Creative Legends
Creative Legends
Podcast Description
A raw, honest, and inspiring podcast where creative professionals share the real side of being a creative professional—the wins, the fails, and design tales. Hosted by CJ Cawley, a logo and brand designer who’s been through the wringer, Creative Legends dives deep into the journeys of logo designers, brand identity experts, and creative minds from around the world.
If you're a creative looking for motivation, real talk, and a bit of chaos, this is the podcast for you.
🔥 No fluff. No ego. Just creative legends sharing their truth.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as the realities of freelance design, overcoming setbacks, and the intricacies of building a creative career. Episodes cover specific stories, like Jack Chitty's transition from zero clients to designing for global brands, discussing serious topics like burnout and external validation alongside inspiring breakthroughs.
Sticky Notes is the podcast hosted by CJ Cawley and Jack Chitty. Two brand designers sit down each week and unpack the reality of running a creative business. No fluff, no gatekeeping, no pretending they’ve got it all figured out. We talk about the wins, the failures, and everything in between. From niching (or not), finding clients, pricing your work, and building a brand… to creative blocks, self-doubt, and the messy side of freelancing that no one really shows.
Using the recent Allan Peters and A$AP Rocky situation as a case study, we're taking a look at social media, self-promotion, and what it actually takes to market yourself as a designer in 2026.We get into the fine line between creating content that gets attention and creating content that actually builds the kind of reputation, audience and client base you want long term.We also talk honestly about our own relationship with social media, why millions of views don’t necessarily equal better clients, and why both of us are starting to rethink what successful creative marketing actually looks like.We get into:👉 What creatives can learn from the Allan Peters and A$AP Rocky situation👉 Why controversial and divisive content performs so well online👉 The difference between getting attention and building trust👉 Whether “fixing” other designers’ work is good marketing or damaging to the industry👉 Why millions of views don’t automatically lead to the right clients👉 How to build a social media strategy that actually reflects the creative career you want
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