10,000 HOURS

Grant and Vince sit down with a very special guest this week as 10,000 HOURS becomes a family affair. Career car dealer, consummate professional, and father to one of our own dear hosts, Scott Spanier joins the show to talk about work ethic, building a career, and the true crests and valleys of putting one’s nose to the grindstone. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, use offer code "10000HOURS" for 10% off.

Grant and Vince sit bring their heads together with sensationally smart cinematographer and director Ryan Booth in a discussion of ends and means. Through Ryan’s own winding road of career and creativity, the trio talks culmination, and what it really means to be the sum of our parts. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince are flying solo, together, this week as the duo sit down for a heart-to-heart hostful about validation. Where do we seek it, what does it mean, and why do so many creative people live and die by the confirmation of external factors? Should we try to escape the need for it, or embrace it? This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince get behind the wisdom of awesome artistic talent and all-around creative mind Tobias van Schneider this week. German born, Austrian raised and formerly a creative leader at Spotify, Tobias is currently the driving force behind innovative portfolio system Semplice. We talk about what it means to be a leader, and to lead creatively. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince team up with Alex Brouwer, the rapidly rising DJ and fascinating musical mind behind Vaski. We talk about creative evolution, not only in terms of style and substance, but in terms of direction, inspiration, and aspiration. This episode is sponsored by [GO+DO][1].

Grant and Vince humbly welcome US Olympian, Harvard graduate, Columbia graduate, MBA recipient from Oxford, and soon-to-be practicing lawyer Caryn Davies (we know, ridiculous) to the show this week. Winner of gold medals in rowing in both London and Beijing, Caryn calls in to chat about parallels, and what it means to find common thread across diverse pursuits to do better work overall. This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince are joined by Jason Zook, formerly famous for I Wear Your Shirt and for selling his last name, and currently continuing to pioneer in the world of entrepreneurialism with his latest project “Buy My Future.” A creative innovator with a unique point of view and endless insight, the trio tackled a tough question: what does it mean to have “value.” This episode is sponsored by [Public Functionary][1].

Grant and Vince join up with the high-power duo behind Jaegersloan, NYC-based branding and creative strategy studio, Doug Jaeger and Kristin Sloan. We talk about focus, balance, and how narrowing scope can often broaden perspective. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Grant and Vince are joined by Rachel Keranen, the awesome and insightful author and marketing consultant behind The Bootstrapped Life, an online platform of musings and resources about how live life as an entrepreneur. We talk about the ever-important topic of discipline, and why sometimes balance is better than brute force. This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

Grant and Vince sit down from across the pacific with the charming and hypertalented Sian Richardson. Joining us all the way from sunny New Zealand, Sian is an artist and designer who recently broke out on her own. We talk about that, and the most pivotal of moments for creative careers—when it’s time to make a move. This episode is sponsored by Sanebox.

Grant and Vince chat with meteoric writer, blogger, and now author Tiffany Beveridge, whose Pinterest phenomenon My Imaginary Well Dressed Toddler Daughter has crossed mediums and messages since it’s rise in popularity. We take a look at how it happened, and evaluate the story through the lens of outlets, and what they mean to the creative process. This episode is sponsored by GO+DO: Start a Creative Project That Matters

Grant and Vince sit down for a first that involves a second--appearance that is. Fan, and host, favorite Barrett Brooks, previously of Episode 4 and currently part of the team behind Fizzle, joins for a another round on the mic to talk about something very fitting, changing perspectives. How does time shape our creativity and motivation? This episode is sponsored by Simplecast.

It’s a very special hostful, as Grant and Vince are joined by their friend, partner and 10K teammate Pat Laeger, radio producer and sound engineer for the show. The trio get together in studio to talk about systems, when to follow them and when to fight them, and how using them can unlock our maximum creative potential. This episode is sponsored by Outbound Creative.

Grant and Vince are joined by wordsmith and writer of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Silicon Valley acclaim, Sonny Lee. The trio dive deep to explore what it means to aspire, inspire and chase whatever it is we call “The Dream.” This episode is sponsored by Sanebox.

Grant and Vince sit down with animator and proprietor of “LewToons,” Chad Lewis. Having built a YouTube channel to 300,000 subscribers, Chad joins the cast to talk about content creation, personal style, and how to bring people together to follow your brand. This episode is sponsored by Greenroom Magazine.

Grant and Vince chat with hyper talented independent graphic artist Brandon Rike about a vaunted topic in the 10,000 HOURS universe: shipping. The team chats “getting things done,” and the spirit and mindset that surrounds industriousness and productivity. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Use the code "10000HOURS" at checkout for 10% off.

Grant and Vince chat with the charming and inspiring Jennifer Schwartz, arts advocate and executive director of Crusade for Art. Jennifer joins to talk about creativity with a cause, realism, keeping focus, and (of course) maintaining houseplants. This episode is sponsored by Greenroom Magazine.

Grant and Vince talk with producer, creator and musician Michael Hardesty about the nature of creative constraints. Michael is the founder and producer of 24HR Records, a genre-bending music collaboration platform, and breaks down the building-up of barriers, and the creative payoff that can come along with that. This episode is sponsored by GO+DO: Start a creative project that matters.

Grant and Vince are joined by the inspiring and insightful author, speaker, and all-around creative guru Chris McAlister about how to align one’s mindset, environment, and creative purpose. Through a lens called “creative feng shui” the group chats about self-awareness and the true nature of motivation. This episode is sponsored by Sanebox.

Grant and Vince sit down with writer, illustrator, and celebrated combiner of the two, Jessica Hagy. Creator of Indexed and fresh off the publication of The Art of War, Visualized, Jessica talks mediums and idea migration in an episode about what it means to get visual. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Use the code "10000HOURS" at checkout for 10% off!