#227: Are memberships still viable in 2025? Creators vs. AI, creator economy pyramid schemes, and more [Ask Creator Science]

#226: The number one thing getting in my way [Voice Memo]

#225: Jonny Miller – $800,000+ from six cohorts of his signature course

#224: I cannot emphasize this enough [Voice Memo]

#223: ChefPK – How this YouTuber makes merch people actually buy

#222: An alternative to the content treadmill [Voice Memo]

#221: Ryan Hawk – Anatomy of a $12,500 membership earning $400,000+ per year

#220: If I can stop ONE person from making this mistake, I'll be happy [Voice Memo]

#219: Robin Dreeke – How to earn someone’s trust (from a former FBI special agent)

#168: Alexandra Watkins – How to invent a GREAT brand name. [Greatest Hits]

#218: Are you missing one of these three key ingredients? [Voice Memo]

#217: Chase Jarvis – Thinking bigger and taking more risks as a creator

#216: A hidden opportunity that can give you an edge [Voice Memo]

#215: How I Would Hit 100K YouTube Subscribers in 1 Year (If I Could Start Over)

#214: A transparent look at how my business performed in August 2024

#213: Hiring (and retaining) high-quality contractors [Voice Memo]

#212: Dan Misener – How to ACTUALLY grow your podcast (and measure its success)

#211: What to do when platforms stop working for you [Voice Memo]

#210: New fatherhood and my next product (Justin Moore live from VidSummit)

#209: Paddy Galloway – How he makes any niche go viral

#208: "Has YouTube been worth it?" [Voice Memo]

#207: Voice Memo – What do you think about this?

#206: How I’d approach hosting in-person events

#205: How I’d Start Today (If Creator Science Didn’t Exist)

#184: Amy Porterfield – Her step-by-step process for MASSIVE product launches [Greatest Hits]

#204: Bryan Harris — How to grow your audience through partnerships (even if you have a small audience yourself)

#164: Jon Youshaei – Ex-YouTube employee shares the best growth advice (that you’ve probably never heard) [Greatest Hits]

#203: Mid-Year Review: Goal progress, revenue, audience growth, and changes to my approach

#202: Zack Honarvar – What he learned from working with 10,000 creators

#201: Nat Eliason – How he got a book deal and why traditional publishing is great

#200: Nathan Barry – The risks of ConvertKit’s rebrand (and how I can become a billion dollar creator)

#199: Katelyn Bourgoin – How to write great social content (and lessons learned from her recent launch)

#198: Ask Creator Science – When to give up, how often to publish, developing interest in YOU, and where to find leverage

#197: How to build raving fans and real connection (feat. Chenell Basilio and Becky Davidson)

#196: Aprilynne Alter – Breaking down the video that blew up her channel (755,000 views with <1000 subscribers!)

#195: Why (and how) to ask your audience why they DIDN’T take action

#194: An honest conversation with my friend, Justin Moore (live from CEX)

#193: Jake Thomas – YouTube title expert shares his secrets for getting clicks.

#192: I coached Ali Abdaal on building a membership.

#191: Breaking down my $60,723 product launch

[GREATEST HITS] #147: Chenell Basilio – How the best newsletter operators grow to 50K+ subscribers

#190: Tony Santos – How to find, hire, and work with great video editors.

#188: Richard van der Blom – How the man behind the LinkedIn Algorithm Report uses LinkedIn.

#187: Michael Stelzner – How to run profitable events (without sponsors or selling from the stage)

#186: Ask Creator Science – Selling without feeling salesy, choosing what products to create, my future plans, and more.

#185: Ask Creator Science – The downside of viral videos, publishing less edited content, how we prepare our episodes, and working with sponsors.

#184: Amy Porterfield – Her step-by-step process for MASSIVE product launches.

#183: Thomas Frank – How to build a successful tutorial channel.

[GREATEST HITS] #134: Mariah Coz – Selling high-ticket programs on evergreen (without sales calls)

#182: Noah Kagan — Behind the scenes of writing (and marketing) Million Dollar Weekend

#181: Dr. K – The Harvard Psychiatrist helping creators with performance, burnout, and dealing with negative feedback.

[GREATEST HITS] #152: Paddy Galloway – The most sought-after YouTube consultant on the planet

#180: Ask Creator Science – Talking about money, managing your time, and trends that I’m seeing.

#179: Justin Moore – A step-by-step strategy to get anyone sponsored, regardless of audience size.

#178: Redesigning MY sponsorship strategy (feat. Justin Moore).

#177: Chris Hutchins – A master of podcast growth and building relationships.

#176: April Dunford – How self-publishing a book exploded her client service business.

#175: Angus Parker – Ali Abdaal’s right-hand man shares a YouTuber’s guide to hiring.

#174: Bonnie Christine – How to ACTUALLY hire and delegate.

#173: Danny McMahon (aka Dodford) – YouTube’s New Golden Boy.

#172: Behind the scenes – What I'm planning for 2024

#171: Nir Eyal – Writing books, persuasion vs. coercion, and how to be indistractable

#170: Justin Welsh Returns! – Behind his rebrand, innovating on social media, and building relationships.

BONUS: How To Build an Audience From Scratch, Understanding Discovery and Relationship Platforms, Email vs Newsletters, Vertical Integration for Creators, and more

#169: Ask Creator Science – What to create, when to focus on growth, and what I’m dismantling.

#168: Alexandra Watkins – How to invent a GREAT brand name.

#167: Jenny Hoyos – How she averages 10 million views per video (YouTube Shorts)

#166: Taylor Lorenz – Investigating The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power On The Internet.

BONUS: Creator Economy Predictions with John Lee Dumas

#165: Announcing one of the biggest projects I’ve ever done.

[GREATEST HITS] #114: Miss Excel – Engineering virality and earning more than $100,000 in a single day

#164: Jon Youshaei – Ex-YouTube employee shares the best growth advice (that you’ve probably never heard)

#163: David Moldawer — Diving deep into book publishing with an industry insider

#162: George Blackman – How to script your videos like Ali Abdaal and Ed from Film Booth.

#161: Ask Creator Science – when to change strategy, my issue with the term “solopreneur,” dealing with trolls, and a lot more

#160: Tori Dunlap – A transparent look at writing a New York Times best-selling book. The process, numbers, and lessons learned.

#159: Nuseir Yassin – The price of growing Nas Daily to 12 million subscribers

#158: Kieran Drew – Behind-the-scenes of a $142,000 course launch

#157: Phill Agnew - The psychology MrBeast uses to hook you

[GREATEST HITS] #89: Hrishikesh Hirway – From full-time musician to Song Exploder and back again

#156: What we’ve learned in our first year on YouTube (feat. our editor, Conor Conaboy)

#155: Ed from Film Booth — The Most Entertaining Educator on YouTube?

#154: Ask Creator Science – starting over, mistakes, delegating, and more

#153: Tina Roth Eisenberg – Building Creative Mornings into a global brand

#152: Paddy Galloway – The most sought-after YouTube consultant on the planet

#151: Nathan Barry of ConvertKit — Acquiring SparkLoop and turning email into multiplayer mode with the Creator Network

BONUS: Breaking down my journey on Tropical MBA

#150: Jamie Rawsthorne – How to steal an idea (and get millions of views)

#149: Daniel Pink – How to write like a New York Times bestselling author

[GREATEST HITS] #109: Justin Welsh – How a LinkedIn legend expanded into Twitter and Email

#148: Kevin Espiritu – How Epic Gardening went from a blog to a video empire.

#147: Chenell Basilio – How the best newsletter operators grow to 50K+ subscribers

#146: Justin Moore – Redesigning his perfect offer ladder

#145: Matt McGarry – The man behind email acquisition for The Hustle, Codie Sanchez, Sahil Bloom, and The Milk Road

#144: Bari Baumgardner – How to create the perfect 3-day event (IRL or virtually)

#143: Guy Raz – The host of How I Built This on what he’s learned from great creators.

#142: Creative Elements is now Creator Science! Here’s why I’m rebranding.

[GREATEST HITS] #93: Codie Sanchez – Growing a newsletter by dominating social media (in just over 2 years)!

#141: Sean Cannell – How YouTube is changing and what works in 2023

#140: Maurizio Leo – the sourdough bread blogger who became an overnight success

#139: How Brennan Dunn is Designing and Pricing His New Course Product

#138: Chris Williamson – How his podcast exploded to 70 million downloads and 125 million views

#137: How I’ve doubled my following on LinkedIn in the last few months

#136: Kevin Parry – How he goes viral on EVERY platform

BONUS: Creator Debates – Will Podcasts FAIL Without Video? | Jay Clouse vs. Joe Casabona

#135: Behind the scenes of my first solo YouTube video (our most successful video yet)

#134: Mariah Coz – Selling high-ticket programs on evergreen (without sales calls)

#133: Behind the scenes: How much I earned (and spent) in December 2022

What's underneath brand building for creators

#132: Natalie Ellis of bossbabe – Attracting 3.5 million followers on Instagram (and what's working today)

#131: Daniel Wall – 1.6M followers on TikTok using this viral framework

#130: Sarah Renae Clark – How This YouTuber Built A $200K/mo Coloring Book Empire

#129: Hayden Hillier-Smith – Logan Paul's former editor on the future of YouTube

#128: Neville Medhora – Making millions with remarkable copywriting

How to build a great community (my appearance on The Learning Culture Podcast)

#127: Daniel Murray – Why LinkedIn Company Pages are a HUGE Opportunity

#126: Kayse Morris – from government assistance to multimillion dollar membership

BONUS: How to reach 10K subscribers and $10K revenue

#125: Jake Thomas – How to write great YouTube titles

#124: Nick Gray – The secret to throwing great events (online or IRL)

[REPLAY] #77: Andy J. Pizza [Storytelling] – Writing with pictures and developing your taste

#123: 12 strategies for becoming more consistent

#122: Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland – Courses, community, and the future of education

#121: Bryan Harris – How this sales master grew his business $100K/month

#120: Derek Sivers – How to Live as a Creator and Why You Should Focus Like a Monomaniac

#119: Omar Zenhom – Lessons from 200M downloads and 2000+ episodes of a daily podcast

#118: Sahil Bloom – Attracting 700,000 followers on Twitter by being consistent

#117: Josh Spector – Driving action with a daily newsletter and providing Transformation for your audience

#116: Sara Dietschy – Algorithm Anxiety, Reinventing Yourself, and Advice for Small Tech YouTubers

#115: Jason Sew Hoy of Supercast – How and why to create a premium podcast subscription

#114: Kat Norton aka Miss Excel – Engineering virality and earning more than $100,000 in a single day

BONUS: Podcast Movement, newsletter rebrand, and more!

#113: Austin Belcak – From zero job offers to attracting 1.3 million followers on LinkedIn

#112: Thomas Frank – Getting nerdy about YouTube and why he created a second channel

#111: Chris Do – From running a multimillion dollar design agency to becoming a multimillion dollar creator

#110: Polina Marinova Pompliano – How "The Internet's Biographer" writes great profiles

#109: Justin Welsh – How a LinkedIn legend expanded into Twitter and Email

BIG Announcement: We're on YouTube!

#108: Justin Moore – How to get brand deals and why they are underrated

#107: Chanti Zak – How (and why) you should be using quizzes

#106: Bop-It Inventor Dan Klitsner – How to create and commercialize games

[REPLAY] #21: Matt D'Avella – Freelancing, filmmaking, podcasting, and finding success on YouTube.

[REPLAY] #102: Tiago Forte – How Building a Second Brain went from public rant to thriving cohort-based course

[REPLAY] #71: Steph Smith – Generating thousands of sales on Gumroad (with a side project!)

[REPLAY] #44: Jordan Harbinger – The secret to effective sales, dating, and hosting a popular podcast

BRB – Going on my honeymoon!

#105: Daphne Gomez – Leaning into rapid growth and finding rapid growth on Instagram

#104: Ask Creator Science

#103: Sam Parr – from The Hustle to one of the top podcasts on the planet with My First Million

#102: Tiago Forte – How Building a Second Brain went from public rant to thriving cohort-based course

#101: Arvid Kahl – From SaaS founder to full-time creator

[BONUS] Talking about my money story and the MOAT Method on the Danny Miranda Podcast

#100: My Story and Reflecting on 100 Episodes of Creative Elements

#99: Amanda Natividad – Growing on Twitter and using her platform to lift up others

#98: Jay-Talking about Memberships with Jay Acunzo

#97: Dickie Bush Returns! – Jumping ship from full-time job to full-time creator

[REPLAY] #51: Dickie Bush – Building an audience, product, and community in less than one year

#96: Nathan Barry – from $150K/yr in ebooks to $30M in ARR with ConvertKit

#95: Josh Hall – from freelance web design to professional creator earning $300K/year

[REPLAY] #8: Adam Turla –Going on tour, building a fanbase, launching albums through kickstarter, and playing cave shows

#94: Ann Handley – How to make your voice a differentiator in your work

#93: Codie Sanchez – Growing a newsletter by dominating social media (in just over 2 years)!

#92: Cathryn Lavery – From Kickstarter to global 8-figure e-commerce business

#91: Mariah Sinclair – How the "Queen of Cozy" began designing covers for cozy mystery novels

[BONUS] Creative Independence on The Accidental Creative

#90: Wes Kao – Should you teach a cohort-based course?

[REPLAY] #41: Tim Urban – Why the author of Wait But Why focuses on quality over consistency

#89: Hrishikesh Hirway – From full-time musician to Song Exploder and back again

#88: Tori Dunlap – Building an audience of millions on TikTok with Her First $100K

#87: Dan Runcie – From business school to music industry insider by covering the business of hip hop

[BONUS] Resonance Revisited with Jay Acunzo on Unthinkable

#86: Mitch Long AKA OG Pickle – Building brands for influencers and becoming a professional streamer

#85: Todd Henry – Practices to help you be more creative on-demand

#84: 11 Lessons Learned in 2021

#83: Joe Skinner – How to turn short interviews into structured, high-production podcast episodes

#82: Michael Bungay Stanier – How to Begin Setting a Worthy Goal

#81: Jay-Talking about Speaking with Jay Acunzo

Unveiling Our New Cover Art!

#80: Lauren Hom – How turning your work into play turns into my clients and more opportunities

#79: Dru Riley – 45,000+ email subscribers in less than 2 years

#78: Marie Poulin – Earning $40,000 per month as a course creator

#77: Andy J. Pizza – Writing with pictures and developing your taste

#76: Andrew Warner – How to be a better conversationalist with the host of 2,000+ interviews

[REPLAY] #30: Anne-Laure Le Cunff – From burnout to mindful productivity and quickly building an audience

Take our Listener Survey for a chance to win $200

#75: Ali Spagnola – Making outrageous music and videos while trying to befriend the algorithm

#74: Bad Bunnies NFT – From idea to sold-out NFT project in less than 3 months

#73: Taylor Schulte – Creating a winning content marketing strategy for a professional services business

#72: Jason Feifer – The Editor In Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine on making time for your own projects

#71: Steph Smith – Generating thousands of sales on Gumroad (with a side project!)

[REPLAY] #51: Dickie Bush – Building an audience, product, and community in less than one year

[REPLAY] #35: David Perell – How "The Writing Guy" thinks about Twitter, education, and creating your own games

#70: Nick Huber – What online creators can learn from sweaty startups

BONUS: Managing Creative Overwhelm with Nick Wignall on Minds & Mics

#69: Jack Rhysider – 300,000 downloads per episode as an indie podcaster

#68: Roberto Blake – The story behind 12 years, 531K+ subscribers, and nearly 35 million views on YouTube

#67: Gina Bianchini – Powering the business of community with Mighty Networks

#66: Chris Sutherland – How a Physics professor built an audience of 2M+ followers on TikTok (in less than two years!)

#65: Austin Kleon – 10 years as a full-time writer and stealing like an artist

#64: Charli Marie Prangley - Building a YouTube Channel with 200K subscribers (on the side!)

[REPLAY] #37: Ali Abdaal – Making a living as a part-time YouTuber

#63: Jay Acunzo – How to tell great stories with a professional speaker and veteran podcaster

#62: Jay Clouse (interviewed by Ryan Hawk!) – Turning the tables for a crossover episode with The Learning Leader Show

#61: Ryan Hawk – How a top podcaster approaches outreach, interviewing, and prioritizing new projects

#60: Brennan Dunn – Combining personalization and automation for next-level email marketing

#59: Mignon Fogarty – Making the case for shorter podcasts with a Podcasting Hall of Famer and New York Times best-selling author

BONUS: Freelance to Founder

#58: Courtland Allen – Building (and selling!) a business creating community for Indie Hackers

#57: Let's talk about comparison traps

#56: Allen Gannett – Writing The Creative Curve, receiving feedback gracefully, and tapping into your innate creativity

BONUS: Behind the scenes of Creative Elements and my creative career (Everything Is Marketing)

#54: Corbett Barr – Why this pioneering digital creator is rebooting his entire online identity

Introducing Trail Weight

#53: Bijan Stephen – Digging into internet culture and what it takes to stream on Twitch

#52: Cole Cuchna – Dissecting how an indie podcaster went from side hustle to full time as a Spotify Original

#51: Dickie Bush – Building an audience, product, and community in less than one year

#50: Nick DenBoer aka Smearballs – From construction to early YouTube remixing, working on Conan, and selling NFTs

#49: Corey Haines of Swipe Files – Five pillars of growth and a tactical guide to sharing your work on Product Hunt

#48: Rosie Sherry – What community building really looks like (beyond the hype)

BONUS: Building Community and Being Acquired (Indie Hackers)

[REPLAY] #10: Amy Landino – Leveraging YouTube, building an audience, creating a persona, and being all in for the conversation forever.

#47: Lalese Stamps – How a 100 day project can change your life and career

#46: Sarah McAllister of GoCleanCo – Building a Cleaning Army of nearly 2M Instagram followers

BONUS: Pat Flynn interviews me on SPI 460!

#45: Jess Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs of Lemonada Media

#44: Jordan Harbinger – The secret to effective sales, dating, and hosting a popular podcast

#43: Emily Clouse – Our podcast illustrator talks drawing, breaking into comedy, and our childhood

#42: Alex Cattoni – From behind-the-scenes copywriter to front-of-camera YouTuber

#41: Tim Urban – Why the author of Wait But Why focuses on quality over consistency

#40: Matty Benedetto of Unnecessary Inventions

#39: Chris McAlister – Meet my business and creative coach

[REPLAY] #23: Kwame Christian

#38: The 12 Clips of Christmas

#37: Ali Abdaal – Making a living as a part-time YouTuber

#36: Matt Ragland – Becoming a full time YouTube creator after 10 years of side hustling

#35: David Perell – How "The Writing Guy" thinks about Twitter, education, and creating your own games

#34: 5 things for creatives to be thankful for

#33: Brian Clark – A content marketing pioneer talks about its evolution

#32: Dan Andrews – Helping location independent entrepreneurs build businesses and find community

[REPLAY] #2: James Clear – Habits, research, and how to create A+ work from a New York Times best selling author

#31: Sahil Lavingia – Gumroad and the evolution of online creators

#30: Anne-Laure Le Cunff – From burnout to mindful productivity and quickly building an audience

#29: Khe Hy – Leaving Wall Street success to find fulfillment and start an email newsletter

#28: Bryce Conway – How a travel hacker evolved to become a content creator and affiliate marketer

#27: Ran Segall – How a freelance designer's YouTube hobby paved the way to becoming an educator

#26: Ryan Robinson – How to write blog posts that rank on page one of search results

#25: Eric Jorgenson – Creating a full-length book from Tweets, interviews, essays, and podcasts

#24: Tiffany Aliche, The Budgetnista – Paying off debt, saving for retirement, weathering a recession, and building wealth

#23: Kwame Christian – How an expert negotiator thinks strategically about expanding his reach

#22: Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland – Why Pat acquired Matt's agency in order to grow Smart Passive Income

#21: Matt D'Avella – Freelancing, filmmaking, podcasting, and finding success on YouTube.

#20: Morgan Nield – Selling on Etsy, building a marketing strategy, Pinterest, and transitioning from physical to digital products

#19: Miles Beckler – Affiliate marketing, building an audience, earning trust, and making money online

#18: MICK – The early days of being a DJ, building relationships, failing micro, and future-proofing your brand.

#17: Jude Brewer – Publishing, performing, becoming a producer, and adapting stories for different formats

#16: Puno – Finding freelance clients, managing your time, building a business to support your lifestyle, and creating exceptional courses.

#15: Natalie Franke – Starting a photography business, competition, entrepreneurial loneliness, and the role of community

#14: Jonathan Mendonsa – Becoming debt free, how to cut your living expenses, saving for retirement, and investing

#13: Cat Coquillette – Leaving the agency world, selling art online, art licensing, and being a digital nomad

#12: Michael Sacca – Building an agency, launching software products, choosing a job, and maintaining creative outlets

#11: Vanessa Van Edwards – Conversation starters, overcoming awkwardness, passive income, and pivoting around challenges

#10: Amy Landino – Leveraging YouTube, building an audience, creating a persona, and being all in for the conversation forever.

#9: Jason Zook – Learning the foundation, owning your weird, fighting fear, and showing up week after week

#8: Adam Turla – Going on tour, building a fanbase, launching albums through kickstarter, and playing cave shows

#7: Val Geisler – Email, imposter syndrome, and trading the corporate ladder for a spiral staircase

#6: Grant Baldwin – Having a professional work ethic, getting clear on your message, and how to get paid to speak

#5: Matt Giovanisci – A self-proclaimed "pool nerd" talks about web design, affiliate marketing, getting comfortable with money, and producing a rap album.

#4: Ash Ambirge – Humble beginnings, the Middle Finger moment, setbacks, and the unexpected impact Rihanna had on her life

#3: Danielle Evans – The creator of food typography on earning a living, competition, and changing creative directions

#2: James Clear – Habits, research, and how to create A+ work from a New York Times best selling author

#1: Seth Godin – Art, freelancing, building a personal brand, and the problem with being authentic

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