Community, Content & the Chaos of Modern Life with Sean Mort

This week, Sean Mort joins Mark Brickey for a conversation that spans design, culture, and the bizarre state of the world in 2025. Sean opens up about how sharing more of his personal life online has transformed his brand into a true community, why authenticity beats marketing polish every time, and what he’s learned from leaning into personality-driven storytelling.

The two dive deep into the realities of content creation, balancing audience growth with staying true to your voice, building comments sections that actually feel human, and how creators can use psychology to frame their work for strangers without losing longtime supporters.

But it’s not just shop talk. Mark and Sean also wrestle with the current political climate, the weaponization of media, and what it means to keep creating in a world that feels increasingly divided.

A mix of personal insight, creative strategy, and unfiltered honesty, this episode is equal parts design talk and survival guide.