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How Bad Do You Want It? Sep 20, 2017

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By popular demand, this week's show is another microshow compiling some of the most popular + impactful questions from The Daily Creative (my YouTube show where I answer YOUR questions about the challenges you're facing on your journey to become an aspiring or professional creative). In this episode:

Megan recently started a day job she loves, but is starting to feel disconnected from her side hustle. I give her some pointers on balancing both, and some ways she can flip the script.
Natasha is a published photog looking to get her work in bigger publications. I give her the blueprint that can be used to get published, hired, or noticed.
I talk with Xavier, who wants to get started in concert photography. If you're looking to jump into any new industry, here's how to start.
Tommy, is a working photographer growing his business. He's excited to have paying clients who are covering the bills but wants to get new clients for an area of photography he's particularly passionate in.

If you like what you hear, subscribe to my YouTube channel to make sure you don't miss an episode, and if you want to have YOUR question answered, just call me at +1-802-962-4357 and leave your question at the beep.

Enjoy!

Today's episode is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Using Constraints to Fuel Your Best Work Ever /w Scott Belsky Sep 13, 2017

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Scott Belsky is one of those guests where I couldn't possibly do justice to their resume - but here's the short version: He's currently the Executive Chairmen of the professional referral platform Prefer, was the founder of Behance, the creative portfolio platform that I'm sure many of you use, VP at Adobe, and author of the bestselling book "Making Ideas Happen." I'm leaving out a ton - such as his time at Goldman Sachs, Benchmark, and as an early investor in Pinterest, Uber, and Periscope among others - but you get the idea - incredibly accomplished entrepreneur and passionate advocate for creativity.

Today on the podcast,

* He has an amazing term called "the messy middle," which essentially refers to all the stuff between the start of a company and the flashy exit or spectacular failure

* He is also militant about the critical importance of, well, doing shit - of focusing on execution over plans or ideas

* We also riff on the value of focus and prioritizing, another common weak point for creators and entrepreneurs

Enjoy!

Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.chasejarvis.com/podcast. This episode is brought to you by our friends at Freshbooks - sign up for your free trial at http://freshbooks.com/chase

It's also brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

Airbnb's Joe Gebbia: The Intersection of Art & Business Sep 06, 2017

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Joe is best known as the co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Airbnb, a company you've probably heard about once or twice - valued at $31 billion at the moment (yep - that's billion with a B). But this isn't his first rodeo – he's been a passionate advocate of design and an entrepreneur since his childhood, channeling that passion into everything from his college side hustle of selling his specially seat cushions for the uncomfortable stools in his art classes to various earlier online businesses, designing a furniture line called Neighborhood, and his current project, Samara, Airbnb's internal design studio.

Today on the podcast,

* The role of sports in Joe's life and how in many ways they paved the way for his path as an artist and entrepreneur - I absolutely love this part of the conversation because it so closely mirrors my own path, growing up as an artist living in the body of a jock * So many of Joe's biggest moments have come from doing what I call "the other 50%" - for example how he met Brian Chesky, the co-founder of Airbnb by starting his college basketball team * We talk so much about pushing past "no."

Enjoy!

Reid Hoffman: Build A World-Changing Business Aug 30, 2017

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Reid Hoffman is one of the most successful and respected entrepreneurs and investors of all time, first serving as the COO of PayPal then founding LinkedIn which was sold to Microsoft - where he is now on the board - for $26 billion. As a VC partner at Greylock he's invested in countless other top companies including Airbnb, Flickr, Digg and CreativeLive among many others. He's also the author of the brilliant book "The Alliance," works with several non-profits like Kiva, Open AI and Quest Bridge and hosts the incredible new podcast "Masters Of Scale" which has welcomed guests like Sheryl Sandberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Brian Chesky and Reed Hastings.

Today on the podcast,

* Reid shares some context on why he's so excited about Masters Of Scale

* We talk about our shared background in philosophy and why it's been such a valuable tool for us

* He gets into some of the classic mistakes he's seen leaders make, specifically the idea that as the company grows, the game you're playing also changes

Enjoy!

Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.chasejarvis.com/podcast.

This podcast is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world's largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world's top experts -- Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

How Design Drives The World's Best Companies w/ Robert Brunner Aug 23, 2017

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My guest today is Robert Brunner. If you look up "badass industrial designer" in the dictionary, the first thing you're going to see is his picture. He's the co-founder + partner of Ammunition Design Group, one of the top industrial design agencies in the world with clients including Lyft, Adobe, Microsoft, AIGA, and so many more. He lead the design of the widely popular Beats brand and built the design practice at Apple - he's actually the guy who hired the legendary Jony Ive, now Apple's Chief Design Officer - and he's a former partner at the legendary firm Pentagram and co-founder of Lunar Design, one of the firms who put design on the map in the Bay Area back in the 80s and 90s.

Today on the podcast,

* Why he was so effective at getting top business leaders to understand and respect design

* Why the magic ingredient for a successful creative career is soft skills

* Some super insightful tips on how to build and develop a world-class design team

Enjoy!

Why Creativity Is The Key To Leadership w/ Sen. Cory Booker Aug 16, 2017

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Cory Booker is one of those most compelling and dynamic voices in American politics: the former mayor of Newark, New Jersey, the subject of the 2005 documentary "Street Fight" that chronicles his initial 2002 bid for mayor, and he's particularly engaged on the topic of education reform - a subject that's near and dear to my own heart. He's also an incredibly candid and open personality who's willing to share many things that those in his position typically haven't - which is not only refreshing but ultimately makes him that much more effective as a leader.

Today on the podcast,

* Sen Booker is incredibly good at getting eyeballs on the causes he advocates for, and he gets into the tactics he uses

* He talks very openly about the times he's fallen short and even outright failed - and how we turned those into valuable learning experiences.

* The techniques Sen Booker he uses to take control during those inevitable moments where we get overwhelmed and feel our emotions getting away from us

Enjoy!

The Things All Creators Must Know + Believe Aug 09, 2017

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One of my most popular, widely shared, and (so I'm told) most impactful blog posts is one I did a few years back called "The 10 Things All Creatives (That's You) Must Know," a collection of hard-won lessons I've learned from my 20+ years in the trenches as a creator. And although it's a few years old I feel more confident than ever about the timeless value of these lessons -- and so this week on the podcast I'm bringing you an audio version of that blog post. Here's a sneak preview of what you can look forward to:

* Experts aren't the answer. * Clients cannot tell you what they need. * Don't aim for 'better', aim for 'different'. * Big challenges create the best work. * Aesthetic sensibilities actually matter. * Simple is good. * Make mistakes, learn quickly. * "Value" is different from "price." * A-Gamers work with A-Gamers. * Real artists create.

Enjoy!

How To Get New Clients (And Keep Them) Aug 02, 2017

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* I give Rod some pointers on what to do when a photo shoot isn't going as planned, with some larger lessons on how to build powerful, lasting relationships with clients

* Jay from the Unthinkable podcast is looking to take his show to the next level, and I give him my candid take on what it's gonna take (spoiler warning: stamina)

* I talk with Caleb, a successful commercial photographer who wants to grow his client base outside of his home town - my advice for him is straightforward but guaranteed to work ;)

Enjoy!

Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.chasejarvis.com/podcast.

How To Change The Lives Of Millions w/ Scott Harrison Jul 26, 2017

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Scott is the founder of charity: water, a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries - you may have heard me mention them before, and that's because I'm deeply passionate about their cause and a huge admirer of what Scott's done as the founder of the org. In less than a decade, their community has raised over $250 million to fund 22,000+ projects that have brought clean water to more than 7 million people around the world.

For those who want to support charity: water, you can join The Spring here, or pledge your birthday here.

Today on the podcast,

* Scott's AMAZING life story- how he turned his back on his career as one of NYC's best club promoters to found cw * He unpacks several of cw's signature campaigns like their "donate your birthday" initiative * The moment he realized that his identity as a human was inexorably tied to the performance of his company + how he dealt with it

Enjoy!

Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.chasejarvis.com/podcast.

How To Build A Media Juggernaut w/ Piera Gelardi Jul 19, 2017

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Piera Gelardi is the co-founder of Refinery29, one of the most important and influential lifestyle editorial companies on the internet with millions of visitors a day from just about every corner of the planet. It's one of those classic entrepreneur stories, starting with a few friends in a cramped makeshift office who had a ton of passion but not a lot of experience - they've had some ups and downs, made some pivots, but here they are - they're still standing, stronger than ever, and they've unquestionably made their mark on our culture with a voice that's distinctly different from that of mainstream fashion - one built on diversity, inclusion and community that's struck a chord with millennials.

Today on the podcast,

* She talks about how the vision and voice for R29 is literally in her DNA

* The specific blueprint she used to transition from a full time day job to R29

* The actionable tactics and ideas she's taken away from scaling the company from 4 to now over 500 people

Enjoy!

Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.chasejarvis.com/podcast.