Nodes of Design#34: Freelance by Michael Janda

Michael Janda is an executive-level creative leader with more than 20 years of experience in both in-house creative departments and agencies working with some of the world's greatest brands. He has founded the creative agency Riser and led it for over 13 years, working for clients including Disney, Google, ABC, Fox, Warner Bros., NBC, TV Guide, and numerous other notable companies.

In addition to robust experience managing creative and marketing teams, He is the author of the book, Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff they don’t teach you in design school but should. Since its publication in 2013, Burn Your Portfolio has been one of the top-selling books in the industry and has been published in English, Russian, Chinese Traditional, and Chinese Simplified. And also, Michale is a keynote speaker on various occasions.

In this episode, Michael shares beautiful insights from his journey, starting the carrier as a freelancer. We spoke about when the right time to jump into freelance or business of your own is? And how do being freelancers, one can approach big brands with the perfect proposal? In the latter part, we spoke about knowing your value and the value you are bringing to the client and price them accordingly.

Takeaways - When is the right time to start a business of your own, What is a perfect proposal to approach clients, How to price clients. 

Tales from Designers around the world - https://medium.com/design-warp

Books recommended by Michael Janda.

How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie 

The E Myth - Michael E. Gerber

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap..., and Others Don't - James C. Collins

Business Course for Freelancers by Michael at https://morejanda.teachable.com/

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