Have you heard of Allen Gannett? Founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a successful marketing insights company, Allen has also been named on Forbe’s 30 Under 30 list. He recently visited FoolHQ to discuss his first book, The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time.

Writing this book involved a lot of research. Allen explored how creativity has been perceived over time, plus he “interviewed 25 living creative greats: billionaires like David Rubenstein, startup moguls like Alexis Ohanian from Reddit, Kevin Ryan, who did Business Insider and MongoDB. I interviewed Pasek and Paul, a songwriting duo who did Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land and The Greatest Showman.

Watch Allen’s full Speaker Series interview below, then grab a copy of his new book!