30: Donnie Bauer -- Creative Director, On Hanging Loose, Leadership, and Making Pretty Pictures
“Recording our thirtieth episode, the guest of honor today is Donnie Bauer. As Creative Director of The Mill, he has worked with brands such as Starbucks, AT&T, Pausefest, Playstation, Pitchfork Music Festival, FITC and more. Additionally, he makes music under the alias Genghis Don. Calling all the way from Chicago, a very special thanks to Donnie for making the time.”
00:03:14 Backstory: Korn and Mark Ecko
00:18:52 Gaining Confidence In the Days of the Internet
00:22:43 Hanging Loose
00:27:01 An Abundance of Time to Come Back to Things
00:34:27 The Virtue of Keeping Art To Yourself
00:38:19 Give Yourself Permission to Make Something Bad
00:45:45 Doing A Little Bit of Everything
00:48:06 The Work, Life, Passion Trifecta
00:49:39 Communication Your Vision to Others
00:51:55 Creative Director Defined
00:58:04 Behind the Scenes of Creative Direction
01:01:44 The Personality for the Job
01:04:30 Sourcing & Selling Clients
01:14:15 Building Your Own Brand Versus Studio Life
01:26:55 Making Friends With Your Clients
01:38:35 Outro
Donnie’s Curriculum
