David Trotter got into filmmaking by being in front of the camera as a pastor. As his interest in filmmaking grew so did his compassion for orphans in India after his experiences on frequent visits. This led to his involvement in co-producing a documentary about orphan awareness in India. More recently he has produced the [...]

Dane is joined by Erwin McManus, author of The Artisan Soul, to dig into the topic of being creative humans created by a creative God. Erwin suggests that creativity is what we are made for even if you don t label yourself as a creative or artist. Being creative = being human. Episode Sponsor: GO: The [...]

Is it possible to successfully integrate art and commerce without loosing your soul? In this episode of Converge, Dane Sanders talks with Tucker Nichols about how he went from studying the history of Chinese painting to becoming an artist himself. Not satisfied with a single medium, Tucker explored everything from drawing and painting to large [...]

Have you ever considered invention a creative pursuit? Dr. Tim Brown is an accomplished athlete, medical professional and inventor. What began as a fascination with sports chiropractics and learning how to treat the source of injury versus the symptoms lead to the invention of Intelliskin. In this episode of Converge Dane and Dr. Brown explore [...]

Cliff Ravenscraft, a.k.a. the Podcast Answerman, knows what it takes to start a successful podcast. He has directly influenced 30 – 40% of the top 100 podcasts in the Business category on iTunes. Pretty impressive. In this episode Dane and Cliff talk about why audio is the most visual of all art mediums, how podcasting [...]

Though she initially wandered into design out of curiosity, Veronica Corzo-Duchardt became very intentional once she decided to move forward on the path to become an artist. Veronica is a designer, artist, avid podcast listener, curator and teacher. She has her hands in a lot of creative projects, yet she sees common thread lines in [...]

Ryan Delk of Gumroad joins Dane in this episode of Converge. Ryan shares his journey that eventually landed him the position as Head of Growth at Gumroad. He is intentional about working for people that strive to make the world a better place and Gumroad was the perfect fit. Gumroad is on a mission to [...]

Processes are part of being a business owner and creative. We could even make the case that it s part of being human. Whether we are aware of them or not we have a method for how we do things. Those systems may not be efficient but they exist. Creative and developer Nathan Kontny has shaped [...]

Do you know how to best serve your audience? Do you know your audience? Connecting with your audience is part of operating a successful business. You have to know your audience before you can serve your audience, or at least before you can serve them well. After a series of many life experiences – the [...]

The creative process is progressive. Just as it takes time to create and iterate, it can also take time to refine your ideas. If you re making a thing for others to use and interact with – a product of some sort – the idea you first present to the world will inevitably change as you [...]