Talk or Interview From Designer to Entrepreneur: The Comprehensive Guide to Running Your Own Design Business.
Talk or Interview From Designer to Entrepreneur: The Comprehensive Guide to Running Your Own Design Business.
The Unfiltered Truth About Running a Design Business.
Design school teaches you how to design. It doesn’t teach you how to deal with nightmare clients, scope creep, or the gut-punch of sending an invoice… and getting ghosted.
In 25+ years of running my own design studio, I’ve worked with big names (like The Academy Awards), built a thriving business, and yes—had a client break into my house (ask me later). I’ve made bold moves, stupid mistakes, and learned everything the hard way so you don’t have to.
This talk is for designers who want the real story: the wins, the mistakes, the weird stuff, and everything in between. If you’re thinking about launching your own studio—or just want to understand what it really takes—this session is for you.
About the Host
Joan Maloney, owner of Studio 318
Joan Maloney is an award-winning graphic designer and seasoned entrepreneur with more than 25 years in the industry. She’s worked her way up from typographer and production artist to art director, creative director, and Vice President of a design firm—before founding and running her own successful business. Having managed hundreds of clients, led teams, Joan offers an unfiltered perspective on what it really takes to thrive in the design world. Joan speaks with authority on the do’s and don’ts of running a design business—and what it really takes to build a thriving creative career.
