Benefits of a mentor for freelance designers - graphic & logo designer - Caz Cusumano Interview
I'm speaking with Caz Cusumano, graphic designer and brand identity designer, who I have been mentoring for the past 2 years.
We discuss Caz's journey and pathways of his career and how mentoring has helped him to gain more control of his working day, get better clients, charge more money, and deal better with impostor syndrome, perfectionism and burnout.
Join us and pick up tips and techniques that you too can use in your day-to-day.
Stay Creative.
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00:00 Intro
02:11 Introducing Caz Cusumano
05:30 Caz talks about his career path
18:48 Advice for when freelancing for creative agencies
26:40 Learning to really value yourself
33:07 Big wins for Caz from mentoring
40:19 Accepting praise and compliments
45:20 Saying no to clients
51:55 It is hard to do things alone...
1:00:15 Discussing courses, training, and workshops to improve skills
1:06:49 Where to find Caz online
1:08:43 Updating websites & Portfolios
1:10:30 Paying for mentoring - The cost issues!
1:16:45 Outro
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See Caz's work on his Instagram: / cusumano.uk
Caz has his own podcast with fellow designer Liam Jackson: https://see-through-design.simplecast...
#mentor #mentoring #mentorship #freelancedesigner #graphicdesigner
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