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Ep 57: How do you define success?
I've been chatting on Twitter about this for the past few weeks. Figuring out your definition of success is hard process but leads to a great sense of fulfillment.
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Ep 56: Interview with Patrick Prömmel, Lifestyle Entrepreneur
This week I sat down with Patrick Prömmel who by day is getting his MBA at Wharton and by night is on a self-proclaimed "lifestyle entrepreneur journey": an endeavor to create businesses for time, freedom, flexibility, autonomy, and fun. His past life was spent as a consultant for fortune 100 companies on tech strategy, but he felt unfilled. New in his journey Patrick shares what he's seeking and his path to getting there.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrickprommel
Website: https://patrickprommel.com
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Ep 55: Trust yourself, always
This week I'm chatting about the importance of trusting yourself, always. Lean into that inner voice, and say no when it isn't for you.
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Ep 54: Interview with Kevin Galang, Co-Founder Community Copilot
This week I sat down with Kevin Galang, co-founder of Community Copilot. Kevin is a self taught dev turned no-code indie hacker. He recently left corporate behind to go all in on himself. He's helping to build Rennet.io a product to help automate your flipping side hustle. A fantastic discussion on how to find balance, the importance of community support on your journey and never dropping the glass ball.
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Ep 53: How I started this journey
I didn't have a plan when I embarked on this journey, I just had a goal to exit corporate. In order to do that I knew I needed to save up money, so that was step 1. This week I detail how long that took and chat about all the new things coming to the Helping Creatives Community.
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Ep 52: Interview with Sharath Kuruganty, Co-Founder Shoutout.so
This week I sat down with Sharath Kuruganty, a community first maker and co-founder of Shoutout.so. Sharath has been building since 2018 with quite the impressive resume of his own products, 8 launches on Product Hunt, and countless others he's helped to build and support. Most recently he became the recipient of the 2021 Product Hunt Maker Grant. Tune in as he shares why community has been so key along his journey, the lessons he's learned from past fails and what the future holds.
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Ep 51: Have a plan, but be flexible
Not having a plan has lead me to a lot of failure over the last 15 months. I don't want to plan everything, nor can I, but I do need structure and a roadmap to get me to my end goal. I've learned so much I need to share with all of you, but my first and most important lesson is have a plan, but be flexible.
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Ep 49: Helping you go from corporate to creative
I had a breakthrough I needed to share with all of you today! Tune in to hear what I am building and what I am so excited about. Hint, it's about helping "trapped" creatives find their creative passion and make money at it. More stories of leaving corporate for creative roles, more tools, resources and inspiration to help you along your path!
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Ep 50: Interview with Corey Haines, Founder SwipeFiles
This week I sat down with Corey Haines, Founder of SwipeFiles a community on how to become a better marketer. Corey has had many successful roles, including Head of Growth at Baremetrics, Founder of Hey Marketers, Refactoring Growth, & Mental Models For Marketing. He's also the host the Everything is Marketing podcast and co-host of Default Alive podcast.
Connect with Corey:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coreyhainesco
SwipeFiles: https://www.swipefiles.com
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Personal Website: https://www.coreyhaines.co
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Ep 48: Interview with Kevon Cheung
This week I sat down with Kevon Cheung who is taking Building in Public to the next level. Kevin is a creator, building products, content, and helping others. A background in tech, Kevon's most recent launch was a Building in Public Guide. A discussion filled with advice on building in public, how to find your passion and why money isn't always a good thing.
Connect With Kevon
Website: https://kevoncheung.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevon69
Newsletter: https://kevoncheung.com/newsletter
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Ep 96: Interview with Danielle Maveal, Chief Community Officer, Burb
This week I sat down with Danielle Manveal who by day is Chief Community Officer for Burb and by night she's a community builder, founder, consultant, and writing Community Feelings. Danielle has an extensive history in the community space with over 15 years of experience working at big names like Etsy, AirBNB, Lyft and BarkBox. From selling her own jewelry on Etsy to a career in community Danielle has had a fascinating journey.
Connect with Danielle:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/daniellexo
Website: https://www.daniellexo.com
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Ep 95: Finding Balance and asking hard questions
This week is all about finding balance, how to ask hard questions and the reality that sometimes there isn't an answer. It's a rambling episode but I think a lot of people can relate. Here's to more of these discussions. If you're interested in learning more about Khe Hy and Rad Reads, be sure to check out the links.
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Ep 94: Follow-up Interview with Rob Hardy, Founder Ungated
This week I sat down to check back in with Rob Hardy, founder of Ungated, which he describes as "an oasis for creators who are committed to the long game of business. No get rich quick schemes. No "growth hacks." Just actionable strategies for building a creative business that stands the test of time. No gatekeepers required." When we last spoke Rob shared how he pivoted to the gift economy model. We talked about what worked with that pivot, what didn't and what's next as he continues to reimagine Ungated.
Connect with Rob:
Twitter:https://twitter.com/ungatedcreative
Ungated: https://ungated.media
Stand Out and Connect: https://ungated.media/stand-out-and-connect/
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Ep 93: Do you take social media breaks?
Social media has started to consume me and I refuse to succumb. I've been taking breaks for two weeks now, just on the weekends, don't get excited and wow, who knew I could still be bored! Tune in to hear what I've learned so far and then let me know in the poll over on Spotify, do you take social media breaks too?
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Ep 92: Follow-up Interview with Diego Diaz, Founder Ammo Studio
This week I sat down with Diego Diaz, founder of Ammo Studio, an Official Webflow Expert Partner. A lot has changed since we last sat down with Diego in December 2020 when he was a social media manager. From security guard to social media manager to founder of a growing a Webflow Development studio but it wasn't an easy journey. Tune in to hear how he went from no clients to a $35,000 month and continued growth.
Connect with Diego:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/the1diegodiaz
Ammo Studio: https://www.ammo.studio
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ammo\_HQ
Indie Hackers Post: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/from-1k-a-month-to-35k-in-a-month-for-my-agency-within-6-months-251b083d2b?commentId=-MjC0CVKJpWu7toAYikv
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Ep 91: Bringing your whole self together
After working in corporate for almost 20 years it should come as no surprise that I am still showing up "professionally" with a different persona than I do personally. I hadn't realized how much until today. This episode is all about bringing my whole self to this show and online.
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Ep 90: Interview with Daren Smith, Founder Craftsman Creative
This week I sat down with Daren Smith. By day Daren is a film and television producer, by night he's working on helping creatives build a profitable business through the Craftsman Creative. A collective of courses, and an upcoming book, the Craftsman Creative is teaching and enabling creators to earn a living. A fifteen year journey as a creative has led to finding his why and with it, success.
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Read the book: https://www.craftsmancreative.co
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Ep 89: The awkward phase of moving away from being a full time creator
So you haven't found a way to monetize as a full time creator or you're just ready to move back into a full-time role, now what!? This week I'm sharing the uncomfortable things I feeling and facing as I embrace the job hunt for a full time role.
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Ep 88: Interview with Khe Hy, Founder RadReads
This week I sat down with Khe Hy. Khe has been called Oprah for Millennials by CNN and the Wall Street Guru by Bloomberg. You may know him from his course SuperCharge Your Productivity, known to former students as come for the productivity, stay for the existential. Really SYP is showing us how to do the $10,000/hr work and the importance of asking and knowing your why every step of the way. Khe left Wall Street and today is helping us all transform our how we think about ourselves by asking the tough questions, like what if it was easy.
Connect with Khe: https://twitter.com/khemaridh
10K Summit: https://radreads.co/10k-summit/
Supercharge Your Productivity: https://radreads.co/courses/
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Ep 87: I spent 8 weeks resting
I'm back after 8 weeks away! I've been on an entire content creation break. No podcasts, no newsletter, less social media and a lot of time to rest, think, cry and reassess. The clarity that has come from resting is pretty astounding. I break it all down in this week's episode.
Let me know your thoughts on twitter, Have you ever taken a break and done nothing?
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Ep 15: Interview with Chris, founder of Jetboost.io
This week I sat down with Chris, founder and owner of Jetboost.io. Â Started just a year ago, Chris talks about how Jetboost came to be and how he made the transition from his consulting business to going all in on Jetboost during the pandemic. Â We chat about the rising popularity of the #no-code community, the tools that are springing up left and right. Â
If you're interested in hearing about Webflow, No-Code, Jetboost and small business, this is a must listen! Â Need a NoCode and Webflow community? Come join us on PixelGeek.Community! We'd love to help you!!
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Ep 13: Interview with Andrea, Rocket Science Branding
Interview with Andrea, Rocket Science Branding
This week I sat down with Andrea owner of Rocket Science Branding creating thoughtful and uniques experiential swag to inspire & excite your audience. Â Andrea tells us all about the company, her empathic and consistent messaging and how she is uses that to drive her business forward. Â We dive into how COVID19 impacted her business and the shifts she has had to make.
If you're looking for an in depth conversation about how your branding and marketing effects everything in your business, you don't want to miss this episode! Â Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!
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Website: https://www.rocketsciencebranding.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/rocketsciencebranding
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Ep 12: Interview with Nelson, The Pixel Geek
This week I sat down with Nelson, better known as The Pixel Geek to discuss all things no code. He dives into his design history, his love for sharing his knowledge with the world and why he's launching a Pixel Geek Community to help his mission of making the web beautiful together. If you love design, humans, Webflow, no-code and want to learn more about how to build a community, this episode is for you!
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Ep 11: Interview with Uri, owner of Wallatees
This week I sat down with Uri, owner of Wallatees, a local on-line apparel shop here in San Diego. When the pandemic hit, Uri sprang into action, helping restaurants, adjusting his services to expand to promotional items and tackle on-line marketing. If you're looking for advice on how to pivot as a small business owner, on-line marketing insight and encouragement to just start, this episode is for you!
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Contact Uri today for any promotional or apparel needs!
Website: wallatees.com/wallatees/shop/home | Email:info@wallatees.com | Phone:(619)-940-5556
Instagram: www.instagram.com/wallatees
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wallateesofficial
Twitter: twitter.com/WallaTees
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Ep 10: Interview with Molly Murphy
This week on Talks with SaraNoSocks I sat down with Molly Murphy, a signer, songwriter from Nashville. Â She's working on releasing her first EP and COVID hasn't helped. Â Molly shares how going virtual has impacted her career, how to connect with your audience as a singer when you can't do live shows and what's in store as live shows are limited. Â We chat about whether or not the virtual concert platform is here to stay and how the future of music might change. Â Molly's EP is scheduled to be out by the end of the year and we'll be sure to check back in when it drops!
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Website: https://mollymurphymusic.com
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Ep 9: Interview with Greg Kuchan
This week's episode is an introduction to a new format for Talks With SaraNoSocks. Conversations with small business owners and how their lives have been impacted by COVID bringing everything virtual. This week I sit down with Greg Kuchan where we talk life, real estate  and the new realm of virtual everything.  We dive deep early on, but trust me, you don't want to miss this conversation!
Follow Greg on Instagram (@greg.kuchan). Â Listen to his podcast Grow With Greg for more in-depth discussions with interesting people.
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