Justin Fox is the founder of Zen Garage, graphic designer and all around just a fascinating person.

In Conversation #72, Justin and I discuss: his artistic talents playing in bands and doing graphic design, our thoughts on the music industry and why it's hard to be real, his emphasis on actually achieving things early on so you can be more content later on and how he has been able to create so many different communities and grow them.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Journaling & reading
(4:27) - Creating music
(9:22) - Releasing without the artists consent
(15:14) - One hit wonders & publishing
(19:04) - Music contracts distorting the art
(25:07) - Putting up with & choosing your BS
(32:18) - Separating your job and passion
(42:49) - Pigeonholing
(47:01) - Doing lots of things to form a foundation
(58:21) - Flexing
(1:05:29) - Justin's childhood and bullying
(1:10:45) - Escort mentality
(1:19:32) - Creating a community
(1:25:29) - Collaboration & sharing is key
(1:33:36) - Build the platform
(1:35:05) - Not compromising when something is wrong
(1:44:03) - It's hard to be real
(1:46:34) - Voluntarily becoming positive
(1:51:13) - No plans
(1:53:05) - Connect with Justin


Connect with Justin:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZenGarage
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinfoxphoto/

Connect with Mere Mortals:
Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/