Episodes

We’ve talked nonstop about putting in the work but we have NEVER addressed the scariest elephant in the room: TALENT. I’d be lying if I said that my true creative heroes didn’t have some form of talent. In fact, the creatives that most light me up, all seem to have some transcendent innate super …

WARNING THIS IS A WEIRD EPISODE! THERE IS NO EDITING OR MUSIC AND I GET REAAAAAL REAL. LET’S CUT THE CRAP. Every once in awhile I feel the need to do an episode with NO EDITING, NO MUSIC and NO AUDIO TRICKS. WHY? Because it’s VERY IMPORTANT to me that we forever come back to the true pulse of th…

WARNING THIS IS A WEIRD EPISODE! THERE IS NO EDITING OR MUSIC AND I GET REAAAAAL REAL. LET’S CUT THE CRAP. Every once in awhile I feel the need to do an episode with NO EDITING, NO MUSIC and NO AUDIO TRICKS. WHY? Because it’s VERY IMPORTANT to me that we forever come back to the true pulse of th…

Sometimes I wonder if the secret to having great ideas is just developing the ability to notice them when they show up. I think we all have great ideas from time to time but if we haven’t developed the eye to recognize them, we won’t do what it takes to realize them to their full potential. In thi…

Sometimes I wonder if the secret to having great ideas is just developing the ability to notice them when they show up. I think we all have great ideas from time to time but if we haven’t developed the eye to recognize them, we won’t do what it takes to realize them to their full potential. In thi…

TODAY ON THE SHOW I want to explore some territory we’ve touched on in the past in a totally new way. WHY? Because I’ve had some personal breakthroughs on this content that have me PEPPED OUT OF MY MIND!!!!! AND because I believe the content in this show is FOUNDATIONAL to a thriving creative car…

TODAY ON THE SHOW I want to explore some territory we’ve touched on in the past in a totally new way. WHY? Because I’ve had some personal breakthroughs on this content that have me PEPPED OUT OF MY MIND!!!!! AND because I believe the content in this show is FOUNDATIONAL to a thriving creative car…

About a year ago I had this realization: if I had more Instagram followers, everything else I was trying to do would be easier. It was the domino that I had to knock over, to knock over all the others. AND YET I wasn't pumped about it. WHY? Probably the same reasons social media frustrates you: …

About a year ago I had this realization: if I had more Instagram followers, everything else I was trying to do would be easier. It was the domino that I had to knock over, to knock over all the others. AND YET I wasn't pumped about it. WHY? Probably the same reasons social media frustrates you: …

This is one of the questions I get more than any other, and yet I've never done an episode where we attacked it head on! 250 episodes into the show and I finally feel ready to tackle this monster of a topic!! This episode has 6 practical things you can do to actively find your style ON PURPOSE! …

This is one of the questions I get more than any other, and yet I've never done an episode where we attacked it head on! 250 episodes into the show and I finally feel ready to tackle this monster of a topic!! This episode has 6 practical things you can do to actively find your style ON PURPOSE! …

Nothing drives me more crazy than not having enough time to make creative work. Sacrificing quality, deadline stress and lack of margin can ruin what makes a creative career worth having in the first place. In our society MONEY really does mean TIME. If you can make more money, you have the power …

Nothing drives me more crazy than not having enough time to make creative work. Sacrificing quality, deadline stress and lack of margin can ruin what makes a creative career worth having in the first place. In our society MONEY really does mean TIME. If you can make more money, you have the power …

Lisa Congdon RETURNS to the show! In this episode I chat with creative superhero Lisa Congdon about her new book "Find Your Artistic Voice". In this episode we talk about the tips and tricks of finding your creative voice. We chat through: - The essential ingredient of "Openness to Experience" - …

Lisa Congdon RETURNS to the show! In this episode I chat with creative superhero Lisa Congdon about her new book "Find Your Artistic Voice". In this episode we talk about the tips and tricks of finding your creative voice. We chat through: - The essential ingredient of "Openness to Experience" - …

Like all my creative heroes I am standing on the shoulders of my creative heroes! In this episode I go through the 6 talks that changed my creative career, the crucial lesson each one taught me and how it impacted my creative career and a dramatic way. I cut all the fat from this episode and it i…

Like all my creative heroes I am standing on the shoulders of my creative heroes! In this episode I go through the 6 talks that changed my creative career, the crucial lesson each one taught me and how it impacted my creative career and a dramatic way. I cut all the fat from this episode and it i…

Today on the show we have the President of Television at the Jim Henson Company, Halle Stanford!!! For anyone who has listened to half an episode of this podcast knows how huge this is for us! WE ARE THE BIGGEST HENSON FANS! Halle is the executive producer on the new Netflix series The Dark Cryst…

Today on the show we have the President of Television at the Jim Henson Company, Halle Stanford!!! For anyone who has listened to half an episode of this podcast knows how huge this is for us! WE ARE THE BIGGEST HENSON FANS! Halle is the executive producer on the new Netflix series The Dark Cryst…

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” ― Haruki Murakami If you want work that feels like no one else's you need to be consuming totally different influences. You art what you eat! Should you be influenced by your modern her…

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” ― Haruki Murakami If you want work that feels like no one else's you need to be consuming totally different influences. You art what you eat! Should you be influenced by your modern her…

FRIENDS!!! OR SHOULD I SAY FRANDS!? FRAN IS BACK!!!! You're favorite illustrator and YouTuber is BACK on the show and this is a very very special chat. I hung out with Fran while I was in NYC recently and and during one of our chats I flipped on some microphones so I could share this conversation …

FRIENDS!!! OR SHOULD I SAY FRANDS!? FRAN IS BACK!!!! You're favorite illustrator and YouTuber is BACK on the show and this is a very very special chat. I hung out with Fran while I was in NYC recently and and during one of our chats I flipped on some microphones so I could share this conversation …

Today's episode is EXTREMELY SPECIAL! WHY? Because we have a SUPER SPECIAL GUEST: SOPHIE... MY WIFE!! Sophie is reading me questions for this super special episode of Ask Dr. Pizza and it's a delight!! Lot of practical takeaways from this episode, things that have recently helped me gain clarity,…