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Talks With SaraNoSocks

Talks With SaraNoSocks

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How do you deal with failure? Is it something you shy away from? A barrier to success? Or is it an integral part of the creative development process? Hear discussions and interviews about what it means to fail, the different levels of failure, and how we can use our failures to fuel our future success.
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Talks With SaraNoSocksSep 14, 2020

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Follow-up Interview with Diego Diaz, Founder Reflow, Ammo Studio (acq.)

Follow-up Interview with Diego Diaz, Founder Reflow, Ammo Studio (acq.)

This week I sat down with Diego Diaz, founder Reflow, an Unlimited Webflow Development agency and former founder of Ammo Studio , which was acquired in 2022. This is the third interview with Diego who shares how he built and sold Ammo Studio, what he did as an exit founder, and what he's building now with Reflow and what he's learned through the process. We last sat down together in October 2021 when Ammo was just starting out and our first chat was in December 2020 when he was a social media manager. From security guard to founder exit, Diego's story is one that shows what's possible when you embrace the fails along the way.


Connect with Diego:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/the1diegodiaz

Reflow: https://www.reflow.live/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/reflowlive

Indie Hackers Post: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/from-1k-a-month-to-35k-in-a-month-for-my-agency-within-6-months-251b083d2b?commentId=-MjC0CVKJpWu7toAYikv

Business Insider Article: https://www.businessinsider.com/quit-security-guard-amazon-delivery-start-web-design-agency-pandemic-2022-2?utm_source=hoobe&utm_medium=social

Apr 07, 202355:30
Interview with Tom Ross, Founder Design Cuts, Learn.Community

Interview with Tom Ross, Founder Design Cuts, Learn.Community

This week I sat down with Tom Ross.  Tom has an impressive background including Founder and CEO of Design Cuts, CoHost of, Biz Buds with Mike Janda, author of The Community Manual and he's helping community builders through his new community, Learn.Community.

He is a passionate community builder and committed to helping inspire others to embark on their own community journey. The founder and CEO of Design Cuts, a community-driven startup which has generated tens of millions in revenue over the past 8 years.  With the Design Cuts community now has over 750,000 members globally, and broke through within its industry largely due to it’s tight-knit community of like-minded creatives.   His book The Community Manual has been downloaded over 6000 times since release in early 2021.  Even with all that he has going on he still finds time to mentor hundreds of fellow community builders, including in Learn.Community, his new private community for community builders.

Connect with Tom: 

Here his full story: http://bizbuds.libsyn.com/episode-2-how-tom-ross-got-started

Website: https://tomross.co

Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomrossmedia

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomrossmedia

Dec 17, 202101:01:30
After 1 year 353 days, I matched my old corporate monthly take home working for myself...

After 1 year 353 days, I matched my old corporate monthly take home working for myself...

This week is a solo episode where I share a HUGE milestone in my journey.  I shared it on Twitter and thank you to all the kind words and support.  Matching my old monthly corporate earnings working for myself was a milestone that felt so far out of reach just 6 weeks ago that it shocked me when it happened seemingly so quickly.  Like most stories, this wasn't fast, easy or without a lot of work from me and support from so many others.  I break it all down and walk you through how I got here.

Links mentioned on the show:
Hire me as a Circle Community Expert
I'm exhausted: The Hidden Truth Behind being a Full-time creator a blog from October sharing my journey thus far
SuperCharge Your Productivity - Khe Hy

Dec 10, 202126:32
Follow-up Interview, Max Pete, Community Manager

Follow-up Interview, Max Pete, Community Manager

This week I sat down with Max Pete, Community Manager for Freelance Founders.   Former digital marketer turned freelance web designer, turned freelance coach, Max has had a lot of pivots in his career.  We we last sat down with Max his coaching career was just getting started. He shares how he found community and realized that was the fit for him all along!

Connect with Max:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Max_Pete

Website: https://www.onehandwonderman.com

Dec 03, 202155:17
Interview with Abtin Masseratagah, founder and CEO of Northrn Mo.

Interview with Abtin Masseratagah, founder and CEO of Northrn Mo.

This week I sat down with Abtin Masseratagah, founder and CEO of Northrn Mo.  A digital marketing consultant for over 10 years specializing in influencer marketing, social media, brand and business development.  He's been featured in an impressive list of publications including Forbes, The Huffington Post, and Entrepreneur. He's focused on cultivating community through a personal level to create something genuine and meaningful.

Connect with Abtin:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbtxnTV

Work with him: Northrn Mo

Email: abtin@northrn.com

Nov 26, 202155:30
Transparency and finding enough
Nov 24, 202108:55
Interview with Erica Moss, Sr Manager of Community Engagement at Atlassian

Interview with Erica Moss, Sr Manager of Community Engagement at Atlassian

This week I sat down with Erica Moss, who is a Sr Manager of Community Engagement at Atlassian.   Former marketer to community builder and mentor, Erica has worked for some amazing teams, including Bitly, Trello and Atlassian.  A speaker, mentor and award nominee, she's no stranger to the community space.

Connect with Erica:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericajmoss

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericajmoss/

Nov 19, 202143:04
Operations, opportunities and changes oh my!
Nov 16, 202114:00
Interview with Celestine Fabros, Founder Euflora
Nov 12, 202101:11:40
Interview with Anna Grigoryan, Founder Community Weekly
Nov 05, 202101:05:25
Draft your ideal job description
Nov 04, 202109:45
Interview with Danielle Maveal, Chief Community Officer, Burb

Interview with Danielle Maveal, Chief Community Officer, Burb

This week I sat down with Danielle Manveal who by day is Chief Community Officer for Burb and by night she's a community builder, founder, consultant, and writing Community Feelings.  Danielle has an extensive history in the community space with over 15 years of experience working at big names like Etsy, AirBNB, Lyft and BarkBox.  From selling her own jewelry on Etsy to a career in community Danielle has had a fascinating journey.

Connect with Danielle:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/daniellexo

Website: https://www.daniellexo.com

Burb 

Oct 29, 202153:48
Finding Balance and asking hard questions
Oct 27, 202110:37
Follow-up Interview with Rob Hardy, Founder Ungated
Oct 22, 202101:00:49
Do you take social media breaks?
Oct 18, 202106:39
Follow-up Interview with Diego Diaz, Founder Ammo Studio

Follow-up Interview with Diego Diaz, Founder Ammo Studio

This week I sat down with Diego Diaz, founder of Ammo Studio, an Official Webflow Expert Partner.  A lot has changed since we last sat down with Diego in December 2020 when he was a social media manager.  From security guard to social media manager to founder of a growing a Webflow Development studio but it wasn't an easy journey.  Tune in to hear how he went from no clients to a $35,000 month and continued growth.

Connect with Diego:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/the1diegodiaz

Ammo Studio: https://www.ammo.studio

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ammo_HQ

Indie Hackers Post: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/from-1k-a-month-to-35k-in-a-month-for-my-agency-within-6-months-251b083d2b?commentId=-MjC0CVKJpWu7toAYikv

Oct 15, 202153:12
Bringing your whole self together
Oct 12, 202112:00
Interview with Daren Smith, Founder Craftsman Creative

Interview with Daren Smith, Founder Craftsman Creative

This week I sat down with Daren Smith. By day Daren is a film and television producer, by night he's working on helping creatives build a profitable business through the Craftsman Creative.  A collective of courses, and an upcoming book, the Craftsman Creative is teaching and enabling creators to earn a living.  A fifteen year journey as a creative has led to finding his why and with it, success.

Books mentioned on the show: 

The War of Art

The Artists Way

Connect with Daren:https://twitter.com/darentsmith

Read the book: https://www.craftsmancreative.co

Oct 08, 202101:10:54
The awkward phase of moving away from being a full time creator
Oct 04, 202110:19
Interview with Khe Hy, Founder RadReads

Interview with Khe Hy, Founder RadReads

This week I sat down with Khe Hy.  Khe has been called Oprah for Millennials by CNN and the Wall Street Guru by Bloomberg. You may know him from his course SuperCharge Your Productivity, known to former students as come for the productivity, stay for the existential.  Really SYP is showing us how to do the $10,000/hr work and the importance of asking and knowing your why every step of the way.  Khe left Wall Street and today is helping us all transform our how we think about ourselves by asking the tough questions, like what if it was easy.

Connect with Khe: https://twitter.com/khemaridh

10K Summit: https://radreads.co/10k-summit/

Supercharge Your Productivity: https://radreads.co/courses/

Oct 01, 202101:05:24
I spent 8 weeks resting
Sep 22, 202118:56
Interview with Rosie Sherry, Founder Rosieland

Interview with Rosie Sherry, Founder Rosieland

This week I sat down with Rosie Sherry, a lifelong community builder.  Rosie is the co-founder of Ministry of Testing, bootstrapped to 7 figures, former Community Manager of Indie Hackers, Founder of Rosieland, & currently runs community for Orbit and Indie Women.  When she's not busy with all things community she's unschooling her 5 kiddos and sharing all her thoughts on how to build amazing communities.

Connect with Rosie:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosiesherry

Rosieland: https://rosie.land

Orbit:https://orbit.love

Jul 23, 202101:03:44
I miss the ease of corporate
Jul 21, 202113:00
Interview with Rob Hardy, Founder Ungated
Jul 16, 202101:24:27
Let's chat about toxic generosity
Jul 12, 202111:46
Interview with Janet Yen, Co-Founder Athena

Interview with Janet Yen, Co-Founder Athena

This week I am joined by Janet Yen, who by day is building Athena a new way to engage with video.  By night she's sharing her founder journey, thoughts on mental health and the journey to unlearn 15 years of corporate as you become an entrepreneur.

Connect with Janet:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/janet_yen1

Athena: https://www.joinathena.co

Jul 09, 202148:31
Slowing down and taking your own advice
Jul 05, 202112:01
Interview with Brooks, husband and support system for SaraNoSocks

Interview with Brooks, husband and support system for SaraNoSocks

A very special episode this week as I sit down and chat with my husband Brooks. A background in business, a corporate career and my number one supporter on this journey in every way possible.  He opens up about what he's watched unfold from the sidelines, his thoughts on entrepreneurship, the creator economy, and of course, my fails thus far.

Jul 02, 202149:34
How to make a pivot work for you
Jun 28, 202115:03
Interview with Harry Harrington, Actor
Jun 25, 202153:07
Let's talk about happiness
Jun 22, 202113:03
Interview with Jerine Nicole, Multi-passionate Creator
Jun 18, 202153:17
Burnout and goal setting
Jun 14, 202110:54
Interview with Jason, Founder Joy with Jas
Jun 11, 202159:01
You're right on track
Jun 07, 202107:45
Interview with Edmund Amoye, Founder The Orbit
Jun 04, 202101:00:53
Know why and be flexible
Jun 03, 202108:10
Interview with Alina Serebryany, Lane Change Podcast

Interview with Alina Serebryany, Lane Change Podcast

This week I sat down with Alina Serebryany, a fellow podcast host of Lane Change and helper of others changing careers.

A background in design and co-founder of a previous startup called Echo Echo.  She is a community builder and playbook shipper, Alina is passionate about supporting creators.  This was a transparent discussion about all things creator economy.


Connect With Alina

Twitter: https://twitter.com/alina_thinks

Website: https://alina.work

Podcast: https://www.lanechangepod.com

May 28, 202156:47
Show up for yourself first
May 24, 202110:43
Interview with Kacie Brennell, Manager Mission Edge
May 21, 202148:52
How to handle creative slumps
May 17, 202115:01
Interview with Leah Milton, Adventure Life Coach
May 14, 202147:28
Don't forget to live life along the way
May 10, 202109:15
Interview with Yolanda Stephens, Founder Women to Make

Interview with Yolanda Stephens, Founder Women to Make

This week I sat down with Yolanda Stephens, who by day runs Operations at HBCUvc, and in her spare runs a productivity studio called Sprint as a Service offering Agile and Notion consulting and is the founder of Women to Done, a training agency dedicated to supporting Women-led, socially impactful businesses.  A wonderful discussion on how to run side ventures while working full time and why entrepreneurship isn't for everyone.


Connect with Yolanda

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreshVestor

Website: https://freshvestor.com

May 07, 202154:12
Starting over vs going freelance
May 03, 202108:54
Interview with Marc LG, Founder of PowerImporter

Interview with Marc LG, Founder of PowerImporter

This week I sat down with Marc, founder of PowerImporter a no code tool to easily update your Webflow CMS.  When he's not indie hacking he's co-hosting the Startup to Something Podcast about building bootstrapped businesses.  From employee 3 at a startup through IPO turned indie hacker, Marc offered so much insight into how to embark on this path.


Connect with Marc:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JudoHacker

Apr 30, 202154:54
How did I find clients?
Apr 26, 202114:31
Interview with Lachlan Kirkwood, Founder of Building With Bubble

Interview with Lachlan Kirkwood, Founder of Building With Bubble

This week I sat down with Lachlan Kirkwood, a prolific maker and most recently founder of Building With Bubble.  Lachlan has talked openly about his failures since venturing into the world of indie hacking in 2018.  He's written extensively about his failures and his journey on his blog which is why I am excited to sit down with him and share his journey.


Connect with Lachlan:

Twitter:https://twitter.com/LachlanKirkwood

Website:https://lachlankirkwood.com

Apr 23, 202101:01:19
"What are you doing now?"
Apr 19, 202111:59
Interview with Carri Craver - Founder Build Squads

Interview with Carri Craver - Founder Build Squads

This week I sat down with Carri Craver, the creator of Find Vaccine USA.  Carri is a digital product designer who has built multiple communities, including the Co-Founders League, Open Coffee Clubs, Womentum Now, and most recently Build Squads.  This was a great open discussion of how community, listening to yourself and the power behind just starting lead to her current success.

Connect with Carri

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccgirl

Website: https://carricraver.com

Products: https://bldr.bio/i/carri

Apr 16, 202149:27