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Let your brain think to find your passion

“And if you’re looking for your passion or what you care about, I encourage you to just carve out the time so you can think. Have time to be bored so that your brain can go in new ways.”

In this clip from episode 50 of our podcast, ex-pro skier and partner and head of community at Summit, Langely McNeal, offers great advice for creators searching for something they’re passionate about by spending time thinking.

Re-listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts as we talk about healthy habits, the effects physical activity and extreme situations have on the flow state, and the power of meditation and mental fitness. We also talk about journaling, creating live and online experiences for group connections, and creating genuine connections over video chats.

Listen to episode 50 on Apple Podcasts here: Healthy Habits For Optimal Performance, How Journaling Helps Find Purpose, And How To Create Genuine Connections Over Video Chat‪s‬

Authentic Community Growth, Fitness & Creativity, And The Importance Of Finding Your True North

Our next podcast guest this week is Justin Rimon, podcast host and producer of the “Just Trek Podcast”! The “Just Trek Podcast” explores the many inspirational adventures and stories hikers, explorers, and travelers partake in the outdoors. Justin is also an event producer, experiential marketer, and former manager of the popular dance group, I.aM.mE, and former community manager at Trip.com.

In this episode, we talk about how authentic engagement helps build communities, why networking is important, and the importance of finding your true north.

Link to episode 38 on Apple Podcasts here: Authentic Community Growth, Fitness & Creativity, And The Importance Of Finding Your True North

Finding Your Creative Niche

“You have to talk about something specifically. All your subject matter has to be around something specifically. Because that’s why people are gonna wanna come to you. Because you’re the expert on that thing.”

This quote came from podcast host Ryan Helms as he emphasized the importance of finding a specific topic as the subject of your podcast to grow a niche audience that uniquely separates you from the general podcast audience. As an experienced podcaster, Ryan Helms is no stranger to the business of podcasting with three podcast-related businesses: Melville.App, Legacy Podcasting, and Hustle to Freedom Podcast.

Revisit this episode as we talked about his journey from a 9-5 job with a side hustle to a full-time podcaster and content business owner, the importance of delegation to scale your business, and how continually evolving company with your offerings to stay ahead of your competition.

Listen to the full episode here: Scaling Up A Side Hustle To A Full-Time Business, Staying Ahead With Innovation, And The Scope For Podcasting As A Business

How Film-Making Skills Help In Other Domains, Finding Value In Everyone You Meet, And The Importance Of Expanding Influence

Come listen to episode 28 of our inspiring podcast and take away some sound career advice with guest Billy Samoa! In addition to being an entrepreneur, filmmaker, and coach, Billy is the host of his podcast called Insight Out and a company called Insight Media to help people who are starting their journey. He also sold his feature film for distribution and is the lead of SolarCity’s onboarding program. Join the discussion as we talk about how filmmaking skills helped him become a top salesperson, the importance of serving others and building relationships to expand influence, and that everyone you meet has something to offer.

The full episode is available to listen here: How Film-Making Skills Help In Other Domains, Finding Value In Everyone You Meet, And The Importance Of Expanding Influence

A Friendly And Positive Demeanor Counts

“Don’t just show up to a shoot, then don’t ever say goodbye, leave and be like “here are you files”. I’ve dealt with so many other filmmakers, they just have bad attitudes... that’s not the way to be. Be cool because it comes back”.

That quote came from Michael Reiken’s take on how a friendly demeanor goes a long way at an interview/work environment. Michael Reiken is a filmmaker and an entrepreneur that runs a media company called Aristokat Media. Additionally, he owns a teeth whitening company called White Smile. Revisit this podcast interview to hear us discuss about making the best video content with inexpensive equipment, the importance of working at bigger companies to learn how to be a professional when you have your own business, remaining patient when building a company/product, and being okay with lower pay rate jobs to build a network and relationship with clients. 

The full episode is available here: Balancing Creativity With Business, Gaining Experience Through Office Jobs, And Taking Lower Rates For Strategic Networking

Balancing Creativity With Business, Gaining Experience Through Office Jobs, And Taking Lower Rates For Strategic Networking

Last week, we featured a few posts about not needing expensive equipment to start on video marketing! In our latest podcast episode with Michael Reiken, we managed to delve a bit further into that subject. Michael Reiken is a filmmaker and entrepreneur with his own media company (Aristokat Media) and a teeth whitening company (White Smile). The rest of the interview included discussions on the importance of working at bigger companies to gain insight on how to be a professional for your own business, staying patient while building your own company/product and why it’s fine to take a lower-paying job if there is an opportunity to network and build relationships with clients.

The full episode is on Apple Podcasts at Creative Haven here: Balancing Creativity With Business, Gaining Experience Through Office Jobs, And Taking Lower Rates For Strategic Networking