{"podcast":{"title":"Creative Pep Talk","slug":"creative-pep-talk-838349","podcast_index_feed_id":838349,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TPG2212080179","website_url":"http://www.creativepeptalk.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0ca137e0-bc74-11ee-a299-b739941e412c/image/a176b67f923337bf4d6913e9905a786b.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Creative Pep Talk","episode_count":566,"summary":"A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance. Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!! Learn more: creativepeptalk.com Check out the host: andyjpizza.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T14:19:01.942340+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-pep-talk-838349"},"episode":{"title":"544 - Quit Focusing on Being Discovered and Sales and Do This Instead","slug":"544-quit-focusing-on-being-discovered-and-sales-and-do-this-instead","published_at":"2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-pep-talk-838349/544-quit-focusing-on-being-discovered-and-sales-and-do-this-instead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-pep-talk-838349","url":"http://creativepeptalk.com/544","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG2256093172.mp3?updated=1771976542","summary":"You can join the Creative Pro Talk meetups by supporting the podcast on Substack here: andyjpizza.substack.com or on Patreon here: Patreon.com/creativepeptalk --- I got it wrong for so long. When I started my creative practice I thought I needed two things: 1 Get Discovered and 2 Make the Sale. I was missing the secret 3rd ingredient. In this episode we explore this secret hidden sauce and how to make it the centerpiece of your creative strategy! SHOW NOTES: Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.comSpotify Playlist of WHY? Songs Used on This Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIE7PHG5I1Ddg1BuVGRzj?si=4x_BzDZjQgqSpoaLXdVACgπ=h4HsIKG0SP6Kg SPONSORS:SQUARESPACEHead to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code PEPTALK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"You can join the Creative Pro Talk meetups by supporting the podcast on Substack here: andyjpizza.substack.com or on Patreon here: Patreon.com/creativepep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2107,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/creative-pep-talk-838349/episodes/544-quit-focusing-on-being-discovered-and-sales-and-do-this-instead/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/creative-pep-talk-838349/544-quit-focusing-on-being-discovered-and-sales-and-do-this-instead.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}