Be Creative with Caleb Peavy | Creative Conversations

Welcome to Season 2. After a long hiatus, the Be Creative Podcast is back. In this episode, you'll learn a few of the roadblocks that may be stopping your creativity. Hear about the podcast's future. And hopefully, find a little nugget to help you on your creative journey.

Hosted by Caleb Peavy.

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Creatives hate talking about money. But you can't avoid talking finances for business. Shanna gives us the lowdown on how to take hold of this area in our lives and talks about developing a blueprint for your creative business.

Website – https://shannaskidmore.com/

Business Blueprint – https://becreativepodcast.com/blueprint

Ever wonder what it's like to write music for TV and Film? Sleeping at Last (aka Ryan O'Neal) tells us what it's like to produce songs for the Super Bowl and the blockbuster saga, Twilight.

Website – http://www.sleepingatlast.com/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/sleepingatlast

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/user/sleepingatlast

Do you lead a creative team or have you been struggling with people who just don't understand the creative process? Ben Stapley shares his secrets of how to have creative success.

4 Principles for a Creative Success:

1. Realistic Resources
2. Realistic Deadlines
3. Scheduled Training
4. Opportunities to Fail

Links:

Website – http://www.benstapley.info/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/benstapley

Making a living as a creative can be difficult. Drew Holcomb shares his journey in the music world and gives practical advice to anyone who wants to be a professional creative.

Links:

Website – http://www.drewholcomb.com/

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/4RwbDag6jWIYJnEGH6Wte9

iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/drew-holcomb-the-neighbors/id285801696

Magnolia Record Club – http://www.magnoliarecord.club/

Jordan Raynor is a serial entrepreneur and bestselling author who leads a growing community of Christians following God's call to create. He currently serves as the CEO of the venture-backed tech startup, Threshold 360. In his energizing new book, serial entrepreneur and bestselling author Jordan helps artists, entrepreneurs, writers, and others creatives reimagine their work as service to God and others.

Links:

Website – http://www.calledtocreate.org

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/jordanraynor

Wonder what it was like to capture the solar eclipse? Bryan Minear shares the behind the scenes of his viral eclipse photo and the struggles and challenges that it brought.

Links:

Website – http://bryanminear.com/

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/bryanminear/?hl=en

Unsplash – https://unsplash.com/@bryanminear

Fuji Film – http://fujifilm-x.com/photographers/bryan-minear/

FOCUS is an issue that almost every creative struggles with. John Lee Dumas teaches us how we can FOCUS on our tasks and get them D-O-N-E. John is the creator of the chart-topping EOFire podcast as well as the Mastery & Freedom journals.

"If I can focus on one task at a time, block out all other distractions … I can get a lot of stuff done intraday that is actually moving my ball forward." – John Lee Dumas on Be Creative Podcast

Learn more about JLD

• Website – https://www.eofire.com/
• The Mastery Journal – https://www.themasteryjournal.com/
• The Freedom Journal – https://buy.thefreedomjournal.com/

Seth Godin has been a marketing guru for decades. In this episode, he unpacks the subtleties of what it means to be professional creative. Grab a pen and paper because this whole episode is jam packed with content that you'll want to remember for years to come!

Learn more about Seth at http://sethgodin.com/

Seth is also the founder of AltMBA – learn more at https://altmba.com

To download your FREE marketing guide visit http://BeCreativePodcast.com

Let's be honest. Most creatives have watched countless tutorials on YouTube. In this episode, we all get a glimpse of Matt Johnson, AKA WhoIsMatt.com. We talk all things creative and filmmaking. But one of the best discussions we had was about creative insecurity. This is a subject that a lot of us deal with. Maybe it's even why we watch so many tutorials on YouTube. Learn how to deal with your own creative insecurities and you'll laugh this entire episode – it's hilarious.

Find Matt on YouTube and learn more at http://whoismatt.com