Matthew Smith (@whale) is a successful entrepreneur and product designer. He has worked with figures and organizations like Seth Godin, the Gates Foundation, and the US Postal Service. In 2014, he co-created Really Good Emails, which quickly became the world's premier source for email design inspiration. In 2021, driven by his pursuit of meaningful work, Smith co-founded Bunsen, a niche creative studio aiding science-oriented companies with strategy, branding, and messaging. We rap about our inherent desire to curate online inspiration, strategies for effective sales pitches to clients, and just how to find an industry you'll love working in.

Jessica Hooten Wilson and Matthew Smith discuss the joys and perils of reading, the transformative power of reading well, dialogic engagement, the evolution of reading, and the importance of reading as a spiritual practice. They emphasize the value of physically engaging with books, forming relationships through reading, and the search for meaning and connection. They also explore the influence of subject position on reading, the trinitarian approach to interpretation, the power of narrative literature, and the responsibility and imitation of the word.

Join Matthew Smith, a savvy investor, as he shares his journey in mastering creative real estate deals. From using the Morby Method to earning $87,000 in just 60 days, he reveals the messy yet rewarding nature of high-profit ventures. Learn about crafting no-money-in deals, navigating purchase side funding, and the importance of creative strategy in real estate.