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The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 39 with Online Video Producer Steve Dotto

The Busy Creator 39 w/guest Steve Dotto

Steve Dotto (@DottoTech) publishes a variety of videos on YouTube, mainly on the subject of personal productivity and software. Following a career in traditional broadcasting, he’s strategically moved into self-publishing and has since built a business with video, coaching, & speaking under his brand DottoTech.

In this conversation, Steve shares his strategies for online community-building, his preferred sites and software, and his personal productivity habits.


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The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 24 with Word-of-Mouth Marketing Guru Saul Colt

The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 24 with Word-of-Mouth Marketing Guru Saul Colt

Saul Colt (@SaulColt) is one of the world’s leaders in word-of-mouth marketing. Over the years, he’s bolstered the reputations of his companies and clients by connecting audiences with brands, and by making people think, laugh, and cry. A well-known and well-liked figure across North America, Saul has built a network of creative pros and in turn those relationships have helped build his own reputation.

In this discussion, we hear how Saul became a connector, how he spent his character-building years as a comic book writer, and how he still struggles (surprisingly) with his own shyness and fear of rejection.

Video shows Saul’s skywriting stunt, mentioned in the episode.

Saul is now Chief Evangelist at Xero, a small business online accounting software company. Catch up with him on his blog, Saul.is.


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The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 16 with Digital Strategist and Web Designer Marie Poulin

The Busy Creator 16 w/guest Marie Poulin

Marie Poulin (@MariePoulin) is a Digital Strategist and Web Designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Following her early work in a small Toronto-based studio, Marie set out on her own and established a solo web design practice before making a more recent transition to strategy. Marie has taken on more self-initiated projects, launching Digital Strategy School, powered by Doki, the online teaching platform she helped build. Along the way she’s become resourceful and has had to teach herself a host of new skills. Marie can be seen on her site, MariePoulin.com


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The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 2 with Illustrator & Cartoonist Joel Duggan

The Busy Creator 2 w/guest Joel Duggan

Joel Duggan (@JoelDuggan) is an illustrator & cartoonist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition to his web comics and illustration commissions, he co-hosts several podcasts. We spoke a bit about his training in art and illustration, his current workflow, and his podcasting endeavors.


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