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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠@timforkindotcom⁠) interview Cody (@Cody_Hock) & Cole Hock (@UpNorthCole). These two brothers manage entertainment creators, but we wanted to talk about Enjoy Basketball — the media and lifestyle company they founded with one of the biggest sports creators on the internet, Kenny Beecham.

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(1:45) — About today’s show

(2:53) — “Cold emailing is my favorite thing to do.”

(10:21) — What goes into a great cold email?

(15:38) — Why choose Kenny as the face of Enjoy Basketball?

(18:18) — The first channel that made sense for their business

(24:29) — How EB pulls almost every lever a creator business can pull

(28:29) — Why they partnered with ESPN & Omaha Productions

(35:54) — How physical products create serendipity

(38:48) — The value of in-person community building for creators

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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠@timforkindotcom⁠) give out their best advice for new creators. Tim lays out the lessons young creators need to learn in order to grow, while Matt speaks to established professionals looking to become side-hustle creators.

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(6:06) — Tim: Can you get past your immediate circle?

(12:25) — Matt: Pick one topic, one platform, for one audience

(16:40) — Tim: Don’t be an expert or idol when you aren’t

(22:43) — Matt: Are you making content for fun, or are you building a business?

(27:30) — Tim: Real artists don’t starve

(30:51) — Matt: What long-term project can you build alongside your content?

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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Nat Eliason (@nateliason) jam about what it actually takes to be a creator. Topics include Nat’s take on niching down, the main ways creators become replaceable, choosing between money and passion, why consistency alone isn’t enough, and much more.

(3:18) — Nat’s article Be Yourself, Not a Niche

(7:23) — The #1 way creators fail

(16:10) — Nat’s article When the Money’s Just Too Damn Good

(25:28) — Do you care enough to make your content great?

(32:25) — The illusion that success comes quickly as a creator

(40:17) — Balancing ambition, productivity, and parenting

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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠@timforkindotcom⁠) discuss equity for creators — more specifically, how and why creators should think about owning pieces of others’ businesses.

Stories include MKBHD’s deal with Ridge, the launch of Authors Equity, Blenders X Coach Prime, Pop Daddy Snacks and more.

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(1:45) — Rundown of today’s show

(2:40) — MKBHD’s deal with Ridge

(10:48) — authors-equity.html">Authors Equity, backed by Tim Ferriss, James Clear and Louise Penny

(16:31) — James Clear’s new app, Atoms

(20:41) — The two ways creators can get equity in businesses

(21:41) — How John Barchard negotiated a deal to own part of an English soccer club in exchange for content

(25:45) — How Pop Daddy Snacks scaled their business by becoming a creator

(29:19) — How Blenders landed Deion Sanders to be their flagship “creator”

(36:33) — The creator skills you have are enough to own someone else’s business

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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠@timforkindotcom⁠) push through initial feelings of not wanting to record. The conversation evolves into how creators can make the most of their limited time — both in what they spend their time on and the quality of what they create.

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(1:43) — Rundown of today’s show

(2:45) — Doing the work when you don’t feel like it

(7:45) — Managing capacity when you have limited time to create

(20:11) — Managing quality when you have limited time to create

(26:48) — How consistent writers can succeed on YouTube with little time

(30:32) — Are you prioritizing production value quality or message quality?

(36:45) — The middle is not where you want to be

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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠@timforkindotcom⁠) talk about the value of niching down as a creator and what it can do for your business. 

After, we’re sharing the highlights from Justin Welsh’s (@thejustinwelsh) session at the HeyCreator Summit. Justin dives deep on why creators need to focus on outcomes, being unique, and defining their voice.

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(1:43) — Rundown of today’s show

(4:39) — Become someone other people recommend

(10:10) — Being specific allows you to be broad

(19:30) — Justin Welsh from HeyCreator Summit 2024

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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠@timforkindotcom⁠) center in on the common ways creators overthink their work — highlighting a clip from Darrell Vesterfelt (@dvest) in which he talked about the importance of picking one niche to build your content and business around.

After, Matt & Tim reveal their Mount Rushmore of Content That Inspired Us — the books, movies, frameworks and pieces of content that has resonated on their creator journey.

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(3:40) — Darrell Vesterfelt on picking a focused niche for your creator business

(9:10) — Common ways creators overthink their work

(32:40) — Mount Rushmore of Content That Inspired Us

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In the first official episode of the HeyCreator show, Matt Ragland (⁠⁠@mattragland⁠⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠⁠@timforkindotcom⁠⁠) talk about facing the challenges of starting a new creative project. Then, the team goes deep into their past, revealing their Mount Rushmore of Creators Who Inspired Us.

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(1:45) — Rundown of today’s show

(2:26) — Starting something new as a creator

(10:22) — Why reps are so important early in a creative project

(17:35) — Mount Rushmore of Creators Who Inspired Us

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On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (⁠@timstodz⁠) talks about the changes coming to The Copyblogger Podcast and introduces Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) as the new hosts of The HeyCreator Show.

The group discuss the change, touch base on upcoming creator trends, and paint a picture for how the show will sound moving forward.

(00:00) — Intro (00:41) — Tim & Matt talk about the show changes (11:21) — Upcoming creator trends we're seeing (15:56) — Separating personal brand and business (22:58) — What will the HeyCreator Show be?

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (⁠@timstodz⁠) and Ethan Brooks (⁠@damn_ethan⁠) talk about John Milius, the writer behind many of the most famous action movies of our generation. They explore the ideas of fame, cancel culture, and writing for the masses.

Cool Stuff Mentioned In The Show

• The pro’s and con’s of watching your own content as a creator
• ⁠Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography, Total Recall⁠
• ⁠John Milius, the most influential writer you’ve never heard of⁠
• ⁠BETA Camp: The entrepreneurial summer camp for high school kids⁠
• ⁠Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder⁠
• ⁠Mike Roe’s belief: “Don’t follow your passion, but bring it with you”⁠
• How to rediscover your passion for opportunities in your life
• Tactics for defining what you want out of your life long term
• Why people always get exactly what they want
• ⁠You have goals, even if you don't realize what they are⁠

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