Digital Gardening, Audience Growth & Just Doing the Thing with Podge Thomas
Podge Thomas is in the middle of a pivot. She’s moving from operations consulting to teaching workshops and courses — all rooted in her frameworks for decolonizing how we learn.In this neurodiverse-affirming episode, we talk about:Why we love Notion & how it’s made us smarterHow Podge grows her audience without social mediaThe importance of moving from ‘not doing the thing’ to just doing the thingClassified ads & relationship marketingHow digital gardening can be a decolonial practiceWays we think about pricing our offerings and choosing our tech tools Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalPodge’s websitePodge’s free email coursePodge’s workshopsRegina AnaejionuAnna Howard: creating a digital garden to end my doomscrolling Thanks to Softer Sounds, Saltbreaker, and Jess Herrera for their help making this podcast. If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.
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Cross-Pollinating Projects: 5 Ways to Weave Writing into Your Work
Cross-Pollinating Projects: 5 Ways to Weave Writing into Your WorkWhat if the page was a mirror for the process, rather than the product?In this episode, I share how I weave my projects together through writing.I open the pages of my cross-pollination log, trace the path of how “untitled field project” became my business coaching group Fieldwork, and offer you a journalling prompt for translating from one medium to another.Tune in for a portal into your own metaphors, obsessions, and vortexes of creative imagination.Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalReclaim the Archive: A Fundraising Work for Cody’s BookA Quilt in a WeekendPollinating Through ProjectsSubscribe to MONDAY MONDAY to join Object Study Get full access to Monday Monday at codycookparrott.substack.com/subscribe
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Cross-Pollinating Projects: 5 Ways to Weave Writing into Your Work
What if the page was a mirror for the process, rather than the product?In this episode, I share how I weave my projects together through writing.I open the pages of my cross-pollination log, trace the path of how “untitled field project” became my business coaching group Fieldwork, and offer you a journalling prompt for translating from one medium to another.Tune in for a portal into your own metaphors, obsessions, and vortexes of creative imagination.Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalA Quilt in a WeekendPollinating Through ProjectsSubscribe to MONDAY MONDAY to join Object Study Thanks to Softer Sounds, Saltbreaker, and Jess Herrera for their help making this podcast. If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.
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Weaving Worlds on the Web with Kening Zhu
Weaving Worlds on the Web with Kening ZhuKening Zhu is an artist, writer, teacher, and creator building worlds on the internet.Her approach to business is a stunning integration of creative practice, intuition, and artistic clarity.I’m thrilled to bring you this conversation where we talk about:Minimalist business ecosystemsWebsites as archives outside of timeAllowing ourselves to be multifacetedHow Kening runs her business without platformsThe pros & cons of paid newslettersSeasonal memberships that support inner rhythmsThe labyrinth as an artist’s pathHow to quit compartmentalizing business and artLetting your artist child grow upMentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalKening’s websiteKening’s newsletterKening’s podcast: Botanical Studies of Internet Magic Get full access to Monday Monday at codycookparrott.substack.com/subscribe
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Weaving Worlds on the Web with Kening Zhu
Kening Zhu is an artist, writer, teacher, and creator building worlds on the internet.Her approach to business is a stunning integration of creative practice, intuition, and artistic clarity.I’m thrilled to bring you this conversation where we talk about:Minimalist business ecosystemsWebsites as archives outside of timeAllowing ourselves to be multifacetedHow Kening runs her business without platformsThe pros & cons of paid newslettersSeasonal memberships that support inner rhythmsThe labyrinth as an artist’s pathHow to quit compartmentalizing business and artLetting your artist child grow upMentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalKening’s websiteKening’s newsletterKening’s podcast: Botanical Studies of Internet Magic Thanks to Softer Sounds, Saltbreaker, and Jess Herrera for their help making this podcast. If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.
A podcast about Practices, Systems, and Rituals for a Creative Life, hosted by Cody Cook-Parrott.New episodes weekly on Wednesdays. Learn more at codycookparrott.com/podcast