Guest Kat Norton, aka Miss Excel, shares her journey from posting on TikTok to earning over $100,000 in a day. She talks about energy management, overcoming fear, taking messy action, and the challenges of blowing up quickly on social media.

Jon Youshaei, Ex-YouTube employee and one of the smartest creators on the platform, shares the best growth advice. Topics include the 1st Frame rule, packaging videos, finding success as a creator, and the future of YouTube.

David Moldawer, an industry insider with over a decade of experience in book publishing, discusses who should write a book, when and why they should do it, what to write about, and how the publishing industry works. Topics include book genres and categories, self-publishing, advances and royalties, the role of literary agents, and the value of books as objects and merchandise.

George Blackman, a YouTube scriptwriter hired by Ali Abdaal, Mike Shake, and Ed from Film Booth, talks about the importance of scripting in video-making. He discusses the 4-hat writing process, how to start a video, the biggest writing mistake YouTubers make, and crafting the perfect Call to Action. He also shares tips for finding and hiring a scriptwriter.

The podcast covers topics such as when to change strategy, dealing with trolls, starting a digital product business, the problem with solopreneurship, the power of delegating tasks, audience insights and cross posting tools, B2B creators and audience awareness, and standing out in an oversaturated space.

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONTori Dunlap was originally on episode #88 of this show back in January of 2022, and a lot has changed for Tori. Now Tori is the founder of Her First $100k. This is something that she built after saving a $100,000 herself by age 25. She quit her corporate job in marketing and founded this company to fight financial inequality by giving women actionable resources to better their money.Tori started on TikTok – or at least that's where she first had her breakthrough. She has two and a half million followers on TikTok, and she has almost a million followers on Instagram.Not only has Tory launched a podcast called Financial Feminist since being on the show and has one of the top business shows out there, but she has also launched a book by the same name, Financial Feminist, and it is a New York Times bestseller.In this episode, you’ll learn: About her writing the proposal and finding a literary agent Selling and marketing the book Writing the book and the timeline with all of the steps Full transcript and show notesTori's Website / Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn / Podcast / Book***RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE→ #166: Taylor Lorenz***WHEN YOU'RE READY📬 Creator Science Newsletter🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system)🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community)🧞‍♂️ Get a Personalized Offer***CONNECT🐦 Connect on Twitter📸 Connect on Instagram💼 Connect on LinkedIn📹 Subscribe on YouTube***SPONSORS💼 View all sponsors and offers***SAY THANKS💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify

WATCH▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube***EPISODE DESCRIPTIONNuseir Yassin started the channel Nas Daily with the mission of highlighting incredible people and places on the planet.He set a goal to post a video every day for 1,000 straight days. 1,000 STRAIGHT DAYS… and he did it.Amassing 12 million subs, 6 billion views, and started two multi-million dollar companies along the way. He’s living out every YouTuber’s wildest dreams…right?So in this episode, you’ll learn: How Nuseir manages outside distractions Why you need to listen to your inner voice The Sniper vs Machine Gun creator philosophy And the actual cost of success Full transcript and show notesNuseir's WebsiteFollow Nuseir Community / YouTube / LinkedIn / Twitter***TIMESTAMPS(00:00) YouTube Success Isn’t What You Think(01:08) The Cost of Success(04:29) Listening to Your Inner Voice vs Outer Voice(06:24) Why You Don’t Hit Deadlines(10:59) Why You Should be Like Arnold Schwarzenegger (14:31) The 3 Things You Can Focus On(18:47) Snipers vs Machine Guns(21:33) It’s Normal to Feel Like a Failure***RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE→ #150: Jamie Rawsthorne***WHEN YOU'RE READY📬 Creator Science Newsletter🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system)🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community)🧞‍♂️ Get a Personalized Offer***CONNECT🐦 Connect on Twitter📸 Connect on Instagram💼 Connect on LinkedIn📹 Subscribe on YouTube***SPONSORS💼 View all sponsors and offers***SAY THANKS💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify

Kieran Drew is an ex-dentist who quit dentistry to learn writing, and now that is what he is teaching others as well.Kieran has a newsletter called Digital Freedom with nearly 30,000 subscribers.He also has more than 175,000 followers on Twitter, which is potentially where you have heard of Kieran. And recently, Kieran launched a new course called High Impact Writing.In this episode, you’ll learn: The process for creating and launching this course What he would do differently if he were to do it again And all of the other lessons that he learned in launching High Impact Writing  Full transcript and show notesFollow Kieran on Twitter / Newsletter / LinkedInKieran's Course***RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE→ #191: Breaking down my $60,723 product launch***WHEN YOU'RE READY📬 Creator Science Newsletter🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system)🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community)🧞‍♂️ Get a Personalized Offer***CONNECT🐦 Connect on Twitter📸 Connect on Instagram💼 Connect on LinkedIn📹 Subscribe on YouTube***SPONSORS💼 View all sponsors and offers***SAY THANKS💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify

WATCH▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube***EPISODE DESCRIPTIONPhill Agnew is the host of The Nudge Podcast.On his podcast, Phill dives deep into the behavioral science of marketing. Phill has spent over 50 hours studying MrBeast’s channel, breaking down the psychological hacks Jimmy uses to hook viewers, so you don’t have to.So in this episode you’ll learn: The 3 Psychological Biases MrBeast uses most frequently Why they work And how you can apply them to your own videos Full transcript and show notesPhill's WebsiteFollow Phill on Podcast / YouTube / LinkedIn / Newsletter / Twitter***TIMESTAMPS(00:00) The Psychology of MrBeast(00:55) How MrBeast Gained Early Traction(07:09) Why Giving Away Money Works(11:28) Using Costly Signaling WITHOUT Being Wealthy(16:50) Why MrBeast Films the Way He Does(21:01) Making Content That Stands Out(25:10) Other Psychological Hacks MrBeast Uses(29:36) Using Nudges Subconsciously ***RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE→ #162: George Blackman***WHEN YOU'RE READY📬 Creator Science Newsletter🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system)🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community)🧞‍♂️ Get a Personalized Offer***CONNECT🐦 Connect on Twitter📸 Connect on Instagram💼 Connect on LinkedIn📹 Subscribe on YouTube***SPONSORS💼 View all sponsors and offers***SAY THANKS💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify

EPISODE DESCRIPTIONHrishikesh Hirway is a musician and podcast creator. He’s the host and creator of Song Exploder, an award-winning podcast and a Netflix original television series, where musicians break down the creative process behind their songs. Vulture called Song Exploder “probably the best use of the podcast format ever.” As a musician, he’s released four albums under the moniker The One AM Radio, and an EP with Moors, his project with Lakeith Stanfield.Fast Company named him one of the Most Creative People in Business in 2021. He serves the Library of Congress as an advisor on digital strategy. He gave a TED Talk on how to listen to people to connect more deeply with them and their stories.In this episode, we talk about Hrishikesh’s journey as a musician, the disappointing album that led to starting Song Exploder, how he landed a series on Netflix, and how his Willfulness helped him rediscover his passion for creating his own music.Learn more about Hrishikesh HirwayLearn more about Song ExploderListen to Hrishikesh's new musicFull transcript and show notes***WHEN YOU'RE READY📬 Creator Science Newsletter🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system)🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community)🧞‍♂️ Get a Personalized Offer***CONNECT🐦 Connect on Twitter📸 Connect on Instagram💼 Connect on LinkedIn📹 Subscribe on YouTube***SPONSORS💼 View all sponsors and offers***SAY THANKS💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify