10,000 HOURS (Grant Spanier & Vince Koci)

Grant and Vince break the 10,000 HOURS attendance record, welcoming the three inspiring minds behind story-sharing platform Maptia to the show. All the way from Switzerland (as pictured) Dean Fischer, Dorothy Sanders and Jonny Miller talk journeys, shared experiences and personal cartography.

Grant and Vince chat with hyper talented independent graphic artist Brandon Rike about a vaunted topic in the 10,000 HOURS universe: shipping. The team chats “getting things done,” and the spirit and mindset that surrounds industriousness and productivity.

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Grant and Vince connect with Newnan, Georgia’s own Scott Fuller, successful self-made designer and founder of The Studio Temporary about understanding personal strengths, standing out from the crowd and what it means to “raise your hand.”

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@studiotemporary
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Santa Fe Train Company
Aaron Draplin
Josh Long
Coneheads
Rolling in the Deep

Grant and Vince sit down with writer, illustrator, and celebrated combiner of the two, Jessica Hagy. Creator of Indexed and fresh off the publication of The Art of War, Visualized, Jessica talks mediums and idea migration in an episode about what it means to get visual.

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Grant and Vince are on the line with Jason Sondhi, the man formerly behind Vimeo Staff Picks and currently proprietor of Short of the Week. The team is talking “cream,” as in, “of the crop,” and the value of tastemaking, curation, and an intimate-yet-flexible understanding of what constitutes quality.

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Grant and Vince sit down with animator and proprietor of “LewToons,” Chad Lewis. Having built a YouTube channel to 300,000 subscribers, Chad joins the cast to talk about content creation, personal style, and how to bring people together to follow your brand.

This episode is sponsored by Greenroom Magazine.

Grant and Vince talk to seasoned entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Woodchuck, Benjamin VandenWymelenberg. The boys sat down with Ben in studio, struggled to pronounce his name, and talked about the tough road that comes with starting something important, and how to turn challenges into opportunities.

This episode sponsored by Sanebox.

Grant and Vince are back for a hostful talking about the process of growing, expanding, and leveling-up our efforts, and all the challenges that come with it. In a conversation about “scale” our hosts reflect on the scaling process 10,000 HOURS went through to get where it is today. This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince sit down for a first that involves a second--appearance that is. Fan, and host, favorite Barrett Brooks, previously of Episode 4 and currently part of the team behind Fizzle, joins for a another round on the mic to talk about something very fitting, changing perspectives. How does time shape our creativity and motivation?

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince welcome writer, entrepreneur and fellow podcaster (The Creative Freelancer Show) Jake Jorgovan. Jake calls in all the way from sunny Spain to chat “Failproofing”, and how the right approach and mindset can guarantee creative success.

The boys sit down for an in-studio with filmmaker (and Grant’s new business partner) to talk about identity—from creating/finding your own identity, to how it affects the work we do and the perspective we bring to our projects.

Grant and Vince set records with twin entrepreneurs, designers and television junkies Amy and Jennifer Hood of Hoodzpah Design Co., talking about what it takes to make a partnership great.

Grant and Vince are keeping it hostful this week with a discussion about mindset, philosophy and adversity. Your hosts are looking at what it takes, creatively and mentally, to not only survive challenges and setbacks, but to thrive despite, or because, of them, and grow in the process.

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

In a hostul edition of the show Grant & Vince chat about "recharging" the creative batteries and some tactics they use to stay energized and focused on their work.

Grant and Vince sit down to chat with Adam Lehman, creative strategist and co-founder of The Wonder Jam, for a conversation about “spheres.” Where does the personal intersect the professional, and when is the overlap of business and pleasure a creative boon, and when is it a barrier to success.

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

It’s a very special hostful, as Grant and Vince are joined by their friend, partner and 10K teammate Pat Laeger, radio producer and sound engineer for the show. The trio get together in studio to talk about systems, when to follow them and when to fight them, and how using them can unlock our maximum creative potential.

This episode is sponsored by Outbound Creative.

Grant and Vince cut to the chase and cut out the middleman in a chat with Death To The Stock Photo’s David Sherry and Allie Lehman. The group talks removing creative boundaries, sharing work and the beauty of a streamlined process.

Grant and Vince are back to kick off Season 3 with a hot and fresh hostful. Expanding on a core tenet of 10K philosophy, your hosts examine the difference between self-awareness and self-definition, and why taking an active role in both your inward and outward perception can be crucial to creative growth.

This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

Grant and Vince catch Chris Fritton — The Itinerant Printer — on a brief break from his years-long mission to collaborate with North America’s analogue printing community. The trio chat about navigation, both in terms of the logistical challenges of large-scale projects, as well as the more nuanced experiences of exploring craft, culture and process.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (use offer code '10000HOURS').

Grant and Vince talk with the husband & wife creative team of Dave & Laura Coleman (founders, The AGSC) about inspiration—searching for it, collecting it, and ultimately, creating it. The Australian duo give us some insight into the relationship between inspiration and their design process.

Grant and Vince are on the line with artist and graphic designer, and close friend, Eric Gorvin. Currently of GIRL Skateboard Co. acclaim, Eric joins the show to chat about his personal style and story of craftsmanship, and what it means to take a DIY approach to life and creation.

This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

Grant and Vince talk with the awesome folks at Unsplash, the labor-of-love turned massively popular photo-sharing platform, Mikael Cho and Luke Chesser, about the interesting nature of side-projects, balancing them and knowing when they’ve earned their time in the sun.

This episode is sponsored by Sanebox.

Grant and Vince wrap up season two with a in-studio sit-down with producer and sound genius behind Egg Music, Eric Fawcett. Former drummer of Spymob (and backing drummer for Pharrell/N.E.R.D.), Eric regales your hosts with tales of the rockstar life and talks the importance, and dynamics, of creative and personal relationships.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince talk to celebrated illustrator and author of Obsessive Consumption Kate Bingaman-Burt about the lifespan of projects, committing to creativity, and the joys of working with a burrito brand.

Show notes:

Chipotle Project — Memento — http://katebingamanburt.com/

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Grant and Vince chat with New York’s imminently entertaining photographer, writer and director, Wesley Verhoeve. On the heels of the first season of his series One of Many, Wesley joins to talk about community, connection, and the sense of belonging that artists have to their work and each other.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince take a look back at the sometimes-tumultuous, sometimes-triumphant year of 2017 as they sit down together for a discussion about “review.” The Season Four finale is all about evaluation, and how we frame our own work, and criticism, when viewed through the looking glass of the past.

Grant and Vince are joined by Jason Zook, formerly famous for I Wear Your Shirt and for selling his last name, and currently continuing to pioneer in the world of entrepreneurialism with his latest project “Buy My Future.” A creative innovator with a unique point of view and endless insight, the trio tackled a tough question: what does it mean to have “value.”

This episode is sponsored by [Public Functionary][1].

Grant and Vince are joined in-studio by seasoned writer and brains behind the smash art-bicycle event Artcrank™, Charles Youel. The trio talks the oft necessary creative phenomenon of splitting your personality, what it means to have perspective, and, what else, bicycles!

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10,000 MILES EDITION*

In the second installment of four on the road episodes in Portland, Oregon, Grant and Vince sit down with Evan Schneider, author of A Simple Machine, Like the Lever to talk about the creative journey, seeing things through and what it means to take something from A to B.

*10,000 Miles is an ongoing series of episodes that are recorded on the road

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Evan P. Scheider’s website
A Simple Machine, Like the Lever
Tell it Slant Reading Series
Powell’s Bookstore
Fight Club 2
Dan DeWeese
Nicholson Baker
Katie Ryan
Elliot Matson
Seth Godin “idea virus”
The Little Prince
Propeller Books
@EvanPSchneider

Grant and Vince wrap up season 3 of the podcast by recounting some of their favorite moments of the past season — a season that featured guests from all over the world talking about their craft, creativity, and “putting in their time.”

Grant and Vince talk with producer, creator and musician Michael Hardesty about the nature of creative constraints. Michael is the founder and producer of 24HR Records, a genre-bending music collaboration platform, and breaks down the building-up of barriers, and the creative payoff that can come along with that.

This episode is sponsored by GO+DO: Start a creative project that matters.

Grant and Vince sit down from across the pacific with the charming and hypertalented Sian Richardson. Joining us all the way from sunny New Zealand, Sian is an artist and designer who recently broke out on her own. We talk about that, and the most pivotal of moments for creative careers—when it’s time to make a move.

This episode is sponsored by Sanebox.

Grant and Vince kick off season 02 of the show with a hostful conversation about "commitment"—in the spirit of the new year they discuss what it means to dedicate yourself to a project, setting achievable goals, and being adaptive with your commitments to maximize your outcomes.

In a landmark episode, Grant and Vince are joined by Seth Godin, best-selling author, storied speaker and respected marketer, to talk about that most foundational of all creative, and human, traits: self awareness.

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Outliers, Gladwell
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Placebos, by Seth Godin
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Seth on the Great Discontent
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Grant and Vince welcome Kat Gordon, creative director and founder of the 3% Conference to discuss the trend of overworking and blurred boundaries between personal and work life in the creative industry, and the negative effects it’s having on creative culture.

Grant and Vince are joined all the way from England by author, motivator and National Geographic top-rated adventurer, Alastair Humphreys to have an enlightening discussion about drive, fear, and the parallels between creative work and physical adventure.

This episode is sponsored by Sanebox.

Grant and Vince are going back to their hostful roots with a rousing and reflective discussion about art, intention, and most specifically: appeal. When does being artistically principled become obstinance? When does evolving with your audience become selling out? Your hosts try to peel back the layers of appeal and find out.

This episode is sponsored by Greenroom Magazine.

Grant and Vince celebrate their 100th episode with a reflective and introspective discussion about a long-term understanding of an artist’s work. How do we define ourselves, our art, and the greater context in which it all resides. Your hosts are talking about life’s work, and all the subtle and sensational things that go into defining it.

This episode is sponsored by Supr Good Co.

Grant and Vince humbly welcome US Olympian, Harvard graduate, Columbia graduate, MBA recipient from Oxford, and soon-to-be practicing lawyer Caryn Davies (we know, ridiculous) to the show this week. Winner of gold medals in rowing in both London and Beijing, Caryn calls in to chat about parallels, and what it means to find common thread across diverse pursuits to do better work overall.

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Sean McCabe joins the show to talk about the subject of his new book: starting an enterprise while maintaining a steady job. Sean is the founder of the Seanwes brand, and educates about entrepreneurial creativity through his writing, podcasting, and much more. In this episode, he talks about what it means to be deliberate in your decision making. This episode is sponsored by Overlap.

Vince and Grant hang up their mics after a great year spent talking to creative folks from all walks of life about how they’re putting in their time. They’ve collected their favorite moments from 2015 for you to look back on and enjoy.

Francois Chartrand, product designer at Headspace — the world’s leading meditation application — knows a thing or two about mindfulness in creativity. He joins the show to start a conversation about intentionality, balance, and perhaps the opposite state of both: chaos. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (offer code 10000HOURS).

We’re lucky enough to be joined, in-studio, by pioneer artist and designer David Schwen (you might know him as DSchwen) to talk about the importance of cultivating taste in creative work, and the value of a personal aesthetic.

Grant and Vince are on the horn with Maurice Cherry, the designer, entrepreneur, and creative mind behind Lunch creative studio. Maurice shares his insight about the importance messaging and audience, from the perspective of host of the podcast Revision Path, a showcase for other black designers. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (use offer code 10000HOURS).

Grant and Vince pry open the conversation about a popular buzzword in a sit-down with author, podcaster and entrepreneur Jon Nastor. Through the lens of Nastor’s recently published Hack the Entrepreneur, the trio talk about “hacking,” and how to bring value and meaning to the popular term.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince talk with host of the Art of Change podcast, Sukhneet Singh, about the way forward and what it means to head down a path of fulfillment in your life and work.

Grant and Vince join up with the high-power duo behind Jaegersloan, NYC-based branding and creative strategy studio, Doug Jaeger and Kristin Sloan. We talk about focus, balance, and how narrowing scope can often broaden perspective.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince are joined by designer, illustrator and founder of Yondr Studio, Nathan Yoder, to talk about authenticity, process, and what it means to be hands-on with your creative work.

Grant and Vince go hostful to talk about a topic near and dear to their hearts (and schedules): time. How we spend it? Where does it go? They tackle everything from math to memory, mentality to mortality, and everything in between.

This episode sponsored by [GO+DO, on Skillshare][1].

Grant and Vince talk with prolific director and filmmaker Ace Norton — director of over 80 films across music video, fashion, commercial and art platforms. Ace calls in from Venice, California to chat about the nuances of his medium, and all the challenges and opportunities that arise when you take on the role of providing “direction.” This episode is sponsored by Ultra Human (offer code: 10000HOURS).

William Close, the man behind the musical phenomenon known as The Earth Harp Collective, joins the show to talk about his strange and beautiful confluence of architecture, stagecraft and music. On the topic of ‘stage,’ William describes the opportunities, feelings and challenges he faces playing one of the world’s most unique instruments. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince have a not-at-all-scary sit-down with actress and filmmaker Katie Featherston, most popularly of Paranormal Activity fame. They talk diversification, positive thinking and the ebb and flow that is “breaking out” and “breaking in.”

Grant and Vince are welcome their first guest of season 4, the ever-motivating Wes Kao. Wes is a denizen of the tech start-up world, and currently serves as director for Seth Godin’s altMBA program. She joins the show to talk about the result of our creative pursuits: impact, and the way our projects can spread influence in unexpected ways.

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince are in-studio with the charming and insightful Megan Gonzales of print and paperie boutique brand MaeMae & Co. They talk niche, the advantages, the pitfalls, and how we each take a different path in our passion-finding journeys.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince are going hostful with a topic that has fittingly been in the works a long time: iteration. How and when do we find out if our work is ready for the real world? Your hosts talk about what makes a draft a draft, and when to you let go and allow your work to be realized as complete.

This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

Grant and Vince are on the line with Alex Rybarczyk, a surging Minneapolis photographer and designer, currently spearheading the Immigrant Portrait Project. Alex shares her thoughts about what it means to lend people a voice, tell someone’s story, and empower creativity in a discussion about how we “represent.”

This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

Grant and Vince chat with the charming and inspiring Jennifer Schwartz, arts advocate and executive director of Crusade for Art. Jennifer joins to talk about creativity with a cause, realism, keeping focus, and (of course) maintaining houseplants.

This episode is sponsored by Greenroom Magazine.

Grant and Vince sit down studio-side with Dan Madsen, proprietor of, and artistic maestro behind, Minneapolis' own Dusty Signs. Madsen talks about his journey as a third-generation sign-painter, and the sometimes tricky process of translation—be it in ideas, markets or mediums.

This episode is sponsored by Supr Good Co.

Grant and Vince sit down with comedian, filmmaker, and host of the Respect the Process podcast Jordan Brady, to talk about doing things the right way, until you have to do them the wrong way. Ever wonder what it’s like to talk to Prince with a mouthful of donut? Jordan Brady tells all.

Grant and Vince are in studio with the very awesome and always generous Su Na (AKA Alec Ness). Su Na is a musician, electronic artist and producer who is also a prolific educator, and he joins the show to discuss the value of “letting go” creatively, and when to hold on.

This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

Grant and Vince chat with Danielle Evans, hyper talented food and dimensional typographer, and proprietor of Marmalade Bleue. Danielle gives great insight on what’s involved in having mastery over a niche medium, and talks about the value of “finding your lane” when it comes to creative pursuit.

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince sit down with Dane Sanders, author, speaker, and host of the Converge podcast, to talk about creative material, modes plus mindsets, and ultimately about what it means to manage our inputs and outputs.

Grant and Vince are joined by Rachel Keranen, the awesome and insightful author and marketing consultant behind The Bootstrapped Life, an online platform of musings and resources about how live life as an entrepreneur. We talk about the ever-important topic of discipline, and why sometimes balance is better than brute force.

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince sit bring their heads together with sensationally smart cinematographer and director Ryan Booth in a discussion of ends and means. Through Ryan’s own winding road of career and creativity, the trio talks culmination, and what it really means to be the sum of our parts.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Jennifer Puno, AKA Puno Dostres, AKA Puno hops on the line with Grant and Vince for a conversation about never having to say you’re sorry. As self-proclaimed “slashie” that forays professionally into everything surrounding art and programming, Puno brings a confident and unique attitude to her ventures that might best be called unapologetic. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince have the pleasure of sitting down with close friend, and founder and CEO of Death to Stock, David Sherry. Reprising his season one appearance, Sherry chats about finding common ground and getting on the same page, in a conversation about Echolocation.

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince sit down in studio with entrepreneur and hair artist Whitney Vermeer. Creator and proprietor of The Aesthetic x Whitney Vermeer, she joins the cast to discuss the unique nature of her creative medium, along with its challenges, preconceptions, and distinct artistic demands in a conversation about “canvas.”

This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

Grant and Vince are joined by wordsmith and writer of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Silicon Valley acclaim, Sonny Lee. The trio dive deep to explore what it means to aspire, inspire and chase whatever it is we call “The Dream.”

This episode is sponsored by Sanebox.

Grant and Vince chat with director and filmmaker Sean Dunne, respected documentarian and portrayer of all things human, about the ever-important topic of empathy. In a discussion about creative responsibility, the nature or art, and the human psyche, the trio tries to uncover what it really means to put yourself in another pair of shoes.

This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

Grant and Vince have the rare opportunity to sit down on the guest’s home turf, talking with famed designer and artist Michael Cina in his working studio in Minneapolis. The trio discuss hard work, working hard, and the proverbial “grind” in an effort to uncover the essence of motivation.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince have the distinct pleasure of sitting down in person with Tricia Khutoretsky, career curator and co-director of contemporary art space Public Functionary. The trio peel back the layers on the definition of “curation,” and how the word has evolved to hold new meaning in the internet age. This episode sponsored by GO+DO.

Grant and Vince are joined by the always funny and enlighteningly honest host of RISK! podcast and former member of The State comedy group, Kevin Allison. They talk about the value of vulnerability in storytelling, and what it really means to be honest with yourselves and others in an episode fittingly called “Naked.”

This episode is brought to you by Smile Software.

Grant and Vince are flying solo, together, this week as the duo sit down for a heart-to-heart hostful about validation. Where do we seek it, what does it mean, and why do so many creative people live and die by the confirmation of external factors? Should we try to escape the need for it, or embrace it?

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince are joined all the way from Belfast, Ireland, by Chris Armstrong, seasoned designer and creator of the inspiration aggregation tool Niice. We talk about the lines between inspiration and iteration, and how creativity looks in today’s remix culture.

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A Technique for Producing Ideas - James Webb Young
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John Gruber
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Grant and Vince are sitting down with editor, composer, musician, and friend of the show, Cullen Fitzpatrick about creative will, and making great things in spite of (or because of) constraints. Half of Minneapolis sensation PEAKS, Cullen is forging his own fortune as a freelance composer, and has a lot of insight into how he “makes it work.”

This episode is sponsored by Greenroom Magazine.

Grant and Vince chat with the brilliant Tina Essmaker, creator and creative leader of The Great Discontent. Tina illuminates a conversation about listening, revealing how she became the interviewer she is today, and speaking on how difficult it can be to listen the right way in a culture trending toward strong opinion.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince are on the line with architectural and experiential designer Derek Friday founder of Finndustry, and craftsman of many different genres. Joining us from beautiful Boulder, CO, Derek talks about career and medium in a conversation all about creative intersections and how novel combinations make better art.

This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

The delightfully “designy illustrator” Mikey Burton joins Grant and Vince to talk about the nature of art & commerce—what’s the balance between commercial work and purely “artistic” work? Can they live happily together? Are they directly opposed? Business, art, what?!

This episode is sponsored by Animoto.

10,000 MILES EDITION*

In the first episode of four on the road in Portland, Oregon, Grant and Vince meet with Jeremy Pelley and Fritz Mesenbrink, founders and co-creative directors of Ofiicial Mfg. Co. We chat vision, balance and what it means to be intentional on our first stop of 10,000 miles.

*10,000 Miles is an ongoing series of episodes that are recorded on the road

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OMFGco
OMFGco Twitter
OMFGco Instagram
Parts and Labor PLD
ACE hotel
Atelier Ace
Greenroom Magazine
Lubbock Texas Bureau of Tourism
Nerdist podcast
Breakside Brewery

Grant and Vince are joined all the way from tropical Panama by none other that Stuart Hooper. Photographer, filmographer, and proprietor of Asombro Media, he’s a friend and collaborator of former guest Lalita Ballesteros. We talk, fittingly, about relationship management, and the importance of keeping a “short list.”

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Joshua Redshaw joins the show from Portland to chat about the art of the “restart.” An entrepreneur and creative strategist, Joshua knows a thing or two about transitioning and rolling with punches, and shares his insights about everything from diversifying creative projects to divorce. This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

n the show’s first live in-studio recording session, Nora Purmort joins Grant and Vince to discuss priorities, not sweating the small stuff and how to “let go” as a creative person.

Show Notes:
Creatives Go West — My Husband’s Tumor — @noraborealis

Obsessive consumption — Daring Greatly — Picture of Nora’s tattoo

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Grant and Vince sit down with creative director, branding specialist and self-proclaimed bad-ass Lalita Ballesteros. Lalita is the founder and leader of Viralalita studios and the creative mind behind the Ask Juanita YouTube channel, and talks to the boys about the enterprising spirit, engagement, and enthusiasm in work, life, and beyond.

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince say “ship it” to Season 1 of 10,000 HOURS by talking humble beginnings, hard work and resourceful creativity with designer and proprietor of style phenomenon Ugmonk, Jeff Sheldon.

Grant and Vince are on the line with designer, educator, and host of the Through Process podcast Mitch Goldstein, currently teaching design at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The trio is chatting nuts and bolts of the creative process in a conversation about process, systems and method.

This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince sit down with a very special guest this week as 10,000 HOURS becomes a family affair. Career car dealer, consummate professional, and father to one of our own dear hosts, Scott Spanier joins the show to talk about work ethic, building a career, and the true crests and valleys of putting one’s nose to the grindstone.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, use offer code "10000HOURS" for 10% off.

Grant and Vince are in the studio with Danny Ripka, uncle to our own host, Grant, and ultramarathon runner. The trio is talking about endurance, not only in the world of running, but through the lens of Danny’s decades of sobriety in the face of addiction.

This episode is sponsored by Death to Stock.

Grant and Vince chat with writer, blogger and social media maven Sarah Von Bargen about recognition, and the positives and pitfalls that come with popularized work.

Stephen Coss, author of The Fever of 1721, is a non-fiction weaver-of-tales that joins Grant and Vince to talk about a hot, and ever-evolving, topic in the 21st century: truth. As Stephen reflects on his first book and researches for his next, he offers interesting insights in how and when to color the facts, tell it how it is, and use the truth to create a compelling story. This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince chat with Michael Youngblood and Jon Kalan, the entrepreneurs behind the destination co-working retreat project Unsettled. The foursome appropriately talk about risk taking and going all-in, following Unsettled’s story from theory, to inception, to taking “the leap.” This episode is sponsored by Ultra Human (use offer code 10000HOURS for $10 off & free shipping on an order of 30 tabs).

Grant and Vince talk with editor-in-chief of Greenroom Magazine, Jake Heinitz, about "going your own way" and choosing to zag while others zig.

Grant and Vince sit down for a chat with videographer, photographer, and self-proclaimed music-moment chronologist Glen Han, AKA Glenjamn. Glenjamn gives a candid account of his personal experience recording behind-the-scenes moments in modern music, and shares his thoughts on what it means to see history happen.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Use offer code '10000HOURS' for 10% off.

Grant and Vince sit down in studio with singer, songwriter and integral member of Minneapolis dream-pop group Tiny Deaths. On the heels of their latest release (night flowers EP), Claire joins the show to talk about authenticity and self-honesty within the creative craft.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince sit down with Manhattan’s prolific short-form filmmaker Meagan Cignoli to talk pioneering, trendsetting and how different mediums can shape our creative pursuits.

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Guy Fierri’s line of mediocre food products
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Grant and Vince catch up with former guests and longtime friends of the show Jennifer and Amy Hood. The hyper-talented twin-sister designers behind the Orange County-based Hoodzpah, the group takes a trip down memory lane, looking back on the last two years and all that’s changed, talking about perspective and change in a conversation about growing up.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince chat with designer, creative entrepreneur, and self-proclaimed “semi-proficient space nerd,” Jamey Erickson. Jamey is the founder of Minneapolis-based digital agency Lunar, and has recently kicked-off a kickstarter campaign for Launch Ladies — a children’s book about influential women in space history. The trio talks about ‘The Future,’ and discusses how to use creative talent to influence the world around you. This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince are joined by the inspiring and insightful author, speaker, and all-around creative guru Chris McAlister about how to align one’s mindset, environment, and creative purpose. Through a lens called “creative feng shui” the group chats about self-awareness and the true nature of motivation.

This episode is sponsored by Sanebox.

Grant and Vince are joined from Portland by Zippy Etzel and Justin DeMers, founding members of filmmaking, and film-enabling, creative studio Story & Heart. We talked about the balance between collaboration and ownership in an episode about spreading the wealth.

Grant and Vince get on the line with Stephen Greenwood, a filmmaker, director and executive producer of the series Small Empires. They talk motivations, aspirations and what it means to make something with an impact in a “Building Empires” discussion.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Use the code "10000HOURS" for 10% off your new website!

Grant and Vince catch up with the eclectic creative Mccrae Olson, notably a final four contestant on Big Brother 15, and talk about crossing the threshold from fan to participant and amateur to professional.