Howdy Reader! Ever tried to drink from a firehose... for four straight days? That was me last week. I just wrapped up my first-ever marathon training sprint for Ecamm (which is why we missed our regular Friday show). Four days, countless slides, and enough coffee to fuel a small country later, I emerged with some serious insights. So, I thought I'd pull back the curtain and share some real talk about what I learned. Because let's face it, sometimes the best lessons come from jumping in...
5 days ago • 3 min read
Howdy Reader! I feel like I've been drug through a knothole backwards... I've spent this week pouring everything I know into daily training sessions for my pals at Ecamm, and today's the grand finale. (My brain might be a little fried, but my heart is full! 😄) Here's the thing – if you haven't jumped on this free training train yet, Friday (September 5th) is your LAST CHANCE to grab all the goodies. We're talking: Access to ALL the replay sessions A special bonus Zoom call Entry into our mega...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! Whew! What a whirlwind it's been so far! If you haven't heard the news yet, I've teamed up with my friends at Ecamm for something pretty special - a free 4-day intensive training called the Video Creators Guide to Social Media & AI. Here's what you've missed (and what's coming up): Day 1: We kicked things off with Plan Like a Pro – Social Strategy for Video Creators Day 2: Just wrapped our deep dive into Creating Visual Assets with AI Tools (one of my favorite topics!) Day 3:...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! You know what's funny? I just spent days at Podcast Movement and CEX, and everywhere I turned, people were talking about the same two things: AI tools that promise to make content creation easier...And the fear that those same tools might make us lose our human touch. What's a creator to do? That's why I'm super excited about today's Creator News Live. I've got my partner-in-crime Conor Brown with me, and we're bringing in Paul Gowder, someone who's literally built his business...
17 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! In case you haven't noticed, there's no live show today. I just finished hosting an awesome panel with Lou Mongello, Dave Jackson, and Tayna Smith at Podcast Movement in Dallas on how to get the most out of your podcast interviews. Then, I jumped on a late flight to Cleveland for the CEX conference that starts on Monday. So with all the funky wifi, packed airport terminals, and late-night Uber rides in downtown Cleveland, I just couldn't make the live show happen. But fear not,...
24 days ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! We've been trying a lot of AI tools this year. Some were great for a week, then forgotten. Others... well, let's just say they disappeared from our workflow faster than food in my fridge when my kids are home. But a handful have stuck, and they're now as essential to our process as my morning coffee (and trust me, that's saying something). That's why Conor and I are pulling back the curtain today to share our actual, daily-use AI toolkit. We're talking about: The editing tool...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! Ever feel like Facebook Ads are just a mysterious money pit? You throw in your budget, click those shiny buttons Meta recommends, and then... nothing but crickets. Trust me, I get it. We've all been there, watching our ad spend disappear faster than a sleeve of Oreos in my house. That's exactly why we’re bringing in the brilliant Amanda Robinson on this week's show. She's made it her mission to help business owners stop wasting their ad dollars and start seeing actual results....
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! I just spent the last week binge-listening to Malcolm Gladwell's "Revisionist History" podcast, and now my brain is absolutely buzzing with fascinating historical twists I never knew about. (Anyone else find themselves randomly sharing podcast facts at dinner parties? Just me? 😅) That got me thinking about all the amazing podcasts I might be missing out on. Sure, Time magazine just dropped their "100 Best Podcasts of All Time" list, but I trust YOUR recommendations way more than...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Howdy Reader! You know what's funny? After 20+ years of attending conferences, I've discovered something: the REAL magic rarely happens in the big keynote hall. It's those "in-between moments." Catching up over terrible hotel coffee, swapping stories in the elevator, or hanging out in the lobby way past my bedtime. That's where building genuine relationships happens. And I bet you've felt it too. That's why I'm super excited to have Katie Fawkes joining us this week! As Ecamm's head of...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
