How Content Creators Can Get More Done (with Mike Vardy)

Mike Vardy (@Itsmikevardy) is a productivity expert and host of the podcast “A Productive Conversation”. We spoke to him about getting things done, night owls, why he pivoted from a short-form solo podcast to a long-form interview podcast, and how he grew his podcast to over 6 million downloads. This episode is brought to you by⁠ ⁠StreamYard⁠⁠. To record your own remote podcast, visit⁠ https://sy.app/pruac Inside The Creator's Studio is an origin story show about the world’s best video content creators. Credits: - Katie Kane (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-kane/ - Mo Akif (co-host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/moakif/ - Grant Peters (video editor): https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-peters-8b1410156/ If you enjoyed this episode, you'd like this one too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCuzOWGXyLs Video chapters (available after the premiere): 00:00 - Preview 00:54 - Intro 02:19 - Rapid-fire questions 07:58 - Is Mike always productive? 09:29 - The importance of productivity 17:52 - Redefining productivity 23:51 - The evolution of time management 35:23 - Tools for getting things done 43:04 - His "Time Crafting" technique 50:12 - Night owl stigma 56:45 - The problem with school schedules 01:04:06 - Family productivity 01:11:36 - Favorite content creation mediums 01:16:15 - Podcasting and night owls 1:24:27 - Final words