Creative Elements
Creative Elements talks with today’s top creators.
Through narrative interviews, Jay Clouse explores how creators like Tim Urban, James Clear, Tori Dunlap, and Codie Sanchez are building their audiences today. Not what worked 2, 5, or 10 years ago, but specific strategies and tactics that are working for them today.
By learning how these creators make a living with their art and creativity, you'll gain the tools and confidence to do the same.
Most Popular Episodes
New to the show? Check out some of our most popular episodes.
![#103: Sam Parr [Asking Questions] – from The Hustle to one of the top podcasts on the planet with My First Million Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4752a032-3da4-11ec-bb56-ab91a6ac41d6/image/103_Sam_Parr.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#103: Sam Parr [Asking Questions] – from The Hustle to one of the top podcasts on the planet with My First Million")
May 17, 2022
#103: Sam Parr [Asking Questions] – from The Hustle to one of the top…
Sam Parr is the co-host of My First Million and the founder of The Hustle. My First Million is one of the top business podcasts o…
![#102: Tiago Forte [Signals] – How Building a Second Brain went from public rant to thriving cohort-based course Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4731a8a0-3da4-11ec-bb56-f347c7122fd5/image/102_Tiago_Forte.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#102: Tiago Forte [Signals] – How Building a Second Brain went from public rant to thriving cohort-based course")
May 10, 2022
#102: Tiago Forte [Signals] – How Building a Second Brain went from p…
Tiago Forte is the creator of Building a Second Brain. Tiago has spent more than 10 years researching and personally experimentin…
![#97: Dickie Bush Returns! [Flywheel Effects] – Jumping ship from full-time job to full-time creator Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/468d77c6-3da4-11ec-bb56-6f24f2f094f3/image/97_Dickie_Bush.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#97: Dickie Bush Returns! [Flywheel Effects] – Jumping ship from full-time job to full-time creator")
April 5, 2022
#97: Dickie Bush Returns! [Flywheel Effects] – Jumping ship from full…
Dickie Bush is the creator of Ship 30 for 30, a cohort-based course and community of people developing a writing habit in 30 days
![#93: Codie Sanchez [Contrarian Thinking] – Growing a newsletter by dominating social media (in just over 2 years)! Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/45e879a6-3da4-11ec-bb56-934bc846bb82/image/93_Codie_Sanchez.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#93: Codie Sanchez [Contrarian Thinking] – Growing a newsletter by dominating social media (in just over 2 years)!")
March 1, 2022
#93: Codie Sanchez [Contrarian Thinking] – Growing a newsletter by do…
Codie Sanchez is the Founder of Contrarian Thinking and Cofounder of Unconventional Acquisitions. She helps people think critical…
![#89: Hrishikesh Hirway [Willfulness] – From full-time musician to Song Exploder and back again Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/45474f9a-3da4-11ec-bb56-2f07b5063c00/image/89_Hrishikesh_Hirway.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#89: Hrishikesh Hirway [Willfulness] – From full-time musician to Song Exploder and back again")
Jan. 25, 2022
#89: Hrishikesh Hirway [Willfulness] – From full-time musician to Son…
Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician and podcast creator. He’s the host and creator of Song Exploder, an award-winning podcast and a N…
![#88: Tori Dunlap [Service] – Building an audience of millions on TikTok with Her First $100K Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4527f802-3da4-11ec-bb56-1733f26fa7c7/image/88_Tori_Dunlap.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#88: Tori Dunlap [Service] – Building an audience of millions on TikTok with Her First $100K")
Jan. 18, 2022
#88: Tori Dunlap [Service] – Building an audience of millions on TikT…
After saving $100,000 at age 25, Tori quit her corporate job in marketing and founded Her First $100K to fight financial inequali…
![#78: Marie Poulin [Inconsistency] – Earning $40,000 per month as a course creator Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/eee370e4-ad9c-11eb-b55d-933b3e9bd513/image/78_Marie_Poulin.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#78: Marie Poulin [Inconsistency] – Earning $40,000 per month as a course creator")
Nov. 2, 2021
#78: Marie Poulin [Inconsistency] – Earning $40,000 per month as a co…
Marie’s transition from agency job to full-time freelance, her discovery of online education, her foray into creating a software …
![#77: Andy J. Pizza [Storytelling] – Writing with pictures and developing your taste Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/eedd5a6a-ad9c-11eb-b55d-e35db184c551/image/77_Andy_J._Pizza.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#77: Andy J. Pizza [Storytelling] – Writing with pictures and developing your taste")
Oct. 26, 2021
#77: Andy J. Pizza [Storytelling] – Writing with pictures and develop…
Andy J. Pizza is an illustrator and the host of the Creative Pep Talk podcast.
![#65: Austin Kleon [Luck] – 10 years as a full-time writer and stealing like an artist Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ee7f1fe0-ad9c-11eb-b55d-5731de93ec10/image/Austin_Kleon.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#65: Austin Kleon [Luck] – 10 years as a full-time writer and stealing like an artist")
July 20, 2021
#65: Austin Kleon [Luck] – 10 years as a full-time writer and stealin…
Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of a trilogy of illustrated books about creativity in the digital age: Stea…
![#41: Tim Urban [Struggle] Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a22e1aca-52ce-11eb-84ad-ab210dffd847/image/uploads_2F1610892965561-oxz6nu0e9r-32ef0d0bab0c97bf91f3827fdcb67094_2F41%2BTim%2BUrban.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#41: Tim Urban [Struggle]")
Jan. 19, 2021
#41: Tim Urban [Struggle]
Why the author of Wait But Why focuses on quality over consistency
![#37: Ali Abdaal [Efficiency] Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/406053e0-3d4c-11eb-988f-838688e1488a/image/uploads_2F1608243325530-a0qtgxtfwdr-3e554cb0cc2dcf8bf10a54f546cf71ad_2F37%2BAli%2BAbdaal%2B2.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#37: Ali Abdaal [Efficiency]")
![#21: Matt D'Avella [Experimentation] Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/03aae8fa-df4d-11ea-941a-33ec64d97b6f/image/uploads_2F1597533237484-bbsw2eb6nzo-d6effffae4a16c5d09a0a167cba8828f_2F21%2BMatt%2BD_27Avella.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#21: Matt D'Avella [Experimentation]")
Aug. 18, 2020
#21: Matt D'Avella [Experimentation]
Freelancing, filmmaking, podcasting, and finding success on YouTube.
![#2: James Clear [Revision] Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/47c03594-6f78-11ea-b90a-6fc53bd2e3ec/image/uploads_2F1585237227959-bl6tajf056m-2fffe978b580268e78628b1a64f04811_2F2%2BJames%2BClear.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#2: James Clear [Revision]")
March 31, 2020
#2: James Clear [Revision]
Habits, research, and how to create A+ work from a New York Times best selling author
![#1: Seth Godin [Empathy] Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5c905938-6ca6-11ea-9d32-4b61b8b62f8c/image/uploads_2F1584928286883-eab3zb6ysa-60bc780dbaed054da0eb060876e807fa_2F1%2BSeth%2BGodin.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#1: Seth Godin [Empathy]")
March 24, 2020
#1: Seth Godin [Empathy]
Art, freelancing, building a personal brand, and the problem with being authentic
Recent Episodes
![#107: Chanti Zak [Curiosity] – How (and why) you should be using quizzes Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4839da2e-3da4-11ec-bb56-ab70c7c863b2/image/107_Chanti_Zak.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#107: Chanti Zak [Curiosity] – How (and why) you should be using quizzes")
July 5, 2022
#107: Chanti Zak [Curiosity] – How (and why) you should be using quiz…
Chanti Zak has developed quizzes for Jenna Kutcher, Carrie Green, Rick Mulready, John Lee Dumas, Amy Porterfield, and many more.
![#106: Bop-It Inventor Dan Klitsner [Play] – How to create and commercialize games Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4818e9b8-3da4-11ec-bb56-572e128afaa8/image/106_Dan_Klitsner.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "#106: Bop-It Inventor Dan Klitsner [Play] – How to create and commercialize games")
June 28, 2022
#106: Bop-It Inventor Dan Klitsner [Play] – How to create and commerc…
Dan Klitsner is the inventor of Bop It and more than a dozen different versions of Bop It since 1996.
![[REPLAY] #21: Matt D'Avella [Experimentation] Image](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/47f7e100-3da4-11ec-bb56-c3d6625d1376/image/21_Matt_D_Avella.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.2&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "[REPLAY] #21: Matt D'Avella [Experimentation]")
June 21, 2022
[REPLAY] #21: Matt D'Avella [Experimentation]
Freelancing, filmmaking, podcasting, and finding success on YouTube.
About the Host
Jay Clouse
Host and Producer
I started Creative Elements because, as a full-time creator myself, I wanted to understand how some of my favorite creators actually make a living from their art and creativity.
My guests are no strangers to being interviewed. But more often than not, they talk about their work itself – but I wanted to pull back the curtain on how they built a business around their work.
So you'll hear different questions on this show. Instead of asking James Clear how to form effective habits, I ask him how someone can get started as a blogger today. Instead of asking Seth Godin about marketing, I ask him how he thinks about the Seth Godin personal brand.
Outside of this show, I also write a newsletter called Creative Companion that I think you would love.
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