Spencer Fry talks about what led him to become an "entrepreneur" at 11-years-old and why he's now focusing on helping creators make a living off their ions. Show notes ? www.process.show

I interview Violeta Nedkova about being a creative rebel. She shares her stories about what led her to creating a community of rebels. Show notes ? www.process.show

I'm back for the 2017 season of Process! And I'm introducing a new type of episode, the Coffee Break. In this episode, I'll give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it's really like to brainstorm a pivot. In this case, how I'm defining my new target market and writing topics. Show notes ? www.process.show

In my first interview of 2017, I speak to Moose Winans about his ion for photography and how he launched an online business around that ion by always investing in people. If you're tired of hearing about analytics, metrics, and A/B tests, you'll love Moose's human approach to online business. Show notes ? www.process.show

My guest on this episode is Anna Quinlan! A writer and fitness enthusiast, I'm pumped to share this powerful convo. During the episode, we talk about: - When she fell in love with storytelling - What role fitness plays in her creative life - Why writing is a "party trick" - Her journey from a marketing job to a full-time freelance writer - How Instagram has impacted her business - The one "magic trick" to becoming a writer Check out the show notes and more about Anna over at www.process.show

You read that right! I'm BAAACK! I'm super excited to be back on the podcast, sharing more of a backstage view of my creative process. In this episode, I reveal how writing my book is going and what's next for me (including the book, podcast, photography and more.) Welcome to season 2 of the podcast! Listen to the full episode to hear more about: - What the break was like - How the book changed over the break - Why I'm podcasting again, even though the book isn't quite finished yet - What's coming up on this "season 2" of the podcast

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My guest on this episode is Jean Powell, master of sales! Jean is an old friend of mine, and I've asked her to come on the show to talk to us about how selling can be a creative endeavor—and something we don't have to shy away from! While she's currently VP of Sales at MiiR (which she loves), she's also a writer, and I'm excited to ask her all about her love for sales, her job, and her own creative process. During the episode, we cover: - How she fell in love with sales in the first place - Why sales can lead to personal transformations - How everyone can fall in love with sales (even if its a sore point for most creators) - Her very different approach to managing a team - The "Hell yes!" framework that helps her choose who to hire ... and who to date ? - How selling can be creative - The system she uses to teach her team to think for themselves and improve their craft - What she's creating and why she chooses to not publish some of it To connect with Jean and check out the links we mention throughout the show, check out the show notes over at www.process.show

Today's episode is different: I asked a bunch of my friends to share a short clip with us. Each of them tell me the following: - What they're making - What they're struggling with - How they're managing that struggle I hope you enjoy hearing from some of my favorite makers. Check out the show notes at www.process.show

Welcome to episode #029 of Process! This episode is actually a very special one. Last summer, I was invited to Panama to give a talk during the Central American Entrepreneurship Forum. Being there was an honor—and so much fun, too! I loved sharing my talk with the 300 people who attended plus everyone who watched the livestream online (including my family back home)! But I haven't given that talk ever again. Until this episode. For the first time, I'm going to share the talk all over again—in English, of course! Recording this episode was fun because I got to revisit the talk I prepared almost a year ago. I'm now able to see so clearly how this particular experience in Panama planted the seeds for this podcast (which launched just one month later). Some of the topics covered in this episode include: - The downsides of entrepreneurship - Why every entrepreneur needs a therapist - My entrepreneurial story—including how I absolutely failed and ended up hating myself - Why creativity and peace of mind are more important than "success" - The difference between external and internal development - How to avoid burnout and stress - The ridiculousness of worry and how to avoid it Check out the show notes at www.process.show

Today's episode is all about education. My guest is John Lynn of Startup Institute, who tells us about: - Why most startups fail - The hardest part about building a business - How his past projects influenced his current work at Startup Institute - The bad habits we learn from our current education system - How to learn all kinds of things to help serve your project better without having to become an expert at everything - Why emotional intelligence is crucial to creating better Show notes over at www.process.show

This is another solo episode where I discuss the ups and downs of my own creative process. In this episode, I discuss: - Why I'm going "pro" and what that means - How I'm allocating my time to different projects - The big branding change I've been looking forward to for months - A progress update on my book - Why I wrote a free email course called Mindfulness for Makers to promote the book

Consuelo of Pink Fries Paperie tells us how she got into watercolors and art (a very unexpected hobby turned Etsy shop) and what it's like juggling her creative work with caring for her baby Lucas. I've known Consuelo since I was in diapers, and I never knew she had an interest in art—and neither did she! We dig into how she unsurfaced this love for watercolors and creativity. Check out the show notes over at www.process.show Thanks for tuning in!

My guest today is A.J. Leon, founder of Misfit, which he describes as the "coolest company on this beautiful planet." About eight years ago, A.J. left his prestigious job in finance in New York City to explore his love for travel, Shakespeare, and changing the world. Shortly thereafter, he founded Misfit, which started off as a boutique digital agency but now is also a conference, an incubator, a publishing house, a foundation, and more. I mention A.J. on so many past episodes of this podcast because his influence on the creatives I surround myself with is just palpable. I'm so pumped to share this interview with you because A.J.'s creative defiance is contagious—consider yourself warned! During our conversation, we cover: - How he juggles all the projects he's involved in with Misfit - Finding the intersection of money and ion - Why he chooses to lose money on certain projects—his subsidy business model - Pricing his conference to attract the right kind of person - Going from starving to traveling / changing the world - Turning the mirror on the town of Fargo - Why he wakes up before the sun rises, and the morning routine that drives his day - Working with his wife My favorite moment is when A.J. shares this: "I'm not willing to leave anything on the table. If I want to do something, I'll figure out how to do it ... if something is very important to me." And I love this other quote so much, as well: "You're going to have days where you feel everything has been taken from you, but do not relinquish the last inch." Check out the full show notes at ? www.process.show

My guest today is A.J. Leon, founder of Misfit, which he describes as the "coolest company on this beautiful planet." About eight years ago, A.J. left his prestigious job in finance in New York City to explore his love for travel, Shakespeare, and changing the world. Shortly thereafter, he founded Misfit, which started off as a boutique digital agency but now is also a conference, an incubator, a publishing house, a foundation, and more. I mention A.J. on so many past episodes of this podcast because his influence on the creatives I surround myself with is just palpable. I'm so pumped to share this interview with you because A.J.'s creative defiance is contagious—consider yourself warned! During our conversation, we cover: - How he juggles all the projects he's involved in with Misfit - Finding the intersection of money and ion - Why he chooses to lose money on certain projects—his subsidy business model - Pricing his conference to attract the right kind of person - Going from starving to traveling / changing the world - Turning the mirror on the town of Fargo - Why he wakes up before the sun rises, and the morning routine that drives his day - Working with his wife My favorite moment is when A.J. shares this: "I'm not willing to leave anything on the table. If I want to do something, I'll figure out how to do it ... if something is very important to me." And I love this other quote so much, as well: "You're going to have days where you feel everything has been taken from you, but do not relinquish the last inch." Check out the full show notes at ? www.process.show

Episode #024 of Process is a special one. Because I've gotten great on my solo posts where I record by myself and give a behind-the-scenes look at my creative process, I've decided to include more solo episodes on the podcast every few weeks. And this one is the first of 2016! During this episode, I cover: - A quick read-through of this week's article on doubt - An update on how I'm decreasing *self*-doubt in my creative life - The truth about my book Make - Being enough vs. always striving for something more Check out the full show notes at www.process.show. Thanks for tuning in!

My guest today is Steve Kamb, founder of a fitness website called Nerd Fitness. Can you guess what it’s about? And who it’s for? … YUP! It’s a website that helps nerds learn about fitness. Over the past few years, Steve has grown Nerd Fitness to an incredible community of hundreds of thousands of people getting healthy and fit together. Nerd Fitness offers courses, a summer-camp like event and more—all dedicated to helping “nerds” get fit. I invited Steve to be on the show because I’ve personally watched him grow from being a writer to being a boss and now an author. And Steve just published his book called Level Up Your Life! During our conversation, we cover: - When he decided to go from writing online to writing a properly published book - What the creative process was like for him - Why he chose fitness as a way to get people to level up their lives - How he stays healthy and fit: being extremely disciplined or being leniently balanced? - Why he considers exercise a “gateway drug” to everything awesome in life

My guest today is Galo Naranjo, who’s focused on one thing: movement. Galo subscribes to the philosophy that moving our bodies is the gateway drug to an amazing life, ultimately bridging the gap between mind and body. He describes movement as the cross-pollination of ideas and stories from many different areas of study—literature, anthropology, science, art, design, philosophy, history, psychology, and more. Currently, Galo coaches CrossFit and documents his journey with movement at his website The Movement Project. I’m excited to talk to Galo about the difference between fitness and movement, why that’s important and what teaching CrossFit has taught him about people and (most importantly) himself. During our conversation, we cover: - How to differentiate fitness and movement - What struggles he's faced in moving from a career in finance toward a movement-based career - Extrinsic versus intrinsic benefits and personal journeys - How he's designed ability into his day-to-day activities - Why the "second follower" is so important to his movement around movement ;) - Finding someone to work with through Instagram

Kate Brodock is my guest on this episode #021 of Process, and this episode is all about how Kate's ion for women in entrepreneurship and technology has led her to all kinds of opportunities throughout her career. I first met Kate at SxSW when she was working with an organization called GirlsInTech. Since then, Kate's expanded her work to other ventures and I'm excited to hear about how she's incorporating that ion into her projects.

Victor Saad, my guest on this episode #020 of Process, is taking higher education by storm. His creative journey started when he chose to design his own 12-month Master’s program instead of applying to an existing school, wrote a book about his experiences and then created an organization that provides a similar learning experience to students every year, called Experience Institute, which is his main project nowadays. He was even named on Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work in education. During our conversation, we cover: - How his own experiences led to his project Experience Institute - Why he feels so ionately about higher education - What crowdfunding has done for improving his reach - Who he chooses to work with at EI and other projects - How disconnecting from his work and ideas eventually helps to inspire him My favorite quote: "You're running so fast, so hard all the time that if you don't just stop and look at how far you've come you don't really piece it all together or see everything you've learned or share the best things because all you're doing is just running.