Slingshot: The Cooper Review [Creativity Series #9]

Published: May 16, 2016, 5 a.m.

b'Slingshots are a mini-series within the Unthinkable show where we go deep into a creative side project that winds up someplace surprising. Tinkering on side projects is a powerful way to slingshot our careers forward as content marketers, writers, designers, podcasters, videographers, and any kind of creative.\\n\\n \\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\n\\nIn this episode,\\xa0Sarah Cooper talks about her journey from acting to Google to making the leap pursuing her comedic writing full-time. She parodies business culture, and she\'s built a nice audience for herself ... but what happens when your creative aspirations differ from what your audience expects from you?\\n\\n \\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\n\\nLINKS TO KNOW:\\n\\n \\n\\n[TheCooperReview.com](TheCooperReview.com)\\n\\n \\n\\nSarah\'s\\xa0Twitter: [twitter.com/sarahcpr](https://twitter.com/sarahcpr "https://twitter.com/sarahcpr")\\n\\n \\n\\n[10 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings](http://thecooperreview.com/10-tricks-appear-smart-meetings/)\\n\\n \\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\n\\nSUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW:\\n\\n \\n\\nJoin the newsletter at [unthinkable.fm](unthinkable.fm)\\n\\n \\n\\nJay\'s Twitter: [twitter.com/jayacunzo](https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjayacunzo "http://twitter.com/jayacunzo")\\n\\n \\n\\nShow Behind-the-Scenes: [Snapchat.com/add/jayacunzo](https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2FSnapchat.com%2Fadd%2Fjayacunzo "http://Snapchat.com/add/jayacunzo")\\n\\n \\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\n\\nSUPPORT FOR THIS EPISODE:\\n\\n \\n\\n[RightSideShirts.org](RightSideShirts.org)\\n\\n \\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\n\\nTOPICS DISCUSSED:\\n\\n \\n\\nCreativity\\n\\n \\n\\nComedy\\n\\n \\n\\nStandup\\n\\n \\n\\nSide Projects\\n\\n \\n\\nEntrepreneurship\\n\\n \\n\\nBlogging\\n\\n \\n\\nMeetings\\n\\n \\n\\nCorporate Culture\\n\\n \\n\\nBooks\\n\\n \\n\\nStartups\\n\\n \\n\\nSilicon Valley\\n\\n \\n\\nSan Francisco\\n\\n \\n\\nNew York\\n\\n \\n\\nRunning\\n\\n \\n\\nWriting'