Dave Hill joins the show to discuss the art of visual storytelling, as well as how he accidentally became the creator of the world’s first Instagram tv show. Dave is an internationally recognized photographer renowned for his unique style and great work with such brands as Rolling Stone and such personalities as Shaquille O’Neal.
Snippet writer Genny Heikka joins us to talk about her Snippet, Finding Mommy Bliss, as well as how she balances both her professional and personal writing along with mommyhood. In addition to being a prolific writer, Genny is the co-host of the Part-Time Author Podcast. Follow Genny on Twitter.
Guy Vincent joins Matt to talk about how authors can use crowdfunding as a book sales strategy. Guy runs Publishizer, a platform for authors to collect book preorders, while retaining all rights to their work. Find Publishizer on Twitter.
Danny Wen is the co-founder of Harvest, a time-tracking and invoicing tool used by organizations big and small. Invoicing isn’t the most thrilling of topics, and yet Harvest has built a beautiful, user-friendly product with a great story. Danny joins Matt to talk about that story and how the Harvest ethos informs their work. Find Harvest (and get a free trial) at getharvest.com.
Nathan Kontny joins the show to talk about his lifelong entrepreneurial efforts, including launching two early Y Combinator companies, Inkling, and Cityposh; working as a software engineer on President Obama’s re-election campaign; and Draft, his fantastic collaborative writing platform. Find Nate on Twitter.
Phil Shay is the Director of Development at Abolition International, a non-profit organization committed to creating a collaborative community of inspired abolitionists who are determined to end sex slavery in our lifetime. Phil shares how the power of story can change lives, inspire action, and why difficult stories need to be treated with sensitivity. Find Abolition International on Facebook.
Professional writer Rebecca Livermore shares her experiences creating engaging content for print and web publications over the last twenty years, particularly in how original content can repurposed to serve audiences in multiple venues. Rebecca and Matt also discuss how personal stories drive engagement and how to tell those personal stories well. Find Rebecca at Professional Content Creation and on Facebook.
Ty Bennett joins us to talk about his road from successful entrepreneur to author of The Power of Influence and The Power of Storytelling. Matt and Ty discuss how to use stories to communicate complicated information, to persuade, and to emotionally connect with your audience.
In this episode, Matt talks with Brian Wong, co-founder of Kiip, a category-creating mobile rewards network that is redefining mobile advertising. They start about the mobile marketplace, start-up lessons learned, and the importance of mentors.
If you’ve got a tablet, chances are you’ve come across a beautiful, handmade DODOcase. Storytelling is central to the DODOcase brand, and just like Snippet, they seek to meld old, tested techniques with new techology in order to form a more perfect product. Macy McGinness, Director of Marketing, joins us to talk about why handmade matters and the role that storytelling plays in spreading the DODOcase message.
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