May 17

Build + Sustain A Career Doing What You Love w/ James Mercer of The Shins

James is the founder + driving force behind indie rock icons The Shins. With over 20 years in the game, he’s seen just about every facet of the music business – from tiny shows at dives bars to Billboard top 10 albums on major labels – and as you can imagine he’s learned a thing or two along the way. Getting your career as a creator off the ground is hard. Keeping it on the... read more ›
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May 10

Sell Yourself Without Selling Out with Marc Ecko

I’ve been talking a lot about authenticity lately, so thought it would be a good time to share one of my favorite episodes of the show from a few years back with Marc because it’s all about authenticity - specifically, how to promote your work as a creator while staying true to yourself. Marc is a creative entrepreneur who’s probably best known as the founder of the apparel brand Ecko, which began in his parents’... read more ›
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May 04

Exclusive interview + secret show from James Mercer of The Shins

Getting your career as a creator off the ground is hard. Keeping it on the rails after years or decades is even harder. Being one of the best - someone who breaks through to mainstream success? Orders of magnitude harder than all that. The amazing highs are - inevitably - coupled with difficult lows, and learning how to cope with that dynamic is crucial for the sanity + success of anyone who seeks to build... read more ›
711 reads
May 03

How Design Can Supercharge Your Business with Yves Béhar

Yves is the founder of Fuseproject and one of the most influential industrial designers of our generation, having also lead teams at the iconic firms frog design and Lunar Design. His clients include Herman Miller, GE, Puma, Kodak, Samsung, Prada and a host of others, and pioneered the paradigm of designer/entrepreneur as the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of smart lock company August and CCO at Jawbone. He’s also a passionate advocate for sustainability and... read more ›
2K reads
Apr 28

Focusing Your Effort & Quitting Your Day Job

It's the Daily Creative! A new experiment to get your questions answered. Have a question? Call me: +1-802-962-4357 ##Questions from the episode:## I'm good at anything. What should I focus on? [0:27] How should I transition from nurse to photographer? [4:58]
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Apr 26

Conquer Fear & Self-Doubt with Amanda Crew

Amanda Crew is an actress who’s best known for playing Monica on the hit HBO show “Silicon Valley,” which I absolutely love for skewering tech culture in a loving but deadly accurate way. If you haven’t seen the show please, please do yourself a favor and check it out - season 4 recently premiered on HBO. But her career goes back many years: she’s appeared in a ton of shows and movies like Smallville, Final... read more ›
7.3K reads
Apr 25
Apr 20

Work/Life Balance Is A Myth

Work/life balance isn't about making sure you have equal "work" time and "life" time. If you're struggling to find balance, this one's for you.
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Apr 19

Become A Master Communicator with Vanessa Van Edwards

Vanessa bills herself as a “behavioral investigator” - what that means is that she is absolutely amazing at unpacking what makes people do the things they do and turning that into proven, actionable techniques for others to hone their own people skills. She’s written for publications like CNN, Fast Company and forbes and is the author of the brand new (and incredibly good) book “Captivate: The Science Of Succeeding With People.” You’ve heard me talk... read more ›
5.6K reads
Apr 13