Podcast

Dave Hill on Visual Storytelling

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. Read More

Genny Heikka on Finding Mommy Bliss

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.

Guy Vincent on Crowdfunding for Authors

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.

Danny Wen on Harvest

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. Read More

Nathan Kontny on Entrepreneurship

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.

Phil Shay on Abolition International

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. Read More

Rebecca Livermore on Content Repurposing

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 be 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. Read More

Brian Wong on Mobile Advertising

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.

Macy McGinness on DODOcase

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 technology in order to form a more perfect product. Macy McGinness, Director of Marketing, joins us to talk about why handmade Read More

James Clear on Habit Building

In this episode, Matt chats with writer and entrepreneur James Clear, who writes on the science of behavior change and habit formation. James talks about how an understanding of behavior can help us build better writing practices and become stronger writers. Read More