In this Business Blast Podcast episode, host Tyler Wagner interviews Jared Rosen, a multidisciplinary creator who runs Dream Sculpt Media and Books. Rosen shares a pivotal 2015 health crisis where a zero platelet count forced him to confront mortality, leading to his core life lesson: live each day fully and create boldly. He advises new authors, especially self‑publishers, to build an authentic community before launching a book, using free, engaging content and short‑form video. His top business counsel is to embrace strategic pivots while safeguarding core values such as integrity, creativity, innovation, and sensuality. Reflecting on his younger self, Rosen stresses believing in oneself and balancing inspiration with relentless execution. He defines happiness as dissolving the feeling of separation by connecting with one’s authentic self, enabling selfless giving. Rosen recommends the spiritual‑scientific book The Secret of Life by Walter Russell, highlighting the lesson that opposites transform into each other and that an inner light offers safety and inspiration. His favorite personal quote is “love is the highest standard – raise the bar,” which he applies to business and community building. Listeners are directed to dreamsculpt.com for multimedia e‑books, contests, and a live webinar. The episode also includes a sponsor plug for WagsMedia.
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All right everyone, welcome back to another episode of the Business Blast podcast. I'm your host Tyler Wagner. Today I have I. Jared Rosen with us. He's an artist, author, publisher, and media producer. He is the founder of Dream Sculpt Media and Books, and he works with bestselling authors, filmmakers, and branding specialists, and is a pioneer in the digital media ebooks. Welcome to the show.
Thank you.
So we'll dive in. The first question I have for you is, what is the best story from your life that has an underlying valuable message? Wow.
Well, about 2 years ago, I actually wrote a memoir and was published because I felt I had so much to share, but I would say really that the most important story, the most recent story was in 2015, dealing with a blood condition. I ended up in the hospital, I had a zero platelet count, and I really kind of really looked at my whole life from that perspective of mortality and was happy to know that I've been on my path, but I also know that so many people, if, you know, tomorrow is the last day, they wouldn't accomplish the things that they want to do because they have resistance or they don't feel that what they have is valuable. So, so that really is, is one of my great lessons is, is live each day to the fullest and create what you want to create and believe in yourself.
And what's the most valuable piece of information we should know that's within your expertise or industry?
Well, I think one of the most important lessons for any new author, especially if they're quote unquote self-publishing, is you need to build an authentic community around your work even before necessarily promoting a book and putting it out there. So the greatest thing that you can do is to create content that you can give away that really truly is engaging, authentic, and is filled with your greatest wisdom, and to use perhaps short-form video to to get out there and build a community around what you're doing.
And what's your best piece of overall business advice? So not necessarily industry-specific.
I think my greatest business advice from my own experience is what they would call in industry the ability to pivot. So if you hold on to a particular business model or a particular product that you think is it. You may discover it's not quite it, and you may— in its next incarnation, it may turn out to be quite different. But the only other thing I want to add to that is make sure that you've established the primary values which you want to actually do business and which your product wants to be imbued with, whether that's integrity or creativity, innovation, sensuality. Make sure whatever those qualities are, you don't lose them. Even when you pivot.
And if you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would that be?
Uh, let's see. Uh, I would say my younger self really was the one that, um, that maybe thought I didn't really have that much to contribute and that, uh, why even, you know, do it? Other people are doing it. And I've been very innovative and I've come up with ideas that if I actually back then had got 100% behind, there would be different results. So I would say, you know, truly believe in yourself. And the last thing I want to say is it's really about one part inspiration and one part, I would say, really absolutely engage in the work fully and don't think your ship's going to come in just through inspiration. Because you have to keep launching it. But if it doesn't feel like it's taking off, that's when you need to return back inside and look for new inspiration or really go a little deeper in what is inspiring you.
And in your opinion, what's the key to happiness?
Well, in my opinion, the key to happiness is to dissolve the feeling of separation because I believe that separation is the source of all suffering. So when you feel separate, it's time to connect, either connect with someone else that you feel supportive, but connect with yourself. Because the more you can actually connect with your, what we'll call your true authentic self, you're really kind of selfless. And that's when you joyfully are able to give freely from your own beauty and truth and, and people recognize you and people will value you.
And what is the best book that you've read and what was the number one thing you learned from that?
Well, I would say that one of the most valuable books that I read was not about self-development, was more of a spiritual and scientific book called The Secret of Life by Walter Russell. And I guess the great lesson from that is opposites become each other. Day becomes night, night becomes day. So I think that to understand the flow of things in life, and to be connected and also to remember that that light, that there's a still light inside of you that you always can reside in. And that's a place of safety, a place of peace, and really a place where inspiration is received. Because remember, inspiration is spirit coming in. So take a deep breath and breathe that spirit in. And that's what I would recommend everyone to do.
And what is your favorite quote and why?
Well, I would have to say that my favorite quote just came to me one day. So I'm going to quote myself and that love is the highest standard. Raise the bar. Yes, even in business. Because you know what? When people love what you do, that's how they become, you know, a member of your community.
Yes, I couldn't agree more, man. And thank you so much for coming on. The last question I have for you before we let you go is where's the best place for people to find you online?
Well, come on to dreamsculpt.com. That's D-R-E-A-M, like you go to sleep and dream, one word now, sculpt, S-C-U-L-P-T dot com, dreamsculpt.com. That's where you can experience the media, multimedia ebooks, various lots of video, lots of content. You can see the books that we're publishing and what we do and actually have a contest called the Story of the Soul. So go on there. And tonight we're even giving a free webinar. So if you get on there, you can find out about the webinar that we're giving at 4 o'clock. And it's going to be live on Facebook Live.
Perfect, man. Thanks again for hopping on.
Thank you so much for having me.
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