Creator Lab - interviews with entrepreneurs and startup founders
Conversations with leading entrepreneurs, non-profit founders, award winning designers, educators, artists and everything else in between.
We dig deep into their stories, have honest conversations about how they made their ideas come to life and the lessons learned along the way.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 81 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2023
Zaid Admani // 100mil+ Views, Going Viral On TikTok, Creative Spirit vs. Slave To Algo
Zaid Admani is a creator and part-time Civil Engineer. He creates content on finance and business that is both educational and entertaining. He has built up a following of ~400k people & has generate…
Suneel Gupta // Finding Purpose, Dealing With Burnout, 85% Rule & The Music Mindset
Suneel Gupta is a writer and entrepreneur. He studies leaders from around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that enhance performance and deepen ones state of well-being.
Sub…
Kallaway // 100mil+ Views, Growing on TikTok & Vertical Video Deep Dive
Kallaway is creator with a passion for producing content centered around tech and cult brands. He has generated over 100 million views and amassed a large following across social media.
Subscribe & w…
Mario Gabriele, The Generalist // Emerging Tech, ChatGPT vs. Google, Contrarian Views & Raising A $15mil Fund
Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zJBc0-rsnVo
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start
- 00:04:26 - What VCs do & how it overlaps with Mario’s experience
- 00:08:00 - Why Be A Generalist vs. Specialist…
Timo Armoo, Fanbytes // 8-Figure Agency Sale, Influencer Marketing & Expertise Gap Opportunities in 2023
Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c1vgzbouoXY
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:24) - Start Of Interview
- (00:06:43) - Selling Companies & Expertise Gap
- (00:15:40) - Expertise Gap in…
James DeJulio, Tongal // Future of Hollywood & Advertising, Impact of AI on Creative Work & Who Wins The Streaming Wars?
Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/FNCgWJNR9ok Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:24) - Start Of Interview
- (00:01:55) - What Is Tongal?
- (00:04:07) - Types of Content: Branded, Origin…
Ben Tossell, Ben's Bites // AI Hype Cycle, 2023 Predictions & OpenAI vs Google vs Microsoft
Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/2XHlteP32Sc
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:24) - Start Of Interview
- (00:02:48) - Zapier + AI
- (00:05:56) - No Code + AI
- (00:17:16) - OpenAI vs Goo…
Danny Postma: OpenAI, GPT-3, AI Business Ideas & His 7-Figure Sale
Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/4PWqRILYz8U
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:07) - Start Of Interview
- (00:01:25) - Who Is Danny Postma
- (00:04:04) - Slowmad Lifestyle
- (00:06:54) - …
Tom Osman, Shiny // AI Co-Pilots, Web3 & Online Communities
Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/K26L7HwTLcU
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:01:06) - What Is Shiny?
- (00:03:48) - Hyperfocused On Being Unfocused
- (00:06:14) - Shiny Object Social Clu…
Mike Evans, Grubhub // Building A $2bil Company, Going Public & Leaving It All Behind
Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/YbEAIBbQA5E
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:25) - Start Of Interview
- (00:01:56) - How Grubhub Started
- (00:03:26) - Software Developer to Starting …
Michael Brandt: Ketones, Stem Cell Preservation, 7-Day Fasts & Micro-Dosing
Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/8HlTDcNCDxI
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:26) - Start of Interview
- (00:01:42) - Starting HVMN (Health Via Modern Nutrition)
- (00:07:48) - Scale O…
Annie Duke: When To Quit, Monkeys vs Pedestals & The Dark Side of Goals
Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/EtsZ36eaBPc
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:37) - Start Of Interview
- (00:01:30) - Annie Duke's Background In Poker
- (00:03:49) - Growing Up
- (00:06:…
Elijah: History of UK Grime, Pirate Radio & The Future of Music
Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/hXHZLKFpTu8
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:27) - Sponsor Break: Sendinblue
- (00:01:17) - Who Is Elijah?
- (00:07:10) - Sound System Culture
- (00:09:1…
Trung Phan: Backstory, Writing in Public, Twitter Growth & Power of Memes
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dytmn7fcBxo
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:02:34) - How The Phan Family Got To Canada
- (00:07:34) - Trung's Exposure To Writing
- (00:11:28) - Twitter: T…
Adrian Aoun, Forward + Sidewalk Labs // Smart Cities + The Future of Healthcare
Adrian Aon is the founder & CEO of Forward. They've raised more than $225mil from the world's leading VCs to "build an insurance-free healthcare system from the ground-up”.
Before that, he was the Di…
Kathryn Minshew, The Muse // Future of Work, Attracting Talent + How Job Sites Make Money
Kathryn Minshew is the Founder & CEO at The Muse
Subscribe & watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/ZKOgdHTnKc8
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) - Intro
- (00:00:40) - Sponsor Break: AppSumo
- (00:01:19) - What Is The…
Tiago Forte // Building a Second Brain in Practice + Sustained Behavior Change
Tiago Forte is the creator of Building a Second Brain.
Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h04N_6tmMeg
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00) – Intro
- (00:00:40) – Sponsor Break: AppSumo
- (00:03:23) - Ho…
Sam Corcos, Levels // Metabolic Health, CGM Market & Growing A Health Tech Company
Sam Corcos is the co-founder & CEO of Levels Health
Subscribe & watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iI331lJkPm0
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Preview (00:00:34) Sponsor - AppSumo (00:01:02) Intro to Sam (00:…
Colin Sapire, Beast Health + Nutribullet // Scaling To $500mil & Launching A Physical Product Business
Colin Sapire is the founder of Beast Health & Nutribullet.
Watch & subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lqSfvL7QHRo
Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 - Snippet
- 0:00:39 - Sponsor: AppSumo
- 0:01:07 - Intro + Landi…
Ramon van Meer, Alpha Paw // Bootstrapping To $35mil+ Revenue, Buying vs Building + DTC Growth
Ramon is a Dutch immigrant who dropped out of high school before finding an entrepreneurial path.
Most recently he acquired a DTC dog ramp business (Alpha Paw) for $300k + which he's grown to $35mil…