As the pandemic created health and employment crises, a lot of people found themselves in urgent need of financial help. As a result, crowdfunding platforms are proving more popular than ever. They create personal connections between those of us asking for help, and those of us with money to give. We look at how platforms like GoFundMe, Kickstarter, Patreon ... Show More
Nov 2024
Mentoring in Motion with Emonee LaRussa
Teresa Au chats with motion graphics designer and director Emonee LaRussa, known for her inventive lyric videos for artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Kanye West, and Lil Nas X. Emonee shares her experience as a woman of color in the digital arts, and why it’s so important to her ... Show More
30m 36s
Oct 2024
Living Life Colorfully with Jason Naylor (Live at MAX)
Teresa Au chats with artist and creative director Jason Naylor live at Adobe MAX 2024. They talk about the power of yes, betting on yourself, and what it means to open your heart. Plus Jason shares the personal messages behind his extremely colorful murals, how he found his style ... Show More
24m 32s
Oct 2024
Cracking the Code with Allan Peters
Teresa Au chats with Allan Peters of Peters Design Company. He’s a brand mark expert, the author of Logos That Last, and the guy who blew up on Instagram Reels reimagining classic logos like Citibank, UPS, and Gatorade. They talk about Allan’s strategic path to launching his own ... Show More
29m 36s
Dec 2021
277: How to Make an Impact Through Donating
Many of us would like to make a differrence through donating, but it can often feel daunting to find the right place to give. Tanja Hester, author of Wallet Activism, joins us once again to help us understand the best ways to donate. Giveaway Details! To enter to win 1 of the 2 c ... Show More
7m 18s
Dec 2021
#267 Crowdfunding on Kickstarter with Anya Combs
<p>Anya, Director of Games for Kickstarter, joins Dirk and David to talk about how the crowdfunding platform works with creatives in the games industry. The three discuss why games, and especially tabletop games, have thrived on the platform and how to make sure a Kickstarter cam ... Show More
53 m
May 2020
Learn English with Arty Anglais: Episode 22: How art during a global pandemic has brought us closer together.
In today's episode, I'm talking about How art during the global pandemic has brought us closer together. This was inspired by an article I read on the UNESCO website: Even during COVID-19, art ‘brings us closer together than ever’ – UN cultural agency I'm going o share with you m ... Show More
24m 32s
Jan 2025
Business Daily meets: GoFundMe's Tim Cadogan
Whether its for medical expenses, college funds, charity campaigns, chances are you've been asked to donate to a fundraiser online.GoFundMe is one of the biggest of the crowdfunding platforms, generating an estimated $30bn in funds since it launched in 2010.CEO Tim Cadogan tells ... Show More
17m 26s