
Speak Easy
Speak Easy is the podcast where we discuss communication, productivity systems, capturing our thoughts, and how we share those thoughts with our future selves and others. Managing our brains is core to 21st century work and we're here to learn how to do it better than we did yesterday.
Speak Easy is brought to you by Cleft, the easiest way to collect your thoughts. With our cross-platform applications, you can simply capture your ideas wherever you are and paste them where they belong later.
Latest episodes

Sep 19, 2024 • 27min
Angela Bierman, Polka Dot Innovations
Angela Bierman, founder of Polka Dot Innovations, discusses knowledge capture and sharing. She emphasizes the importance of building a "corporate brain" to preserve institutional knowledge, advocates for progress over perfection in documenting ideas, and explores how neurodivergent individuals can optimize their productivity. Angela also shares her cautiously optimistic view on AI in business processes.Angela's Links:AngelaBierman.comPolka Dot InnovationsYouTubeTikTokMediumTry Cleft!Theme Music Credits:Song: MANSHN - Back & Forth [NCS Release]Music provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/BackAndForthWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/BackAndForthAT/youtube

Sep 12, 2024 • 25min
Jonny Cosgrove, Cleft Founder
Jonny Cosgrove, a neurodivergent entrepreneur, discusses how he manages thoughts and tasks using tools like Cleft, a note-taking app he co-founded. He emphasizes the importance of simple systems, capturing fleeting ideas, and using technology to support memory and personal growth for both work and life.Jonny's Links:CleftJonnyCosgrove.comLinkedInThreadsTheme Music Credits:Song: MANSHN - Back & Forth [NCS Release]Music provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/BackAndForthWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/BackAndForthAT/youtube

Sep 10, 2024 • 1min
Trailer
Hello, my name is Tyler Sellhorn, and welcome to the preview episode of Speak Easy, the podcast where we discuss communication, productivity systems, capturing our thoughts, and how we share those thoughts with our future selves and others. We believe that managing our brains is core to 21st century work and we're here to learn how to do it better than we did yesterday. We hope you'll listen and follow along as we learn out loud with one another. The Speak Easy podcast is brought to you by Cleft, the easiest way to collect your thoughts. With our cross-platform applications, you can simply capture your ideas wherever you are and paste them where they belong later. Check us out at cleftnotes.com. Thanks for listening as we think aloud together!Theme Music Credits:Song: MANSHN - Back & Forth [NCS Release]Music provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/BackAndForthWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/BackAndForthAT/youtube