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On this episode of How You Create, Ben and Joshua are joined by Brian McDonald and Jesse Bryan. In the words of Jesse, Brian is the best storyteller alive today. Aside from being Brian’s biggest hype man, Jesse is Founder and CEO of Belief Agency. Brian and Jesse work together at Belief Agency, which is a full-service creative agency and story consultancy that believes the truth is enough. Things don’t always have to be so arduous, and oftentimes people use big words and over-complicate things to come off as experts. These two live by Einstein’s “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, then you don’t understand it yourself.” And with their deep understanding of storytelling, it all just makes sense. 

The four discuss armature, a concept that Brian learned from his time working alongside sculptors. They would start with a wire skeleton to support the weight of the clay. It holds everything together, everything is built upon it, and it’s one of the most important elements of the sculpture, but it’s not what people see or pay attention to. The four discuss how that concept applies to almost everything, including storytelling. They also get into what it means to survive – culturally, spiritually, emotionally, communally and more. This is not an episode you want to miss. Learn more by listening to this episode of How You Create, You Are a Storyteller with Brian McDonald and Jesse Bryan.

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Alex Matisse is here with Ben and Joshua this week on the podcast. From potter to Founder and CEO, Alex has been shaping East Fork Pottery both literally and figuratively for the past ten years. He shares about the values he holds and how he brings that to the business at East Fork; he’s passionate about his local community, about bringing a human-centeredness to both his craft and the environment he creates for the employees of East Fork, and about not just defaulting to the most traditional approach to something, but doing things differently.

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After a long hiatus, How You Create is back and hopefully better than ever. In this episode, Joshua Jean-Marie and Ben Terry walk through the most recent Link Up post from the newsletter. Which—spoiler alert, Joshua hadn’t read before the episode, so if you haven’t either, that’s okay.

The guys discuss and try to break down things like OpenAI’s chatGPT, the future of NFTs, Airbnb and fees, the state of the market, the hype of brand collaborations, wedding photography, and a whole lot more.

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On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce talks with Ben Terry, Chief Creative Officer at Access Ventures. Ben joined Access Ventures in 2014 to help create and lead the brand and marketing of the new organization and sought out opportunities to support creatives and artists in the area. He and Bryce discuss several of the creative projects Access Ventures has been a part of over the years. They try to define the creative economy and the creator economy and talk about the differences between the two. They discuss finding the right tools to help creatives succeed and make returns. To address this issue, Ben created Hidden Ventures, an investment firm to help creatives who are starting out.

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On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce talks with Kate McElligott, Head of Marketing and Communications at The Autodesk Foundation. A published poet at the age of 12, Kate has always been a storyteller. Bryce talks with her about how she incorporates her creativity into her job at Autodesk, her advice for young people desiring to explore this space and innovative approaches to philanthropy. The impact design has on the environment, equality, future of work, and more is something Kate is really passionate about.