Quick one this week, and a little off topic. The SpicyCEO podcast is on its way, and before I record a single episode, I want to know what you actually want to hear.
The SpicyCEO podcast will cover the same ground as the magazine: the business side of being a creator that nobody explains. Money, marketing, privacy, legal stuff, burnout, and the parts of this job you can’t really talk about at a normal dinner party. Except out loud, with more stories, and with other people in the room.
I don’t want to guess what you need. So I’m asking.
Tell me the topics
What’s the question you’ve googled at 2am and never found a straight answer to? The thing you’d ask an experienced creator if you could buy her a coffee? It can be big (“how do I plan my exit?”) or small (“what do I actually say when a fan asks for a discount?”).
A few I’m already thinking about: taxes when you live in one country and get paid from another, what it’s really like to work with an agency, staying private when your family doesn’t know, and how creators handle burnout. Tell me which of those you’d listen to, and what’s missing.
Tell me the guests
I’d love to bring in people who know things I don’t:
- Creators at any stage, including those just starting out, those earning well, and those who’ve left and built something else.
- Accountants and tax advisers who actually understand creator income.
- Lawyers who deal with contracts, content theft and privacy.
- Therapists and coaches who work with people in the industry.
- Anyone behind the scenes: editors, chat managers, people who build the tools creators use.
You can suggest someone else or put yourself forward. Faceless and anonymous guests are very welcome, and voice-only is the default. Nobody’s real name gets used unless they want it to.
How to send your ideas
Email me at [email protected] with “Podcast” in the subject line. Tell me the topic or the guest, and a sentence on why. If you’re suggesting yourself, a link to your work and how you’d like to be credited (or not) is plenty.
I read everything, even if I can’t reply to every email. And if your idea makes it into an episode, I’ll let you know before it goes out.
Natalia’s take
I spent six years in this business before I left it, and the most useful lessons rarely came from guessing. They came from other creators and from people who understood the parts I didn’t. One bookkeeping course in 2021 taught me more about my own business than years of figuring it out alone. That’s what I want this podcast to be: your questions, answered by people who know.
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