Starting An Apparel Line, Mixed Digital Media, & Being Resilient W/ Cody Weimar

E110:   After a long time working undercover I took todays episode to interview someone who has been helping me work on a sort of secret project. Starting an apparel line for creative entrepreneur’s and freelancers!   Meet my designer Cody Weimar. Cody and I talk through his story as a musician, apparel and mixed digital media designer, and some tips and influences. We talk through the process of creating a brand from mood boards and influences and what it can take sometimes to stay in the game long enough for your fans to show up in whatever you do.   In This Episode We Cover

• Starting my apparel line
• Getting harsh feedback from mentors
• Musician and designer
• Stage presence
• Panic attacks
• Bad interviews
• Some people don’t like what you do
• Keep going
• Bet on yourself
• Seeing your work in real life
• The process of coming up with a design
• Being resilient
• Getting crushed
• Getting better

Quotes   “ It takes a lot to put yourself out there like that and be rejected.” - Cody Weimar   “Keep doing your thing that makes you who you are, there’s something that’s making you up from your life experiences that other people, thats never happened to.” - Host Dave Swillum   “There’s always gonna be people that aren’t gonna like you and you can’t help that. It’s just a matter of fact, there’s gonna be people that don’t like what you do. But the key is that you keep doing it long enough that somebody that actually appreciates what you do actually see’s what you do.” - Cody Weimar     Resources Noted In The Podcast   Alan Watts Philosopher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts   The End of Print David Carson https://amzn.to/3fGKWnL   Pretty Much Everything Aaron Draplin https://amzn.to/3oJoPBm     Cody's Links   Website https://designbycody.net/   IG @abandonedxarts     Waking Up From Work Podcast Links   Website www.wakingupfromwork.com   Instagram / Twitter / Tik Tok / Clubhouse @davewakeup My wife Meg Swillum @wakeupproperties   Merch To Support Us! https://wakeup.itemorder.com/sale?fbclid=IwAR30nyVXdpFaax0mN0CRcC_mVjNzafbMo0spds82eoG-GMo01HG6Uq0dvzw   Patreon (If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you) https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork   Facebook Community to connect to creatives https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/   Email https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber   For audio advice and more in depth music content from Dave www.crawlspaceaudio.com   Dave’s Indie Band Broadwing www.broadwingband.bandcamp.com