Keeping Up with the Calligraphers

About Keeping Up with the Calligraphers

The first of its kind - Alex Hirsch of Signed by Alex and Cat Brown of Cat Lauren Calligraphy, two event calligraphers with a combined decade of knowledge and experience in the industry are coming together to share what they know for artists + industry professionals alike! Their values are rooted in collaboration and community above all else. Listen in to hear their honest conversations about the artist and event industries, and provide their insights on how we can collectively do better and be better in our creative communities. Expect lots of unfiltered sassy banter, sarcasm on steroids, and lots of laughter between these two fire signs.

Publisher

Alex Hirsch + Cat Brown

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Oct 2023

Latest episode

4 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Catching Up with the Community: Client Relationships, Digital Forms, & NDAs

   Oops! They did it again. Alex and Cat took a summer hiatus. And then they came up with a new episode series! After sharing two very big announcements, Alex and Cat answer your anonymously-submitted questions. From NDAs to sticky subcontracting situations to client scenarios gone wrong, they share their thoughts on how to tackle these situations, and how to run your creative business just a little bit better -- all while leaving room for their favorite thing: nuance. Listen in - you never know...

2. 

   21 May 2026

   How Pricing Hourly Could be Hurting Your Biz w/ Marie Coleman-Johns of Maiden September

   "We are very into thriving artists." Alex and Cat bring on guest Marie Coleman-Johns of Maiden September to discuss some of the nuances of pricing as full time event artists. While all three began their creative business journey as hourly-based artists, they’ve all shifted to package pricing, noting just how valuable their services are as event calligraphers and artists. They discuss the transition, the benefits, the challenges, when and when not to implement the practice, how it’s beneficial...

3. 

   30 Apr 2026

   Catching Up with the Calligraphers: Luxury Retail Events, Work Quality, & Negotiating Pricing

   "I should be charging for that." "Correct." Alex of Signs of our Lives and Cat of Cat Lauren Calligraphy chat about their newfound perspective on luxury retail events, the quirks of in-studio orders, and what happens when artists sacrifice quality for speed. They also touch on pricing for events, added fees, and real life examples of communicating expectations with clients. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us in all the places! Podcast, Keeping Up with the Calligraphers IG: htt...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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