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Creator Science with Jay Clouse

The best creators experiment.

Creator Science goes inside the strategies, systems, and decisions behind the world’s most successful creator businesses. Practical, specific, and grounded in what’s actually working today—not what used to.

Each episode features candid conversations with creators like James Clear, Ali Abdaal, Tim Urban, and Codie Sanchez. We explore the experiments they’re running, the data they’re tracking, and the frameworks they use to grow their audience, build trust, and increase income.

Jay Clouse is the founder of Creator Science, a multi-million-dollar creator business, and was named Content Entrepreneur of the Year by The Tilt in 2023.

With 300+ episodes, this is growth for creators—down to a science.

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#121: Bryan Harris – How this sales master grew his business $100K/month Oct 11, 2022

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Bryan Harris is the founder and CEO of Growth Tools, a monthly coaching service that makes it nearly impossible to fail at growing your online business. They combine proven growth playbooks with 1:1 coaching and peer support so you’re never overwhelmed, stuck, or left wondering what to do next.

Not only does Growth Tools offer a 100% refund, but he'll even give you $1,000 on top of that to hire another coach.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to get people to take action, how Bryan sells a $15,000 coaching program, what makes a sales offer irresistible, and an entirely new pricing model that increased Bryan’s monthly earnings $100K per MONTH.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - What If You Could Earn an EXTRA $100K per month?

00:37 - Bryan Sold Baseball Cards Out of His Bedroom Window

01:09 - Bryan’s First Company Video Fruit

01:59 - What You’ll Learn Today

02:43 - 9 Year Anniversary of Bryan Quitting His Job

03:47 - Being On a Constant Mission to “Figure It Out”

05:51 - Bryan Started Making Content

06:56 - The Growth Tools Flywheel

07:22 - Bryan Zigs When Others Zag

07:56 - The Mission to Scale 1-on-1 Coaching

11:02 - What You Need To Do To Consistently Produce Results

13:19 - People Fail Because They Lose Belief In Their Plan

17:04 - Why Do People Lose Belief In Their Plan?

21:26 - Who is Bryan’s PERFECT Client?

24:26 - The BEST Business Framework I’ve EVER Heard Of

27:58 - It’s Depressing There is Only ONE Elon Musk

29:31 - Elon Musk vs Mark Cuban

30:13 - Bryan’s 20 Year Problem

34:22 - What Makes an IRRESISTIBLE Sales Offer?

39:59 - How to Make an Effective High-Ticket Offer

44:26 - How Bryan Added an EXTRA $100K in Revenue PER MONTH

51:33 - Clients Leaving is a BUG Not a Feature

53:25 - Should You Use Software for Lead Generation?

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#120: Derek Sivers – How to Live as a Creator and Why You Should Focus Like a Monomaniac Oct 04, 2022

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Derek Sivers is a musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. He's written four books including How To Live, Hell Yeah Or No, Your Music And People, and Anything You Want.

He's also the founder of CD Baby – the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2007, Derek sold that business for $22 million – almost all of which Derek donated to a charitable trust for music education.

In this episode, we talk about how Derek keeps himself focused on ONE project at a time, how to navigate conflicting philosophies, what we can learn from professional musicians, and how creators can pursue balance in our lives.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Who is Derek Sivers?

00:27 - Derek is a Monomaniac

01:19 - Derek’s Inspiration for “How To Live”

01:58 - What We Learn Today

02:45 - Derek Has a Singular Focus

04:14 - Is Being a Monomaniac Innate or Learned?

04:57- Don’t Be a Donkey! (Buridan’s Donkey Paradox)

06:54 - Why It’s Important to Prioritize and Sequence in Your Life

07:46 - How to Use Journaling to Prioritize Your Life

09:19 - Life is NOT a Problem to be Solved

12:33 - How Do You Decide What Gets Priority?

17:10 - How to Navigate Conflicting Philosophies

20:10 - Derek’s Process of writing “How To Live”

21:30 - Your Values Change Over Time

23:13 - Breaking Away From Tribalism

24:21 - How to find Balance in Your life

27:49 - STOP Relying on Your Job to Fulfill EVERY Need

30:23 - Derek’s Life as a Musician

31:34 - Momentum is SO Important

34:39 - What Creators Can Learn From Musicians

35:57 - The History of Starbucks (And What You Can Learn From It)

38:22 - Intrinsic VS Extrinsic Motivation

43:10 - Even Rock Stars Have a Boss

44:54 - What Will Derek Do Next?

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#119: Omar Zenhom – Lessons from 200M downloads and 2000+ episodes of a daily podcast Sep 27, 2022

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Omar Zenhom is co-founder and host of the award-winning The $100 MBA Show, which consistently ranks as a top business podcast in over 30 countries and has over 200 million downloads.

As a former school teacher for over a dozen years, Omar decided to apply his natural passion for teaching and learning to the business world. Now, through The $100 MBA Show and his software company, WebinarNinja, Omar has made it his business to help others learn, teach, and grow as entrepreneurs – every single day.

In this episode, we talk about the numbers behind the $100 MBA podcast, his strategy for growing the podcast, his process for publishing a daily show, and why you should really focus on your strengths when you’re getting started.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Today’s Guest

00:37 - Omar Zenhom’s Background

01:50 - What We Learn Today

02:33 - How Being a Teacher Helps Omar Now

04:30 - The Turning Point In Omar’s Career

06:21 - Omar’s 1st Podcast Failed

06:50 - You Should Double Down on Your Strengths

11:43 - How The $100 MBA Show Became a TOP Podcast

16:42 - Omar Loves Helping Entrepreneurs

17:56 - Entrepreneurship is REALLY Hard

18:34 - How Omar Grew The $100 MBA Show

20:13 - How to Sponsor Other People’s Shows

22:03 - Most Effective Cross-Promotion Strategy

23:25 - More Strategies for Podcast Growth

25:33 - How Omar Approaches Audience Retention

29:19 - Does Omar Ever Make Repeat Content?

30:04 - Your Problems All Come From Your Head

32:52 - What it Takes to Make a Daily Podcast

37:05 - Why Omar DOESN’T Do Video

38:58 - How Omar Approaches Making a New Episode

42:43 - Storytelling is Everything

43:42 - How Leading a SaaS Company Impacts Omar as a Creator

45:37 - Documenting Your Process is VERY Important

47:24 - How to Help Listeners Navigate Your Catalog

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#118: Sahil Bloom – Attracting 700,000 followers on Twitter by being consistent Sep 20, 2022

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Sahil Bloom is a writer, investor, and podcaster. Every week, his content reaches over 1 million people around the world.

Sahil has nearly 700,000 followers on Twitter (@SahilBloom), 118,000 subscribers to his newsletter (The Curiosity Chronicle), a podcast (Where It Happens), and more.

In this episode, we talk about Sahil’s rocketship Twitter growth, how he attracts the support of others, how he’s changed his strategy as he’s grown, and why he believes his success all comes down to being Consistent.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Sahil Bloom is One of the Fastest Growing Creators

00:35 - How Sahil Got Started

02:34 - What We Learn Today

03:19 - Sahil Pioneers Twitter Threads

05:15 - How Sahil Thinks About Platform Innovation

06:28 - Is Engagement Down Across All Platforms?

08:39 - Sahil Started Taking Twitter Seriously

10:16 - Law of Attraction

14:28 - How Did Sahil Grow So Fast?

16:29 - What Would Sahil Do Differently?

17:09 - What Changed When Sahil Blew Up?

18:05 - Different Planning Structures and Styles

23:25 - Hustle Culture and Working Hard

25:09 - Does Growth Get Easier?

27:13 - How Sahil Will Get to 1 Million Followers

29:42 - Structure vs Inspiration

31:02 - Sahil on the Negativity He Experiences

33:09 - Strategy for Deepening Relationships With Your Audience

33:59 - Evergreen vs Timely Content

35:49 - Why You Should Repurpose Old Content

38:29 - How Becoming a Dad Changed Sahil

39:41 - What Does Sahil’s Future Look Like?

40:11 - How to Think About Time When Writing a Book

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#117: Josh Spector – Driving action with a daily newsletter and providing Transformation for your audience Sep 13, 2022

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Josh Spector is a marketing and business consultant who writes For The Interested, a newsletter for creative entrepreneurs with more than 20,000 subscribers.

Josh also recently launched the I Want To Know podcast where Josh answers three questions from creative entrepreneurs to help them overcome their challenges and accomplish their goals.

In this episode, we talk about how Josh has built his newsletter, the benefits, and challenges of publishing daily, why I think he’s undercharging for sponsorships, and why Transformation is what you need to deliver to your readers.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Every Creator Should Have an Email List

00:23 - Josh Spector’s Background

01:40 - What We Learn Today

02:32 - Evolution of Josh’s Newsletter & Audience

08:25 - Should You Start Niche?

10:43 - Niche Isn’t Exclusion

15:14 - You Have to Provide Value

17:26 - Sell the Solution, Not the Problem

20:50 - Josh Workshops Jay’s Transformation Offer

28:09 - Language is Important

29:01 - Josh + Jay Copywriting Workshop

33:05 - Josh Changes His Mind on Ads

36:10 - Josh’s Ad Strategy

40:21 - Why Josh Started a Daily Newsletter

43:30 - Josh’s Unsubscribe Rates are Crazy

46:49 - Josh Undercharges for Ads

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#116: Sara Dietschy – Algorithm Anxiety, Reinventing Yourself, and Advice for Small Tech YouTubers Sep 06, 2022

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Sara Dietschy (rhymes with peachy) is a YouTuber and content creator based in Dallas, Texas.

With over 835,000 subscribers on her self-titled channel, Sara creates and uploads docu-series, tech reviews and vlogs. Through her work, she explores the intersection of technology and creativity. Sara rocks the YouTube scene with her sincerity and a contagious zest for life. She's previously partnered with brands like Intel, AT&T, Logitech, Samsung, and Best Buy to enable her creativity and provide the best content possible.

In this episode, we talk about Sara’s approach to creating content, what makes creating hardware so hard, what she’d do differently if she was starting today, and why she’s never been afraid of a little Reinvention.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Who is Sara Dietschy

00:25 - Sara Parodies Casey Neistat

01:18 - Sara Blows Up

02:02 - Lab22 Launch

03:16 - What We Learn Today

03:54 - “What Am I Doing With My Life”

06:28 - Insecurity As A YouTuber

07:12 - What is Moment?

08:15 - Design Process of Physical Products

09:09 - Digital vs. Physical Products

10:48 - Iteration Time For Physical Products

12:20 - Prototyping Lab22 Products

13:54 - The Response to Lab22

14:50 - Fear & Anxiety

18:55 - Why Sara Doesn’t Do Email

20:25 - Will Gen Z Use Email?

21:34 - Sara on Reinventing Yourself

26:40 - Sara on Her Mom’s Influence

28:40 - Corporate Sara

30:31 - Changing Up How She Does Review Videos

32:43 - Huge Growth Potential For Small Tech YouTubers

35:13 - Allure of Tech Review Videos Has Changed

37:00 - Sara’s Video Making Process

43:25 - How Sara’s Approach to Content Has Changed

45:53 - Sara’s Early YouTube Strategy

50:15 - If You Had To Start Over, What Would You Do?

54:55 - Community Building Tips

57:19 - Sara On Building Relationships

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#115: Jason Sew Hoy of Supercast – How and why to create a premium podcast subscription Aug 30, 2022

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Jason Sew Hoy is the cofounder and CEO of Supercast. He was previously COO & Chief Growth Officer at 99designs.

Supercast is a podcast subscription platform for thousands of podcasters, networks, and publishers. Their top 10 podcasters earn $12+ million a year directly from their listeners.

In this episode, we talk about Jason’s path to Supercast, when a premium podcast subscription makes sense, how to create good incentives for subscribers to pay, and why none of this has been possible without Experimentation.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:12 - Creator Ecosystem Bird’s Eye View

00:34 - Today’s guest

01:02 - Jason’s Journey To 99designs

02:16 - Jason Saw The Power Of Podcasting

02:50 - What We Learn Today

03:30 - The Unusual Beginning’s of 99designs

08:26 - Creator vs Creative

14:12 - Tim Ferris Inspired Jason’s Interest In Podcasts

16:19 - Jason Meets Andrew Wilkinson and Sam Harris

16:43 - Patreon Problems Needed Solutions

17:30 - Start Of Supercast

18:29 - Money Behind A Huge Podcast Launch

21:37 - Why Breaking Points Blew Up

23:06 - How Can I Sustain Creating Bonus Content?

24:16 - Supercast Q+A Feature

25:13 - Best Trick To Growing A Paid Community

29:39 - Is Ad Free Enough To Convert a Free Listener?

31:19 - Is 5% Conversion Rate The Standard?

32:58 - Teams Behind Successful Podcast Creators

34:28 - When To Monetize Your Podcast

40:09 - Best Incentives to Convert Free Listeners to Paid

44:16 - How To Price A Premium Membership

46:24 - Monthly vs Yearly Pricing

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#114: Kat Norton aka Miss Excel – Engineering virality and earning more than $100,000 in a single day Aug 23, 2022

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Kat Norton energetically teaches Microsoft Excel to individuals, businesses, and educational institutions.

Since launching Miss Excel in June 2020, she has grown a community of over 1,000,000 people on TikTok & Instagram (@miss.excel) through viral Excel trick videos infused with creativity, music, and dance.

Kat was recently awarded the Microsoft MVP Award and has been featured in Business Insider, CNBC, and Entrepreneur Magazine as a pioneer in the "Excel Influencer" space. Kat was also named one of the Top Influencers of 2021 by Forbes.

In this episode, we talk about how Kat overcome her fear and began posting on TikTok, how she thinks about energy management, how she earned $100,000 in a single day, and why all of her progress can be attributed to taking what she calls “Messy Action.”

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TIMESTAMPS

00:16 - Weird and Wonderful World of TikTok

00:45 - Kat Norton

01:14 - The pandemic changed everything

02:55 - Kat got a $1 million idea

03:00 - 1st viral TikTok

03:28 - What we learn today

04:12 - Beginnings of Miss Excel

06:44 - Miss Excel becomes a business

07:30 - Did Kat even use TikTok?

08:10 - Overcoming limiting beliefs and anxiety

12:45 - Embracing messy action

14:35 - Kat’s self-imposed bounds on action

18:37 - How to exude positive energy

19:25 - How Kat handled blowing up so quickly

21:50 - Kat NEVER reached out for press

22:50 - How does your energy affect your content?

24:30 - Does Jay smile?

25:45 - How do you reach a higher version of yourself?

26:55 - Energy Management is better than Time Management

30:25 - Jay wants to buy Tony Robbins mini trampoline

30:37 - Kat on her spiritual journal and seeing Tony Robbins

33:23 - Kat’s journey to earn $100,000 in a single day

40:30 - Kat’s tips on going viral

43:20 - What is a good TikTok posting frequency?

45:10 - Miss Excel business model

46:02 - How to make a successful webinar

48:20 - How to structure time to be more productive

50:45 - What has Kat struggled with?

52:31 - What is next for Miss Excel?

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BONUS: Podcast Movement, newsletter rebrand, and more! Aug 22, 2022

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Hello my friend! Welcome to a short, special, audio-only episode of Creative Elements.

First off – I wanted to let you know that I’ll be at Podcast Movement this week! If you’re in Dallas for Podcast Movement 22, shoot me an email! I’ll be speaking on Thursday at 1:15 and my session is called How to Build Your Own Podcast Discovery Engine with Twitter and Email. It’s a breakdown of how I’ve been using Twitter and email to grow this very show. AND, if you do find me, I’ll give you a rare, coveted Creative Elements sticker.

So, if you’ll be at Podcast Movement in Dallas August 23 through the 25th, shoot me an email and come to my session Thursday at 1:15 local time.

The second update is that I’ve rebranded my business and my newsletter! Formerly known as Creative Companion, my newsletter is now called Creator Science. Read more on that below.

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Read about the rebrand

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#113: Austin Belcak – From zero job offers to attracting 1.3 million followers on LinkedIn Aug 16, 2022

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Austin Belcak is the founder of Cultivated Culture, which people how to land jobs they love without “traditional” experience and without applying online.

Austin has 1.3 million followers on LinkedIn and his posts have been viewed hundreds of millions of times. He's recently started investing time into Twitter, where he already has more than 50,000 subscribers.

In this episode, we talk about Austin’s approach to content creation, what content is working on LinkedIn today, why good people give bad advice, and how being Data Driven helped him become one of the biggest accounts on LinkedIn.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:13 - LinkedIn is underrated

00:40 - Today’s guest

01:07 - The problem with our education system

02:03 - Applying to tech companies

03:34 - Is Austin LinkedIn’s TOP creator?

04:20 - What we learn today

04:58 - What do you want to be when you grow up?

05:42 - Austin’s early interest in entrepreneurship

06:29 - Good people give bad advice

08:45 - Learning the RIGHT way to get hired

11:09 - People project their own shortcomings onto you

14:32 - Sometimes your friends work against you

15:40 - Seeking approval from others is a bad idea

18:03 - You have to fail a lot

19:12 - Austin’s first piece of content

20:58 - Starting to create on LinkedIn

22:24 - Early struggles creating content

24:56 - Ways to remove anxiety from creating

25:35 - Developing habits

27:10 - Austin’s content posting cadence

32:09 - Importance of luck

32:59 - Importance of data

33:39 - Find a medium that gives you energy

34:21 - Analyzing your content to improve

37:13 - Why analyzing content is important

39:08 - New LinkedIn carousel strategy

41:24 - Longevity of LinkedIn content

43:00 - Austin on building genuine relationships

47:40 - Using a CRM to track relationships?

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