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Chris Martin Studios

Getting Work To Work

2026 is upon us and it’s not just a new year thrusting us toward change, it’s everything: society, culture, technology, relationships, work, life—it’s all dynamic, frenetic. Some of us start the year clutching our resolutions tightly, convinced that this is the year we actually live up to them. Others rely on the thesaurus to shift the psychological burden from resolution to something else, anything else, in order to trick our brains into actually accomplishing the things that matter most: “I don’t have resolutions, I have goals.” But it’s going to take more than hacks and tricks to comprehend the amount of change we need in our daily lives. It’s about introducing system-wide curiosity that shifts change from being the end result of an enormous task with a binary value—yes or no—to a daily process that gives us time to explore and open our minds to new realities.

Show Links

Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman • by Yvon Chouinard

The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn • by Richard W. Hamming

Pearl Jam – Do the Evolution (Single Video Theory)

 • Photo by 
Nikoline Arns • on 
Unsplash

Doing The Evolution (GWTW872)

When was the last time you got permission to have fun in your business? For me, it’s been too long, so I’m grateful for today’s guest. Dawn Andrews is a business strategist, executive leadership coach, and podcaster who approaches her business as a playground to explore new tools and technologies that not only help herself, but also her clients. In this conversation, Dawn softens the fear around AI through an exploration of how she uses tools to boost her curiosity and creativity. She shares insights into the ways her brain and business work, how creativity can help us manage the world, the important mindset shift we need to make, how beginners can start using AI with a single piece of paper, and actual examples of AI in action.

Show Links

Dawn Andrews

12 Day AI Quick Wins Series – Dawn Andrews

Is Your Business Killing You? (GWTW865)

Jasper

POSCA Markers

iA Writer

Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture • by Kyle Chayka

On algorithmic anxiety – Kyle Chayka Industries

Airtable

Make

MindPal

Microsoft Copilot

Claude

ChatGPT

Google Gemini

The Five Minute Journal®

I am Shae Omonijo

The Art of Gathering Book: How We Meet and Why It Matters • by Priya Parker

 • Episode photo from Envato Elements: 
Glasses With Landscape View On City Background. Vision Concept. 3D Rendering

“Imagine a Different Reality” with Dawn Andrews (GWTW871)

Have you ever wondered what gough would do? I do, too. Fresh from his birthday celebration, gough is back on Getting Work To Work, again, to talk about his year-ending projects: a short documentary about a blind man traveling to see the greatest rock band in the world, an audio drama about the seedy underbelly of the podcasting world—sounds about right—and the Beernuts Productions podcast. We talk seriously about the reality of discrimination against people with disabilities, why gough uses silly t-shirts and humor to disarm people, his love for onion rings, the worst gym session ever in his life, jokes so old they can vote, how he found the most annoying voices for his podcasting audio drama, how he makes up the most important statistics to satisfy guests who only go on popular podcasts, the death of radio in Australia, and the weirdest podcast he went on to promote his work.

Show Links

Beernuts Productions • 

The Seedy Underbelly of Podcasting

The Beernuts Productions Podcast

The Advertising Meeting

Trick or Treat

Mr. X.

Melbourne Trip – Documentary

Gold Coast News Clip
 • 

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It • by Cory Doctorow

Oasis

Oasis – Wonderwall (Official Video)

dadsaysjokes • on Instagram

Rush

I Love You, Man (2009)

Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Meet Rush

Apple iPhone

Virgin Atlantic

Marvel (Docklands) Stadium

Alcotraz • – Immersive Cocktail Experience

Simpsons – Like, You Know, Whatever… (from “Summer of 4 ft 2”)

Recording Room

Airplane! (1980)

John Cleese Packs It In (2025)

The Naked Gun (2025)

The Running Man (2025)

Zambian kwacha

Tim Berners-Lee

“W.W.G.D.” with gough (GWTW870)

Sprinkled throughout today’s conversation is a phrase I absolutely love. No matter the situation or the statement, the response is simple, “Let’s talk about it.” Chanda Coston is a Navy Veteran, PMP, and Business Strategist who helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs—especially women over 40—turn chaos into clarity and grow businesses that make sense (and money). In our time together, we talk about the need for clarity, the importance in telling our stories, and having people in our corner. Chanda also talks about her life as a professional pivoter, the reality that nothing happens overnight, trusting yourself, starting over and carving new paths, and systems as self-care. If you’re looking to make some changes, let this sink in: If Chanda can do it, so can you.

Show Links

Chanda Co. Strategist

Chanda Co. on Instagram

Free Ebook: Barriers to Breakthru

1:1 Tiny Challenge ($21)

The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Others Do in 12 Months • by Brian P Moran and Michael Lennington

 • Episode photo from Envato Elements: 
Study Of Patterns And Lines

“Let’s Talk About It” with Chanda Coston (GWTW869)

I’ve been slowly waking up to the reality that I’ve been running my business and living my life on autopilot for far too long. It’s been six years since I really felt like I was in control and not operating by the whims of others and the seat of my pants. But here I am, staring at 2026 off in the distance, ready to shake the sleep from my eyes and do something completely different. In this episode, I’m going to share why I’m ready to shake things up, how I’m reconnecting with my vision, passion, and action, and how you can, too.

Reflection Questions, Part One

Before I go any further, I have some reflection questions for you. It might be useful to open your notes app or get a journal and pen out to write down your thoughts to these four questions:

 1. How loud is your fear?

 2. What is your fear saying to you?

 3. Do you know where you’re going?

 4. How long has your autopilot been engaged?

Reflection Questions, Part 2

Okay, before I dive into what these three words mean for me and my future, take a few moments in your notes app or journal and write down some initial thoughts to these three questions:

 1. What is my vision?

 2. How does my passion help bring that vision to life?

 3. What actions am I taking to make sure that my vision and passion become a reality?

Reflection Questions, Part 3

Now that I’ve shared a little about my own vision, passion, and action, I want you to return to your notes app or journal and go deeper with these questions:

 1. What really is my vision?

 2. What are my passion levels teaching me?

 3. What is the next action I need to take?

Show Links

Airplane! (1980)

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

Innovators of Vancouver

 • Episode photo from Envato Elements: 
No people in empty captain cabin with dashboard navigation

Turn Off Your Autopilot (GWTW868)

I always enjoy meeting people who think deeply about the work they do, but also have a lot of fun doing it. Izzy Poirier is a designer, brand strategist, zine publisher, and community builder. From her earliest years, she’s been intrigued with the nature of people, their stories and identities, and making sure that they have a place to belong. In our conversation, we talk about the intersection of design, brand strategy, community building with the Ottawa Design Club, craft, and the art of zines. We also dive into Pivotal Moments, a zine featuring stories from creatives around the world, produced in collaboration with the Ottawa Design Club and New York Design Club. Izzy shares what went into producing the zine, curating the stories, the impact, and how a single font changed everything in the design phase of the project. If you’re looking for some inspiration as you consider new projects or pivots in your own future, then this is the episode for you.

Show Links

Izzy Poirier

Ottawa Design Club

New York Design Club

Pivotal Moments

Heather Crank (Crahmánti)

Bend Design

Cadillac LYRIQ

The Running Man (2025)

Non Foundry

Non Ophelie

TYPE01

Xerox – Graphic & Print Design Solutions

Brand – International Brand Design Magazine

“The Intriguing Nature of People” with Izzy Poirier (GWTW867)

Even if you’ve never had a hamster for a pet, you’ve witnessed the spectacle of them running in a hamster wheel. They step inside a giant wheel in the center of their captivity and run, and run, and run. It’s so adorable when they do it. But what if I could tell you we have human hamster wheels, in the center of our captivity, and we run, and run, and run? They aren’t literal wheels, but they serve the same purpose: keep us distracted from the reality that we aren’t where we want to be, not doing the work that matters to us, and somewhere along the way, we took a wrong turn. It’s never been easier to numb out and just keep running, but one day, the call will come from inside the house, it’s time to answer the call, step off the wheel, and jack in to life.

Six ways to ditch the hamster wheel:

 1. Incorporate experimentation and research and development into your creative process.

 2. Look for ways to increase diversity in your work.

 3. Before you offload tasks to someone else or another system, make sure that what you’re building isn’t just a larger hamster wheel in disguise.

 4. Offload repetitive tasks to virtual assistants, employees, or AI and automation systems.

 5. Batch recording is great until it’s not.

 6. Don’t fool yourself, the hamster wheel is pernicious, don’t be afraid to step away.

Show Links

The Running Man (2025)

Neuromancer • by William Gibson

Starship Troopers (1997)

Showgirls (1995)

 • Episode photo from Envato Elements: 
A playful hamster runs energetically on its wheel inside a bright, colorful cage

Human Hamster Wheel (GWTW866)

You might look at today’s title and think I’m trying to be humorous or sensational or clickbait-y, but I’m absolutely serious. It’s such an important question that it demands me to say it aloud right now: Is your business killing you? When you first start your business, you don’t think about the ways it overtakes your life, you let it gladly, because that’s the price you pay for building something that statistically could end in five years or less. But then, over time, you just keep letting it control your life. Social media and email dominate your existence on and off hours. Any hiccups in payments or acquiring new clients results in prayer, drinking, or worse, loans from online payment providers. Shutting it off means the potential for losing everything, or so you tell yourself. Before you know it, you’ve lost your vision and passion, but you keep powering on because at some point along the way, it’s what you do, and you’re also unemployable. If this is resonating with you, grab a cup of tea, take a seat, and let’s talk, because the truth is going to hurt.

Show Links

 • Episode photo from Envato Elements: 
Various spices on stone table

Is Your Business Killing You? (GWTW865)

It’s that time of year again, when pumpkin spice invades your latte, kids dress up like their favorite heroes, villains, nightmares, and corporate superstars hoping for a bag full of candy, and gough, your favorite Australian filmmaker, shows up on Getting Work To Work to talk about his latest film, Trick Or Treat. Armed with the biggest budget in the history of BeernutsProductions.com, a stable of actors dishing out sketches and monologues, 27 costumes, and nature balls, gough’s latest film pulls no punches against Halloween. In our conversation, we talk about the struggles he faced making the film in both casting and costumes, how he works through challenging emotions, stupid advice actors have received from their teachers that they have brought to the set, and all the hilarity fit for print and podcast.

Show Links

Beernuts Productions • 

Trick Or Treat

Mr Eligible

Mr. X.
 • 

Treehouse of Horror

2M3C

ilia chidzey

Goat Track Theatre

Neighbours (TV Series 1985–2025)

Home and Away (TV Series 1988–)

Danielle Collins

Taia Favale

A Musical Life hosted by Scott Whatman

The Recording Room

Uncanny X-Men

Howard Hughes

One Battle After Another (2025)

Roofman (2025)

Channing Tatum Punches Back While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

Licorice Pizza (2021)

Magnolia (1999)

Recency bias

George Carlin on YouTube

Kampala, Uganda

“Tales of Tricks & Treats” with gough (GWTW864)

Weaving through the design, data, stories, and statuses on social media, I witnessed the human need to be seen; the longing to be discovered. I like this word, “longing.” I recently came across a book by Sue Monk Kidd called, Writing Creativity and Soul and she writes a lot about longing as a creative, a writer, woman, and a mother. What a word to sit and reflect upon: Longing. Merriam-Webster defines longing as “a strong desire especially for something unattainable.” In this episode, I explore the building blocks of the soul: deep questions that take time to answer.

Show Links

Writing Creativity and Soul • by Sue Monk Kidd

Austin Kleon

 • Episode photo from Envato Elements: 
Close-up view of the wooden craft products

“Imagine a Different Reality” with Dawn Andrews (GWTW871)

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