Books Episodes
Jan. 21, 2025
#239: Justin Moore – What if feels like launching a book and an in-person event at the same time
Digging into the launch of Sponsor Magnet
Jan. 7, 2025
#236: Mike Michalowicz – How the author of Profit First stays lean by licensing his ideas
An author with a unique business model I’m obsessed with shares what he’d do differently
July 9, 2024
#201: Nat Eliason – How he got a book deal and why traditional publishing is great
Nat Eliason is the author of Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance
Feb. 20, 2024
#182: Noah Kagan — Behind the scenes of writing (and marketing) Million Dollar Weekend
Noah Kagan is the CEO of AppSumo, an eight-figure company that is the number-one software deals site.
Jan. 2, 2024
#176: April Dunford – How self-publishing a book exploded her client service business.
April Dunford is the author of Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It.
Nov. 14, 2023
#171: Nir Eyal – Writing books, persuasion vs. coercion, and how to be indistractable
Nir Eyal is the best-selling author of Hooked and Indistractable
Oct. 3, 2023
#166: Taylor Lorenz – Investigating The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power On The Internet.
Taylor Lorenz is a technology columnist for The Washington Post's business section covering online culture and the content creator industry.
Sept. 5, 2023
#163: David Moldawer — Diving deep into book publishing with an industry insider
Breaking down who should write a book, when to write it, and how publishing works.
Aug. 15, 2023
#160: Tori Dunlap – A transparent look at writing a New York Times best-selling book. The process, numbers, and lessons learned.
Tori Dunlap is the founder of Her First $100K and the author of Financial Feminist.
May 23, 2023
#149: Daniel Pink – How to write like a New York Times bestselling author
Dan Pink is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including his latest, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward.
March 7, 2023
#140: Maurizio Leo – the sourdough bread blogger who became an overnight success
How this baker was impacted by the sudden sourdough craze admist the global pandemic
Oct. 4, 2022
#120: Derek Sivers – How to Live as a Creator and Why You Should Focus Like a Monomaniac
Derek Sivers is a musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. He's written four books including How To Live, Hell Yeah Or No, Your Music And People, and Anything You Want.
Feb. 15, 2022
#91: Mariah Sinclair – How the "Queen of Cozy" began designing covers for cozy mystery novels
Now known as the “Queen of Cozy,” Mariah’s clients regularly dominate the top of the cozy mystery charts on Amazon.
Dec. 28, 2021
#85: Todd Henry – Practices to help you be more creative on-demand
Todd Henry is an author, podcaster, and keynote speaker.
Dec. 7, 2021
#82: Michael Bungay Stanier – How to Begin Setting a Worthy Goal
In this episode, we talk about Michael’s career as an author what makes a worthy goal, how to clear space for your worthy goals, and why striving for simplicity helps you be more effective.
Oct. 19, 2021
#76: Andrew Warner – How to be a better conversationalist with the host of 2,000+ interviews
Andrew Warner is the founder of Mixergy and host of the Startup Stories Podcast by Mixergy, where he uncovers the secrets of the world’s best founders.
Sept. 14, 2021
#72: Jason Feifer – The Editor In Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine on making time for your own projects
Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, a podcast host, book author, keynote speaker, startup advisor, and nonstop optimism machine.
Sept. 7, 2021
#71: Steph Smith – Generating thousands of sales on Gumroad (with a side project!)
Steph Smith is a growth marketer, writer, and indie maker. She's the creator of two books, Doing Content Right and Doing Time Right.
July 20, 2021
#65: Austin Kleon – 10 years as a full-time writer and stealing like an artist
Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of a trilogy of illustrated books about creativity in the digital age: Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going.
June 29, 2021
#63: Jay Acunzo – How to tell great stories with a professional speaker and veteran podcaster
Jay Acunzo is an author, speaker, and showrunner. He's the host of 3 Clips (recently acquired by Castos) and Unthinkable, which he describes as Radiolab for creators.
June 15, 2021
#61: Ryan Hawk – How a top podcaster approaches outreach, interviewing, and prioritizing new projects
Ryan Hawk is a keynote speaker and the host of the Learning Leader Show.
June 1, 2021
#59: Mignon Fogarty – Making the case for shorter podcasts with a Podcasting Hall of Famer and New York Times best-selling author
Mignon Fogarty is the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network and creator of Grammar Girl.
May 18, 2021
#56: Allen Gannett – Writing The Creative Curve, receiving feedback gracefully, and tapping into your innate creativity
Allen Gannett is the author of The Creative Curve (Penguin Random House, 2018) that shows how the creative process can be learned by anyone.
Sept. 15, 2020
#25: Eric Jorgenson – Creating a full-length book from Tweets, interviews, essays, and podcasts
Eric Jorgenson is the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (also called Navalmanack).