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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.

Books mentioned on the show: 

The War of Art

The Artists Way

Connect with Daren:https://twitter.com/darentsmith

Read the book: https://www.craftsmancreative.co

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I have to say Sara was the best podcast interviewer I’ve had. And she is a woman of her word and going to release the pod soon! Thank you for allowing me to share my story @saranosocks. I think you’re awesome at this.

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"Sara is an absolute delight to collaborate with. In addition to having a wonderful attitude, she's extremely sharp and attentive to details. She impressed me with her ability to rapidly shift gears and provide insightful perspectives, keeping the team on track and primed for innovation."

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With her years of knowledge, dedication to learning, and empathetic mindset, Sara has proven to be a great asset within the realm of product strategy and management. She eloquently balances her expertise at the intersection of business, technology, and user experience, and employs radical candor to truly get the job done and done well. She a phenomenal team player and is one of those people you always want on your team. Given the chance, I would leap at the opportunity to work with her again.

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With her years of knowledge, dedication to learning, and empathetic mindset, Sara has proven to be a great asset within the realm of product strategy and management. She eloquently balances her expertise at the intersection of business, technology, and user experience, and employs radical candor to truly get the job done and done well. She a phenomenal team player and is one of those people you always want on your team. Given the chance, I would leap at the opportunity to work with her again.

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"There is a balance between management, technology, and design, and Sara just gets it. Her constant empathy for users helped keep our products aligned and focused, and she has a clear understanding on how to produce highly functioning teams."

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Sara is a wonderful podcast host and has amazing insights, great questions and is really fun to talk with. Thank you Sara for having me on the show. I really enjoyed our chat!

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I've worked with, collaborated and hired Sara on numerous projects over the past couple of years on community and operations related projects. She's a pleasure to work with!

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What's it all about?

I started Talks with SaraNoSocks with one goal in mind: share other's stories! We all hear the "overnight success" stories, but there is a huge piece of the puzzle they're leaving out! What happened before you hit it big? Surely failure is a part of your journey! Hear what it's like to try and fail. These are open and honest discussions around the failure we all experience, but we're too afraid to share. My goal, to expose the "sticky middle", show you everyone fails and you can turn that into success.

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Monday's

Every Monday I chat about my own journey becoming a small business owner and my fails along the way. It's on YouTube or listen along on your favorite podcast platform.

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In between episodes I'm busy as a freelance web designer and no code content creator for Makerpad. I share thoughts from the shows and what I'm up to. Follow along!

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Friday's

Every Friday I sit down with amazing humans who are freelancers, makers, entrepreneurs and small business owners sharing how their failure created success.

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Ep 27: Interview with Jelmer Pe, Co-Founder Venturism.io

This week I sat down with Jelmer Pe, a venture builder by day at Bundl have helped to launch 20+ start-ups over the last 5 years.   By night he's a co-founder of venturism.io and on a mission to help no code makers find a structure to validate fast and build their success.

He shared how his design and corporate past helped shape and build his innovative and maker future.  He had great insight into the landscape of the no code space and it's struggles as a young field and how he's building products to solve those issues.

This episode is for you if you are a struggling to find your audience, validate your products, or want build a start-up. 

Connect with Jelmer:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JelmerPe

Website: http://venturism.io/

Substack: https://venturism.substack.com


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Ep 26: Interview with Kieran, Founder of LaunchMBA

This week I sat down with Kieran Ball, Founder of LaunchMBA.  By day he's a co-founder running his own business, and by night he is a prolific #nocode maker, shipping fast and creating communities.  

This was a deep discussion where Kieran shared all this lessons around building products that went no where, but taught him what not to do next time, how he found success with no code in just one year and how the LaunchMBA Community came to be.

This episode is for you if you're afraid to fail, not sure how to get started in#nocode or want to know how launch a successful community.


Connect with Kieran:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nocodelife

LaunchMBA Website:http://launchmba.co

LaunchMBA Twitter:https://twitter.com/LaunchMBA


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Ep 25: Interview with Diego Diaz, Head of Community at Ycode

This week I sat down with Diego Diaz, Head of Community at Ycode by day, No Coder by night.  Ycode is new no code web app builder launching very soon.  By night, Diego is hard at work in his maker journey using No Code to see his ideas come to life.  

We chatted about how he landed the job at Ycode after a successful cold email, the power of community and how No Code is changing his future.  This episode is for you if you're new in your journey, not sure how to break into the No Code space or want to know how successful communities are built.

Connect with Diego:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/the1diegodiaz

Medium Blog Post: https://diegodiazwrites.medium.com/how-one-tweet-and-a-cold-email-landed-me-my-dream-job-c54c77fe6be

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Ep 24: Interview with Sahiba Sethi, Founder HelloMeets

This week I sat down with Sahiba Sethi, Found of Hello Meets.  HelloMeets started in 2015 and is a startup community bringing experts to share their latest actionable insights with startup professionals over live meetups.  They have done 800+ meetups so far. Before COVID they were offline & were doing meetups in India, Canada and Singapore.  Presently they are doing 30 online meetups every month :)

Sahiba shared her learnings on what it takes to build a community, how to pivot from in person to online and what the future holds for Hello Meets.

This episode is for you if you're interested in community building, want to learn about how to identify trends to stay top of mind and how to successfully engage with others.

Connect with Sahiba:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sahibasethi7

HelloMeets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelloMeets

HelloMeets Website: hellomeets.com
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Ep 23: Interview with Kat, Founder BETO

This week I sat down with Kat, the Founder of BETO  no code tool to help avoid the embarrassment of forgetting the small details.  By day Kat is and by night she is getting BETO off the ground.  A self proclaimed "ideas person", after three years of sitting on her idea, she shared how she is using no code tools to bring her idea to an MVP while having a full time job.

This episode is for you if you're scared about talking about your idea, unsure of how to find support and how no code can make your idea a reality!

Connect with Kat

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatAnnaK2

Website: https://www.wearebeto.io

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Ep 22: Interview with Emily Lonetto, Founder Growth Toronto

This week on I sat down with Emily Lonetto, who by day is, Head of Growth, Partnerships + Community at Voiceflow.  Voiceflow is a #NoCode platform to design, prototype and build voice apps for you applications such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Trusted by some folks you may have heard of: Amazon, NPR, NewYork Times, Matel and Best Buy just to name a few.  If you're looking for a way to design your voice experience, Voiceflow has you covered.

By night Emily is the Founder of Growth Toronto, the largest community of Growth practitioners in Canada and a self proclaimed #NoCode Geek.  She has many creative outlets including design, a booming sticker business, teaching no code to budding entrepreneurs and growing communities.

This episode is for you if want to know how to build and grow a community, how no code tools can help you build out your idea quickly, and why now is the best time to explore new opportunities.

Get in Touch with Emily

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/EmilyLonetto 

Website: https://www.emilylonetto.com

Growth TO: https://www.growthtoronto.com

Get in touch with Voiceflow:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VoiceflowHQ

Website: https://www.voiceflow.com


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Ep 21: Interview with Michael Novotny, Founder of The Lean Side Project

This week I sat down with Michael J Novotny, Founder of The Lean Side Project the step by step guide to launching your no code project.  He's a Product Manager by day shipping digital products to millions of users for a major sports league in the US.  By night,  he's a no code maker, founder of a startup and using his experience in each role to fuel the other.  

This episode is for you if you're not sure how to get started in No Code, if you want to learn how to keep impostor syndrome at bay and if you want to learn how to use the power of your story to become a maker.  He shares how he's used the power of listening, learning and community to build the Lean Side Project with many lessons along the way.


Connect with Michael:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelJNovotny

The Lean Side Project: https://theleansideproject.com

Side Project Stack: https://sideprojectstack.com

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Ep 20: The Importance of Investing in Yourself

In this week's solo episode I'm pulling back the curtains once again on the status of SaraNoSocks LLC for the past few months, spoiler alert I'm chatting more $0 months.  I'm in a building phase which means, lots of investing in myself. I chat about what investing in myself looks like and why you can never lose when you invest in yourself.

I would love if you would subscribe, rate and review!

Connect with Sara:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/saranosocks

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFhre2AtdwJ-a70igsRoA4g

Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saranosocks

Work with Her Her:https://www.saranosocks.com

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Ep 19: Interview with Mubs, Designer, Developer, Maker

This week on I am joined by Mubashar Iqbal, better known as Mubs. If you're not on Twitter, let's give you a short background.  Mubs describes himself simply as "I design, I develop, I make."  With 96 projects to date, ProductHunt's maker of the year for 2016 and runner up in 2015 and 2017, he knows a thing or two about building.  His most recent project is One Hour SaaS, and as the name implies, he's building a SaaS business in just one hour a day.

This episode is for you if you're struggling to start building, want to know what it's like to have a side hustle that is just passion projects, not paying the bills and how community plays a role in the journey.

Connect with Mubs:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mubashariqbal

One Hour SaaS: https://onehoursaas.com

Website: https://iworkedon.com/@mubashariqbal

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Ep 18: Interview with Max, One Hand Wonder Man

This week I sat down with Max, better know as the One Hand Wonder Man.  With a background in advertising, Squarespace design and freelancing, he recently launched a new coaching business aimed at helping freelancers succeed.  This episode is for you if you're thinking about freelancing, new to freelancing or curious about the opportunity freelancing brings.  We break down all the myths and give you the hard facts around what freelancing really is.

Need support on your freelance journey?  Contact Max below :

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onehandwonderman/

Website: https://www.onehandwonderman.com

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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.

Books mentioned on the show: 

The War of Art

The Artists Way

Connect with Daren:https://twitter.com/darentsmith

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.  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.  We chat about the rising popularity of the #no-code community, the tools that are springing up left and right.  

If you're interested in hearing about Webflow, No-Code, Jetboost and small business, this is a must listen!  Need a NoCode and Webflow community? Come join us on PixelGeek.Community! We'd love to help you!!

Connect with Chris:

Check out Jetboost.io

Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_spags

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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.  Andrea tells us all about the company, her empathic and consistent messaging and how she is uses that to drive her business forward.  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!  Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!

Get in touch with Andrea and Rocket Science Branding:

Website: https://www.rocketsciencebranding.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rocketsciencebranding

Facebook: http://facebook.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!
Love this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review!

The Pixel Geek Community launches soon and you don't want to miss it!

Sign up today for The Pixel Geek Community: https://www.pixelgeek.community

Follow Pixel Geek on YouTube: www.youtube.com/pixelgeek

Buy him a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/pixelgeek

Connect on Twitter: twitter.com/thepixelgeek

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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!
Love this episode? Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!!
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.  She's working on releasing her first EP and COVID hasn't helped.  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.  We chat about whether or not the virtual concert platform is here to stay and how the future of music might change.  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!

Share your support on social media and give Molly a follow!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mollymurphymusic8/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollymurphymusic/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MollyMurphMusic

Website: https://mollymurphymusic.com

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mollymurphymusic


Connect with Sara

Twitter: https://twitter.com/saranosocks

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saranosocks

Website: saranosocks.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).  Listen to his podcast Grow With Greg for more in-depth discussions with interesting people.

As always, don't forget to subscribe rate and review, share with your social media family and say hi!

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