Creative Pep Talk

A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance. Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!! Learn more: creativepeptalk.com Check out the host: andyjpizza.com

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Episodes

123 - 25 Ways to Stand Out

Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 123

122 - How to Build Sustainable Income & Thrive!

Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 2017•43 min•Ep. 122

121 - Make Space for Creativity with Kate Bingaman-Burt

http://www.katebingamanburt.com/ https://www.instagram.com/katebingburt Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 15, 2017•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 121

120 - Give Your Art a Makeover

Feb 09, 2017•37 min•Ep. 120

119 - Why There's No Excuse

Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Check out their new EP http://metavari.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 01, 2017•44 min•Ep. 119

118 - Finding Your Flow with Yao Cheng

http://www.yaochengdesign.com/ Get your “Let’s Do This” - Goal Notebook here: http://www.creativepeptalk.com/shop/scout-books-lets-do-this-goal-notebook Sign up to my online course, the CPT MFBA here: creativepeptalk.com/mfba Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. They have a phenomenal new single!! It's called Proactive Evolution and it's SO GOOD. Go check it out! Than...

Jan 24, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 118

117 - Powerful Goal Setting

Get your “Let’s Do This” - Goal Notebook here: http://www.creativepeptalk.com/shop/scout-books-lets-do-this-goal-notebook Sign up to my online course, the CPT MFBA here: creativepeptalk.com/mfba Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to Yoni Wolf and the band WHY? for our theme music. They have a phenomenal new single!! It's called Proactive Evolution and it's SO GOOD. Go check it out! Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and hi...

Jan 18, 2017•46 min•Ep. 117

116 - Unlock Your True Potential

Jan 12, 2017•54 min•Ep. 116

115 - How to Get Super Motivated for 2017

Jan 03, 2017•35 min•Ep. 115

114 - 9 Ways to Make 2018 Your Best Year Yet

Dec 20, 2016•55 min•Ep. 114

113 - Why Your Marketing Isn't Working

Dec 05, 2016•43 min•Ep. 113

112 - Quit Hiding!

Nov 28, 2016•55 min•Ep. 112

111 - Quit Pursuing Other People's Dreams with Chase Jarvis

Nov 22, 2016•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 111

110 - How to Know What to Make

Nov 15, 2016•49 min•Ep. 110

109 - From Despair to Hope

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Nov 09, 2016•16 min•Ep. 109

108 - What Clients Want

Martin Gee http://www.ohmgee.com/ Len Small http://www.lensmalldesign.com/ LA Johnson http://www.thelajohnson.com/ Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 02, 2016•42 min•Ep. 108

107 - How to Trick Yourself into Creative Career Success

Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 19, 2016•51 min•Ep. 107

106 - Navigating Transition w/ Tad Carpenter, Tuesday Bassen & Alex Medina LIVE @ Creative Works

Tad Carpenter & Carpenter Collective http://carpentercollective.com/ Tuesday Bassen http://tuesdaybassen.com/ Alex Medina http://alexmedina.co/ Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 14, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 106

105 - 10 Ways to Kick Self Doubt Right in the BOOTY!

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Oct 05, 2016•51 min•Ep. 106

104 - Gemma Correll on Anxiety, Humor & Pugs

Gemma Correll http://www.gemmacorrell.com/ Thanks to Yoni Wolf and his band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! soundcloud.com/metavari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 27, 2016•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 104

103 - Harness the Power of Personal Brand w/o Becoming a Soulless Wormy Thing like on Little Mermaid

Meg Lewis http://butt.guru Thanks to Yoni Wolf and his band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! @metavari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 20, 2016•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 103

102 - Ghostshrimp, Original Background Designer for Adventure Time

http://www.ghostshrimpglobal.com/ http://www.ghostshrimpglobal.com/training-camp-c13en Thanks to Yoni Wolf and his band WHY? for our theme music. Thanks to our syndicate Illustration Age, you can find this show at www.illustrationage.com/creativepeptalk Thanks to my man Nate Utesch and his band Metavari for all the other tunes! www.soundcloud.com/metavari Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 13, 2016•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 102

101 - How to Prove Your Creative Genius

Caught / turn yourself Basquiat secret genius As a creative progressional you are incompetent until proven genius. Once your lucky, twice your good? Once your lucky, twice your lucky, three times meh. Seth Godin / Pick Yourself Stack the deck 1. Commit the Crime - Make the Work Walk the walk Good will hunting Non creatives Ben Affleck Examples value proof - Editorial sell magazines - Logo designer / start pro company / field notes - Kids book author / kickstart - Soundtrack short film - CPT stra...

Sep 07, 2016•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 101

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