Converge: The Business of Creativity Podcast with Dane Sanders

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 even after being rejected in front of the whole nation on the television show Shark Tank. Listen to find out how he launched and cultivated not only a successful product but also a successful company.

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.

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 episode, Dane Sanders talks with Jaz Ampaw-Farr about how to gracefully confront polarizing topics through empathy and human connection. Her unique story of hardship contrasts beautifully with how she has learned to thrive in the middle of tension... and share her joyful outlook with others.

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 for a moment, what might happen if you could build a company full of those kinds [...]

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 easy. If you’re reading this, you are likely one of those people. David Jay is [...]

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 a stable home environment in exchange for a nomadic approach to life. But what if [...]

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 and Eric Brown have been fast friends of Dane s ever since he first heard about their [...]

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 is a great example of a person who did make it big by being picked [...]

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 and the haunting voices of failures, abuses, and regrets from the past. Justin has a [...]