Episodes
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 Di…
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.
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 bi…
Oct. 26, 2021
#77: Andy J. Pizza – Writing with pictures and developing your taste
Andy J. Pizza is an illustrator and the host of the Creative Pep Talk podcast.
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.
Oct. 12, 2021
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Oct. 5, 2021
#75: Ali Spagnola – Making outrageous music and videos while trying to befriend the algorithm
Ali Spagnola is a musician, comedian, and artist. Ali creates outrageous videos including turning her car into a Chia Pet, covering her apartment with fur, or putting 3200 PopSockets on her wall! She also creates "What If" v…
Sept. 28, 2021
#74: Bad Bunnies NFT – From idea to sold-out NFT project in less than 3 months
Bad Bunnies are 5,500 randomly generated, gamified NFTs, released from captivity to the Ethereum blockchain.
Sept. 21, 2021
#73: Taylor Schulte – Creating a winning content marketing strategy for a professional services business
Taylor Schulte is the founder of Define Financial, which manages over $120 million in assets and specializes in retirement & tax planning for people over age 50.
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.
Aug. 24, 2021
#70: Nick Huber – What online creators can learn from sweaty startups
Nick has more than 140,000 followers on Twitter, two podcasts, a Real Estate Masterclass, and more than $20 million in self storage assets under management.
Aug. 19, 2021
BONUS: Managing Creative Overwhelm with Nick Wignall on Minds & Mics
In this episode of Minds & Mics, I talk with my friend Nick Wignall. Nick and I get into the details of creative overwhelm and burnout and how I (try to) manage it.
Aug. 17, 2021
#69: Jack Rhysider – 300,000 downloads per episode as an indie podcaster
Jack Rhysider is the creator and host of Darknet Diaries, audio stories specifically intended to capture, preserve, and explain the culture around hacking and cybersecurity.
Aug. 10, 2021
#68: Roberto Blake – The story behind 12 years, 531K+ subscribers, and nearly 35 million views on YouTube
Roberto Blake is dedicated to building the Creator Economy. He’s focused on helping Creators and Influencers build brands and businesses online.
Aug. 3, 2021
#67: Gina Bianchini – Powering the business of community with Mighty Networks
Gina Bianchini is the founder and CEO of Mighty Networks. Mighty Networks helps creators bring their community, courses, memberships, and events together in one place under their brand.
July 27, 2021
#66: Chris Sutherland – How a Physics professor built an audience of 2M+ followers on TikTok (in less than two years!)
Chris Sutherland is a former collegiate Physics professor turned full-time content creator. Chris began posting videos to TikTok in January 2020, quickly going viral and building an audience of more than 2 million followers.
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.
July 13, 2021
#64: Charli Marie Prangley - Building a YouTube Channel with 200K subscribers (on the side!)
Charli Marie Prangley is the creator of the YouTube Channel CharlieMarieTV.
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 22, 2021
#62: Jay Clouse (interviewed by Ryan Hawk!) – Turning the tables for a crossover episode with The Learning Leader Show
Today is a special crossover episode. Last week, I interviewed the creator and host of The Learning Leader Show, Ryan Hawk.
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 8, 2021
#60: Brennan Dunn – Combining personalization and automation for next-level email marketing
Brennan Dunn is the creator of Double Your Freelancing, RightMessage, and Mastering ConvertKit.
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.