Podcast

Episode 203: Perfect Egg Reprise

March 25, 2025

So you want to start something new or continue going on a new endeavor.  How do you go about thinking about whether it makes sense to start and/or keep going? Remember The Perfect Egg.

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Episode 202: The Next Mega Brand

March 18, 2025

All artists want to leverage their creative business. Most use influence and/or product to get where they want to go. They all want to be the next mega brand, the next unicorn. What if, instead, it was about community, connection, and intimate relationships? Let’s talk Marth Stewart and Shop My Porch.

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Episode 201: Tony Hsieh’s Legacy

March 11, 2025

Delivering Happiness shows what it means to change thinking and to solve a different problem. It also shows the power of scarcity, relationship and purpose. Zappo’s is the story that resonates louder today than ever. Listen in… Original Episode Number: 31 | Original Air Date: 12/8/2020 Links & Resources: Link to Sound File for Visually […]

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Episode 200: The Importance Of Structure

March 4, 2025

A slinky stretched out down the stairs is the same toy as the one sitting on the shelf unless you bend or break a rib. So too your creative business. Structure is everything.

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Episode 199: A New Way To Introduce Employees To Your Business

February 25, 2025

Creative businesses are busy. Many are seeking new employees as they grow. The question is what do you do when they show up? Teach tasks or show culture. Let’s talk Herbie, Think Again, Loonshots and video diaries.

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Episode 198: Living In Wonderland

February 18, 2025

Creative business is all about the irrational, the ephemeral, the desire for other. It is the business of hope and transcendence. How you get from challenge to solution is of course a trek through the unknown. Welcome to Wonderland.

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Episode 197: Do You Want To Learn Another Language?

February 11, 2025

Clarity. Nuance. Exposition. Chameleons can do any of these because they are too busy being Chameleons. Let’s explore what it means to dig deeper holes.

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Episode 196: Creative Ways To Improve Client Experiences

February 4, 2025

The fluency of creative business is ever on order today. Design, Production, Installation/Reveal are the stages every creative business inhabits. The path forward remains with the opportunity for exposition. Simply, how do you get better at being memorable. Let’s talk Blow Pops. Original Episode Number: 57 | Original Air Date: 6/22/2021 Links & Resources: Link […]

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Episode 195: Metrics Of Success, Community And Zappo’s

January 28, 2025

In today’s world, we are what we measure. We hear it all the time now — data analysis, big data, consumer preferences, artificial intelligence and computer learning to show us what we see, feel and even touch. What does that mean for your creative business? Umm, everything. If experience is what you truly sell, then making sure that you define the success of that experience in your own iconic way is crucial. Enter metrics of success, the coffee table idea and Zappo’s. Listen in…

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Episode 194: What Makes For Great Client Management?

January 21, 2025

We have all experienced the utter toxicity of an out of control client. What makes for great client management? Easy — Knowing the 4 transitions and living the 3Ws.

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