Converge - The Business of Creativity Podcast

Dane Sanders and Tara Gentile talk about how to use your skills, passion and talent to best serve your customer. The result: great customer relationships.

J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly and Dane Sanders talk about how intentional habit formation can have a big pay off with your finances.

In this episode of Converge, Dane is joined by designer, photographer and creative director, Dan Rubin, as they discuss the creative process.

  Have you ever had a big idea that you were sure would be a success if only you acted on it? That’s exactly what Spencer Boerup, creator of MagMod, did. He acted on his big idea and the result has been wildly successful. Join Spencer and Dane as they talk about getting curious, having an idea, testing it and taking it to market. In this episode, Spencer talks about everything from getting backers through his Kickstarter campaign to the early design phase of MagMod and the risks involved. Be inspired and hear why Spencer thinks anyone can do what he has done. Thanks to Triple Scoop Music for providing the music for today’s show and thanks to our wonderful audio producer Anna Queza of AQreative. Links mentioned on today’s show: MagMod

Photo Credit: @Doug88888 via Compfight cc Buster Benson has been around the block a few times in the online space. As a former Amazon employee and current Twitter employee he has had his hand in all kinds of online projects including six or more of his own personal projects. Some of them have translated into viable businesses and some of them haven’t. Either way, Buster is committed to discovering how we change ourselves. Listen in as Dane talks with Buster about several of his projects, the idea of using data and measured results to solve problems and the idea of beginning with your biggest problem and trying to solve it before jumping into creating a business. As always, thanks to Triple Scoop Music for providing the music for today’s show. Also, a big thanks to Anna Queza our sound engineer over at AQreative for mastering this episode. Sites & projects mentioned on the show: 750words.com 43things.com Pea Brain Robot Co-op Man Versus Himself: a novel

Jen Adrion and Omar Noory call their creative business an accident, but is it really? In this episode Dane talks with Jen and Omar about their seeming haphazard beginnings, the success that has followed and how you can do the same. Discover how they have made a living making the art they love. The kind that comes from that pure creative place that artists long to create from but often don’t because they fear it won’t pay the bills. Hear how they ended up as a featured case study in Chris Guillebeau's $100 Start Up (Chris was also a past Converge guest by the way - worth a listen!) and have gone on to ship over 25K art prints over the last four years. In addition to the inspiration and resource they provide in this episode, be sure to check out their guide for artists, Designed to Sell, if you are a creative looking for how to make your way in the creative world. Special thanks to Jen and Omar for joining us! If you want to reach out to them you can find them on Twitter @TheseAreThings and Facebook. As always thanks to you, our listeners, for supporting the show by listening in, sharing with friends and leaving your comments and ratings on Fast Track Creative and iTunes. Music provided by Triple Scoop Music.

A peek into the life of one extraordinary individual who is living the life of his dreams traveling the world. In this episode of Converge Dane Sanders is joined by creative entrepreneur Jake Jorgovan who up and moved to Mexico to live the life of his dreams.