Converge: The Business of Creativity Podcast with Dane Sanders

The business side of creativity is something many artists struggle with. Of course, there s the philosophical side of whether or not it s about the money or the art. But that s a different discussion. On this episode, we re concerned with how to go about the business side of being a creative without driving yourself crazy or making yourself feel dumb. To address the issue in a common sense, low-pressure way Dane invited Paco de Leon on the show. She s, first of all, an artist - a musician who has also been gifted with a kind of business savvy that enables her to bring the sometimes complicated processes and details of financial management into a verbiage and language that creatives can understand. You will enjoy hearing how Paco addresses these issues, in this episode.

Mastery in anything is difficult to achieve.

We all know that intuitively. But there s something in human nature that pushes us to look for the easy way, the shortcut, the exception to that rule. Today s guest is Srini Rao, a man who has discovered his path to mastery somewhat by accident and can attest to the fact that mastery by no means comes easily. In this conversation, you ll get to hear how Srini has reached the levels of success he has - as an author and podcaster - and what he s learned along the way. It s a conversation you won t want to miss.

Overcoming fear is a challenge for all of us. Of course, we don t always recognize what our fears are, or even that we are afraid, but with careful examination most of us discover that we have fears – of a variety of things – that are holding us back in life. Today s guest is Aaron [...]

The habits of successful people are something almost everyone is interested in – it doesn t matter if you re a creative, a stay at home mom, or a CEO. If there were a switch we could throw that would make us more creative most of us would do it. What is it that makes [...]

The video phenomena of Kid President has swept the world in the past few years - but it didn t start as a plan to create a viral video series. It started with a simple idea. Let s make something that brings encouragement and hope to the world. The guy who had that idea is the guest on this episode of Converge, Brad Montague. The idea for Kid President was born in the midst of the harsh climate of an election year and the right set of people came together to make it happen. With just a few ideas to start Brad and a small group of friends started putting the videos on Youtube - and the rest is history. You can hear Brad s story of surprise success and adding value to the world, on this episode.

Brad still gets discouraged and wants to quit the Kid President stuff...

Providing great value is something lots of people these days talk about, but few people really know what it means – or how to accomplish it. Today s guest is not one of those people. In fact, he s written the book on how to practically provide the kind of value to customers, clients, and prospective customers [...]

If you could speak with a person who sees the future clearly, mindful of the ways technological advances we re making today will impact what is to come, what questions would you ask that person? This conversation with Kevin Kelly is EXACTLY that for Dane, his opportunity to speak with a person who many have called [...]

In this final episode of Season 1 of Converge Podcast, Dane Sanders gives an update on what’s been happening the last few months with the podcast and shares what’s coming in Season 2. This behind-the-scenes look will bring you up to speed on all the exciting things happening with Converge, our new home [...]

Dane Sanders is joined by business strategist, Tara Gentile, to explore how to create products that sell. They address questions to consider and common mistakes to avoid when building out your big idea. Some of the topics covered: How to create a product people actually want to buy. How to package your product in a [...]

Dane is joined by Charla Avery, photographer and GoBe Collective community member, to talk about how she quit her day job to pursue photography full-time. Some of the topics covered: How mindset is more important than circumstances. The catalyst that led to her making the jump to quit her day job and pursue photography full-time. [...]