BEYOND Design: The Business & Mindset Podcast for Designers & Creatives
BEYOND Design is a podcast for designers, freelancers, and creatives who want honest conversations about the creative process, mindset shifts, self-doubt, burnout, pricing, confidence, and building a creative business that feels good to run. Hosted by me, Nelett Loubser, I share real stories, lessons from the design industry, and the business and emotional side of creative work that people do not always talk about. Because design is only one part of it — the rest is mindset, boundaries, growth, and learning how to build a creative career and life that works for you.
BEYOND Design: The Business & Mindset Podcast for Designers & Creatives
TRAILOR: Welcome to Beyond Design
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This is not your average design podcast.
This is the part after the brief. The part behind the beautiful logo.
This is the real, raw, voice-note-style space for creatives, freelancers, and especially women in design who are building a life—not just a portfolio.
Hosted by Nelett—graphic designer turned creative life mentor with over 25 years in the industry—BEYOND Design gently peels back the curtain on what really goes on behind the work:
The self-doubt. The burnout. The tiny wins that no one claps for.
The scary emails. The dream clients. The ones that ghost you.
The overthinking. The overdelivering.
The bravery it takes to do this with heart.
From a small studio in Namibia to working with international brands, this podcast is rooted in the belief that your GPS doesn’t define your greatness—your perspective does.
And design?
That’s only about 20% of it.
The rest—it’s your nervous system.
Your rhythm.
Your boundaries.
Your beliefs.
Your body.
Your God.
That’s the part no one talks about. So I am.
Each episode is a soft but powerful mix of honest stories, soulful lessons, mindset shifts, and heart-led guidance. For the creatives who want to work smarter, live slower, and create from a grounded, inspired place.
Expect messy truths.
Gentle reminders.
Practical takeaways.
Never preachy. Always personal.
It’s like a voice note from a friend who gets what it’s like to freelance with your whole heart.
Because you don’t need more noise.
You need someone to remind you:
✨ You’re not alone in this.
✨ You’re powerful.
✨ And you can design your life—your way.
So take a breath.
Make some tea.
And let’s go beyond design—together
Thanks for listening to BEYOND Design ✨
If this episode spoke to you, here are a few ways to keep the conversation going:
Website & Resources → kunshuis.com
Shop creative tools → The Kunshuis Collective
Show notes & blogs → kunshuis.com/blog
Free support for creatives:
🖤 My favourite tools for life + business:
- The Playbook Planner
— your creative sidekick for focus + flow - The Playbook Desk
— a Notion-powered space to run your freelance business with ease
Let’s connect & stay inspired:
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Join the Beyond Design Room on Facebook
Because design is only 20%… the rest is life.
Thanks for being here, friend. You’re not alone in this journey—let’s design it together.
Hi friend, I'm Nelette and welcome to Beyond Design, a raw workshop style podcast for women in design. This is your space for the conversations no one prepares you for, because here's the truth, being a graphic designer or freelancer is only 20% design, the rest, it's people, pricing, confidence, feedback, faith, motherhood, burnout and somehow in this noisy world trying to feel that we really can do this. Every week we'll workshop it together, the wins, the struggles and the messy middle of creative life and you'll walk away with simple practical steps tools and resources with a gentle reminder that you're not alone in this because freelancing isn't as difficult as it feels it's small things done right consistently so if you're craving real talk fresh perspective and a community that gets you pull up a chair welcome to beyond design