The Gently Mad

Rob Walling on Finding Your Purpose and How to Actually Enjoy Your Life

Rob Walling is a man of many talents. Over the course of his career he has been an programmer, a freelancer, a bootstrapper,  a business owner, an author, a speaker, a podcaster. The list goes on... A few years back he...

The One About No Episode

I'm still alive. Hope you are too. Here's a little update.

Matt Giovcanisci on Getting Comfortable with Who You Are, and Making Your Own Rules

Matt Giovanisci is one those guys that I can talk to for hours. We have a ton in common, but just enough differences that it stays interesting. A lot has changed since his first appearance on the show, which you can...

Justin Jackson on Therapy for Entrepreneurs, Ego, and Coming Back from the Bottom

Justin Jackson is no stranger to this show. Technically this is only his second appearance (check out his first episode nearly four years ago), but there are hours of recorded conversations floating around my hard drive. I always enjoy talking to...

The Gently Mad Trailer

The Gently Mad is a podcast about meaning, disguised as a podcast about entrepreneurship. It’s a bright-eyed and sweary look at what it takes to make a living on the internet (and still sleep at night).

The Many Voices of Justin Jackson

Paul Jarvis on Learning by Doing and Forging Your Own Path

Paul Jarvis is back! This is third or fourth time I think. We always have a lot of fun and this conversation was no different. Paul is a long-time web designer turned author and product maker. He has handful of...

Brian Casel on Idea Fatigue, and Why a Productized Service is the Fastest Way to Make Money

In this week's episode of TGM, Brian and I talk about "idea fatigue", what to do when when your idea is the same as some else's, as well as why Brian believes that a productized service is *still* the fastest...

Janelle Allen on Owning Your Why

Janelle Allen is the founder of ZenCourses.co and is an expert in Instructional Design and online learning. We talked a lot about entrepreneurship and why it's so important to not only know your why, but to own it. Don't forget to...

Derek Webb on Faith, Doubt and Finding Yourself

I’ve been a fan of Derek Webb for as long as I can remember. But’s it’s only been in the last couple years that I’ve gotten to know him a little bit more personally. He was a guest on this...

Brennan Dunn on Overcoming Scarcity and How to Enjoy Your Freelancing

Ok folks this was like a mini sales masterclass. Not what I intended, but I'm always down for a pleasant surprise. Lots of tips to be gleaned just from listening to the stories of a guy who has been doing...

Sean McCabe on Getting Unstuck and Living the Life You Want

Today's guest is the one and only Sean McCabe of seanwes.com. Sean just published his new book, Overlap about how to get unstuck in your life and business and it's great. I read it and have alreaday re-ead several sections...

Teaser The Second

Decided to drop another teaser with some clips from upcoming episodes. Why? Because I like making teasers. ;) Hoping to drop the first full episode next week.  Enjoy!

We're Back!

After a VERY long hiatus, we. are. back. I’m super excited to kick off some stuff. I’ve been recording for the past couple of months and new episodes will be dropping soon. Head over to http://thegentlymad.com and subscribe to be...

Irresistible Podcasting

Thank you so much for listening and supporting TGM during what I'm now calling "Season 2". If you don't know yet, I'm taking a break from the show to get my new show and course off the ground. As well...

Amy Porterfield on Designing Your Own Life

Amy has created a very successful business teaching people about online marketing and we spent a lot of time talking about the ins and outs of that. This is definitely an atypical episode because I really wanted to dig into some...

Paul Jarvis on Questioning Everything and the Canadian Dream

He knows how to work hard, but how to take breaks and have fun as well. He seems happy and content with his work and is able to change it up when he needs/wants to. Basically the opposite of everything I...

Nate Currin on Working Hard and Being Grateful

Nate is a Grammy-nominated musician, whom I met when I was 12. We started one band together when we were teens and then later in my mid-20s I joined his current band as the drummer. After one album and a couple...

Dan Haseltine on Writing What You Know and 20 Years in the Music Industry

Our conversation was one of the first in-person interviews I recorded and certainly the first with an artist that has had such a huge impact on my life. I’ve been listening to Jars of Clay since their first album was released...

Omar Zenhom on The Power of Self-Discovery - Part 2

Omar is an incredibly hard worker, that much is clear. But, as I said in part 1, I was continually struck by his perseverance. He’s the kind of guy who keeps working, long after many of us would have quit. I...

Omar Zenhom on The Power of Self-Discovery - Part 1

There’s something to the idea of continually re-inventing oneself. Omar currently runs The $100 MBA and WebinarNinja, but he’s spent many years trying (and often succeeding) at many other things as well. As someone who has often missed opportunities because of various...

Allan Branch on How to Do Your Work on Not Lose Your Mind

In all seriousness, Allan is a really funny and interesting guy who also happens to co-own the best accounting software in the world, Less Accounting. He’s one of those guys who can instantly raise my spirits no matter what’s going on....

Natalie Sisson on Living On Purpose

We talked about all the stuff I hope TGM has become known for by now--happiness, meaning, purpose and how we find those things in our lives and work. Good thing for me, these are topics that Natalie is not just passionate...

At Least I Have A Multicolored Marble

TGM51: At Least I Have A Multicolored Marble

Jordan Cooper on Leveling Up Your Levels

Jordan Cooper is funny funny guy and someone I would call a friend. In addition to being a Stand-up comedian, he's a web designer & marketer for small businesses in Louisville, KY. He's also a podcaster and host at least four...

Daniel J. Lewis on Podcasting for Pleasure and Profit

It was my honor to get to speak with Daniel for an hour about podcasting, building online businesses, branding and all sorts of topics that have lately been rolling around in between my ears. Whether or not your into podcasting, Daniel...

What's Luck Got To Do With It? - 5 Ways To Make Your Own Opportunities

I don’t consider myself to be someone who has a lot of skills. But if there’s one thing I've been able to do over and over again, it’s create my own opportunities. In today's episode, I talk about five ways you...

Behind the Scenes of a Successful Podcast with Jon Nastor

I met Jon less than six months ago, but we hit it off pretty quickly. He's the host of the popular podcast, Hack The Entrepreneur, and we went deep into the struggles of building a business when it seems like...

Cursing Happens Here with Laura Belgray

I've been getting Laura's newsletter for several months now and it’s a truly unique breath of fresh air in an industry where everyone’s trying to sell you something. It's not about writing tips or "leveling up". It's about her personal...

Stop Asking, Start Acting

That's me. I do that all the time. In fact, I just spent a whole week doing that, instead of doing what I already knew. Getting advice, researching or preparing (after a point) is a really sneaky way of procrastinating and...

Christa Wells on Being an Artist and Not Waiting to Be Picked

So much great stuff in this episode. I first heard about Christa because of he latest album which covers songs from Nirvana, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins and U2. All favorite bands from over the last 20 years of my...

Thomas Frank on Retiring Early and The Sane Middle

Damn him and his productivity! Just kidding. I enjoyed getting to know him and talk about what it's like to run a website full-time at that age. As well as his plans for getting published and retiring by the time...

How Not To Launch A Product - 10 Things I Wish I Had Done Differently

“Why do I keep doing this?”, I thought. I would like to think I’ve matured in 15 years, but I’ve been repeating the same all-nighter-before-a-deadline pattern since college. It worked fine then when the stakes weren’t as high. But now I...

From Designer to CEO - Jason VanLue on Handing In The Golden Mouse

The first time I talked to Jason about being on the show was more than a year ago. But we finally made it happen and he has quite a story. There was a lot we didn’t have time to get to,...

Andrew Warner on Legacy, Being Open and Dreaming Big

As an interviewer myself, I count myself as one of Andrew Warner's many fans. It was great to sit down with him and ditch all the facades of business and tactics and get right down to personal struggles we both...

Myke Hurley on Why You Should Do What You Love - Part 2

If you don't know Myke, he's the British guy you keep hearing on podcasts. He has been talking in to a microphone since 2010 and lives just outside of London, England with his sticker-covered MacBook Pro. Enjoy part 2 of my conversation...

Myke Hurley on Why You Should Do What You Love - Part 1

We talked about Myke's dream of being a full-time podcaster, the multi-year journey to get there and the new challenges he faces now that he is there. If you don't know Myke, he's the British guy you keep hearing on podcasts. He...

Josh Shipp on Why You Should Humiliate Yourself

We talked about the illusiveness of success and the exhaustion of always trying to attain it, as well as what happens when we finally let go and just be who we are. For Josh, it comes down to being willing to...

Embrace The Mess with Jessica Clark

My wife joined me on the show for the first time. As usual, her perception is painfully accurate and and advice, spot on. I enjoyed having her on the show with me. Bits & Bytes Mentioned in the Show TGM29 with Stephanie...

Matt Giovanisci

The thing that inspired me to reach out to Matt was a blog post he wrote about how much he hates all the bullsh*t buzzwords and egotistical fakery that seems to fill our industry. Sound familiar? Matt is the creator of...

TGM34: Aaron Draplin

Aaron Draplin is not afraid to say what he thinks. I found myself resonating with so much of his story and especially his willingness to say what everyone is thinking, but is too afraid to say. His own about page sums...

The Story You Don't Know

What do you do when you have no good choices in front of you? Are you a failure if you quit or delay? I don't think so. I talked to my Justin about my podcasting course and give you a behind...

Barrett Brooks

Barrett is an amazingly smart dude with a great story and super helpful advice. In addition to being the Director of Member Success at Fizzle.co, a training platform and community for honest independent entrepreneurs building businesses they believe in, he's...

Merlin Mann

I was beyond excited to get to sit down with him and have a conversation about what actually matters in these little lives we lead and businesses we're trying to build. Merlin is an independent writer, speaker, and podcaster based in...

The Dip: When To Push Through and Went To Quit

But there are some principles here and I loved going through them because I really needed to hear it myself. Everything I’m talking about is pretty much stolen straight from Seth Godin and how I’ve applied what he talks about to my...

Stephanie Halligan on Believing in Yourself and Creating the Life You Really Want

Stephanie is the cartoonist and writer behind ArtToSelf.com, sending you a daily personalized, inspiring cartoon and note to help you start the day from a positive place. She is also the cartoonist and money expert at EmpoweredDollar.com On her website, she...

Pat Flynn on Staying True To Yourself In A Sleazy World

There are so many sleazy tactics and practices, half-truths and outright lies. If you’re not a part of it, you wouldn’t believe some of the things that people do. Pat Flynn, on the other hand, has built a reputation for being an...

Until You’ve Had 900 Rejections In A Row, You Have No Excuse

I decided to talk about exactly that in today’s episode. Really I was trying to encourage myself, but I hope it encourages you too. It’s a marathon. Not a sprint. Keep moving. Keep getting better. Keep showing up. And good things...

Mary Beth Storjohann on Taking Initiative and Putting Yourself Out There

Mary Beth spent more than a decade in the financial planning industry before deciding she'd had enough of the corporate world and made the indiepreneur leap. Now, she works for herself, shaking up the traditional views of that industry by focusing...

Leigh Nash on Pushing Through Creative Struggle and Finding the People You Can Laugh With

It was my honor to sit down with Leigh in Nashville last year and talk about her life, music, the struggle of being an artist and what has ended being the truly meaningful things in her life. As always, I had...