Latitude: Mindful productivity for freelancers and founders: Recent Episodes
Bryan Zavestoski
Latitude is an interview show about all the non-business parts of running a successful online business. I interview freelancers and founders about how they are building their businesses and (mostly) maintaining their sanity.
Latitude is about finding the space to do real, meaningful, creative work. Work that inspires others and motivates yourself. I interview creators like you to discover what it actually takes to show up and define work on your own terms. Doing creative work is hard. Making a living from that creative work is even harder. Latitude attempts to make it just a little bit easier.
Hosted by Bryan Zavestoski of CreateLatitude.com.
Find Shawn Blanc everywhere on the internet:
- Shawn's Twitter
- Shawn's personal website
- The Focus Course
- The Sweet Setup
- Tools and Toys
Mentioned in this episode:
- Isaac Smith - Twitter
- Things
- Good Notes
- Sean McCabe - Twitter
- Basecamp
- Shape Up by Ryan Singer of Basecamp
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Find Sarah Avenir everywhere on the internet:
- &yet(and the&yet newsletter)
- Personal website
- Sarah's Twitter
- Gather the People
Mentioned in this episode:
- Lynnandtonic by Lynn Fisher
- The Food Place
- Top Chef Stats
- Hollywood Age Gap
- A Single Div
- US Flags (dot design)
- David Sherry
- Morning Pages
- Headspace
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Find Khe Hy everywhere on the internet:
- RadReads
- Khe's Twitter
- Khe's Instagram
- Khe's Notion course
Mentioned in this episode:
- Start With Why by Simon Sinek
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Find Khe Hy everywhere on the internet:
- RadReads
- Khe's Twitter
- Khe's Instagram
- Khe's Notion course
Mentioned in this episode:
- Millionaire study
- Happiness and Income study
- The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
- Brad Stulberg
- Give and Take by Adam Grant
- Meet Khe Hy, the Oprah for Millennials- CNN
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
- Deep Work by Cal Newport
- Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time by Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Listen to the full interview here.
Find Mojca Žove everywhere on the internet:
- Super Spicy Media
- Mojca's Twitter
- The Science of Facebook Ads
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Find Mojca Žove everywhere on the internet:
- Super Spicy Media
- Mojca's Twitter
- The Science of Facebook Ads
Mentioned in this episode:
- Changing Gears YouTube series
- Amy Hoy's Twitter
- Alex Hillman's Twitter
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Listen to the full interview here.
Find David Sherry everywhere on the internet:
- Death to Stock
- Creative Caffeine
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Find David Sherry everywhere on the internet:
- Death to Stock
- Creative Caffeine
Mentioned in this episode:
- Jocko Willink - Podcast, Twitter
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Listen to the full interview here.
Find Nick Disabato everywhere on the internet:
- Draft - Nick's design consultancy
- Personal website
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Find Nick Disabato everywhere on the internet:
- Draft - Nick's design consultancy
- Personal website
Mentioned in this episode:
- Cadence & Slang - Nick's book
- Value-based Design - Nick's other book
- ConversionXL
- Annielytics
- Personal MBA
- Google Optimize
- Draft's blog
- Future Ethics by Cennydd Bowles
- Get Together
- Run your own social
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Listen to the full interview here.
Find Charli Marie everywhere on the internet:
- YouTube
- Website
- Dribbble
- Design Life podcast
Mentioned in this episode:
- What is Design Thinking? - IDEO U
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Charli Marie has grown her YouTube channel to over 100,000 subscribers, created 100s of videos and podcast episodes, and created a tshirt business all while working full-time. These side-projects led to her most recent job as Marketing Design Lead at ConvertKit, and that job is now informing her side-projects and conference talks. We chat about the value of design education and how to stay productive with multiple projects.
Find Charli Marie everywhere on the internet:
- YouTube
- Website
- Dribbble
- Design Life podcast
Mentioned in this episode:
- Hybrid voice - Sean McCabe
- My old design portfolio (cringe!) - Charli Marie
- They’re Going to Put You in a Box - Sean McCabe
- April Dunford - Twitter
- Obviously Awesome by April Dunford
- Craft+Commerce conference
- ConvertKit
- Sara Dietschy
- Forest app
- InVision Design Forward Fund
- Brendan Hufford
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Listen to the full interview here.
Find Jason and Caroline Zook everywhere on the internet:
- Wandering Aimfully
- Wandering Aimfully Instagram
- Wandering Aimfully YouTube
- Caroline's Instagram
- Caroline's Twitter
- Jason's Twitter
- Jason's Instagram
Mentioned in this episode:
- Maslach Burnout Inventory - Wikipedia
- Cognitive behavioral therapy - Wikipedia
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Jason and Caroline Zook both ran their own successful businesses for years before combining forces to create Wandering Aimfully. This "un-boring coaching for intentional online business owners" has grown from $0 to $10k in MRR in just under a year, but it wasn't without challenges. Jason and Caroline share some of the challenges they've faced growing Wandering Aimfully and some of their previous businesses. They as show how to approach business through experimentation and how to create a business that is authentic, unique, and still provides value to your audience.
Find Jason and Caroline Zook everywhere on the internet:
- Wandering Aimfully
- Wandering Aimfully Instagram
- Wandering Aimfully YouTube
- Caroline's Instagram
- Caroline's Twitter
- Jason's Twitter
- Jason's Instagram
Mentioned in this episode:
- Own Your Weird book
- The Sunday Dispatches - Paul Jarvis' email newsletter
- Better Branding Course A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more: https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app: https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Find Anne-Laure Le Cunff everywhere on the internet:
- Ness Labs
- Indie Hackers
Mentioned in this episode:
- What is Stoicism? by Daily Stoic
- How to build a better writing habit by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more:
https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app:
https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Find Anne-Laure Le Cunff everywhere on the internet:
- Ness Labs
- Indie Hackers
Mentioned in this episode:
- Anne-Laure's interview on Bright & Early
- Mindframing: a personal growth framework by Anne-Laure
- Writing is the best personal growth tool by Anne-Laure
- Getting Things Done
- The Generation Effect by Anne-Laure
- Mindframing research paper by Anne-Laure
- Zebras Unite - What is a Zebra business
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more:
https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app:
https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
You can listen, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts, and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Listen to the full interview with Mubashar Iqbal ("Mubs").
Find Mubashar Iqbal ("Mubs") everywhere on the internet:
- Indie Hackers
- Product Hunt
Mentioned in this episode:
- Pod Hunt
- Meaningful Motion UI - User interface animation course
- My YouTube channel - Tutorials for user interface designers
- 6 Famous Artists Talk About What It’s Like to Overcome Fear and Create Beauty by James Clear (Seth Godin quote source)
- Full Seth Godin interview
- Shape Up by Ryan Singer of Basecamp
- Taking on my Stuttering by Mubs
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more:
https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app:
https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
...and I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show! Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Mubashar Iqbal ("Mubs") is a developer, maker, and indie hacker. He's been Product Hunt's Maker of the Year and has created over 80 unique projects. Some of those projects have gone completely viral, received 10s of millions of views, and been sold. In this conversation, we chat about how to decide what to work on, how to keep it fun and interesting, and how to use making as marketing.
Find Mubashar Iqbal ("Mubs") everywhere on the internet:
- Indie Hackers
- Product Hunt
Mentioned in this episode:
- Quuu
- Buffer API
- Shape Up by Ryan Singer of Basecamp
- Podhunt
- Indie Hackers
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more:
https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app:
https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Find Brendan Hufford everywhere on the internet:
- 100 Days of SEO podcast
- "One Ranking Away" 5-day SEO challenge
- Personal website
Mentioned in this episode:
- Startup Escape Plan - Amy Hoy (Stacking the Bricks)
- Overlap - Sean McCabe
- Out of Office - Justin Jackson
- Makerpad
- Adobe Fund for Design
- Design Forward Fund by InVision
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more:
https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app:
https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Brendan Hufford is the SEO Director at a design and development agency, but he also has side-projects, a family, a regular fitness habit, and more. We talk about how to balance all of that and how sometimes taking a break from all of it can make you even more effective and connected. Brendan also explains how building an effective SEO strategy mirrors growing a business and developing personal habits.
Find Brendan Hufford everywhere on the internet:
- 100 Days of SEO podcast
- "One Ranking Away" 5-day SEO challenge
- Personal website
Mentioned in this episode:
- Jason Zook
- Wandering Aimfully
- Clique Studios
- The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Matt D'Avella's YouTube channel
A huge thank you to Podia, the sponsor of the Latitude podcast. Podia is offering 15% off for life to listeners of the Latitude podcast. Learn more:
https://podia.com/latitude
Learn more about the show and get updates about the podcast, Productivity Stacks video series, and the Latitude productivity app:
https://www.createlatitude.com/podcast
I'd love to hear how you're applying what you hear in the show. Let me know on Twitter (@zavzen).
Latitude is about finding the space to do real, meaningful, creative work. Work that inspires others and motivates yourself. I interview creators like you to discover what it actually takes to show up and define work on your own terms. Doing creative work is hard. Making a living from that creative work is even harder. Latitude attempts to make it just a little bit easier.
Latitude is an interview show about all the non-business parts of running a successful online business. I interview freelancers and founders about how they are building their businesses and (mostly) maintaining their sanity.
Listen or subscribe to the show at CreateLatitude.com/podcast or chat with me on Twitter.