10,000 HOURS
10,000 HOURS is an interview series about craft, creativity and putting in our time.
In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell examined and popularized the theory that any given skill takes ten thousand hours to master. How accurate is that? More importantly, if there’s any truth to the theory, how does it change the way we look at doing work and putting in time?
Brought to you by entrepreneur Grant Spanier and writer Vince Koci, 10,000 HOURS is a weekly discussion about the different ways people work hard to do what they love.
Joined by guests from around the world with diverse backgrounds— topics will touch on everything from entrepreneurship, creativity, productivity, personal philosophy, living your passion, and everything in-between.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 138
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2018
58 Time with Grant & Vince
Grant and Vince go hostful to talk about a topic near and dear to their hearts (and schedules): time. How we spend it? Where does it go? They tackle everything from math to memory, mentality to morta…
57 Niche with Megan Gonzalez
Grant and Vince are in-studio with the charming and insightful Megan Gonzales of print and paperie boutique brand MaeMae & Co. They talk niche, the advantages, the pitfalls, and how we each take a di…
56 Side projects with Mikael Cho & Luke Chesser
Grant and Vince talk with the awesome folks at Unsplash, the labor-of-love turned massively popular photo-sharing platform, Mikael Cho and Luke Chesser, about the interesting nature of side-projects,…
55 Curation with Tricia Khutoretsky
Grant and Vince have the distinct pleasure of sitting down in person with Tricia Khutoretsky, career curator and co-director of contemporary art space Public Functionary. The trio peel back the layer…
54 Challenges with Benjamin VandenWymelenberg
Grant and Vince talk to seasoned entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Woodchuck, Benjamin VandenWymelenberg. The boys sat down with Ben in studio, struggled to pronounce his name, and talked about the…
53 Creative Ego with Justin Michael & Jacob Reed
Grant and Vince riff with two of their personal favorite podcasters, Justin Michael and Jacob Reed, the comedic minds behind Before You Were Funny. They talk the ever-sensitive creative ego, and how …
52 Building empires with Stephen Greenwood
Grant and Vince get on the line with Stephen Greenwood, a filmmaker, director and executive producer of the series Small Empires. They talk motivations, aspirations and what it means to make somethin…
51 Art & Commerce with Mikey Burton
The delightfully “designy illustrator” Mikey Burton joins Grant and Vince to talk about the nature of art & commerce—what’s the balance between commercial work and purely “artistic” work? Can they li…
50 Milestones with Grant & Vince
In a celebratory hostful episode, Grant and Vince commemorate 50 shows with a one-on-one show about Milestones, the nature of achievement, and some of their favorite memories from a year and a half o…
49 Naked with Kevin Allison
Grant and Vince are joined by the always funny and enlighteningly honest host of RISK! podcast and former member of The State comedy group, Kevin Allison. They talk about the value of vulnerability i…
48 Get up & go with Alastair Humphreys
Grant and Vince are joined all the way from England by author, motivator and National Geographic top-rated adventurer, Alastair Humphreys to have an enlightening discussion about drive, fear, and the…
47 Aesthetic with David Schwen
We’re lucky enough to be joined, in-studio, by pioneer artist and designer David Schwen (you might know him as DSchwen) to talk about the importance of cultivating taste in creative work, and the val…
46 Split personality with Charles Youel
Grant and Vince are joined in-studio by seasoned writer and brains behind the smash art-bicycle event Artcrank™, Charles Youel. The trio talks the oft necessary creative phenomenon of splitting your …
45 Respect the process with Jordan Brady
Grant and Vince sit down with comedian, filmmaker, and host of the Respect the Process podcast Jordan Brady, to talk about doing things the right way, until you have to do them the wrong way. Ever wo…
44 Breaking in with Katie Featherston
Grant and Vince have a not-at-all-scary sit-down with actress and filmmaker Katie Featherston, most popularly of Paranormal Activity fame. They talk diversification, positive thinking and the ebb and…
43 No middleman with Death to the Stock Photo
Grant and Vince cut to the chase and cut out the middleman in a chat with Death To The Stock Photo’s David Sherry and Allie Lehman. The group talks removing creative boundaries, sharing work and the …
42 Finding your voice with Susan Bennett (Siri)
Grant and Vince have the unique opportunity to talk to singer, vocal artist and now-ubiquitous voice of Apple’s Siri—Susan Bennet. They discuss mediums, cultivating natural talents and the highs and …
41 Commitment with Grant & Vince
Grant and Vince kick off season 02 of the show with a hostful conversation about "commitment"—in the spirit of the new year they discuss what it means to dedicate yourself to a project, setting achie…
40 Bootstrapping with Ugmonk
Grant and Vince say “ship it” to Season 1 of 10,000 HOURS by talking humble beginnings, hard work and resourceful creativity with designer and proprietor of style phenomenon Ugmonk, Jeff Sheldon.
39 Hands-on with Nathan Yoder
Grant and Vince are joined by designer, illustrator and founder of Yondr Studio, Nathan Yoder, to talk about authenticity, process, and what it means to be hands-on with your creative work.