The Relentless Pursuit of Creativity with Gordyland (Artist / Creative Director)

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English - October 04, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 112 MB - ★★★★★ - 245 ratings
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Gordy comes from the world of music and touring in bands, then went all in as an artist and creative director and has an incredibly successful career since doing so. In addition, he's an all around rad dude with a super inspiring story!

My favorite part of his story is his genuine love of creating and non-stop pursuit to push himself to do exactly that on the biggest level possible.

I hope this podcast inspires you to do that as well!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro to Gordyland

4:25 - Roots and Community in Music

9:40 - Early Days in Music

12:50 - Starting a band with ModSun

17:18 - Designing Merch for His Band and Others

20:46 - Quitting the Band for Art School

22:11 - Don’t Compromise Your Dreams

27:00 - Using Your Time to Be Better

32:28 - Don’t Give Into Fears & Money

35:46 - Did Art School Help?

41:30 - Working at a Corporate Agency

43:28 - Reconnecting with ModSun

50:00 - ModSun, Bear, MGK Friendship

59:16 - Girl Skateboards

1:03:52 - Always Aim High for the Dream Job

1:06:45 - Conquering Self Doubt

1:10:05 - Gordy’s Next Big Dream

Gordyland: @gordyland

Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Produced & Edited By - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse

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