S2E3 : Emily Maye | How Personal Projects Can Open Doors

The Creative Freelancer

Continuing with our pattern of all female creatives for Season 2, photographer/director Emily Maye is our guest on this episode of The Creative Freelancer Podcast. Based in the US, represented worldwide, Emily’s client roster is amazing and includes Adidas, The North Face, Rapha, Lululemon, Whoop, Trek, Tracksmith and the list goes on and on.

One this episode we discuss how an injury changed the trajectory of her career from professional ballet dancer to visual creative. We also discuss how a personal project of the Tour of Utah led to an opportunity to create images for a professional cycling team.

Emily does an amazing job of dropping wisdom throughout the episode and if you are paying attention, they will be of great value in your own career.

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