You Gotta Hear This! A Podcast for Video Creators & Storytellers

You Gotta Hear This! A Podcast for Video Creators & Storytellers

Hosted by: Paul Steven Forrest

You Gotta Hear This! is the go-to podcast for video creators who want to master the art of storytelling. Hosted by writer, director, and creative coach Paul Steven Forrest, each episode dives into practical...

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Ep 66 - Connect The Dots: Just Find A Way

Sometimes the biggest obstacle standing between an idea and reality isn't a lack of talent, resources, or opportunity. It's the decision to stop looking for a way forward. In this episode of You Gotta Hear This!, Paul...
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Ep 65 - Next Level Series: Auditioning For Your Next Job

Every project is an audition. Whether you realize it or not, the work you're doing today is shaping the opportunities you'll be offered tomorrow. Clients notice. Employers notice. Team members notice. And often,...
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Ep 64 - Next Level Series: Building Your Creative Toolkit

Every creative carries a toolkit. Some of the tools are obvious—cameras, microphones, editing software, lights, and lenses. But the most valuable tools often aren't found in a gear bag. They're the lessons learned...
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Ep 63 - Next Level Series: Permission to Imagine

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't a lack of talent, experience, or opportunity—but a lack of permission? In this episode of You Gotta Hear This!, Paul explores the power of imagination and why so many...
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Ep 62 - Next Level Series: Time To Do Something Else

What happens when you spend months creating content, building courses, recording podcasts, and trying to grow something meaningful… only to feel like nobody’s paying attention? In this episode of You Gotta Hear This!,...
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Ep 61 - Next Level Series: You've Come Too Far To Quit Now!

Have you ever reached a point creatively where you simply felt exhausted? Not because you stopped caring. Not because you wanted to quit. But because the journey has been longer, harder, and heavier than you...
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Ep 60 - Next Level Series: Doors, Bridges & Walls

Every creative journey eventually runs into a wall. Not the kind made of brick and concrete…but the kind that stops momentum. A rejected idea. A project that falls apart. A client who says no. A season where it feels...
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Ep 59 - Next Level Series: The Creative Everyone Trusts

In Episode 59 of You Gotta Hear This!, we take a closer look at something every creative wants—but not everyone earns: trust. Not surface-level trust based on talent alone, but the kind of trust that gets you called...
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Ep 58 - Next Level Series: Why Some Creatives Get Hired Again, And Again

Some creatives get the call… and some don’t. Not because they lack talent—but because they’re missing something clients value even more. In this episode, we break down what actually gets you hired again. Because it’s...
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Ep 57 - Next Level Series: Red Light. Green Light. Yellow Light.

In this episode of You Gotta Hear This!, we continue the Next Level Series—a set of conversations focused on what it really takes to grow as a creator. Not by doing more, but by thinking better. By developing the...
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Ep 56 - Next Level Series: The Person Every Team Depends On

Every creative team has one. They’re not always the loudest voice in the room, and they’re not always the one leading the meeting. But they’re the one who sees what’s coming. They anticipate problems before they...
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Ep 55 - Next Level Series: Find Your Can of Spinach (Ask Popeye)

Every creative hits a moment where things get hard. Energy drops. Confidence fades. Progress slows. The ideas don’t come as easily. The work feels heavier than it should. And in those moments, the real question...
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