Throughout my career, I eagerly sought answers on how to make it and become successful by adopting the tactics of each person I came across. I tried to do what others did. I acted like they did. I spoke like they did. I worked like they did. In trying to be like everyone else, I missed a very important lesson: I never learned to speak with my authentic voice. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I share 10 ways you can approach your authentic voice and work to develop it.

Justin Huskey is a senior designer at Infinite Red, an app design and development team that is also 100% distributed. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, we talk about the role communication plays into design, what it’s like to lead a small design team in a prominent development consultancy, how he stays fresh in the design world, and the role comics play in his life and work.

A recurring theme in the Getting Work To Work interviews lately has been the importance of hard work. But is hard work enough? Last week, Caleb Pike mentioned he is maximizing his time spent in the office in order to live his life. In the book Rework, the authors mention that we must constantly be searching for better hours, not working more hours. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I share six ways to maximize your time and work better hours.

Caleb Pike runs a YouTube channel called DSLR Video Shooter and helps filmmakers and other YouTubers with lighting, cameras, lenses, gear purchases and getting the most out of your their dollars. He also produces excellent tutorials to improve their craft. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, we talk about what got Caleb into filmmaking, his work with DSLR Video Shooter, what he has planned for the future, and fun things like straddling the line between doing it yourself and spending the money on gear.

As I have been working on my company's positioning and business offerings, I have been talking with a lot of smart people, such as last week’s interviewee, Christopher Butler as well as Marketing Mentor Ilise Benun. Both have given super advice and revealed a flaw in how I think and write: I desire to be clever at the expense of clarity. This has forced me to change how I think about what I do and how I explain it to others. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I share six ways I'm learning to be clearer and yet leaving a little room for cleverness.

Kelley Baker is an independent filmmaker, affectionately known as the Angry Filmmaker, a professional sound designer, and author of several books including his latest, ROAD DOG. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, we talk about his upcoming tour around the United States, why he tours, the state of independent film, what he learned from Studs Terkel, and the number one lesson he learned in his life.

Christopher Butler is a designer, writer, podcaster, and Chief Operating Officer at Newfangled, a digital marketing consultancy for digital and traditional marketing firms. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, we talk about everything! From why Chris spends time helping people like myself learn more about their businesses and the importance of growth to the big questions we should be seeking to ask and answer. We talk about the passion behind his new podcast The Liminal, what he thinks about when standing in the customer service line at Target, and plant-based communication.

Recently I've made some changes in my life and business, which got me thinking about all the theoretical stuff I consume—books, blogs, newsletters, tutorials—and never do anything with. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I share some thoughts on why theory is great, but action is better. Note: I got a little passionate in this episode, so there is some swearing throughout.

Jamon Holmgren is a founder and Chief Operating Officer of Infinite Red, an app design and development company that is also 100% distributed. In this interview episode of Getting Work To Work, Jamon and I talk about how his company has grown over the years, the role of design in Infinite Red’s work processes, how remote companies can succeed, the importance of building community, and reflections on the first React Native conference held earlier in July 2017.

Cash is a tricky subject for creative professionals. It can bring up many emotions in us and lead to bad decision making. For me, it has been a huge struggle over the past 11 years. How we manage our cash is vital to the future and growth of our businesses. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, I talk about cash and the importance of knowing how long it takes you to get new work, what your sales and marketing processes look like, the different ways you'll make money, and what the breakdown of your receivables will be. Note: I most likely butchered the definition of trickle-down economics.