Robin Dreeke is a human behavior expert, best-selling author, and professional speaker with a pretty incredible background. As a Marine Corps Officer and retired FBI Special Agent, he served as Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, where he honed his skills in recruiting spies. He literally built relationships with citizens of other countries, earned their trust, and convinced them to become spies FOR the United States intelligence. I recently read two of his books, which...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast Alexandra Watkins founded Eat My Words in 2005. She is a brand name expert and the author of the best-selling creativity book, Hello, My Name is Awesome Her branding firm, Eat My Words, has made a name for itself by cooking up unforgettable names and working with clients from Amazon to Coca-Cola, Disney, Google, and Twitter. Before starting Eat My Words, as a freelancer, Alexandra actually named Wendy's Baconator! In this episode, you’ll learn: The SMILE and SCRATCH test to help you identify goo...
Oct 15, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast ASK CREATOR SCIENCE → Submit your question here *** WHEN YOU'RE READY 📬 Creator Science Newsletter 🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system) 🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community) 🧞♂️ Get a Personalized Offer *** CONNECT 🐦 Connect on Twitter 📸 Connect on Instagram 💼 Connect on LinkedIn 📹 Subscribe on YouTube *** SPONSORS 💼 View all sponsors and offers *** SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify
Oct 14, 2024•3 min•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast Chase Jarvis is an American photographer, director, artist, and entrepreneur. From April 2014 until July 2022 Jarvis was the chief executive officer of CreativeLive, an online education platform that he co-founded in 2010. I’ve been a long-time listener of Chase’s podcast, the Chase Jarvis Live Show, and actually wrote him down as one of my ideal podcast guests when I started this show all the way back in 2020. So this is a full circle moment for me. This week, Chase is releasing his newest book...
Oct 08, 2024•48 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast ASK CREATOR SCIENCE → Submit your question here *** WHEN YOU'RE READY 📬 Creator Science Newsletter 🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system) 🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community) 🧞♂️ Get a Personalized Offer *** CONNECT 🐦 Connect on Twitter 📸 Connect on Instagram 💼 Connect on LinkedIn 📹 Subscribe on YouTube *** SPONSORS 💼 View all sponsors and offers *** SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify
Oct 04, 2024•7 min•Ep 216•Transcript available on Metacast We hit 100,000 subscribers in just a little over 2 years. But here's the thing – we could have done it faster. So in this video, I'm talking with my producer, Conor, about the 9 biggest mistakes we made and how we correct them, so you can grow faster than we did. Full transcript and show notes Podcast Like A YouTuber – workshop on video podcasting Conor's Twitter / Instagram *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) 100K in Two Years (00:17) Mistake #1 (06:22) Mistake #2 (09:44) Mistake #3 (14:01) Mistake #4 (19:0...
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast This is going to be a special episode. You may or may not be familiar with The Lab, my membership community for professional creators. Each month in The Lab, I record a Retro – a 30-minute video breaking down that previous month’s performance. I share: My Profit & Loss statement (including a breakdown of where those revenue and expenses come from) How I did with my goals for the month The highlights My concerns And changes I’m making based on that new data A lot of members tell me it’s their fav...
Sep 24, 2024•54 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast ASK CREATOR SCIENCE → Submit your question here *** WHEN YOU'RE READY 📬 Creator Science Newsletter 🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system) 🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community) 🧞♂️ Get a Personalized Offer *** CONNECT 🐦 Connect on Twitter 📸 Connect on Instagram 💼 Connect on LinkedIn 📹 Subscribe on YouTube *** SPONSORS 💼 View all sponsors and offers *** SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify
Sep 20, 2024•7 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Misener is the co-founder of the podcast growth agency, Bumper. Prior to co-founding Bumper, Dan served as Director of Audience Development at Pacific Content, where he worked with brands like Slack, Adobe, Charles Schwab, Ford, Dell Technologies, Morgan Stanley, Red Hat, and Atlassian. Before that, he spent a decade working in public radio at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he was involved in their earliest podcasting efforts. He also hosts and produces the independent live eve...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast ASK CREATOR SCIENCE → Submit your question here *** WHEN YOU'RE READY 📬 Creator Science Newsletter 🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system) 🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community) 🧞♂️ Get a Personalized Offer *** CONNECT 🐦 Connect on Twitter 📸 Connect on Instagram 💼 Connect on LinkedIn 📹 Subscribe on YouTube *** SPONSORS 💼 View all sponsors and offers *** SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify
Sep 14, 2024•4 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast In keeping with tradition, I spoke with Justin Moore at VidSummit 2024 about two major things. One is being a new parent and a creator. That's the first half of our conversation. The second half is all about a new product that I am building behind the scenes, so I think you're really going to enjoy it. Full transcript and show notes Signup for the Signature Product Waitlist Justin's Website / Twitter / Instagram / YouTube / TikTok *** RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → #194: An honest conversation with ...
Sep 10, 2024•45 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast Paddy Galloway is arguably the world's best YouTube strategist. With more than 10 years of experience and 10 billion views generated, Paddy is one of the most respected YouTube authorities on the planet. As a "views-maximizer," Paddy's client roster includes MrBeast, Jesser, Noah Kagan, Red Bull, Preston, and many more. In this episode, Paddy shares his specific approach to helping ANY channel get more views, regardless of niche. Full transcript and show notes Paddy's Website / Twitter / Instagr...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast ASK CREATOR SCIENCE → Submit your question here *** WHEN YOU'RE READY 📬 Creator Science Newsletter 🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system) 🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community) 🧞♂️ Get a Personalized Offer *** CONNECT 🐦 Connect on Twitter 📸 Connect on Instagram 💼 Connect on LinkedIn 📹 Subscribe on YouTube *** SPONSORS 💼 View all sponsors and offers *** SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify
Sep 02, 2024•9 min•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast Are you into this idea? Comment on Spotify or tag @jayclouse and let me know. ASK CREATOR SCIENCE → Submit your question here *** WHEN YOU'RE READY 📬 Creator Science Newsletter 🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system) 🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community) 🧞♂️ Get a Personalized Offer *** CONNECT 🐦 Connect on Twitter 📸 Connect on Instagram 💼 Connect on LinkedIn 📹 Subscribe on YouTube *** SPONSORS 💼 View all sponsors and offers *** SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts...
Aug 29, 2024•7 min•Ep 207•Transcript available on Metacast This week, I’m sharing a recent conversation with Justin Moore, a friend of the podcast. Justin has been on the show several times, most recently in May. He’s a member of The Lab, the founder of Creator Wizard, and THE guy to learn sponsorship strategy from. Justin is making some big moves – next year, he’s publishing his first book AND he’s hosting an in-person sponsorship summit. When we were at Craft + Commerce back in June, he and I took some time to talk about how I’d approach that event if...
Aug 27, 2024•33 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is inspired by two questions from show listeners. If I were starting over today and building Creator Science was not an option or did not exist, what would I do? That is what I seek to share with you today. Full transcript and show notes Submit your own questions for Ask Creator Science Professional Creator Crash Course Creator Science Rabbit Hole Which name should you create behind? "Should I sell a course, coaching program, or both?" *** RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → #175: Angus Park...
Aug 20, 2024•56 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Porterfield is an online marketing expert and the creator of a multimillion dollar education business. Now you may know Amy from her top ranked marketing podcast called Online Marketing Made Easy or her new best selling book, Two Weeks Notice. She is a legend after all. Amy quit her job in 2009 and started out on her own. In 2011, she launched her first course, but despite her background and experience, that course was a total flop earning just $26. She tried again in 2012, and this time, sh...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bryan is the founder and CEO of Growth Tools. That's a coaching program that guarantees to help you grow your business. And I don't say that lightly because they actually guarantee that they will help you land 10 partnerships in 90 days. Bryan and I discuss how to grow through partnerships and collaborations, even if you have a small audience. This is the number one growth strategy that Brian helps his clients with, and it is truly effective. In typical Bryan fashion, this is a highly tactical, ...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast WATCH ▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube *** EPISODE DESCRIPTION Jon Youshaei is an ex-YouTube employee and one of the smartest creators on the platform right now and I’m not exaggerating. He’s done just about 260 million views in the past year alone and it was not an accident. His strategy just works So in this episode, you'll learn The best YouTube advice no one has ever told you The 1st Frame rule How Jon packages his videos And where there is still a massive opportunity for creators to find su...
Jul 30, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast We are halfway through the year. We have passed the six-month mark of 2024, and I thought this was a perfect opportunity to reflect on the first six months of the year personally and encourage you to do the same. In this episode, you’ll learn, My overall progress on my goals as tracked in Creator HQ A breakdown of some of my numbers, mostly talking about revenue and how that breaks down this year compared to last year About audience growth across the different platforms And about some of my pers...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast Zack Honarvar started managing YouTubers like Yes Theory and Airrack BEFORE they were the massive channels you know them as today. He also co-founded CreatorNow, a learning community that’s helped creators like Jenny Hoyos and Daniel Wall blow up their channels. Zack has worked with more than 10,000 creators since 2017, so I wanted to ask him: What separates the top .1% from the rest? In this episode, you’ll learn The traits of highly successful creators How you should measure growth Non-obvious...
Jul 16, 2024•52 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast Nat Eliason is the author of Crypto Confidential, Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance. I’ve been following Nat online for a while now – he’s gone from marketing agency owner to business writer to book influencer and a bunch of stops in between. And the common thread through all these projects was Nat’s ability to write. In 2021, Nat dove deep into the world of crypto and Web3, as many of us did. But when Nat goes into something, he goes really deep into that thing – and he...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast Nathan Barry is the founder and CEO of ConvertKit, one of the largest email marketing platforms on the planet. It powers the newsletters of people like Tim Ferris, Ryan Holiday, Andrew Huberman, and Gretchen Rubin, just to name a few. But ConvertKit has evolved and does so much more than email—which is why the brand itself is evolving. If you haven't heard, ConvertKit is rebranding. It will soon be known simply as Kit—a set of tools for professional creators. That includes an app store where any...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast Katelyn Bourgoin is the founder of Customer Camp and the writer behind the buyer psychology newsletter, Why We Buy, which has nearly 75,000 subscribers. Katelyn is also the co-creator of a couple of great products. The first being Unignorable, a 36 day group challenge designed to help you build an audience of future buyers. That's a collaboration with the Demand Curve team. And the second is Wallet Opening Words, 26 and a half science-backed copywriting techniques. That's a collaboration with fr...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, my good friend and YouTube editor, Conor Conaboy, joins me in an office hours where we answer your questions about content strategy. Full transcript and show notes *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Here’s When You Should Quit (06:23) How Often You Should Upload (10:49) Making a Multi-Language Channel (15:18) Here’s When You Should Make a New Channel (19:10) When Viewers Watch Because of YOU (27:41) Making Content That You Like (34:36) How to Find New Content Formats (38:54) Deciding Which ...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast Last week, I spoke at ConvertKit's annual Craft and Commerce event in Boise, Idaho. It's one of my favorite events of the year, and this year may have been my favorite event ever. ConvertKit revealed that they are rebranding to Kit and making a whole slew of other product updates, including opening an in-person recording studio available to all ConvertKit customers, which is where today's recording took place. Today, I'm talking with two members of the lab who have become great friends. The firs...
Jun 13, 2024•52 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Aprilynne Alter is a YouTuber who abandoned her 20,000 subscriber channel to completely start over a year ago. Over that next 8 months, she tried everything. Nothing was working until she got 755,000 views on a video she posted with less than a 1,000 subscribers. In this episode, she'll take us through the process of how it happened from ideation to upload, so you can do it too. Full transcript and show notes Aprilynne's Website / Twitter / Instagram / YouTube *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) The Formula ...
Jun 04, 2024•52 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast Subscribe to Podcast Marketing Trends Explained ↗ I was out for a run recently, and I was listening to a new podcast called Podcast Marketing Trends Explained. This show is co-hosted by my two friends, Jeremy Enns and Justin Jackson. Both of these guys are deep into the world of podcasting. Justin is the cofounder of Transistor, which is one of my favorite podcast hosting platforms. And Jeremy is the founder of Podcast Marketing Academy, as well as a member of The Lab. These guys are doing reall...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast Last week, I was invited to speak at the 3rd Annual Content Entrepreneur Expo, also known as CEX. We had more than 20 members of the lab at the event. It was fantastic. We hosted a dinner on the 1st night for everyone, and we had a great time connecting, reconnecting in person, or getting to meet each other for the first time in some cases. It was also an opportunity for me to really catch up with my good friend, Justin Moore. Justin has been on the show a bunch of times, and I'll link to some o...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Jake Thomas is a title specialist whose channels have over 100 million views because he spent thousands of hours studying viral titles and the psychology of what makes people click. He’s the man who solved YouTube titles. In this episode, you'll learn, How to model titles The differences between education and entertainment channels What most creators are getting wrong And much, much more Full transcript and show notes Jake's Website / Twitter / LinkedIn *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Meet the Man Who So...
May 14, 2024•42 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast