Now
Now - Oct 26, 2023
What I’m working on right now
1. Building Wavetable - a creative studio and media company blending education and
Freelancing
Building a practice, finding clients, and staying sane while working for yourself.
Freelancing
Teaching. Denied.
I recently applied to do some adjunct teaching. I like teaching. I’ve done a lot of it, and have
Independent Paths
Overcoming Inertia
A lot of people are struggling in their work right now. Most don’t want to talk about it. But
Portfolio Career
The keynote speaking grapevine
Notes on format innovation, how to get an agent, and experience design
A lot of people want to do more
How-To Guides
Two types of vouch
How do you discover talent, build connections, and develop trusted partnerships? You could spray and pray, but more likely you
Reflections & Stories
Going pro at Euro 2020
I don’t raise my voice very often, but the other day I yelled at someone
relentlessly. He was involved
Portfolio Career
“How did you land the gig?”
A simple question that's anything but.
Stage Left
As good as it gets
It’s easy to forget that even Hollywood legends had to start somewhere.
There was once a time when Jack
Podcast
Under the Current Podcast: #12 - Jonathan Stark
funding the mission, and why marketing can drive us mad
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How-To Guides
How to find portfolio/audience fit
You’ve probably heard of Product/Market Fit. It’s widely seen as the holy grail
for just about every
The Tension
Free or full price
In 2010, a heavy metal kid suddenly took the dance music world by storm.
When Sonny Moore aka Skrillex broke
The Tension
Zenith & Nadir
When I was a talent agent, there’d be a couple of times a year where a client
would hit
How-To Guides
A simple recipe for working independently
It can be hard not to marvel at those productivity gurus; the creative mavens;
those extraordinary entrepreneurs. They’re so
Stage Left
Opening Credits
January signals the peak of Hollywood’s awards season.
It’s the time for recognition and credit: for the work
Coaching
Co-Founder Conflict: NFI?
I met up with my friend Gillian [https://www.linkedin.com/in/davisgillian]
yesterday.
Like me, she’s perhaps a
Storytelling
Thinking in Bits
What’s a bit?
A small amount of something, right?
Or perhaps your mind goes to technology. Bits and bytes.
Coaching
Coaching: Three agendas for exploration
This is part of a series of articles derived from my coaching certification
assessment.
There are numerous coaching models used
Coaching
Group Dynamics: Sitting in Circle
If you’ve spent any time in coaching, meditation, education, mediation, or
consulting you may have heard the phrase or