Episode 1: Meet the Junkies!

Your friends Jole and Lisa Marie sit down with a multi-talented designer on the presentation scene, Moose Maravilla. Hear about his career and talents, and his great advice for people just starting out in presentation design. 

COVID Fatigue is real y'all. Today we're talking about how we're dealing with this fatigue and what we're doing to combat it. And Vin Diesel may or may not be making an appearance on the show.

What happens when two of the hottest presentation podcasts team up for one big joint episode? No holds barred presentation MAGIC.  That's right, we teamed up with the good folks over at The Presentation Podcast, a long running podcast hosted by 3 of the most knowledgable presentation designers out there, Troy Chollar, Nolan Haims and Sandy Johnson, and created one big mega episode that will run concurrently on both podcasts.  In this episode, we talk about everything from Mac vs. PC, to the future of presentations, to the pros and cons of animation, and much more. This is one episode you don't want to miss. Jole may or may not sing this time. The Presentation Podcast: https://thepresentationpodcast.com/ Troy Chollar: http://www.tlccreative.com/ Nolan Haims: https://www.nolanhaimscreative.com/ Sandy Johnson: https://presentationwiz.biz/

We discuss the ups and downs of freelance life versus full time, Jole crafts a handy new motto to use when negotiating (and it rhymes!) and we, of course, have a few laughs. Let us know what you think about this episode! Send us an email at [email protected], or better yet send us a voice memo we can play on our next show. Disclaimer: We are not experts on the details of setting up your freelance business. Consult your accountant and call your lawyer. Hourly/per slide rates will vary depending on industry and experience. We are proponents of colleagues talking about money! A rising tide lifts all boats.

Is the story important? Is it possible to find beauty in everything you work on? Is there a limit to your creativity? The answers and more are in this episode where we discuss visual storytelling, staying on top of your game, and inspiration with Jack Pedersen, a presentation specialist in the Office of Innovation at ServiceNow. Some links for you: Jack's sketchnoting project  Ian McGilChrist's the Divided Brain Sagmeister & Walsh Beauty Kurzgesagt's Beauty episode

It's been awhile, but the Junkies are back! In this episode, we're talking about something we both suffer from...imposter syndrome! We'll talk about what it is, ways we deal with it and some things you can do to avoid feeling like one. One of our favorite episodes so far! A couple of the articles/books mentioned in today's podcast: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/extras/the-gap https://time.com/5312483/how-to-deal-with-impostor-syndrome/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307452719/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=time037-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0307452719&linkId=121fd62adb1a272c96659bb3efcfb0f9

A specialty within a specialty: Designing Pitch Decks. Presentations that are asking investors to give them serious loot! What does it take to design pitch decks that can bring in millions and millions of dollars? Chris Laughlin, Co-founder and Head of Pitch Design at 4th & King will tell you the unique aspects about this unique presentation profession. Plus we get a shout out from another podcast? And It's Mail Time! Jole will probably sing again. Follow us on Instagram: presentationjunkies Drop us an e-mail: [email protected]

This week, Jole and Lisa Marie discuss the fast-paced, high-profile world of Event Presentation Design and what makes it such a crazy, fun and rewarding profession.

We've all had to change the way we create presentations in this new age of endless Zoom calls. The Junkies discuss how they've been adjusting to designing for mostly online decks. Also...our first mail time!

Join presentation designers extraordinaire, Lisa Marie Grillos and Jole Simmons, and learn how they got into one of the coolest design gigs in Silicon Valley.