Safe Burn (w/ Eden Lewis)
We’re back! We had a nice chat with Eden Lewis, an art director working at Edelman PR in New York. This EP is longer than normal...but it’s the 3rd EP so what really is “normal” anyways? Still, promise it’s worth it, especially for those transitioning out of school or looking for new gigs. We talked about rethinking “relevant work experience”, learning from (catastrophic) failure, earning respect when starting anew job, salary $$$ negotiation, and much more. A couple other things we covered: 4:41 — Why the story you tell about your career matters 9:56 — How references help you to communicate with other creators 13:44 — The “superpowers” you have as someone fresh out of school 17:01 — Best advice for people in school 17:39 — Working odd jobs 21:15 — Rethinking “related work” experience 22:39 — How can your find out what your future employer is about? 23:23 — Voicing what you believe in 24:57 — How can you make an impact? 34:46 — Finding hobbies outside of design 41:00 — Managing expectations as a student 50:12 — When things go wrong 50:50 — It’s ok to not know what you want to do 52:56 — Putting in the work as a brand new hire 57:54 — The impact of tiny decisions 1:07:06 — Salary Negotiation 1:10:01 — What happens when you ask for too little? 1:17:04 — When you want to take the job, but the money is too low 1:31:24 — Creative confidence 1:36:00 — Post-failure decisions Eden on Social: Instagram As usual if you like what you’ve heard, please leave us a review in your favorite podcast apps! Also check out more of what we’re doing with this project on Instagram @venturewip. Let us know if you have any questions you’d like answered on the show. For those who want to live in New York: Bitter Renter NYC
