I Spent One Year Interviewing Creative Leaders. This is What I Learned.
In this video, I share the valuable lessons I learned after interviewing creative leaders for one year. From design to entrepreneurship, find out how to succeed in the creative world from people who have been through the fire.
To celebrate one year of uploading each week to The Creative's Journal, I have compiled some of the most powerful moments of interviews.
Featured in This Episode:
Jeremy Slagle
Josh Hall
Kelly Sells
Andy DeVito
Michael Mondragon
James Barnard
Lacey Picazo
Liz Mosley
Matt Vojacek
Books Database for Creatives and Entrepreneurs:
www.mmgdesign.net/books
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 - Introduction and 1-year anniversary of The Creative's Journal podcast
00:00:25 - Reflections on starting the podcast and its impact
00:01:19 - Origins of recording podcasts during commutes
00:02:29 - Recap of favorite moments and guests
00:03:24 - [Music interlude]
00:03:49 - Interview snippet: Balancing work and family priorities
00:06:04 - Discussion on work-life balance changing with age and family responsibilities
00:10:59 - Trip to Cambodia and its impact on perspective
00:15:02 - Importance of leaning into discomfort for growth
00:16:06 - Evolving passions and entrepreneurial journey
00:46:25 - Career progression and defining personal success
00:48:48 - Approaching life as an experimenter
00:50:34 - Story about rejection challenge and mindset shift
00:55:20 - Balancing client work with personal projects
00:57:47 - Challenges of long-term projects vs short-term feedback
00:59:54 - Difficulties and rewards of creating courses and books
01:01:58 - Behind-the-scenes content creation as documentation