Creative Entrepreneur Podcast

Dr. Robert Epstein — Harvard-trained psychologist and former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today — joins Julie Lokun and guest co-host Jen Fontanilla to break down the Search Engine Manipulation Effect (SEME) and how algorithms quietly shape decisions without people noticing. The conversation reframes "the algorithm" as something entrepreneurs can understand and protect against by owning their ecosystem instead of renting their audience.

Jonah Lantto, true crime writer and co-host of the hit podcast Midwest Murder, joins Julie Lokun and Dominick Domasky to reveal how he turned a basement side project into a full-time media business built on live shows, sponsorships, and relentless consistency. The conversation breaks down exactly how creative entrepreneurs can monetize a podcast, find their niche, and build a business "vertical" out of their voice — no celebrity status required..

Justin's Peanut Butter founder Justin Gold joins The Creative Entrepreneur Podcast to reveal how a food processor, a Boulder, Colorado kitchen, and a $281 million exit to a Fortune 500 company all started with one mountain bike ride. Hosts Julie Lokun and Dominick Domasky dig into risk-taking, raising investor capital, letting go as a founder, and why "no" just means "not now." Episode Overview In this episode of The Creative Entrepreneur Podcast, co-hosts Julie Lokun and Dominick Domasky sit d

Julie Lokun, JD — top 0.01% globally ranked podcast host and entrepreneurship strategist with Dom Domasky who is on assignment— goes one-on-one with Gary Vaynerchuk at VeeCon Indianapolis, delivering an unscripted, unfiltered conversation about building empires, embracing failure, and why self-awareness is the ultimate entrepreneurial superpower. This is the episode every creative entrepreneur, business builder, and Gary Vee fan needs to hear — because when the notes disappear, the real magic be

What if one conversation could change your business? What if the right pitch, delivered the right way, could open doors to opportunities you never imagined?

Social media reach is dying — Instagram shows your posts to just 5–7% of your own followers, and Facebook can drop as low as 1–2% — and if you're building your business on borrowed platforms, you don't own a business, you own a rental agreement. In this episode, Julie Lokun and Dominick Domasky break down exactly how entrepreneurs can build an algorithm-proof empire through owned media assets like email lists, podcasts, books, live events, and community — starting this week.