✨ The Production Oracle ✨

🚪 Your Invite to the Rooms You Actually Want to Be In Hey Reader, We pause our regularly scheduled opinionated programming for a special sneak peek! I promise next week I'll be back with missives about developments in new media. But for now... Workshops are officially lining up, rebel. 😎 And next week, the doors swing open for ticket reservations. These are live, interactive Zoom sessions — $47 each, no recordings, no wallflowers. If your plan is to keep your camera off and lurk in the...

🎙️ Remote Is Glitchy. Studios Are Sexy. Hey Reader, Ohhh hey. When your RSS host drops an episode dragging remote recording software for being buggy AF and you just so happen to be building a physical recording studio? That’s the sweet smell of validation, baby. So there I was, stress-cleaning my house (you get it 🫧), headphones on, catching up on the Buzzsprout podcast... and boom. They’re breaking down how brutal it is for SaaS companies to keep remote podcast software working well. They’re...

🎯 Why Your Content is Bigger Than You Think Hey Reader, Do you know how much your content contributes to the global GDP? It’s a wild thought, but if you’re in the creator economy, you’re already part of a massive machine—whether you realize it or not. When I was building my business and financial plans for that grant application (yes, the one that died), my mentor, Dave, hit me with a question that completely reframed my mindset: What if you captured just 0.01% of the creator economy market...

🎥 When the World Shifts, Creators Thrive Hey Reader, Oh, the world of media... what a week. Trump’s sudden tariff announcement on foreign movies shook Hollywood before he quickly walked it back, leaving mainstream media in a frenzy. It’s almost like he doesn’t understand how a global economy works. But here’s the thing—those initial blows have already caused damage, and the chaos is the point. This is classic emotional whiplash, and if you’ve ever lived through a controlling relationship (or,...

🎤 Not Just a Room with a Mic Hey Reader, I saw an article this week about the backlash brewing against influencers — and honestly, it’s about time. In an economy where the media won’t say "recession" (but the tariffs, inflation, and slow sales are telling a different story), it's no surprise people are snapping. Here’s why I’m bringing it up: Influencers ≠ the Creator Economy. Can creators also be influencers? Sure. But is influencer content the same thing as creator-driven content? Not even...