Apr 03

Got Talent? What Scouts & Managers Are REALLY Looking For

The artistic field is full of talent. No doubt about that. It's also incredibly hard to get recognized in. But what is it that sets the successful apart from the rest? Is it pure talent, luck, or something else? Hughes Norton says the answer is all three. As an agent to stars like Tiger Woods and Greg Norman, he's been privileged enough to see beyond the surface level - what fame and stardom looks like... read more ›
Mar 06

Guy Kawasaki: How to Find Remarkable Success

Everyone wants to be successful. The only challenge is knowing how to achieve it. Guy Kawasaki, a well-known entrepreneur and author, has dedicated his career to understanding what makes people successful. In this episode of the podcast, we get together to discuss his latest project, 'Think Remarkable', and the lifetime worth of wisdom it distills into 170 pages. https://youtu.be/Os9vGcXfGWA Turning a Successful Podcast Into a Successful Book Guy knows quite a bit about success, not... read more ›
Oct 26

The Creative Process: How to Get from Garbage to Good with Joey Cofone

 I recently sat down with Joey Cofone, Co-Founder, and CEO of Baronfig. Joey is an award-winning graphic designer based in New York. Joey's work appeals to curious minds. He’s released his new book The Laws of Creativity where he helps us uncover the thinking and science behind the creative process and gets us thinking in a whole new way. How To Turn Skill Into Mastery How does skill turn to mastery? When we understand... read more ›
Oct 05

Ryan Holiday: The Art of Self-Discipline

 As always, my conversations with Ryan inspire all kinds of deeper thoughts to ponder. And it’s often in my reflections after we’ve talked that the concepts we spoke of really hit home in areas of my own life. Sometimes the process of a creative can be very inward and isolating; however, it is in conversation with others that we often gain new insight into our own areas of mystery. Self-Consciousness is the Enemy of... read more ›
Nov 08

So, You’re a Weirdo

We're part of a society that constantly pulls us down into the collective no matter how high we want to fly -- only so that we cultivate a more agreeable (or amenable) behavior, mend our "weird" ways, and reduce ourselves to the average of the majority. But as I would ask (and I'm sure you would, too), is it really possible to average out things that we cannot even measure? Do you think we're programmed... read more ›
Aug 01

Gregory Heisler on Embracing Your Own Uniqueness

You know Gregory Heisler, or at the very least, you've seen his work. Gregory is a prolific photographer best known for his 70 cover portraits for TIME Magazine and has graced the pages of Life, Esquire, Fortune, GQ, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and The New York Times Magazine. We recently had the pleasure of hosting Gregory in our CreativeLive studios to present his talk on embracing one’s own uniqueness. Now, I attend a lot of keynotes,... read more ›