Creator Burnout: Surviving the 7-Year Cycle with Kev Michael

Remember when podcasting used to be fun? If you're feeling uninspired or like your show is running on autopilot, you may be due for a creative reset. Kev Michael of Grow the Show is a podcast growth expert, but even he found himself stuck in the 7-year creator burnout cycle. In this episode, he shares what he did to get excited about being a creator again and why he decided to reverse his podcast rebrand. You'll learn how to keep creating without burning out, get your mojo back, and start crushing it as a creator! Topics discussed: Why Kev rebranded his podcast (twice)What the 7-year burnout cycle looks likeHow podcast growth strategies have evolvedBalancing your creative side and business sideRebranding and reinventing as a creatorHow to define your audience the right wayTips to build confidence and creativity Kev Michael is a podcaster and podcast coach. His first podcast, Philly Who?, was launched in 2018 as a side hustle while he was a corporate software developer. Within 18 months, Philly Who? surpassed 100,000 downloads and more than six figures in monetized revenue. In 2020, Kevin launched Grow The Show, a podcast, and the Grow The Show Accelerator, an intensive podcast accelerator program. Since then the Grow The Show has impacted over 50,000 podcasters, and the Grow The Show Accelerator has helped over 500 podcasters grow and monetize. Connect with Kev Michael: https://twitter.com/kevinchemidlinhttps://instagram.com/kevinchemidlinhttps://linkedin.com/in/kevinchemidlinhttps://www.youtube.com/@growtheshow Check out the episode on skyrocketing your confidence here: https://www.shawnbuttner.com/podcasts/input-output-the-creator-system-for-experts-with-shawn-buttner/episodes/2149061066 This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique: https://podcastboutique.com → Make your AI sound like you, not like everyone else's AI. Free 30-minute setup: shawnbuttner.com/voiceprint→ Feeling the gap? Book a Creator Diagnostic: shawnbuttner.com/clarity-call Input/Output is the creator system for experts: people who built a track record in another career and are now turning that into a creator business. Hosted by Shawn Buttner, certified high performance coach. The premise is simple. You are the ultimate input into your creator system. Get yourself clear, and the tools, team, and content follow. This episode is about creator burnout and sustainable content creation.