Make Like The Greats

Behind HBO's Industry, are showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, two ex-bankers who walked out of London's finance world to create one of TV's most compelling modern dramas. Here are the 6 creative lessons I learned from them about redefining your identity and doing great work... ---- Get FREE BONUS downloadable poster here ---- ⁠The podcast is now on YouTube - check it out!⁠⁠ ---- T...

After starting 2 years ago, ICONS Podcast is evolving. In this special episode, I'm announcing the rebrand to 'Make Like The Greats' — a name that better reflects the podcast's true mission.

Here are the creativity lessons I learned from Rick Rubin by reading: Rick Rubin In The Studio, by Jake Brown --- Download the Bonus Printable POSTER for FREE here --- The podcast is now on YouTube - check it out!⁠ --- Art mentioned: ​"Problem Child" (song by AC/DC) ​Highway to Hell (album by AC/DC) ​"Rick Rubin, In The Studio" (book by Jake Brown) ​The Midnight Special (TV sho...

What creative insights I learned from Al Pacino by reading: Sonny Boy, a Memoir . --- ⁠⁠ Download the Bonus PDF (Al Pacino’s Best Performance + Insights Summary) here --- The podcast is now on YouTube - check it out! --- Art mentioned Home Sweet Homicide — Theatre Production Pulp Fiction, 1994 — Film Creditors — Theatre Production Dog Day Afternoon, 1975 — Film The Indian Wants the Bronx — Theatre...

What creative insights I learned from Bruce Lee by reading: Bruce Lee, A Life, by Matthew Polly . --- ⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Bruce Lee's Unmade Script + Insights Summary) here --- Check out the visual experience of this episode on YouTube now! --- Art mentioned: Bruce Lee Screen Test (1965) — Video The Children’s Paradise — Comic Book #2 - Hayao Miyazaki — ICONS Episode My Son-A-Chang — Fil...

BONUS EPISODE: How to turn your early-career frustrations into a great career. What I learned from reading the 2008 blog post, The Canvas Strategy, and Ego is the Enemy, by Ryan Holiday . --- The podcast is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠ --- ⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Canvas Strategy Checklist) here --- Art mentioned: The Canvas Strategy , Ryan Holiday — Blog post Perennial Seller , Ryan Holiday —...

What creative insights I learned from Christopher Nolan by reading: The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan, by Tom Shone . ---- ⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Christopher Nolan’s Best Work + Insights Summary) here ⁠ ⁠ ---- ⁠The podcast is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠⁠ ---- Art mentioned: Inception — Film Christopher Nolan, Founders Podcast — Podcast Memento — F...

What creative insights I learned from Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel by reading: Coco Chanel - The Legend and The Life, by Justine Picardie The Laws of Human Nature, Robert Greene ---- Download the Bonus PDF (Coco Chanel's best work + insight summary) here ---- The podcast is now on YouTube! - Check it out ⁠ ⁠ ---- Art mentioned: Patterned paved corridors of Abbey , Aubazine Interlocking knot and loo...

What creative insights I learned from Charlie Chaplin by reading his autobiography . ---⁠⁠- Download the Bonus PDF (Chaplin’s Best Work + Insights Summary) here ---⁠⁠- Art mentioned: The 48 Laws of Power , Robert Greene — Book How To Make Movies , Charlie Chaplin — Short Film #4 - Leonardo Da Vinci — ICONS Podcast The Kid , Charlie Chaplin (1921) — Film City Lights , Charlie Chaplin (1931) — Film...

Ideas I got from artist Leonardo Da Vinci from reading: Leonardo Da Vinci , by Walter Isaacson Mastery , by Robert Greene ---- ⁠ Download the Bonus PDF (Da Vinci's Best Work + His Letter to Ludovico Sforza + Insights Summary) here ⁠ ---- Art mentioned: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life , Walter Isaacson — Book Einstein , Walter Isaacson — Book Steve Jobs , Walter Isaacson— Book Elon Musk , Walte...

Ideas I got from artist Anthony Bourdain from reading: Laurie Woolever’s unique book, ⁠ Bourdain in Stories ⁠ . and watching Morgan Neville'documentary, ⁠ Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain ⁠ . ---- Download the Bonus PDF (Bourdain's Best Work + Insights Summary) here ---- Art mentioned: Parts Unknown — TV Series, 2013-2018 Anthony Bourdain’s Moveable Feast — New Yorker Profile, 2007 Don’t...

Ideas I got from artist Hayao Miyazaki from reading Miyazakiworld, A Life In Art, by Susan Napier . ---- ⁠ Download the bonus PDF (Hayao Miyazaki's best art + summary) here ---- Art mentioned: The Last Samurai — Film, 2003 Spirited Away — Film, 2001 My Neighbour Totoro — Film, 1988 Princess Mononoke — Film, 1997 Howl's Moving Castle — Film, 2004 Ponyo — Film, 2008 The Boy and The Heron — Film, 202...

Ideas I got from artist 50 Cent from reading: The 50th Law , by Robert Greene Hustle Harder Hustle Smarter , by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson ---- Download the bonus PDF (50 Cent's best art) here ---- Art mentioned: Get Rich or Die Tryin' — Album, 50 Cent The Massacre — Album, 50 Cent Power of the Dollar — Album, 50 Cent Bike Lanes — Short Film, Casey Neistat Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee — TV Serie...