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Latest Episodes:

Good Company: The Final Episode Aug 07, 2019

Grace and Julia discuss the closing of Design*Sponge and Good Company- and the mix of feelings that come with both.

*Bonus Episode* LIVE from Minneapolis- Audience Q&A! Dec 19, 2018

LIVE Audience Q&A from the Good Company Panel Event in Minneapolis with Ann Kim, Meg Lewis, Safy-Hallan Farah and Martha McQuade

Thank you to Magers & Quinn for hosting our event!

You can visit Safy-Hallan Farah online here.
You can visit Ann Kim online here.
You can visit Martha McQuade online here.
You can visit Meg Lewis online here.

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine

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Finding Your Path + Facing Imposter Syndrome with Ann Kim, Meg Lewis, Safy-Hallan Farah and Martha McQuade Dec 19, 2018

LIVE from the Good Company Panel Event in Minneapolis: Finding Your Path + Facing Imposter Syndrome with Ann Kim, Meg Lewis, Safy-Hallan Farah and Martha McQuade

Thank you to Magers & Quinn for hosting our event!

You can visit Safy-Hallan Farah online here.
You can visit Ann Kim online here.
You can visit Martha McQuade online here.
You can visit Meg Lewis online here.

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine

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Change Makers with Tavi Gevinson, Nora Gomez-Strauss of Public Art Fund and Jen Tolentino of Rock the Vote Dec 11, 2018

Change Makers Tavi Gevinson of Rookie, Nora Gomez-Strauss of Public Art Fund and Jen Tolentino of Rock the Vote discuss how they use their platforms and work to affect check. LIVE from the 2018 Issuu Generators Summit

You can visit Issuu online here.
You can visit Tavi online here.
You can visit Nora online here.
You can visit Jen online here.

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine

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LIVE From SF: Building Community + Self Confidence with Shakirah Simley, Reem Assil, Windy Chien and Esmé Weijun Wang Dec 02, 2018

LIVE from our San Francisco launch party at Books Inc, Shakirah Simley, Reem Assil, Windy Chien and Esmé Weijun Wang talk about imposter syndrome, building community, overcoming fear and giving yourself time to feel and learn from failure.

Thank you to Books Inc for hosting our event!

You can visit Shakirah online here.
You can visit Reem online here.
You can visit Windy online here.
You can visit Esmé online here.

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine

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LIVE From Seattle: Ageism and Honesty with Shauna Ahern, Davora Lindner and Erika Dalya Massaquoi Nov 27, 2018

LIVE from our Seattle launch party at The Riveter, local entrepreneurs Shaun Ahern, Erika Dalya Massaquoi and Davora Lindner talk about ageism, comparison and turning fear into creative fuel.

We discuss fear, failure, learning to let go as you get older, the importance of listening to your gut and how to know when to walk away from a business or creative pursuit that just isn't working.

Thank you to The Riveter Seattle and Book Larder for hosting our event!

You can visit Erika online here
You can visit Shauna online here
You can visit Davora online here

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine

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Kathleen Hanna on Transforming Spaces with Music and Design Nov 19, 2018

Musician, Artist and Activist Kathleen Hanna talks about the similarities between music and interior design (two of her loves), the importance of listening as much as speaking up, and how she's learned to give herself boundaries, time and space for creative work.

Visit Kathleen online at her website or on social media. And be sure to check out and support her newest creative project, Tees 4 Togo, supporting the eduction of young women in Togo.

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine.

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The Importance of Inclusion and Advocacy with People of Craft co-founders Amélie Lamont and Timothy Goodman Nov 13, 2018

Amélie Lamont and Timothy Goodman discuss People of Craft, their online database showcasing creatives of color. We talk about how they met, the difference between diversity and inclusion, why the world needs more advocates (rather than allies) and why all design is inherently political.

Visit People of Craft online here.

Visit Amélie Lamont online here and Timothy Goodman online here.

You can see Amélie's speech on diversity vs. inclusion here and her blog post on how to handle being called out here. Please also check out her Guide to Allyship here.

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine.

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Designer Tuesday Bassen on Staying True to Your Voice and Values Nov 06, 2018

Illustrator and owner of the eponymous size-inclusion fashion brand, Tuesday Bassen, talks about learning to become her own boss and being an effective leader. She talks about growing up in Nebraska in a family of entrepreneurs, the ups and downs of social media, and learning to speak up for what she believes in.

Visit Tuesday at her website, online shop and social media.

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine and check out our live podcast tour schedule here!

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Orlando Soria on Imposter Syndrome and Staying Afloat as a Creative Oct 30, 2018

Designer Orlando Soria discusses his path to design, how a community of creative friends in the entertainment industry helps keep him supported and how he manages to keep an honest and transparent voice online despite the pressure to be "perfect".

Visit Orlando at his website here, his social media here and pick up his book, Get it Together, here.

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine and check out our live podcast tour schedule here!

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Nicole Gibbons on Life, Work and the Myth of Overnight Success Oct 15, 2018

Designer Nicole Gibbons discusses launching her new paint startup, Clare, and the myth of overnight success. She shares her journey from studying communications and PR to working at Interscope Records to eventually starting her own design studio. Having raising 2 million dollars in capital, Nicole discusses what it's like to be a female startup founder and how fun it is to name paint colors after Beyoncé and Lupita Nyong'o.

Visit Nicole at her website here and Clare Paints online here (and on social media).

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine and check out our live podcast tour schedule here!

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Adam JK Discusses Life, Death and Redefining Success Oct 08, 2018

Graphic designer, artist and author, Adam Kurtz (Adam JK), discusses the importance of transparency in life and work, why we should embrace tough times in order to appreciate good ones, and why the internet's ability to connect people gives him hope for the world.

Visit Adam JK at his website, shop, or on social media @adamjk. You can listen to his 99U talk, "Perfect isn't Better", from the episode right here.

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine

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Loveis Wise Talks About Setting Intentions and Resisting Competition Oct 01, 2018

Artist and designer Loveis Wise discusses the importance of setting intentions in work and life, how to resist the urge to see colleague as competition, and the importance of representation in artwork. She shares the story behind her historic New Yorker cover and how that project came to life (and almost didn't happen) only three months after her college graduation.

Visit Loveis Wise at her website or on social media @cosmicsomething

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine

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Justina Blakeney Discusses Radical Honesty and Diversity in Design Sep 24, 2018

Artist, designer, author and speaker Justina Blakeney discusses radical transparency online, the difference between perceived success and reality and the importance of diversity in design. She shares her story from studying world cultures in school to her first boutique in Italy to starting a thriving design empire in Los Angeles.

Visit Justina online at her shop or at @justinablakeney

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at www.welcometogoodcompany.com or on Instagram at @goodcompanyzine

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Genevieve Gorder Discusses Career Longevity and Reinvention Sep 17, 2018

Designer Genevieve Gorder discusses career longevity and reinvention with Grace Bonney. Genevieve talks about how she got her start on Trading Spaces over 15 years ago and how she's transformed as an artist and business woman.

Visit Genevieve online at genevievegorder.com and instagram.com/genevievegorder

Visit Good Company Magazine and find a copy near you at: instagram.com/goodcompanyzine.com

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