Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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Chris Do is a legend in the creative world. He is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind, a Brand Strategy Design Consultancy. Blind has worked with some incredible clients including MLB, Wells Fargo, Honda, Intel, Microsoft, NFL, Nike, Showtime, EA, Google, Audi, Sony, XBOX, Snapchat, and Riot Games.
Chris is also the founder of The Futurโan online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love.
In this episode, we talk about Chrisโs path from design school to content creation, the bold moves he took to transition from agency life to creator life, how you can make that same transition, and why today heโs all in on Content as a way to impact a billion people.
Episode webpage: https://creativeelemenst.fm/chris-do/
00:00 - Opening
00:14 - Todayโs guest
01:01 - Chris took on a challenge
02:25 - A traditional path wasnโt for Chris
04:25 - What we learn today
04:42 - Intro
05:07 - Chrisโs start in the design world
05:59 - Honing your craft vs business development
06:51 - When Chris started to find success
07:21 - The importance of consistency and relationships
09:29 - Concept of โtrading upโ
11:15 - How you work with BIG clients
14:40 - Is there any risk to spec work?
16:07 - Record your own podcast with Riverside
18:28 - Chrisโs transition from Blind to The Futur
22:04 - Blindโs business model during the transition
22:56 - The painful part of business
23:45 - What was driving the shift towards content?
26:50 - The plan for Blind employees
27:27 - Difference between YouTube and commercial work
28:18 - Cultural redefinition at Blind
29:46 - Chrisโs start in content
31:25 - Start of The Futur
32:52 - How was The Futur making money?
33:37 - Chrisโs identity crisis
37:04 - Voice of The Futur
39:33 - Listen to the audio podcast
40:45 - How YOU can make the transition to content
44:37 - How Ben Stiller found the Severance animator
45:30 - Youโre 2 or 3 people away from who you need to know
47:21 - The ugly side people donโt talk about
48:30 - Ask and you shall receive
49:23 - How to land your dream job
53:04 - What is Chris struggling with today?
55:47 - OUTRO
***
CONNECT WITH CHRIS
๐ Website: thefutur.com
๐ Website: blind.com
๐น YouTube: youtube.com/c/thefuturishere
๐ฆ Twitter: twitter.com/thechrisdo
๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/thechrisdo
๐ต TikTok: tiktok.com/@thechrisdo
๐ผ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thechrisdo
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Chris Do is a legend in the creative world. He is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO and Chief Strategist of Blind, a Brand Strategy Design Consultancy. Blind has worked with some incredible clients including MLB, Wells Fargo, Honda, Intel, Microsoft, NFL, Nike, Showtime, EA, Google, Audi, Sony, XBOX, Snapchat, and Riot Games.
Chris is also the founder of The Futurโan online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love.
In this episode, we talk about Chrisโs path from design school to content creation, the bold moves he took to transition from agency life to creator life, how you can make that same transition, and why today heโs all in on Content as a way to impact a billion people.
Episode webpage: https://creativeelemenst.fm/chris-do/
00:00 - Opening
00:14 - Todayโs guest
01:01 - Chris took on a challenge
02:25 - A traditional path wasnโt for Chris
04:25 - What we learn today
04:42 - Intro
05:07 - Chrisโs start in the design world
05:59 - Honing your craft vs business development
06:51 - When Chris started to find success
07:21 - The importance of consistency and relationships
09:29 - Concept of โtrading upโ
11:15 - How you work with BIG clients
14:40 - Is there any risk to spec work?
16:07 - Record your own podcast with Riverside
18:28 - Chrisโs transition from Blind to The Futur
22:04 - Blindโs business model during the transition
22:56 - The painful part of business
23:45 - What was driving the shift towards content?
26:50 - The plan for Blind employees
27:27 - Difference between YouTube and commercial work
28:18 - Cultural redefinition at Blind
29:46 - Chrisโs start in content
31:25 - Start of The Futur
32:52 - How was The Futur making money?
33:37 - Chrisโs identity crisis
37:04 - Voice of The Futur
39:33 - Listen to the audio podcast
40:45 - How YOU can make the transition to content
44:37 - How Ben Stiller found the Severance animator
45:30 - Youโre 2 or 3 people away from who you need to know
47:21 - The ugly side people donโt talk about
48:30 - Ask and you shall receive
49:23 - How to land your dream job
53:04 - What is Chris struggling with today?
55:47 - OUTRO
***
CONNECT WITH CHRIS
๐ Website: thefutur.com
๐ Website: blind.com
๐น YouTube: youtube.com/c/thefuturishere
๐ฆ Twitter: twitter.com/thechrisdo
๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/thechrisdo
๐ต TikTok: tiktok.com/@thechrisdo
๐ผ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thechrisdo
CONNECT WITH JAY
๐ Website: creatorscience.com
๐ฌ Newsletter: creatorscience.com
๐งฐ Get our Toolbox: creatorscience.com/toolbox
๐ฆ Twitter: twitter.com/jayclouse
๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/jayclouse
๐ต TikTok: tiktok.com/@jayclouse
๐ผ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jayclouse
***
๐ GUEST REQUESTS & LISTENER QUESTIONS
https://creativeelements.fm/request
๐ PAST EPISODES & STARTER PLAYLISTS
https://creativeelements.fm/episodes
https://creativeelements.fm/playlists
๐ผ SPONSORS
https://creativeelements.fm/sponsors/
๐ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
apple.co/3c6oN4g
๐ข Leave a rating on Spotify
spoti.fi/3c6xpYH
โ๏ธ Buy Me A Coffee
buymeacoffee.com/jayclouse
***
TEAM
Host + Producer // Jay Clouse: jayclouse.com/links
Editor // Conor Conaboy: twitter.com/conorconaboy
Audio Engineer // Nathan Todhunter: nathantodhunter.com
Thumbnail Artist // Neaux: twitter.com/NeauxArt
