Sep
30
Sophia Amoruso is an online educator, serial entrepreneur and New York Times Bestselling Author. She has been featured on the cover of Forbes magazine and featured in the Fortune 40 under 40, Forbes 30 under 30, Inc. 30 under 30, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business lists, and featured on the June 2016 cover of Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women issue. Sophia founded women’s network Girlboss as well as fashion startup Nasty Gal, which she built...
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Sep
28
Here's the secret to getting out of a rut, to getting unstuck and breaking through that wall: Make. More. Stuff. No matter what's blocking you creatively, your best bet is always to just turn up the volume. MAKE. Can't make something good? Make something bad. Make something ugly. Make something crazy doesn't make sense. It doesn't matter what you make, only that you're taking action. Remember, you can't think your way out of a rut....
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Sep
23
Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a New York Times bestselling author, podcast host and an incredible speaker. She sits at this amazing intersection of comedy, justice and what she calls, professional troublemaking. Speaking of professional troublemaking, this episode Luvvie brings so much clarity around finding our voice, being intentional in our actions, and being unapologically ourselves. Luvvie starts us at her journey through writing. What started as a fledging side project she worked on in her...
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Sep
21
A creative life is built through consistency, not by lurching from one outsized explosion of effort to the next. If you're feeling a bit burned out, overworked, or even a little stuck, rest can work wonders. Enjoy! Listen to the Podcast Subscribe This podcast is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker, money/life and the ability to make a living in any...
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Sep
16
Today's episode is another doozy. Guy Raz is the creator and host of so many popular podcasts including How I Built This, Rewind, Wisdom from the Top, TED Radio Hour, and the children's program Wow in the World. Or you may have heard him on the radio as the host of the breakout NPR Radio show, All Things Considered. A journalist by trade, Guy has received the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize,...
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Sep
14
What I've learned over the years is that the truly remarkable people are not just masters of their craft, but a combination of craft + many other things that elevate their work. In fact, the best photographers I know, the best creatives, teachers, accountants, or --insert profession here--, are also entrepreneurs/intra-preneurs, authors, speakers, marketers, and more. We're ALL hyphens. Just as I started as a photographer, then learned skills to become a director, then a...
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Sep
09
Peter H. Diamandis, MD has started over 20 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital and education. Inspired by the great storytellers of science fiction who imagined a world as it could be, Peter set his sights on making bold ideas into reality. Recently named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Peter H. Diamandis believes there is nothing we cannot do. He is a New York Times Bestselling author of two books:...
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Sep
07
President Dwight D. Eisenhower often said that what is important is rarely urgent and what is urgent is rarely important. I’ve found that the most badass people I know, the ones who are the best in the world at their craft, are rarely busy in the way we’ve been taught to think of it. Being busy is a disease, a terminal one. It destroys your precious time. Being effective is about using every minute thoughtfully...
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Sep
02
I'm excited to share my conversation with my dear friend Nabil Ayers. He's a multi-talented hyphenate who opened one of Seattle's iconic record stores, Sonic Boom at age 25. As both an executive and an artist who began his career as a musician Ayers has performed on several albums on both independent and major labels. Today, Nabil is the US General Manager of Beggars Group label 4AD where he has run campaigns for The National (GRAMMY...
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Aug
31
Ever feel stressed? It's a question that is almost absurd. So much of our human experience involves stress and anxiety these days. It is further compounded by the fact that our brain is wired to respond to it. Adrenaline. Cortisol. Fight or flight... If a bear is chasing us, helpful. If you're reading the news? Not so much. Enter Dr. Cynthia Ackrill. She's a physician, a stress expert, and leadership coach and she is on...
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