The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

How does an entrepreneur go from starting a business to wanting to run for president? Andrew Yang discusses the journey his life has taken from “scrappy entrepreneur-type” to a 2020 presidential candidate. He talks about what sparked his interest in running for office, the growing student loan debt, the shifting technological and economical policies, and much more. Andrew Yang.mp3 | Convert audio-to-text with Sonix I had not spent time in Michigan or Ohio or Louisiana or Alabama or western Pennsylvania before starting Venture for America and I saw firsthand the aftermath of the automation of millions of manufacturing jobs where a place like Detroit was built for a population of one point seven million people and it now has six or two to eighty thousand people. So despite the heroic efforts on the ground a lot of parts of Detroit you look up and they just blasted out abandoned neighborhoods. And so I thought oh my gosh like the devastation in these communities and not just economic devastation but there was a lot of human devastation and cultural devastation. There's a lot of despair a lot of anger. And so when Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 I looked into the numbers and I found that the single biggest variable that explain the movement towards Trump in Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and Wisconsin was the adoption of industrial robots in each voting district where the more you'd automated away jobs the more people moved towards Trump. And you're on the West Coast and we know this but my friends in Silicon Valley are 100 percent confident that we are going to automate away millions more jobs in retail truck driving and transportation customer service food prep and on and off throughout the economy. And I realize that we're in the third inning of the greatest economic and technological transition in human history and the third inning has already given us Donald Trump. And it's only going to accelerate and take off as artificial intelligence gets better and better. And so I went to our political leaders and said Guys this is the core problem. We've automated away four million manufacturing jobs in the swing states and we're about to triple down on that. What are we going to do. And the political leadership that I met with including many Democrats really didn't have any answer like they do. They just were. Completely unequipped with trying to address this which in a way you know it shouldn't be shocking because this is an unprecedented level of change. But some of the answers were just so dispiriting they were like We can't talk about this. We should study this more. I mean things that are just ridiculous on the face and then the third big one was that we need to educate and retrain Americans for the jobs of the future. And as you know from having read my book I looked into the data on federally funded retraining programs and we're really really terrible at it. The success rates are between zero and thirty seven percent and fewer than 10 percent of workers qualify. So are our political leaders are suggesting a fantasy to the biggest set of economic and technological changes in history. And so that's when I realized that someone needed to bring real

Are you in the middle of your “dark night of the soul” moment of your life? Emylee Williams can relate, and she’s in the process of navigating the choppy waters of entrepreneurship. Emylee shares her story about marriage, adoption, hitting a wall in your own business, and much more. Emylee Williams is the co-founder of the Think Creative Collective. She and her husband are adoptive parents to a little girl. Are you in the middle of your “dark night of the soul” moment of your life? Emylee Williams can relate, and she’s in the process of navigating the choppy waters of entrepreneurship. Emylee shares her story about marriage, adoption, hitting a wall in your own business, and much more. Emylee Williams is the co-founder of the Think Creative Collective. She and her husband are adoptive parents to a little girl.

Gender dynamics are a very complex issue that we’ve only really begun to grapple with over the last several decades. Nas Tavakoli-Far makes studying gender roles and how we all communicate and interact with each other one of her main focuses, and she’s learned a great deal through her discussions. She shares her ideas on that, life in an immigrant family, media, and much more. Nas Tavakoli-Far is a journalist and host/producer of The Gender Knot Podcast. She also presents and hosts for the BBC World Service radio. You can follow her on Twitter @NTavakoliFar Gender dynamics are a very complex issue that we’ve only really begun to grapple with over the last several decades. Nas Tavakoli-Far makes studying gender roles and how we all communicate and interact with each other one of her main focuses, and she’s learned a great deal through her discussions. She shares her ideas on that, life in an immigrant family, media, and much more. Nas Tavakoli-Far is a journalist and host/producer of The Gender Knot Podcast. She also presents and hosts for the BBC World Service radio. You can follow her on Twitter @NTavakoliFar

Srini’s newest book, An Audience of One, is out now! Take a listen to an excerpt from Srini’s latest book, and if you have an Audible subscription, you can now download the audiobook of An Audience of One for just one credit! Srini’s newest book, An Audience of One, is out now! Take a listen to an excerpt from Srini’s latest book, and if you have an Audible subscription, you can now download the audiobook of An Audience of One for just one credit!

Money is a sensitive topic for many. How can those in poverty or those who live paycheck to paycheck still find joy? And how are billionaires sometimes some of the unhappiest people? Brian Portnoy has studied finances and money, and he’s mastered the art of simplifying the complex discussions and topics around money. He discusses the difference between being rich and being wealthy, finding joy in your circumstances, and much more. Hello Fresh – Want to cook healthy meals but don’t know where to start? Turn to Hello Fresh. All their ingredients come pre-measured, and those ingredients are fresh and responsibly chosen. For $60 off, visit hellofresh.com/unmistakable60 and use the promo code “unmistakable60.” Brian Portnoy is an expert at simplifying the complex world of money. He’s the author of two books, The Investor’s Paradox and his most recent book The Geometry of Wealth. Money is a sensitive topic for many. How can those in poverty or those who live paycheck to paycheck still find joy? And how are billionaires sometimes some of the unhappiest people? Brian Portnoy has studied finances and money, and he’s mastered the art of simplifying the complex discussions and topics around money. He discusses the difference between being rich and being wealthy, finding joy in your circumstances, and much more. Hello Fresh – Want to cook healthy meals but don’t know where to start? Turn to Hello Fresh. All their ingredients come pre-measured, and those ingredients are fresh and responsibly chosen. For $60 off, visit hellofresh.com/unmistakable60 and use the promo code “unmistakable60.” Brian Portnoy is an expert at simplifying the complex world of money. He’s the author of two books, The Investor’s Paradox and his most recent book The Geometry of Wealth.

The world we live in now is full of distractions, but not all of them are as disruptive as you might think. Chris Bailey is a productivity expert, and he’s mastered the art of being more efficient and productive despite the ever-growing list of distractions we face daily. He discusses how to find your most productive self, discovering success, and much more. Chris Bailey: How to be More Productive in a Distracted World You know we all have so many data points in our past. And you know I look at everything through the lens of productivity. But you know this is what I so often find in writing about productivity is you know people want to focus more and people want to have more energy and people want to be more motivated by their work. But and so they try to look forward into the future to find ways to become more productive and more focused and more passion about what they do instead of looking behind and noticing wait. Every time I've been fired up about my work I was you know doing a podcast and maybe I should start a podcast. Every time I've been productive I've been taming distractions or have been on a deadline maybe I should find more deadlines or seek out ways to make my work a bit more threatening. You know every time I've had a ton of energy to bring to my work I've been taking a lot of breaks at work. I've been having a consistent exercise regimen or a meditation regimen maybe I should pick that back up. So yeah like you said we have all these data points but we just need to look back for them it seems weird to kind of look into the past but that's how we lift our lives up to this point and if we want to find a direction and a trajectory that's different from where we are that's more productive that's more focus that's more meaningful. I think that's a great place to start. I'm sure any route and this is the unmistakable creative Pottasch where you get a window into the stories and insights of the most innovative and creative minds who started movements built thriving businesses written best selling books and created insanely interesting. For more check out our 500 episode archive unmistakable creator Hey it's Srini. I know that you have heard me talking about my new book an audience of one. Reclaiming creativity for its own sake. So I want to tell you a little bit about the book. Have you ever heard an episode of The unmistakable creative and learned something and thought you want to apply that thing to your life and then suddenly forgot it. Well this book really is a blueprint of all the best advice that I've ever gotten from unmistakable creative guest for how to improve your habits for how to be more productive for how to avoid distractions for how to be more creative and you can download a free chapter at unmistakable creative dot com slash audience. Again that's unmistakable creative dot com slash audience and the book comes out on August 7. Chris welcome to the unmistakable critic. Thanks so much for taking the time

Would you like to sleep better, have less stress, have better digestion, and just feel better all around? Ananta Ripa Ajmera has unlocked the secrets to living a healthier, more beneficial life and wants to share her discovery. Through an optimized diet and practices from yoga, Ananta has helped people earn a healthier body, mind, and soul. Ananta Ripa Ajmera is author of the bestselling book The Ayurveda Way. She is a Certified Ayurveda Health Practitioner and Yoga Instructor who continues to study closely with Acharya Shunya, a renowned master teacher whose lineage extends back to ancient India. Would you like to sleep better, have less stress, have better digestion, and just feel better all around? Ananta Ripa Ajmera has unlocked the secrets to living a healthier, more beneficial life and wants to share her discovery. Through an optimized diet and practices from yoga, Ananta has helped people earn a healthier body, mind, and soul. Ananta Ripa Ajmera is author of the bestselling book The Ayurveda Way. She is a Certified Ayurveda Health Practitioner and Yoga Instructor who continues to study closely with Acharya Shunya, a renowned master teacher whose lineage extends back to ancient India.

How do we reach our peak potential in our every day lives and in a business setting? According to Ann Van Eron, it involves several factors that most people overlook. Everything from understanding others’ perspectives to helping develop leaders goes into reaching your peak potential and achieving an “oasis state.” She shares her background, her philosophies on management and team-building, and much more. Ann Van Eron founded Potentials in 1984 to assist organizations and individuals to better understand and fully develop their capabilities. She’s also the author of OASIS Conversations. How do we reach our peak potential in our every day lives and in a business setting? According to Ann Van Eron, it involves several factors that most people overlook. Everything from understanding others’ perspectives to helping develop leaders goes into reaching your peak potential and achieving an “oasis state.” She shares her background, her philosophies on management and team-building, and much more. Ann Van Eron founded Potentials in 1984 to assist organizations and individuals to better understand and fully develop their capabilities. She’s also the author of OASIS Conversations.

Life can be a long, complicated series of events for everyone, and that’s been especially true for Cal Fussman. His journey has taken him to exotic places, seen him talk to extraordinary people, and helped him understand humanity a little better. He shares his adventures and insights about how we view and share information, storytelling, and much more. Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Cal Fussman is a journalist and author. He is a Writer at Large for Esquire magazine, known for the What I’ve Learned column, where he interviews leaders in various fields including Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jeff Bezos, Tom Hanks, and many others. He also hosts his own podcast, Big Questions.  Life can be a long, complicated series of events for everyone, and that’s been especially true for Cal Fussman. His journey has taken him to exotic places, seen him talk to extraordinary people, and helped him understand humanity a little better. He shares his adventures and insights about how we view and share information, storytelling, and much more. Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Cal Fussman is a journalist and author. He is a Writer at Large for Esquire magazine, known for the What I’ve Learned column, where he interviews leaders in various fields including Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jeff Bezos, Tom Hanks, and many others. He also hosts his own podcast, Big Questions. 

Has your inbox taken over your life? Does just thinking about checking your email give you incredible anxiety? Do you find yourself checking your email over and over again to the point where it’s keeping you from accomplishing your actual tasks? Then Jocelyn Glei is here to help. She joins us to discuss how to take back control of your inbox and how to get real work done. Jocelyn K. Glei is a writer who’s obsessed with work, careers,and creativity. She is the author of 4 books, including Unsubscribe: How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done.  Has your inbox taken over your life? Does just thinking about checking your email give you incredible anxiety? Do you find yourself checking your email over and over again to the point where it’s keeping you from accomplishing your actual tasks? Then Jocelyn Glei is here to help. She joins us to discuss how to take back control of your inbox and how to get real work done. Jocelyn K. Glei is a writer who’s obsessed with work, careers,and creativity. She is the author of 4 books, including Unsubscribe: How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done. 

What is life like as a transgender non-binary person? Rae Senarighi joins us to discuss the challenges that face transgender people, how families, friends, and strangers can be more accepting and understanding of the transgender experience, and how compassion and empathy define relationships. Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Rae Senarighi is a transgender non-binary artist currently based in Portland, OR. He is best known for vivid colorful abstracts, intricate typography and vivid portraiture. Rae began his studies at the University of Montana in 2000 and finished his BFA at the Art Institute of Seattle in 2009, receiving a Hall of Fame Award in 2011. His art has been internationally published in Cell, Nature and Science magazines and his graphic design and typography have been key features at Elevate Your Brand and Peaceful Media. What is life like as a transgender non-binary person? Rae Senarighi joins us to discuss the challenges that face transgender people, how families, friends, and strangers can be more accepting and understanding of the transgender experience, and how compassion and empathy define relationships. Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Rae Senarighi is a transgender non-binary artist currently based in Portland, OR. He is best known for vivid colorful abstracts, intricate typography and vivid portraiture. Rae began his studies at the University of Montana in 2000 and finished his BFA at the Art Institute of Seattle in 2009, receiving a Hall of Fame Award in 2011. His art has been internationally published in Cell, Nature and Science magazines and his graphic design and typography have been key features at Elevate Your Brand and Peaceful Media.

Neeta Bhushan’s childhood was full of adversity. From losing both her mother and brother before she had turned 19 to facing homelessness, Neeta has had to navigate many trials in life. How has she done it? She shares her experiences with adversity and the power of emotional grit. Casper – The quality of your sleep impacts every facet of your life. The Casper mattress will be one of the best investments you’ll ever make. Their mattresses provide the right amount of sink and bounce, and they’re affordable as well. Get $50 towards select mattresses by visiting casper.com/unmistakable and use the promo code “unmistakable.” Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a former cosmetic dentist turned best-selling author, international speaker, social entrepreneur, the advocate of emotional health, and leadership coach. She’s the author of the best-selling book Emotional GRIT. You can follow her on Twitter @NeetaBhushan Neeta Bhushan’s childhood was full of adversity. From losing both her mother and brother before she had turned 19 to facing homelessness, Neeta has had to navigate many trials in life. How has she done it? She shares her experiences with adversity and the power of emotional grit. Casper – The quality of your sleep impacts every facet of your life. The Casper mattress will be one of the best investments you’ll ever make. Their mattresses provide the right amount of sink and bounce, and they’re affordable as well. Get $50 towards select mattresses by visiting casper.com/unmistakable and use the promo code “unmistakable.” Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a former cosmetic dentist turned best-selling author, international speaker, social entrepreneur, the advocate of emotional health, and leadership coach. She’s

Sarah Peck joined the show as the Unmistakable Podcast was recorded live in front of an audience in New York City! She spoke about childhood, becoming a parent and how that changes your way of thinking, her creative process, and much more. Sarah Peck is a writer, open water swimmer, designer-entrepreneur, and urban nerd who is on a mission is to find and capture insights from everyday, extraordinary living and share them with others.  Sarah Peck joined the show as the Unmistakable Podcast was recorded live in front of an audience in New York City! She spoke about childhood, becoming a parent and how that changes your way of thinking, her creative process, and much more. Sarah Peck is a writer, open water swimmer, designer-entrepreneur, and urban nerd who is on a mission is to find and capture insights from everyday, extraordinary living and share them with others. 

Srini Rao, creator and host of the Unmistakable Creative Podcast, is the guest rather than the host for this episode! He discusses his latest book, Audience of One, and details why it’s important to pursue creative ventures for their own sake rather than only doing things so you can put them on a resume. He also discusses the importance of flow, mastering distraction, and much more. Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, and find out about more about the pre-order bonuses you get as an Unmistakable Creative listener by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Srini Rao is the creator and host of the Unmistakable Creative Podcast. He’s the author of several books, and his newest book, An Audience of One, hits shelves this week. Srini Rao, creator and host of the Unmistakable Creative Podcast, is the guest rather than the host for this episode! He discusses his latest book, Audience of One, and details why it’s important to pursue creative ventures for their own sake rather than only doing things so you can put them on a resume. He also discusses the importance of flow, mastering distraction, and much more. Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, and find out about more about the pre-order bonuses you get as an Unmistakable Creative listener by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Srini Rao is the creator and host of the Unmistakable Creative Podcast. He’s the author of several books, and his newest book, An Audience of One, hits shelves this week.

If you want to hear from a truly innovative thinker in the field of creativity, look no further than Chase Jarvis. His breakthroughs in creative thinking have allowed many to forge new paths in creative ventures and find their way in the world. But it’s not always about finding the road less traveled; sometimes the risky thing is actually doing things the traditional way. Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, and find out about more about the pre-order bonuses you get as an Unmistakable Creative listener by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Chase Jarvis is an award winning photographer and the Founder/CEO of CreativeLive. Learn about the big thinking and breakthroughs that allow creative geniuses to break the mold in his free video series 30 Days of Genius.  If you want to hear from a truly innovative thinker in the field of creativity, look no further than Chase Jarvis. His breakthroughs in creative thinking have allowed many to forge new paths in creative ventures and find their way in the world. But it’s not always about finding the road less traveled; sometimes the risky thing is actually doing things the traditional way. Audience of One – Download a FREE chapter of Srini’s new book, An Audience of One, and find out about more about the pre-order bonuses you get as an Unmistakable Creative listener by visiting unmistakable.com/audience. Chase Jarvis is an award winning photographer and the Founder/CEO of CreativeLive. Learn about the big thinking and breakthroughs that allow creative geniuses to break the mold in his free video series 30 Days of Genius.