On Friday, July 22nd, we’re returning with Frankie Ratford, Melbourne native and founder of The Design Kids, an organization that bridges the gap between design students and creative professionals. Since 2009, she’s been working with 2nd and 3rd-year students to facilitate collaborations, create pop-up shops and shows, and go on design road trips in an RV named Sunny. Frankie will be speaking on the theme “Love,” and teaching you how to redesign your life into one that you love. Below, we asked her some questions to get to know her better.

1 What do you typically eat for breakfast? Breakfast is about the only thing that’s consistent in my life. I never know where I’ll be sleeping or who’s desk I’ll be working from that day, but within my friends I’m famous for my breakfast; poached eggs, smashed avocado and toast, with salmon if I’m feeling rich. I’d eat breakfast for dinner if I could!

2 What do people know you for? Graphic Design and/or travel. They probably met me at an exhibition, wine in hand, telling them some silly story about my RV breaking down, some amazing person I just met that day, or something hilarious/scary/both about hitchhiking for work. 

3 How is Milwaukee special to you? Its special because I’ve never been! I’m getting a 57 hour flight on Monday (yup, you read that right) from London to Chicago, via Copenhagen, Oslo, Boston and driving up from Chicago the day before, so I’m really excited to see your city and meet the people of Milwaukee, hear some awesome stories and just get amongst it!

4 What may people not know about you? Despite a globe-trotting rockstar lifestyle I like to lie about on Instagram, I’m actually earning less money that I was 10 years ago as a graduate! Following the life you love has little to do with your bank account and more about hustling just to make it happen. And I’m 100% English, despite the Australian accent ; )

5 What drives your creativity? Moving makes me really happy. Give me a crappy train ride, or long boring bus journey and I’ll be the happiest person in the world. The sensation of moving literally puts my brain into gear and that’s where I do all my thinking, planning, coming up with crazy ideas and solving all those problems. Day dreaming is where its at!

6 What are you going to talk to us about this month? About doing what you love, about the sacrifices, about the high highs and the low lows, about figuring it out, about making it happen, about making tough decisions at crucial moments to stay on the right path, about not getting murdered and about doing things for all the right reasons. Super excited to be there!!

Ticket registration for “Love” opens here Monday, July 18th at 11AM CST. Grab a ticket as fast as you can — they are free but limited! Hope to see you at The Villa Terrace on Friday, July 22nd.