Getting Work To Work

Gant Laborde is an entertaining public speaker, science nerd, and Chief Technology Strategist at Infinite Red. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, he shares his programming journey from the early days of video games, wrestling for computers and printer shenanigans, to transforming his work daily by pushing himself to learn new things by any means possible. He also touches on the importance of being yourself, the impact of Toastmasters on his life, and the four books he would give to anyone looking to become more influential leaders.

Stephen Warley runs Life Skills That Matter and is on a mission to share why self-employment is the future of work. In this engaging interview, we cover a lot of ground including what entrepreneurship actually is, the importance of self-management and self-awareness, why technology is not the enemy, the fact that self-doubt and fear never go away, and the three types of work we often avoid. I absolutely loved this interview with Stephen and I hope you enjoy it.

Welcome to episode 156: “FREEDOM TO BE AND DO” WITH YVONNE PEREZ EMERSON. In this episode, I’m going to talk about the importance of self-awareness in helping you be free in who you are and what you do. As creatives, being ourselves and allowing who we are and what we love to show up in our work is the ultimate differentiator in a noisy and crowded world.

In the spirit of freedom and living your creative life, this week’s Getting Work To Work interview is with serial entrepreneur and daydream believer, Yvonne Perez Emerson. In the many roles and passions she has, Yvonne is creative director of The Study, founder of WeMake, and owner of Tillamook Station, a gallery and gathering space in Portland, OR. She is intensely passionate about building community in all she does.

In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I catch up with Australian filmmaker gough and have a chat about his latest film, “A Day in the Life of a Personal Trainer,” now available at BeernutsProductions.com. We talk about where the idea for the script came from, how the perfect casting choices brought his main character and supporting characters to life, why he is the Australian David Lynch of comedy, and who’s doing comedy right in Australia and America.

In this episode, I talk with Carma Baughman of Get Unstuck at Work about the creative journey she has been on throughout her career as a designer, developer, video producer, educator, and coach. We touch on important topics such as getting unstuck at work, finding career happiness, and living life by our design. After the interview, I share a few thoughts on action and the creative journey, and the different emotional signs that help me know which direction I am moving in.

“When I see the distant mountains, adventure beckons like the whispers of a long-lost friend.” In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I talk about adventure and how it shows up as a physical search for new experiences in my life, as well as the role it plays as curiosity in the work I do. In the spirit of adventure, this week’s interview (starting at 13:13) is with Lucy Bellwood, an adventure cartoonist combining her love of  ships and the open sea with comics. Her latest project, 100 Demon Dialogues, I dare say is an internal adventure bringing to light the inner demons that plague our creative work and say, “you’re no good.”

Jordan Metcalf is a South African designer, illustrator and artist specializing in custom lettering and design projects. His talk for Design Week Portland, SketchXchange,will touch on his creative process and the magic of his imagination. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, Jordan and I talk about what sparks his imagination, how he practices his craft, how he mashes up his past in South Africa with his future in Portland, and what he is looking forward to this year at Design Week Portland.

Dina Rodriguez is a hand lettering artist, educator, and the host of Women of Illustration, a video interview series featuring women from all over the world sharing about how to get noticed in the male-dominated design industry. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, Dina and I talk about the phrases that inspire and motivate her, what it means to be a Nasty Artist, her series Women of Illustration, why she teaches others, and what she has learned running a business.

With interests in cities and citizen engagement to sound, space, music and art, Rebecca Gates is an independent artist, curator, and problem solver blending leadership skills with a deep belief in listening. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, Rebecca and I talk about her event at Design Week Portland, “From a Whisper to Machines,” her fascination with voice, what listening means to her, and all things Design Week Portland.

Ashley Hoffman is a content marketer, coffee connoisseur, and community builder based in Seattle, WA. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, Ashley and I talk about the power and value of story, challenges facing content marketers, the creative community she is working on building in Seattle, and the benefits of having a creative community you can call your own.