Episodes

April 12, 2022

#98: Jay-Talking about Memberships with Jay Acunzo

Discussing our different approaches to launching a membership program
April 5, 2022

#97: Dickie Bush Returns! – Jumping ship from full-time job to full-time creator

Dickie Bush is the creator of Ship 30 for 30, a cohort-based course and community of people developing a writing habit in 30 days
Guest: Dickie Bush
March 29, 2022

#96: Nathan Barry – from $150K/yr in ebooks to $30M in ARR with ConvertKit

Investigating trends of the creator economy with the CEO of ConvertKit
Guest: Nathan Barry
March 22, 2022

#95: Josh Hall – from freelance web design to professional creator earning $300K/year

Josh Hall is a YouTuber, course creator, and web design coach specializing in WordPress and Divi.
Guest: Josh Hall
March 8, 2022

#94: Ann Handley – How to make your voice a differentiator in your work

Ann Handley is a writer, digital marketing pioneer, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author
Guest: Ann Handley
March 1, 2022

#93: Codie Sanchez – Growing a newsletter by dominating social media (in just over 2 years)!

Codie Sanchez is the Founder of Contrarian Thinking and Cofounder of Unconventional Acquisitions. She helps people think critically and cashflow unconventionally while allocating to what she calls "sweaty & boring" small businesses.
Guest: Codie Sanchez
Feb. 22, 2022

#92: Cathryn Lavery – From Kickstarter to global 8-figure e-commerce business

Cathryn Lavery is the Founder & CEO of BestSelf. Since 2013 she's designed, launched and sold over $32 Million in consumer products.
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.
Feb. 10, 2022

[BONUS] Creative Independence on The Accidental Creative

Why I'm focused on Creative Independence more than Financial Independence
Feb. 8, 2022

#90: Wes Kao – Should you teach a cohort-based course?

Wes Kao is co-founder of Maven, the first platform for cohort-based courses. She also co-founded the altMBA with Seth Godin.
Guest: Wes Kao
Jan. 25, 2022

#89: Hrishikesh Hirway – From full-time musician to Song Exploder and back again

Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician and podcast creator. He’s the host and creator of Song Exploder, an award-winning podcast and a Netflix original television series, where musicians break down the creative process behind their songs.
Jan. 18, 2022

#88: Tori Dunlap – Building an audience of millions on TikTok with Her First $100K

After saving $100,000 at age 25, Tori quit her corporate job in marketing and founded Her First $100K to fight financial inequality by giving women actionable resources to better their money.
Guest: Tori Dunlap
Jan. 11, 2022

#87: Dan Runcie – From business school to music industry insider by covering the business of hip hop

Dan Runcie is the founder of Trapital, a media company covering the business of hip hop.
Guest: Dan Runcie
Jan. 6, 2022

[BONUS] Resonance Revisited with Jay Acunzo on Unthinkable

Re-examining how far we’ve come in trying to understand one key concept of the show: Resonance.
Guest: Jay Acunzo
Jan. 4, 2022

#86: Mitch Long AKA OG Pickle – Building brands for influencers and becoming a professional streamer

Mitch Long (also known as OG Pickle) is a professional streamer, Twitch Partner, and PUBG Partner.
Guest: Mitch Long
Dec. 28, 2021

#85: Todd Henry – Practices to help you be more creative on-demand

Todd Henry is an author, podcaster, and keynote speaker.
Guest: Todd Henry
Dec. 21, 2021

#84: 11 Lessons Learned in 2021

Looking back on some of the major lessons learned that led to my best year ever
Guest: Jay Clouse
Dec. 14, 2021

#83: Joe Skinner – How to turn short interviews into structured, high-production podcast episodes

Joe Skinner is the host and founding producer of American Masters: Creative Spark.
Guest: Joe Skinner
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.
Nov. 30, 2021

#81: Jay-Talking about Speaking with Jay Acunzo

Talking about what it takes to be a professional keynote speaker
Guest: Jay Acunzo
Nov. 23, 2021

Unveiling Our New Cover Art!

After a year and a half, it was time to upgrade this show's artwork.
Guest: Jay Clouse
Nov. 16, 2021

#80: Lauren Hom – How turning your work into play turns into my clients and more opportunities

Lauren is known for her bright color palettes and playful letterforms. She has created work for clients like Starbucks, Google, AT&T, YouTube and TIME Magazine. Her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, the Type Directors Club, and the Webby Awards.
Guest: Lauren Hom
Nov. 9, 2021

#79: Dru Riley – 45,000+ email subscribers in less than 2 years

Dru Riley is the creator of Trends.vc, which has more than 45,000 subscribers and 1,000 Pro members.
Guest: Dru Riley
Nov. 2, 2021

#78: Marie Poulin – Earning $40,000 per month as a course creator

Marie’s transition from agency job to full-time freelance, her discovery of online education, her foray into creating a software product, the origins of Notion Mastery, and why her inconsistency hasn’t slowed her down one bit.
Guest: Marie Poulin