To get more info about George Kao’s new program (starts July 2nd, 2023), “Revolutionize Your Creativity: Using A.I. Tools To Grow Your Authentic Business” click here. (affiliate link)
On this episode of Video Mojo, host Jon Leland discusses the creative use of AI technologies like ChatGPT with guest, authentic business coach, George Kao.
They discuss why using AI as a brainstorming or creativity partner is not plagiarism.
They mention Mid Journey 5.2, a new AI-generated art release, and the legal disputes and challenges surrounding it. They also describe how AI can make it easier for people to express their humanity through creative endeavors like art and how it will become ubiquitous.
George and Jon also share their own personal experiences using AI to enhance their creativity and emphasize the importance of embracing AI and learning how to use it effectively as the “career opportunity of our lifetime.”
25:44 – Both humans and AI create art based on a “predictive model.”
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Have you ever considered how a tool like ChatGPT might be helpful in a highly personal realm like self-care?
On this episode of Video Mojo, Suzanne Falter and I discuss how AI, specifically ChatGPT, can be a fun and exciting tool for self-care. We explore its various uses, from stress reduction to fitness training, while also acknowledging its limitations and calling for government regulation.
I also share my personal experience with using ChatGPT as a motivational coach for exercise.
Overall, this podcast offers a fascinating look into the world of ChatGPT and how it can be a valuable asset in our daily lives.
This is a joint episode of Video Mojo and Suzanne’s Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast.
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Because of how much I’ve learned from him, Ali Abdaal is one of my favorite YouTubers. The growth of his creator business is also an inspiring success story with teachings all its own.
In my latest Video Mojo interview, I was thrilled to feature Tommy Mallen, Head of Product for the massively successful YouTuber (4.3 million subscribers+), author, and creator entrepreneur, Ali Abdaal.
This episode focuses on the transformation of Ali Abdaal’s Part-Time YouTuber Academy and its new approach following the conclusion of their last live cohort. Tommy offers valuable insights into the relationship between value and monetization and shares how the Ali Abdaal organization navigates decision-making processes and future plans.
Video Mojo is an expression of my commitment to helping B2B content marketers and entrepreneurs leverage an authentic and engaging video presence across all social media platforms, with a keen focus on TikTok and YouTube.
This is a must-watch episode if you’re a creator seeking growth strategies or interested in the intersection of authenticity and marketing.
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At 62 years of age, Helen Polise is a force of nature.
She models how playing and having fun on TikTok can be a life changer and, for her, a career changer. In this Video Mojo interview, she shares valuable insights and tips about how to grow your video presence on TikTok and beyond. She also talks about how she used TikTok while going blind and then how she survived and thrived despite a serious cancer diagnosis.
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Truth: I spend a bunch of my time researching and experimenting with the apps that I use to run my business.
This video spells out the ones that I have come to rely on and value the most. I recommend them to you because I hope you’ll find them as helpful as I do.
Chapters for Your Convenience 0:00 – Intro 0:32 – Best Email Marketing App: ConvertKit 1:42 – Best Website Development App: Squarespace 3:09 – Best File Sharing App: Google Drive 3:48 – Best Video Editing App: Descript 4:49 – Best Personal Email App: Superhuman 5:45 – Best AI Apps for Business: ChatGPT & Hyperwrite 7:13 – Best Notetaking App: Notion 8:38 – Best Headline Writing Tool: CoSchedule’s Headline Studio 10:00 – Wrap up and link to my video on AI-powered Video Apps
I have affiliate relationships with two of these. If you are moved to do so, please use these links to support my video creator journey. Thanks!
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Together they also inspired this conversation between two experienced creator-marketing pros – Eliya Finkelstein of datadrivenrebel.com and Jon Leland, host of the Video Mojo vodcast – about how the world of marketing has been changed forever and what you can do about it.
Subjects covered include:
The erosion of trust in marketing and how to address it.
What does it mean to “follow the Juice” and how can that be productive?
How TikTok “opened the floodgates” for what Eliya has to say.
Why conversion rates and landing pages are often over-rated.
Why ChatGPT prompt books are a waste of money.
Similarities between ChatGPT & TikTok. And much more.
It’s like Google and Siri had a baby, and she’s a genius!
Have you heard the massive buzz about this breakthrough AI tool?
I’ve been using the latest new AI tool, ChatGPT, for a few days now and it’s seriously impressive. People are finding it so mind-blowing that it’s taken over my TikTok feed with unsolicited endorsements. The latest rant was from @garyvee.
A key benefit is that ChatGPT’s dialog-based chatbot approach makes it super-easy to use.
It also doesn’t suck that ChatGPT is free, non-commercial, and no strings attached (at least for now). I highly recommend that you give it a try. Access & more info here: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/
Here’s my Top 3 Reasons that I think ChatGBT is a game changer, via TikTok:
It’s not every day that we get a new tool that we can immediately understand how it make our work more easeful and powerful. That’s why I’m excited about chatgpt, chatgptforcreators. It opens a window on the #future of how we will all someday very soon be using #AI and #AITools to be more Creative. #creativity
Pro Tip: The better you get at asking questions, the better the output you’ll get. So take some time to think about what you want to ask and ask it in a clear and concise way.
COMING SOON: THE VIDEO MOJO CREATIVITY SANDBOX
Join Jon on a 3-Week learning adventure to ensure that you don’t die with your Creative Joy still stuck inside. This program is for you if you want to unleash your joyous, creative freedom. You will want to play in this “sandbox” in order to have a breakthrough in your creative self-expression.
Transform your creative life from a “want-to-have” into a valuable, ongoing practice. Register or learn more at: https://www.videocreator.me/
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The latest Video Mojo vodcast interview is with comedian and successful TikTokker, Toni Nagy. Toni is a filmmaker that has written, edited, directed, and acted in over 50 sketch comedy videos that together have upwards of 1.5 million views. She also has hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok. Toni has her own blog here.
In this episode, we discuss:
The differences between TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and others
Why Toni does NOT accept sponsorship offers
How Toni discovered her authentic self in exclusive NYC dance clubs
Video Mojo is a playful exploration of the leading edge of video & social media marketing hosted by award-winning video pioneer and marketing sherpa, Jon Leland of http://www.combridges.com
COMING SOON: THE VIDEO MOJO CREATIVITY SANDBOX
Join Jon on a 3-Week learning adventure to ensure that you don’t die with your Creative Joy still stuck inside. This program is for you if you want to unleash your joyous, creative freedom. You will want to play in this “sandbox” in order to have a breakthrough in your creative self-expression.
Transform your creative life from a “want-to-have” into a valuable, ongoing practice. Register or learn more at: https://www.videocreator.me/
What did you think of this episode? Please comment below and let us know. Thanks!
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Video Mojo doesn’t happen by accident. It combines creative chutzpah, human connection, and perseverance.
That’s what gets me excited about singer-songwriter & TikTok star Jax’s latest breakout hit, “Victoria’s Secret.” The human connection component is magnificently present in the song’s powerful body positivity message, and it has clearly struck a chord with women in particular.
As a response to some real world body shaming, Jax first presented this song to her young friend Chelsea, TikTok-style, in the front seat of her car:
Beyond its “traditional” success—including the song’s massive view counts measured in the 10’s of millions and the fact that it’s climbing the Billboard charts—what makes “Victoria’s Secret” more like a movement than a song is the 21,000 individual TikTok creators who have produced their own videos with this song as the soundtrack. And, currently, this number is growing rapidly every day.
What Can We Learn From This Success Story?
Beyond celebrating the positive impact of this clever and creative song, I’m writing to emphasize the lesson illustrated by the fact Jax’s video mojo journey took a commitment that she has sustained for years. Like most “overnight” success stories, it took a long time.
The idea that a viral hit happens in a random flash, like winning the lottery, is misleading and bogus. If you’re lucky, viral hits are a fringe benefit of committing to a creative process. As I learned from her February 2021 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jax first tried to get on that show when she was 11 years old! (She’s now 26.)
What Does It Take to Be a Success on TikTok?
There’s one section of that Ellen interview that tells us pretty much everything we need to know about TikTok and social media success. I’ve edited that excerpt for you and embedded it here:
You can watch the entire Ellen interview here. Remember this was a year and a half ago when Jax had her first viral hit on TikTok.
Here’s what I think we all can learn from what Jax told Ellen: Jax writes every day. That’s major. Jax posts often. Also important. AND, Jax went a full year with very low view counts!
That’s a kind of perseverance that’s rare. I know from personal experience. It can be daunting. But, if you’re having fun, it’s sustainable; and it’s what it takes.
Dare to Suck & Enjoy the Journey
As the Zen saying goes, “The journey is the reward.” It’s crucial to enjoy the process otherwise, seriously, don’t bother.
That’s why I call it “Video Mojo.” It takes a kind of courage. I also call that creative hutzpah (one of my favorite phrases). This also means, as I heard recently from The Brothers Koren, “dare to suck.” And that triggers another commonly heard concept (that’s easier to say than to do), “keep going.”
And There’s More!
From moving, mother-daughter co-productions like this one to Jax’s own flash mob “music video,” and many more, “Victoria’s Secret” shows why I think TikTok is unique and different. Beyond its world-class algorithm, TikTok sparks remarkable creativity AND communities of human beings who actually care about each other. More are being created every day.
Yes, in order to benefit from consuming and/or creating on TikTok, you will need to weed out some superfluous nonsense. To me, the rewards, including hope, inspiration, and new creative connections, are well worth it.
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This is one of my favorite Video Mojo interviews ever. Why? Because successful TikTok video creator, Anna Pryz illuminates why TikTok is a totally NEW medium, unlike YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, or any other social media network.
While there’s no doubt that on TikTok, you have the ability to grow a following faster than on any other social network, what’s even more important is the way that Anna’s extremely human brand of humor underscores the way that TikTok favors content that is fun, vulnerable, and authentic.
What Anna shares is eye-opening as she discusses in detail what it takes to succeed on TikTok. So much so that it inspired me to go all-in on my commitment to post to TikTok each and every day.
Listen and learn why posting daily is not just a “nice to have” but a requirement of the TikTok algorithm. And, scroll down in this description for the link to the online accountability community that I created to keep myself on track while supporting others to do the same. If you’re interested, you can join my FREE #TikTokDaily challenge (free for April, 2022) that was inspired by what Anna shared in the Video Mojo interview above. Info about the video creator accountability group is here: https://www.videocreator.me/
In any case, if you have even an inkling of interest in the potential of TikTok for video marketing, I implore you to experience all 38 minutes of this interview (even though, due to technical challenges, the last two-thirds is an audio-only conversation).
“Keep it up, cutie. I’m proud of you.” (an inside joke, also from the interview above)
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