Verity Harrison Doodles Professionally

10/15/20 • 49 min

In this episode we talk about:

What is graphic recording
How Verity got her first gigs as a graphic recorder after studying textile design and working in sales for 20 years
Blogging from an iPod touch in Argentina and how Verity rediscovered and reignited her creativity in South America
The benefits of solo travel with no set itinerary
How to build your portfolio before anyone is willing to hire you
The power of constraints - "You become more creative the more limited your resources are"
How Verity adapted to working during the COVID-19 pandemic by teaching her skills to peers in her professional community
How Verity got over 100 people to express interest in her Masterclass in less than 36 hours

Connect with Verity:

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In this episode we talk about:

What is graphic recording
How Verity got her first gigs as a graphic recorder after studying textile design and working in sales for 20 years
Blogging from an iPod touch in Argentina and how Verity rediscovered and reignited her creativity in South America
The benefits of solo travel with no set itinerary
How to build your portfolio before anyone is willing to hire you
The power of constraints - "You become more creative the more limited your resources are"
How Verity adapted to working during the COVID-19 pandemic by teaching her skills to peers in her professional community
How Verity got over 100 people to express interest in her Masterclass in less than 36 hours

Connect with Verity:

Other Links / Tools Mentioned in the Episode:

In this episode we talk about:

Why Taren left his original career as an investment advisor
How trying to "beef up his resume" while applying for (and getting rejected from) MBA programs started Taren on the path to social media success
Why Taren doesn't advise people to "follow their passion" and what he did (and recommends doing) instead
Our shared belief that traditional resumes are obsolete, and how to promote your skills instead
Fighting back against corporate office culture ("well, that's how we've always done it here")
Sages, sign posts, and strugglers -- how to deal with "imposter syndrome" and give advice to others, even if you're not a credentialed expert (and why credentials might not matter)
How long it took Taren from starting to post videos on YouTube until it became a business
How to know whether you should "burn your boats" and go all-in or play it safe and "don't quit your day job"
How Taren used Kickstarter to raise $45,000 and how he tests ideas before he starts projects
The first time Taren got recognized by a fan in public
How often you should post videos on YouTube for best results
The difference between playing with your own money vs. someone else's money and the advantages of bootstrapping vs taking money from investors
*** The exact step-by-step process that Taren uses to figure out what to talk about, how to get views on his video, and grow his audience on YouTube (and his website) ***

Follow Taren:

Triathlon Taren on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1AKDrz2GvLxD29W9tow66g)
Taren's Website (https://triathlontaren.com/)
Triathlon Taren Podcast (https://triathlontarenpodcast.libsyn.com/)

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In This Episode We Talk About:

After traveling to 55 countries, where is Niall considering making his "homebase"
Why Niall chose to travel around the world for 44 months without flying
Writing a book while crossing the Pacific Ocean on a cargo ship from Japan to Peru
The teenage dream that led Niall from Ireland to living in New Orleans
Why Niall eventually left that life behind and gave up a U.S. green card
Niall's fallback plan in case his digital nomad dreams didn't work out
The book that changed Niall's life and sent him on the path to building his business
The best ways to get started making money online
How Niall finally "cracked the code" to making more money from his blog
How much money Niall has earned and spent living as a digital nomad and making money online since January 2011
"New Level, New Devil" and Niall's grand vision for eBizFacts

Links:

eBizFacts - Niall's excellent website full of resources and unbiased advice about making money online (https://ebizfacts.com/)

eBizFacts Newsletter - All the best information, links, tools, and more that Niall finds each week (https://ebizfacts.com/subscribe/)