Business law strategist David Lizerbram hosts Products of the Mind, a podcast about the intersection of business and creativity. This show includes tips and lessons about business law strategy, how to protect your brands and business assets, and conversations with thought leaders in startups, entrepreneurship, media, marketing, the creative arts, and beyond. Whether you’re a serial entrepreneur or small business owner, a creative professional, or an innovator in any field, the Products of the Mind podcast is here to provide you with tools, guidance, and inspiration.
Products of the Mind Episode 16: Srinivas Rao, the Unmistakable Creative
Welcome to Episode 16 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with Srinivas Rao, author and host of Unmistakable Cre…
Products of the Mind Episode 15: Wilco Guitarist and Jazz Legend Nels Cline
Welcome to Episode 15 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with Wilco guitarist and jazz legend Nels Cline.
“W…
Welcome to Episode 14 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with Seth Siegel, author of Let There Be Water.
Seth Siegel
“If you have a country like Israel which is mostly desert, and it h…
Welcome to Episode 13 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with Tom Schwab, Digital Marketing Engineer and John Lee Dumas of EOFire.
John Lee Dumas
First we hear from John Lee Dumas of E…
Products of the Mind Episode 12: Jeromy Cox, Comic Book Professional, Talks Colors & Comedy
Welcome to Episode 12 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with comic book artist and stand-up…
Products of the Mind Episode 11: Phil Davis, Professional Namer of Things
Welcome to Episode 11 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with Phil Davis of Tungsten Branding.
Phil Davis, Pro…
Products of the Mind Episode 10: Star Wars Trademarks
Welcome to Episode 10 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I get into some of the highlights and lowlights from the ever-expanding galaxy of…
Products of the Mind Episode 9: Alissa Haight Carlton, Ruling the $3.9 Billion Quilt World and Casting Project Runway To Boot
Welcome to Episode 9 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak wi…
Products of the Mind Bonus Episode 3: Michael Skubic, Founder of Old Harbor Distilling
Welcome to Bonus Episode #3 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with Michael Skubic of Old Harbor …
Products of the Mind Episode 8: Exploring the Puzzles of Fine Art and Jiu-Jitsu with Joshua Krause
Welcome to Episode 8 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with Joshua Krause.
The full …
Products of the Mind Episode 7: Howard Blackson, Urban Designer, Placemaker, and Raconteur
Welcome to Episode 7 of Products of the Mind. In this episode, I interview urban designer Howard Blackson. H…
Products of the Mind Episode 6: Dayna Rothman of Everstring on Predictive Marketing, the Bay Area Tech World, and Uber for Juggalos
Welcome to Episode 6 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I sp…
Welcome to Episode 5 of Products of the Mind. In this episode, I answer another common intellectual property question: What Is a Copyright?
Copyright law protects original works of authorship. What d…
In this Bonus Episode, I provide a brief intro to copyrights and explain how an understanding of copyright can be helpful for business or creative projects.
Sooner or later, every business is going t…
Welcome to Episode 4 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with fine artist Melissa Walter.
From Art School to NASA
It was fascinating learning about Melissa’s journey as an artsy kid to …
If you live or do business in the United States and you want to protect the brand name of your product or service, the typical approach is to register that brand name as a trademark with the United S…
Episode 3: Jacob McKean of Modern Times Beer on Running a Rapidly Growing Startup, Creating a Utopia, and What Budweiser is Really Selling
Welcome to Episode 3 of Products of the Mind. I’m excited to…
Products of the Mind Episode 2: What Is A Trademark?
Welcome to Episode 2 of Products of the Mind. In this episode, I answer a question that I’m often asked – and that sometimes people are too afraid…
Welcome to Episode 1 of Products of the Mind. This episode features something that’s never been done before (to my knowledge.)
Not only is this the first episode of this podcast, it’s the first podca…