Creator Unplugged

Maggie Sellers Reum was the number one BDR at Salesforce when her boss pulled her into a room and told her she was "smarter than she looks," and that she'd need to change the sound of her own voice to get ahead. That moment set her on her mission. Jun sits down with Maggie - founder of Hot Smart Rich, investor, startup advisor, and creator - to talk about turning rejection into fuel,...

Everyone told you the safe path was a degree, a steady job, and a pension. Scott Clary thinks that's now the riskiest bet you can make. Jun sits down with Scott - founder and host of the Success Story Podcast - to flip the whole risk vs. safe conversation on its head. They talk about why betting on yourself, building a personal brand, and continuously developing new skills have become essential fo...

Natalie Ellis built Bossbabe into a movement that reached millions. From the outside, she'd made it. Then one day, she sat on a Zoom call and said five words she'd never planned, "I quit. Buy me out." In this episode, Natalie shares why financial freedom never felt like enough, how growing up in chaos activated her nervous system, and how she had to rewire that to build differently. Jun and Natali...

Leana Deeb built an audience of 10M followers in 14 months. Then, she made the kind of pivot most creators are terrified of: she deleted everything. In this episode, Leana - creator, podcast host, and entrepreneur - talks about why she walked away from the identity everyone knew her for, how starting with a blank slate was the greatest thing that has ever happened to her career, and how staying tr...

Step one to building a personal brand? Go see a therapist. That's where Chris Do starts: the inner work.  Jun sits down with Chris - designer, teacher, the one who's been building in the personal branding space for over a decade - and they go deep. They riff about why most personal branding advice is just a sales pitch in disguise, why Chris stopped creating for his audience and they showe...

In the first episode of Creator Unplugged, Jun sits down with Cat Goetze (aka AskCatGPT) to pick her brain about building in public and using AI for both content and business.  Here's the thing: most creators are using AI wrong. Cat uses it to find her blind spots, poke holes in her own thinking, and tell her why she's wrong - and she explains how you can do the same.  She also gets into t...

Creator Unplugged is a space for honest conversations with creators, founders, and operators about what it takes to build a meaningful career and business in front of an audience. Join Jun Yuh and his guests as they go beyond the polished version of success to unpack the parts people rarely talk about. The first episode drops June 18th! Follow Creator Unplugged on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and s...