Converge Podcast

Dr. Tim Brown, inventor of Intelliskin, joins Dane Sanders to talk about the anatomy of the creative entrepreneur and the risks and rewards of invention.

Dane is joined by Cliff Ravenscraft, the Podcast Answerman, to talk about starting a successful podcast and why audio is the most visual artistic medium.

Veronica Corzo-Duchardt of Winter Bureau and Podcast Thing joins Dane Sanders to talk about carving a path to becoming an artist.

Ryan Delk of Gumroad and Dane Sanders dive into why caring about the story is crucial for any business.

Dane Sanders is joined by Nathan Kontny, developer, creative and CEO of Highrise, to talk about how to develop strategic processes as an entrepreneur.

Chase Reeves of Fizzle joins Dane Sanders to talk about how to serve your audience well.

Dane Sanders is joined by Chris Palmieri of hi.co to talk about the progression of the creative process and what it takes to get that right.

Dane Sanders is joined by author and speaker, Michael Yankoski to talk about his highly experiential creative process and how it has impacted his life and creative work.

You are a writer. Sure, you may not be a writer in the traditional sense as it relates to publishing books or articles for publication. Maybe you don’t even have a blog or website where you publish content. Maybe you do. Either way, writing is a core human technology. It’s something we all do on some level. It’s a necessity. Ann Handley, author, speaker, curator, marketer, taste maker and generally awesome person, joins Dane in this episode of Converge. They talk about Ann’s journey from college, to publishing her latest book and many things in between. They also get into ideas around writing and content marketing. Ann shares her thoughts about the myth that writing is only for the chosen few. They also talk about Ann’s new book Everybody Writes and it’s applications for both marketers in large companies and soloprenuers trying to reach their audiences. If you want to find more of Ann’s work you can find her at annhandley.com, Marketing Profs and on Twitter @annhandley or @marketingprofs. Also, if you're in Boston in October, I'll be speaking at her B2B Marketing Forum. Come say hi! Last thing: If you catch this episode before her book launch on September 15, 2014, you may still be able to get the free prize pack she is sending out to those that pre-order. Her swag is killer! Find out more at everybodywrites.com. Thanks to Triple Scoop Music for providing the music for today’s show and thanks to our wonderful audio producer Anna Queza of AQreative.

Dane and Grant explore the power of enthusiasm as it relates to creative work. Grant even shares about his experience working with Seth Godin for two weeks.

Dane Sanders and David duChemin talk about living a creative life, the creative process and how who you are and what you do are so closely intertwined.

Listen as Dane talks with Lisa about how she became an artist at her kitchen table and how it has grown to what it is today. They cover the struggles Lisa faced early in her journey as well as the new struggles she began to face as her success grew.

Gretchen Rubin joins Dane Sanders to explore ideas around pursuing happiness and building habits.

Dane Sanders and guest, Charles Lee, talk about what to do with your business ideas and how to test them.

There is no denying the creative landscape has changed and is continuing to change. The tools needed to create are available to anyone able to scrape up a few hundred dollars. In this episode of Converge join Dane Sanders as he talks with marketing genius Seth Godin about what it takes to market yourself in a market that is not only saturated but in a world where your clients often have the same tools at their disposal as you do. In addition, they explore how to battle the resistance we creatives often face when trying to seriously make a go of the business of creativity.