The MultiPod

Our Experience Curating 2024 podcast miniseries comes to an end, with some reflection on the experience, takeaways, calls to action, and next steps. The post ETC Series, EP. 17 – Conclusion: Reflections, Calls to Action, Next Steps appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Our initial Everything Conference 2024 series comes to a conclusion with a conversation with the one and only Ned Andrew Solomon. The post ETC Series, Ep. 16 – A Lifetime of Changes, Surprises and Pivots with Ned Andrew Solomon appeared first on The Puttyverse.

What happens when someone like Lindsay, who is grudgingly accustomed to deflecting and explaining her life choices to those who love to critique, gets to an Everything Conference, surrounded by people with a similar life story? You don't have to explain. Just be. The post ETC Series, Ep. 15 – When You Don't Have to Explain Who You Are with Lindsay Gordon appeared first on The Puttyverse.

What a wide-ranging episode with Tomoko Ito! We discuss things like considering the side-hustle approach to gain anything from extra income to skills and experience + how letting go of the pressure to make money from your interests can be a tremendous release. The post ETC Series, Ep. 14 – Exploring Cultural Differences in Multipotentiality: The Japanese Perspective with Tomoko Ito appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Heather and I hung out a bit over the course of the weekend, participated in two workshops together, and I showed her over to a fabulous secret coffee shop on Friday before it closed for the weekend (she bought me a latte, cheers). The post ETC Series, Ep. 13 – “Our Presence Liberates Others” – Finding Trust, Empathy, and Joy with Heather U-K appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Alyson was at the first ETC, and is well-positioned to talk about basking in the warm energy afterwards through texts and notes, and trying to hold onto the momentum and energy after returning home. The post ETC Series, Ep. 12 – Staying Connected: Nurturing Relationships After Everything Conference with Alyson Wagner appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Yes, we are heading home, or on to our next destination. But in this episode of reflection, post-ETC, I sit down to start the process of reflection. The post ETC Series, Ep. 11 – Thoughts about Everything Conference 2024 on the Final Night appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Our theme for today's conversation had to be Everything Conference itself, and Joel's perspective as a co-host and co-organizer. ETC 2024 came together thanks to the collective efforts of Joel, Cory Huff, and Vanessa Tharp, but as the local amongst the three, having highlighted and spearheaded choosing this venue in particular, I was curious to get Joel's take on how it's turned out. The post ETC Series, Ep. 10 – From Online to In-Person: How Meeting Face-to-Face Transforms Relationships with Joel Zaslofsky appeared first on The Puttyverse.

This episode dives into the Everything Conference 2024 host city, or I should probably say cities: Minneapolis-St. Paul. The post ETC Series, Ep. 9 – Minnesota Nice & Hidden Gems: A Local's Perspective on the Twin Cities with Rachel Blanford appeared first on The Puttyverse.

I sit down with Christine Lozada: travel content creator and influencer, podcaster, drone expert, pickleball aficionado, cruising rock star, and more. She's somehow able to successfully wrap all of this up under one banner: ChristineLozada.com. The post ETC Series, Ep. 8 – The Skill of Pivoting: Branding, Identity, and Organization as a Multipotentialite Creator with Christine Lozada appeared first on The Puttyverse.

This is a Saturday morning check-in from the site of Everything Conference 2024, the McNamara Alumni Center, which has been a wonderful setting for our event. I share an update on what we've been up to so far, the pace and rhythm of the event, and what it's like experiencing coming together like this to spend quality time. The post ETC Series, Ep. 7 – Day Three Update From the Lawn of the McNamara Alumni Center appeared first on The Puttyverse.

How does it feel when you have 17 projects started and none finished? The post ETC Series, Ep. 6 – Techniques for Staying Focused with Your Creativity, with Thomas Beutel appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Friday morning at Everything Conference 2024: everyone is here, we've checked in, more hugs and high-fives, picked up our brand new Brag Bags, and discovered the stunning Johnson Great Room in the McNamara Alumni Center. I pop out to the front lawn for a quick pause to catch my breath, and reflect on a whirlwind 12 hours already, all those dreams coming true. We've made it, it's happening, and it's incredible! The post ETC Series, Ep. 5 – Day Two Update: Setting the Scene and Settling In appeared first on The Puttyverse.

I hop off the Metro train next to the big football stadium, and pause for an update in a nice little park, circled by skyscrapers and sights of the city. I was heading to the get-together hosted by John and Mark, after which was the Welcome Party! A little taste of the city before things really got hopping on Friday. The post ETC Series, Ep. 4 – Arriving in Minneapolis & the Welcome Party appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Today is Wednesday, July 31st, and Everything Conference 2024 starts tomorrow! It's a good opportunity to give everyone following along a lay of the land, a visual overview of where exactly we'll be, where the various sites and activities are located, and how they relate to each other. The post ETC Series, Ep. 3 – Where We'll Be in Minneapolis (and a Bit of St. Paul): A Virtual Tour of Everything Conference 2024 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

The MultiPod's co-host, Vanessa Hennessey, joins Ted in advance of Everything Conference 2024 to chat about podcasting at the conference and to share stories of meeting people from the internet in-person. The post ETC Series, Ep. 2 – Stories of In-Person Meetups with Vanessa Hennessey appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Everything Conference 2024 is this weekend, August 1-4! And The MultiPod will be there. Co-host and producer, Ted Cragg, missed the first one in 2019. So he's on a mission to share the full experience with you! The post The MultiPod Goes to Everything Conference 2024! appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Hannah Cattouse joins us to chat about a multitude of topics including copywriting, her home country of Belize, and her upcoming Puttyverse workshop, "Connect & Convert: How to Write an About Page That Gets Results." The post How to Build Your “About” Page (Plus a Side Trip to Belize) with Hannah Cattouse – The MultiPod 111 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Are multipotentialites cut out for politics? Perhaps better than most. But we're discussing something other than your talking head, backroom strategist, gotcha moment politics. We're talking about retail politics, the type that listens to complaints, understands problems, and connects the dots to resolve issues. The type of multitasking, multifaceted, every-day-different job that is made for a multipotentialite! The post How Do Multipotentialites Approach Politics? With Joel C. – The MultiPod 110 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

The fabulous Chichi Enu joins us to share a classic multipotentialite story: born in one country (Nigeria), moved to another (the United States), became a licensed attorney, then shifted to become an opera singer. But all this is with a twist – pop songs sung opera style! Add candid talk about mental health + creativity and you have a great one to listen to. The post How Chichi Shifted from Law to Opera: Your Favorite Hit Songs Go Classical! – The MultiPod 109 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Imagine an in-person event full of multipotentialites, spontaneity, encouragement, wackiness, reflection, creativity, and originality (we could go on). On August 1-4, 2024, it's happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota and called Everything Conference. We speak with conference co-organizers, Joel Zaslofsky and Vanessa Tharp, to learn all about the event's inspiration, how it's participant-driven, and how you can get involved. The post All About Everything Conference 2024 – The MultiPod 108 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Laura Pritchard celebrates her five years in the Puttyverse. We chat about her experiences and various interests – ranging from her career in graphic designing, to gardening, dog sitting, reading, painting, and joining various Puttyverse huddles. The post Paw Prints and Paint Brushes: Laura Pritchard's Multipotentialite Projects – The MultiPod 107 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Thanks to her fellow puttypeep, Marta Giani is entering a new phase of her work journey while developing a life and career coaching business. Hear how coaching is a great option for multipotentialites, how she balances her energy, and a whole lot more. The post How the Puttyverse Helped Marta on her Coaching Journey – The MultiPod 106 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Evidence of Now was always designed as a big project with the potential to influence far beyond the Puttyverse. As an online magazine of sorts, the ambition is to create exposure and even income opportunities for its contributors. You get five puttypeep for the price of none in this episode, so enjoy! The post Your Invitation to the Evidence of Now – The MultiPod 105 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

What's a multipod to do when it comes to nicheing down, pricing, marketing, project work, and offers with their business(es)? Esther and Ted dive into those topics and more: shaping your schedule and opportunities, plus how to have enough time to see if your projects are actually successful. The post “Be Bold and Follow the Fun” – Esther's Entrepreneurial Journey – The MultiPod 104 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Ted and Colleen sat down to record an in-person conversation about live events, finding our place as multipotentialites, introducing the concept to others (as so often happens), and "finding your people." Plus, the Puttyverse inspired Everything Conference is happening again and we've got the scoop. The post “Just Buy the Ticket!” Live Events for Multipotentialites, with Colleen – The MultiPod 103 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Three years since his first appearance on The MultiPod, Ti0 returns, once more from the Brasilian jungle, to talk about his new role in the Puttyverse and so many changes and evolutions to himself and the community. The post Community Building from the Brasilian Jungle with Ti0 – The MultiPod 102 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

The MultiPod goes to Portugal to meet Sónia and family, at their farm in the beautiful rolling hills southeast of Porto. In our second-ever live episode, Ted chats with Sónia about Portugal itself, from history to culture and language, as she helps explain the many influences and stories of this fascinating country. The post Live From Portugal at Casa da Sónia – The MultiPod 101 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

The MultiPod hits its 5 year anniversary on its 100th episode. To celebrate, the original production crew gets back together: Sandrine, Sara, and Mike. We reconnect, reminisce, and reflect on the past five years, all the changes in our lives, how podcasting and this show in particular has influenced us, and how we have grown more confident and self-assured as multipotentialites. The post The MultiPod at 5 Years: Episode 100 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Deb Bilger shares an adventurous tale that starts with a true light bulb moment: when she suddenly realized that she was ready to quit her job, sell virtually everything and move to Santiago, Chile to immerse herself in Spanish. The post Deb's Lightbulb Moment: Just Do It – The MultiPod 099 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Melissa Valdez lets Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence take centre-stage. This episode is framed around the challenge of building and shaping a career in those (and similar) fields, while maintaining a sense of control over your life, and balance between your interests and values. The post How the Way You Spend Your Time Reflects Your Career Values with Melissa Valdez – The MultiPod 098 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

We travel to Zambia to meet Mapalo, who tells her story of growing up in the U.S. and then moving to her family's native Zambia in her teenage years. Now, having adapted to the reverse culture shock, she is busy finishing her studies and building a business that offers digitization services to a burgeoning economy. Not only is it ripe with opportunity, but it may just be a multipotentialite's dream. ;) The post From Zambia via The Puttyverse with Mapalo – The MultiPod 097 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Dee joins us to chat about her many projects, interests and changes, now with the added bonus of having support from the Puttyverse to help her along the way! We chat about how it's a community where you can share your latest, bravest, craziest dream and feel acknowledged, encouraged, and understood. The post The Puttyverse: “A Place Where You Can Share Dreams” with Dee – The MultiPod 096 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

The MultiPod is back from its latest summer break, and today's host Ted is joined by Puttyverse polyglot Roby for a fun and thought-provoking conversation that floats through languages, travel, making big career changes, trusting yourself and your instincts, and immersing yourself in transitions. The post In the Middle of the Next Transformation with Roby Fox – The MultiPod 095 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

The MultiPod gives you a quick Extras episode with the first of hopefully many profiles of a Puttyverse Group. Rossco joins host Ted, who also happens to be a facilitator of the Entrepreneurs group, to look at the group's aims and objectives, ideas going forward, and how it can best be of use to its members. If you are a Puttyverse Group facilitator, reach out to The MultiPod at themultipodcast@gmail.com and let us know how we can promote your group and its activities too! The post MultiPod Extras: Puttyverse Entrepreneurs Group Profile with Rossco appeared first on The Puttyverse.

How does a content producer balance their own need to create, plus the ongoing tasks of running a business? Sven Sommer has some solid experience to share, and a surprise story or two. The post Producing Batman and Earth Day Podcasts: Creating to Help Others Create with Sven Sommer – The MulitPod 094 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

As Deepti Kannapan says, your interests are like particle clouds, each with their own components and distinct features. As these start to clarify and solidify, find a theme or direction that pulls everything together. Look for overlaps. Use this to help you with those big decisions and in finding purpose in what you do. The post Interests are like Particle Clouds of Opportunities with Deepti Kannapan – The MultiPod 093 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Where should I work? It's perhaps the #1 question for many multipotentialites at some point, and an ongoing challenge. The Puttyverse Job Search Support Group has helped many puttypeep make the leap to full-time employment … and here's how they did it. The post Finding the Job That's Right for You – The MultiPod 092 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

The Puttyverse hits its 10th anniversary! It's founder, Emilie Wapnick, and Connections and Operations Guy, Joel Zaslofsky, return to The MultiPod to chat about the big milestone. We go back even before the Putty doors first opened on April 17, 2012, to when Puttylike the blog was building followers and fans, and it became clear that the opportunity and need for a community was there. The rest, as they say, is history. The post Puttyverse 10th Anniversary: 100 Years in Internet Time – The MultiPod 091 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Eden Tadesse joins us to share her remarkable life story, which is very much only at its beginning. One of 12 children, including 9 daughters, born into a very patriarchal society in Ethiopia, Eden grew up with a father who chose to raise his daughters as "fierce, bad-ass women," empowering them to pursue their dreams, believe in themselves, and not let anyone or anything stand in their way. The post Empowering Women in a Patriarchal Society with Eden Tadesse – The MultiPod 090 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Puttycomps #6: The audio version! The MultiPod brings you the latest Puttyverse compilation project, this time featuring audio, and showcasing fun stories and creative recordings from members of The Puttyverse itself. Part 2 brings you four more neat puttypeep joining host Vanessa in expounding on all sorts of multipotentialite questions. The post Puttycomps Part 2: On Travel, Self-Discovery, Being Brave, and More Jellyfish! – MultiPod Extras appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Special guest Jessica Tudos sits down with co-hosts Cristy and Ted to share the story of her amazing multipotentialite life, knowing instinctively even from a young age that she couldn't just do the "one thing." Even after committing to something as incredibly intensive and driven as Olympic-level gymnastics. How did Jessica make the transition from an all-consuming activity to pursuing all kinds of other interests and opportunities? The post An Illumination of What It is to Be Multipotentialite with Jessica Tudos – The MultiPod 089 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Can you have three businesses at once, and live the multipod dream of variety, control, and fulfillment? Sarah Hockett is doing that very thing and finding that balance. But it hasn't come easily or quickly, nor without a fair share of obstacles and vulnerability along the way. The post There's No Wrong Way to Multipod with Sarah Hockett – The MultiPod 088 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Hat Collecting is a talk show that talks to multipotentialites, much like The MultiPod, but with a different twist: host Lacey Artemis focuses on the many different metaphorical hats we wear. What are these careers and hobbies, and who are the people that combine them together? Because no one does just one thing and everyone has a story. The post Hat Collecting with Lacey Artemis – The MultiPod 087 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

The MultiPod celebrates its 4th anniversary in the company of Ryan Cina, who marked his own 4 year anniversary as a puttypeep just a few weeks ago. Together we talk about multipotentiality, Einstein jobs, framing decision-making, ignoring perfection, and just getting a start. The post Making The Right Decisions For You with Ryan Cina – The MultiPod 086 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

This The MultiPod episode is a powerful, candid discussion about releasing ourselves from expectations, and discovering deep, profound honesty. Levi Daniels joins us to talk about his gender transition, and the path to getting there, particularly the impressive highs and the powerful lows along the way. The post A Fynbos Life: Levi's Journey of Rebirth – The MultiPod 085 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Community gives us support, focus, direction and a shoulder to cry on. The Puttyverse is here for all this and more, and today special guest Jef Masereel and host Ted chat about the merits of community, the differences and strengths in both online and offline communities, and how having that support network has been crucial for Jef over the past year. The post How Community is Helping Jef Masereel on His Journey – The MultiPod 084 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Puttycomps #6: The audio version! The MultiPod brings you the latest Puttyverse compilation project, this time featuring audio, and showcasing fun stories and creative recordings from members of The Puttyverse itself. This is Part 1 and we're only getting started. The post Puttycomps Part 1: Jellyfish, Jumping, and Jello – MultiPod Extras appeared first on The Puttyverse.

The MultiPod is back with regular episodes, starting with special guest Kaytu. She joins us to share here amazing multipotentialite summer of discovery, adventure, and major career change. Through her story, we recognize and celebrate the rock that is the Puttyverse, a joyful community providing support, advice, knowledge, and inspiration to its members in so many ways. The post A Puttyverse of Joy and Appreciation with Kaytu – TMP 083 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

Joan Maze tells her story of making major life changes. You'll be engrossed in an amazing adventure of coincidences, unexpected generosity, challenges and uncertainty, and the great excitement of the unknown. The post Trusting Your Instincts Ahead of a Major Life Change with Joan – TMP 082 appeared first on The Puttyverse.

We get to know Kati, live from Melbourne, Australia via Milan, Italy, and how her multipotentiality has helped her adapt and persevere through big changes, challenges, tragedy, and opportunity. We chat about languages, community, foodies, and time zones: an ongoing antipodean challenge in a global group! The post A Celebration of Perseverance and the Puttyverse with Kati – TMP 081 appeared first on The Puttyverse.