THE 505 PODCAST
By Brayden Figueroa & Kostas Garcia
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This is a podcast for creatives, entrepreneurs, and anyone trying to live outside of society's normal boundaries. We are here to share our experiences, answer questions, and feature impactful guests with incredible insights. We also share our stories and make each other laugh.
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It’s Boring, But Will Make ANY Personal Brand Explode in 2026
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May 01, 2026 |
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What Coachella Understands about Branding No One Else Does
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Nike: How One Decision Destroyed a $300B Brand
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Why Smart Content Creators are Abandoning Social Media
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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The NEW WAY To Monetize Your Personal Brand Online
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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$100M CEO Explains: How to Get Ahead of 99% of People with AI (Dan Martell)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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How to Become Micro Famous in your Niche (and Get Rich) ft. Omar Eltakrori
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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How to Build a Brand that Sells Out Before It Launches ft. Greg Lavecchia
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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197. The Quiet Psychology Nike Used to Build a Cult-Like Brand ft. Ex-Nike CMO Greg Hoffman
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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196. It's Brutal, But It'll Skyrocket Your Personal Brand in 2026 ft. Matt Gray
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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195. How to Build a Brand So Magnetic It Sells Itself ft. Alex Costa
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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194. These 12 Personal Brand Trends Will Blow You Up So Fast It Feels Illegal
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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193. Stop Ignoring LinkedIn. It’s a Goldmine for Personal Brands ft. Matthew Lakajev
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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192. How to Build a Brand So Premium Customers Chase You ft. Marcus Milione
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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191. How to Blow Up ANY Personal Brand in 2026 (and Get Rich) ft. Jun Yuh
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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190. If You Want to Gain 1 Million Followers in 2026, Listen to This Episode
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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189. Meet the Marketing Genius Who Turned a $.10 Rubber Band into $200M
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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188. Meet the Genius Turning YouTuber's into Multi-Million Dollar Businesses
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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187. Give Us 59 Minutes, We'll Help You Make Your First $10K as a Creator
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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186. If Your Personal Brand Gets Less than 500 Views, Watch This.
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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185. This AI System Secretly Gives Personal Brands an Unfair Advantage ft. Jeff Su
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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184. How to Build a Premium Brand (without luck) ft. Ross Mackay
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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183. This is Boring But It’ll 10x Your Personal Brand in 2026 ft. Dan Koe
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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182. If You're a Creator, You Must Start a Business in 2026 ft. Ali Abdaal
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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181. 100 Years of Personal Brand Knowledge in 56 Min
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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180. You're Not Ready for the Next Phase of Personal Branding ft. Dan Churchill
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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179. How to Tell Stories so Good Your Brand Sells Itself ft. Brendan Kane
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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178. Personal Branding is hard until you do this ft. Adrian Per
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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177. How to Make Your Brand So Magnetic They Stop Scrolling ft. Erica Mallett
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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176. How to Make 10x More Money (as a Small Personal Brand)
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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175. How to Build an Audience That Begs to Buy Anything ft. Sabri Suby
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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174. The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to a $10k/month Personal Brand ft. Modern Millie
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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173. How to Make ANY Business Go Viral (even if it's boring) ft. Kolin Jones (Amalfi Jets)
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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172. How to Build a Profitable Personal Brand Before It’s Too Late ft. Chris Do
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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171. $100M CEO Explains How to 10x Your Brand with Storytelling ft. Heidi Somers
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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170. How I Built a $100M Brand from My Parent's House ft. Christian Guzman
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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169. How to Create Products People Beg to Buy ft. Maxx Chewning
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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168. How to Build a Magnetic Brand that Sells Itself ft. Seth Godin
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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167. A.I. is Causing a Creator Bloodbath. Here’s How to Survive
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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166. Why 99% of Creatives Will Be Replaced by AI (and How to Survive) ft. Matthew Encina
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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165. How to Escape Small Creator H3LL ft. Sam Newton
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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164. How to Build a Personal Brand People Give a Sh*t about w/ Oren John
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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163. He made $750 million, but it almost killed him… ft. Mike Lazerow
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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162. How To Scale a Brand so Fast It Feels illegal w/ Caleb Ralston
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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161. Gary Vee Reveals how to Trade Attention for F*ck You Money
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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160. Meet the creator who got paid 70k to quit his job forever ft. Karl Shakur
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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159. LinkedIn is a Real-Life ‘Cheat Code’ to Get Rich w/ Vin Matano
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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158. Your Content Strategy is Keeping You Broke
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May 29, 2025 |
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157. He Got 1.7M Views in 4 Videos By Hacking the Algorithm (ft. Tejas Hullur)
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May 21, 2025 |
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156. Kallaway’s Genius 100k Subscriber Strategy (Copy This)
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May 14, 2025 |
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155. The Brutal Truth About Building a Creative Agency in NYC ft. Shortstache & Chelstache
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May 07, 2025 |
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154. We Reviewed Your Creative Work
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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153. His Clothing Brand Makes $100K in 30 Minutes With No Ads ft. Marshal Crews
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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152. Become A FULL TIME Content Creator In 12 MONTHS (or less) w/ YCImaging
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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151. The 2025 Social Media Playbook Nobody’s Talking About
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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150. 10 Years of Creative Business Advice in 65 Minutes
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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149. How Creators Can Hack Their Brains for 10x Growth Overnight ft. Jb Copeland
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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148. The No Bullsh*t Guide to Making $10K/Month as a Creative
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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147. I Made $100m So I Could Become a YouTuber ft. Jake Kassan
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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146. An Honest Conversation About Money for Creators ft. Eric Floberg
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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145. Meet The YouTuber Who Became a Netflix Star Then Quit Everything ft. Megan Batoon
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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144. Meet the Man Who Captured 20 Years of Kobe & Lakers History ft. Andrew Bernstein
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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143. These Guys Made Doritos a Super Bowl Ad, Now They Might Win $1 Million Dollars
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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142. How To Make F*ck You Money as Content Creator in 2025...
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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141. The Dark Side of Being a Successful YouTuber ft. Chris Hau
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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140. The Blueprint to Dominate Social Media and Crush Your Goals in 2025
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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138. Best Gifts for Creatives at Every Price Point | Holiday Gift Guide
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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137. Making Money is On Easy Mode in 2025, Just Start a Personal Brand ft. Omar Eltakrori
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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136. He Gambled $3.5 Million on The Creator Economy, here's what happened
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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135. From Moms Basement to MILLIONS of Views: The Story of Brady Bessette
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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134. How Mark Bone is Taking CBUM’s 6th Mr. Olympia Win to Netflix
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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133. From Fired to Filmmaker: How a Setback Turned into a Dream Career w/ Jonny Roams
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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132. Why Most Creators FAIL at Monetizing Their Brand & How You’re Sabotaging Your Success w/ Tom Noske
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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131. 19 Years at Google: Her Winning Strategy for Brands to Dominate YouTube
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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130. Becoming Full-Time Creatives: Our Journey & Biggest Lessons Learned
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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129. Through Her Lens: Meet The Woman Capturing 49ers History (Sarina Soriano)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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128. We Reviewed Your Videos And Gave Our Honest Opinions (Work Review #3)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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127. How YouTubers Are Robbing Big Brands Blind in 2024
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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126. The Blueprint Any Creative Can Follow to Build a 7-figure Business - Daniel Priestley
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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125. Balancing Content Creation with a 9-5: When to Quit w/ JHAWK
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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124. How to Land Your DREAM CLIENT and GET PAID What You're Worth
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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123. The Truth About Why I Left My Dream Job with the Los Angeles Lakers
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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122. MTVJesse Unfiltered: Leaving NELK to Build His New Brand (Sunday)
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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121. 10 Tips for Shooting Better Concert Photos from a Touring Photographer
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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120. Nadeshot’s Journey to Building 100 Thieves into an eSports Empire
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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119. How We Shot a Commercial for Mercedes-Benz
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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118. Cracking Instagram's Algorithm in 2024 w/ Kane Kallaway
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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117. Crafting a Winning Director's Treatment (In-Depth Analysis & Breakdown)
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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116. How Posting Instagram Reels led to Photo Campaigns for Converse & Vogue
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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115. The ONE Thing that Took Our Creative Work to the NEXT LEVEL (Q&A)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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114. Build a Personal Brand that Dominates your Niche w/ Chris Do
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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113. We Reviewed your Creative Work
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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112. An Inside Look at Danny Gevirtz Award Winning Feature Film (Scene Breakdown)
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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111. How Adrian Per Mastered Storytelling through Short Form Video
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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110. How to Film Yourself (Tips for Making Videos Alone)
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May 24, 2024 |
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109. The 6 Figure Creator Blueprint w/ JT Barnett
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May 16, 2024 |
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108. Alex Hormozi's Top 6 Keys for Unlocking Massive Growth on Social Media
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May 09, 2024 |
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107. YouTube’s Top Editor Reveals How He Landed a Job Editing for MrBeast
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May 02, 2024 |
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106. The Magic of 1,000 True Fans: Why They're All You Need
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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105. How ONE Bad Review Ruined a Whole Company
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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104. How We Got Hired By NIKE (Nike Swim Video Breakdown)
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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103. Leaving Beautiful Destinations to Film a Stadium Tour with Illenium w/ Nainoa Langer
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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102. Inside the Mind of a Million Dollar Creative Entrepreneur w/ Jakob Owens
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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101. Our Podcasting Masterclass - Everything we’ve learned after 100 episodes
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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100. OUR 100TH EPISODE! (LIVE PODCAST AT SAM NEWTON’S FILM FESTIVAL)
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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99. Our Best Moments of Season 2
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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98. The Floating Half Pipe - A Stunt 7 Years in the Making w/ Brendon Hayward
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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97. Shooting Pro Athletes and Managing Content for Fanatics w/ Alex Subers
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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96. Why Your Creative Work SUCKS and How to FIX IT!
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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95. How to Create Spec Commercials that ACTUALLY get you Hired w/ Mitchell Mullins
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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94. From Acting in a Hulu Movie to Producing his First Feature Film w/ Jordan Tortorello
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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93. How To DOMINATE Social Media in 2024
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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92. How to Create Your Dream Life in 2024 (Goal Setting Tips)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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91. The Secrets to Pitching Your Creative Work and Winning Clients
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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90. From Filming Logan Paul's Vlogs to Photographing Fine Art w/ Brendan North
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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89. How to Land Amazing Clients who Pay You What You're Worth (Q&A #3)
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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88. SHORTSTACHE on His NEW Short Film, Creative Struggles & Moving to NYC
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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87. Manifesting his Dream Life as a Director in LA w/ Dylan Bradshaw
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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86. $70,000 Commercial Budget Breakdown (How We Spent the Money & Mistakes We Made)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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85. Breaking Down the BIGGEST Collabs of 2023
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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84. From Australia to America - Making it as a Photographer in a New Country w/ Pixie Bella
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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83. The MIND BLOWING Updates Adobe Just Announced (ADOBE MAX 2023)
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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82. How Scott Ohashi Films for BOTH The Dodgers AND The Lakers
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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81. How to Create a BULLET PROOF Personal Brand in 2023
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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80. Documenting Messi’s Historic World Cup Run w/ Devin L'Amoreaux
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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79. Getting Invited to Sony's Exclusive KANDO Trip
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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78. From Shooting the Miami Heat to Starting a Creative Agency with Trey Mena
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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77. How CEDLOM Helped Build a 35 Million Subscriber Youtube Empire
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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76. Leaving LA behind for Paris - Claire Lejeune's Photography Journey
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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75. Traveling for a Shoot? Tips to CRUSH Your Next Out-Of-State Gig
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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74. What it Takes to Photograph The NBA Every Night with Abigail Keenan Field
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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73. Jack Cook Reveals his Secrets to Mastering Daily Vlogs
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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72. How to Price your Photo + Video Work (How MUCH to Charge w/ Real Numbers)
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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71. ULTIMATE Camera Gear Buying Guide (2023)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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70. JHAWK's Secrets to Cultivating a Die-Hard Audience on Social Media
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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69. Overcoming Addiction to Chasing Storms as a Landscape Photographer w/ Chris Balladarez
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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68. Posting Daily Videos: What We’ve Learned and Our Struggles
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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67. 7 Continents in 7 Days: Ryan Kao's EPIC Adventure
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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66. From Touring with The Chainsmokers to Directing Music Videos w/ THATONEBLONDKID
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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65. How Apple Became the NUMBER ONE Brand in the World (& How YOU Can Too)
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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64. The Power of Storytelling: Create Content that Resonates and Inspires
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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63. Lakers Season OVER, What's Next?! | Q&A #2
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May 25, 2023 |
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62. Breaking the mold: How a 19-Year-Old is thriving as a Content Creator Without College | Loughh
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May 18, 2023 |
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61. Full-Time Job or Freelance, Which Should You Choose?
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May 12, 2023 |
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60. From Coding at MICROSOFT to Filming a COACHELLA DOCUMENTARY w/ Lanre Ako
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May 05, 2023 |
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59. How to use AI to LEVEL UP as a Creator
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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58. Quitting my Dream Job (Concert Photographer)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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57. Rising Above: Tej Patel's Minority Creative Journey
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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56. Turning TikTok Fame into 6 Figure Consulting Business w/ Daniel Bennett
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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55. How to Run Your Creative Business like a PRO w/ Edward Lee and Paul Weaver
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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54. Sam Cahill on Directing Machine Gun Kelly's Hulu Documentary
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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53. Client RED FLAGS and how to Navigate them
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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52. How Sam Newton became a Canon Sponsored Filmmaker
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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51. How LOUD LUXURY became Canada's BIGGEST DJ Duo
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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50. Our BEST MOMENTS of 2022 | Season One Finale
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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49. How to Grow a Six-Figure Creative Business
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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48. From Professional Basketball to Sports Media CEO (Swish Cultures)
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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47. Artistry vs. The Algorithm - Our take on: The Colin & Samir show w/ Hasan Minaj
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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46. YOUR NEXT BIG SHOOT | A Guide w/ 505
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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45. How to ACTUALLY grow your Personal Brand
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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44. ROCKS TELL ALL | Q&A #1
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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43. Is the Iphone 14 Worth it? - Rock Talk Ep. 3
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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42. Trading Content for FREE Airbnb stays with Stayamo Founder Jordan Kahana
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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41. How JAY FORD got to shoot Sebastian Maniscalco in Madison Square Garden
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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40. MUST KNOW Camera Basics (When to Follow and How to Break Them)
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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39. Shooting the MOST VIEWED Tiktok Of ALL TIME with Nate Norell
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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38. 10 tips for Creating YOUR Personal Brand
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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37. Alex Romo’s Secret to Becoming a Full-Time Travel Filmmaker
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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36. Overcoming being Homeless and Finding Success as a Photographer w/ Skyler Wagoner
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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35. Dealing with Creative Burnout - Rock Talk Ep. 2
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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34. How to Take your Sports Videography to the NEXT LEVEL
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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33. HOW JUSTIN ESCALONA WENT AROUND THE WORLD IN 14 DAYS FOR FREE
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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32. Ultimate Guide to Getting Hired
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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31. Our NEW Series - Rock Talk Ep. 1
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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30. The Inner Art of Photography with Cibelle Levi
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May 25, 2022 |
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29. Navigating Grief as a Content Creator with Tucker Doss
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May 19, 2022 |
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28. From PRO Hockey to TikTok Agency w/ JT Barnett
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May 11, 2022 |
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27. Run Your Creative Business Like a PRO
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May 04, 2022 |
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26. Making a FULL-TIME LIVING from TikTok Vlogs with Jack Cook
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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25. From Gary Vee to Hasan Minhaj - Tyler Babin's Perseverance to Creative Success
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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24. How Aidan Minton Redirected Rejection
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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23. Our Favorite Creators
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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22. How to Move to a Big City and Make it as a Creator
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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21. Kyle Houck on Capturing an Iconic Moment in Pop Culture
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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20. Touring the World & Shooting Music's BIGGEST Artists w/ Danilo Lewis
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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19. How we REALLY feel about the KANYE Doc "Jeen-Yuhs"
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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18. How Henry Ammann Photographs & Designs for Musics Biggest Artists
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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17. Picking up a Camera at 25 & Why You're NOT Too Late w/ Evan Tanaka
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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16. FIVE Tips for How We Shoot: CONCERTS & CARS
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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15. Is College Worth It for Creatives?
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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14. Networking for Creators - How to make it NOT SUCK
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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13. Creators Building Empires - How to BOSS UP and THINK BIGGER
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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12. You're NOT that guy pal - How to deal with IMPOSTER SYNDROME
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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11. How Troy Osterberg became a TOP TikTok creator
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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10. How to CRUSH your goals in 2022
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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9. The EVOLUTION of Social Media (From MYSPACE to TIKTOK)
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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8. ADVICE TO OUR YOUNGER SELVES
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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7. WHAT IT'S LIKE BEING A FULL-TIME YOUTUBER W/ RØB
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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6. ULTIMATE Camera Gear Buying Guide (2022)
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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5. HOW TO OVERCOME CREATIVE BURNOUT AND FIND INSPIRATION
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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4. STOP UNDERCHARGING FOR YOUR CREATIVE WORK
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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3. HOW TO LAND YOUR DREAM GIG
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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2. HOW TO NAVIGATE & MONETIZE THE NEW SOCIAL MEDIA
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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1. HOW WE BECAME FULL-TIME CREATIVES
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Oct 18, 2021 |