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Episode 206: Macro and Micro

April 15, 2025

The world is upside down so I better react by screaming louder and compromising more.  Except you only want ten clients.  How about you become more specific, not less?

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Episode 205: Dignity

April 8, 2025

As a creative professional, you see what others do not. It is why you get paid. You try to lead those you seek to serve with a guiding hand. And yet. When those around you refuse your direction what are you to do. Let’s talk about Leona Helmsley.

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Episode 204: How Do We Come Together?

April 1, 2025

We live in a world of validators, franchises and even networks. Duncan Hines, McDonald’s and The St. Regis. What if we created a different kind of consortium for creative business? Would we all be able to play nice in the sandbox and change the way clients make their choices? What would the world look like if we did?

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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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