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Entrepreneur and festival producer Chris Schultz joins Clark Buckner at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center for his very first podcast interview about Analog. We talk about escaping the hamster wheel, redefining success, and building The Good Life.

📖 Full Description

This is where it begins—my first podcast conversation about my new book, Analog.

I sit down with my friend Clark Buckner in Nashville to share why I wrote the book, what I’ve learned from building 40+ businesses, and how my father’s legacy shaped my search for meaning beyond the rat race. We talk candidly about burnout, billion-dollar wins, grief, music, and the small analog practices that helped me find a healthier, more intentional path.

If you’ve ever felt trapped on the hamster wheel, this conversation is for you.

✨ Topics we cover:

Growing up in Africa with a father who dedicated his life to service

Building (and burning out from) startups, then rediscovering purpose in community

Post-Katrina New Orleans and starting Launch Pad, one of the earliest co-working hubs

The highs of investing in a billion-dollar unicorn—and the deeper lessons that came after

Why I wrote Analog during COVID and how reflection can change your life

How to reset your relationship with technology (my mantra: create don't consume)

The role of love, partnership, and fatherhood in shaping The Good Life

🕒 Chapters

00:00 – Intro: Why this podcast, why now
02:18 – What “Analog” means & living up to my father’s legacy
03:34 – Burnout, COVID, and deciding to write the book
06:00 – Growing up in Africa & witnessing service firsthand
08:05 – Blessing and burden: reconciling with legacy
09:05 – Early ventures (including bachelor parties) and searching for meaning
12:15 – Falling for New Orleans, then Katrina changes everything
16:05 – Building Launch Pad & fueling founders post-Katrina
18:15 – Lessons from starting too many businesses
19:10 – Investing in a unicorn & what success really means
22:20 – Validation vs. meaning: what the big exit taught me
25:05 – Doom-scrolling, meditation, and analog practices that heal
28:05 – “Create more than consume”: reframing our relationship with tech
30:05 – AI, agency, and operating above the API
34:30 – Meeting Anne, co-authoring the book, and true partnership
37:05 – Harper’s arrival, and writing for the next generation
40:05 – A voicemail to future Harper: hands on the wheel of your life
41:30 – Wrap up: choosing The Good Life

📌 Key Takeaways

You are worth the risk. Don’t wait for retirement to live fully.

Agency is everything. Anxiety spikes when you’re not driving your own life.

Create more than consume. Tech can be a tool or a trap—the choice is yours.

Community multiplies impact. Entrepreneurship is better with others.

Love and legacy matter. Building The Good Life isn’t just about money—it’s about people.

🔗 Links

📖 Order the book: Analog — https://a.co/d/dZh173a
🌲 Learn about Cosmico Festival — https://www.cosmi.co/
📰 Subscribe to my newsletter: https://cschultz.substack.com/

🎧 Produced by Clark Buckner & Relationary Marketing — https://relationarymarketing.com/about/