🎙️ INTERVIEW: Turning Creativity into Income w/ Chris Guillebeau
** This is a LIVE interview with author Chris Guillebeau about the craft of writing and reality of building a writing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
How can creatives rewrite the rules of making money? How can writers capitalize on new tools to boost their income?
New York Times-bestselling author Chris Guillebeau believes that in our current economic landscape, novelty is currency, and the creators are in control. Guillebeau has spent his career writing and speaking on the art of non-conformity. His newest book, Gonzo Capitalism, lays out the new rules of money, and shares how we can utilize new technology and platforms to turn creativity into income.
Join us for a conversation with Chris as we discuss why many of the traditional ways of earning a living are outdated, the currency of creativity, and how to create a career on your own terms.
We'll also explore:
His journey as a speaker and writer
Chris’s favorite tools for living and thinking differently
Advice for pursuing unconventional paths
Writing compelling nonfiction
About Chris Guillebeau
Chris Guillebeau is an entrepreneur, explorer, and New York Times-bestselling author. During a lifetime of self-employment, Guillebeau visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. A dynamic speaker, Guillebeau encourages audiences to explore the unconventional, examining how alternative strategies and nonconformist paths can help one succeed in work and life.
Guillebeau is the author of five books: The Art of Non-Conformity, The $100 Startup, The Happiness of Pursuit, Born for This, and Side Hustle. In his books, Guillebeau defies common assumptions about life and work, arming readers with the tools to live differently. His latest book, Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days is a step-by-step guide that anyone can use to start a profitable side project in less than a month. Guillebeau is also the founder and host of the podcast Side Hustle School, which is downloaded more than 2 million times per month.
Drawing on his work as an author, traveler, and entrepreneur, Guillebeau gives fascinating keynotes at companies, universities, and conferences across the country. Recent engagements have included Google, Facebook, LeWeb, SXSW, Evernote, The Motley Fool, Hallmark, GrowCO, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Guillebeau hosts the World Domination Summit every summer, a gathering of creative, remarkable people that has drawn more than 10,000 attendees since beginning in 2011. He is the founder of numerous other projects, including Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, and the Travel Hacking Cartel. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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Parul Bavishi and Matt Trinetti are the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon, creators of the webby-nominated Writers' Hour daily writing sessions, and hosts of the London Writers' Salon podcast.
Parul Bavishi has been an editor for over a decade. In addition to running LWS she helps thriller, YA and non-fiction writers level up their craft and get published. She writes and edits for the Story Grid. She has worked as an editor and literary scout at Random House, Quercus & Eccles Fisher. She analyses TV hit shows (Killing Eve, Ozark, Game of Thrones) on the Story Grid Showrunners Podcast.
Matt Trinetti is a writer, publisher, TEDx speaker, and facilitator. In addition to running LWS, Matt designs programs to help unfulfilled professionals pursue creative work, start businesses, and reinvent their careers. Matt's work has appeared in Quartz, Observer, Creative Mornings, and on his blog GiveLiveExplore.
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