The Zack Arnold Podcast

“Your obstacles don’t care about what you’ve been through.”

- Chinna Balachandran

Fail is a four letter word that most of us avoid like the plague. We live in a society that is obsessed with achievemen…

 "I've literally failed in front of a million people, and something magical happens when you're willing to do that."

- Sandy Zimmerman

Have you ever had a nagging feeling that you were meant to be doin…

"Do your work every day, and stay focused on what you care about. Work-life balance doesn't just happen, you have to schedule it."

- Matt Nix

There's no question that the start of any successful career…

Hello to all of my Optimizer readers & listeners. Today’s episode is gonna be a little different in that I’m not the host, I’m the guest. This is a special interview I did on super short notice with …

I created Optimize Yourself so that I could provide the resources to help creative professionals find fulfillment in their work and love what they do...but not at the expense of their health, their r…

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One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received from a friend & mentor is the following:

“Don’t let others determine your value. Only you can determine your…

 “I want to make sh*t happen, but it can't happen at the cost of the people around me.”

- Mark Gantt

Working in Hollywood as a creative professional can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand the f…

“People are embarrassed to even articulate out loud what they say to themselves silently.”

- Ethan Kross

Do you ever wonder why some people excel under intense pressure while other people fold? How is …

When editor and 1st AE Chris Patterson reached out to me earlier this year, he was stuck trying to figure out how to convince his colleagues he was ready to edit. He knew he had the skills, but he di…

When editor Marcella Garcia originally reached out to me in January because she was stuck in the wrong place in her career and wanted to make a seemingly impossible transition into scripted entertain…

In this episode, I give you an insider’s glimpse into the world of my Optimizer coaching & mentorship program and what we call the ‘Hot Seat.’ What you’ll hear today is a recording of an actual live …

In case you missed the announcement, the Optimize Yourself podcast is currently on summer hiatus, but that doesn’t mean we plan to leave you high and dry without engaging conversations that educate, …

In case you missed the announcement, the Optimize Yourself podcast is currently on summer hiatus, but that doesn’t mean we plan to leave you high and dry without engaging conversations that educate, …

In case you missed the announcement, the Optimize Yourself podcast is currently on summer hiatus, but that doesn’t mean we plan to leave you high and dry without engaging conversations that educate, …

In case you missed the announcement, the Optimize Yourself podcast is currently on summer hiatus, but that doesn’t mean we plan to leave you high and dry without engaging conversations that educate, …

In case you missed the announcement, the Optimize Yourself podcast is currently on summer hiatus, but that doesn’t mean we plan to leave you high and dry without engaging conversations that educate, …

Hello out there to all of my Optimize listeners & readers, I hope you’re doing well and enjoying your summer so far. This brief announcement letting you know that I and my team will be going on a sum…

"One video made by anyone can change the world."

- Misha Tenenbaum

Whether you are a seasoned editor, an aspiring editor, or if you're simply a creative professional who tells stories, you can always b…

In this episode, I give you an insider’s glimpse into the world of my Optimizer coaching & mentorship program and what we call the ‘Hot Seat.’ What you’ll hear today is a recording of an actual live …

In Part 1 of my conversation with college student (and now graduate) Austin Coburn we discussed the many pitfalls that so many young, ambitious creatives fall into when they enter the working world h…