Podcasts by Creative Pep Talk

201 - How to Find Your Gift from 2022-03-07T11:20:39.746100

Finding your creative gift is the most important (and difficult) pursuit in your creative career, and in this episode, I will share all the clues that have helped me make progress on this journe...

202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.089812

202 - For When You Feel Like Giving Up

Do you ever feel like you've lost your way?

When you hit obstacles, setbacks and dead ends, do you sometimes feel as if you've fallen off yo...

206 - 5 Steps to Finding Your Style with Darren Booth from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.085728

When I think of artistic style, I think of Canadian illustrator Darren Booth. In my opinion, not many folks practicing today have as clear of an artistic voice as Darren.

In this episode D...

210 - You've Been Lied To And It's Holding You Back from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.081642

In the movie Mean Girls, Regina George believes that these carb bars will make her lose weight, when in fact they are intended to make you GAIN WEIGHT!
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Why does she believe this? Because ...

213 - 12 FRESH TACTICS to Get Your Work Seen That Will Make 2019 Your Best Year Yet! (Pt 1 of 2) from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.078550

It's the start of a new year and I don't know about you, but I feel the drive to take as much action as I can at the start of this season, to enable as much creative career growth as I possibly can...

217 - Finding Your Style, Tricks for Getting Stuff Done, Imposter Syndrome & MORE from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.073559

This episode covers a grab bag of topics with lots of tactics, fresh ideas and new perspectives designed to get you jazzed about making stuff today!

I hope most of these topics will hit yo...

221 - How Personal Life Experience Leads to Deeply Authentic Work w/ Suzy Ultman PART 2 from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.069047

PART 2 of my conversation with my friend Suzy Ultman!

THIS IS THE PART WHERE we go DEEP into Suzy's life story as she graciously shares her experiences with having a sibling with terminal ...

225 - Resonance Breadcrumbs, Finding Your People & Courage to Let Go w/ Morgan Harper Nichols from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.064522

225 - Resonance Breadcrumbs, Finding Your People & Courage to Let Go w/ Morgan Harper Nichols

Today we have a SUPER SPECIAL GUEST! Morgan Harper Nichols!!

There's not many creativ...

226 - Beating Over Analysis, Leap into Full Time, Harsh Critics, Self Care and MORE from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.063611

It is one of our fan favorite Ask Dr. Pizza Episodes!!

In this episode my studio mate Chris Graham asks me questions you sent in to the show.

We cover a range of topics including:...

230 - The Number 1 Most Essential Tactic I Used to Build My Creative Career from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.059395

Don't you just love that moment the trailer drops for a sequel you've been dying to see?

That huge secret drop moment is so sexy we all fantasize about replicating this moment in our own c...

233 - From Doing Stand Up in a Living Room to a Role on an NBC TV Show - Comedian Johnny Pemberton from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.055963

FRIEEEEENDS!!!!!! This is one of my favorite conversations we’ve ever had on the podcast!!!!

Today on the show we have hilarious comedian Johnny Pemberton! You may know Johnny as Bo from t...

237 - 8 Ways How to Use The Most Potent Marketing Strategy In The World from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.050600

This episode is more jammed full of tactics than maybe any episode we've ever done!!

238 - The Powerful 3 Step Mid-Year Tune Up That Will Make THIS Year YOUR Year from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.049764

WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR! This is usually about the time we all realize we've failed most of our goals for the year and call it a wash and quit trying to change things until next year rolls ...

242 - What to Do When the Flow Stops with Loveis Wise from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.046112

Nothing's better than feeling like you're right at the center of your path and everything is just FLOWING... but the flip side is true too: NOTHING IS WORSE than feeling completely lost and miles a...

246 - Embracing Your Essence with 'The Dark Crystal' Executive Producer Halle Stanford from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.042388

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...

247 - The Top 6 Most Important Things My Creative Heroes Taught Me from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.041550

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 taug...

251 - 6 Tips That Helped Me Gain 20,000 New Instagram Followers in a Year from 2022-02-22T03:44:05.037835

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 a...

255 - Creative Lift: How to Find Your Ultimate Gift and Takeoff! from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.996440

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 f...

259 - 20 Surprising and Super Powerful Prompts that will Make 2020 The Year You Do Your Best Work Ever! from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.992681

Nothing feels better than finding your groove as an artist AND THAT’S WHY it’s so easy for these comfy grooves to become seemingly inescapable RUTS!!

If you have been stuck in your old pat...

263 - Are You Missing These Crucial Clues to Your Next Breakthrough? from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.988946

Do you feel like you’re following all the right advice, but still not getting anywhere?

Often this is because you’re missing one key part of the equation: TIME

Strategy is ALWAYS ...

266 - Make The Space with Abbi Jacobson from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.986125

OK I know I get REALLY excited about our guests on this show, but OMGOOOOODNESS I have NEVER BEEN THIS STOKED BEFORE!!!
?FRIENDS!!!!! WE HAVE COMEDIAN AND ILLUSTRATOR ABBI JACOBSON ON THE SHOW!...

270 - 7 Effective Social Media Strategies That Will Surprise You from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.979894

Be honest, there is some dark twisted part of you that wishes you were Instagram Famous.

Quit trying to you hide it, you’re sick. You’re an egomaniac. I mean, you’d have to be to wish you ...

271 - How to Make a Campaign for YOU, Find Your Voice, Instagram Tips & More with Lauren Hom from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.978133

LAUREN HOM IS BACK!!!! Lauren’s first guest appearance back in 2017 was one of the most popular episodes of the show, and we are THRILLED to have her back!

We talk about:
- Why measuri...

275 - How Seeing Personal Brand as Self Actualization Changes Everything with Michelle Poler from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.972639

If you’re like me you have a standoffish relationship to the term “personal brand”. BUT what if this apathy is causing you to miss an incredible personal and professional opportunity?

Toda...

282 - 6 Tips On How To Build Your Following + 4 Fan Favorite CPT Ideas of All Time! from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.963410

If you are looking for a boost of creative community in these isolated times: LISTEN TO THIS NOW!!! This episode gave me some serious feelings and I can not wait for you to hear it!!

This ...

288 - The Thing That Makes Being Discovered Impossible and How to Overcome It from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.957646

I spent the first part of my creative journey desperately hoping to be discovered. The only problem? I was hiding! Life isn’t a game of hide and seek. No one is out there desperately trying to dis...

295 - Feeding Your Creative Spark with Lisa Congdon from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.951312

Lisa Congdon is back and is the first guest to do 4 episodes of our show! Shouldn’t be a surprise though, as our episodes with Lisa are some of the absolute best! AND this one is my favorite of the...

298 - Unlock Your New Powerful 3 Point Growth Plan by Analyzing This Past Year from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.948330

If you want new followers and fans in 2021 - listen to this episode!

Who wants to forget 2020 ASAP? Just me??? Didn’t think so. This year sucked. I get it, BUT before you switch lanes and ...

299 - 4 Ways to Silence the Inner Critic and Unlock Your Best Work with Danielle Krysa AKA The Jealous Curator from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.947513

You are holding ideas in your head that are blocking your best work and the worst part? You can’t even see them!

Danielle Krysa AKA The Jealous Curator is an expert at unblocking your wor...

301 - Feeling Apathetic? How to Get Super Motivated for 2021 in 3 Steps from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.945059

In 2020 my normal approach to motivation just wasn’t cutting it. When the future is completely unpredictable, working towards some far off achievement just seemed like wishful thinking.

So...

305 - How the Secret to Great Work Starts Before The Creative Process with Brian Rea from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.941389

There are very few creators whose practice I admire like I do illustrator Brian Rea’s - his work exemplifies so many of the ideas we talk about on this show and this conversation was like a B-12 en...

308 - 10 of My Favorite Creative Podcasts & The 10 Super Insights They Taught Me PART 1 from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.938580

Listen in and hear some of my all time favorite creative podcasts, specific episodes of theirs I love and even specific tips, tactics and mindset shifts from these episodes! These insights have bee...

309 - 10 of My Favorite Creative Podcasts & The 10 Super Insights They Taught Me PART 2 from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.937659

Part 2 of our TOP 10 Podcast COUNTDOWN!

Listen in and hear some of my all time favorite creative podcasts, specific episodes of theirs I love and even specific tips, tactics and mindset sh...

313 - How to Make Creative Rules When You Don't Know What You Want with Austin Kleon from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.888564

This was a super cathartic chat with creative powerhouse Austin Kleon.

In this chat we dive into some really big questions around influences, what happens when your creative heroes disappo...

320 - 5 Steps and 27 Tools for a Super Energizing Mid Year Creative Reboot from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.882189

If you feel like you’re slipping creatively or you’ve lost your creative spark this year, right now is a great time to reconnect with your creative path.

This episode will give you a fram...

321 - How to Find Your Path by Finding Which Torch to Pick Up with Barry Lee from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.881146

This episode is so deep!! I am so inspired by the depth of Barry Lee’s art and how he puts his whole heart and soul into everything that he makes. If you’re looking for how to find your creative pa...

324 - The Counterintuitive Step to Finding Your Creative Secret Sauce with Amy and Jen Hood from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.877935

How do you embody who you really are as an artist? How do you find what makes you truly different? How do you hone in and tap into that inner creative voice?

In this episode of Creative P...

327 - The 6 Types of Personal Projects and How to Know Which Kind to Do NOW from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.875405

If you’re feeling stuck or unable to move because you don’t know which direction you should head, this episode is for you. If you don’t know how to spend you creative time right now, this episode i...

331 - Your Inner Critic is Drowning Out Your Creative Voice from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.871677

If you second guess every creative decision, panic before sharing your work, and overthink every piece, this is called hyper-vigilance and it’s a trauma response. The creative journey is full of bu...

332 - Do These 4 Things if You Think You May Have Undiscovered Talent from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.870571

If you keep hitting the same walls, long for someone with more insight to see your real talent and ultimately you’re worried that you’re going to miss your chance to reach your creative potential, ...

336 - Find Your Creative Zone Today: Which of These 7 Types of Ideas Come to You Naturally? from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.867271

Some people say that creativity is all about perfect timing, but in my experience, the best work comes from those spaces where you lose track of time completely.

If TIME has become a bruta...

340 - One Idea that Unlocks New Levels of Your Style, Reveals Your Builder Type & Gets You Back On Your Path from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.863628

There are so many obstacles on your creative path, and the biggest one? You! And the only self sabotage that ever really stops you is the one that we don’t know is self sabotage! In this episode I ...

343 - How to Make Deeper Work with Substance that Hits a Lot Harder from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.860790

Your work is totally on point. You’re doing everything “right” but somehow it’s still falling short.

Well in the words of Jack Black in the movie School of Rock - “Rock isn’t about gettin...

344 - Recover From Burnout and Reignite Your Spark with Furry Little Peach AKA Sha’an d’Anthes from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.859999

Have you ever hit a wall where you really could not create ANYTHING whatsoever? Our guest Sha’an d’Anthes AKA Furry Little Peach REALLY HAS but she didn’t stay there. In this episode I want to shar...

347 - How to Find Your Story and Unlock New Profound Depths in Your Work from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.857200

Are you feeling like the world is leaving you behind? Do things feel so noisy and fast paced that you fear you don’t have a chance to ever really be seen as a creator?

If you’ve been creat...

351 - Afraid You'll Never Catch Up? Give Up Trying and Do This Instead from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.853576

NFTs, 3D, AR, VR, YR. Oh you haven’t heard of YR?! Ya know, like YR are you googling what YR is. Is it because you’re curious or is it that you’re just afraid of being left behind? It’s very easy t...

352 - 9 Prompts to Help You Make Your Most Powerful Work to Date from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.852680

It’s so easy to get carried away focusing so much on your work, that you neglect yourSELF! BUT the quality and depth of your work comes directly from YOU, so it’s a dangerous habit to get into!
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If You've Never Listened Before, Start Here - Trailer from 2022-02-22T03:44:04.851869

First time listening? This trailer will tell you which episode to start with, explain what the show is all about and ultimately give you a little taste for whether Creative Pep Talk is gonna be you...

353 - How to Push Past the Hard Times, Remembering Adé Hogue from 2022-02-16T08:00

In this special episode, we make space to honor the memory of Adé Hogue, who we lost in October, 2021. Adé was a phenomenal lettering artist and designer with an incredible, authentic spirit.
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350 - What to Focus on & What to Let Go with Cheyenne Barton from 2022-01-26T08:00

The creative brain is amazing at coming up with infinite options and connections, but sorting through and choosing which options are best and should be focused on is a totally different skill.
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349 - Creative Pep Talk's 10 Rules of A Thriving Creative Practice from 2022-01-19T08:00

Why do doctors and pilots both need checklists? Because even life saving information is easy to forget! That’s why in this episode we establish the ten ideas that define this show and what we think...

348 - 3 Exercises for Finding Your Way Back to the Heart of Your Creative Path from 2022-01-12T11:54:21

Think back to a time in your creative journey where you felt right on the heels of your potential and you knew the exact way to spend your energy.

Pretty much all of us have been thrown of...

346 - 3 Steps for How to Start 2022 Back in Your Creative Sweet Spot from 2021-12-29T13:34

There’s nothing quite like that feeling of being exactly where you’re supposed to be on the creative path. You’re seeing 5 steps ahead. Things are coming together in your work with surprising seren...

345 - How to Find The Next Inspired Chapter in Your Creative Journey from 2021-12-15T11:57:28

Are you finding it hard to get your hopes up about what comes next for you creatively? Does it ever feel like no matter what you do, the results are the same?

In this end of the year epis...

342 - This Powerful Study Shows The Right Context is as Crucial as Great Content from 2021-11-17T12:10:56

Do you like your work better than ever but feel like people “get it” less? Have you ever made something that you were certain was your best work, but no one else seemed to notice?

If you ...

341 - The Essential Quality of a True Creative (HINT: It’s Not What You Think) with Tad Carpenter from 2021-11-10T15:08:26

I have good news and bad news. Bad news first: It’s true most people are not creative. At least Aristotle wouldn’t think so. Most folks agree that the phrase “we are what we repeatedly do” is a goo...

339 - 4 New Strategies That Reignited a Fresh Spark in My Creative Practice from 2021-10-27T11:35:39

Do you feel it? The enthusiasm in the creative world is at an all time low AND the algorithm and noise of social media is not helping! It’s taken a lot of extra work for me to find purpose and enou...

338 - How to Make Deeply Powerful Creative Work from 2021-10-20T11:03:01

Are you sick of your work being white noise? Why does some creative work grab people and some is just yawn-worthy? If you want to unlock a deeper well of resonance in your creativity that has the p...

337 - How to Hear Your Creative Voice and Trust It with Rebecca Green from 2021-10-13T10:46:10

Your creative voice isn’t something you go OUT to find, it’s something you go IN to find. In this special guest episode of Creative Pep Talk, we chat with incredible illustrator Rebecca Green about...

335 - Feeling Out-of-Step with Your Creative Journey? Do These 3 Things Now from 2021-09-29T07:00

Nothing feels better than when you’re unlocking your best work, finding the perfect opportunities and experiencing the best of your creative practice, but sometimes those times from the past can ma...

334 - Find the Work That Makes You Come Alive. Which of The 10 Types Are You? with Jonathan Fields from 2021-09-22T11:43:53

If you hate the work you’re doing, feel lost in the pursuit of finding what you’re truly equipped for and what really lights you up, this episode is what you need.

Finding which of the 10 ...

333 - Get More, Do Less with These 31 Easy and Engaging Social Media Post Prompts from 2021-09-15T10:46:40

We all know the best way to grow our social media platform is to post regularly BUT not only is it hard to know what to post, it’s also IMPOSSIBLE to make that much new stuff!

In this epis...

330 - Keep Going or Quit? 3 Surprising Landmarks on the Path to Breakthrough from 2021-08-25T10:55:19

It’s natural to think that the creative path would get easier as you get closer to breakthrough or that the signs you’re onto something would be obvious. But if you study those who have experienced...

329 - 15 Surprising, Strange and Powerful Ways for Overcoming Creative Fears from 2021-08-18T11:07:08

Do you have fear and anxiety around making creative work? If you get stuck in your head, second guessing every decision and ultimately feeling torn about what you have made, this episode is for you...

328 - If You Only Listen to One Episode of This Show Make It This One from 2021-08-11T07:00

I love creative people so much and I hate to see them struggle. But most of the creative people I know are in a constant state of struggle. In this episode I want to share the one thing in my creat...

326 - The Invisible Difference Between Ordinary vs Transcendent Creative Work with Brian McDonald and Jesse Bryan from 2021-07-28T12:23:41

Who’s your current favorite artist or creator right now? With them in mind, doesn’t it seem like those who truly capture our attention have something more than the run-of-the-mill creativity but in...

325 - The 3 Step Creative Journey from Forgettable to All-Time Favorite from 2021-07-14T11:13:58

Have you ever went looking for new art in your field to stoke your creative flame, but inadvertently squelched your fire completely when you realized just how overwhelmingly stiff the competition i...

323 - Do Not Miss These 3 Essential Things to Help Potential Fans Find You from 2021-06-30T08:00

If you google “build it and they will come” the second most searched term is “build it and they will come bible”. This notion is so pervasive in our culture that we’re convinced it’s BIBLICAL! The ...

322 - How to Fine-Tune Your Thinking to See Your Best Ideas from 2021-06-23T12:22:46

Creative work is subjective, but that doesn’t mean there is no good or bad, it just means that you define what’s good. Often though, we forget to actually do this!

This episode is a deep ...

319 - 3 Things to Do When You’re Afraid The Times are Moving Faster Than Your Slow Progress from 2021-05-26T11:06:54

“Just keep going” they say, but should you keep going even when you know your pace is so slow, that by the time you get there, the thing you’re working towards will be gone?

I have found ...

318 - How One Artist’s Strategic Personal Project Turned into a Book Deal and Dream Clients with Stacy Michelson from 2021-05-19T10:56:24

Listen to this episode if you feel like the answers are right in front of you but you just can’t seem to put your finger on them.

Today on the show we have an artist whose journey truly ex...

317 - Sick of Your Own Work? How to Make Work You Love Again in 5 Steps from 2021-05-12T10:50:22

Do you ever look over your portfolio or back catalog of work and just feel sick of it all? Do you fear your work is irrelevant? It’s easy in times like these to rush to making new stuff that’s on t...

316 - How to Tap Into Your Highest Creative Self with Morgan Harper Nichols from 2021-04-28T11:06:42

Listen to this if you need to find the pulse of your creative path again.

Morgan Harper Nichols is BACK! This conversation had me ON FIRE creatively while simultaneously inspiring me to th...

315 - 6 Secret Ingredients for a Breakthrough Creative Project from 2021-04-21T11:10:34

Some folks think creativity is all about the ideas, and others say that ideas are a dime a dozen and what really counts is the execution. But the truth is - each layer of a creative project matters...

314 - How to Drown Out the Noise and Find Your Creative Pulse Again from 2021-04-14T10:46:18

Are you trying to be everywhere and feel like you’re getting nowhere?

Is your creative flow overwhelmed by competing noisy thoughts?

Is it getting harder for you to put yourself a...

312 - Do You Know Who You Are? Find Your Creative Identity Now from 2021-03-31T12:23:12

Most artists have a deep desire to be known, but you can’t tell the world who you are if you don’t know who you are. In this special episode we dive deep into a 5 step process for finding and finel...

311 - How Your Creative Journey Ripples From Personal Breakthrough with Rostam from 2021-03-24T10:44:47

TODAY ON THE SHOW WE HAVE ONE OF MY CREATIVE HEROES! Grammy award winner Rostam Batmanglij!!!! Now I bet many of you are already fans, but if you’re a fan of Haim, Frank Ocean, Carly Rae Jepson, Va...

310 - This 4 Step Process for Finding Your Focus Unlocks Super Potent Motivation from 2021-03-10T12:13:58

The worst thing about being lost is not knowing whether every step is getting you closer to being found or further away. It’s maddening! Have you ever felt this way in your creative journey? Is thi...

307 - Feeling Unhappy With How Your Work is Performing Online? Do These 3 Things Now! from 2021-02-24T08:00

I can’t be the only one just completely sick and tired of the internet. GOOD GOD. I mean - I am very grateful that we have this means of connecting in such disconnected times - BUT I have felt at m...

306 - Hit a Wall? Use These 3 Steps for Finding Your Creative Flow Again from 2021-02-17T12:40:45

A goal can be a powerful motivator, but what happens when the world changes and your goal becomes impossible? What do you do when every effort you make doesn’t seem to change any outcome?

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278 - Adé Hogue - Thoughts & Reflections on The Times from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It feels like everyone has a take right now with what’s going on in the world. Instead of using my platform to blast my own opinions, I decided to use my little Creative Pep Talk megaphone to ampli...

304 - Sick of Nothing Working on Social Media? Try These 3 Surprising Strategies from 2021-01-27T12:36:21

Nothing makes me feel like giving up like when my efforts seem to make no difference. It’s maddening when your efforts don’t equal results, especially when it comes to social media.

We all...

303 - Afraid Your Creativity is Stunted? Maybe The Answer Isn't In The Work with Cymone Wilder from 2021-01-20T08:00

I’m starting to see a new pattern in creative breakthrough. We all know you gotta put in the time to learn your craft, but what’s the gap between being technically proficient and really truly findi...

302 - The 5 Creative Languages - How to Find Yours and Supercharge Your Art from 2021-01-13T08:00

We often use clout oriented and achievement focused goals to boost our motivation at the start of a new year, but have you ever felt uninspired by the pursuit of stroking the ego?

Freud sa...

300 - The 6 Six Essential Pillars of a Thriving Creative Practice from 2020-12-16T12:32:26

It’s the 300TH EPISODE of Creative Pep Talk!!! AND this episode will not disappoint!!

Tune in to hear what I consider to be 6 of the most essential pillars of a thriving creative practice....

300 - The 6 Six Essential Pillars of a Thriving Creative Practice from 2020-12-16T12:32:26

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297 - Why Creatives are Struggling and Where to Refocus Your Energy with William Deresiewicz from 2020-11-18T12:59:45

“There’s never been a better time to be a creative person!”

You’ve heard this before, but is it true? Is it your experience?

Best Selling author William Deresiewicz decided to tr...

296 - The 4 Step Process to Making Creative Work That Resonates Deeper from 2020-11-11T11:16:24

How could an archer improve their form if they never saw where their arrows hit the target?

I spent the start of my career like an archer with a blindfold, afraid to look and see if I’d h...

294 - Scared That You're Not Good Enough At Any One Thing? Listen To This! from 2020-10-28T06:00

Do you ever compare yourself to others in your creative field and feel like you don’t measure up? Do you ever question whether you really have the talent or raw potential necessary to succeed?
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293 - How to Get Deeply Inspired from Super Surprising Sources with Yao Cheng from 2020-10-21T12:22:53

If you want your creative work to be super unique, you need to have super unique inspiration. Today on the show I chat with Watercolor Artist Yao Cheng and she embodies this principle in ways I’ve ...

292 - 3 Steps on How to Discover Your Creative Work’s Hidden Theme from 2020-10-14T12:40:08

Are you having a really hard time remembering why you make creative work lately? In these times, it feels especially hard to stay grounded and motivated to keep making.

If you’re feeling l...

291 - Tapping Into Your Creative Compass with Lulu Miller from 2020-09-30T12:28:55

Creatives have the super power of seeing infinite possibilities but this super power can easily become a confusing burden when it comes down to actually choosing a direction. In this episode we tal...

290 - Why Making a Complicated Mess will Unlock Your Simple Brilliance with Peter Hastings from 2020-09-23T12:06:24

When you’re working on a new creative project and things start to get complicated and confusing, the most natural impulse is to turn around and start over. But my guest Peter Hastings says that you...

289 - The 5 Dynamic Steps to Finding Your Creative Sensibility from 2020-09-16T12:08:25

Do you ever feel like you’re wandering on a weird side road in your creative journey, miles away from where your true potential lies? It’s so easy to get lost and distracted down some random rabbit...

287 - 3 Ways How to Kickstart Audience Growth When It's Plateaued from 2020-08-26T12:53:38

Nothing is more frustrating than when you’re giving something all you’ve got and it doesn’t seem to be making any difference. You do this long enough and sooner or later you’re going to feel like t...

285 - 6 Things You Can Do To Unlock Your Creative Super Self from 2020-08-12T13:27:12

Your best creative work will flow out of you being your best you. This episode is a checklist of creative self care practices that you may be neglecting, will actually really WANT to do, but may be...

284 - 3 Unusual Ways How to Make Your Work More Attractive to New Fans from 2020-07-22T12:41:06

“Great art sells itself.” This is a common trope in the creative world. It’s the idea that merit and quality are the reason some things take off and others don’t.

In this episode we disma...

283 - The Journey of Finding Yourself as an Artist with Jamie Drake from 2020-07-15T12:54:24

There’s nothing worse for a creative than feeling like you’re off your path. Do you know that feeling of being ungrounded, untethered and unable to find the pulse of your work? How do you get back ...

281 - Make Merch, Create an Accessible Brand and 3 Powerful Design Guidelines with Aaron Draplin from 2020-06-24T11:51:35

DRAPLIN IS ON THE SHOW!! This man is one of my biggest inspirations and heroes and I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED to share this big chat I had with him. I don’t think this podcast would exist without ...

280 - Which of The 6 Creative Types Are You? from 2020-06-17T12:23

You wouldn’t get very far as a basketball player, if you played by the rules of soccer. Can you imagine? Trying to play without touching the ball with your hands? It’d be ridiculous! Actually impos...

279 - 5 Unexpected Ways How to Find Your Creative Gift from 2020-06-10T12:17:02

There’s so much talk in the art world about ‘just keep making’ but if you’re going in the wrong direction, this kind of grit just gets you further and further away from what you’re looking for.
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277 - How to Breakout by Stepping Out with Noah Camp from 2020-05-20T13:18:24

Today we talk with the enormously talented 3D Designer and Illustrator Noah Camp!

Noah has had a super inspiring journey to get where he is today. I have a feeling this deeply personal ch...

276 - Type Yourself: Which Self Sabotage Artist Are You? from 2020-05-13T12:56:38

There are TWO choices that define your creative practice. The problem is if you don’t know what they are you might choose wrong by default!

In this episode I want to help you type yourself...

274 - Your Creative Center: How to Find It & Create From It with Johnny Pemberton from 2020-04-29T13:32:32

For me, there is NOTHING more important to my creative journey than finding and staying in my creative center. Finding and creating from your creative center is about tuning into the pulse of your ...

273 - Personal Brand and Positioning Yourself in the Market with Meg Lewis from 2020-04-22T16:23:21

Are you carefully and clearly communicating what opportunities you’re perfect for?

So much of what comes your way is due to how you’re positioning yourself in the market. You can change a ...

272 - Fresh Motivation and Grace, Quick Money Making Ideas and A Deep Well of Hope from 2020-04-15T17:56:32

I keep hearing the same four questions right now:

What “should” I be doing right now in the lockdown?
How can I make money with my creative work in lockdown?
Is there a future for ...

269 - The Powerful Thing You Can Do When All Feels Lost from 2020-03-25T14:08:48

Certain episodes of this show are just SPECIAL. This is one of those.

Do you ever have those times when life stops you and moving forward is completely out of your control? We all have the...

268 - Feeling Like Junk? 4 Ways How To Get Inspired Now from 2020-03-17T11:44:07

You know that feeling you get when you've been looking at your phone too much? You've refreshed twitter, instagram and Facebook 7 times each and there's NO NEW CONTENT.

I don't know about ...

267 - How to Know Where to Focus Your Creative Energy from 2020-03-10T11:54:52

We all have a finite amount of time per week to pour into our creative work.

If you’re like me, this question can be crippling!

Often if I have 10 hours of creative time in a wee...

265 -Feeling Crushed? This is Proof That Nothing Can Stop Your Creativity! from 2020-02-25T13:40:04

There were many times in my past when I felt I would never thrive creatively because I didn't live in the major creative markets. This is just one example of the many limiting creative beliefs that...

264 - How to Find Yourself as An Artist in the Last Place You'd Think To Look from 2020-02-18T13:16:04

What’s the most important part of being an artist?

BEING YOURSELF, right???

We’ve all heard this from the creative masters over the years, but what if this advice is missing an es...

262 - Feeling Hopeless and Lost in Your Work? Maybe It's Time For This from 2020-01-28T14:02:03

I have been working so so so hard on an episode.

Getting up early and writing for hours.

Recording and rerecording.

AND…

This is not that episode.

Why?...

261 - Artists with Super Fandoms Have This Surprising Thing in Common from 2020-01-21T13:37:23

The difference between bad art and good art is probably skill, but what's the difference between GOOD art and GREAT art?

Often the quality of art is the same between artists with a super ...

260 - Why You Should Quit Worrying About Being a Jack of All Trades with Temi Coker from 2020-01-14T11:42:03

Jack of all trades, master of none… right? Well my guest today disproves this myth in major ways! Temi Coker is a designer, photographer, illustrator and much more.

In this episode we talk...

258 - Exploit This Natural Law That Will Make 2020 YOUR Year from 2019-12-31T12:29:55

If you want to start 2020 with a plan that will supercharge your year with clarity and serious progress, start your year with this episode!!!

I have a tendency to rush into the next new th...

257 - How to Know What to Make Today to Attract The Right People from 2019-12-17T11:52:19

Do you ever waste the little time you have worrying about whether you’re making the right thing INSTEAD of actually making it?

In today’s episode I will give you steps and a tactical stra...

256 - How to Use Stillness to Unlock Your Best Work with Ryan Holiday from 2019-12-10T14:03:08

Today we have one of my biggest writing / creative heroes: Ryan Holiday!!

This guy has found his creative groove and niche more than almost any other creative I can think of and I wanted t...

254 - HOW TO: Avoid Slow Slumps / Get Published / Find and Express Your Value and MORE! from 2019-11-26T13:12:19

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, N...

253 - What a Big Idea Looks Like with Joey Ellis from 2019-11-20T13:41:17

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...

252 - Which of the 3 Stages of The Creative Path are You in Right Now? from 2019-11-12T12:47:12

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 ...

250 - How to Find Your Style from 2019-10-29T11:35:53

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 ...

249 - 3 Ways How to Make More Money So You Can Have More Time to Be Creative from 2019-10-22T10:28:46

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 fir...

248 - How to Find Your Artistic Voice with Lisa Congdon from 2019-10-15T11:34:34

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...

245 - How To Find Next Level Influences That Equal Next Level Work from 2019-09-24T12:47:48

“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...

244 - Where Your Most Powerful Creative Work is Hiding with Frannerd!! from 2019-09-17T11:28:16

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 ...

243 - How to Find Your Medium, Quit Second Guessing, Get Out of Your Head and MORE! from 2019-09-10T11:10:23

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'...

241 - Crucial & Inspiring Insights That You Need to Hear Today (HitRECord X 5 Year Anniversary Special!) from 2019-08-27T11:59:39

Had I known the 3 insights I share in this episode 5 years ago, I might be twice as far in my creative career as I am today.

ALSO this episode is CHOCKED FULL of insights like this from th...

240 - 3 Ways to Get Back On The Right Path When You Feel Lost from 2019-08-20T10:42:12

It's so easy to get lost. The creative path is a treacherous journey, with numerous pitfalls and distractions.

AND

I don't know about you... but...

ALL MY PRODUCTIVITY ST...

239 - The 10 Business Books That Saved Me & Their 10 Secrets from 2019-07-23T12:20:39

My creative career was a mess before I started reading business books. I'm not some crazy reader either, it doesn't take a ton of business books to change everything for your creative career, it ju...

236 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt and The Magic of Just Hitting Record from 2019-06-25T12:45:59

Interview with actor, writer, director and creative entrepreneur Joseph Gordon-Levitt. We talk the creative magic of making now and saving the editing until afterward.

First Time Listening? - Creative Pep Talk Trailer from 2019-06-25T09:00:21

First time listening to Creative Pep Talk?

This trailer will introduce you to me, Andy J. Pizza, creator and host of the show, and explain what this show is all about and which episodes a...

235 - The Creative Voice Secret, Find Your Value, Instagram Success Despite the Algorithm & MORE! from 2019-06-18T12:27:27

Today is an Ask Dr. Pizza episode! These episodes have become most downloaded fan favorites. Why? Because no matter what kind of a creative business you have, there's sure to be a few nuggets in th...

234 - 9 Marketing Tactics to Gain The True Fans You Need to Thrive Now from 2019-06-11T10:15:15

If you make super great creative work, the word will spread. The problem is this: will it spread as fast as you need it to to keep the lights on? Will you run out of steam before your time has come...

232 - Starbucks Doesn't Sell Coffee: This Is The Secret to Unbelievable Growth from 2019-05-21T12:12:04

Most artists have a feast or famine, tumultuous rollercoaster sort of creative career path. It's nearly impossible to thrive in these sorts of extreme conditions.

Building a consistently t...

231 - The Power of Finding Your People with Jessica Hische from 2019-05-14T10:17:14

Jessica Hische RETURNS!!!

There are few people who had a bigger impact on my creative career than Jessica Hische and I am SO THRILLED to have her back on the show. Jessica's approach to he...

229 - The 6 Step Process to Unlock Powerful Creative Business Momentum from 2019-04-30T11:28:34

What makes a good musician, writer or illustrator?

We’re told that it’s practice. Put in the time and you’ll become a master. But how many technically-masterful creative hometown heroes do...

228 - James Victore Gives Me A Pep Talk from 2019-04-23T11:14:17

It's time for Creative Pep Talk's cowboy uncle James Victore to come give you and me a pep talk!

If you're looking for some fresh determination, newfound inner strength and to embolden you...

227 - You'll Never Make Your Best Work While Believing This Lie from 2019-04-17T20:42:45

The mindset you approach your creative work with determines so much of the outcome, so it's super important that you have a healthy approach to your creativity.

Hollywood hasn't helped muc...

224 - How to Get Into Your Flow State (PT 3 of Call the Midwife Series) from 2019-03-26T11:30:43

Business planning is the easy part, now here comes the hard part: actually making the work! But it's supposed to be the fun part. How did we forget this?

When you try to make creativity yo...

223 - The Strategy I Used to Crush My 2018 Goal in 12 Weeks (Call the Midwife Series Pt 2) from 2019-03-19T10:42:11

For years my goal setting strategy was less like a business tactic and more like a time capsule. I'd write my goals on my phone and then forget about them until a year later when I was making new o...

222 - How to GET SUPER PUMPED by Unearthing Your True Desire (Call the Midwife Series Pt 1) from 2019-03-12T11:58:49

Does your story feel stuck?

If you're feeling stuck it may be because you quit letting yourself dream. It may be because you're not really sure what your dream even is.

Stories ...

220 - 6 Tactics to Routinely Unlock Your Best Creative Self w/ Suzy Ultman PART 1 from 2019-02-26T11:21:38

This two part conversation with my friend Suzy Ultman is sure to go down as one of our all time favorites in the Creative Pep Talk Podcast Hall of Fame!

It's no secret that I've been stres...

219 - The 3 Journeys to Creative Transcendence & How to Know Which You're Stuck On from 2019-02-19T11:21:07

Do you feel like you haven't quite hit that level that you've been searching for in your creative career?

Maybe you know you haven't quite made it where you want to go, but you're not rea...

218 - Want More Followers? Ask Yourself This from 2019-02-13T20:54:22

The episode is CREATIVE REAL TALK. No music. No frills. One take.

In this episode I share my current struggles, the lessons I'm learning right now in real time, and why I've been doing so...

216 - The Thing That's Always Held You Back & The Scientific Way to Defeat It from 2019-01-29T10:50:54

The New Year is an exciting time but often the excitement is short lived. We have such high hopes for all the changes we're going to make, but most often our hopes are crushed by someone who's very...

215 - Don't Keep Your Day Job with Cathy Heller from 2019-01-22T03:41:16

This episode is just what you need if you want to make a living doing creative work you love, without having to win the creative career lottery of randomly going viral or being famous!

Our...

214 - How to Send E-Mails that Change Your Life & MORE (BEST YEAR YET 2019 Pt 2 of 2) from 2019-01-15T11:04:28

The most important part of business is sales and the number 1 rule in sales is this: BELIEVE IN YOUR PRODUCT! You see, if you TRULY believe in your product and believe it will enrich the lives of y...

212 - How to Have Your True BIG BREAK! from 2018-12-18T12:04:04

They have been lying to you since you were born. You've been told "that's just the way it is" about taxes, school, work, and pretty much everything. But the truth is that nothing is ever "just the ...

211 - Get Your Work Seen w/ Marketing Legend Seth Godin from 2018-12-11T12:23:50

THIS MAY BE THE MOST EXCITING EPISODE I'VE EVER SHARED WITH YOU!!!

If you've listened to 25 seconds of this podcast you've probably heard me mention his name: Seth Godin.

Who is h...

209 -Self Doubt, ADHD and Breakthrough with Saiman Chow from 2018-11-27T12:54:14

Today's episode is an interview with the brilliant mind that is Saiman Chow. I saw him give a talk at the ICON Illustration conference and my mind was seriously blown. I had to track him down and b...

208 - Find Your Focus, Motivation Secrets & Time Management from 2018-11-20T10:56:22

This episode covers a grab bag of topics with lots of tactics, fresh ideas and new perspectives designed to get you jazzed about making stuff today!

I hope most of these topics will hit yo...

207 - Defeat Burnout & Get Stoked Out of Your Mind About Making Stuff Again! from 2018-11-13T11:37:04

Guys I'm a little bit burnout. This year has been incredible career wise, but also completely and utterly exhausting.

I'm not a stranger to burnout, but this latest experience has taught ...

205 - 11 Tips That Will Help You Go Further Faster from 2018-10-30T11:49:03

Sometimes I wish I could travel back in time and visit myself at the start of my creative career path and give myself some encouragement, insight and tips.

This episode is just that: exac...

204 - Grow Your Instagram Following (& Other Important Things We Don't Want to Talk About) from 2018-10-23T10:29:52

There have never been more opportunities to build a thriving creative career, but if you sit back and play it cool, you will miss them.

I'm the first person to gag at the term influencer. ...

203 - Is It Time To Leap? w/ Andrea Pippins from 2018-10-16T11:01:09

Andrea Pippins is incredible American illustrator living and working from Stockholm, Sweden.

In today's episode, Andrea tells her story and we chat about the lessons she learned on the wa...