Success Secrets from  Agustin Garza:

Embrace the people you work with and the people you work for.  I think they will be your friends for life. Build relationships that are meaningful.
Make sure that you practice your career on the basis of the things you love and that bring joy to your life.
Whatever you do now, websites, [...]

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Success Secrets from Margo Chase:

Pay attention to the business side as much as the design side.
First figure out what you do well. Then, stick to that and hire people to do the other things.
Involve clients in a discussion about their businesses and how design can help them achieve their goals.

Early beginnings:
I got started by [...]

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Success Secrets from David Schimmel:

Figure out what your vision is, what your interests are and where you want to focus — and then spend the time when you’re not designing pursuing clients in that area.
People work with people they want to work with, not necessarily those who are best for the job. And [...]

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Success Secrets from Mike Salisbury:

It is very competitive. To get work takes getting attention. The attention of clients and the attention of people who will steer clients to you.
There is a lot of stuff going on in graphic communications today. Unique and modern concepts and looks and a lot of [...]

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