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The ResourceCast

A podcast for creative freelancers in South Africa. I'm Jonathan Warncke, my co-host is Lucas van Vuuren, and we hope that whatever kind of creative you are, you’ll find something here that will help you get better clients, do more interesting work, and make a better living in a timesheet-free world. Brought to you by Ping Productions, in collaboration with The Resource Facebook Group
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19 Episodes

Community-building, with Tessa Kleingeld of The Resource

We've been on a break for about a YEAR, but we're back for Season 2, starting with a long-overdue catchup with Tessa Kleingeld, owner and admin of The Resource and The Resource Creative Forum. Tessa catches us up with what's been going on in the creative freelancing world, the changes…
28 Feb 2022 1 hr 01 min

From side hustle to hustle, with Gabriele Gabba and 1on1artschool.com

We're very excited to be back for a brand new year and a brand new episode of the The Resourcecast. In this episode we chat to Gabriele Gabba of 1on1artschool.com, an innovative online illustration and art school with a model we've never seen  before.Gabriele has 10 years of experience in art…
11 Jan 2021 1 hr 28 min

From designer to actor to director - Porteus Xandau

In our 18th episode of The Resourecast we talk to director Porteus Xandau. Porteus is a commercials director working with agencies and brands, and is represented by Carbon Films. Porteus gives us some insight into the difficulties production companies have been facing in the pandemic, as well as some of the…
1 Aug 2020 1 hr 34 min

Tax for the tax-terrified creative, with Julian Brookstone

Big episode here. Huge. Enormous. I know you hate and fear tax. It is that monster in that Bird Box movie where if you look at it, it kills you. That's not the case. Our guest, Julian Brookstone, breaks tax down into simple language and will make the whole thing…
21 Jun 2020 1 hr 22 min

Brandt Botes - The Ten Commandments of being a great creative professional.

In this episode we chat to Brandt Botes, a well-known and highly-respected designer who is the co-owner of Studio Botes with his wife, Katherine. He is also currently the Design Creative Director at OFyt in Cape Town. In this episode, he takes us through his of big advice, gathered from…
3 May 2020 1 hr 33 min

The Rand has tanked. Here's how to get overseas work.

This is a slightly longer episode, but boy is it worth a listen. We chat to Alex Searle and Edward Fisher, two South Africans who found so much work overseas that they ended up moving there. Alex is a video content producer and strategist living in Valencia, Spain. His regular vlogs leverage…
23 Apr 2020 1 hr 24 min

Lockdown Week 1 Catchup, with Tessa Kleingeld

We're 1 week into lockdown and there's a LOT going on. We sit down with Tessa Kleingeld, founder of The Resource, to get her insight into the freelance community, and talk about some of the fundamental shifts that the industry, country, and the world is undergoing right now. We talk about…
7 Apr 2020 39 min

How to use journaling to stay sane and productive during lockdown.

Lockdown is here, and journaling can help you get those chaotic thoughts down on paper and out of your head, giving you the mental space for a few deep breaths. In this episode we cover a few different styles of journaling, in the hopes that one of them will sing to…
27 Mar 2020 40 min

Covidcast 2: How to work from home effectively during Coronavirus

In this week's episode, Lucas and I sit down on a Zoom call to talk through various strategies for staying being productive at home. Some of us used to rent space in a shared office, some of us worked out of coffee shops, but now we're all working from home,…
22 Mar 2020 48 min

Terms and conditions apply, with Kate Butcher.

In this episode we chat t Kate Butcher, a Capetonian designer, illustrator, and owner of The Butcher’s Shop Design Studio, which has been running since 2011. You can check out our Instagram account for some examples of her work: @theresourcecastKate is in that situation all freelancers dream about. She's got…
16 Mar 2020 1 hr 19 min

Covidcast 1 - How Coronavirus will affect freelancers

In this short episode, we synthesise some of the content that's already out there regarding Coronavirus and its impact on the freelance community. It's still very early, and the situation is changing all the time, but we make a few guesses about how freelancers could be affected, and give some…
13 Mar 2020 23 min

From copywriter to filmmaker - Gerhard Pretorius

Gerhard Pretorius is a copywriter, screenwriter, and director who is building himself a filmmaking career while holding down a day job. His methodical approach to his career has resulted in a library of advertising work and four short movies, two of which are currently available on Showmax. In this conversation we…
5 Mar 2020 1 hr 20 min

Design Indaba 2020 Day 3 Roundup

What was meant to be a quick roundup on the last day turned into a fairly lengthy conversation about the balance between the traditional and the modern, content VS presentation, the power of storytelling, and a few golden threads that seem to have run through the entire Design Indaba conference…
29 Feb 2020 1 hr 10 min

Design Indaba 2020 Day 2 Roundup

In this episode we talk about impact and storytelling at Design Indaba, and try to bring a bit of focus to the work of Manu Prakash, who is our hero. <p>The speakers we highlight in this episode are Robert Wong from Google, physical biologist Manu Prakash, Lonneke Godijn of DRIFT, and…
28 Feb 2020 44 min

Design Indaba 2020 Day 1 Roundup

In this episode, we get together with freelance photographer Zaid Joseph to round up the day's action at Design Indaba 2020. It's a rambling conversation covering the presenters we loved, and we hope you enjoy it. For a little more visual context, check out www.designindaba.com, and we'll post some relevant…
27 Feb 2020 51 min

Tessa Kleingeld, Designer & Founder of the Resource

Tessa is the founder of The Resource, and owner of Frolik Design Studio. In this episode we chat to her about building a community, the best way to use The Resource, and how she runs her design studio efficiently.Here are some of the resources we mention in the episode:Yellow ImagesPaymoCreative…
27 Feb 2020 56 min

Welcome to Resourcecast

Welcome to Resourcecast, the podcast for South African creative freelancers. This is episode 00, a quick chat between co-hosts Jon Warncke and Lucas van Vuuren. 
25 Feb 2020 16 min