Episodes

Owning your data, losing access to social media accounts, email lists, and more with Michael Gilbride

Episode 6 · March 6, 2025 · 58:57

Spoke to Michael Gilbride of Mad Records on Substack Live yesterday (Wed, Mar 5, 2025) and we covered a lot of ground here. Buckle up.Directly reaching your audience with an email li...

Ditching algorithms and seeking connection with Alex Dobrenko

Episode 5 · February 12, 2025 · 01:20:46

We covered a lot on this nearly hour and a half chat, including, but certainly not limited to:Owning your work and backing it up.Why waiting to be "discovered" is a flawed.How email ...

Marketing, good energy, small business sustainability and more with Sarah Faith Gottesdiener

Episode 4 · January 13, 2025 · 56:20

Sarah Faith Gottesdiener and I talked about building a sustainable business with an email list, rather than relying heavily on social media.Sustainable can mean a lot of things, but ...

Talking offline community building with Joi Katskee

Episode 3 · December 2, 2024 · 32:37

Social media companies want you sitting on your couch consuming as many ads as possible. It feels like a leisurely activity, but really you’re working very hard to increase sharehold...

Colin Czerwinski sold most of his photo books at book fairs

Episode 2 · November 26, 2024 · 14:19

Colin Czerwinski spent his own money making his first photo book and sold most of them by being in the right room.Being in the right room is an elusive destination for many creative ...

Cody Cook-Parrott says “marketing is a creative practice”

Episode 1 · November 3, 2024 · 25:35

Hey! I spoke with Cody Cook-Parrott about NEWSLETTERS, so this video is packed with some ideas that you could use for your own projects:Segments!Using lead magnets!Creative bothering...