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by Kady Sandel
Learn how to get graphic design clients, price your services confidently, and build a profitable design business that gives you freedom. You’re not meant to chase cheap clients or work nights just to stay afloat. Hosted by Kady Sandel, brand strategist, agency owner, and design business coach helping freelance, brand, and web designers build scalable, profitable businesses. You’ll learn how to: • Get graphic design clients and sell high-value offers • Build systems that simplify your design business • Write proposals that convert leads into clients • Grow your confidence, income, and freedom
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- 1 weeks ago27 min
What’s Included in My $35K Branding Package | EP 217
A lot of people still look at branding like they are purchasing individual design deliverables. A logo. Packaging. A website. But once businesses start growing, the conversation changes completely. Founders stop asking whether a logo is worth a certain amount of money and start asking whether the brand itself reflects the level they are trying to reach.Building a premium skincare brand involves much more than visuals. Positioning, perception, customer trust, packaging systems, messaging, website experience, and strategic direction all start influencing growth at the same time. And that is why premium branding projects are rarely about decoration. They are about helping businesses become clearer, stronger, more intentional, and more aligned with the market they want to compete in.This conversation explores premium branding, skincare branding, creative agencies, positioning, pricing, business growth, customer perception, packaging design, Shopify websites, and the difference between freelance execution and building a real strategic branding agency.Links to Connect:Media & speaking: https://kadysandel.comMy skincare branding studio: https://aventivestudio.comFor designers: https://aventiveacademy.com/profitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kadysandel/
- 2 weeks ago15 min
How I Take Summers Off Without My Business Falling Apart | EP 216
For a long time, success felt very connected to growth. More clients, more projects, more revenue, more momentum. But eventually, another question started becoming more important.What kind of life is this business actually creating?Building a design agency changed the way I think about freedom, structure, work life balance, delegation, creativity, and sustainability completely. Not because freelancing is wrong, but because I realized the business model I originally built no longer matched the life I wanted long term.This conversation explores entrepreneurship, agency life, freelancing, creative alignment, systems, leadership, lifestyle design, business structure, work life balance, and what it really means to build a business intentionally instead of simply chasing growth for the sake of growth.Links to Connect:Media & speaking: https://kadysandel.comMy skincare branding studio: https://aventivestudio.comFor designers: https://aventiveacademy.com/profitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kadysandel/
- 3 weeks ago19 min
What Spending $5,000 on Meta Ads Taught Me About My Design Business | EP 215
I spent $5,000 testing Meta ads for my branding agency and got zero clients from it.And honestly, I do not think the experiment failed at all.Because what it revealed about buyer psychology, attention, intent, branding, and how high ticket services actually convert was probably more valuable than the money itself.A lot of entrepreneurs assume that if their audience exists on Instagram or TikTok, those platforms automatically become the best place to market. But attention and buying intent are two very different things. Cheap leads, strong ad metrics, and visibility do not automatically translate into trust, readiness, or purchasing behavior.This conversation explores Meta ads, branding, entrepreneurship, premium services, buyer behavior, niche positioning, and the difference between interrupting attention versus capturing intent while building a specialized business in real time.Links to Connect:Media & speaking: https://kadysandel.comMy skincare branding studio: https://aventivestudio.comFor designers: https://aventiveacademy.com/profitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kadysandel/
- 4 weeks ago18 min
Is AI Replacing Designers? My Real Thoughts on Claude and Creative Work | EP 214
Graphic design already changed long before AI entered the conversation. Canva, templates, cheap execution work, and accessible design tools started reshaping the industry years ago. AI is simply accelerating a shift that was already happening.The real separation now is not between designers who use AI and designers who do not. It is between execution level designers and strategic creative thinkers. Because businesses do not pay premium prices for someone to make things look nice anymore. They pay for positioning, decision making, customer psychology, branding strategy, and creative direction that actually helps a business grow.This conversation explores AI, Canva, Claude Design, branding, creative work, graphic design, business strategy, positioning, and the future of the design industry from the perspective of someone actively running a premium branding agency. Not from fear, hype, or internet opinions, but from real observations inside the industry as it changes in real time.Links to Connect:Media & speaking: https://kadysandel.comMy skincare branding studio: https://aventivestudio.comFor designers: https://aventiveacademy.com/profitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kadysandel/
- May 12, 202624 min
Why I Narrowed My Branding Agency to Skincare | EP 213
Everything can look successful on paper and still feel completely wrong internally. Your business is growing, clients are coming in, the money is there, and technically, everything is working, but creatively, mentally, and emotionally, something feels off. A lot of entrepreneurs, creatives, founders, and business owners stay stuck in this cycle for years because they think the answer is better systems, more motivation, more productivity, or scaling harder, when the real issue is often creative misalignment.At some point, growth changes you. Your interests evolve, your standards evolve, your lifestyle changes, and the business you built five years ago may no longer reflect who you are becoming now. That disconnect slowly drains your creativity, clarity, and energy, even when the business itself is successful.This conversation explores business alignment, burnout, identity shifts, creative evolution, entrepreneurship, branding, personal growth, and what it actually looks like to build a business that feels aligned with your life instead of simply impressive from the outside. Links to Connect:Media & speaking: https://kadysandel.comMy skincare branding studio: https://aventivestudio.comFor designers: https://aventiveacademy.com/profithttps://www.instagram.com/kadysandel/
- May 5, 202620 min
How Designers Build Authority and Get High-Paying Clients | EP 211
You can post consistently, grow your audience, and still struggle to book clients. I see this all the time with talented designers who are doing everything right on the surface but are still not being chosen. The missing piece is not visibility. It is authority. In this episode, I break down what actually builds trust in your design business and why clarity, positioning, and your point of view matter more than posting more content. This is the shift that takes you from being seen to being hired as a creative CEO.You will learn:The difference between visibility and authority in a design businessWhy talented designers stay invisible even when they show up consistentlyHow to position yourself so clients trust you before the callHow content and case studies can turn you into the obvious choiceOpen your notes and get ready to rethink how clients actually choose a brand and web designer.Aventive Academy’s Resources:Fully Booked Designer (6-week biz program) : https://aventiveacademy.com/fullybookeddesigner/From Crickets to Clients: https://aventiveacademy.com/crickets-to-clients/Client Portal for Designers: https://aventiveacademy.com/client-portal/ The Wealthy Client Blueprint: https://aventiveacademy.com/wealthy-client/Brand Guidelines Template: https://aventiveacademy.com/brand-guidelines/ The Creative CEO Accelerator: https://aventiveacademy.com/accelerator
- Apr 28, 202615 min
The Problem With Making $10k the Goal as a Freelance Designer | EP 210
Ten thousand dollars became the number every freelance designer is chasing. It looks like success from the outside, but what most people are not talking about is what it actually takes to get there and whether it is even worth it. I learned this the hard way when I hit that milestone and realized I had built a business that felt overwhelming, not freeing. In this episode, I break down why the number itself means nothing and what actually matters if you want to build a profitable and sustainable design business as a creative CEO.You will learn:Why ten thousand dollars months can still leave you overwhelmed and underpaidHow pricing design services changes everything in your businessThe difference between high volume clients and high value clientsWhat it really takes to grow as a design business owner without working moreGrab a cup of coffee, your notes, and get ready to rethink what success actually looks like in your design business.Aventive Academy’s Resources:Fully Booked Designer (6-week biz program) : https://aventiveacademy.com/fullybookeddesigner/From Crickets to Clients: https://aventiveacademy.com/crickets-to-clients/Client Portal for Designers: https://aventiveacademy.com/client-portal/ The Wealthy Client Blueprint: https://aventiveacademy.com/wealthy-client/Brand Guidelines Template: https://aventiveacademy.com/brand-guidelines/ The Creative CEO Accelerator: https://aventiveacademy.com/accelerator
- Apr 21, 202622 min
Why Design Agency Owners Earn More & Work Less Than Freelance Designers | EP 209
Many designers start freelancing for freedom, only to realize their business cannot function without them. More clients often mean more responsibility, more communication, and less time. I built a design agency because I wanted sustainability, not just flexibility. In this episode, I explain why design agency owners consistently earn more while working fewer hours, how shifting from execution to leadership changes your income potential, and what actually happens behind the scenes when your business stops depending entirely on you. If you are a freelance designer or design business owner wondering how to grow without burning out, this episode connects the reality most people do not talk about.You will learn:Why the freelance model naturally creates an income ceilingHow agency structure separates time from revenueThe real reason agency owners can take time off without losing incomeThe mindset shift required to move from designer to leaderGrab a cup of coffee, your notes, and get ready to rethink what freedom in a creative business actually looks like.Aventive Academy’s Resources:Fully Booked Designer (6-week biz program) : https://aventiveacademy.com/fullybookeddesigner/From Crickets to Clients: https://aventiveacademy.com/crickets-to-clients/Client Portal for Designers: https://aventiveacademy.com/client-portal/ The Wealthy Client Blueprint: https://aventiveacademy.com/wealthy-client/Brand Guidelines Template: https://aventiveacademy.com/brand-guidelines/ The Creative CEO Accelerator: https://aventiveacademy.com/accelerator
About Profitable Graphic Designer: Clients, Business, Money, and Freedom
Learn how to get graphic design clients, price your services confidently, and build a profitable design business that gives you freedom. You’re not meant to chase cheap clients or work nights just to stay afloat. Hosted by Kady Sandel, brand strategist, agency owner, and design business coach helping freelance, brand, and web designers build scalable, profitable businesses. You’ll learn how to: • Get graphic design clients and sell high-value offers • Build systems that simplify your design business • Write proposals that convert leads into clients • Grow your confidence, income, and freedom
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