Caffeine with David

How to Ask Better Questions (3 Tips)

Every Morning, Find One Thing to be Happy or Grateful For

Go Where You Are Valued Most (Sharing your unique Genius)

The "Discipline" of Fun

Are you caught "preparing" to do instead of doing?

The Key to Lasting Business Success

Business is always changing, but people are not. Without understanding this, business success can feel random. That being said, there are some patterns we can learn. And, if we understand these patterns, we align ourselves with success. I'm going to dig into why and how you can build a better understanding of human nature, but first, let me give you a bit more context:

3 reminders: State, Story, Strategy

Struggling to hit your goals? This might be why

I'm playing too small

The 4x4 that matters most in life: Happy, Active, or Down/Lazy?

Take your TOP problem, and focus on it. (To remove overwhelm)

How do I come up with creative ideas? I sit and listen.

What can you do if you're feeling "meh" today?

Kari – An Interview with a Face Yoga Coach

I've started interviewing niche coaches who are doing interesting work that are for hire. Today I interview a "Face Yoga" coach who gained popularity through TikTok. We talk about her process with clients and this emerging coaching space. You can check out her work here: https://www.faceyogabykari.com/ and find her on Youtube/TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@faceyogabykari

James Rores – Learn to Feel Comfortable Selling

In this episode, I speak with James Rores about learning Sales. James coaching teams and leaders to develop proven strategies for their sales processes, but does so with the mindset of a coach and leader rather than a huckster.  I really enjoyed this conversation and if you're looking to learn more, you can find more about his company and their processes here: https://florissgroup.com/

Andy Didorosi – Collaborative "Email" Marketing (Basecamp)

In this episode, I talk with Basecamp and Hey email's head of Marketing, Andy Didorosi about a whole slew of topics related to marketing in a collaborative and unique new way. We focus this conversation on their recent "Dumpster Fire" email project  https://hey.science/dumpster-fire/  Find Andy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatDetroitAndy

Will Mannon – Surfing the Internet For Education and Ideas (BASB)

Will Mannon is the course manager for two fast-growing online, cohort-based courses, "Building a Second Brain" and "Writes of Passage". On this episode, we discuss the future of online learning, the opportunities Will see's for people diving into the creator economy, and some of Will's favorite quotes and ways of looking at the world. You can follow Will on Twitter or check out his blog here! https://twitter.com/will_mannon https://www.will-mannon.com/

Mac Reddin – Community Metrics that Matter (Commsor)

Mac Reddin is the founder of Commsor, which is a tool that puts all of your community data into one place. Mac also runs a Slack community for community leaders called Community Club. In this episode, we spoke about the rapid growth of Mac's company, how it feels when everything starts to take off, and Mac's perspective on the community metrics that matter. You can check out Mac at... https://www.commsor.com/ https://the.community.club/ https://twitter.com/TheTeaGuns

Adam Jackson – User Owned Marketplaces (Braintrust)

Adam Jackson is the Founder of Braintrust. Braintrust is a user-owned, blockchain-based freelancer marketplace. What fascinated me about this conversation is that it sheds light on what the future could look like for user-owned networks.  And, how the governance built by the Braintrust team is built that allows aligned incentives between investors, freelancers, and companies they serve. This concept is part of a larger shift to how the creator economy will function and how freelanc...

Maria Falbo – Big Brand Collabs While Keeping Your Soul (Copson)

Maria Falbo is the founder of Copson London, a skate and spiritual brand that collaborates with some of the world's best brands, like Vans and New Balance. Now she's building a community around her soulful search for creative work that brings a spiritual essence to the brands that they work with.  You can view some her collabs here as well as the video referenced in the podcast.  https://www.copsonlondon.com/collaborations You can follow Maria on Instagram here: https://www.instag...

Nick deWilde – Balancing Side Projects with Full Time Work

Nick deWilde is a Product Marketer at Guild, a fast-growing startup that helps companies transform their workforces through education. He also publishes a newsletter called the Jungle Gym which based on insights around career growth and working smarter.   What caught my attention about Nicks' work was his posts on career journey: https://junglegym.substack.com/p/the-jungle-gym-february-2019-159274 As well as creators and communities: https://junglegym.substack.com/p/the-social-arc...

Robert Fritz – The Path of Least Resistance (Author)

Robert Frtiz is an author, composer, and filmmaker who is known for his work dissecting the creative process via his theory of "Structural Dynamics." In this episode, I speak with Robert about the creative process and his years of studying and speaking on this topic. This episode is different in that it's less about brand/creator strategy but more about the individual process for being a creator.  I've loved his books, most notably "The Path of Least Resistance" which covers his e...

Li Jin – The Software That Empowers Community Leaders (Atelier)

Li Jin is the founder of Atelier, an early-stage firm investing in the passion economy. She also writes a newsletter about passion economy platforms and consumer startups on Substack. Prior to Atelier, Li was an investing partner at Andreessen Horowitz. In this podcast, Li joins me as a co-host to discuss a co-written blog post we wrote as an open letter for community leaders.  You can read it here: https://li.substack.com/p/community-leaders-deserve-better

Li Jin – The Software That Empowers Community Leaders

Li Jin is the founder of Atelier, an early-stage firm investing in the passion economy. She also writes a newsletter about passion economy platforms and consumer startups on Substack. Prior to Atelier, Li was an investing partner at Andreessen Horowitz. In this podcast, Li joins me as a co-host to discuss a co-written blog post we wrote as an open letter for community leaders. You can read it here: https://li.substack.com/p/community-leaders-deserve-better Li on Twitter: https://twitter...

Ana Andjelic – The Business of Aspiration (Sociology of Business)

Ana Andjelic is a strategy executive, author of the new book "The Business of Aspiration" who specializes in building brand-driven modern businesses. Ana earned her doctorate in sociology and worked at the world's top brands – Like Puma, Topshop, Tom Ford, etc. She is a widely read columnist, speaker and advisor. This conversation was hosted via Jacuzzi Club, so the format is a bit different. You'll hear questions from other members on the show later in the episode, so don't mind ...

Zoe Scaman – The Business Models of the Creator Economy (Bodacious)

Zoe Scaman is a London-based strategist who's worked with celebrities, athletes, and brands like Adidas, Droga5, and Universal McCann. Our conversation covers how brands and creators are using new models for product development and monetization. Check out Zoe's writing here: https://zoescaman.substack.com/ Or follow her on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/zoescaman Or, the talk that got me introduced to her work: https://zoescaman.substack.com/p/are-business-models-the-new-fronti...

Andrew Guttormsen – Tailoring the Community Experience (Circle)

Andrew Guttormsen is the Co-Founder of Circle.so, a flexible community space for teachers and businesses. In this episode, we discuss how Circle is tailored to fit some of the core problems around building community. We get into why certain features exist, and I think that this will help shed light on many ideas around community building that you may have not considered. 

Dan Hunt – Community as a Publishing Service (Compound)

Dan Hunt is the creator of Compound, a community for aspiring writers and publishers looking for help in their process. Dan has a really diverse and unique background of building products and companies, and so I was really interested to hear about his perspective on community building. To Dan, the community should help you accomplish something, which is exactly what he's built with his writers group that helps you edit, research, and develop your writing to a higher standard. 

Dan Hunt – Community as a Publishing Service

Dan Hunt is the creator of Compound, a community for aspiring writers and publishers looking for help in their process. Dan has a really diverse and unique background of building products and companies, and so I was really interested to hear about his perspective on community building. To Dan, the community should help you accomplish something, which is exactly what he's built with his writers group that helps you edit, research and develop your writing to a higher standard.

Khe Hy – The Magic of 10k Work

Khe Hy is the writer of RadReads. He's also a Notion Pro, launching his new course Supercharge your Productivity with Notion (linked below). What I love about Khe is his blend of focus and productivity work with his care for community and helping people transform. In this show we talk about how he pursues his own path when creating courses, and the difference between "$10 and $10,000 work." RadReads: https://radreads.co/ Link to his Notion course: https://radreads.teachable.com/p/syp5?affc...

Khe Hy – The Magic of 10k Work (Radreads)

Khe Hy is the writer of RadReads. He's also a Notion Pro, launching his new course Supercharge your Productivity with Notion (linked below). What I love about Khe is his blend of focus and productivity work with his care for community and helping people transform. In this show, we talk about how he pursues his own path when creating courses, and the difference between "$10 and $10,000 work."  RadReads: https://radreads.co/ Link to his Notion course: https://radreads.teachable.com/...

Anna Gát – Building a Global Intellectual Community (Interintellect)

Anna Gát is the creator and organizer of the InterIntellect, a global forum for intellectual discussions and remote salons. We discuss how she got this global movement started as well as how she followed her own path launching and building this community.  https://www.annagat.com/ https://www.interintellect.com/

Anna Gát – Building a Global Intellectual Community

Anna Gát is the creator and organizer of the InterIntellect, a global forum for intellectual discussions and remote salons. We discuss how she got this global movement started as well as how she followed her own path launching and building this community. https://www.annagat.com/ https://www.interintellect.com/

Adrian Alfieri – Personal Wellness and Community (The Proof)

Adrian Alfieri is an investor and the creator of The Proof, a collection of interviews with top founders about their wellness habits and attitudes towards self-care. Adrian is one of the best networkers I know (without trying) and we discuss how he percieves building community around his interest in wellness. https://www.theproofwellness.com/about https://twitter.com/adrianalfieri

Adrian Alfieri – Personal Wellness and Community

Adrian Alfieri is an investor and the creator of The Proof, a collection of interviews with top founders about their wellness habits and attitudes towards self-care. Adrian is one of the best networkers I know (without trying) and we discuss how he percieves building community around his interest in wellness. https://www.theproofwellness.com/about https://twitter.com/adrianalfieri

Ben Tossell: Quickly Shipping Side Projects (Makerpad)

Ben Tossell is the founder of Makerpad.co – a no-code community for learning to build and ship projects without writing any code. Ben turned his side project into a full time, funded business and community at the heart of this industry. Side-note, I also work closely with Ben and his team. http://makerpad.co/ https://twitter.com/bentossell

Ben Tossell: Quickly Shipping Side Projects

Ben Tossell is the founder of Makerpad.co – a no-code community for learning to build and ship projects without writing any code. Ben turned his side project into a full time, funded business and community at the heart of this industry. Side-note, I also work closely with Ben and his team. http://makerpad.co/ https://twitter.com/bentossell

Kaleigh Moore: Freelancer Networks

Kaleigh Moore is a freelance copywriter, course instructor, podcaster, and blogger for top companies in the Fortune 500 and startups. She's also the student, turned instructor of the Creative Class, which is a Freelancer course co-created with Paul Jarvis. Her site: https://www.kaleighmoore.com/ Creative Class: https://creativeclass.co/

Kaleigh Moore: Freelancer Networks (Copywriter)

Kaleigh Moore is a freelance copywriter, course instructor, podcaster and blogger for top companies in the Fortune 500 and startups. She's also the student, turned instructor of the Creative Class, which is a Freelancer course co-created with Paul Jarvis. Her site: https://www.kaleighmoore.com/ Creative Class: https://creativeclass.co/

Dan Shipper: Following your Career Thread (Superorganizers)

Dan Shipper is the writer of Superorganizers on Substack as part of the Everything Bundle.  http://danshipper.com/ http://everything.substack.com/ Learn more about the host: https://www.davidsherry.me/

Dan Shipper: Following your Career Thread

Dan Shipper is the writer of Superorganizers on Substack as part of the Everything Bundle. http://danshipper.com/ http://everything.substack.com/ Learn more about the host: https://www.davidsherry.me/

[Full Conversation] Navigating Life with Ease with Kirat Randhawa

Learn more about Kirat here: https://www.kiratrandhawa.com/

[Introduction] Kirat Randhawa, A Kind Rupture

Learn more about Kirat here: https://www.kiratrandhawa.com/

Why Real Artists Ship

Getting through a large volume of work – the artist continually exposes one’s self to the market. With each additional composition, new terrain has been uncovered and translated to the audience. And the conversation between the artist and audience can improve. Does the audience have the context to understand it? And, did the artist translate it in a way that it resonates within them, as well as the artist? At the root of beautiful art is miscommunication. A misunderstanding is wha...

Business is Practical, Brand Building isn't.

Art is not practical. It doesn't feed you (directly), you can't use it for fuel, or if you get sick. But I'd venture to say that that's precisely its value. This impracticality is at the heart of every great brand.

The Big Pause

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." –  Ferris Bueller's Day Off Right now we’re in a giant moment of forced pause, many of us locked down, forced into a different pattern of life. For all of us, this is forced- change. We’re to do less, and we’ve lost our ability to be so clear about the future. It’s as if the world is sending us all a message to slow down, to stop, and get off of the treadmill. And as we look at it the first tim...

Asking Yourself the Right Questions, with Khe Hy

This week I spoke with Khe Hy, writer of Rad Reads. We talk about asking ourselves important questions and looking deeper into our own basic assumptions.  Following the recurring theme of career transitions, Khe once worked for 15 years on Wall Street, which he quit after recognizing that success to him looked different than he had assumed. Now he's a writer, coach and teaches workshops on the organization and productivity tool, Notion.  I really loved the way Khe "nudges" people with th...

Making Weird Projects Profitable with Jason Zook

This week, I recorded a conversation with Jason Zook.  Jason has one of the most unique career paths I've ever seen. He literally sold his last name (twice!) and has constantly done something unexpected in the creator space while still managing to make a solid income from it.   What I love and appreciate about Jason is how open is he is about sharing his ups and downs. His new book just hit the Amazon shelves. It's called Own Your Weird. We talk about pairing weirdness and business in this...

"Seize the moment" vs. "Let go!"

People will tell you to "Seize the moment!" or you should "Just let go!" and today I break down the nuances of these statements. caffeine.blog

From Laid off to CEO of the Same Company, Meet Sarah Avenir

Today I chat with Sarah Avenir about her career journey, from Freelancer, to employee to CEO. She's the author of Gather the People, a book about human marketing, and the current CEO of Andyet – an agency that helps businesses build better customer relationships. Read the blog: http://caffeine.blog