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Nick Gray is the Founder of Museum Hack and author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. Nick moved to New York City with very few friends and less-than-stellar social skills. But Nick craved new relationships and exciting opportunities. He started hosting non-traditional parties—a move that opened doors he never could have imagined.

Today, after hosting hundreds of 2-hour parties, he counts business owners, artists, and inspiring teachers among a circle of friends that helped him launch a multimillion-dollar company. Featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, Nick has been called a host of “culturally significant parties” by New York Magazine.

In this episode, you’ll learn Nick’s four-part framework for hosting great events, how to get out of awkward conversations, how to throw great ONLINE events, and why hosting gatherings is the best way to build powerful relationships.

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00:00 - Nick Gray Hosts the BEST Parties You’ve Ever Seen

01:24 - Networking Events Suck

02:23 - What You’ll Learn Today

03:05 - Nick’s Nightmare 1ST Party

04:15 - The BEST Framework For Throwing Parties

05:07 - Why Nametags Are SUPER Important

06:58 - 3 Things That Make An Icebreaker GREAT

11:27 - How To End A Conversation

14:02 - What Is The Perfect Party Size?

17:43 - You Should Make Hosting A Habit

18:22 - Why Hosting Dinner Is Too Complicated

19:02 - Every Party Has a 2 HOUR Time Limit

20:42 - The Irish Goodbye Is Actually GOOD

23:03 - N.I.C.K. Framework Review

23:23 - Make It Easy For Your Guests To Interact

25:08 - How To Transfer These Lessons To ONLINE Events

32:14 - Things That Online Events Do Well

32:51 - How Do You Encourage Chat Interaction?

33:54 - Can the N.I.C.K Framework Work For Online Events?

38:49 - First Steps To Throw Your Own Party

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Andy J. Pizza is an illustrator. 

Sometimes he uses pictures. Like in his kid’s books, comics, and client work for the likes of The New York Times, Apple, or Nickelodeon. 

Sometimes he uses words. Like when he’s making his podcast Creative Pep Talk. CPT consists of monologues on building a thriving creative practice and conversations with creative powerhouses like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Abbi Jacobson, and Morgan Harper Nichols.

His favorite way to illustrate ideas is with analogies and stories on stage. Andy’s style of public speaking is one part TED Talk, one part one-man show — with a sprinkle of stand-up comedy.

In this episode, we talk about creative taste and intuition, watching the tape, playing your hits, creative habits, and why he’s more focused on storytelling than ever before.

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Hello my friend! Welcome to a short, audio-only episode of Creative Elements.

First off, we're taking a break from uploading to YouTube this week. So I'll share a little bit behind the scenes for why that is (and why it's scary). Then we'll get into a 12-part framework for how YOU can become more consistent with publishing and hitting deadlines.

This framework was first covered in my newsletter, Creator Science! If you don't already subscribe, I recommend you do below.

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Pat Flynn is the founder of Smart Passive Income as well as a bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, industry influencer, and startup advisor. 

Matt Gartland is the CEO of Smart Passive Income and a servant leader whose greatest joy comes from empowering other leaders, teams, and organizations to achieve their potential through sustainable growth.

Smart Passive Income is a trailblazer in the entrepreneurial space, developing state-of-the-art content, training, and resources to help you launch and grow your online business.

In this episode, you’ll learn how SPI leverages its team, how to make your first hire as a creator, how to create a tiered membership, and why community is the next evolution of online courses.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Why Is Community So Hot Right Now

01:02 - THIS Is The Problem With Online Courses

01:55 - What You Will Learn Today

02:33 - People Are Craving Experiences to Learn Together

04:11 - The Team Behind Smart Passive Income (SPI)

09:46 - Hiring And Delegating Is GREAT For Mental Health

10:53 - The Creators You Love Have Robust Teams Behind Them

12:35 - Hiring And Managing Is A Whole Different Skill Set

14:32 - How Creators Should Think About Their 1st Hire

17:18 - Should Your 1st Hire Be An Editor?

21:22 - How to Validate and Create a Tiered Membership Program

28:23 - How Jay Structured The Creator Science Lab Membership

29:34 - Guarding Your Time and Access To You

34:36 - THIS is the Future of Online Courses

36:44 - It’s NOT too Late to Get Started

40:54 - Pat Flynn Was Wrong About Email

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Bryan Harris is the founder and CEO of Growth Tools, a monthly coaching service that makes it nearly impossible to fail at growing your online business. They combine proven growth playbooks with 1:1 coaching and peer support so you’re never overwhelmed, stuck, or left wondering what to do next.

Not only does Growth Tools offer a 100% refund, but he'll even give you $1,000 on top of that to hire another coach.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to get people to take action, how Bryan sells a $15,000 coaching program, what makes a sales offer irresistible, and an entirely new pricing model that increased Bryan’s monthly earnings $100K per MONTH.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - What If You Could Earn an EXTRA $100K per month?

00:37 - Bryan Sold Baseball Cards Out of His Bedroom Window

01:09 - Bryan’s First Company Video Fruit

01:59 - What You’ll Learn Today

02:43 - 9 Year Anniversary of Bryan Quitting His Job

03:47 - Being On a Constant Mission to “Figure It Out”

05:51 - Bryan Started Making Content

06:56 - The Growth Tools Flywheel

07:22 - Bryan Zigs When Others Zag

07:56 - The Mission to Scale 1-on-1 Coaching

11:02 - What You Need To Do To Consistently Produce Results

13:19 - People Fail Because They Lose Belief In Their Plan

17:04 - Why Do People Lose Belief In Their Plan?

21:26 - Who is Bryan’s PERFECT Client?

24:26 - The BEST Business Framework I’ve EVER Heard Of

27:58 - It’s Depressing There is Only ONE Elon Musk

29:31 - Elon Musk vs Mark Cuban

30:13 - Bryan’s 20 Year Problem

34:22 - What Makes an IRRESISTIBLE Sales Offer?

39:59 - How to Make an Effective High-Ticket Offer

44:26 - How Bryan Added an EXTRA $100K in Revenue PER MONTH

51:33 - Clients Leaving is a BUG Not a Feature

53:25 - Should You Use Software for Lead Generation?

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Derek Sivers is a musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. He's written four books including How To Live, Hell Yeah Or No, Your Music And People, and Anything You Want.

He's also the founder of CD Baby – the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2007, Derek sold that business for $22 million – almost all of which Derek donated to a charitable trust for music education.

In this episode, we talk about how Derek keeps himself focused on ONE project at a time, how to navigate conflicting philosophies, what we can learn from professional musicians, and how creators can pursue balance in our lives.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Who is Derek Sivers?

00:27 - Derek is a Monomaniac

01:19 - Derek’s Inspiration for “How To Live”

01:58 - What We Learn Today

02:45 - Derek Has a Singular Focus

04:14 - Is Being a Monomaniac Innate or Learned?

04:57- Don’t Be a Donkey! (Buridan’s Donkey Paradox)

06:54 - Why It’s Important to Prioritize and Sequence in Your Life

07:46 - How to Use Journaling to Prioritize Your Life

09:19 - Life is NOT a Problem to be Solved

12:33 - How Do You Decide What Gets Priority?

17:10 - How to Navigate Conflicting Philosophies

20:10 - Derek’s Process of writing “How To Live”

21:30 - Your Values Change Over Time

23:13 - Breaking Away From Tribalism

24:21 - How to find Balance in Your life

27:49 - STOP Relying on Your Job to Fulfill EVERY Need

30:23 - Derek’s Life as a Musician

31:34 - Momentum is SO Important

34:39 - What Creators Can Learn From Musicians

35:57 - The History of Starbucks (And What You Can Learn From It)

38:22 - Intrinsic VS Extrinsic Motivation

43:10 - Even Rock Stars Have a Boss

44:54 - What Will Derek Do Next?

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Omar Zenhom is co-founder and host of the award-winning The $100 MBA Show, which consistently ranks as a top business podcast in over 30 countries and has over 200 million downloads.

As a former school teacher for over a dozen years, Omar decided to apply his natural passion for teaching and learning to the business world. Now, through The $100 MBA Show and his software company, WebinarNinja, Omar has made it his business to help others learn, teach, and grow as entrepreneurs – every single day.

In this episode, we talk about the numbers behind the $100 MBA podcast, his strategy for growing the podcast, his process for publishing a daily show, and why you should really focus on your strengths when you’re getting started.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Today’s Guest

00:37 - Omar Zenhom’s Background

01:50 - What We Learn Today

02:33 - How Being a Teacher Helps Omar Now

04:30 - The Turning Point In Omar’s Career

06:21 - Omar’s 1st Podcast Failed

06:50 - You Should Double Down on Your Strengths

11:43 - How The $100 MBA Show Became a TOP Podcast

16:42 - Omar Loves Helping Entrepreneurs

17:56 - Entrepreneurship is REALLY Hard

18:34 - How Omar Grew The $100 MBA Show

20:13 - How to Sponsor Other People’s Shows

22:03 - Most Effective Cross-Promotion Strategy

23:25 - More Strategies for Podcast Growth

25:33 - How Omar Approaches Audience Retention

29:19 - Does Omar Ever Make Repeat Content?

30:04 - Your Problems All Come From Your Head

32:52 - What it Takes to Make a Daily Podcast

37:05 - Why Omar DOESN’T Do Video

38:58 - How Omar Approaches Making a New Episode

42:43 - Storytelling is Everything

43:42 - How Leading a SaaS Company Impacts Omar as a Creator

45:37 - Documenting Your Process is VERY Important

47:24 - How to Help Listeners Navigate Your Catalog

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Sahil Bloom is a writer, investor, and podcaster. Every week, his content reaches over 1 million people around the world. 

Sahil has nearly 700,000 followers on Twitter (@SahilBloom), 118,000 subscribers to his newsletter (The Curiosity Chronicle), a podcast (Where It Happens), and more.

In this episode, we talk about Sahil’s rocketship Twitter growth, how he attracts the support of others, how he’s changed his strategy as he’s grown, and why he believes his success all comes down to being Consistent.

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00:00 - Sahil Bloom is One of the Fastest Growing Creators

00:35 - How Sahil Got Started

02:34 - What We Learn Today

03:19 - Sahil Pioneers Twitter Threads

05:15 - How Sahil Thinks About Platform Innovation

06:28 - Is Engagement Down Across All Platforms?

08:39 - Sahil Started Taking Twitter Seriously

10:16 - Law of Attraction

14:28 - How Did Sahil Grow So Fast?

16:29 - What Would Sahil Do Differently?

17:09 - What Changed When Sahil Blew Up?

18:05 - Different Planning Structures and Styles

23:25 - Hustle Culture and Working Hard

25:09 - Does Growth Get Easier?

27:13 - How Sahil Will Get to 1 Million Followers

29:42 - Structure vs Inspiration

31:02 - Sahil on the Negativity He Experiences

33:09 - Strategy for Deepening Relationships With Your Audience

33:59 - Evergreen vs Timely Content

35:49 - Why You Should Repurpose Old Content

38:29 - How Becoming a Dad Changed Sahil

39:41 - What Does Sahil’s Future Look Like?

40:11 - How to Think About Time When Writing a Book

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Josh Spector is a marketing and business consultant who writes For The Interested, a newsletter for creative entrepreneurs with more than 20,000 subscribers.

Josh also recently launched the I Want To Know podcast where Josh answers three questions from creative entrepreneurs to help them overcome their challenges and accomplish their goals. 

In this episode, we talk about how Josh has built his newsletter, the benefits, and challenges of publishing daily, why I think he’s undercharging for sponsorships, and why Transformation is what you need to deliver to your readers.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Every Creator Should Have an Email List

00:23 - Josh Spector’s Background

01:40 - What We Learn Today

02:32 - Evolution of Josh’s Newsletter & Audience

08:25 - Should You Start Niche?

10:43 - Niche Isn’t Exclusion

15:14 - You Have to Provide Value

17:26 - Sell the Solution, Not the Problem

20:50 - Josh Workshops Jay’s Transformation Offer

28:09 - Language is Important

29:01 - Josh + Jay Copywriting Workshop

33:05 - Josh Changes His Mind on Ads

36:10 - Josh’s Ad Strategy

40:21 - Why Josh Started a Daily Newsletter

43:30 - Josh’s Unsubscribe Rates are Crazy

46:49 - Josh Undercharges for Ads

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Sara Dietschy (rhymes with peachy) is a YouTuber and content creator based in Dallas, Texas.

With over 835,000 subscribers on her self-titled channel, Sara creates and uploads docu-series, tech reviews and vlogs. Through her work, she explores the intersection of technology and creativity. Sara rocks the YouTube scene with her sincerity and a contagious zest for life. She's previously partnered with brands like Intel, AT&T, Logitech, Samsung, and Best Buy to enable her creativity and provide the best content possible.

In this episode, we talk about Sara’s approach to creating content, what makes creating hardware so hard, what she’d do differently if she was starting today, and why she’s never been afraid of a little Reinvention.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Who is Sara Dietschy

00:25 - Sara Parodies Casey Neistat

01:18 - Sara Blows Up

02:02 - Lab22 Launch

03:16 - What We Learn Today

03:54 - “What Am I Doing With My Life”

06:28 - Insecurity As A YouTuber

07:12 - What is Moment?

08:15 - Design Process of Physical Products

09:09 - Digital vs. Physical Products

10:48 - Iteration Time For Physical Products

12:20 - Prototyping Lab22 Products

13:54 - The Response to Lab22

14:50 - Fear & Anxiety

18:55 - Why Sara Doesn’t Do Email

20:25 - Will Gen Z Use Email?

21:34 - Sara on Reinventing Yourself

26:40 - Sara on Her Mom’s Influence

28:40 - Corporate Sara

30:31 - Changing Up How She Does Review Videos

32:43 - Huge Growth Potential For Small Tech YouTubers

35:13 - Allure of Tech Review Videos Has Changed

37:00 - Sara’s Video Making Process

43:25 - How Sara’s Approach to Content Has Changed

45:53 - Sara’s Early YouTube Strategy

50:15 - If You Had To Start Over, What Would You Do?

54:55 - Community Building Tips

57:19 - Sara On Building Relationships

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