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172 From Freelancer to Agency Owner – What I Wish I Knew
You don’t become a design agency owner by accident. It takes intention, structure, and a shift in how you think about money, clients, and your…
171 Building a Simple Funnel to Attract Higher-Paying Clients
Most designers think they need a fancy funnel to book high-paying clients. Freebies, automations, email sequences, nurture series. But the truth is, premium design clients…
170 How to Make Website Design Your Most Profitable Offer
Most designers think they need to learn more skills or work more hours to grow their income. But the truth is, your next level might…
169 How to Build a Multi-Faceted Design Studio with Ed Prowell
Can you run multiple creative businesses and still stay focused? In this episode, I talk to Ed Prowell, founder of Potting Shed, about what it…
168 Why Designers Stay Stuck at $3K Projects (and How to Break Past It)
If you feel stuck charging two or three thousand per project no matter how good your work is, this episode is for you. I am…
167 The Portfolio Mistake That’s Costing You High-Paying Clients
If your portfolio looks like a collection of everything you have ever designed, that might be exactly why high-paying clients are not reaching out. In…
166 The Role of AI in Branding: Insights from Ayelet
If you’ve ever looked at a clean, elevated brand and thought, “How do they make it look so effortless?”—this episode is for you. I’m joined…
165 How to Scale Your Design Business Without Burning Out
You think scaling means doing more. More clients, more hours, more hustle. But what if that is exactly what is keeping you stuck? In this…

Hey there!
Host of The Profitable Graphic Designer and CEO of Aventive Academy
I left my home when I was 15 to study graphic design. A few years later, after finishing my studies at the prestigious Academy of Arts in Serbia, I took a leap and moved to the US to pursue my dreams of
becoming a professional designer.
In the first few years of running my freelance design business, I made just about every mistake in the book. But I also experienced incredible success, and those ups and downs helped me crack the code on what graphic designers really need to do to become successful.
I developed a passion for helping creatives grow their graphic design businesses just like I did, which is how Aventive Academy and The Profitable Graphic Designer podcast were born. I’m looking forward to helping you make more money, work less hours, and work on design projects that light you up!