Episodes

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 this show: SEEING CREATIVE PEOPLE THRIVE IN THEIR CAREERS. ALL THE STRATEGY and BRANDING is good but sometimes it gets in between us and clouds what this is all about. SO TODAY we strip away everything that is crowding the show and it’s just you, me and a mic. THIS IS A LOOOONG EPISODE and I GET REAL FIRED UP. There are some mindset shifts in here that I think have the potential to unlock your next career breakthrough. Topics we cover: - How to sustain momentum and avoid slow times and slumps - How to get over the fear of putting yourself out there - How to get more consistent in your style and voice - How to get a book published - How to find and express your value - How do I find my audie…

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 this show: SEEING CREATIVE PEOPLE THRIVE IN THEIR CAREERS. ALL THE STRATEGY and BRANDING is good but sometimes it gets in between us and clouds what this is all about. SO TODAY we strip away everything that is crowding the show and it’s just you, me and a mic. THIS IS A LOOOONG EPISODE and I GET REAL FIRED UP. There are some mindset shifts in here that I think have the potential to unlock your next career breakthrough. Topics we cover: - How to sustain momentum and avoid slow times and slumps - How to get over the fear of putting yourself out there - How to get more consistent in your style and voice - How to get a book published - How to find and express your value - How do I find my audience

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 this conversation with my friend author and illustrator Joey Ellis we dive into the big idea that’s being driving his career for the past few years. Joey’s new book “Wolfie Monster and The Big Bad Pizza Battle” is OUT NOW and it’s FANTASTIC! This graphic novel is GREAT for kids but it’s also just a beautiful book full of phenomenal art! In this episode we talk about: The true gift of Jim Henson How to leap off your creative heroes Weathering the front lines of critical responses to your work Staying sane through the rollercoaster of creative careers How to hold BIG GOALS and little goals in tension for maximum effect

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 this conversation with my friend author and illustrator Joey Ellis we dive into the big idea that’s being driving his career for the past few years. Joey’s new book “Wolfie Monster and The Big Bad Pizza Battle” is OUT NOW and it’s FANTASTIC! This graphic novel is GREAT for kids but it’s also just a beautiful book full of phenomenal art! In this episode we talk about: The true gift of Jim Henson How to leap off your creative heroes Weathering the front lines of critical responses to your work Staying sane through the rollercoaster of creative careers How to hold BIG GOALS and little goals in tension for maximum effect

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 career. The framework in this episode is a pattern I see in EVERY one of my thriving creative heroes and it’s information I revisit on a WEEKLY BASIS. For that reason I want to DIVE DEEPER into this content. It’s part refresher / part reinvention / part perspective shift. I hope this episode lights you on fire as much as it has me!!! and acts as a catalyst for HUGE creative career breakthrough!! ALSO OUR NEW SKILLSHARE CLASS IS OUT NOW!!!! Today’s episode can be used as BONUS material for the class that enhances your experience OR as standalone content that JAZZES YOU UP WITH TACTICAL PRACTICAL ACTIONABLE TIPS! CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!!!!

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 career. The framework in this episode is a pattern I see in EVERY one of my thriving creative heroes and it’s information I revisit on a WEEKLY BASIS. For that reason I want to DIVE DEEPER into this content. It’s part refresher / part reinvention / part perspective shift. I hope this episode lights you on fire as much as it has me!!! and acts as a catalyst for HUGE creative career breakthrough!!

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: it seems like a random lottery and nothing I ever do seems to have much of an impact. BUT I was determined to reach my goal!!! SO this past year I've been approaching instagram with disciplined intensity, all the while learning as much as I could about what works on this platform. The results were super powerful and in this episode I want to share everything that had an impact on my growth! FYI even if Instagram isn't the platform you want to succeed on, this episode will help you on whichever arena you choose to do social media battle on!

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: it seems like a random lottery and nothing I ever do seems to have much of an impact. BUT I was determined to reach my goal!!! SO this past year I've been approaching instagram with disciplined intensity, all the while learning as much as I could about what works on this platform. The results were super powerful and in this episode I want to share everything that had an impact on my growth! FYI even if Instagram isn't the platform you want to succeed on, this episode will help you on whichever arena you choose to do social media battle on!

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! There are 5 quick ideas in this show that might be exactly what you need to have a style breakthrough today. HOWEVER... THE LAST idea in this episode I am particularly STOKED ABOUT. It comes from a recent experience building a style in a sort of vacuum and from this vantage point I noticed some style fundamentals that I'd never realized before! CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE!!!

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! There are 5 quick ideas in this show that might be exactly what you need to have a style breakthrough today. HOWEVER... THE LAST idea in this episode I am particularly STOKED ABOUT. It comes from a recent experience building a style in a sort of vacuum and from this vantage point I noticed some style fundamentals that I'd never realized before! CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE!!!

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 to slow down and give your creative work and life the time it deserves. In this episode I want to share two quick tactics that have helped me find more time and money and one bigger idea on the subject that's currently blowing my mind!

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 to slow down and give your creative work and life the time it deserves. In this episode I want to share two quick tactics that have helped me find more time and money and one bigger idea on the subject that's currently blowing my mind!

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" - How being fluent in your medium is essential to FLOW state - How quantity leads to quality - AND MUCH MUCH MORE! LISA has SO MUCH creative wisdom! You are going to LOVE THIS!

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" - How being fluent in your medium is essential to FLOW state - How quantity leads to quality - AND MUCH MUCH MORE! LISA has SO MUCH creative wisdom! You are going to LOVE THIS!

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 is a super shot of creative pep!! DRINK UP!!!

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 is a super shot of creative pep!! DRINK UP!!!

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 Crystal: Age of Resistance, and if you haven't seen it, go binge this thing right now! It's a creative masterpiece and a scale of puppetry the world has never seen before! It was an absolute delight to sit down with Halle and pick her brain on all the creative insights she has gained over her years at Henson as a ten time Emmy nominated producer. This episode has a deeply special place in my heart and I am so lucky to get to know Halle! Halle has a soul full of hope and healing and is SUCH a perfect guest for our show! You are going to love her.

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 Crystal: Age of Resistance, and if you haven't seen it, go binge this thing right now! It's a creative masterpiece and a scale of puppetry the world has never seen before! It was an absolute delight to sit down with Halle and pick her brain on all the creative insights she has gained over her years at Henson as a ten time Emmy nominated producer. This episode has a deeply special place in my heart and I am so lucky to get to know Halle! Halle has a soul full of hope and healing and is SUCH a perfect guest for our show! You are going to love 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 heroes and peers or only with your own life? I would say YES... AND MORE! In this episode I run through my Creative Influences Pyramid and share everything I've learned about taking influence in ways that get the most powerful results in my creative practice!!

“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 heroes and peers or only with your own life? I would say YES... AND MORE! In this episode I run through my Creative Influences Pyramid and share everything I've learned about taking influence in ways that get the most powerful results in my creative practice!!

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 with you. PUT YOUR SCUBA GEAR ON CUZ we go DEEP in this one. REAL DEEP. And I think that's good because this is where our most powerful creative work is found! In this episode we cover: - The Pros and Cons of living in the big city as an artist - Where our most powerful creativity is hiding within us - FLOSSING - FLOSSING - AND... MORE FLOSSING!! HAHA TRIGGER WARNING: Fran very graciously shares her experience of growing up with a physically abusive father, so if there's trauma around that subject for you be aware we go into that with a significant amount of detail.

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 with you. PUT YOUR SCUBA GEAR ON CUZ we go DEEP in this one. REAL DEEP. And I think that's good because this is where our most powerful creative work is found! In this episode we cover: - The Pros and Cons of living in the big city as an artist - Where our most powerful creativity is hiding within us - FLOSSING - FLOSSING - AND... MORE FLOSSING!! HAHA TRIGGER WARNING: Fran very graciously shares her experience of growing up with a physically abusive father, so if there's trauma around that subject for you be aware we go into that with a significant amount of detail.

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, take action and create some breakthroughs in my creative career. LOTS OF GOLD NUGGETS in here, including some from my wise partner Sophie. DON'T MISS IT!! We cover: - Finding Your Style and Medium - How to Stop Second Guessing Things - Collaboration Strategies - How Much Should You Share with Your Audience - AND MORE!

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, take action and create some breakthroughs in my creative career. LOTS OF GOLD NUGGETS in here, including some from my wise partner Sophie. DON'T MISS IT!! We cover: - Finding Your Style and Medium - How to Stop Second Guessing Things - Collaboration Strategies - How Much Should You Share with Your Audience - AND MORE!