Creative Pep Talk
471 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsInspiring Stories & Actionable Strategies for Building a Thriving Creative Practice
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215 - Don't Keep Your Day Job with Cathy Heller
January 22, 2019 14:00 - 1 hourCathy's Interview With Me on her podcast: https://www.dontkeepyourdayjob.com/episodes/andy-j-pizza Cathy Heller http://www.cathyheller.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller/ Cathy's Dreamtopia Workshop https://cathy-heller.teachable.com/p/live-event ---- CREDITS Patreon Patron Shoutout! Thank you Nicholas Goodger! Check out Nicholas' work: http://www.goodsir.co Instagram: @nicholasgoodger Support Creative Pep Talk on Patreon: www.patreon.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to Yoni Wolf and...
214 - How to Send E-Mails that Change Your Life & MORE (BEST YEAR YET 2019 Pt 2 of 2)
January 15, 2019 14:00 - 1 hourTHANK YOU SPECIAL GUEST Kyle Scheele! http://kylescheele.com/ Instagram: @kylescheele Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
213 - 12 FRESH TACTICS to Get Your Work Seen That Will Make 2019 Your Best Year Yet! (Pt 1 of 2)
January 08, 2019 14:00 - 42 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Patreon Shoutout! KIT COLLINS https://www.kitschcollins.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kitschcollins/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
212 - How to Have Your True BIG BREAK!
December 18, 2018 14:00 - 54 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
211 - Get Your Work Seen w/ Marketing Legend Seth Godin
December 11, 2018 14:00 - 48 minutesSeth Godin https://www.sethgodin.com/ https://seths.blog/ This Is Marketing https://seths.blog/tim/ Check Out Seth's Amazing Podcast Akimbo https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/akimbo-a-podcast-from-seth-godin/id1345042626 ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
210 - You've Been Lied To And It's Holding You Back
December 05, 2018 14:00 - 1 hourIn the movie Mean Girls, Regina George believes that these carb bars will make her lose weight, when in fact they are intended to make you GAIN WEIGHT! . Why does she believe this? Because Lindsay Lohan lies to her. . My point? Don’t eat carb bars… AND believing a lie can have TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES EVEN ABOVE AND BEYOND NOT BEING PROM READY! . In the latest episode I show my SALTY SIDE. THIS IS A SALTY PIZZA EPISODE. I’m mad because I believe we creative types are force fed lies that hurt our...
209 -Self Doubt, ADHD and Breakthrough with Saiman Chow 00:0045:37
November 27, 2018 14:00 - 47 minutessaimanchow.com @chowsaiman ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
209 -Self Doubt, ADHD and Breakthrough with Saiman Chow
November 27, 2018 12:54 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBToday's episode is an interview with the brilliant mind that is Saiman Chow. I saw him give a talk at the ICON Illustration conference and my mind was seriously blown. I had to track him down and beg him to let me interview him. Saiman's illustration and animation looks like a beautiful chaotic brain, forever in play. This chat will inspire you to burst through self doubt and get lost in the play of your creative practice! saimanchow.com @chowsaiman CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the ...
208 - Find Your Focus, Motivation Secrets & Time Management
November 20, 2018 14:00 - 1 hourThis episode is Ask Dr. Pizza episode where I answer questions submitted via Instagram Stories @andyjpizza NEW 2019 Creative Pep Talk Calendar creativepeptalk.etsy.com ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Dr. Pizza Theme by Ben Worley http://benworley.work/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
207 - Defeat Burnout & Get Stoked Out of Your Mind About Making Stuff Again!
November 13, 2018 14:00 - 59 minutesNEW SHOP STUFF!!! creativepeptalk.etsy.com ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
206 - 5 Steps to Finding Your Style with Darren Booth
November 06, 2018 14:00 - 1 hourDarren Booth darrenbooth.com Instagram: @darrenbooth ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
205 - 11 Tips That Will Help You Go Further Faster
October 30, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourCREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
204 - Grow Your Instagram Following (& Other Important Things We Don't Want to Talk About)
October 23, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour3 Tips From The Latina Illustrator Who Jump Started Her Career On Instagram https://www.forbes.com/sites/viviannunez/2017/05/04/3-tips-from-the-latina-illustrator-who-jumpstarted-her-career-on-instagram/ ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
203 - Is It Time To Leap? w/ Andrea Pippins
October 16, 2018 13:00 - 50 minuteshttps://andreapippins.com/ Instagram: @andreapippins ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up
October 09, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up
October 09, 2018 10:55 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up Do you ever feel like you've lost your way? When you hit obstacles, setbacks and dead ends, do you sometimes feel as if you've fallen off your path? For me, the creative career path is a roller coaster. There are so many circumstantial and emotional ups and downs, and if you ride every twist and turn, it can be exhausting and discouraging. Sometimes, I almost feel like this road is somehow cursed even!!! In this episode I want to share with you idea...
201 - How to Find Your Gift
October 02, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
200 - Why Caring Matters w/ Michael Bierut
September 18, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourLinks: Michael Bierut https://www.pentagram.com/about/michael-bierut Bierut's 'Seven Things Designers Can Learn from Stand Up Comics https://designobserver.com/feature/seven-things-designers-can-learn-from-stand-up-comics/27038 Exhibit Columbus 2018 National Symposium https://exhibitcolumbus.org/2018-symposium ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
199 - There are 4 Creative Business Types, Discovering Yours Changes Everything
September 11, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourStrengthsfinder test - https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/product/en-u… The Strategist Quiz - http://predictablesuccess.info/quiz/quiz.php?id=13 CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
198 - 17 Ways to Tap Into Your Creative Joy (Even When the Pressure is On!)
September 04, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
197 - Imposter Syndrome, Connecting w/ an Audience & Noticing Inspiration w/ Frannerd (Fran Meneses)
August 28, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourEXTREMELY SPECIAL GUEST ALERT!!! Incredible Illustrator / Youtuber Fran Meneses (AKA Frannerd) joins us for a long chat about all things creative career! We talk about: How to make a deep connection with your audience and why it matters. Imposter Syndrome and why no matter how far you go, it still shows up from time to time! The breakthroughs that lead to this point. Daily tactics for noticing inspiration P.S. This podcast art is a collaboration between myself and Fran. I did the letter...
196 - How to Break Into New Territory (Side Quest Series FINALE)
August 21, 2018 13:00 - 40 minutesBack the kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/462109578/the… CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
195 - A Super Underused Tactic for Career Growth (Side Quest Series Pt 4)
August 14, 2018 13:00 - 59 minutesThis is part of our Creative Side Quest series. This series is about how to take a side project and add business and marketing strategy to transform it into a Creative Side Quest AKA your secret weapon for developing your creative career! The Creative Career Path Handbook KICKSTARTER!! Back the kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/462109578/the… CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexs...
194 - How to Make Work that Spreads (Side Quest Series Pt 3)
August 07, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourCREATIVE SIDE QUEST SERIES PART 3 This is part 3 of our Creative Side Quest series. This series is about how to take a side project and add business and marketing strategy to transform it into a Creative Side Quest AKA your secret weapon for developing your creative career! The Creative Career Path Handbook KICKSTARTER UPDATE! We are over 200% funded on our Kickstarter!! In this episode I announce a new stretch goal: if we get to $10k I will make the handbook full color and add 12 pages of...
193 - How to Win Dream Opportunities (Side Quest Series Pt 2)
July 31, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourThe Creative Career Path Handbook KICKSTARTER UPDATE! We are over 200% funded on our Kickstarter!! In this episode I announce a new stretch goal: if we get to $10k I will make the handbook full color and add 12 pages of bonus content! Back the kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/462109578/the… CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg fo...
192 - The Lesson that Changed My Creative Career (Side Quest Series Pt 1)
July 24, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour2 - Our Kickstarter launches today!!! We are upping the ante with our next order of the Creative Career Path Handbooks! If you missed one of these when they sold out, now is your chance! There are all sorts of rewards available, including new creative career coaching slots! BACK THE PROJECT: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/462109578/the… 3 - The Creative Pep Talk Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 is live today!!! Alex Sugg has written an original score, inspired by the CPT vibes, the hero's j...
191 - You're Hiding Your Secret Weapon for Growing Your Audience
July 17, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourIn this episode I want to share with you the secret weapon I KNOW you have... that I'm SURE you're hiding :D This episode contains 3 lessons on creating a deep connection with your audience, and how that's THE number 1 secret to building a thriving creative career! P.S. Next week we will return to "normal" episodes, but I was deeply inspired to bring you one more "messy" summer episode! CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and hi...
190 - How to Push Past the Hard Times w/ Adé Hogue
July 10, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourhttp://www.adehogue.com CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
189 - Finding Peak Creative Performance
July 03, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
188 - Why You're Off Track
June 27, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourPsychology Today - Find A Therapist https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists Suicide Helpline - 1-800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
187 - How to Get More YOU into Your Art w/ Jon Burgerman
June 19, 2018 13:00 - 55 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
186 - The Key to Unlocking Your Creative Super Powers
June 13, 2018 13:00 - 46 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
185 - Your New Secret Weapon for the Hard Times
June 05, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourKiki Schirr 100 Rejections Tactic https://medium.com/@KikiSchirr/my-experiment-in-collecting-rejection-694bf0a43f3f ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
184 - Challenge Everything!! 00:0053:36
May 29, 2018 13:00 - 53 minutesAudrey Liu Director of Product Design, LYFT http://www.audreyliu.com/ Tea Uglow Creative Director, Google Creative Labs, Sydney http://teau.me/ Devon McGowan http://devonmcgowan.com/ Associate Brand Designer, BuzzFeed Tad Carpenter Designer / Illustrator https://carpentercollective.com/ ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the p...
184 - Challenge Everything!!
May 29, 2018 09:49 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBWhat do you do when something's broken? You take it apart. I think we all have a deep sense that EVERYTHING is broken right now and because of that we are deconstructing EVERYTHING!! For this reason, this year's 99u conference theme of "Challenging Everything" felt VERY APPROPRIATE to me. In this episode I want to share the breakthroughs I had while at 99u this past month and how they've impacted my outlook in my day to day creative career and my big picture perspective as a person. In t...
183 - How to Relight Your Fire!
May 22, 2018 13:00 - 45 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
182 - Why You've Got to Get in the Game!!!
May 08, 2018 13:00 - 54 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
181 - The Power of Persistence w/ Chris Piascik
May 01, 2018 13:00 - 59 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
180 - Do the Opposite of "Going Viral"
April 24, 2018 13:00 - 36 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
179 - How to Grow an Audience
April 17, 2018 13:00 - 50 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
178 - How to Create Art People Crave w/ Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni's Ice Cream
April 10, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourJeni's Splendid Ice Creams https://jenis.com/ Jeni's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenibrittonbauer ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
177 - Are You Sabotaging Yourself?
April 03, 2018 13:00 - 47 minutesToday is the day our 100 Day Project begins! Follow along on instagram by following #cpt100day Show Notes: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-Classics/dp/0061339202 ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Lear...
176 - How to Approach Those You Want to Work With (The Creative Career Path Series Pt. 5)176 - How to Approach Those You Want to Work With (The Creative Career Path Series Pt. 5)
March 27, 2018 13:00 - 52 minutesShow Notes: Shane Snow - Freelance Strategy Hacks https://vimeo.com/101922988 --- The Creative Career Path series continues! The Creative Career Path is a 7 step process to help you strike the perfect balance between business and art, i.e. thriving financially while staying creatively fulfilled. ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing a...
176 - How to Approach Those You Want to Work With (The Creative Career Path Series Pt. 5)
March 27, 2018 11:04 - 49 minutes - 45 MBEveryone wants to know the secret sauce to directly approaching those you want to work with. How do you contact the publishers, record labels, or clients you want to work, for in a way that actually works? In this episode I will share the only method that's worked for me and exactly how I've used it! We will also talk about the power of pivoting and what questions to ask yourself when your at the end of your current path. Show Notes: Shane Snow - Freelance Strategy Hacks https://vimeo.c...
175 - Power in Your Story with Elle Luna & Lindsay Jean Thomson (The 100 Day Project)
March 20, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourThe 100 Day Project (#the100dayproject) launches April 3rd, 2018 and I'm encouraging the CPT audience to join in. I will also be joining in with a 100 day project of my own!! Use #the100dayproject and #cpt100day on instagram to join in!! The 100 Day Project https://www.the100dayproject.org/ Elle Luna http://elleluna.com/ Your Story is Your Power https://www.amazon.com/Your-Story-Power-Feminine-Voice/dp/152350269X Lindsay Jean Thomson http://lindsayjeanthomson.com/ Women Catalysts http://...
174 - The Trick to Knowing Exactly What to Make (Creative Career Path Series Pt. 4)
March 13, 2018 13:00 - 1 hourThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.comThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
173 - Find Your Place (Creative Career Path Series Pt 3)
March 06, 2018 14:00 - 1 hourThe Creative Career Path series continues! The Creative Career Path is a 7 step process to help you strike the perfect balance between business and art, i.e. thriving financially while staying creatively fulfilled. ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
172 - Knowing Your Target with Gemma Correll
February 27, 2018 14:00 - 1 hourFollow Gemma on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gemmacorrell https://www.gemmacorrell.com ---- CREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
171 - The 1 Thing You HAVE TO DO! (Creative Career Path Series Pt 2)
February 20, 2018 14:00 - 56 minutesThanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! Metavari.com Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
170 - 4 Creative Career Lessons that Changed My Life (The Creative Career Path Series Pt 1)
February 13, 2018 14:00 - 1 hourCREDITS Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Thanks to Alex Sugg for editing and the podcast! www.alexsugg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices