Tiana Ned

Tiana Ned is a podcast strategist and producer behind Founder Publishing, helping expert-led businesses turn podcasts into searchable publishing systems that build trust before the sales conversation.

Creative Careers

The Portfolio Skills That Still Sell in an AI Market

Aug 18, 2026

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13 min read

The Portfolio Skills That Still Sell in an AI Market

New job data on which creative skills are shrinking, which are growing, and what that means for rebuilding a portfolio around what's actually left.

Tiana Ned

Industry Trends & Research

How AI Is Changing Where Your Work Gets Found

Aug 11, 2026

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15 min read

How AI Is Changing Where Your Work Gets Found

New research on ChatGPT, LinkedIn, and Google AI Overviews, and what actually determines whether AI recommends you to a client.

Tiana Ned

Creative Careers

Why Constant AI Use Is Making You More Anxious, Not More Productive

Aug 4, 2026

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12 min read

Why Constant AI Use Is Making You More Anxious, Not More Productive

A small nightly habit, what the default mode network actually does, and why filling every gap in your day might be the real problem.

Tiana Ned

Podcast

I Went to a Godsmack Concert and It Explained Everything AI Still Can't Touch

Jul 28, 2026

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11 min read

I Went to a Godsmack Concert and It Explained Everything AI Still Can't Touch

Why live music, theater, and handmade goods still hit differently, and what that actually means for how creatives should be pricing their work.

Tiana Ned

Creative Careers

Why Creative Freelancers Hit an Income Ceiling (And What's Actually on the Other Side)

Jul 21, 2026

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12 min read

Why Creative Freelancers Hit an Income Ceiling (And What's Actually on the Other Side)

Why freelancers doing execution work hit rate ceilings AI didn't create, and what moving closer to the client's actual outcome looks like in practice.

Tiana Ned

Industry Trends & Research

Is Stock Photography Dead? What's Happening With AI and Stock Photos in 2026

Jul 14, 2026

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12 min read

Is Stock Photography Dead? What's Happening With AI and Stock Photos in 2026

Fact-checking the viral collapse stat, the Getty-Shutterstock merger falling apart, and what's actually happening to the people behind the photos.

Tiana Ned

Podcast

Do You Really Need 30 Tools to Run a Creative Freelance Business? My Simple Tech Stack

Jul 7, 2026

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14 min read

Do You Really Need 30 Tools to Run a Creative Freelance Business? My Simple Tech Stack

The four things a solo creative service business actually needs, and where AI genuinely helps versus where it's just decoration.

Tiana Ned

Creative Careers

AI for Freelancers: The Math Nobody Warned You About

Jun 23, 2026

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19 min read

AI for Freelancers: The Math Nobody Warned You About

A 2am realization about doing nearly double the work for barely more money, and what the overcommitment trap AI creates actually looks like from the inside.

Tiana Ned

Podcast

AI Slop vs. Canva Slop: Why AI Design Tools Make Everything Look the Same

Jun 2, 2026

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15 min read

AI Slop vs. Canva Slop: Why AI Design Tools Make Everything Look the Same

A pattern that's repeated at least four times since the 1980s, and what it means for anyone selling design work in 2026.

Tiana Ned

Tiana Ned

The Portfolio Skills That Still Sell in an AI Market

How AI Is Changing Where Your Work Gets Found

Why Constant AI Use Is Making You More Anxious, Not More Productive

I Went to a Godsmack Concert and It Explained Everything AI Still Can't Touch

Why Creative Freelancers Hit an Income Ceiling (And What's Actually on the Other Side)

Is Stock Photography Dead? What's Happening With AI and Stock Photos in 2026

Do You Really Need 30 Tools to Run a Creative Freelance Business? My Simple Tech Stack

AI for Freelancers: The Math Nobody Warned You About

AI Slop vs. Canva Slop: Why AI Design Tools Make Everything Look the Same

AI is changing creative work fast. You don't need to follow all of it.