{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Wealthy Creatives Podcast","title":"If I Started Over As A Creative In 2026","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":940,"description":"Real artists aren't starving. The creatives who care most about the work are the ones who figure out how to get paid for it.\nI've spent 20 years in creative fields and done about 250 consulting calls in the last six months, almost all with people stuck between 5k and 15k a month, working full time hours and quietly losing their love for the craft.\nSo here's exactly what I'd do if I wiped it all and started over. I call it the five ones. One target market, one product, one conversion tool, one traffic source, for one year.\nI get into why most of us are running the Walmart version of our business when we should be running the Coach version, the Snickers bar wrapped in a paper towel, and how Hosanna hit 12.5k in her first month of coaching after she picked one channel and stayed there.\n\nI also tell on myself about TallBear, the band my friends called the best band that never was. I wrote ten songs and released three.\n\nConnect with Jonathan:\nInstagram: @jonathandavidray\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathandavidray/\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jonathandavidray\nIf you're a creative service provider who's tired of being talented and stuck, check out Wealthy Creatives Coaching → [link]\nChapters:","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/f6r_OAagZtAOyNJviDKRxYWPi0o28pfe9PDtXXSuVm8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYzIw/Y2RmZDBiYzBjYzQ4/MmJhZTVhNDcyMWIz/MGQ3Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}