Being a web developer at his core; Miles places a lot of emphasis on knowing how the digital advertising world worked, as the world we lived in didn't favour the traditional specialist any more, and that knowing as much as you can amongst as many disciplines as possible is the only sure-fire way to ensure you can remain employable in today's market.
Beyond this, a lot of the advice he gave was all practical.
You need to love what you do, you need to want to do it, otherwise there's no point
People buy people, especially in this industry. If you, as a person, aren't marketable? Then you have no chance in the industry as a designer.
Have a portfolio of your best work, structured to show the best of your best and nothing else, to really be the line in there.
And when you have that placement, you need to be the yes man. The one that can get things done and is there, as long as possible to get the job done.
You need to make sure you ask for that help, when you need it. You're part of a team, helping each other is what you are for
