Getting Work To Work is a weekly podcast for creative entrepreneurs, storytellers, visionaries, and change-makers who are on a mission of chasing big ideas, telling epic stories, and leaving living legacies. Whether you’re just starting out or have been at this creative and curious life for some time, I hope you’ll not only learn something new in this podcast, but also find yourself challenged and inspired to break through the barriers that hold you back from getting your work to work.
Latest episodes
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1 h 03
“Oh My Horsey Heaven” with gough (GWTW916)
It's that time of the year when gough, a blind filmmaker from Australia, rolls out a new project at BeernutsProductions.com and shows up on Getting Work To Work to tell me all abou…
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58 min
“Into the Silent Layers” with Julie Esther Fisher (GWTW915)
What does art restoration have in common with the search for meaning, traumatic memories, and writing? Today's guest is Julie Esther Fisher, a fiction writer and poet, and she answ…
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37 min
“Bringing Ideas to Life” with Tim Leatherman (GWTW914)
Where do ideas come from? When do you know an idea is worth bringing to life? What if you aren't qualified? How do you keep going in the face of endless rejection? These are but a…
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53 min
“The Power of Books” with Molly Guptill Manning (GWTW913)
Have you ever read a non-fiction book and wondered, "Why haven't I learned about this before?" Molly Guptill Manning's new book, A Librarian's War: The Man Who Fought World War II…
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14 min
Making Curiosity Matter (GWTW912)
Every episode, I end with the same phrase, "Until next time, may creativity and curiosity fuel your life." Lately, I haven't felt curious and the tank certainly feels empty. So, wh…
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19 min
Micromanaged By AI (GWTW911)
Recently, I called the non-emergency line for my county's sheriff department and guess who picked up on the second ring? That's right, our good friend, the cheerful AI assistant. T…
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13 min
How Will We Learn? (GWTW910)
For the past ten years, a common theme on this podcast is learning. Whether we are learning something new or diving deeper into our craft, the ability to experiment and evolve our…
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1 h 01
“Not Holding Back” with h.h. rune (GWTW909)
When was the last time you listened to the small voice of intuition? You know the one, the voice that gets you a little excited when considering something new. As creatives, we oft…
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19 min
Customize Your Uniqueness (GWTW908)
You don't really think about what makes an artist unique until you see the tools of their creation up close. Recently, I visited the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio and…
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10 min
Patterns of Change (GWTW907)
How do you discover necessary patterns of change in your life? For me, I journal, writing down emotions, successes, and failures throughout moments in time. For decades, I lacked c…
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55 min
“Reflections” with gough (GWTW906)
In this thing called life, we undoubtedly face endless questions: How do I write a funny joke? Am I funny? Where is Chris? What is the meaning of life? Here to help us find some an…
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55 min
“Curiosity Overload” with Micah Kassell (GWTW905)
As listeners of this show know, I love asking my guests what they are endlessly curiosity about, but what I rarely take the time to consider is that we could overload our curiosity…
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1 h 00
“The Uncommon Hero” with Michael Hunter (GWTW904)
The best conversations not only have interesting questions, but also the necessary time and space to think and respond when answers present themselves. From "What most often brings…
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13 min
The Patient Reawakening (GWTW903)
The longer your creative career lasts, the less written about your specific struggles. Writing and producing work for young professionals is enticing because there will always be a…
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56 min
“Uniquely Different” with John Ravaris (GWTW902)
What's your gift to the world? What makes you uniquely different than everybody else? Why should I choose you? Three powerful questions from today's conversation with John Ravaris,…
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11 min
Your Vision, Our Future (GWTW901)
Years ago, I was having coffee with a friend and he asked me if I wanted his old 3D printer. It had been awhile since I modeled anything in 3D and I couldn't visualize the process,…
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1 h 12
“Information Trust & Truth” with Christopher Butler (GWTW900)
Of all the questions today's guest asks in our conversation, the biggest of them all is this: "What does it mean to be alive?" Making his sixth appearance on the show, Christopher…
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17 min
The Creative Return (GWTW899)
What are the things you've studied, explored, or even built a body of work around, but ultimately moved away from? As creative professionals, we are wanderers and explorers, consta…
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54 min
“Bow to the Mystery” with Sarah Bush (GWTW898)
I want to prime you with a question asked by today's guest during our conversation: "What does it mean for you to be fully expressed as a human being in whatever shape that takes?"…
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17 min
Skills for a Skill-less Society (GWTW897)
As a curious person, I am intrigued with what it takes to build skills and get good at a craft. Sure, there's the initial impulse, the desire to pick up a guitar, make a leather ba…