In this episode, I’m joined by CK, the designer behind CzarCreates, to talk about balancing creative careers with traditional ones, transferable skills, and finding your way into design from unexpected paths.
After getting a confession from a creative studying psychology who feels torn between their degree and pursuing design, we dig into what it’s really like to build a creative business while working in another field.

We chat about creative identity, using past experience to your advantage, how “non-creative” jobs secretly prepare you for design, and the mindset shifts that help you make peace with doing both. CK also shares how she transitioned from law into brand design, built two creative businesses, and found her groove as the pocket-rocket branding pal she is today 🚀

The Creative Confession™ we're discussing:"I've always been creative and I want to pursue design but I feel like I can’t. I’m studying psychology and I’ve been doing it for a few years. I’m worried that I can’t do both or will disappoint people if I try to build a creative career instead of following through with my plan to get a degree. I think you mentioned studied psychology so any feedback helps"

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