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Bijan Stephen is a writer, editor, and video correspondent based in Brooklyn, NY. He covers Twitch and Streaming at The Verge and a music critic at The Nation.Independently, he co-hosts a show on Twitch called One Time On The Internet, streams, and is a character on an actual play podcast called Fun City.In this episode we talk about Bijan’s experience in journalism, why he decided freelancing wasn’t for him, the differences between gaming and streaming, what it takes to get started streaming, and a whole bunch of other things internet culture.Read Bijan's guide to streaming on The VergeTranscript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cole Cuchna is the creator of Dissect, a serialized music podcast that examines a single album per season, one song per episode.Dissect was named "Best podcast of 2017" by Quartz, and the following year was named "Best podcast of 2018" by the New York Times. In this episode, we talk about Cole’s attempt at being a professional musician, his love of creative writing, the beginning of Dissect, and how his perseverance through late nights paid off in helping him create Dissect full time.Listen to DissectTranscript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dickie Bush is a macro investor and the creator of Ship 30 for 30, a community of writers developing a writing habit in 30 days.He is passionate about providing writers and creators with the tools, resources, processes, and mindsets required to find points of leverage and achieve exponential growth—both personally and professionally.In this episode we talk about Dickie’s humble newsletter beginnings, his experimentation with Twitter, the growth of Ship 30 for 30, and why listening to feedback loops has helped him turn the flywheel of growth so quickly.Join Ship 30 for 30 and save $20Follow Dickie on TwitterTranscript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick DenBoer (also known as Smearballs) a director, animator, editor, music producer, remix artist and self-proclaimed "all around great guy."With a following of 75,000 on Instagram and 25,000 subscribers on YouTube, Nick has worked with clients including Conan, deadmau5, KFC, Old Spice, Wieden + Kennedy, and more.Nick has an incredibly unique style of animation, and has recently begun selling his work independently as NFTs on the crypto art platform SuperRare.In this episode we talk about Nick’s creative process, the origin of the name Smearballs, his evolution on YouTube working with Conan, NFTs, and how his personal projects have opened new doors for him all along the way.Visit Nick DenBoer's websiteFollow Smearballs on InstagramFollow Smearballs on YouTubeFollow Smearballs on SuperRareSEXTAPE remix videoTranscript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey Haines is the creator of Swipe Files, a membership site that provides content, community, and courses to help you master marketing.Corey curates marketing examples, copywriting help, and more through his newsletter, membership community, and podcast.In this episode we talk about Corey’s five pillars of Growth, how he achieved early traction with Swipe Files, why he decided to go full time, and a complete strategy for using Product Hunt to get in front of potential fans and customers.Click here to join Swipe Files. Save 50% by using promo code "ELEMENTS"Transcript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosie Sherry is the creator of Rosieland, a community and resource hub for community builders. She previously led community for Indie Hackers, a community of more than 140,000 independent makers.In this episode we talk about Rosie’s history of building community with Ministry of Testing, what she learned through her time at Indie Hackers, the different forms “community” can take, and why trust is at the heart of improving community participation.Transcript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this bonus episode, I'm talking with Courtland Allen, the founder of Indie Hackers. As I’ve shared a couple times over the last few months, my accelerator and community Unreal Collective was acquired by Smart Passive Income in January of this year.I wrote an article about the acquisition, and it got quite a bit of attention. One of the places it got shared was on Indie Hackers, a massive online community of nearly 30,000 people trying to build profitable side projects.It was originally shared by Rosie Sherry, the then-community manager for Indie Hackers. And the founder of Indie Hackers, Courtland Allen, left a really thoughtful comment on the piece too.Indie Hackers itself was once acquired by Stripe, and now Courtland works for Stripe while building the community full time. So we had a lot of common ground.In this episode, Cortland and I talk about the acquisition, earning a living as a creator, why I don’t really like Clubhouse, and how to build a community online.Courtland is an incredibly smart creator himself, and I’m excited to interview HIM on Creative Elements here soon.Try Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Landino is the creator of the award-winning series AmyTV and author of the best-selling book Vlog Like a Boss; How to Kill It Online With Video Blogging. With nearly 400K YouTube subscribers and over 23 million views, Amy has empowered people from over 100 countries all over the world to go after the life they want. In this episode we talk about leveraging YouTube, building an audience, creating a persona, and how Routine has been at the center of her entire content journey.Transcript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lalese Stamps is a ceramicist and the founder of Lolly Lolly Ceramics, a small-scale ceramics production and design studio.Since undertaking a 100 day project at the end of 2019, Lolly Lolly Ceramics has grown to more than 100K followers on Instagram.In this episode we talk about Lalese’s start to ceramics, the process of making a mug, growing a large following overnight, brand partnerships, and how her tenacity has helped her to make the most out of her opportunities.Transcript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah McAllister is the Founder, Director and CEO of GoCleanCo, a widely sought after cleaning company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The GoCleanCo Instagram account serves more than 1.8M followers today with cleaning hacks and tips.In this episode we talk about Sarah’s scrappy beginnings, how hard it was to even pay herself in the early days, accidentally selling out products on Amazon, and Sarah’s best advice for growing a following on Instagram.Transcript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, I was featured on the Smart Passive Income podcast.The SPI Podcast is one of the biggest shows in online business. The host, Pat Flynn, has been podcasting for nearly a decade, has published somewhere close to 2,000 episodes of his shows, and the SPI podcast has had more than 60 million downloads all time!Pat was on the show back in August of 2020 with his business partner, Matt Gartland. And the two of them spoke about the future of SPI, and how they were focused on growing the business through partnerships and acquisitions.Well, as you may or may not know, back in December 2020, SPI acquired one of my businesses – my accelerator and private community, Unreal Collective. And as a result, I now lead Community Experience for SPI.They’ve been wildly supportive and encouraging of my other projects, including my writing, this podcast, and Freelancing School.In fact, this episode with Pat on the SPI podcast is talking specifically about freelancing, and how I’m serving freelancers THROUGH Freelancing School.And at the end of this episode, I offer for listeners to save 25% on my Freelancing School courses using the code “SPI” at checkout. Save 25% on Freelancing SchoolTranscript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerEarn money by sharing this showJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs are the co-creators of Lemonada Media, a podcast network that shares the unfiltered version of the human experience.In 2015, Steph lost her brother, beloved comedian Harris Wittels, to a heroin overdose. And in 2017, Jess lost her newly-married brother Stefano Cordova, Jr. to a fentanyl overdose.In this episode we talk about creating Last Day, how Stephanie produces their narrative shows, how Jessica’s intuition led to creating Lemonada Media, and why creativity can help us express grief.Transcript and show notes can be found hereIf you or someone you know is struggling emotionally or feeling hopeless, it’s important to talk to someone about it now. In the show notes I’ve included resources for free, confidential conversations with a trained counselor anytime.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text line: Text “Connect” to 741-741Try Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerEarn money by sharing this showJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Harbinger is a Wall Street lawyer turned podcast interviewer with an approachable style and knack for securing high-profile guests.His show, The Jordan Harbinger Show was selected as part of Apple’s “Best of 2018.” And today, the Jordan Harbinger Show generates more than 6 million downloads per month.In this episode, we talk about building strong relationships, effective sales strategies that people actually appreciate, being a great podcast host, and ALL of it really comes down to relationships.Transcript and show notes can be found hereGet started with BetterHelp and save 10%Try Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerEarn money by sharing this showJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Clouse is a Los Angeles-based comedy writer and cartoonist who illustrates this show!Her work can be found in The Onion, The New Yorker, Reductress, McSweeney's, American Greetings and other, more unspeakable places.In this episode we talk about our childhood, her interest in drawing, moving to Chicago, Uganda, and LA, and why holding space to explore her interests have led her to pursue a career in comedy writing.Transcript and show notes can be found hereGet started with BetterHelp and save 10%Try Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerEarn money by sharing this showJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Cattoni is a copywriter, marketer, and the founder of The Copy Posse, where she teaches people to become freelance copywriters.In 2017, Alex started her YouTube channel where she now has 75,000 subscribers and more than 1.5M views.In this episode we talk about Alex’s start at MindValley, her decision to freelance, the connection between marketing and copywriting, the massively successful launch of her coaching program, and why thinking about what she values has helped her push the boundaries of her comfort zone.Transcript and show notes can be found hereGet started with BetterHelp and save 10%Try Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerEarn money by sharing this showJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Urban is the writer of the blog Wait But Why. Tim writes about topics including artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, alien life, the size of the universe, and more.His articles are often tens of thousands of words – the length of finished novels. The success of his blog has garnered millions of unique page views, thousands of patrons and famous fans like Elon Musk.In this episode we talk about the beginning of Wait But Why, his research and writing process, how Tim thinks about A+ work, and why he loves the struggle of writing online.Transcript and show notes can be found hereGet started with BetterHelp and save 10%Try Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerEarn money by sharing this showJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matty Benedetto is the creator of Unnecessary Inventions. Unnecessary Inventions solves problems that don’t really exist by creating products that no one is really asking for.Each product is editorially shot to resemble a real marketing campaign for a product you can not get your hands on. He has nearly 650K followers on Instagram and over 100K subscribers on YouTube.In this episode we talk about being self taught, his experience with Kickstarter, building on Instagram, YouTube, and why his willingness to just do the things he wants to do has gotten him to where he is today.Transcript and show notes can be found hereGet started with BetterHelp and save 10%Try Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerEarn money by sharing this showJoin our community on FacebookWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris McAlister is the founder of SightShift, a company that helps ambitious people be courageous and kind.He’s authored 5 books, spoken to thousands of people, and loves the work of helping others unblock their best leadership.In this episode we talk about separating who you are from what you do, what it means to be proving and hiding, and why becoming more comfortable with your identity can be key to unlocking your creativity.Earn money by sharing this showJoin our community on FacebookTranscript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kwame Christian is one of the foremost experts in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. He’s the Director of the American Negotiation Institute, the host of the Negotiate Anything podcast, and the author of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life. In this episode we talk about Kwame’s brief look into politics, how to lead negotiations, thinking long term, taking risks, how he manages his time, and why Strategy has been at the heart of all of his decisions.Click here to enroll in Podcast Like The ProsEnroll in our referral program and earn money by sharing this showJoin our community on Facebook Transcript and show notes can be found here.Try Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you remember watching TGIF on ABC in the 90s? They’d have new episodes of Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place…And then, inevitably towards the end of the season, they’d run a clip show. Instead of running a totally new episode, they’d pull together memorable clips from the other episodes that season and stitch them altogether.In this episode, I’m going to share with you 12 memorable clips from 12 different episodes of Creative Elements this year.Enroll in my new course, Podcast Like The ProsEarn money by sharing this showJoin our community on FacebookTranscript and show notes can be found hereTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerWant to support this show? Click here to buy me a coffee.Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices