Episode 115 - Mario Quezada, Creative Director / Designer in Honolulu HI.

Today's guest is Mario Quezada. He is a Creative Director and Designer out of Honolulu HI. He is also a father and a super fit CrossFit dude. 

During this episode we talk about:

-how he originally started post-secondary school to become an engineer.

-how he made the pivot into design.

-his first design job working for disney.com and was a big part of the first-ever commercial use of flash on their website. 

-the agency job he had where they got to just create awesome stuff with the leftover budget from big projects. Think movies, new car launches and that kind of stuff.

-a print project he worked on at that agency where they created the "Gotham Times" paper as part of a promotion for one of the Batman movies. 

-the recession of 2008 and how it drastically changed that agency and ultimately led to him moving to Hawaii. 

-the most challenging time in his design career being NOW, and why that is. 

Mario is a super nice guy and a real hustler. He is very easy to talk to and isn't afraid of sharing stories about the struggles he has faced in his career. He is also working on his own podcast so keep an eye out for that! @themarioquezada