@tedleonhardt

Helping designers and other creative professionals win negotiations. Publisher of @NAILthemagazine Author, coach, trainer, consultant. @FastCompany columnist.

 Seattle, Bay Area
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Joined July 2009
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Today's market news: fear and uncertainty drove this post... Advice: When everything went to shit, by @tedleonhardt open.substack.com/pub/tedleo…
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Check out my latest article: Thoughts on Omnicom/IPG merger linkedin.com/pulse/thoughts-… via @LinkedIn

Thoughts on Omnicom/IPG merger

Naysayers suggest the merger may reduce client options and perhaps encourage growth among independent agencies. As thousands of small creative service providers react to the consolidation, the change...

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Contact rdwolff.com/contact3 via @profwolff. I’m no longer getting your Economic Update podcasts. Are you no longer recording them? I miss your analytic analysis. Are you posting them elsewhere?

Contact

Professor of Economics, Author, Radio Host, Speaker

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Loved seeing Tim Girvin in Heller's column today!printmag.com/daily-heller/th…

The Daily Heller: Selling Stories Through Titles – PRINT Magazine

Tim Girvin transformed his once “artisanal” practice into a digital agency, with a special niche and fondness for film.

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Subscribe to me on Substack Notes! substack.com/profile/2179623…
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Introducing The Elysian (and my new job) open.substack.com/pub/ellegr…
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In the richest country in the world, it shouldn’t be so hard for so many people to survive.
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Changing business models lead creatives to follow multiple skill paths as their careers unfold. Kevin Veatch is a creative who started his professional life as a fourth-grade teacher. youtube.com/watch?v=sGVoDxLw…
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I just published Wakeup call link.medium.com/oFuFLls4gyb

Wakeup call

My founder story: an unexpected blow opens up possibilities

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It's not bravery or some magical power that helped me become a better negotiator; it was raw fear... Here’s how freelancers can negotiate with courage fastcompany.com/90837057/how…

Here's how freelancers can negotiate with courage

In order to negotiate better, freelancers need to learn to love the fear of asking for more.

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I wrote this piece a while back. But, with the layoffs it seems appropriate for the current work environment.... Struggling With A Work Setback? Reflect On Your Childhood (Yes, Really) fastcompany.com/40477510/str…

Struggling With A Work Setback? Reflect On Your Childhood (Yes, Really)

Growing up might not have been an entirely happy experience, but you can tap into moments that instilled a sense of purpose in you.

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A thoughful alternative: 6 Ways We Need To Change Our Global Economy To Save Our Planet by Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten link.medium.com/6UmaFmujvwb

6 Ways We Need To Change Our Global Economy To Save Our Planet

What governments need to change for a sustainable, just, and climate-resilient regime

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I just published A young teacher, a camera, and a life change link.medium.com/fKyp24l7jwb

A young teacher, a camera, and a life change

This evening a grade school classmate of mine arranged a Zoom reunion call. Thirteen of the eighty-five of us who graduated from Maple…

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It's not fair, never has been. But in any case, we creatives must know how to get what we're worth... There are more than 70 million freelancers in the U.S.—here’s how they can raise their rates fastcompany.com/90824970/how…

There are more than 70 million freelancers in the U.S.—here's how they can raise their rates

Advice for how freelancers can ask for more.

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I just published Imagine link.medium.com/VpY6Qszdwvb

Imagine

Imagine streets as gardens without cars, trucks, and buses. Underground trains take us where we need to go.

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Thanks to Arianna O'Dell for including my thoughts in this piece. Test work asked of job applicants by employers has become increasingly common. Sometimes taking a week or more to complete. A huge burden for job seekers. Here's the piece...linkedin.com/posts/activity-…

Employers are asking applicants to do 'test work' for free—workers can push back | Ted Leonhardt

Thanks to Arianna O'Dell for including my thoughts in this piece. Test work asked of job applicants by employers has become increasingly common. Sometimes taking a week or more to complete. I've...

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Creative dilemma. A very personal negotiation struggle. I can't separate my feelings from my work. Can you? tedleonhardt.com/your-strugg…

Your struggle is your strength

“You must separate yourself from your work.” I listened. Took in the thought. But didn’t connect completely with his meaning. (My writing is personal. I write to help others and so readers and my...

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I love this piece by Steven Heller. I entered the grownup world from Seattle's Burnley School of Professional Art in 1967. Seattle was so far behind the trends in NYC that the term "graphic design" was just beginning to replace "commercial art." linkedin.com/posts/activity-…

I love this piece by Steven Heller. I entered the grownup world from Seattle's Burnley School of...

I love this piece by Steven Heller. I entered the grownup world from Seattle's Burnley School of Professional Art in 1967. Seattle was so far behind the trends in NYC that the term "graphic design"...

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I just published Encouragement and Support link.medium.com/lI7qWygs7tb

Encouragement and Support

If you’re any good at all, you know you can be better. And teams make us better.

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