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Should You Build Your Own Tools With AI? 4 Questions to Ask First

AI makes it easier than ever to build your own software, but does that mean you should start canceling subscriptions? ------------ Joe Casabona, host of the Streamline

Why 10 People in a Room Can Grow Your Podcast More Than 10,000 Views

What if growing your podcast has less to do with getting more views and more to do with meeting the people who already live down the street? ------------- Stephen "DJ S

The Full-Time Creator Trap: Why Your Own Channel Always Comes Last

Ever finish a ridiculously busy week and still feel like you got nothing done? ----------- Marielou Mandl knows that feeling. As a full-time creator, host, and producer

What Comes Up When Clients Search Your Name? (And How to Fix It)

What happens when a potential client searches your name? --------- Kirk R. Nugent knows firsthand how complicated that answer can get. As the Geek Speaker Preacher, onl

Your LinkedIn Profile Is Costing You Clients

Most people think LinkedIn success starts with posting more. Lowell Brown argues that it starts one step earlier. ------------- If someone discovers your content and c

Creativity Isn't Magic. 18 Disney Legends Explain What It Is.

We tend to see the finished product and call it creativity. We don't see the discarded ideas, wrong turns, failures, and work it took to get there. ------------- Lou M

He Got Tired of Waiting. So He Built the Product Himself.

What happens when the product you want doesn't exist, or the version that does exist isn't good enough? ------------- Doc Rock, Director of Strategic Partnerships at E

Stop Trying to Out-Market AI, Do This Instead

What happens when the marketing strategies that worked for years suddenly stop delivering? -------------- Angie Callen, founder of The Modern Coach, believes we're in a

Everyone's Faking It Online. Here's What Actually Works.

What does it actually mean to “be authentic” when being authentic has become its own kind of performance? -------------- Michael King Jr., founder of Teams.Coach, beli

He Took the Deals Everyone Else Laughed At (And Won)

What if the opportunity everyone else is laughing at is exactly the one you should be paying attention to? -------------- Billy Thorpe built his business by taking the

How to Write and Actually Ship Your First Book (No Publisher)

What actually turns “I should write a book someday” into a finished book you can hold in your hands? --------------- Lisa DiNoto Glassner, founder of The Castle Run an

How to Build a Community That Lasts 10 Years (Not Just an Audience)

Building an audience is one thing. Building a community that keeps showing up year after year is something else entirely. Mike Potter has spent two decades growing the

AI Is a Dial, Not a Switch (How Creators Win in the AI Era)

What if the real question isn't whether to use AI, but where to use it? ------------ Mike Schmitz believes the best creators aren't choosing between AI and human creat

The AI Back Office That Does the Work Creators Hate

What if the biggest opportunity with AI isn't creating more content, it's getting your time back? ---------------------- Jennifer Bennett believes most creators are us

Why The Best Conversations Need You to Shut Up

What separates a memorable interview from one people forget the moment it ends? ------------- Matt Stagliano believes it isn't about asking better questions; it's abou

Creator Skills AI Can't Steal

What happens when AI can write posts, create images, and sound increasingly human? What's left that truly belongs to you? In this AMA-style episode, Paul Gowder and I ta

YouTube Just Changed Everything: What Creators Need to Do Now

What happens when YouTube starts answering questions instead of just serving up videos? ---------------------- In this episode, Jerry Potter joins us to break down one

Your Facebook Account Is One Click Away From Being Gone

If your Facebook profile disappeared tomorrow, what would happen to your business? In this episode, Facebook community expert Paul Gowder joins us to break down the bigg

Stop Asking AI Questions. Start Giving It Jobs

What if the biggest mistake creators are making with AI isn’t using the wrong tool… it’s using the right tool the wrong way? ---------------------- In this episode, Mik

Storytelling in the AI Age (Why Humans Still Win)

Join us for a thoughtful conversation with Zac Brown, host of The Zac Brown Show, as we unpack what storytelling still means in an AI-driven creator world. Instead of cha