Converge: The Business of Creativity Podcast with Dane Sanders

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The Converge Podcast, hosted by Dane Sanders, explores the tension between creating meaningful things and finding innovative ways to profit from what you've made.

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Converge: The Business of Creativity Podcast with Dane Sanders episodes:

08.10.2022
Tiago Forte on Building a Second Brain
I’m talking today with Tiago Forte about how to capture and organize our creative ideas so that we can actually succeed at making them a reality later on down the road. We explore how the creative process works, and how...
08.03.2022
Makoto and Ty Fujimura on Navigating the Tension Between Creativity and Commerce
In this episode, I’m speaking with the father-son duo of Makoto and Ty Fujimura about art (both analog and digital), technology, and how to navigate the tension between creativity and commerce. Makoto (Mako) is a world class contemporary artist who...
07.20.2022
Gerald Leonard on High Performance Workplace Cultures
In this episode of the Converge Podcast, I sit down with Gerald Leonard- a consultant on enterprise-level projects throughout the US. With an extensive background in music, Gerald demonstrates and educates others on how to lead like a jazz musician....
07.06.2022
Tim Arnold on Leading with AND
Tim Arnold joins the podcast today to talk about how our problem solving mindset often gets us stuck. But when we shift our thinking from seeing things as problems to be solved, we are able to see that they are...
06.23.2022
Amit Gupta on Optimism in a Pessimist's World
As an up-and-coming entrepreneur who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia in 2011, Amit Gupta has plenty of reasons to be bitter and cynical about life. But instead, he brings an attitude of optimism and opportunity to everything...
06.08.2022
Jaz Ampaw-Farr on Belonging
This episode is about belonging. More specifically, it’s about creating the habit of believing that you belong, no matter where you find yourself. Speaking to this topic is returning podcast guest Jaz Ampaw-Farr. If you’ve ever felt like an outsider...
05.25.2022
Focusmate Founder Taylor Jacobson on Distraction Free Productivity
Today, Taylor Jacobson, founder of Focusmate, talks about working with a virtual team to keep people on track when working from home. The company’s unique approach to accountability partners works great when you need to get something done but keep...
05.11.2022
Kirsten Moorefield on Patterns for Thriving
Kirsten Moorefield, co-founder of Cloverleaf.me, talks about how she believes that there is a “Pattern” behind successful people. You can empower yourself to find and utilize your unique skills and strengths to create amazing teams through Cloverleaf and other tools.
04.27.2022
Jerzy Gregorek on Hard Choices for an Easy Life
Jerzy Gregorek, a former champion Olympic weightlifter and coach broke records and won awards throughout his career. These days, he’s a sage – someone who is filled with wisdom and advice and he joined the podcast to discuss how to...
04.13.2022
Corbett Barr on Creating a Career for Your Lifestyle
Corbett Barr, blogger and founder of Fizzle, discusses how he created a career for his lifestyle by changing how he viewed entrepreneurship and curating his online content. In the modern era, success doesn’t have a set plan. It’s all about...
02.22.2022
Greg McKeown on Essentialism
Greg McKeown is the author of the New York Times bestseller Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less and Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most.
12.29.2020
Sam Rosen on Working Remotely with Others
Sam Rosen is the founder of a Deskpass, a coworking company. Coworking spaces are shared workplace spaces that are not owned by any one company or team. Instead, these spaces function to meet workers with what they need where they...
12.15.2020
Chris Ronzio on Investing in the Systems of Your Business
Chris Ronzio, CEO of Trainual, joins us on this episode to talk about his business that exists to help you elevate your business through systems management. Trainual helps you create what is essentially a playbook for your business. His system...
12.01.2020
Ryan Callaghan on Buying Businesses and Investing in People
Ryan Callaghan, co-founder of Cojourn, joins us to discuss his process of moving from an investment banker to being co-founding a business that buys and sells other businesses with a purpose. Cojourn means we journey together, and they strive to...
11.17.2020
Jeremie Kubicek on Calling People Up in Leadership
Jeremie Kubicek joins us on this episode to discuss his new book and platform The 100x Leader: How to Become Someone Worth Following. Jeremine is the co-founder of Giant Worldwide. If you want to learn more, his book is...
11.04.2020
Jeff Goins on Finding your Story amongst Order and Chaos
Jeff Goins is a writer, blogger and podcaster who specializes in helping other writers and creatives succeed. Jeff defines story as being a tool to be used to make sense of the story we currently experience. He joins us on...
10.20.2020
Grant Baldwin on How to Become the Speaker You’ve Always Wanted to be
Speaker Grant Baldwin author of the book The Successful Speaker: Five Steps for Booking Gigs, Getting Paid, and Building your Platform. Grant joins us on this episode to discuss how their book partnership came about, and the ins and out of speaking....
10.06.2020
Andy Mauer on Bridging the Gap Between Mental Health and Business
Andy Mauer is a mental health professional who specializes in working with entrepreneurs and leaders in the workforce. He got his base knowledge and experience in a clinical setting, but he has since taken that expertise and brought it to...
09.22.2020
Josh Kaufman on Creatively Navigating Entrepreneurship
On this episode we are joined by Josh Kaufman. Josh is the author of The Personal MBA, The First 20 Hours, and most recently How to Fight a Hydra. He is a practical philosopher and this is seen through his...
09.08.2020
Chris Guillebeau on Financial Independence Amidst Entrepreneurship
Do you find yourself wanting to start a business, but not wanting to be dependent on outside investors or just not having the right connections to build business relationships? You’re not alone in this. In this episode we have Chris...
08.25.2020
Joe Lemay on Overcoming Failure to Become a Crowdfunding Hit That Can Last
Do you find yourself watching websites such as Crowdfunding or Indigiegogo and wonder if you’ll ever come up with an idea to place on there? Well, James May is someone who did just that. His story is one of success...
08.11.2020
James Clear on Forming Small Habits to Achieve Meaningful Results
Do you ever find yourself making fake deadlines only to push your endless to-do list off to the next day? You’re not alone. But, as James Clear explains, it doesn’t have to be this way.
07.28.2020
Jaz Ampaw-Farr on Reversing Toxic Trajectories
We live in a world where intense conflict seems ever imminent. A friendly conversation takes an unexpected turn into an "Us v. Them" situation. And when it does, is it even possible to turn a toxic trajectory around? In this...
09.09.2019
S.4 Ep.005 - How to Go From Freelance Photographer to Entrepreneur, with David Jay
11.21.2018
Taylor Holiday on How To Build A Creative Team That Never Wants To Leave
There s nothing better than working with a creative team of people who are the best at what they do. It brings out the best in you and enables you to reach new heights you previously only dreamed of. Imagine...
11.06.2018
David Jay on How To Go From Freelance Photographer To Entrepreneur
Many of the people who listen to Converge are creatives – freelance photographers, artists, interior designers, and others. They know that moving from the time-for-money trade that freelancing requires to the establishment of a business as an entrepreneur is not...
10.26.2018
Theresa Christine on How to Pursue an Adventurous Life in the Midst of Normal
It only takes one Google search to find hundreds, maybe even thousands of people telling you to pursue an adventurous life. Many of them define that as a lifestyle that abandons the normal things of life like a career and...
10.09.2018
Taylor Jones and Eric Brown on Leveraging the Internet for Good
The internet is a pervasive thing, gobbling up time as well as bandwidth. Dane s guests on this episode of Converge are co-leaders of a web design team whose primary purpose is to leverage the internet for good. Taylor Jones...
09.13.2018
Josh Muccio from Gimlet on Doing Great Work To Create Your Opportunity
Your opportunity to make it big with your creative endeavors is no longer something others are in control of. You can influence your own success tremendously – primarily through doing great work and networking at the same time. Josh Muccio...
08.27.2018
Justin Zoradi on Why We Were Made For These Times
Justin Zoradi believes with the strongest conviction that without exception, we were made for these times. That means you – and it means me. But many of us wonder how that can be true when we are saddled with self-doubt...
02.05.2018
Donald Miller on How a Clear Story Multiplies Impact and Profits For Your Brand
There are few things we humans enjoy as much as a good story. Doesn’t it make sense that brands should make use of that fact? This episode of Converge features Donald Miller, the brilliant mind behind the idea of creating...
12.21.2017
Vincent Pugliese on The Power of Mindset in the Pursuit of Freedom
Are you sacrificing your dream to make money? Does your job leave you little time to do what you love? Does time freedom seem forever out of reach? Vincent Pugliese the guest on this episode of Converge would have answered...
12.05.2017
Bryan and Shannon Miles on The Power of a Virtual Assistant
Do you feel swamped with your business? Are you wearing too many hats and can t seem to focus on what is important, the things only you can do? This episode of Converge might offer a solution. Your host Dane...
11.21.2017
Jaz Ampaw-Farr on Conviction Is The Key To Success,
Success is a term that is used heavily in our culture. Success is the thing that everyone works to attain, some people are born into success while others stumble upon it. You may be tempted to blame your situation or...
11.13.2017
Jeff and Erin Youngren on How to Build Community as a Business Growth Strategy
Growing a business is hard work, especially if you are a new business owner. Getting used to the idea of being your own boss and having employees of your own is challenging. But when you add in the struggle of...
10.26.2017
Dr. Ben Houltberg on What It Means to Thrive In Life and How To Do It
All of us want to thrive in life. Without exception. But what it takes to truly do that is the question we seem to have the most difficult time answering. Dane s guest on this episode is the leader of...
10.05.2017
Heather Vickery on Conquering Fear and the Limiting Beliefs Behind It
Strangely ingrained in the fabric of who we are as human beings is this thing called fear. But if you look a bit more deeply you ll see that fear always flows out of a belief we re having about...
09.22.2017
Mike Michalowicz on Running a Profitable Business, Stress-Free
It s not easy to run a profitable business. Stats prove it to be true. A very high percentage of businesses do not show a profit and Mike Michalowicz believes it s because business owners don t plan on profit...
09.06.2017
Kate Merrick on Moving From Grief To Creativity
It s ingrained in our culture to fix things, to try to make everyone happy and see smiles on the faces of everyone around us. But life just isn t that way all the time. In fact, life can often...
08.18.2017
Evan Sharma on Life as a World-Renowned Painter at 13 Years Old
It s not every day that you get to talk at length with a world-renowned artist. Even rarer is the opportunity to speak with one who has been labeled a child prodigy. Evan Sharma didn t begin painting until he...
08.07.2017
John Fox on Leaving Academia To Become An Entrepreneur
NOTE: DANE’S AUDIO HAD SOME GLITCHES BUT THE CONTENT WAS TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE. Don t you love success stories? Especially the kind where the successful person bucks the conventions of the day and does something unexpected and it...
07.26.2017
Haley Robison on Why Learning Through Experience Leads to Greater Knowledge
We all know that there are certain things you can only learn through experience. And if you don t buy that, how about this one? At the very least, there are certain aspects, certain levels of depth that only come...
07.05.2017
Seth Godin on Making The Difference You Were Meant To Make
Are you ready to make THE difference you were put on the planet to make? Many people answer yes but quickly discover that the best of intentions are hard to carry out in light of the discouraging conversations...
01.02.2017
Darrell Vesterfelt on Using Effective Email Communication To Build Relationships and Sales
Effective email communication is something of an enigma. All fo us h ave full SPAM filters and still receive plenty of emails we don’t really care to see. But there are those few email sequences we receive, the ones that...
01.02.2017
Josh Muccio on Using The Pitch To Stand Out From the Crowd
The Pitch is an amazing podcast where investors and creatives come together via audio in a Shark Tank type atmosphere to explore possible funding and joint venture opportunities. But it s even better than that. There s...
12.22.2016
Jess Levin on Finding Brand Differentiation To Stand Out From The Crowd
Brand differentiation is not something that comes naturally when you re in a crowded space. It requires a lot of thought and literal soul-searching to discover what makes your product or service different from your competition. Jess Levin Conroy and...
12.06.2016
Krysta Masciale on Why Brand Identity Must Match Your Values
Brand Identity is at the core of every business, especially as it resonates with the values of the leader behind the company. Krysta Masciale is the CEO and Brand Strategist of BIG DEAL BRANDING. She is best known for her...
11.20.2016
Rockie Lee on Why Relationships Need Clarity More Than Answers
Relationship questions plague all of us from time to time. Whether you re married or single looking for your soul mate, this episode is for you. Rockie is the founder and Lead Coach for ClarityCoach.ca who s main focus and...
11.01.2016
Paige Chenault on How To Find Your Calling By Taking The First Step
Have you ever wondered how you can find your calling? Is there really such a thing for everyone? Today s guest is Dane s friend Paige Chenault. Page started and grew a very successful event planning business that was bringing...
10.11.2016
Dr. Sanjay Sharma on How To Create In Uncreative Industries
Medical education is not something you think of getting through an online course. There s so much detail, so much minutia - you expect that you d HAVE to sit in a classroom or do work in a lab to...

What's Converge: The Business of Creativity Podcast with Dane Sanders about?

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Converge: The Business of Creativity Podcast with Dane Sanders episodes:

Tiago Forte on Building a Second Brain

Makoto and Ty Fujimura on Navigating the Tension Between Creativity and Commerce

Gerald Leonard on High Performance Workplace Cultures

Tim Arnold on Leading with AND

Amit Gupta on Optimism in a Pessimist's World

Jaz Ampaw-Farr on Belonging

Focusmate Founder Taylor Jacobson on Distraction Free Productivity

Kirsten Moorefield on Patterns for Thriving

Jerzy Gregorek on Hard Choices for an Easy Life

Corbett Barr on Creating a Career for Your Lifestyle

Greg McKeown on Essentialism

Sam Rosen on Working Remotely with Others

Chris Ronzio on Investing in the Systems of Your Business

Ryan Callaghan on Buying Businesses and Investing in People

Jeremie Kubicek on Calling People Up in Leadership

Jeff Goins on Finding your Story amongst Order and Chaos

Grant Baldwin on How to Become the Speaker You’ve Always Wanted to be

Andy Mauer on Bridging the Gap Between Mental Health and Business

Josh Kaufman on Creatively Navigating Entrepreneurship

Chris Guillebeau on Financial Independence Amidst Entrepreneurship

Joe Lemay on Overcoming Failure to Become a Crowdfunding Hit That Can Last

James Clear on Forming Small Habits to Achieve Meaningful Results

Jaz Ampaw-Farr on Reversing Toxic Trajectories

S.4 Ep.005 - How to Go From Freelance Photographer to Entrepreneur, with David Jay

Taylor Holiday on How To Build A Creative Team That Never Wants To Leave

David Jay on How To Go From Freelance Photographer To Entrepreneur

Theresa Christine on How to Pursue an Adventurous Life in the Midst of Normal

Taylor Jones and Eric Brown on Leveraging the Internet for Good

Josh Muccio from Gimlet on Doing Great Work To Create Your Opportunity

Justin Zoradi on Why We Were Made For These Times

Donald Miller on How a Clear Story Multiplies Impact and Profits For Your Brand

Vincent Pugliese on The Power of Mindset in the Pursuit of Freedom

Bryan and Shannon Miles on The Power of a Virtual Assistant

Jaz Ampaw-Farr on Conviction Is The Key To Success,

Jeff and Erin Youngren on How to Build Community as a Business Growth Strategy

Dr. Ben Houltberg on What It Means to Thrive In Life and How To Do It

Heather Vickery on Conquering Fear and the Limiting Beliefs Behind It

Mike Michalowicz on Running a Profitable Business, Stress-Free

Kate Merrick on Moving From Grief To Creativity

Evan Sharma on Life as a World-Renowned Painter at 13 Years Old

John Fox on Leaving Academia To Become An Entrepreneur

Haley Robison on Why Learning Through Experience Leads to Greater Knowledge

Seth Godin on Making The Difference You Were Meant To Make

Darrell Vesterfelt on Using Effective Email Communication To Build Relationships and Sales

Josh Muccio on Using The Pitch To Stand Out From the Crowd

Jess Levin on Finding Brand Differentiation To Stand Out From The Crowd

Krysta Masciale on Why Brand Identity Must Match Your Values

Rockie Lee on Why Relationships Need Clarity More Than Answers

Paige Chenault on How To Find Your Calling By Taking The First Step

Dr. Sanjay Sharma on How To Create In Uncreative Industries