We’re kicking off today’s episode with one more Harry Potter cocktail (this one’s a smoky activated charcoal margarita called “Skele-Gro”), and some news…
Today’s episode is going to mark the end of an era — AKA, the season finale for a very long season 1! 🥺🥳
We’re so grateful for this podcast, the community, and all the stories this incredible show has taught us… and this ISN’T GOODBYE. We promise. We’ll be updating the podcast format to seasons for 2023 instead of weekly episodes, and we’ll still be staying on this account all the time to share funny content, memes, and all the relatable things.
On this episode, you’ll get to hear about some real changes in our business (we’ve been SO busy) and the realization that we just can’t do it all…
…but, like we said, it’s not goodbye. Promise. 💗
We’re knee-deep in prepping for season 2 already, so keep sending stories to us — and let us know if you have any suggestions for topics, guests, and/or sponsors! We’re here for it. Always. And we’ll be back so, so soon.
Submit your stories and questions at perourlastemail.com, and we’ll do our best to read them as ridiculously as possible.
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Meet Emma Maja — our Australian gal (who joined us at a wildly early hour bc of the time difference!), who’s a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, AND dog accessory and apparel designer! Today we’re kicking off with another Harry Potter themed cocktail (AKA, a frozen midori sour with a twist called Polyjuice Potion), and Emma dives on in with us over an espresso martini.
We got to hear how Emma’s product-based business has informed her service-based business, all the things she’s learned in and out of freelance, and her journey as a designer — anchored, of course, by some killer stories.
Duh.
First, we get to hear about the TRUE AUDACITY of a client whose mission was to “empower women” but, well… hint, hint, DIDN’T. They treated her horribly, kept hinting towards ~future work opportunities~ and asked her to lower her already low rates… and you’re gonna cringe when you find out how much work Emma did for way too little money. We also hear about a client who reached out via Facebook Messenger and gave Emma ~the ick~ for a project that ended up having a total lack of boundaries… as they sometimes do.
We loved having Emma on the show and hearing about everything from her practical advice to the lessons she’s learned along the way to the mistakes she’s made — and it’s a really good one.
You know what to do! 😌
Follow Emma on IG at @emmamajadesign and check out her site at emmamajadesign.com
Check out her dog accessory and apparel brand: Dogs of CBR
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Today, meet Jason B. James —  an incredible food and beverage photographer by day and DJ by night! We kicked off this episode with another Harry Potter-themed cocktail (we named this one Reparo — a gin cranberry sour inspired by Command Z, AKA the Photoshop shortcut that saves our lives).
We loved hearing about how Jason transitioned from being a behavioral therapist to a photographer (AND a DJ) — and he told us how he describes his work as a little surreal, almost “like you microdosed” when looking at it.
#weloveit
You’ll get to hear about one of Jason’s events from hell during a NYE DJing gig gone wrong annnnnd his last straw before deciding freelance life was going to have to be the life for him. Because, as we all know… sometimes freelancing can be ROUGH, but man oh man is it better than anything else. 😂
Tune in now, pals!
Submit your stories and questions at perourlastemail.com, and we’ll do our best to read them as ridiculously as possible.
Follow Jason on IG at @jason.b.james and check out his website at jasonbjamesphoto.com
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