Serial entrepreneur and author: Jeffrey Madoff | Making a living from your ideas. Finding your calling. Fostering creativity.

“I’m ultimately seduced by ideas and, I don’t think about ‘if I did this, I could make x’, it was more like: ‘I LOVE doing this, how can I make a living out of it?' You know?”

Jeffrey Madoff is the author of Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas. A book born from a course he taught at Parsons School of Design - a private art and design college located in Lower Manhattan, New York. 

During these legendary lectures, Jeff would interview an accomplished individual on their ideas about success. Think turning up to university/college to have bestselling author (and my personal favourite podcast host); Tim Ferris, supermodel; Karlie Kloss or chief marketing officer for eBay; Richelle Parham, seated at the front of the class, ready to provide candid insight to their professional journeys.

EPIC.

So, how does one get Ralph Lauren, head of the legendary fashion empire of the same name, on their personal contacts list?

What can we learn from a man who has successfully navigated fashion, advertising, production and even playwrighting whilst championing a ‘passion first’ mindset?

How did a seemingly ordinary kid from Wisconsin take on and topple The Biggest of Apples (aka New York)?

Show notes

• Jeff’s rather excellent book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Creative-Careers-Making-Living-Ideas/dp/0738246700
  • Australian audience note: you may not be able to purchase the kindle version as it is country restricted…
• Jeff’s ‘life in New York’ Insta that I’m really digging - “every day I find something cool” https://www.instagram.com/jeff_madoff/
• Jeff’s ‘A Creative Career’ Insta which includes video snippets, quotes and other goodies: https://www.instagram.com/acreativecareer/

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