#170: Molly Beck – Creating in Spite of Constraints

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One in three Americans listen to at least one podcast per month. This is an astounding number given podcasting was a relatively unknown medium as recently as 2012. Recently, Apple surpassed the 1 million mark in podcast titles, and we’ve witnessed an explosion of genres ready to tickle our ears on demand.  Our guest today,</span> <strong>Molly Beck</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, knows the power of podcasting firsthand. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Molly is the founder of podcast creation site</span> <a href="about:blank"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">messy.fm</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, creator of the lifestyle blog Smart, Pretty & Awkward; and a marketing expert who has provided digital strategies for numerous companies including Forbes, Venmo, Rice University, and Hearst. Her work has been featured in Business Insider, Parade, Refinery29, Lifehacker, The Boston Globe, and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the Disrupt Yourself Podcast, Molly shares how early career constraints stimulated creativity and spurred her into an unexpected entrepreneurial journey. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For a complete transcript and links from this episode, please visit</span> <a href= "https://whitneyjohnson.com/molly-beck"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://whitneyjohnson.com/molly-beck</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>