Episodes
What Improv Can Teach Us About Creation, Collaboration, and Communica…
In this episode of the podcast, Tom Yorton, CEO of SecondCity Works, Chicago’s world renown improv theater whose alumni include Steven Colbert, Tina Fey and many other high profile comedians talks about what the world...
The Voice That Whispers Inside
In today’s special solo episode of the podcast, I decided to share a short preview of our latest writing project, The Compass. In today’s special solo episode of the podcast, I decided to share a...
Learning to See Yourself as An Artist with Lisa Congdon
Lisa Congdon didn’t start drawing or painting until she was 30. In this episode of the podcast Lisa talks about her journey from doing education reform work in the non-profit world to making a full...
The History of Money with Kabir Sehgal
In this episode of the show Kabir Seghal discusses his new book Coined, the history of money and how it is has shaped us. What’s happening in the brain when we deal with money Our...
Lessons in Communication from a Fugitive on the Run with Peter Young
Peter Young is an animal right activist who went on a cross country run in which he cut fences to free mink from farms, which resulted in a potential life sentence, and becoming a fugitive...
Finding the Thread Of Our Deepest Desire with Jen Louden
In this episode Jen Louden returns to the show discuss telling stories, finding out what’s true for you,and uncovering the thread of our deepest desire Creative roadblocks and falling apart moments Overcoming our environments to...
Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities with Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday dropped out of college to spend his early 20’s working for masters of their craft like Robert Greene and Tucker Max. A conversation at a conference turned him on to the world of...
Finding The Sweet Spot in Your Work with Michael Gebben
Michael Gebben found himself exhausted by his work, and hiding from this clients. In this inspiring conversation he talks identifying the sweet spot in our work and getting back to doing the things we love. ...
What to do When It’s Your Turn with Seth Godin
In this episode of The Unmistakable Creative, Seth Godin returns to the show to discuss his new book, It’s Your Turn. Leveraging books as a tool to change the people around you Writing a book that...
Creating Your Immortal Beautiful Work with Jennifer Boykin
In this episode of the podcast, Life After Tampons creator Jennifer Boykin discusses what it takes to create your immortal beautiful work, getting comfortable with something unplanned happening and how we can use mastery of...
The Instigator’s Compass: A Sneak Preview
In this short episode of the podcast, I wanted to do something a little bit different. As I've mentioned in a few previous episodes, we're currently working on a new writing project called The Compass,...
Finding The Work That’s In Your Heart with Faris and Rosie Yakob
When Faris Yakob proposed to his wife Rosie, he also suggested they quit their jobs and travel the world. The result has been a 98 week journey of creating work that’s in their heart, and...
The Power of Connectional Intelligence with Erica Dhawan
In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, Erica Dhawan talks about connectional intelligence and how we can leverage knowledge, ambition and human capital to create something meaningful in the world. Episode Highlights Using business as..
The Art of Skill Development With Dan Fagella
In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, Dan Fagella talks to us about the art and science of skill development through the lens of martial arts and positive psychology. The tenets of sports psychology that...
The Business of Spreading Ideas with Al Pittampalli
Al Pitampalli’s frustration with endless meetings and other things that don’t seem to have a purpose led to what he calls a meetings revolution. In this episode we discuss his experience as one of Seth...
Drawing to Make Sense of the World with Dave Gray
In this episode, Dave Gray discusses his journey from the world of traditional journalism to helping large organizations clarify, communicate and achieve their goals. We also discuss how you can use drawing to make sense of...
The Power of Visual Note Taking with Mike Rohde
Mike Rohde found himself incredibly frustrated with his note taking efforts. Instead of trying to capture all of the information he was hearing ,he decided focus on capturing only those things that were most meaningful to...
Designing Your Environment For Optimal Performance and Creativity wit…
In this episode of the show we speak with entrepreneur and coach Jim Bunch about rapid transformation, why will power fails to change the behavior of 96% of people and, how you can design your...
How to Steal Like an Artist with Austin Kleon
Join us on Unmistakable Creative for an inspiring conversation with Austin Kleon, a New York Times bestselling author known for his unique approach to creativity in the digital age. In this episode, Kleon shares his journey f...
The Journey of a Y Combinator Startup Founder with Mattan Griffel
As an NYU undergraduate, Mattan Griffel had aspirations for a career in finance. But getting rejected from over 100 jobs he applied drastically altered the course of his career ultimately leading to the launch of...
The Art of Producing Reality TV with Jerry Kolber
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with reality television producer about Jerry Kolber about his work on shows like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, National Geographic documentaries and Brain Games. We also...
The Making of Macgyver With Lee Zlotoff
In this episode of the podcast we speak with Macgyer creator Lee Zlotoff about the making of his hit TV show which has remained on their air across the world for 30 years, and using...
From Business School to Broadway Producer with Vivek Tiwary
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Vivak Tiwary about his journey from business school to producing Broadway musicals and working with artists like Greenday, Alanis Morisette and many others. Highlights The cultural...
A Mission to Become Insanely Productive with Andrew Filev
In this episode of the show we speak with Wrike founder and CEO Andrew Filev about his mission to become insanely productive. Highlights Cultural influences of a post-Soviet world Building perseverance and becoming resourceful Why...