia-Madriz.

Podcast Art by Dave Coleman.

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