Aug 13 2023 117 mins
Damian Corney is the Founder & Creative Director of the Grafico Group. His firm specialises in end to end marketing/advertising signage, design, print & installation. His thriving business is multi faceted & also multi award winning, culminating in being named the City of Melbourne's Small Business of the Year in 2022.
A business idea that started as a university project and eventually came to life in Nonna's humble garage, has since developed into a national and international business with the help of positive influences in his life and his business coach. He has since been hand picked for important collaborations with the likes of Porsche & Louis Vuitton, while also being a go-to supplier & sponsor on TV show The Block for almost 10 years.
Sit back and enjoy this insightful conversation #whatwillyougrafico?
Topics covered:
* Why does he do what he does?
* His family background
* First inkling of interest in business & being a creative
* An important early memento he kept & why
* The start of his passion, how he began Grafico & how the name came about
* The various different arms of the business - walls, auto, signage, tiles
* His long association with The Block TV show & the serendipitous way it began
* A special art car project - cool collab Grafico/Porsche/artist Nigel Sense
* The standout project of his career with Louis Vuitton
* Working on art house hotel The Motley in Richmond - huge design & installation project
* What makes a masterpiece, in the world of design?
* Taking us behind the curtain of the creative process
* Influences / inspiration from a design standpoint
* Feeling stuck & not being afraid to ask for help... levelling up
* The value of having a business coach & how it totally changed his mindset & subsequently, the trajectory of his business
* The best or most timely piece of advice given by his mum, dad or wife?
* How does he handle failure & challenging moments?
* Great analogy - pilot flying the plane with / without instruments
* Winning City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Award for Small Business of the Year 2022!
* His long standing passion for cars
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Damian Corney
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