Howie James Gardner

Podcast editor, specialising in podcast introductions, full episode edits, short form clips, and long form excerpt clips, tailored to either increase viewer retention, channel traffic or subscriber growth. Having ventured into many industries during my career, I have encountered none like podcast editing, and I could only describe it as the closest thing to a passion project; allowing me to hone in on my creative side, while still utilising my experience in marketing, and meeting incredible people in the process.

I am very curious about why some people have the capacity for innovation while some don't. I often integrate my studies of psychology in answering this question, looking at the multitude of personality traits that contribute to the success of entrepreneurs. They say you enjoy studying what you're good at; I find that I share a number of traits with such entrepreneurs, so that probably contributes to my fascination.

Time and time again, I return to ancient works of philosophy to find significant relevancy to today's age. This captivates me; the way principles established so long ago can not only be relevant, but also extremely useful in the modern day. One of my favorite books is Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. From this book, I derived specific meditations that I try to (but don't as much as I would like) live in accordance with.

Finally, I am obsessed with health and wellness. I wouldn't say I am at the point of a 'biohacker', and I sometimes debate with myself whether the pursuit of optimizing health is even healthy to begin with, but I take great pleasure in knowing that my physical and mental health is at its peak, and that the peak continues to improve. I also believe that fitness presents opportunities to overcome challenges. Recently, I signed up for my first Muay Thai fight and have felt every emotion in the world leading up to it. But I believe the process of accepting and overcoming such challenges is a core reason for my (self proclaimed) strong willpower.