Living on an island, surrounded by his garden and his family close by, Paul Jarvis managed to create a work/life balance, very suited to his personality traits. He went from being a freelancer to author, blogger and mentor creating popular online courses – like Creative Class and Chimp essentials – to getting over 30.000 email subscribers to his weekly newsletters and running his own successful company of one.

The very skilled graphic designer and brand identity expert David Airey, is also a brilliant blogger, writer and even a great mentor. With his newest book "Identity Designed” David answers any questions you have on how to successfully work with a client to create compelling identity, through case studies with the top notch design studios.

If you are an aspiring designer, wanting to become strategic partners with your clients, then Melinda Livsey is a woman to watch. We fired away 14 questions we’ve always wanted to ask Melinda, which she answered with wit and in all honesty.