Jason Blumer is honored to have Adam Davidson as a guest for this latest episode of the Businessology Show. Adam Davidson has just launched his book call the "The Passion Economy" and talks with Jason about why he wanted to write this book and what we can learn from evolving into a passion economy. We usually tend to only look at the negatives when it comes to news about economic change, but Adam wanted to highlight the people who are creating positive opportunities as we continue to transform our economy in the twenty-first century.

On this episode of the Businessology Show, Jason Blumer reconnects with co-creater, Dan Mall! Dan is also the founder and director of SuperFriendly, which is a teaching agency. Meaning they help in-house design teams create systems to make a better design product. Dan gives Jason details on how this type of agency runs and the benefits of being a teaching agency.

Ben Aston joins Jason Blumer for this 95th episode of the Businessology Show. They discuss project management specifically for digital agencies and the benefits of having this position in the team. Providing structure for engagements, driving the timeline for projects and maintaining the overall view of the deliverable to the client are just some of the benefits Ben and Jason talk about.

Jason Blumer talks with Ryan Berman about courage and what does that really mean. Ryan shares his experience with discovering courage and how you can tap into your own. Their discussion is deep, but will offer great tips for you to take your fear and dare we say befriend it. Plus Ryan shares his equation for what courage is made up of and why it takes all 3 factors to create courage.

Emily Cohen is a brutally honest consultant and talks with Jason Blumer about her design consulting experience and her new book, "Brutally Honest, No-bullshit business strategies to evolve your creative business." Emily shares her opinions on when to hire a project manager and the importance of building relationships with your clients.

Prentice Howe explains challenger brands and why he decided to focus on this specific market. Jason Blumer and Prentice then discuss the pros and cons with working in a narrow market and the type of impact it can make to a small environment. As well as discuss what it means to be a part of an internal team rather than a contracted agency working with an internal team.

Matt Faulk takes us back to the basics of branding. Branding helps us connect with each other, which in turn creates the culture around us. Hear as Matt walks us through his journey to building a top branding agency. How qualities and values matter when you are building relationships with clients and the people around you.

In this episode, Jason Blumer sits down with Josh Barrett and Gabe Levine to discuss how agencies and other creative business can "do business right" from the very start with foundational agreements. They cover several kinds of agreements in this show, including:-Partnerships and mergers-Employee agreements-Contractor agreementsThey also cover the kinds of agreements you need if you are in a growth mode vs. a stable mode and the importance of protecting intellectual property.

Andy Budd brings years of knowledge and experience to his interview. Hear from Andy on the changing shape of the agency world and how it has evolved during his career. Andy will also share why the clients he serves and his greatest competition are one and the same. The market has shifted over the years and Andy describes why this has been great for how they like to work at Clearleft. Hear the value of "sticking it out" in the digital world and why some people choose to leave the profession.

Todd Hartley's interview will make you want to shoot a video (or ten) before you even finish this episode. Learn why Todd is so passionate about using video to help companies tell their stories.Also hear from Todd about the Netflix Economy and what that has to do with your sales, which platforms work best for showcasing your videos, his favorite equipment, and his recommendation for the FIRST thing you can do if you are new to video.