Christina Canters (@cjcanters) is an architect-turned-entrepreneur who left her native Melbourne, Australia to travel the world as she builds her new consulting and teaching business, Design Draw Speak.
This conversation is centered on travel, and the mindset and preparation required to take a new business on the road. Christina and Prescott share their war stories — and fond memories — from travels and studies abroad.
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Show Notes & Links
- Christina is on the road, outside Austin, TX
- Podcast Movement
- Design Draw Speak, helps architects become better communicators
- Christina is a former architect
- Design Draw Speak started as a podcast, and has branched out to coaching and teaching
- Social Media Marketing World
- Tropical MBA Podcast
- Cost of living for cities around the world
“Your job is a Horcux; you’re dividing your soul.”
—Prescott Perez-Fox
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- How are you going to pay the bills on day one?
- Melbourne is 12% cheaper than in New York City, according to Expatistan
- Transportation of goods over land and their costs, as discussed in The Wealth of Nations
- Couchsurfing
- Prescott watches a lot of HGTV and DIY Network
- How to repair a crack in the drywall, on YouTube
- The Australian Diaspora, mostly in the EU, UK, and US
- Meetup.com
- Spirit Airlines, the worst according to The Consumerist
Tools
- Evernote
- Dropbox
- Skype Call Recorder
- Logitech HD Webcam C310
Techniques
- Before you leave for a trip, transfer stuff to cloud storage and get rid of a lot of your crap
- Travel light. Literally, and spiritually.
- Don’t mind the clunky video edits
- Go to lots of events, especially in a new city
Habits
- Wake up early, before the world is up
- Celebrate what you got done by mid-day
- Eat right and exercise, even from the road
- Build a workflow you can torture-test. Print receipts, save a PDF, keep backups. Save multiple copies and don’t rely on a single point of failure.
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Prescott Perez-Fox is a graphic designer, brand developer, and educator with 18+ years experience in branding, packaging, graphic design, and web design. He runs The Busy Creator.
