Cedric is an extremely talented character designer and humorous illustrator who specializes in mascot design, cartooning, animation, logos and other forms of marketing entertainment. Some of Cedric’s clients include Disney, DreamWorks, Wal-Mart, Target, Crayola and many, many more.

If you’d like to see some a Cedric’s art please visit his site at:
http://www.cedricstudio.com

or his blog
http://cedrichohnstadt.wordpress.com/.

Cedric’s Downloadable portfolios:
http://www.cedricstudio.com/portfolio-download.html

More about Cedric:

http://www.cedricstudio.com/bio.html

David Billings AKA Sparky Firepants

Bob and illustrator Sparky Firepants (AKA David Billings) talk about marketing. David shares some of his surefire marketing techniques including, slowing down, networking, using social media, and the importance of forming strong and trusting relationships with your clients.

Davids hilarious new comic Botpreneur

If you are not familiar with Davids work you can find him at SparkyFirepants.com. (don’t forget to sign up for his newsletter). You can also find him on Twitter.

Along with all the other great things you can find on David’s site he also has a new comic out called Botpreneur.

One of Dan’s first syndicated cartoon was Lost Sheep:
http://content.uclick.com/content/lost.html

Here’s a collection of Lost Sheep Sunday strips
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/lost-sheep-sundays/2081730

Dan’s Blog:
http://riphaywire.com/

The Rip Haywire daily strips:
http://comics.com/rip_haywire

Contact Dan @:
twitter: @riphaywire
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RipHaywire
email: riphaywire at aol dot com

Other comics/sites mentioned in the interview.

Comics Sherpa
http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/index

GoComics
http://www.gocomics.com/

Dani was kind enough to grant us another interview. In this episode she talks about social media, twitter, her blog, her on line comic My Sister the Freak and much, much more.

Here are a few of the many places you can find Dani:

• Blog
• Website
• My Sister The Freak
• Artcast Network
• Twitter
• Space Dock 7

Small Business Marketing Expert John Jantsch

A few years ago I had the good fortune of finding John Jantsch‘s podcast, Duct Tape Marketing Radio. John is an expert in small business marketing. His podcast and blog site have completely changed the way I think about my business and how I market myself.  In this episode I talk with John about some of his marketing strategies and about his latest coaching program,  Social Media Pro.

I’ve recently completed the course and highly recommend it. John does a fantastic job of presenting the material in an easy to understand step by step lesson plans. Lessons are presented in a video format as well as written content and downloadable PDFs. If you would like to learn more about John you can find him at Duct Tape Marketing. If you would like to learn more about his latest coaching program you can find it at: DuctTapeU.com . Johns podcast is also listed on iTunes.

If you are interested in learning more about Carlos and some of the websites he talks about on the show please check out these links:

Baldo Comics Website
Carlos on Twitter
Drawn by Success
Carlos

Artist Tara Reed followed a twisting and turning path to where she is today: a mom, an artist who has her own business licensing her art and teaching other artists what licensing is all about and how to do it. An artist by passion and not education – Tara has a degree in Marketing and sold college textbooks after graduating and before starting her family and becoming a stay-at-home mom.

Fast forward 10 years: Tara became a “professional artist” (she considers anyone who make $1 a professional at whatever they do) in 2001 designing papers for the scrapbooking industry.

In 2004 she delved into the wider world of art licensing — at the same time, she was going through a divorce and had to make a decision: take the safer route and get a traditional job with a boss and benefits or continue with her desire to build her own business on her terms.

Some places you can find Tara:

• Website
• Blog
• Artists Info
• Site
• Twitter

In episode 8, we interviewed renowned business guru Michael Gerber, who had some very interesting thoughts on the very nature and business viability of freelancing. Michael’s remarks sparked some heated debates between Ken, Bob and Chris. So much so, that even before posting Michael’s interview, we knew we were going to have to follow it up with a discussion of our own on the subject. Are we actually telling you to stop freelancing? Yes! No! Maybe? Listen in and tell us what you think.

We take a hard look at the differences between freelancing and entrepreneurship. How are they fundamentally different? How do you apply Michael’s techniques to either to become more successful? Is one doomed to failure while another is a rocketship heading to the moon? Not necessarily, but until you understand the key features of each, you can’t really start to grow either, or grow beyond where you are now.

Give it a listen and weigh in. All of us, the hosts AND your fellow listeners, are anxious to know what you think. Where do you stand on this idea? Did you like the topic? Would you like to see us continue to offer more of this diverse type of subject matter? Let us know. Shoot us an email, leave a comment below, or drop us some audio using our My Chingo account to the left.

Yup, we know we were a little later than anticipated getting this out, but that just really goes to show the strong feeling we have on this subject.  We’re glad you’re still with us.

Pod on.  Chris, Bob and Ken

Michael Gerber, author, entrepreneur, and acclaimed business consultant, talks to us about what happens when Freelancers are ready to start growing their business into a true company; the kind of business that allows the owner to touch the world in a way that is truly meaningful and allows him the freedom to pursue those interests, both inside and outside of work, that he feels are the most important.

If you have reached a point in your career where you are looking for this kind of growth, then this is an interview you don’t want to miss.

Freelancing is an idea that is full of romance and wonder; doing your own thing, anywhere you want, anytime you want. Traveling the world while creating your art, or working from home while watching your children grow up. Paying the bills when your ‘real job’ disappears. Freelancing presents itself as an ideal solution to many people under various circumstances, and if it didn’t work, people all over the world wouldn’t be doing it.

However, the very nature of freelancing is this: as guns for hire, we only make money when we are producing. This means that eventually we hit a threshold we cannot pass beyond, since we can only work so many hours, and we can only charge so much. Also, for most of us, as we get older, the number of people we are responsible for providing for keeps increasing. Finally, as creative individuals, most of us have all sorts of projects that we wish we could be working on, but our freelance duties keep us from accomplishing them. How do we move beyond this?

When its time for you to move beyond the pay-per-piece or pay-per-hour world of Freelancing, but you want to continue working as a independent artist, its time to get a fresh perspective on your business and what it will take to truly make the next phase of your career take flight. Our interview with Michael Gerber serves to open the door to this line of thinking, and we hope you will join us as we consider these new ideas.

Show Notes:

E-Myth Worldwide: http://www.e-myth.com/

In the Dreaming Room: http://inthedreamingroom.com/

Michael Gerber’s Manifesto: http://blog.inthedreamingroom.com/

E-Myth Revisited: Amazon.com

Also, make sure to follow up with us in our next episode as we discuss in more detail many of the ideas that Michael has presented in his book that we simply weren’t able to touch on in our interview.