The CMD-Z Show, hosted by Matt Vojacek and Shelby Hagerdon, seeks to provide answers to the big questions that hound creative minds at night. With a new guest each week, hear unique perspectives from creatives on running a business, maintaining your mental health, finding your voice, and more. Presented by Made By Things — this is the CMD-Z Show.
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Latest Episodes
What Do You Do When Business Slows Down?
Some seasons are slower that others… And sometimes seasons are impacted by recession and plague. Whatever is happening to make business slow down, you have to be prepa...
What is it like to be the First Employee at a Company? (w/ Colin van't Veld)
When you’re just starting out and you finally hire your first employee, it can be daunting. But what does that look like for the person you’re actually hiring? This we...
How Do You Establish Your Worth as a Creative?
In the current age (at the time of this episode's posting) of the writers strike and understanding how we can define the value of the creative services we provide, She...
How Do You Foster a Creative Community?
Getting creatives together in one space where they can learn and grow together has always been a challenge, especially once you’re working outside the realm of academi...
How Do Creatives Effectively Self-Promote While Remaining True to Their Brand?
The term “self-promotion” can really make a creative cringe. It’s uncomfortable to just put yourself out there, whether that be on social media, through phone calls an...