Creator Science with Jay Clouse

#287: Reflecting on a year of parenting (and how that’s impacted me as a creator)

Creator Science with Jay Clouse

Show Notes

Today I am sharing an episode between Josh hall and myself. Josh hall is a good friend of mine, a business owner, and a creator here in Columbus, Ohio. His business is all about web design and he has a podcast called Web Design Business with Josh Hall, and I was a recent guest.

So this is a conversation with Josh as friends, talking about what I've learned over the last year. Plus as a new father, how that has impacted my work and why it's not all sunshine and rainbows, but definitely a choice I would make 10 times out of 10.

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) Jay Clouse: Creator Science Insights

(06:37) Streamlined Video Content Creation

(10:52) Balancing Work, Parenthood, and Time

(20:42) Entrepreneurship: Survival and Uncertainty

(25:37) Reflecting on Event Insights

(28:28) Business Books vs. Viral Posts

(34:53) Balancing Timeliness and Evergreen Content

(37:59) Struggling with Content Switching

(46:17) Balancing Priorities and Podcasts

(51:55) Balancing Priorities and Passions

(58:36) Low-Priced Offers Drive Sales

(01:01:00) Scaling Success with Live Ads

(01:06:32) Jay: Creator Science Highlights

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