Podcasts about bright umbrella

Ups and downs in business are a given, but we don’t often talk about the downs. Without talking about our failures, though, how can we learn and find success in difficult times? So we’re giving you a peek behind the curtains at Bright Umbrella, sharing some of the business challenges we faced this year — including losing our largest client — and the changes we’re trying. No guaranteed solutions (just yet), but maybe we can all learn from each other! < Download MP3 >      < Listen on ctrlclickcast.com > Show Notes: Become a #ctrlclickfan! Partners Counseling presentation at Owner Summit Demystifying the Web for Clients series Closing the Loop Email Craft Slack Bureau of Digital events Business Impact NW Ask a Manager Udemy Louder Than Ten Workshops Book Yourself Solid Never Split the Difference Extreme Ownership Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Review our show on Stitcher Sponsored By

I recently attended the HOW Design Live Conference and had the opportunity to meet up with Lea and Emily from Bright Umbrella. Bright Umbrella is a 2-person design and development agency that focuses on the education sector.   In our interview, I got to talk to Lea and Emily about how they started out, what they have learned, and some of the things they are doing to grow their business today. For full show notes go to jake-jorgovan.com/podcast/089 ... This episode is sponsored by Outbound Creative Outbound Creative helps agencies and consultancies win their dream clients through eye-catching outreach campaigns. Learn more at OutboundCreative.com

For the final episode of 2016, Bright Umbrella assistant Erin Lewis joins us for one last Year in Review. We look back at all we learned in business, technology and life this past year. As we reflect on recurring and changing goals, we also address what we hope for 2017 with conviction and solidarity. And finally, the year’s Rapidfire Questions analyzed! Do pancakes triumph over waffles? Tune in to find out! We’re on hiatus until the new year (tune back in January 19, 2017), and we wish you all the happiest of holidays! < Download MP3 >      < Listen on ctrlclickcast.com > Show Notes: Performance Optimization: A Tale of 2 EE Sites Flexbox with Zoe Gillenwater Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss Preserve restaurant Caravaggio Sesame Street Fever Hiromi Uehara, jazz pianist Leave us a review on iTunes Review our show on Stitcher Sponsored By

Do you have a marketing plan? If you’re a tiny freelancer or agency, the answer may be no — and can be contributing to your business’s feast and famine cycle! Marketing Mentor Ilise Benun helps peel back the realities of marketing to help your creative business. We discuss the three main marketing techniques to use, specific tips and examples from real-world clients (including Bright Umbrella!), and the mind shift required to be better at marketing your services to get the clients and projects you want. < Download MP3 >      < Listen on ctrlclickcast.com > Show Notes: Non Breaking Space Show: Thriving a Business Stop Asking for the Budget Marketing Mentor Case Studies Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor Designers Guide to Marketing & Pricing Get the Work You Want Marketing Plan The Pick a Niche Kit Command the Fees You Deserve MarketingMentorPodcast.com Free 30-minute mentoring session Marketing Mix Blog Get Better Clients Bootcamp Anthony Davids Leave us a review on iTunes Review our show on Stitcher Sponsored By

The co-founders of Bright Umbrella, a web design and development agency, are Emily Lewis and Lea Alcantara. We talk about THRIVING a business—going BEYOND superficial marketing and sales language to talk about what worked and what did not as they grew profitable and happier.

The co-founders of Bright Umbrella, a web design and development agency, are Emily Lewis and Lea Alcantara. We talk about THRIVING a business—going BEYOND superficial marketing and sales language to talk about what worked and what did not as they grew profitable and happier.

The co-founders of Bright Umbrella, a web design and development agency, are Emily Lewis and Lea Alcantara. We talk about THRIVING a business—going BEYOND superficial marketing and sales language to talk about what worked and what did not as they grew profitable and happier.

There are a lot of moving parts to running a business — how do you get through it all in an efficient manner? Emily and Lea go through the tools, resources, and services Bright Umbrella utilizes to run a business more smoothly. We chat about past and current experiences with task management and business development, invoices and time tracking, and everything in between — all to show you how to help you save time (and money!) for your business! < Download MP3 >      < Listen on ctrlclickcast.com > Show Notes: Basecamp Bullet Journal Dropbox Bidsketch PandaDoc Capsule CRM Google Chat Skype Join.me UberConference FreeConferenceCall.com Inc. Hootsuite Google Calendar Schedule Once Calendly Acuity Scheduling Freshbooks Shoeboxed FreeAgent Google Docs Beanstalk GitHub Browserstack Jennifer James 101 Leave us a review on iTunes Review our show on Stitcher Sponsored By

For our 2015 season finale, we look back on the past year and share some of our lessons learned with our Bright Umbrella intern Erin! From tech to business to life, we share the important lessons we learned this year, along with our goals for next. We also take a look back at our 2015 guests’ answers to our Rapidfire 10 Questions, and then turn the questions on ourselves! We’re on a hiatus until the new year (tune back in January 14, 2016), and wish you all the happiest of holidays! < Download MP3 >      < Listen on ctrlclickcast.com > Show Notes: Wrapping Templates in Layouts Element (Container) Queries Inc Delicious Create Your Own Starter Files Slack How to Price Your Work WBENC Girl Develop It The Relative Joy of Entrepreneurship Seriously, Don't Use Icon Fonts Leave us a review on iTunes Review our show on Stitcher Sponsored By