Want to feel awkward in a coffee shop? Sit down with someone and go through personal branding exercises while literally every person on earth listens to the details of your life. OK -- it wasn't that bad. But it was awkward. And it was EXTREM

#32 - 3 Steps to Plan Like a Pro

Jun 14th, 2017 18m 8s

This week I tried out Facebook Live while I recorded (don't mind me getting super distracted by a friend joining at the end...). I also have an update on my progress towards the challenge I issued at the end of the last episode, and a few tips

#31 - The Path to Destroying Your Dreams

May 31st, 2017 18m 6s

This week I have a quick freebie about the right way to stereotype, and some thoughts about a surefire way to destroy your dreams.

#30 - Creating Value When Everything is Free, Part 2

May 3rd, 2017 20m 27s

This week I continue the conversation about how to create value when everything is free. I focus on the second set of 4 "generative" Kevin Kelly describes in his book The Inevitable:5) Accessibility6) Embodiment7) Patronage8) Discoverabilit

#29 - Creating Value When Everything is Free, Part 1

Apr 21st, 2017 22m 57s

This week I have some ideas about how to add value, AKA make money, when everything is moving towards free. Specifically, I talk about the first 4 of 8 "generatives" Kevin Kelly describes in his book The Inevitable. I also have an update on m

#28 - How to handle constant change

Apr 5th, 2017 27m 14s

This week I've got some thoughts about constant change and what we can do about it. I've also got a doozy of a story to share – it involves me calling the cops on a neighbor. And I have a preview of how I'll likely spend my entire weekend tryin

#27 - How do you handle a problem like Millennials?

Mar 22nd, 2017 23m 21s

This week I've got some fun statistics and insights about everyone's favorite generation to hate: Millennials. I'll also tell you how I'm faring with my March Madness bracket, and share some thoughts about how we can take advantage of a key Mil

#26 - Why Choice is a Key to Motivation

Mar 8th, 2017 11m 19s

This week on The Upload podcast I've got some thoughts about choice and why giving people (including yourself!) choices just might be the key that unlocks that mysterious thing called motivation. I've also got a few updates for you about a rece

#25 – SCRUM and Side Hustles: How SCRUM principles can make you a better Creative

Feb 21st, 2017 22m 31s

This week I share an update about my day job, argue for adults using children's slides, and share what I'm learning about Agile as a work style. Although Agile (and SCRUM specifically) are team-oriented approaches to work, I think some principl

Trailer - Season 3

Feb 11th, 2017 2m 58s

I'm still alive! Here's a quick update on the status of the podcast and my plans for Season 3.

#24 - Steven Barrie

Oct 7th, 2016 48m 18s

This month, I catch up with an old friend of the show, Steven Barrie. We chat about his most recent creative pursuits, including his effort to get a book published by entering a contest on a unique Kickstarter-like website called Inkshares.

#23 - Emily May

Sep 2nd, 2016 43m 9s

This episode I interview Emily May of Go Haus Go. We discuss how she transformed an impulse decision to buy a small home into a thriving side hustle that scratches her creative itch. Emily is a mom to twin boys, a full-timer in the marketin

#22 - Michelle Duncan-Wilson

Aug 1st, 2016 38m 17s

This week I chat with Michelle Duncan-Wilson, the creator of Soul Work for Moms. We talk about her story of starting her own business and teaching herself how to start and host a podcast. The Soul Work For Moms Podcast discusses ways to grow

#21 - Managing the tension of work/life

Jun 4th, 2016 20m 3s

Have you ever felt like you can't quite fix the problem of work/life balance? This week, I debrief my interview with Seth Schaeffer, the founder of Hoptocopter Films. Seth shared a lot of great advice, but what stood out to me was the way that

#20 - Seth Schaeffer (Interview)

May 21st, 2016 46m 29s

This week I chat with Seth Schaeffer about starting Hoptocopter™ Films, balancing work and family, and even wardrobe choices. Seth shares some great lessons about finding your niche, hiring talented people to work with you, and defining success

#19 - Release, Revise, Repeat

May 14th, 2016 20m 9s

Do you ever find it hard to say your work is good enough and share it? Many of us struggle with polishing too long after the peak -- where everything you do thereafter produces diminishing returns. The key is to learn to recognize that peak and

#18 - Erin Wood (Interview)

May 7th, 2016 40m 7s

This week, I chat with Erin Wood about her experiences as a freelance editor, writer, and co-founder of a small publishing company.Erin Wood writes and edits in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is editor of Scars: An Anthology (Et Alia Press, 2015)

#17 - Send me your stories and feedback

Apr 23rd, 2016 2m 17s

This week, I'm wrapping up Season 1 with a request of you, the listeners of The Upload podcast. I want to hear stories of how you've taken something you heard on this podcast and applied it. Did you hear something on one of the interviews and

#16 - What Experience Are You Creating?

Apr 15th, 2016 18m 14s

What if I told you that providing an amazing service or selling an exceptional product isn't good enough? We live in a world where the experience you create trumps the quality of the goods and services you provide. This week I debrief my interv

#15 - Libby Neder (Interview)

Apr 8th, 2016 49m 46s

Libby Neder is a self-made wedding photographer in Denver, CO. We chat about how she got started, how she finds new clients, how she landed on a simple way to determine her rate, and much more.

#14 - Feed your craving for creativity

Apr 2nd, 2016 14m 37s

Do you feel like you should be doing more even though you're already doing a lot? Many creatives struggle with feeling drawn to a side hustle or freelancing even when they have a full-time gig. It's as if creatives are driven to push themselves

#13 - Jason Flack (Interview)

Mar 25th, 2016 35m 48s

Jason Flack is an experienced illustrator and freelancer. This week, we chat about his experiences with freelancing while working a full-time job. Jason shares how he created a portfolio to help him land the job he really wanted, illustrating f

#12 - Why creativity needs leadership

Mar 18th, 2016 17m 22s

Creativity thrives under good leadership. Often, strong leaders don't realize that leadership is a creative art. When those leaders (like Matt Nelson from the previous episode) learn to embrace their unique creative gift, they empower creative

#11 - Matt Nelson (Interview)

Mar 11th, 2016 37m 56s

This week I chat with Matt Nelson, the lead and founding pastor of City Church Tulsa. We discuss how planting a church is similar to starting a business, the place of creativity in Christianity, the relationship between creativity and leadershi

#10 - Why success is subjective

Feb 29th, 2016 15m 52s

If you consistently blog for several years but never make any significant profit from it, have you succeeded or failed? What if you start a business and make a decent living from it, but never make millions of dollars? This week, I talk about G