GB Tavern Tales Episode 17 - The Guild Navigator: Enel Soeson on Finding Better Quests, Not More

Most solo adventurers spend their entire career staring at the tavern quest board — grinding one-off jobs, saying yes to everything, burning through hit points wondering why victory still feels like survival.

But there's a whole layer of this world that tavern questers never see. While we're scanning for our next gig, there are Guilds meeting in back rooms — Fortune 500 companies, corporate events, high-paying clients who don't post on the board at all. They work through connections. Through reputation. Through people who know how to open those doors.

Tonight at the Tavern, Enel Soeson pulls up a chair. She's a Guild Navigator — a longtime solopreneur who's built businesses on two continents, burned out from carrying every role in the party alone, and learned the hard way that grinding more tavern quests will never get you to the life you actually want.
Her message challenges everything most adventurers believe: You don't need more quests. You need better quests. And to get those, you need to learn a different game entirely — one built on strategy, positioning, and knowing which doors are worth knocking on.

If you're exhausted from chasing one-off clients, underpaid despite being great at your craft, and wondering if there's another way — this quest is for you.

🎲 Business is an adventure. Don't be an NPC.

Connect with Enel Soeson:
🌐 https://dankb2b.com/
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TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@dankb2bgrowth
Email: support@dankb2b.com

Connect with Paul Pape:
🌐 https://gamifybusiness.com
🔗 https://linkedin.com/in/paulericpape

The Phantom of Lost Wonder is a shapeshifting specter that afflicts nearly every adventurer who enters adulthood. As children, we wield creativity effortlessly — it's our natural magic, our birthright. But somewhere along the journey, this dark enchantment takes hold, whispering lies: "You're not creative anymore." "That's just for kids." "Real adults don't have time for imagination."

Tonight at the Tavern, Patrick Williams pulls up a chair to reveal the truth: creativity cannot be lost. Only misplaced.

Patrick is an award-winning artist who's exhibited throughout the United States, Japan, and China. He holds black belts in both Karate-Dō and Aikidō. He's a TEDx speaker. And for over 40 years, he's been teaching people how to vanquish the Phantom and reclaim the creative power that's been theirs all along.

Through his frameworks — Creative Colonization, Creative Collapse, and Creative Metamorphosis — Patrick maps the journey from buried creativity to full restoration. Whether you're an artist who's lost the spark or an entrepreneur who needs imagination to survive, this quest is for you.

🎲 Business is an adventure. Don't be an NPC.

Connect with Patrick Williams:
🌐 https://patrickwilliamsstaycreative.com
📧 patrick@patrickwilliams.com
🎤 TEDx Talk: "Creativity: Lost and Found" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sy0ZciwT3g
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Connect with Paul Pape:
🌐 https://gamifybusiness.com
🔗 https://linkedin.com/in/paulpape

The Bankruptor is a shapeshifting demon that doesn't just steal your gold — it steals your security, your dignity, and your future. One day you're riding in style, the next you're bumming rides from strangers. One day it's the latest and greatest, the next it's whatever you can get.

Tonight at the Tavern, Christian Brim pulls up a chair to share how he survived The Bankruptor's ambush as a child — watching his family lose everything to bankruptcy — and turned that devastation into a mission. Now, as CEO of Core Group and host of The Profitable Creative podcast, Christian helps creative entrepreneurs learn the language their numbers are speaking before it's too late.

Because here's the truth most creatives avoid: numbers tell a story. And if you don't learn to read that story, The Bankruptor will write the ending for you.

If you're a creative entrepreneur who's talented, getting clients, but the financial side feels like a foreign language — this quest is for you.

🎲 Business is an adventure. Don't be an NPC.

Connect with Christian Brim:
🎙️ The Profitable Creative Podcast
🌐 https://www.ProfitFirst4Creatives.com
🔗 https://www.ChristianBrim.com

Connect with Paul Pape:
🌐 https://gamifybusiness.com
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulericpape/

GB Tavern Tales Episode 14 - Conner Tyson: Ettin of Scarcity

The Ettin of Scarcity is a two-headed monster that's taken down more creative adventurers than any dragon. One head whispers "real artists don't care about money" while the other growls "who are you to charge that much?"

Tonight at the Tavern, financial coach Conner Tyson pulls up a chair to share how he helps creative entrepreneurs slay this beast. After climbing out of $60K in debt himself, Conner now guides designers, photographers, makers, and creative solopreneurs through the wilderness of irregular income, pricing custom work, and building systems that turn feast-or-famine into steady, sustainable gold.

If you've ever underpaid yourself, avoided looking at your numbers, or believed that charging what you're worth somehow corrupts your art — this quest is for you.

🎲 Business is an adventure. Don't be an NPC.

Breaking Through the Noise: Al Kushner on Amplifying Your Creative Voice Online

Every creative entrepreneur faces the same frustrating paradox: you're incredibly talented at your craft, but terrible at getting people to notice. You know your work should speak for itself—but in a world where everyone's shouting for attention, how do you get heard without losing your soul?

In this episode, Al Kushner, author of The AI LinkedIn Advantage, joins me at the Tavern to tackle the visibility challenge head-on. Al has spent years helping creative professionals build authentic online presence using AI—not as a replacement for creativity, but as a tool to amplify what makes them unique.

We explore:

• Why "my work should speak for itself" is keeping you invisible
• How to use AI without sounding generic or robotic
• Building visibility on LinkedIn when self-promotion feels uncomfortable
• The mindset shift from hiding your work to strategically sharing it
• Practical tools you can start using tomorrow to get noticed

If you're a photographer, designer, maker, or creative professional who's great at your craft but struggles with marketing—this conversation will change how you think about visibility.

Connect with Al Kushner:

https://www.LinkAdvantage.com/Audit

https://www.linkedin.com/in/al-kushner/

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Business is an adventure. Don't be an NPC.

Title: Gamify Business Tavern Tales: Minisode 12 - The Creative's Energy Potion: Avoiding Burnout in Your Business Adventure

Description:

Burnout destroys more creative businesses than bad clients or low prices combined. In this episode, Game Master Paul Pape reveals how to build a business that energizes you instead of draining your creative soul - completing our foundational series.

Discover:

• How creative burnout happens (and why you can't just push through it)
• The Three Ingredients of Sustainable Creative Energy: Meaningful Work, Sustainable Pace, and Energy Boundaries
• Early warning signs your creative fire is dimming (catch these before full burnout)
• Why creative energy must be actively replenished, not just rested
• How to conduct your own Energy Audit to protect your most valuable resource

Perfect for artists, designers, makers, and creative professionals who want to sustain their passion without sacrificing their wellbeing.

This Week's Quest: Track your daily energy patterns and identify one activity that reliably recharges your creative batteries.

Keep your creative fire burning bright with the right fuel.

Host: Paul Pape | Length: 5 minutes | Series: Gamify Business Tavern Tales

Title: Gamify Business Tavern Tales: Minisode 11 - Contracts and Handshakes: Protecting Your Creative Work

Description:

Don't let a handshake become your most expensive mistake! In this episode, Game Master Paul Pape reveals why even the nicest clients need contracts - and shares the three essential agreements that prevent 90% of creative business disasters.

Discover:

• Why handshake agreements cost creative entrepreneurs thousands of dollars
• The Three Essential Agreements: Project Scope, Payment Terms, and Intellectual Property
• Real horror stories of what happens when you skip legal protection
• How to create simple, clear contracts without needing a law degree
• Why good clients actually appreciate clear agreements (and bad clients avoid them)

Perfect for artists, designers, makers, and creative professionals who want to protect their work without drowning in legal complexity.

This Week's Quest: Create your basic project agreement template covering scope, payment, and intellectual property in simple, clear language.

Legal protection isn't about suspicion - it's about professionalism.

Host: Paul Pape | Length: 5 minutes | Series: Gamify Business Tavern Tales

Title: Gamify Business Tavern Tales: Minisode 10 - The Creative's Treasure Map: Multiple Revenue Streams That Make Sense

Description:

Relying on one income source? You're one client away from financial panic. In this episode, Game Master Paul Pape reveals how to build multiple revenue streams without losing focus or spreading yourself too thin.

Discover:

• Why the single-stream trap kills creative businesses (and what to do instead)
• The Three Types of Creative Treasure: Active, Product, and Passive Income
• How your creative archetype (Warrior, Mage, or Rogue) affects your revenue strategy
• Why diversification creates creative freedom, not just more money
• How to add ONE new revenue stream without overwhelming your business

Perfect for artists, designers, makers, and creative professionals who want financial stability without sacrificing their creative focus.

This Week's Quest: Map your current revenue streams and identify ONE potential new stream that excites you and aligns with your archetype.

Build your treasure map one territory at a time.

Host: Paul Pape | Length: 5 minutes | Series: Tales from the Tavern