Personal interviews where creatives tell me everything. The Matt Show explores what moves our shared culture and the people behind it. Each episode takes you inside a creative's life to hear their story, understand their process, and better understand your own. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themattshowhq Follow me on Instagram @nonstop.matt TikTok @themattshowhq
Latest episodes
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56 min
"I Can't Want This More Than You" | Chris Classick on What Artists Get Wrong About Teams
Chris Classick built Classick Studios in Chicago the year after he lost his mother. He had gear, a bedroom, and nothing left to fear. Two decades later, his studio has hosted Chanc…
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51 min
The Secret to Being "Believable" in a World of Fakes | Cansell & DagZ Interview
alen Cancel and Andrew "DagZ" are two of Chicago's most plugged-in creatives. DJs, event curators, community builders. They've been shaping how the city's nightlife and music scene…
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57 min
He Reversed Racism on Strangers and Got 300K Followers in 30 Days | Foreverband Interview
Forever Band is a Chicago recording artist and content creator who went from 7K to 340K followers in about a month after his videos reversing microaggressions on strangers racked u…
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36 min
Lil Durk Slid in Her DMs After A Cover Post | Sydny August Interview
Sydny August is a Chicago-born singer who went from recording music in her college dorm room to getting signed by Lil Durk to OTF (Only The Family) - and it all started with a birt…
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50 min
Hit $100K Months in E-com, Went Broke, then Built an AI Empire: Gera Baano Interview
From E-commerce success to the cutting edge of AI, I’m joined by serial entrepreneur Gera Baano to talk about the highs and lows of building in tech at a young age.Gera Baano has l…
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49 min
How to Be a "Human-First" Artist Manager in 2026: Juliana Miller
I sit down with Juliana Miller — an artist manager, A&R at Classicks Never Die, DJ, and member of The Recording Academy — to talk about what it really takes to guide artists throug…
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39 min
Betting on Chicago Tech: Landon Campbell
Landon Campbell is an investor the general manager at Drive Capital, Chicago. He's also the author of LandonsLoop where he writes about innovation in Chicago tech. Landon relentles…
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33 min
Matt's Entrepreneurial Journey: 8 Years Distilled In 30min
{Listen to the full experience on my Substack Matt's Recap} Custom resume for VaynerX & Mike Boyd Jr https://open.substack.com/pub/mattsrecap/p/matts-entrepreneurial-journey-8-year…
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52 min
Chicago’s #1 Music Business Lawyer: Artists, Understand Your Value!
Eddie is a seasoned professional in the music industry. As an attorney, he founded 'Protect and Collect,' specializing in intellectual property. He's taught at SAE, is an adjunct p…
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58 min
The Stitch Gawd on Making Custom Jackets For Kendrick, Bad Bunny, and Kanye
Emma Mckee is a legendary cross stitcher. In 2014, Emma stitched her first piece: An adaptation of Will Prince’s artwork for Chance the Rapper’s song “Hey Ma.” She followed that wi…
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52 min
Sam Thousand on Unity Through Art
Sam Thousand is a musician, event curator, and director. Sam speaks on his career in the performing music space, his vision to create ChiBrations to bring more discoverability to t…
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44 min
Zehra Naqvi: From Art History to Venture Capital & Crafting Authentic Communities
In my interview with Zehra, we discuss how her understanding of art history informs her work in Venture Capital. We talk about the events she curates in New York, from breakfasts a…
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59 min
Chris Vergara on Mastering The Creative AND Business Sides Of Directing. Shooting for Chance The Rapper, G-Eaz…
Chris Vergara is an up and coming Director & Creative strategist. Chris has directed videos for Chance The Rapper, G-Eazy, SuperStarKami, Dry Boy, and more… Not only music videos,…
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59 min
Jaeson Ma on starting 88Rising, Bridging East & West, Moving Culture Forward
Matt interviews Jaeson, the founder of 88rising and OP3N. Jaeson shares his incredible story of growing up in the Bay Area in the 80s and 90s and how he was exposed to hip hop cult…
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31 min
Jamie Cho on The Creator Economy And Empowering Creatives
Jamie Cho is a marketing lead at Wildr, working to make social media a more positive space. Her background is focused on consumer social & our conversation was focused around empow…
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19 min
Ruben Harris Breaks Down The Future Of Job Training
Ruben Harris is the CEO of Career Karam, the number one destination for career guidance & the largest platform to help workers find job training programs and get jobs in tech. Rubi…
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42 min
Georgia Dienst on Google X, Coaching CEOs, Global Entrepreneurship.
Georgia Dienst's background includes Google, Google's Innovation Lab Google X, Kernel innovating in the field of neuroscience and neuromedicine. Today she's a CEO coach to VC backe…
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1 h 10
ThoughtPoet on Building A New Chicago From The Ground Up
Matt and Isiah ThoughtPoet Veney get deep into room for improvement in Chicago's creative scene and the city as a whole. ThoughtPoet is a writer, photographer, community organizer.…
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30 min
TroyFromChicago on Directing for Chance The Rapper, Joey Badass, Vic Mensa, NIKE, Roc Nation & More.
TroyFromChicago is a Emmy Award winning cinematic director and and photographer. His work has been featured in Billboard, TIME Magazine, the Art Institute of Chicago, Art Basel: Sw…
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39 min
Enitain Bereola on 3X Best Selling Books, Largest E-commerce Platform for Black Businesses and more.
Enitan is a 3x best selling author on dating and relationships in the modern world. Enitan is the co-founder and creative director of FLOURYSH, the largest platform to shop and dis…