The Designated Designer 🔮

Brand designers are far more than just visual creators. We’re the unsung designated drivers of identity; guiding entrepreneurs toward the brands they were destined to reach.✦This Designated Designer explores what it means to be trusted behind the creative wheel, revealing how to guide clients through the twists, turns, and transformations of building a brand that truly feels alive. Each episode dives deep into the gravity of responsibility in design.✦Because this isn’t just about decorative disruption... it’s about charting the coordinates for a digital world in which you’re the architect.

The Designated Designer 🔮 is a arts podcast hosted by Jennifer Stank, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jennifer Stank hosts The Designated Designer 🔮, a arts show with 31 episodes published.

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  Episode #30

  How to Fail Forward ✦ with Liz Mosley

  Mar 31, 202654 minS3

  <p>In this episode of The Designated Designer, I’m joined by brand designer and podcast host Liz Mosley for a conversation about confidence, connection, and the surprising power of podcasting as a networking tool.</p><p>Liz shares how creating her own podcast opened doors to relationships, opportunities, and collaborations that traditional networking never could. We talk about building confidence through content creation, embracing rejection as part of the creative journey, and why failure is often the fastest path toward real growth.</p><p>This episode explores the quieter side of entrepreneurship: the self-awareness, persistence, and vulnerability it takes to...

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  Episode #29

  Conquer What Can't Be Controlled ✦ with Rick Franzo

  Jan 9, 202631 minS3

  <p>In this episode of The Designated Designer, I’m joined by the one and only Rick Franzo, Growth Coach of the Poconos. Join us for a powerful conversation about what it <b>really</b> means to get unstuck, both in business and in life.</p><p><b>✦</b></p><p>Rick shares his deeply personal journey from surviving multiple brain tumors to guiding entrepreneurs through their own seasons of overwhelm, isolation, and uncertainty. We explore why mindset is often the real bottleneck, and how coachability, community, and honest self-awareness can completely shift the trajectory of your business.</p><p><b>✦<...

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  Episode #28

  Brochure Design that Guides ✦ with Jesse Heebner

  Dec 16, 20251h 14mS3

  <p>In this episode of The Designated Designer, I’m joined by Jesse Heebner of Heeby’s Surplus and American Door Products for a conversation that goes way beyond brochures and branding!</p><p>We dig into what it really means to design with intention; where it becomes directional instead of just decorative. Jesse shares what it’s like growing a family business, navigating expansion, managing people, and making strategic decisions in an industry that doesn’t always get the spotlight.</p><p>We talk about understanding your customer’s journey, why consistency matters more than constant change, and how design, cl...

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  Episode #27

  Finance Your Future ✦ with Jim Gillespie

  Nov 19, 202541 minS3

  <p>In this episode of The Designated Designer, I sat down with mortgage & lending expert Jim Gillespie to traverse a topic most creatives would rather sidestep: <b>money, mortgages, and the financial systems that quietly shape our lives</b>.</p><p></p><p>Jim breaks down the evolution of the mortgage industry, from the predatory lending that led to the 2008 crash, to the guardrails created by the Dodd-Frank Act. He explains how today’s lending standards actually work in plain English.</p><p></p><p>Together, we explore why so many creatives feel unprepared when it comes to home buying, wh...

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  Episode #26

  From Vision to Victory ✦ with Roofing Army

  Oct 25, 202546 minS3

  <p>What does it really take to build a brand that commands attention and earns trust, right from day one? </p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Aaron Scott, owner of Roofing Army, to unpack how powerful design and clear messaging can completely reshape how a business shows up in the world.</p><p>We talk about the early days of building his brand from the ground up, the importance of collaboration in the creative process, and how staying patient (even when it’s tough) pays off in the long run. Aaron shares how branding gave his business co...

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