Podcast

Episode 252: Money And Power Are Not The Same Thing

March 3, 2026

The axiom that the client is always right is not true for creative business.  If you let someone’s wallet dictate the limits of your power to do what you do, it will be lesson in self-inflicted pain.  Let’s talk about how to make sure you do not do that. The show is yours to run.

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Episode 251: Intuition

February 24, 2026

We all rely on our intuition to drive us forward. Intuition is a function of experience, natural gifts, education and maybe even just age. We use intuition to form opinions on just about everything. However, when the world changes, so too our intuition. Let’s talk photography.

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Episode 250: Let’s Talk Leverage

February 17, 2026

At a certain point change in circumstance demands change in behavior and we need to appreciate what leverage means to all of us.  Especially those who have never been here before.

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Episode 249: Can You Be A Chameleon?

February 10, 2026

Art is impactful to the patron as they find themselves in it. We enjoy art from our own worldview. The ultimate Rorschach Test. Artistry, on the other hand, is a singular journey. How you, the artist, take us from here to there is idiosyncratic. Can you choose to be a chameleon? Let’s talk Bernie Madoff.

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Episode 248: What Happens When Things Happen?

February 3, 2026

Nothing ever goes according to plan. What happens when things happen? How do you handle the turmoil? Let’s talk Chinese Finger Traps.

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Episode 247: What Does It Take To Be An Employee?

January 27, 2026

This is not school and your employer is not your parent, teacher or even your friend. Now is the time to invest in yourself and be willing to be wrong before you are right. Let’s talk about Lego’s.

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Episode 246: Time Is Everything

January 20, 2026

I am just around the corner. Be there soon. An hour later you ask: Which corner? And what does soon mean? Time is all you have and leaving its definition to negotiation, or worse, to the decisions of others is self-inflicted pain you can no longer endure.

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Episode 245: Losing Trust, It Is Personal — Sort Of

January 13, 2026

The line between personal and creative is blurry at best. You are professional but you are also an artist required to move beyond the technical. Trust is sacrosanct and incredibly fragile. Be intentional, purposeful but not indulgent. The arrogance of opinion is defined when there is no humility. Let’s talk about July 7th.

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Episode 244: The Client Is Always Wrong

January 6, 2026

We have all been trained to think that the customer is always right. For creative business though, they are always wrong. It is a distinction with a VERY big difference.

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Episode 243: More For Employees

December 30, 2025

Try harder. Pay more attention to detail. Focus. None of these are helpful to creative business employees. It truly is not about you as a person, it is about the system even if you are the only employee. Let’s talk about the Blue Angels.

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