HeyJaredChief Creative Podcast
Host Dustin Pead helps creative businesses know themselves, their process, & their teams more so they can unleash their best work.
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Stop Running Meetings That Lead to More Meetings | Ep 165 (opens the original)
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Most creative teams don't have a meeting problem, they have a structure problem. Meetings run long, nobody's sure who owns what, and the team leaves more drained than when they walked in. In this episode, Dustin Pead breaks down the exact 5-part meeting framework he runs every partner meeting through, so creative conversations turn into forward momentum instead of another meeting that just leads to another meeting. In this episode, you'll learn: - How to structure a meeting agenda so every objec
The Hidden Ceiling on Your Creative Business's Growth | Ep 164 (opens the original)
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Chapter 9 of Creative Work: what's living only in your head is the real ceiling on your creative business. Dustin breaks down the Record Everything system, why it's not just an owner problem, and the simple 3-step process to finally get it out of your head and into your team's hands. Connect With Dustin: chiefcreativepartners.com @dustinpead Free Resources at dustinpead.com/free
Stop Saying Yes on Feeling: Introducing the Capacity Cadence | Ep. 163 (opens the original)
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Capacity decisions get made on feeling instead of fact, and it's costing creative business owners their margin. In Chapter 8 of Creative Work: 10 Systems Every Creative Business Needs , Dustin unveils the Capacity Cadence, a simple weekly question that replaces gut instinct with real numbers. Learn the four capacity buckets, the weekly math that tells you if you're healthy, on the warning track, or in a deficit, and exactly what to do next. chiefcreativepartners.com | dustinpead.com/free
Client Retention Strategy: Speak Their Appreciation Language | Ep. 162 (opens the original)
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Not every client feels appreciated the same way. In this front porch edition, Dustin Pead breaks down the five business appreciation languages, adapted from Gary Chapman's Five Love Languages and John Ruhlin's Giftology. He also shares the simple survey that revealed how his own partners really want to be valued. If you run a creative business, this one's worth the 13 minutes. Connect with Dustin: chiefcretivepartners.com | dustinpead.com | @dustinpead Free resources for creative business owners
Replacing Yourself with AI (with Christian Brim) | Ep. 161 (opens the original)
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Is AI coming for your job, or changing what your job actually is? This week Dustin sits down with Christian Brim, founder of Core Group, to talk about a chatbot Christian's been testing, Andy Stanley's idea of replacing yourself, and why the age of the knowledge worker might be ending. The knowledge economy made information free. The next economy runs on judgment, experience, and knowing what to do with what you know. Christian and Dustin dig into where AI actually adds value, where it falls fla
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