Multi-Hyphenate University

Margaret Lefton
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🦄 Welcome to the University for Magical Creatives, Artists, and Entrepreneurs. Part class, part video diary by your housemate, @margaretlefton. Your schedule includes: ✨ Class: Famous founders on everything from aura photography, to sacred clowning, puppetry, and quantum business 🧠 Coaching: World-class mentors guiding mindset & identity shifts 🌙 Dorm talk: Unfiltered convos on dating, money, & purpose

  1. May 27

    52. 18 months of podcasting and a pause

    52 episodes. 18 months. One LinkedIn Easy Apply that somehow led to a major breakthrough. A bow on this chapter of Multi-Hyphenate University. Tbh guys I wanted this to be more structured with clear takeaways and learnings, and ended up being, as is tradition, more of a live rant lol. I'll save it for the YT video - follow me as I start journeying over there: @margaretlefton TODAYYY: 🎙️ Why "just be yourself" is the simplest, yet hardest advice in creative work😳 What happened the first time I published something real 📖 How showing up consistently as a creative entrepreneur rewired how I see myself✨ Why making your art matters even when the numbers don't

    16 min

  2. May 23

    51. Producing Late Night TV for YouTube & Work/Art Balance

    Follow Along: @margaretlefton Check out the new YT show I'm producing: @goodnight on YT What to expect this week: 🎬 What producing the first late night show for YT is like🌀 The concept of creative center of gravity - and why LA makes it uniquely hard to stay in your own orbit (aka work/art balance)

    14 min

  3. May 13

    50. Juggling Complex Grief of a Grandparent & Career Life

    Follow along: @margaretlefton You know that thing where every area of your life is happening all at once? My grandmother passed away this week - a truly outrageous, rude, cold, creative, brilliant, deeply complicated woman who shaped so much of my artistic identity, and childhood. This week: childhood grief, nostalgia, and the strange experience of adult life continuing to move at full (fun, exciting) speed while something foundational shifts underneath you. Today: 🕯️ Losing a grandparent 🃏 My Oracle deck is officially in production - seeing a physical product come to life for the first time!!🎬 Apprenticing on a YouTube late-night show - stepping onto TV-level sets being built for the creator era💡 Learning entertainment production from scratch - lighting, writers’ rooms, celebrity booking, creative collaboration, and set design 3 Margaret

    15 min
  4. 49. Directing My First Set & Life'ing

    May 3

    49. Directing My First Set & Life'ing

    I got to direct a new YouTube series with The Casting Society (CSA)! Also: life is happening! Huzzah, complexities of being a 3d person 😂 (I live in LA in Venice so am I obligated to say 5d person? *sigh* ) Inside: 🍝 When throw spaghetti at the wall gets old - juggling exciting projects, paid work, portfolio builders, and bandwidth 🎬 Directing my first set - (WOOOOOO) 🎭 What I’m learning about casting - the hidden architects of what we see on screen 🧩 "What is a C-stand" - and how I'm continuing to navigate beginner mindset 📺 Podcast vs. YouTube We out here ~ 💫

    20 min

  5. Apr 27

    48. LA Imposter Syndrome, Digital Detox, & Storytelling Lessons

    FOLLOWWWW ALONG: @margaretlefton Coming off 48 hours with my phone off (my favorite reset ritual), long walks by the ocean, and falling down a rabbit hole of old films, I found myself thinking a lot about storytelling, visibility, and what it feels like to grow in public. In this episode, I talk through: ✨ Phone's off ritual 🎬 What old films (and Audrey Hepburn) are teaching me about storytelling 🎥 Why YouTube feels like the next creative frontier 🧠 The “I started too late” trap 🌴 Living in LA and the very real imposter syndrome that comes with it 😵‍💫 “Visibility dysmorphia” (aka when your brain can’t process your own work) 🔥 Why growth in public hits your nervous system differently than anything else 3 3 LOVE Y'ALL

    16 min

  6. Apr 20

    47. The (Boring) Space Between Breakthroughs

    I’ve been thinking a lot about integration - the phase after expansion, where things stop feeling new and exciting… and start feeling repetitive, slower, and honestly a little bit boring. We also get into YouTube and the tension between building something educational vs deeply vulnerable + artistic. ✨ In this episode: 🎢 Missing the emotional highs/lows (and wondering if something’s wrong)🌱 Why growth isn’t always breakthroughs - sometimes it’s repetition🎥 Falling in love with YouTube — and discovering a slower, more intentional creative space📊 Sharing my actual podcast numbers — and why I’m still doing this anyway🎭 The tension between educator vs artist — and trying to hold both🔁 Consistency without perfection — experimenting with formats just to keep going See you on campus 💫

    14 min

  7. Apr 12

    46. Life Upgrades, Improv Lessons, and having FUN

    This week is a bit of a cozy, Saturday night catch-up (slumber party?) - pajamas, couch, and random updates from the week. Also if you weren't following the Artemis stuff: MOON JOY FOR LIFE (google it). We get into life upgrades (internal vs external), a surprisingly deep improv lesson on embodiment, and a reminder to just have fun. Lots of small shifts that are adding up in a big way. ✨ In this episode: 💎 Upgrading your life (inside and out) - from Invisalign to skincare, and how external changes impact confidence more than we admit 🧠 Why “surface-level” upgrades aren’t actually shallow - and how they feed your internal state 🎭 An improv exercise that changed how I think about identity 🍸 The lost art of just having fun - nights out, flower fields, and doing things that have nothing to do with productivity 🔁 Consistency > perfection — showing up weekly even when it’s messy, low energy, or “nothing to say”

    14 min

  8. Apr 4

    45. The A→C Rule: How to Think More Originally

    The A > C Framework for Creativity (aka improv concepts for creative living) I just got back from my UCB improv class, had my second on-set shoot as a YouTube host, and am in the middle of exploring new on-camera opportunities (including a TikTok Live role). So thisss week we’re connecting a lot of dots across improv, performance, and identity. Inside: 🍍 The “A → C” improv rule - and how skipping your first idea can lead to more original thinking 🧠 Performance vs. prep - and why people experience your energy more than your résumé 🎬 My second shoot update (and why you can't skip being a beginner no matter how much you want to) ⚡ Building intuition through reps - and how things start to fade into the background as you improve Love you guys. See you next week 💫

    14 min
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🦄 Welcome to the University for Magical Creatives, Artists, and Entrepreneurs. Part class, part video diary by your housemate, @margaretlefton. Your schedule includes: ✨ Class: Famous founders on everything from aura photography, to sacred clowning, puppetry, and quantum business 🧠 Coaching: World-class mentors guiding mindset & identity shifts 🌙 Dorm talk: Unfiltered convos on dating, money, & purpose

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  • Creator
    Margaret Lefton
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Margaret Lefton
  • Show Website
    Multi-Hyphenate University