
Mix & Matchbox
By Matchbox

Mix & MatchboxJun 03, 2022

Ep 8 - Savvy Coders Versus Other Bootcamps
Brent talks with Laurie Wilson, Director of Partnership Outreach at Savvy Coders. During this episode they chat about how Laurie got to Savvy Coders, what changes she’s seen in workforce development, what sets Savvy Coders apart from other boot camps and how they prep candidates for interviews.
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Ep 7 - The Importance of Web Accessibility
Brent Feldman and Cullen Whitmore sit down with Kyle Pellegrino-Hartman, Partnerships Consultant from eSSENTIAL Accessibility to talk about what accessibility really means, why it matters and how the pandemic made companies start caring about web accessibility more than ever.

Ep 6 - The Bridge Between Digital & Traditional Ads
Brent Feldman sits down with Jill Gainer, Director of Marketing for the AAO. They chat about demystifying the traditional ad world, what new types of TV ads are available what she does as a board member of 314 Digital.

Ep 5 - This Product Helps With Self-Sufficiency
Brent Feldman, Cofounder at Matchbox Design Group, and Myke Bates, Cofounder at Hearo sit down to talk about the product Myke and his team have created.

Ep 4 - Best Practices For Site Mapping
Brent Feldman, Cofounder and Rachel Jurina, Content Strategy Lead at Matchbox Design Group sit down to talk about the best practices for creating a sitemap for websites. Brent and Rachel discuss the dos and don'ts of site mapping, why it matters when dealing with search engine optimization and where to start when you’re trying to migrate five or more websites into one site map.

Ep 3 - Why Empathy is Important in Marketing
Brent Feldman, Cofounder at Matchbox Design Group, and Tim Leon of Gaia Leon Marketing Communications sit down to peer into Tim's vision behind trademarking the term "Return on empathy". Brent and Tim discuss why empathy is overall important in marketing, how different brands such as Pespi and Nike use empathy to connect more to their consumers and whether or not these marketing campaigns have failed. Is philanthropy more than just donating money to organizations? Tim and Brent take a deep dive into this topic and many more.

Ep 2 - An Interview with Matt Raithel of Graphite Labs
Brent Feldman, Cofounder at Matchbox Design Group and Graphite Lab’s Founder & Studio Director, Matt Raithel chat over Google Meet about Matt’s background, and how his full service game development studio works.
Matt and Brent discuss advice for getting into the industry, their approach to projects, lessons about client relationships, and even dig into fee structure and how they bill for their work. We reveal some news about a new title they will be producing with Atari, and some of the goals that as a game development shop, they still are looking to achieve.

#1 - Why We Use Figma
Brent Feldman, Cofounder at Matchbox Design Group and UI/UX Designer, Alex Shaw chat over Google Meet about why our agency uses Figma for designing websites and digital assets.