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The Design Life Show

The Design Life Show

Written by: Jaychrist Teves
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 The Design Life Show is a podcast that helps everyone grow to live a meaningful and creative life. Filipino Designer Jaychrist Teves, best known for being an advocate of Essentialism and Optimism, sits down with awesome people to talk about their journey, their process and the lesson's they've learned along the way.All rights reserved
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  • TDLS - Episode 112 - Building Your Personal Brand w/ Mark Valencia

    TDLS - Episode 112 - Building Your Personal Brand w/ Mark Valencia
    Jun 14 2025
    This episode was made possible by the community! ❤️ Get early access to podcast episodes, participate in exclusive Q&As, and more! ➡️ jaychristteves.com/support Get FREE resources and tools by visiting jaychristteves.com/resources or shop online courses at JournyAcademy.com “Just start and build your personal brand. Just change and adapt as you move forward then you’ll get to your goal within 2-3 years.” In episode 112 of #TDLS, I sat down with Mark Anthony Valencia. Mark is the co-founder of Le Marka Studio, a Brand Design Studio specializing in high-end or luxury style. Mark has a 10 years overall experience doing Graphic, Web, and UI design and currently doing branding for high-end startup and small businesses. In this episode we talked about: - His awesome stories from the ground up - How he was able to overcome challenges in building his career in tech & design for the last 10 years - His learnings and insights on building your own personal brand - Actionable insights on starting your own business to grow more - Practical insights that we really needed to think about AI as a designer and how to use it building your brand or business - And much much more… Books Recommendations from Mark: - Design & Brand Identity by Alina Wheeler - Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman You can connect with Mark by visiting their website at http://www.lemarka.studio or connect with them on Facebook @lemarka.studio & Instagram @lemarkastudio. If you found this episode helpful, please let Mark know by following him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/valmarkencia/. Visit the podcast today at thedesignlifeshow.com to get all the episodes 100% FREE. Have a question in mind? Submit your question to be answered on the podcast. Send your questions via email (at least 2-minute audio clip) at podcast@jaychristteves.com There are a ton of people asking me about how to support this podcast so here’s how: 1. You can follow or leave a short & honest review on Apple Podcasts so in that way you can help me to reach more people and make the podcast more discoverable within the ecosystem. 2. You can take a screenshot of this podcast and share it with your friends, colleagues or to anyone that might be interested in this kind of content. 3. Feeling generous today? You can support the podcast monetarily by visiting jaychristteves.com/support or patreon.com/jaychristteves. 4. Shop courses and tools online to design the life you really deserve by visiting JournyAcademy.com. 5. By listening to all the podcast episodes, you already support my message, and that’s more than enough and it means the world to me. So, thank you! 6. Schedule a strategy session with my team about Assisted Intelligence to empower your business at https://ai.thinkdigitalph.com The podcast is available on any of your favorite podcasting apps including: Website: thedesignlifeshow.com Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3OzMLDx Spotify Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/TDLSonSpotify Youtube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9mf3a9MD6xTVZU7QZnSHEUneOaIIlCWy&si=BP0xRzTIJ4sdNmQz SoundCloud: https://tinyurl.com/TDLSonSoundCloud Amazon Music (via Web or Audible app): https://tinyurl.com/TDLSonAmazonMusic Alexa Podcasts: (Just say “Alexa, play The Design Life Show on Apple Podcasts”)
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • TDLS - Episode 111- One Million and Beyond w/ Geoffrey Kent

    TDLS - Episode 111- One Million and Beyond w/ Geoffrey Kent
    May 2 2025
    This episode was made possible by the community! ❤️ Get early access to podcast episodes, participate in exclusive Q&As, and more! ➡️ jaychristteves.com/support Get FREE resources and tools by visiting jaychristteves.com/resources or shop online courses at JournyAcademy.com “Figure out what these people are doing that are so successful in the industry and model after them. There’s a saying that you’re the average of 5 people you spend the most time with.” In episode 111 of #TDLS, I sat down with Geoffrey Kent. Geoffrey is a serial entrepreneur (having launched 20+ entrepreneurial ventures over the last 5 decades), who took his last tech venture (Cognis IT) from launch to successful exit in 6 years over a decade ago. In addition to an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, he has been an executive at Xerox Corporation, AT&T, the Erving Group (a holding company owned by NBA Hall of Famer Julius “Dr. J” Erving), and Deloitte Consulting, taught entrepreneurship at Lincoln University, judged Drexel University’s annual business plan competition, and had served on multiple corporate boards of directorships. In this episode we talked about: - His successful entrepreneurial journey - How he was able to launched 20+ businesses in his entire entrepreneurial career - Actionable insights on how to start the right way in scaling your business to $1M and beyond - How to build fundable plans that get the money they need to grow their business and exit when and how they want to - Interesting thoughts that’s we really needed to ponder about AI Tools - And much much more… Books Recommendations from Geoffrey: - Science of Everything: How Things Work in Our World You can connect with Geoffrey by visiting thinkbigwithgeoffreykent.com. If you found this episode helpful, please let Geoffrey know by following him on LinkedIn @thinkbigwithgeoffreykent. Visit the podcast today at thedesignlifeshow.com to get all the episodes 100% FREE. Have a question in mind? Submit your question to be answered on the podcast. Send your questions via email (at least 2-minute audio clip) at podcast@jaychristteves.com There are a ton of people asking me about how to support this podcast so here’s how: 1. You can follow or leave a short & honest review on Apple Podcasts so in that way you can help me to reach more people and make the podcast more discoverable within the ecosystem. 2. You can take a screenshot of this podcast and share it with your friends, colleagues or to anyone that might be interested in this kind of content. 3. Feeling generous today? You can support the podcast monetarily by visiting jaychristteves.com/support or patreon.com/jaychristteves. 4. Shop courses and tools online to design the life you really deserve by visiting JournyAcademy.com. 5. By listening to all the podcast episodes, you already support my message, and that’s more than enough and it means the world to me. So, thank you! 6. Schedule a strategy session with my team about Assisted Intelligence to empower your business at https://ai.thinkdigitalph.com The podcast is available on any of your favorite podcasting apps including: Website: thedesignlifeshow.com Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3OzMLDx Spotify Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/TDLSonSpotify Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/TDLSon-GooglePodcasts SoundCloud: https://tinyurl.com/TDLSonSoundCloud Amazon Music (via Web or Audible app): https://tinyurl.com/TDLSonAmazonMusic Alexa Podcasts: (Just say “Alexa, play The Design Life Show on Apple Podcasts”)
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • TDLS - Episode 110: Give Something a Go w/ Nick Barellano

    TDLS - Episode 110: Give Something a Go w/ Nick Barellano
    Dec 10 2024
    This episode was made possible by my close-knit community! ❤️ Get early access to podcast episodes, participate in exclusive Q&As, and more! ➡️ jaychristteves.com/support Get FREE resources and tools by visiting jaychristteves.com/resources or shop online courses at JournyAcademy.com “The important thing is you try something new. That’s okay, you can try different things.” In episode 110 of #TDLS, I sat down with Nick Barellano. Nick is passionate about two incredible worlds… technology and travel. He’s currently building an AI Assistant called AskAiko.com, the first-ever Filipino AI assistant. He’s also a content creator who makes fascinating topics, that’s relatable and engaging. In tech, he takes complex subjects like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cybersecurity and breaks them down into everyday language. He’s a firm believer that Technology should be accessible to everyone. In this episode we talked about: - His interesting journey into entrepreneurship - How he was able to start multiple passion projects while having a 9-5 job - Actionable insights on how to start the right way in Artificial Intelligence - Step by step secrets on starting your Entrepreneurship journey on building your own startup - Practicable advice on navigating challenges within the tech industry as a professional while adapting Artificial Intelligence - Practical strategies on how to navigate your problem about funding your business - Interesting thoughts that’s we really needed to ponder about the danger of AI + User generated Content - And much much more… Books Recommendations from Nick: - Simply Emerging Technology: Facts Made Fast - Simply AI: Facts Made Fast - Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick You can learn more about Nick by visiting nickbarellano.com. If you found this episode helpful, please let Nick know by following him on Instagram @nickbarellano and X(Twitter) @NickBarellano. Visit the podcast today at thedesignlifeshow.com to get all the episodes 100% FREE. Have a question in mind? Submit your question to be answered on the podcast. Send your questions via email (at least 2-minute audio clip) at podcast@jaychristteves.com There are a ton of people asking me about how to support this podcast so here’s how: 1. You can follow or leave a short & honest review on Apple Podcasts so in that way you can help me to reach more people and make the podcast more discoverable within the ecosystem. 2. You can take a screenshot of this podcast and share it with your friends, colleagues or to anyone that might be interested in this kind of content. 3. Feeling generous today? You can support the podcast monetarily by visiting jaychristteves.com/support or patreon.com/jaychristteves. 4. Shop courses and tools online to design the life you really deserve by visiting JournyAcademy.com. 5. By listening to all the podcast episodes, you already support my message, and that’s more than enough and it means the world to me. So, thank you! Get FREE resources and tools by visiting jaychristteves.com/resources The podcast is available on any of your favorite podcasting apps including: Website: thedesignlifeshow.com Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3OzMLDx Spotify Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/TDLSonSpotify Youtube Music: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCon0X0rA96BCIdPN8bZACng?si=emYKnC9NrSNMAWxM SoundCloud: https://tinyurl.com/TDLSonSoundCloud Amazon Music (via Web or Audible app): https://tinyurl.com/TDLSonAmazonMusic Alexa Podcasts: (Just say “Alexa, play The Design Life Show on Apple Podcasts”)
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    1 hr and 16 mins
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