Formerly The Accidental Creative.
Being a creative professional should be the greatest job in the world. You get to solve problems, express yourself, bring something new into the world and you get paid to do it. What's not to love. Yet every day, creative pros face, tremendous pressure and uncertainty. The temptation is just to play it safe, surrender to distraction and settle for less than your best daily creative is about making sure that's not your story.
Each episode focuses on a topic relevant to creative pros, like how to come up with ideas under pressure, or how the collaborate when you're overwhelmed, or how to lead your team and help them discover motivation.
It's time to fall back in love with your work.
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Latest episodes
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Learn Your Way Through (with Kipp Bodnar, CMO of Hubspot, and Tim Leatherman)
In this episode, we explore the essential power of learning as disruption accelerates across creative industries. We unpack stories of transformation, grit, and reinventi
Sep 28 36 min
Shop Different: Lessons From How Apple Reinvented Retail
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the art of tuning into the signals that matter and eliminating the noise that distracts us from meaningful work. Legendary r
Sep 21 33 min
Act On Your Passions, Just Not All At Once (Ravi Gupta & Amanda Northcutt)
On this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the practical side of pursuing creative passions and scaling expertise. Starting with the lesser-told procedural journey of
Sep 13 36 min
The Fingerprints Are The Work (Maggie Fost, VP of Design at Shopify)
In this episode, we sit down with Maggie Fost, VP of Design at Shopify, to explore what it means to leave a genuine imprint on creative work—especially in an era increasi
Sep 6 37 min
Autopilot (How I did everything right, and still almost missed my flight...)
In this episode, we explore the subtle dangers of drifting through our routines on autopilot—even when we feel present and focused. After an immersive experience inside a
Aug 29 8 min
Own Your Six Square Feet
In this episode, we unpack the story of Teruo Yabe and his remarkable turnaround of the Tokyo bullet train cleaning teams—transforming a low-morale, high-turnover environ
Aug 19 6 min
The Octopus and the Mountain
This episode pulls back the curtain on how creativity gets stifled—both in our early lives and inside our organizations—and explores practical ways to reclaim it. We star
Aug 11 44 min
The Long Moment
In this episode of Daily Creative, we reflect on the story of mathematician Andrew Wiles, whose years-long journey to solve Fermat's Last Theorem becomes a metaphor for c
Aug 4 8 min
The Price of Becoming
In 1852, a mid-level postal surveyor named Anthony Trollope gave Britain its iconic red pillar mailbox. He also wrote 47 novels, most of them before breakfast, 250 words
Jul 21 31 min
Of No Importance Whatsoever
In this episode, we explore the creative paradox that sometimes the best work begins when we stop trying to produce our "best work." We revisit the story of Richard Feynm
Jul 14 42 min
Why Great Ideas Fail: Escaping the Pain Cave
In this episode, we explore what really drives demand for creative products and services. Through the story of how OXO Good Grips was born—not from a brainstorm, but from
Jul 7 28 min
Saying, Wanting, Trying
In this episode, we explore the hidden dynamic that often derails creative professionals and leaders: the gap between what we say, what we actually want, and what we’re r
Jul 1 10 min
How To Try Again
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the nuanced experience of failure and the creative courage required to start over. We open with a story about recognizing wh
Jun 24 24 min
The One and the Ninety-Nine
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the tension between individuality and belonging, drawing inspiration from both jazz legend Miles Davis and the philosophical
Jun 16 24 min
Signal To Noise
In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore what it really takes to do meaningful, protected creative work in an age of perpetual noise and overwhelm. We kick off with
Jun 9 39 min
The Success Wound
Why does the title never feel like enough? Why do so many of us hit every goal we set and still go to bed feeling like we came up short? My guest this week has a name for
Jun 2 24 min
Stop Hoarding Your Genius: Why Habits Precede Breakthroughs
In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked gap between creating meaningful work and actually releasing it into the world. Starting with the story of Vivian Maier—th
May 26 32 min
When Bad News Is Good News
In this episode, we explore one of the most powerful—but counterintuitive—practices for sustaining high-performance teams: making it safe to bring bad news forward, early
May 19 35 min
Constraint & Uncertainty: David Epstein and Simone Stolzoff on Thinking Inside The Box
This week, we explore two forces that shape every creative journey: constraint and uncertainty. Drawing on the remarkable artistic reinventions of Hokusai, we look at how
May 12 38 min
What's Running The Show? Henry Cloud and Owen O'Kane on Strategy & Anxiety
In this episode, we examine what really drives our actions as leaders and creators, and why our best intentions often fail to deliver results. We open with the image of a
May 5 37 min
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The host asks excellent questions, which lead to insightful answers. He clearly spends hours preparing for each episode. Bravo!
Competitive Erger · Aug 2025
Daily Creative with Todd Henry has been an incredible source of inspiration for me as a graphic design student and a creative navigating life’s ups and downs. His insights feel incredibly personal, like he’s speaking directly to my journey. The way he shares ideas is not only intellectually stimulating but also soothing- his voice and delivery make every episode a comforting and motivating experience. Listening to Todd has truly helped me feel confident that I’m on the right path, something I’ve been searching for a long time. If you’re a creative looking for guidance, encouragement, and practical wisdom, this podcast is an absolute must. Thank you, Todd, for sharing your knowledge and passion so generously!
Kat Mannon · Jun 2025
I consider myself a bit of a podcast junky. I love all kinds of podcasts. I don’t recall how I stumbled across this one, but it is my absolute favorite! The quality of the content, the sound quality, the wonderful story telling, the interview excerpts, the great music in just the right spots with just the right volume, the duration. You all have nailed it. I only wish I had found you before you started fresh again.
Well done!
Ann L. - Spokane, WA · Jun 2024
It’s kind of amazing when someone actually walks the talk. Todd Henry has done a terrific job rebooting the show by exploring the themes, issues and ideas we encounter in everyday life. Whenever I listen, I always pick up a new tool to use in life. Sometimes even a new way to look at the world.
Rowiki · Feb 2024
Decent content, but host’s speech pattern makes me cringe! He talks too fast & runs words together. I’m sure he’s intelligent, but you’d never know it from his sloppy speaking style. Why don’t people who host podcasts bother to take some diction or public speaking lessons?!?
jcm615 · May 2021
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