Wes Kao is the co-founder of Maven . Before that, she co-founded of the altMBA with Seth Godin. She's also a writer and content creator. In this episode, her and Alex discuss overcoming self-conciousness as a creator, gained 150k twitter followers in a year, running a start up, unconventional routes of education, and having a spiky point of view. Please leave a 5-star review on Apple & Spotify ! This episode was edited and produced by Josh Perez . Follow Make Something Cool on Instagram , Ti...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 126
Luke Beard is the CEO of Any Distance . A privacy-first Activity Tracking and sharing app, as well as the founder of Exposure . He also takes great photos . In this episode, he and Alex discuss the choice to build an edgy brand, recently raising $1.5M in venture funding, as well as essentials to operating a start up in 2022. Please leave a 5-star review on Apple & Spotify ! This episode was edited and produced by Josh Perez . Follow Make Something Cool on Instagram , TikTok , Twitter , or Yo...
Oct 11, 2022•52 min•Ep. 125
Steph Barron Hall is a coach, consultant, podcast host, and author dedicated to helping her audience understand the enneagram and apply it in real life through her brand Nine Types Co . Please leave a 5-star review on Apple & Spotify ! This episode was edited and produced by Josh Perez . Follow Make Something Cool on Instagram , TikTok , Twitter , or YouTube ....
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 124
Dr. Sherry Walling is a clinical psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author, and mental health advocate. Her company, ZenFounder , helps entrepreneurs and leaders navigate transition, rapid growth, loss, and any manner of complex human experience. Please leave a 5-star review on Apple & Spotify ! This episode was edited and produced by Josh Perez . Follow Make Something Cool on Instagram , TikTok , Twitter , or YouTube ....
Sep 14, 2022•52 min•Ep. 123
Danny Miranda is the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast (currently a top 1% podcast in the world) and in this episode he and Alex discuss his optimism, visualizing his future success, and embracing incremental growth. Please leave a 5-star review on Apple & Spotify ! This episode was edited and produced by Josh Perez . Follow Make Something Cool on Instagram , TikTok , Twitter , or YouTube ....
Sep 06, 2022•55 min•Ep. 122
In this episode, Alex and Josh discuss why the daily podcast failed, what they learned from it, how they plan to approach the future of Make Something Cool. Get updates on new podcast episodes here | alexsugg.com/podcast Sign up for Make Daily newsletter here | makedaily.co
Aug 03, 2022•46 min•Ep. 121
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” — Coco Chanel This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 29, 2022•3 min•Ep. 120
“My goal is not to form an opinion. It’s to understand.” - Rick Rubin This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 28, 2022•3 min•Ep. 119
“It’s easy to stand with the crowd, it takes courage to stand alone.” – Gandhi This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 27, 2022•2 min•Ep. 118
“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.” ― Anne Lamott This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co...
Jul 26, 2022•2 min•Ep. 117
“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender.” — Tupac Shakur This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co...
Jul 25, 2022•2 min•Ep. 116
“No matter how sophisticated our choices, how good we are at dominating the odds, randomness will have the last word.” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co...
Jul 22, 2022•3 min•Ep. 115
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. — Confucius This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 21, 2022•2 min•Ep. 114
“I think it’s important to reason from first principles rather than by analogy..." ― Elon Musk This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 20, 2022•4 min•Ep. 113
“ If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others.” ― Michelle Obama This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co...
Jul 19, 2022•2 min•Ep. 112
“They muddy the water, to make it seem deep.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 18, 2022•2 min•Ep. 111
“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself." – Søren Kierkegaard This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 15, 2022•2 min•Ep. 110
“Self-pity is a dead-end road. You make the choice to drive down it. It's up to you to decide to stay parked there or to turn around and drive out.” — Cheryl Strayed This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.mak...
Jul 14, 2022•2 min•Ep. 109
"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." — Lao Tzu This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 13, 2022•3 min•Ep. 108
“Distraction remains a destroyer of depth.” ― Cal Newport This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 12, 2022•3 min•Ep. 107
“Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” — James Baldwin This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 11, 2022•3 min•Ep. 106
“Judgement, not work, determines success and failure. Good judgement is the product of a calm and curious mind, reasoning without motivation and attachment. Whatever strengthens your ego weakens your judgement, and ultimately, your success.” ― Naval Ravikant This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Wa...
Jul 08, 2022•5 min•Ep. 105
"Self Love is an immune system. It kills the virus of self harm." — Jaiya John This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 07, 2022•4 min•Ep. 104
“Reading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.” — Albert Einstein This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Us...
Jul 06, 2022•3 min•Ep. 103
"If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it." — Toni Morrison This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co...
Jul 05, 2022•2 min•Ep. 102
“Focusing is about saying No.” ― Steve Jobs This episode contains an idea, reflection, and a simple action you can take on your creative project today. The world is noisy and your dreams deserve attention. Use this minute to shift your focus back to what you want to get done today. Want to make progress on your creative projects every day? Sign up for Make Daily -> www.makedaily.co
Jul 04, 2022•4 min•Ep. 101
Make Daily is email & podcast designed to help you take action on your creative project every single day. Every morning, you'll receive a new podcast & newsletter that contains: 💡 An idea from a successful creator 🤔 A reflection on how that idea relates to your work ✅ A simple action you can take on your project to keep making progress Sign up here!
Jul 03, 2022•11 min•Ep. 100
Isaac Lee is a musician and the founder of Koldwater Audio. He previously worked at The Ringer where he produced podcasts like Binge Mode and The David Chang show. In this episode, Isaac talks to Alex about how he got into the audio and podcasting space, the lack of good resources available for those interested in podcasting, what makes podcasts magical, and why he's (still) a Clippers fan. Sign up for Find Something Cool, a curated newsletter designed to keep you inspired to create: alexsugg.co...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 99
Mike Smith is the co-founder and art director of Smith & Diction , a branding and design studio based in Philadelphia. In this episode, Mike talks to Alex about how skate culture launched him into his career, why brand identity matters, how he's learned to embrace systems that are disposable, and what happens when a brand has no soul. Sign up for Find Something Cool, a curated newsletter designed to keep you inspired to create: alexsugg.com/newsletter. If you enjoy the podcast, please Like a...
May 09, 2022•52 min•Ep. 98
Vuhlandes is a photographer and vlogger based out of Detroit and one of Alex's favorite creators. In this episode, Vuhlandes shares with Alex why no other city feels like home, how he trains his eyes every day to see things through a camera lens, how documenting what he sees is sometimes controversial, and how he's learned that no one owes him anything. Sign up for Find Something Cool, a curated newsletter designed to keep you inspired to create. If you enjoy the podcast, please Like and Subscri...
Apr 25, 2022•52 min•Ep. 97
