In this week's episode:

What Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton rejection teaches us about believing in your vision (even when the President doesn't get it)

Tech Check: YouTube's latest creator updates, including major Shorts changes and new tools you'll actually use

The Copywriter's Corner: A simple strategy from Stephen R. Covey's “Crucial Conversations” that transforms holiday conversations

AI Simplified: Create follow-up emails that actually sound human (with the exact prompt)

Marketing Strategies That Convert: Why real listening beats any growth hack

Mindset Mastery: Handling those well-meaning but clueless holiday questions about your creative journey

Links Mentioned:

• YouTube Studio Updates
• “Crucial Conversations” by Stephen R. Covey

Y'all, this episode is packed with goodies — from that Sony camera bundle no one's talking about (but should be) to a hook formula that had me doing a double-take.

Inside This Episode:

• The Black Friday deals actually worth your credit card swipe
• A surprisingly powerful hook formula (that doesn't feel like marketing)
• The exact ChatGPT prompt that got me genuinely excited
• Why your warm leads are ghosting you (and how to fix it)
• My favorite end-of-year ritual for getting scary clear on what's next

Plus, I'm sharing what happened when I purposely ghosted some top creators' follow-up sequences... let's just say there's room for improvement 😅

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In this episode of CreAItor News Weekly:

Tech Check: Apple's trying to reclaim the editing throne with Final Cut Pro 11's AI features. Will the upcoming M4 chips give them the edge they need against DaVinci Resolve?

The Copywriter's Corner: Master the "4 U's" Formula for sales page headlines that actually convert (with real examples you can use today)

AI Simplified: The exact prompt structure that left me speechless - including the crucial parameters that made all the difference

Marketing Strategy: Stop overthinking your content plans with Ryan Deiss's ICE Framework

Mindset Mastery: A fresh take on turning business challenges into opportunities