Sustaining Creativity Podcast

Creativity through the lens of a performance psychology coach, stuntman and author

"To me creativity is approaching things in my own way."

Brian Hite, Ph.D., is "The High-Stakes Performance Whisperer," blending over 30 years as a professional stuntman with advanced expertise in performance psychology. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology and a Master’s in Sport Psychology, Brian helps leaders, athletes, first responders, and creatives see through the illusions of stress and pressure to unlock clarity and achieve extraordinary results.

Brian’s career includes over 100 film and television credits, a Screen Actors Guild Award for 24, and a decade coaching soldiers as a Master Resilience Trainer for the U.S. Army. Today, he shares his expertise through programs like PressureX, PhaseX, and FACTs; his podcast Flow Under Fire; and keynotes that inspire audiences to rethink their potential.

Whether coaching, speaking, or writing, Brian’s mission is to empower others to shift their perspective, harness their strengths, and thrive in high-stakes moments.

https://brianhiteglobal.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianchite/
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Creativity through the lens of the CEO of IdeaScale

"Taking a solution from another sphere of life and using it in a different space."

Nick has lived an inspiring rags to riches story. Nick started his life by being raised by a single grandmother in a small city in India and graduated at the top of his class from Harvard Business School.
Along the way, Nick has worked at some of the top investing firms in the world such as Bain Capital and Greenlight, and has led dramatic business transformations in 3 entirely different industries: trucking, men's shoes, and now B2B software.
Nick is an expert at marketing, team management, and creating win-win-win outcomes for his 3 stakeholders (customers, employees, shareholders).
Nick Jain is the CEO of IdeaScale, the leading innovation software company. IdeaScale is the core of many leading global organization's innovation efforts including NASA, Comcast, NASCAR, Doctors without Borders and many others.
Nick graduated at the top of his class from Harvard Business School and holds a degree in mathematics from Dartmouth. He enjoys playing poker, running and travelling with his wife.

https://ideascale.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickjain/

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Creativity through the lens of the founder of Apollo 21

"The way that we express ourselves and force ourselves to explore what could be"

Danny is the founder of Apollo 21 — an innovation and product design studio. Apollo 21 focuses on delivering 3 primary offerings:

1. Custom technology products and services that companies will sell to their customers.
2. Bespoke software for use “inside the house” to streamline operations, create efficiency, and manage workflows.
3. Innovation strategy and implementation frameworks to help guide companies through the operational and cultural impacts of a commitment to innovation.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/amongmany/

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Creativity though the lens of an entertainer, host, producer and interviewer

"Creativity is what makes you unique."

Richard Skipper is an award-winning entertainer, director, and producer whose charismatic stage presence and deep knowledge of the entertainment industry have captivated audiences worldwide. Best known for his signature production, Richard Skipper Celebrates, he combines song, storytelling, and humor to honor iconic figures from stage and screen. Whether paying tribute to Carol Channing in his acclaimed Hello, Dolly! celebrations or featuring other Broadway luminaries, Richard’s heartfelt performances offer an uplifting experience that resonates with theater enthusiasts of all ages.

A New York-based performer, Richard has headlined across the country and internationally, garnering praise for his ability to weave personal anecdotes, industry insights, and audience engagement into every show. His passion for preserving and spotlighting the American Songbook has led to collaborations with top-tier musicians, directors, and fellow artists, further elevating his reputation as a multi-talented force in the performing arts.

Beyond the stage, Richard is committed to fostering community and creativity. He frequently hosts interviews and live-streamed events with notable names from Broadway and beyond, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and celebrating the best of theater culture. Guided by a mission to spread love, happiness, and a sense of possibility, Richard Skipper continues to delight audiences, inspire fellow artists, and champion the enduring magic of musical theater.

Website: https://richardskipper.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.skipper.celebrates/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichardSkipper

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Creativity through the lens of an engineer and author

"To find a way you can place the idea of sustainability before an audience so that they're not quickly rejecting your idea."

With a wealth of experience spanning three decades in the industry, David Auge has risen as a prominent figure in the field of environmental management and is on a mission to transform humanities approach to looking at sustainability issues.
David speaks at business and environmental conferences and has invested numerous hours of practice and research into the areas of how best to communicate sustainability.
With an unrelenting passion for teaching, he sees the analogies of successful insect communities as the driving example that can make a difference. David’s commitment is reflected in his credentials as a Certified Sustainable Development Professional, Energy Manager, and Hazardous Material Manager. Additionally, he is a registered Professional Engineer and a LEED-Accredited Professional, allowing him to showcase his comprehensive knowledge and dedication to sustainable practices throughout the business community.
David holds a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy as well as two master’s degrees.

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Creativity through the lens of the owner of Royal Restrooms

"How can I build upon this and make it better"

David Sauers: Innovator, Entrepreneur, and Industry Leader
David Sauers is a seasoned entrepreneur and the co-founder of Royal Restrooms, a pioneering company that revolutionized the portable restroom industry. With over 20 years of success, Royal Restrooms has redefined what portable sanitation can be, offering luxury restroom trailers equipped with climate control, running water, and sophisticated interiors. David’s vision transformed the industry by turning portable restrooms from a basic necessity into an elegant amenity, serving high-profile events, weddings, and festivals nationwide.
Beyond Royal Restrooms, David has continued to push the boundaries of innovation across multiple industries:
   •   Pitch Perfect TVs: A forward-thinking venture providing outdoor entertainment solutions with premium portable TV setups for events and gatherings.
   •   Savannah Bar Carts: A creative enterprise offering mobile bar solutions that combine functionality and style, perfect for weddings, parties, and corporate events.
   •   Airy Transit Trailers: A company focused on crafting versatile and eye-catching concession and specialty trailers, designed for a wide range of business needs.
   •   Kruger Bush Campers: Inspired by David’s passion for adventure and travel, this brand offers rugged, off-road campers designed for exploration and overlanding, with a focus on functionality and durability for outdoor enthusiasts.
David’s entrepreneurial journey is rooted in a relentless drive to innovate and improve. From enhancing life’s most memorable moments with luxury restroom solutions to creating unique products for niche markets, he has built a portfolio of businesses that reflect his commitment to quality, creativity, and customer satisfaction.
David also places a strong emphasis on gratitude, community, and collaboration. Whether it’s fostering lasting relationships with franchisees or staying connected to the communities his businesses serve, he believes in the power of teamwork and purpose-driven leadership to achieve success.

https://www.facebook.com/LuxuryPortableRestrooms

https://www.pinterest.com/royalrestrooms/

https://www.youtube.com/@dsauers74

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsauers/

https://www.royalrestrooms.com/

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Creativity through the lens of a screen writer, Emmy nominated producer and podcaster

"Creativity is just creating something that wasn't there."

Adam “Tex” Davis graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 1993. A scant three years later he'd achieved great success -- as the night manager of Shaun’s Bagels in Manhattan. But soon after, "Tex" sold his first screenplay, Sunburned, to Miramax and his second screenplay Just Friends to New Line Cinema. Just Friends went on to become a cult, rom-com classic starring Ryan Reynolds and Anna Farris. Other produced credits soon followed including Spring Break Lawyer, a made-for-cable comedy for MTV; and Gardener of Eden, a dark indie-comedy produced by Leonardo Dicaprio's Appian Way and directed by Entourage's Kevin Connolly.
For nearly 20 years, Adam has written, rewritten, or punched-up over 25 feature film scripts for every major studio in Hollywood... and Bachelor Party 2. In addition, Adam has sold original comedy television series to the WB Network, CBS, and Comedy Central.
Adam served as Co-Executive Producer and Head Writer for the Emmy nominated, genre-defining, global hit series Brain Games, for the National Geographic Channel. The success of Brain Games led Adam to co-form Atomic Entertainment, a full-service film & TV production company, for which Adam oversees creative content. Along with long-time friend, fellow NYU graduate, and collaborator Jerry Kolber, Atomic created the darkly-comic docu-series, The Internet Ruined My Life (SyFy) and Brainchild, a high-concept, kids' science/variety show, co-produced by Pharrell Williams for Netflix. Adam has also produced/ directed branded projects for Google, GE, IBM, Drone Racing League, Top Golf, Headspace & Conde Nast.
With dozens of original projects airing or in the works, including What’s Your Problem? and Making Magic -- Atomic continues its quest for global dominance.
In his spare time, Adam continues to write original screenplays and create series ideas. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, daughter, dog, cat, and fish.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/atomic-entertainment-group/

https://www.instagram.com/atomicent/

https://www.atomicentertainment.com/

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Sustaining Creativity Podcast 2024 Wrap-Up

I'm wrapping up the 2024 year in this solo podcast episode.

I have had the honor to chat with so many amazing individuals about creativity from around the world. So many wonderful stories and creativity experiences to wrap-up. I learned a lot about how other's view creativity and even more about my own creative experience. Not only has creativity been a gift to me this year it has truly shown me how to fully embrace my life.

I hope you enjoy the 2024 Wrap-Up Episode!

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Creativity through the lens of a performer, school advocate and mother,

"The depth of creativity is accumulative" 

Ann is a lifelong performing artist with an illustrious career spanning Broadway, Off-Broadway, and major venues across the country. Having worked with top producers and directors, Ann's onstage presence is matched only by her offstage passions. 
Beyond the spotlight, Ann indulges in historical fiction and philosophy, enjoys hiking and biking, watches golf, and savors tequila alongside Jacques Torres chocolate. A New York City resident, Ann lives with her husband and children, continually finding inspiration in the city's vibrant energy.
Ann is dedicated to giving back to the community, serving on the Advisory Boards of The American Songbook Association and The Capital Cabaret Organization. She is passionate about bringing the art of cabaret to underprivileged NYC public school students and promoting the art form in the nation's capital. Additionally, Ann is an active member of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist NGO of the United Nations.
Ann can share insights from her theatrical career and multifaceted life. Listeners can learn about the intersection of performance, philosophy, and community service, all while being entertained by Ann's dynamic storytelling and infectious passion.

https://www.annkittredge.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AnnKittredgeHappenings/

https://www.instagram.com/annkittredge/?hl=en

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Creativity through the lens of a professional executive coach and mentor

"Creativity is a difficult word to define. It's more about what are you actually trying to achieve." 

David Roche is a professional coach and mentor working with a select few first-time CEOs across several sectors through his company Grey Area Coaching. He is also non-exec Chair of London Book Fair and Chair of the writing agency New Writing North. Additionally, he works with publishers and start-ups and lectures at the NFTS to their MA Creative Entrepreneurship students. David’s second book, Become a Successful First-Time CEO, was published in March 2024 and is an Amazon #1 Bestseller (https://amzn.to/4dDFL55).
David has worked in both retail and publishing as CEO of Borders and BOOKS etc, Product Director of both Waterstones and HMV, and Group Sales and Marketing Director of HarperCollins Publishing. He has also been President of the Booksellers Association and received several industry awards; in 2017 David was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire for services to the UK book trade.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidroche/

https://greyareacoaching.co.uk/

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Creativity through the lens of a lifestyle travel photographer and filmmaker 

"Taking an idea, capturing you idea and sharing it."

Bryce Way is lifestyle travel Photographer & Filmmaker with a passion for storytelling. He'll travel anywhere to get the job done. Storytelling is a key element in his personal and professional work and will do whatever it takes to get the shot and create moments that matter. Bryce has traveled all around the world working with brands and companies, shooting in the harshest conditions, but has never been deterred if there is a shot that needs to be captured.
Some of the clients Bryce has worked with are Fujifilm, iKamper, Skylum, Maserati, Toyota, Thursday Boots, Luno Life, Mod My Rig, ARB, Lumecube and several others.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryce.way/

Book: https://trope.com/
Website: https://www.brycepway.com/
Website: https://brycewaystudios.com/

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Creativity through the lens of the owner and founder of 1106 Design

"More than anything else creativity is a blessing"

Michele DeFilippo has more than 50 years of experience in book publishing.
Her company, 1106 Design, makes it easy for authors to release a top-quality book, keep control of it, and earn more money every time they sell a copy.
Michele is on a mission to help authors ask the right questions to make informed decisions about publishing their books.
A PDF of her 88-page guide, Publish Like the Pros: A Brief Guide to Quality Self-Publishing, can be downloaded for free at http://1106design.com.

https://www.facebook.com/1106design

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-defilippo-824247/

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Creativity through the lens of a recording artist, actress, producer and entrepreneur

"Being creative is what's life's about!"

Keldamuzik, also known as "Diva," is an American recording artist, actress, producer, and entrepreneur. Known for her dynamic presence in the entertainment industry, Keldamuzik has made a significant impact through her music, captivating performances, and innovative projects. Her discography includes a blend of hip-hop and R&B, showcasing her versatile talent and unique style. Beyond music, she has expanded her brand into television and film, producing and starring in various projects. Keldamuzik is also a passionate advocate for mental health and empowerment, using her platform to inspire and uplift her audience. With a growing fanbase and a strong social media presence, Keldamuzik continues to push boundaries and redefine success in the entertainment world.

Keldamuzik.com

Facebook.com/Keldamuzik

Instagram.com/Keldamuzik 

Youtube.com/keldamuzikpresents 

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Creativity through the lens of a certified life coach, professional horseman and author

"Creativity is what drives us. Creating our contribution to the world." 

Shane Jacob is the founder of The Horsemanship Journey and developer of Stable Living Coaching. The Stable Living Coaching Program uses principles seen in horses to help teens increase self-confidence, overcome stress and anxiety, and decrease the chances of teen pregnancy, depression, and addiction.  We also offer a companion program for parents, so they have less stress, less overwhelm, less guilt, and more peace. Certified Life Coach, Professional Horseman, Entrepreneur, and Author, Shane Jacob 
My feelings of inadequacy as a young adult led to drinking alcohol to excess on a regular basis. My excessive drinking led to a tragic DUI accident. My conviction led to incarnation. These results fueled my feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness. I spent a few decades living in an alcoholic haze trying to cope. My excessive daily drinking diminished and eventually destroyed relationships, diminished earnings, diminished personal growth, and further fueled my beliefs. With the help of horses and God's hand, I stopped the cycle. If you seek change, know it is available, know it is doable, and know it's worth it. You are worth it.

https://www.facebook.com/horsemanshipjourney

https://www.instagram.com/thehorsemanshipjourney/?fbclid=IwAR1_nrsRjyy1JnBXEMfZctb-oaP6AaxUbENmj-xt08S3rG51CVoZTYZWEXo

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Creativity through the lens of a Clinical Hypnotherapist 

"Creativity requires you to not care about what other people think about what you produce."

Craig Meriwether is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) specialist, and Founder of Arizona Integrative Hypnotherapy helping people eliminate the negative emotions and limiting beliefs that may be keeping them from reaching their full potential.
For over 12 years, Craig has been helping people heal from early childhood trauma, helping cancer patients with pain control, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, students with test anxiety, children with nightmares, entrepreneurs with confidence, athletes with peak performance, and anyone who may be dealing with overwhelm, fear and anxiety.
Craig has created Ace Any Test, the most comprehensive course for test anxiety relief so people can eliminate anxiety around exams, auditions, job interviews and public speaking, as well as increase confidence and self-esteem.
Arizona Integrative Hypnotherapy

https://arizonaintegrativehypnotherapy.com/

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Solo Episode:
In today’s episode, we’re taking a deep dive into one of the biggest misconceptions out there: the myth that creativity is a rare, magical trait reserved for a chosen few. We’ve all heard it before—phrases like “I’m just not the creative type” or “Creativity is only for artists.” But the truth is, creativity isn’t an elusive gift; it’s a skill and a mindset that anyone can cultivate.

Join me as we break down the common myths surrounding creativity and explore why these myths are so pervasive. You’ll learn why creativity is not about being naturally talented or waiting for inspiration to strike, but about tapping into a state of curiosity, play, and problem-solving that we all possess.

We’ll discuss what real creativity looks like in everyday life, why we often underestimate our own creative potential, and practical tips on how to reframe your thinking to embrace your inner creative. Whether you consider yourself an artist or someone who struggles to draw a straight line, this episode will leave you inspired and empowered to approach creativity from a new perspective.

If today’s episode resonated with you, I’d love to hear about your own experiences with creative myths. What beliefs have held you back, and how have you challenged them? Share your thoughts and stories by leaving a comment or reaching out on social media!

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review, share it with a friend, or tag me on Instagram with your creative takeaways. Remember to subscribe so you never miss an episode full of insights to help you cultivate everyday creativity.

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Creativity through the lens of the Chief Purpose Officer of PurposeU

"Creativity is, being able to come up with stuff, make connections so that something new is created."

Over the last 20 years, I have helped more than 400 organizations define their purpose and become consistently uniquely remarkable through his proprietary Blueprint process. "Blueprinting" defines an organization's purpose – in 7 words or less – and uses it to design how it will operate and communicate.
I am also an author, speaker and coach, as well as a contributor to a nationally broadcast TV station. I co-wrote the book "Why should I choose you?: Answering the most important question in business in seven words or less", published by HarperCollins.
I am also the Chief Purpose Officer of PurposeU. I have adapted this process for individuals so they can create a personal Blueprint for a happy, productive, self-directed and purpose-driven life. We offer the personal Blueprint as an online course that leads you through a step-by-step process to define your purpose – in 7 words or less – and then use it to design and live a life of meaning and purpose.
www.7words.biz
https://purpose.co/
https://www.7words.biz/book
https://purposeu.ck.page/193201672e

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Creativity through the lens of Ms. World Traveler

"Creativity is something intrinsic to who I am."

The creator, writer and host of her own web series/blog about travel, style and
shopping, Ms. World Traveler Kerry Damiano has been to over 130 countries and all 50 states. Her love of all things glamorous, which she weaves into every YouTube episode, stems from her decades long tie to the pageant community. The recipient of the Legacy Award for over 25 years of contribution to the pageant industry, Best Pageant Coach, Best Sponsor, Best Pageant Judge and Best Forever Titleholder at the Global Beauty Awards, she has been involved in pageantry since 1981. In addition to training young women in fashion, runway, interview and public speaking, she freelances as a fashion and jewelry designer, and has a Scripture memorization ministry called “The Amazing Word.”

https://www.youtube.com/@ms.worldtraveler5897

https://www.instagram.com/KerryMsWorldTraveler/

www.MsWorldTraveler.com

www.KerryDamiano.com

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Creativity through the lens of a communication coach for parents of teens and a spoken word artist

"Creativity is: 1. Asking what do you want. 2. Being intentional on putting things together or taking them apart"

I'm Marcus, a 'communication coach' for parents of preteens. I help business professionals who are parents of 10 to 14 year olds effectively show up and connect with their preteen during these key formative years, in order to secure a relationship that lasts beyond a lifetime.
As a former missionary and high school English teacher, over my 15+ year career, l've:

• Worked with learners from 20+ countries as a teacher and mentor. This work experience has given me a deep insight into how young people relate to their parents, family, and our world.

• Founded a growing 'book community', 'Putting Parenting Books into Action', that helps parents show up for their preteens and connect with similar parents who share their experiences.

• Authored 'Inspire Life Through Words Series', a published set of personal inspirational poetry intended to create well-being. i Just for Fun On a lighter note, when I'm not deep in conversations with 'present' parents or teens, I'm Latin dancing (Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba) and moving my body through Crossfit and other sports. I love positive psychology, philosophy and what it means to live a good life.

Connect with Me
www.marcushiggs.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcushiggs/ https://www.facebook.com/marcus.higgs

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 Creativity through the lens of a founder and creative director of luxury events

"For me creativity is very organic, there's an intuitiveness withing me."

Blending a lifelong passion for exceptional event curation with a keen eye for detail, Cassie LaMere stands as a paragon in luxury event planning. As the Founder and Creative Director of Cassie LaMere Events, she has redefined the art of creating memorable experiences, merging meticulous design with a flair for the extraordinary.
From her early days, Cassie was destined to dazzle. Her innate desire to transform every occasion into a cherished memory has been the cornerstone of her 15-year career. This journey has seen her evolve from a zealous entertainer into a venerated architect of bespoke events, celebrated for her commitment to excellence and innovation.
The philosophy of personalization and authenticity is at the heart of Cassie LaMere Events. Each event is a tapestry of unique experiences woven with the threads of Cassie's diverse expertise across various sectors. This holistic approach ensures that every aspect of the event, from conception to execution, resonates with the client's vision and exceeds their expectations.
Cassie's leadership extends beyond the realm of event planning. Her firm, a namesake testament to her dedication, is a collective of skilled designers and coordinators who share her enthusiasm for crafting joyous moments. Their work transcends the ordinary, creating luxury experiences that not only meet but anticipate the discerning standards of their clientele.
Under Cassie's guidance, the team at Cassie LaMere Events has mastered the art of hospitality, ensuring that each gathering is marked by unparalleled attention to detail and a deep understanding of the guest experience. This commitment has culminated in events that are not just occasions but lifetime highlights, leaving an indelible impact on all who attend.
Cassie's influence extends into the community through her active involvement and recognition in various prestigious circles. Her accolades include being a finalist and nominee in the Austin Under 40 Awards, a Center for Child Protection board member, and a celebrated participant in numerous philanthropic and industry events.
Cassie LaMere Events, under Cassie's visionary leadership, continues to set new standards in the event planning industry. Each project is a testament to her ability to blend creativity with practicality, turning the impossible into the unforgettable. For Cassie, every event is not just a project but a canvas to paint memories that last a lifetime. Visit www.cassielamereevents.com for more information. 

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Creativity through the lens of a world renowned publicity expert, international speaker and 4x best selling author

"For me creativity means: I get to use all of my skills."

Jill Lublin is a 25+ year Media Magnet.  She is a world-renowned publicity expert, international speaker and 4x Best Selling author. Jill has made thousands of stage appearances alongside celebrities such as Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield and Barbara Corcoran, to name a few. She has worked with over 100,000 clients implementing her signature formula for getting media attention, creating next-level visibility in the marketplace that results in boosted sales.  These lead and profit generating formulas are included in her signature program, the Publicity Breakthrough Bootcamp and her monthly Kindness Circles.

https://jilllublin.com/challenge/

https://www.facebook.com/jilllublin

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Creativity through the lens of a Christian Entrepreneur and Ovarian Cancer Survivor 

"Creativity is opening up my heart and mind to possibilities"

Wendy Gunn is a Christian entrepreneur and ovarian cancer survivor who, when diagnosed, realized her story was changed forever and that she was uniquely created by God.  She stopped comparing, copying, competing, and coveting her friends' lives and began achieving Big goals. She lost 50 lbs the year after in desperation to be healthier, became organized from disorganized, finished Homeschooling her children from start to finish, and raised Godly kids into adults who they have wonderful relationships with. 
She achieved some of her most important goals after the age of 60: losing another 50 lbs., taking her whole family, including grown children and son-in-law, on a dream trip to Italy, starting her online business and speaking career, writing for publication, and growing her email list to 12K in just over 2 years, with a 37% open rate. 
Wendy will help you reach YOUR biggest goals and achieve your dreams. She'll help you become who God created you to be, help you shed the weight and the wait, and develop confidence in yourself and the faith that God can do anything in and through you. She'll help you achieve the goals God has for you. Live a life fulfilling His purpose, personally and professionally. Become the Superhero God created you to be!

https://www.yourhomeforgod.com/

https://www.facebook.com/wendygunnyourhomeforgod

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmMr5g_UMZ1BStDYkJPEUyg

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Creativity through the lens of a Digital Accessibility and Inclusion Advisor 

"I've discovered a new creative side of myself."

Maxwell, Max, Ivey is a blind serial online entrepreneur with over 15 years of lived experience. His passion is advocating for accessibility & inclusion by showing business owners what's in it for them. He shares the why's and the how's. He shares his knowledge through writing, speaking, teaching, consulting, and podcasting. Fell free to reach out with any questions.

https://www.facebook.com/maxwellivey

https://www.youtube.com/user/midwaymarketplace

https://www.instagram.com/TheBlindBlogger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellivey/

https://theaccessibilityadvantage.com/

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Creativity through the lens of Business Coach, CEO Next Level University, Podcaster

"Creativity means: finding out what you're obsessed with and doing it."

At age 2, my father passed away in a car accident. At age 26, after getting into a nearly fatal car accident myself, I questioned everything I was doing in life. I questioned who I was and the choices I was making. I was at an all-time low. Filled with regret, I searched for answers and found two of the brightest lights I had ever seen. The first bright light was a book by Bronnie Ware entitled, “The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying,” and the second was a Ted Talk by Tony Robbins. Both of these resources helped me find my way and guided me to make the choice of going ALL IN on self-improvement to design a life of meaning and purpose. On this self-improvement journey, I have learned I believe in a heart-driven but NO BS approach to inspiring, motivating, and educating others on what it REALLY takes to get to the Next Level. Today, I am proud to say it is my mission to help others design fulfilling lives, maximize their own unique potential, and build aligned businesses they love on their own terms. I have a powerful combination of technical expertise and business acumen specializing in Peak Performance, Productivity, Organizational Design, and Individual, Team, and Business Optimization. I lead a global team at NLU, have given hundreds of trainings all over the world, and have happily completed thousands of one-on-one coaching calls with clients. It would be my honor to help you get to the Next Level of your life, love, health, and wealth.

www.facebook.com/alan.lazaros

www.instagram.com/alazaros88

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc

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Creativity through the lens of a Fused Glass Artist

"You're taught the techniques and then you do with them what you want!"

Nancy Dillingham Marks, a Fused Glass Artist. After a 35 year corporate career, she took a creative leap and found her passion in fused glass art. Her journey began with a single class, despite her initial self-doubt about having any artistic talent. To her surprise, she discovered a knack for working with glass and embraced the imperfect beauty of her creations. Recognizing a gap in the market for unique, handmade gifts, she founded Glass Arts Collective, a local glass art studio. Here, she shares my passion, enabling others to explore glass art and witness their creative visions take shape. Don’t miss the chance to join the artistic journey at Glass Arts Collective!

Nancy's background encompasses areas of human resources, payroll, accounting, operations, purchasing, customer service, sales,  teaching, and more.  Nancy has been able to to travel to all 50 states and continues to love travel and learning about other cultures.

Website: https://www.glassartscollective.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nancy.marks1/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@glassartscollective

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassartscollective/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancymarks/

Podcast: www.artisticexchangepodcast.com

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Creativity through the lens of a creative writer

"Creativity means: Expressing yourself with art."

Hello, my name is Bintou Kaba. I am a creative writer. I write poems, lyrics, films, and books. I am going to shoot my short film about hook-up culture at the end of March.  Later this year, I am going to try to release my first spoken word album, Reaching For The Stars. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bin2_writes1/

Tiktok: Bintou Kaba 

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Creativity through the lens of an author, artist and entrepreneur

"Everything that I'm doing in my life is creative."

Cindy Ingram Bio

Cindy Ingram is a writer, artist, poet, podcaster, educator, and entrepreneur. She is the author of Art Is About Being Whole: A Memoir, publishing on October 31, 2023. Connecting with works of art and crafting innovative learning activities, she has dedicated her life to bringing the magic of art connection to others. A former art museum educator, art teacher, and the founder and CEO of Art Class Curator (https://artclasscurator.com), Cindy is passionate about taking art out of dark, stuffy lecture halls and bringing it into the hearts, minds, and lives of everyone. She measures her success with the volume of tears shed.

https://cindyingram.com/

https://www.facebook.com/artandselfcindy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindyzermingram/

https://www.youtube.com/@artandself

https://www.instagram.com/artandself/

https://www.pinterest.com/artcurator4kids/

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Creativity through the lens of a photographer

"I'd love to be remembered as being creative"

There's something magnetic about the streets of London at night. As the sun sets, the city undergoes a dramatic transformation. The bright lights of the theatres, cinemas and passing traffic illuminate the streets and you encounter the energy of unleashed Londoners, adventurous and carefree, chasing the night. 
Photographer Bal Bhatla - better known online as Mr Whisper - spent over 10 years capturing the photographs in London After Dark, armed only with his camera and a keen eye for detail. He captures the everyday moments of the city in a unique and compelling way, often using the visual language of London’s iconic transport system to frame his protagonists. Whether you're a lover of photography, a fan of London, or simply someone who appreciates the beauty of everyday moments, London After Dark will leave you with a newfound appreciation for your city after dark. 
Bal Bhalta, aka Mr Whisper, worked in advertising for agencies throughout London for over 12 years. With photography always his true passion, Bal's personal Instagram account built a large following and companies began to contact him for campaign work. His dream of being a commercial photographer became a reality as he started to receive commissions from notable brands such as Adidas, Audi, Jaguar, Netflix, Disney and Bombay Sapphire.

Website: https://www.mrwhisperstudios.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrwhisper/

Book https://trope.com/products/london-after-dark

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Creativity through the lens of the Owner of Los Rios Farm

"Creativity = Problem Solving"

Farm Bio:  Although not being born on a farm, yet living on one most of his life, Larry Lempka is the originator of Los Rios Farm, the farm that has been in the family for over 60 years influenced by growing up on the Little Thompson River south of Berthoud Colorado.  He has an extensive agricultural heritage for many generations going back to Poland and Russia.  His first solo experience on a tractor started at age 6, with his first animal being a grafted bull calf that started a small herd at age 10.  His first leased farm was acquired as a Junior in High School his first crops were snap beans grown for Kuner Empson Company, and grass hay.  He has commercially grown vegetables consisting of snap beans, peas, onions, potatoes, sweet corn, tomatoes and pickles,(yes pickles, well ok cucumbers for pickles).  Conventional crops include alfalfa and grass hay, wheat, corn, triticale, brewing barley, cranbe, buckwheat, pinto beans, and sunflowers.  He presently has a herd of cattle raising grass-fed beef, has been raising pasture pork and a few pasture ornaments including a horse or two and goats.  Also, free range chickens for entertainment.  Using regenerative farming practices, Larry is working to improve the soil for healthy plants, healthy animals and thus healthy food.

Personal Bio:  CSU Alumni, with a degree in Agricultural Business, and a minor in Agronomy.  Member of FarmHouse Fraternity.  Was a member of the National Champion Meat Judging Team at CSU. Proud member of the Future Farmers of America, where he held the position of State Reporter in 1979-80 and created the first year of the ongoing Colorado FFA Magazine.  He holds the FFA American Farmer Degree. He is currently President of the Little Thompson Watershed Coalition which was established after the 2013 Flood.  Was a member of the Larimer County Agricultural Advisory Board to the County Commissioners.  Is a  member of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, Colorado Coalition to Enhance Working Lands, Citizen Science Soil Health Project, and several other soil improvement and livestock associations He has  been awarded the 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award from Larimer County and recently been selected to participate in the Saving Tomorrow's Agricultural Resources Plus Program to work to promote and improve agricultural lands where he established a 4 out of 5 star rating in the initial year of the program.

http://www.losriosfarm.com

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/losriosfarmarm

FB  https://www.facebook.com/LosRiosFarm

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Creativity through the lens of a psychologist, author, and founder of Parenting Talent LLC

"Being able to let go, dive in and express your authentic self."

Dr. Alaina Johnson is a psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. As a parent of three offspring who are passionate about the performing arts, she recognized the lack of resources for parents of teens and tweens with similar interests. This led her to found Parenting Talent LLC as a support resource for parents, instructors, mentors, and studio owners dedicated to empowering young people in their creative exploration. In addition she coaches teens and young adults in the arts to have a healthy, happy, balanced and productive relationship with their art.  

She is the author of "Parenting Talent: The Grown-Up's Guide to Supporting Creatively Driven Teens and Tweens," which helps parents, mentors and organizations navigate the emotional and practical needs of teens and tweens in the arts.

https://parentingtalent.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingmusicalteens

https://www.instagram.com/parentingtalent/

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Creativity through the lens of a public speaker, author, licensed psychotherapist and podcaster

"Creativity - making connections, connecting the dots is very empowering.....Being a listener of life."

BRONWYN SCHWEIGERDT may be the most evocative psychotherapist you’ve ever heard. Instead of fixing peoples’ messes, her goal is to elicit feelings you’re most ashamed to have, such as hatred and betrayal. She knows that even though feelings are invisible, they don’t evaporate, but store away in our bodies when they’re disowned.
According to Bronwyn, these feelings haunt us and cause mental illness until we externalize them into words with someone who can hear and validate them. She especially loves playing midwife in this way, helping her clients – and now, her podcast listeners – externalize painful feelings once and for all. She has experienced success in helping people break free of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, even psychosis, once and for all, by reconnecting them to their anger, and healing their relationship with anger, and with themselves. Bronwyn has a masters degree in counseling, and another in nutrition. She is a public speaker, author, and licensed psychotherapist.

https://angryattherightthings.podbean.com/

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Creativity through the lens of the CEO of Tadpole Press

"Creativity is listening to my own divine spirit and tapping into the authenticity and that creative spirit that's calling for something to be created."

Amber Byers is the founder and CEO of Tadpole Press, where she serves as head judge of the Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest, an international writing contest celebrating creativity and community. She blogs regularly at Living a Life Imagined, which is dedicated to positivity and authenticity as a creative. Amber’s published works include The Magic Door Origin Story, which is a sci-fi story inspired by her childhood, and Sophie and Spot, which won a Gold Medal for Best First Book in the chapter book category from Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards in 2019.
Above all, Amber is an artist and entrepreneur. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Washington, a Juris Doctor in law from the University of Arizona, and a passion for diversifying literature.
Amber’s work is informed by her identity as an agender and biracial person. She is proud to be a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and would love to tell you the story of how she got her Indian name of Nijgan Bamsid Manidog (Friend Who Walks with Spirits).
Amber started reading at the age of three and is still in love with the power and beauty of words. She especially relishes those words that surprise, delight, and encourage us to support and inspire one another.

Tadpole Press: https://www.tadpolepress.com/welcome

Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest: https://www.tadpolepress.com/100-word-writing-contest

Amber’s blog, Living a Life Imagined: https://www.tadpolepress.com/blog

Example post from Amber’s blog: https://www.tadpolepress.com/post/who-we-are-now

Amber’s artist video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj35X6TwPVA

Amber’s pronouns: https://www.tadpolepress.com/post/my-pronouns

Sophie and Spot: https://www.tadpolepress.com/sophie-and-spot

The Magic Door Origin Story: https://www.tadpolepress.com/the-magic-door

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Creativity through the lens of a professional photographer, writer, educator, marketer, coach, mom and friend

" Creativity is this out of the box thinking and using our imagination.....Creativity is a tool for self care."

Beryl Young is a professional photographer, writer, educator, marketer, coach, mom, friend and living proof that little sparks of creative self-care can change your life. When she lost her first daughter in 2009 at 20 weeks pregnant, photography was the healing outlet her heart needed as she learned to live a life without her baby.⁠ This process ultimately led Beryl to create the 100 Steps Photography Project and Momtography brand, supporting moms with discovering the healing magic in picking up a camera. While Beryl's creative life and business life have evolved over the last 13 years, today she brings her passion for photography and writing together with her professional skills in education and marketing to the Be Young Creative community. Through Spark ! Studio events, Beryl is on a mission to show women of all ages and stages of life that you don't need a million hours, elaborate art supplies, or professional skills to get creative. ⁠All you need are the right tools, structured guidance, and encouraging support along the way.⁠ 

Contact details: 

@be.young.creative (IG)

@100stepsproject (IG)

https://beyoungcreative.com/ (web)

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Creativity through the lens of and Educator and Best Selling Author

"Finding a problem to solve and bring it to the marketplace."

Fred Moskowitz is an educator and best selling author who has trained countless investors from all walks of life on how to create passive income streams of their own. As a fund manager, Fred manages a mortgage note investment fund and is considered an industry veteran within the note investing arena. Fred teaches the concept that individual investors are able to step into the shoes of the lender, through note investing, and effectively "be the bank".

Fred takes pride in collaborating with investors to help them grow and profit in the note space, as well as being a trusted and valued resource in the arena of alternative investments. His new book, titled "The Little Green Book Of Note Investing, has recently launched. 

Download Fred’s special report on note investing at https://www.giftfromfred.com/ 

Book: "The Little Green Book Of Note Investing" pick up a copy on Amazon  here: https://amzn.to/3I0pR49

Social Media handles:

IG @thefredmoskowitz

FB @thefredmoskowitz

Book: "The Little Green Book Of Note Investing" pick up a copy on Amazon  here: https://amzn.to/3I0pR49

And, to connect with me visit my website at www.fredmoskowitz.com

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Creativity through lens of CEO of Brill media

"Creativity is about the decisions you make to create the outcome that is unique."


Robert Brill has worked in advertising for 20 years, and is the CEO of Brill Media, a digital advertising agency for scalable business growth. The company has been honored 10 times across Inc 5000 and Financial Times 500.

https://brillmedia.co/

https://www.instagram.com/brill_media/

https://www.tiktok.com/@brill_media

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCseIy157IFVZnJCvVK1pKgQ

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertbrill/

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Creativity through the lens of a songwriter, musician and author

"The stuff I love the most is the moment of inspiration."

Carlos Baker is a songwriter, musician, author, father of 4, ex-pat and survivor of childhood cancer and adult depression.
Having spent his entire life saturated both in music and writing, his band C.K. Baker Bands has released their sophomore album, Find your Way. Carlos’s gift as a songwriter comes alive as an alternative rock sound, a compelling combination of styles from classic rock, rhythm and blues, folk, and soul. By melding hook-filled melodies within unexpected chord changes, his lyrics and vocal delivery showcase his ability and willingness to be completely honest in baring his emotional soul to the listener.
Carlos is also the author of Songs for Ivy, a love story of hope and resilience. Inspired by his personal tragedies of childhood cancer and having his leg amputated above the knee at the age of 14, this fictional novel is a touching and enlightening perspective on the complexity of the human soul and experience.

https://www.amazon.com/Songs-Ivy-Carlos-K-Baker/dp/195252153X
C. K. Baker Band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1CsZnwTsaJkc6DJE6HvFG4

C. K. Baker Band Website: https://ckbakerband.com/

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Creativity through the lens of authors, teachers, innovators, builders and creators

"Creativity is about synthesizing and translating"

Jeanne Liedtka is the UTC Professor of Business at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business. With interests at the intersection of strategy and design, Jeanne has written eight books and multiple articles on the subject of strategy, innovation, and design thinking, and consulted with a diverse set of organizations including IBM, Samsung, NASA, The United Nations, and the government of Singapore. Her most recent book, The Experimentation Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide, co-authored with Natalie Foley, David Kester and Elziabeth Chen, was published in February 2024.

Natalie Foley is a builder, innovator, teacher and author of The Experimentation Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide. She is passionate about getting a new product, program or team from 0 to 1 and then on the path to scale. Having worked across all sectors and industries, the diversity and connectivity of her experience is brought to bear throughout the testing and building processes, enabling strong exploratory and divergent thinking while maintaining a grasp on the ins and outs of execution, alignment and story-telling. Recently, she led a team that designs, test & launch new products & services at Opportunity@Work, a startup social enterprise that is rewiring the labor market for the 71M workers in America who are STARs* (Skilled Through Alternative Routes, instead of a four-year degree). Previously, she was the CEO of Peer Insight, a venture studio and innovation consulting firm. She has contributed to dozens of new business ventures with clients like Kimberly-Clark, AARP, Canon, the Good Samaritan Society and ArcBest, several of which have become multi-million dollar revenue streams. Before Peer Insight, Natalie worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers & IBM, where she led strategy and tech projects in various countries, and across all organizational functions, and both private & federal clients. She holds an MBA from UVA’s Darden School of Business and a BA in Psychology from The College of William & Mary.

• LinkedIn pages: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-foley-5149292/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/liedtkaj/
• book: https://a.co/d/ggFCHdM
• download a book preview & sign up to get teacher/facilitator materials: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/batten-institute/research/faculty-publications/experimentation

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Creativity through the lens of a startup entrepreneur 

"Creativity, it's just a bunch of free flow."

Eric is the President of SHOPX web3 ecommerce, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Dataing and AI-powered matchmaking. In the past, he founded a VC-funded Saas platform, worked at Snap, in DC and Barcelona, and as a consultant for fortune 500 companies going through the bankruptcy process

Eric has an IQ of over 140, enjoys playing chess and fine cuisine, and his main hobbies include fighting, chess, reading, and meditation. Eric just got back from a 10 day noble silence Vipassana meditation retreat and recommends that everyone.

https://shopx.co/

https://www.instagram.com/ericdmchugh/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericdouglasmchugh/

https://dataing.io/

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Creativity through the lens of a Teacher and Photographer

"Creativity means: someone that does something that's never been done before."

From humble beginnings to world travel he is proof that limits are meant to be challenged. Ever since walking the Camino de Santiago in 2015 he has been on a mission to inspire and push boundaries. The 500 mile, month long journey solidified his love for documenting his time on this planet and since then he has dedicated himself to sharpening his visual skills. He has mastered the technique of composition and prides himself on offering his unique perspective from both the ground and the sky. His mission is to provide his audience with spectacular images that move them to book that flight and see the beauty of this world for themselves. He knows that there is always a way and he will continue to find, make, or pave his until he reaches every corner of the globe. Jason has also contributed his drone photography to an upcoming book, Above & Across Chicago, published by Trope Publishing. Above and Across Chicago captures the stunning beauty of Chicago as seen from the sky. Showcasing the city's diverse architecture, iconic shoreline, bustling streets, and natural scenery, the images capture Chicago's unique personality and charm. Multiple photographers have contributed their unique perspectives to create a contemporary portrayal of the Windy City, captured in all weather conditions - rain, fog, snow, and sun. With a keen eye for detail and an unwavering passion for exploration, he captures moments that transcend time, inviting viewers to join him on a visual journey through the most picturesque destinations our planet has to offer. Follow along as he embarks on his next escapade, creating a legacy that inspires generations to embrace the unknown and uncover the magic that exists outside their everyday.

https://www.waywelling.com/

https://www.instagram.com/waywelling/

https://www.facebook.com/waywelling/

 https://trope.com/products/above-and-across-chicago

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Creativity through lens of a voice over actor and author

"Creativity means to go beyond your thoughts."

Professional Voiceover artist & writer, with a strong foundation in music & acting: For Audiobooks, Commercial, Corporate Documentary, E-Learning plus Voice acting for different characters. My Voiceover journey started 25 years ago with my passion for writing, theatre, and film. I could apply and develop my skills in music, acting, dance, dramaturgy, and directing, and I have been active in state playhouses, the opera, and the independent scenes. Additionally, for seven years, I gave courses in “Creative Writing.” Furthermore, before my carrier as a voice actor, I worked since 2010 as a scriptwriter for promotional videos, having developed over 100 scripts that also included the choice of music and voices. My diverse background allows me to put myself in different mindsets and to look at things from different perspectives. Acting on stage and during the development of my audiobook “Gusta and Gusto” published by Spoken Realms and Blackstone Publishing – available on Audible, besides my ardent for writing, I started to discover my passion for narration and voice acting. I am multilingual: I grew up with English, German, and Swiss German. Having lived in different countries, I am also fluent in French and can offer a wide range of various accents. My versatile voice has been described as warm, soft, sharp, clear, fresh, and seductive with a global flair.

Website: https://www.leasakran.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leasakranauthor

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leasakran/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lea-sakran/?originalSubdomain=ch

https://www.audible.com/pd/Gusta-Gusto-Audiobook/B0C29G2X7H

https://www.audible.com/pd/Gusta-Gusto-with-Commentary-Audiobook/B0CLWJ9ML5

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Creativity through the lens of a Burlesque photographer

"Creativity is stepping outside of the box."

Veronika Marx began her career as a stylist and often showcased her love for the elegance and edge of the 1950s in her selections before becoming a photographer. She was the exclusive photographer for Dita Von Teese’s GLAMONATRIX show and has worked with celebrity clients including burlesque queen Immodesty Blaze, Miss Miranda, Miss Tosh, and Kimberley Wyatt from The Pussy Cat Dolls, among others. Veronika’s work has been featured in magazines such as Vintage Life Magazine, Bomb Boudoir, Slovakian OK Magazine, and she is the in-house photographer for Playboy Czech Republic.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vsanchorstudio/
Website: https://www.vastudio.co.uk/

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Creativity through the lens of a physician and CEO of Active Power.

"Creativity does not arise out of tools. Creativity arises out of the ability to be internally silent and focused and allows life to show up."

As a Top Ten Podmatch Guest within 1 month of coming on PodMatch and with 40 years of experience spanning the fields of science, medicine, biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmaceuticals, Dr. Iyer is one of the most sought after guest and speaker at public and media events. His contributions have been recognized worldwide by organizations such as Marqui's Who's Who in America and Who's Who in TOP Doctors.
Born in Mumbai, Dr. Ravi R. Iyer is the founding physician and president of the Iyer Clinic-LMG in Fairfax and Loudoun County, Virginia, USA, and serves as the CEO of ActivPower, Inc. a nutrition and wellness company he founded.
 A physician-scientist, inventor, author, short film actor and entrepreneur with research publications in the mechanisms of gene controls and several patents on human and veterinary medicines and devices, life has taken Dr. Iyer from the medical colleges on the banks of the Ganges where he would swim each morning before heading to his lectures to the rarefied ivory towers of academia as a scientist and postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. 
His professional experiences include a 9-year Directorship of a Hospice caring for dying patients, a 4-year Chairmanship of a 225-bed hospital, and Founder of a serial TOP Doctor medical practice. Dr. Iyer's essays, articles, and writings focus on the intersection and interactions of social events with people as metrics of health in a society.
His extensive background of over 40 years in the fields of medicine, science, basic research, drug regulation, and vaccine development and creating and leading high-performance teams puts him in a unique position to speak about these issues with insight, clarity, incisive depth, and deep compassion about the human condition. A transdisciplinary polymath, Dr Iyer’s passion for communicating a captivating storyline and message has even taken him to the world of cinema where he has acted the role of an antithetical hero in a Tamil language short film, Mayil, which won honorable mention at the Lucerne International Film Festival in Switzerland.
 ( https://youtu.be/fS0K4_9fBVs?si=9zfeOoSBXLZBVOmK )
His passion is educating and advocating for a balanced understanding and stewardship of our life and world in a manner that allows for all-around growth and health for all creatures and populations.

https://www.driyer.com/

https://www.facebook.com/DrRaviRIyer/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravi-iyer-md-eye-yer-687782102/

https://www.instagram.com/driyermd/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6v-s-lmOlC3m7PTEMp-aXA

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Creativity through the lens of a CEO and Author

"Getting people to move toward something."

Benjamin Brown is CEO of 360 Sales Consulting, a company specializing helping businesses and entrepreneurs excel in sales and dramatically increase their bottom line. Their proprietary sales system has come to be recognized as “game-changer” and is in demand by companies of all sizes throughout the United States. Ben’s sales career of more than twenty years began with selling health club memberships and quickly worked his way into sales manager and sales director positions. Having held both inside and outside sales positions his diverse experience includes selling autos, computer products and services, voice recognition software, staffing services, and transportation services. Ben is a former United States Marine with six years of service and a Veteran of the Gulf War.

Social Media

https://www.youtube.com/c/BenjaminBrown563/

linkedin.com/in/360sales/

facebook.com/360salesconsulting

twitter.com/team360sales

instagram.com/360sales

Website

360salesconsulting.com

Free Gifts

360salesconsulting.com/freeguide

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Creativity through the lens of a Novelist

"Writing has been my main creative outlet....Writing just stuck with me."

Mel Torrefranca is a novelist from the San Francisco Bay Area, now residing in the jungly mountains of Northern Thailand. Her books feature morally gray characters, bold endings, and a pinch of awkward humor. Mel discovered her passion for writing at the age of seven and published her debut novel Leaving Wishville during high school. She also drinks way too many lattes.

Links

Website: https://www.meltorrefranca.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/meltorrefranca

Lost Island Press: https://www.lostislandpress.com

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Creativity through the lens of a film festival strategist 

"Creativity: Identifying patterns and trends."

Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith (aka Rebekah Film Dr) was born in Worcestershire, United Kingdom. From humble beginnings working as a Personal Assistant at lots of corporate companies, she worked her way up to become an award-winning consultant and media personality who now has more than 10 years of film festival strategy consulting experience. 

After choosing not to pursue a career in Academia teaching film studies, Rebekah began her film industry career in 2009, working as one of the producers of Wales’ most successful national horror film festival; the Abertoir Horror Festival, and during that time began to develop a great knowledge of the film festival business. Which led her to become inspired to start her own innovative company in an industry she loved.

Rebekah and the hard-working team behind her company The Film Festival Doctor are creators of success and are committed to nurturing filmmakers in order to help them secure film festival screenings, win awards and a positive recognition within the film industry. Currently her company have won more than 800 awards for their clients and her team have supported nearly 850 creatives across the world, enlightening and inspiring their journey towards achieving their goals and following their filmmaking dreams.

One of the factors which has led to her success is the blending of both practical business skills and spiritual techniques that infused new life into her company’s growth. She decided to record her hard-won knowledge in her new book Born to Do It: Becoming the Leader of a Business Niche Using Powerful Spiritual Techniques to help others who are pondering the leap into entrepreneurship or are already on the journey, but yearning for more success and profitability.

https://www.instagram.com/rebekahfilmdr/
https://rebekahlouisasmith.com/
https://www.thefilmfestivaldoctor.com/

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Creativity through the lens of a teacher, professor, coach and business consultant

"Creativity: Allowing yourself to find FLOW."

Dr. Kevin Gazzara - CEO of Magna Leadership Solutions, Management & Leadership Expert, Executive Positive Intelligence Coach, Professor at 5 Universities, Speaker, & Author of The Leader of OZ. Kevin worked for 18 years at Intel Corporation in positions from Program and Product Management to Leadership Development. He holds a BS in Commerce and Engineering, an MBA and a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership.

https://magnaleadership.com/

https://www.facebook.com/MagnaLeadership

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevingazzara/

https://www.youtube.com/c/MagnaLeadershipSolutions

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Creativity through the lens of a Spiritual Guide and Seeker

"Creativity; It's being in touch with the universe. Being open to the universe."

From desert combat zones to a battle within, John Lawyer transformed from soldier to spiritual seeker. He acts as one of several guides for Kishar, a non-profit online spiritual community for people to share their journey and explore their own unique spiritual path. John is an Omnist and believes in the validity of great human thought from around the world and across time. He offers individual spiritual coaching and guidance services as part of the Kishar Spiritual Community.

Main Site: https://kishar.org

Insta @kisharspiritual https://www.instagram.com/kisharspiritual

YouTube @PeaceOnYourJourney https://www.youtube.com/@PeaceOnYourJourney

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Creativity through the lens of a ceramic artist and Christian author

"Creativity: Putting organization to something that wasn't there before."

Morgan McCarver was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her work is inspired by her female mentors of past and present, as well as her connection to Victorian corsetry through her scoliosis journey. She received an art degree with a ceramics concentration and a double minor in art history and business in 2019 from Anderson University in Anderson, SC. McCarver had the honor of receiving the 2019 Outstanding Art Major Ceramics Award her senior year. As a 2020 701 Center for Contemporary Art prize finalist, she had the honor of being the youngest artist to ever make it that far. She is a multi-award winning artist who recently received an Artist Support Grant to attend a national ceramics conference. She has had the honor of displaying her work in 3 solo exhibitions, “FemininiTEA” 2020, “The Strength of a Wildflower” 2022 and “Postures in Porcelain” 2023. She recently completed a residency at Edgewood Cottage in Blowing Rock Summer 2023 and participated 2022 as well. McCarver has studios in Asheville, NC and Spartanburg, SC. Her art can be found in various galleries around the Carolinas and Tennessee. Her first book, “God the Artist: Revealing God’s Creative Side Through Pottery,” will be released with Morgan James Publishing January 9, 2024. 

Website: https://www.morganmccarver.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgan_mccarver_porcelain/?hl=en

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/morgan.mccarver.7/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-mccarver

Twitter: https://www.sotwe.com/GodTheArtistBk

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Creativity through the lens of an author and book coach

"Creativity; it has to do with being inventive in ways that are so true to yourself."

Amy L. Bernstein is a multi-genre author and former award-winning journalist. As a certified book coach and writing instructor, Amy brings a compassionate and insightful voice to the challenges and joys of the artistic process. Amy’s free Substack newsletter, Doubt Monster, explores themes around doubt that touch on artmaking, psychology, mental health, philosophy, and beyond. Her nonfiction book, Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration will be published in September 2024. Learn more here.

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Creativity through the lens of the best selling author of the Role of Love and a Love Language Linguist

"Creativity; you're just trying to solve a problem." 

Paul Zolman is the international bestselling author of the Role of Love, but the true author of love is God. In His wisdom, He placed us in a variety of circumstances that require us to find our way back to His pure love. So, what qualifies me to speak about love? My childhood experience of the opposite of love. From that austere beginning, and the distaste it formed inside me, I searched for and eventually created a method that transformed my life from anger to loving everyone. Growing up in a family of abuse, physical touch became my preferred love style, only because of the regularity. I could almost count on it. It was consistent. I came to think that was the way to express love. But deep inside, I knew that was a twisted belief. I wanted a better life for myself, which is why I created a paradigm shift that works. In this book, you’ll find what helped me move from a childhood boot camp of abuse to being a person who loves everyone and can find good about anyone in any circumstance. This is truly the role of love. I hope you join me.

Website: https://roleoflove.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roleoflovedice

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/roleoflovedice/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@roleoflovedice

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1kniwkoHIW9EA5Ojv7NuLA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roleoflovedice/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/roleoflovedice/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/roleoflovedice

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Creativity through the lens of a Best Selling Author, Business Owner and Father,

"Creativity is striving for something more."

My name is Uroš Lovišček, from Slovenia- Europe. I am  a proud father of two boys and a business owner. My first business endeavour goes back to when I was about 5 years old, selling dirt door to door. 
At 15 I started to help in my dads Accounting Firm. At the time I also worked as a karate and Snowboard instructor. 
At 20 years old I established my first company for Car care logistic with 2 friends, as business begun to pick up with couple big corporate clients 2008 struck and all went south.  Later on I earned my bachelors  degree from Taxes which led to establishing my solo tax practice from scratch. All this time I have also been present in a family company.
2019 I invested  and become stake holder and CEO in a company that was producing carbon fibber parts for Lamborghini and Ferrari racing departments due to my passion for cars which soon turned out I was scammed altho business was real.
Networking in base tax-accounting business led me to a joint venture  with a mortgage broker with whom I partnered to expend tax-accounting in to a full blown financial consulting group.
Since 2020 I helped develop 100s of projects for clients. 2022 have I expanded consulting business to international clients. 2023 begun with big win launching my first best selling book “Master of Finance” that I wrote with intent to help more business owners understand financial aspect of business.

Website: https://mfcfo.pro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loviscek.uros/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uro%C5%A1-lovi%C5%A1%C4%8Dek-24b8b9119/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uros_themfcfo/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcH8Mk8eoEkEjIvGdESKIRA

Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Master-Finance-Ultimate-Playbook-Business-ebook/dp/B0BTTQXXH5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678451427&sr=1-6

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Creativity through the lens of a theater artist and ADHD-informed Life Coach

"Creativity, there is definitely that overlap with artistry but there is also component that is totally separate."

Sarah DeGrave (she/her) is a theatre artist and ADHD-informed life coach, passionate about helping fellow creatives (especially women, queer, and neurodivergent artists) clarify their goals, release shame and perfectionism, and build support systems that help them take action with more joy and ease.

Instagram: @alignment_and_alchemy

Website: www.alignmentandalchemy.com

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Creativity through the lens of the Co-founder and Creator or Tweva

"I didn't know if was creativity. It was just playing."

Dave, the Co-Founder & Creator of tweva, the world's first social TV network for small businesses and influencers. A digital marketing guru, startup enthusiast, and tech expert, Dave is a man of many talents.

Dave lives in Florida with his wife and 3 girls, and enjoys the beautiful outdoors when he is not bound to one of his many computers. 

https://tweva.com/

https://www.facebook.com/david.vanbeekum/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-van-beekum/

https://www.tiktok.com/@twevatv

https://www.youtube.com/c/tweva

https://www.instagram.com/twevaTV/

https://www.pinterest.com/twevaTV/

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Creativity through the lens of an artist

"Creating is just a human experience."

Kevo is from Houston, Texas and holds an MFA degree. His art ranges from painting to theater production, highlighting racial dynamics and human experiences. He is the director of a non profit for arts, Kevo Arts Studios, and teaches at a college, with over 10 years of experience as the owner of a successful tattoo studio. Additionally, he has a background in Stage plays and  film-making, and has written and published several books. His story was even featured on Fox 26 News in a segment called "From Inmate to Entrepreneurship," highlighting the journey from incarceration to business artistry. Kevo was proclaimed his own day from the Mayor of Houston, Kevo Day, April 6th, where he is honored for his value to the Houston community. 

https://www.artbykevo.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Kevoarts/

https://www.instagram.com/Kevoarts/

https://www.youtube.com/c/kevinaregbe?app=desktop

https://www.tiktok.com/@kevoarts

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Creativity through the lens of a Marketer and Podcaster

"Creativity is Freedom.....Creativity is a way of being, a view of the world, being open minded."

Abigail Gatling is an experienced marketer with a background in education, community engagement, design and PR.

Through her business, Crisp Communications, she offers outsourced, bespoke and beautiful marketing and communications designed to grow your business. Crisp is recently celebrated being nominated a Finalist in the 2023 Sunshine Coast Business Awards.

As you could probably tell by the name of her agency, Abi is a Crisp lover (Smith's Original Crinkle Cut, if you're interested!)... and is just a little too obsessed with her sausage dog, Monty (currently the Head of Barketing at Crisp).

Abi’s passion is creativity and she is on a mission to live a more creative life. So much so that she started a podcast to help further that journey. In the Creativity: Uncovered podcast Abi speaks with people from across a range of industries and walks of life, and finds out how they successfully unlock, unleash and inspire their creativity.

Abi loves her podcasts and recently has been a judge of the Australian Podcast Awards, the Signal Awards and The Webby Awards.

Crisp Communications Co: https://crispcomms.co/

Creativity: Uncovered podcast: https://crispcomms.co/podcast/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crispcommunicationsco 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crispcommunicationsco/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crisp-communications-co/ 

Listen to some of Abi’s podcast guest appearances: Spotify Playlist

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Creativity through the lens of a US Army Veteran turned Life Coach

"To get into FLOW state, getting lost in the moment."

Derick Johnson is a US Army Veteran, Life Coach and Trainer that has helped over 500 clients and 50 companies go from just surviving to thriving through his coaching modalities and marketing efforts. 

Derick was awarded Soldier of the Year for his battalion 3x, received numerous Awards for PT and took his leadership skills, certifications and life experiences to help people take control of their mind and body so they can THRIVE, not just survive. 

https://fitwithderick.com/optin

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Creativity through the lens of a violinist and violist and owner and operator of Education for Happiness

"For me Creativity is about bringing order to the chaos."

Violinist and violist Gabe Bolkosky has been praised for the way he "takes audiences into his confidence and includes them" and described as having "the serenity of a master without a hint of coldness." Primarily a violinist, he performs a diverse repertoire of classical and contemporary works with different collaborative artists from many musical genres in many of the great concert halls. Coming in 2024, Gabe will release Mozart's Milanese quartets with the Bayberry String Quartet. He has performed and taught across the United States and abroad, working with all ages of musicians. As a member of the Bayberry String Quartet, he recently pioneered an online approach to music-making and collaboration from home. His organization, Education for Happiness, recently launched PhoenixPhest Virtual Chamber Music Immersive and Rollin’ Daily Practice Support, culminating a 20 year in-person program. His focus educationally has been to help musicians of all ages and stages with a focus on inclusion.

https://www.educationforhappiness.org/
https://www.facebook.com/bayberrystringquartet
www.instagram.com/rollinpractice

www.instagram.com/bayberrystringquartet

www.youtube.com/gabrielbolkosky

www.youtube.com/bayberrystringquartet

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Creativity through the lens of an author, speaker and entrepreneur

"I see creativity as and expression of my true self."

Kumar Vijayendra is an author and speaker, renowned for his expertise in Sustainable Operations Management. He uses his extensive knowledge and international experience to help small businesses realign their strategies around the 4Ps of Sustainability - People, Planet, Profit, and Purpose. With nearly two decades of experience driving operational excellence in diverse organizations, Kumar's thought-provoking articles have been featured in leading trade journals and respected research publications. His newly released book, "The Sustainable Entrepreneur", provides invaluable insights on leveraging sustainability for enhanced environmental impact and profitability. As President of Footsteps LLC, iamkumarv.com, and serving on prestigious boards, Kumar's expertise is recognized across industries. He has been invited as a member of the prestigious Forbes Business Council in recognition of his thought leadership and contribution to small business sustainability. Kumar holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh with a certification in Sustainability. He is a certified
Six Sigma Green belt, a Certified Scrum Master, and a certified executive coach. As a dynamic speaker, his captivating style and ability to communicate complex concepts leave a lasting impact.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkumar_v/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Kumar-Vijayendra/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090709182026

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Creativity through the lens of a visual storyteller and professional doodler

"I almost fee like it's my religion. I feel like I wouldn't exist without it."

Ashton Rodenhiser is passionate about lifting the creative spirit in everyone that she meets. She has followed her passion for helping people communicate their ideas and combined that with creativity by founding Mind's Eye Creative Consulting.

You’ll often find her with markers in hand as she’s helping bring ideas to life through graphic recording and graphic facilitation practices.

She’s worked with diverse groups, from non-profits to Fortune 500 companies. It may appear as if she’s the silent illustrator in the room. In fact, she’s helping to break down complex concepts and notions into an easily understandable visual language, helping others retain more information while inspiring people to continue practicing her techniques in the world.

Website - http://www.mindseyecreative.ca/

Website - http://www.sketchnote.school

Twitter - https://twitter.com/MindsEyeCCF

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ashtonmindseye/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MindsEyeCreativeCF

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sketchnoteschool

Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/SketchnoteSchool

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mindseyecreative

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonrodenhiser/ 

Beginner’s Guide to Sketchnoting - https://sketchnote.school/book/

Free video lesson - Draw your First sketchnote in 15 minutes - www.sketchnote101.com 

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Creativity through the lens of Sally Gimon helping people save taxes with the Spend Thrift Trust

"I'm Tenacious" 

Sally was motivated to become a real estate investor when her mom became sick in
October 2018.  Sally was 53 and needed to make a change in her life quickly.  She has
been an insurance agent for 20 years and has used her experience to make positive
changes.  Now she shares her information weekly in her real estate group and Win, Win
Women TV.
In July 2020 she bought a Bank Owned Property for $20,000 that would go to auction for $50,000 when Covid restrictions lifted.  She knew her Capital Gains would be $7,140 and researched how the rich paid so little in taxes.  This led her to find the Business and
Beneficial Spendthrift Trusts.
Currently Capital Gains are 23.8% on any profit.  There is passed legislation to raise this to 40% for some tax levels.  The IRS is hiring 87,000 new agents.  The Spendthrift Trust defers Capital Gains into infinity and beyond, keeps people judgment proof, and their
information private.

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www.TheTrustIsYou.co
https://www.facebook.com/SallyGimon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallygimon/
https://www.instagram.com/sallygimon/
https://twitter.com/GimonSally
https://www.tiktok.com/@spendthrifttrust
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmvBniNpH2kQI3vMGcpVjAg

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Creativity through the lens of an illustrator, author, caricature artist and teacher

"Creativity is something that belongs to everyone."

Wendy Fedan is a full-time freelance illustrator/designer, living in Amherst, Ohio. She graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art where she also teaches Continuing Education courses for teens and adults. Wendy launched her own design for publishing biz in 2021 named Create-a-Way Design & Publishing to act as a book shepherd, helping other authors through the self-publishing process. She has 14 indie-published books under her belt so far, mostly picture books which she's also illustrated, but she also has her own novel series called Somewhere In-Between to explore her personal interest in the paranormal.

https://www.cawpublishing.com/

https://www.facebook.com/wendy.fedan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wfedan/

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https://www.youtube.com/c/WendyFedan

https://twitter.com/wfedan

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Sustaining Creativity Podcast 2023 Wrap-Up

I'm wrapping up the 2023 year in this solo podcast episode.

I have had the honor to chat with so many amazing individuals about creativity from around the world. So many wonderful stories and creativity experiences to wrap-up. I learned a lot about creativity and myself this year. Creativity has gotten me through highs and lows. It has supported me and challenged me. In the end Creativity has changed my life.

I hope you enjoy the 2023 Wrap-Up Episode!

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Creativity through the lens of a passionate coach

"Creativity means to truly be alive and not just simply exist."

With over two decades of diverse industry experience, Ines continues to pursue her passion for leading and influencing positive change in others. As a passionate Life, Leadership, and Creative Breakthrough Coach, she wholeheartedly believes that the greatest creative act is the one of creating and innovating ourselves.

https://www.instagram.com/iaminesducic/
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Creativity through the lens of the Co-Founder of PNWBushCraft

"Creativity to me is, being able to use my imagination to look at something from a different angle."

Heather Saulsbury is a motivated and intelligent entrepreneur who thrives on combining her passion for the outdoors with her artistic talents. As the co-founder of PNWBUSHCRAFT, she crafts high-quality waxed canvas gear, inspiring adventurers to explore the wilderness. Heather's multidimensional experience and unwavering drive make her a force to be reckoned with in the entrepreneurial world

https://www.pnwbushcraft.com/
https://www.instagram.com/pnwbushcraftshop/
https://www.youtube.com/@PnwBushcraftShop
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Creativity through the lens of a coach and author

"We breathe creativity, that's all life is about. We are in a constant state of creation."

Success isn't always what it seems from the outside. I speak from experience; I found success at a very young age. I was living in one of the most beautiful places on earth and from the outside everything looks perfect, but something was always missing. Surrounded by material success, with everything in place by normal standards, I found myself dissatisfied and nothing seemed to fill the emptiness inside.

No matter how much money I made or how successful I was I never felt whole. Over the course of time, this feeling got worse, never better, no matter what I did.

I remember, it was almost 30 years ago that I was so miserable I walked out the door to change my life and I never looked back.

Prior to starting on my spiritual transformation path, my life was literally out of control! Dysfunction completely controlled my life and I was making decisions based on who I wasn’t. I was literally walking through life blindfolded!

I'm not blindfolded any longer! I have cracked the code! With nearly 30 years of research, investigation and experimentation I found the answers that allow anyone to live life with passion, purpose and prosperity.

The information that I have discovered it's so powerful that it creates a fool proof blueprint to follow that guarantee success.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billheinrich-business-consultant-coach/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourtruelifepurposenow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelifepurposeguy/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heinrich_Bill

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKXHmpphPVYA7aocPqUtQyw
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Creativity through the lens of an entrepreneur, business owner and speaker

"I love people being connected, I was always left out in childhood, as I grew older I made it my purpose to make others feel connected and included."

Braith Bamkin is an accomplished keynote speaker, astute business owner, and certified marketing professional, known for his giving nature and unwavering commitment to helping others. With a rich background spanning both the corporate world and entrepreneurship, Braith offers a unique perspective on what it takes to thrive in the business landscape. Having supported over 2,250 business owners across a plethora of industries, including trades, finance, IT, and property, he has developed a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by businesses of all sizes. His approach to success is simple yet profoundly effective, emphasizing purpose, intention, and connection with a focus on people-centric strategies. As a speaker, Braith is renowned for his engaging demeanor and his ability to get straight to the point. His presentations are not only informative but are also packed with practical, actionable advice. He draws on his extensive experience, particularly in leadership, marketing, and business development, to provide audiences with the tools and knowledge needed to make a tangible difference in their ventures. Braith's genuine desire to make a positive impact on individuals and organizations sets him apart. Whether addressing budding entrepreneurs or seasoned professionals, his insights, fueled by compassion and expertise, make Braith Bamkin an invaluable addition to any podcast.

https://braithbamkin.com/
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Creativity through the lens of a podcast host, and founder of Stop & Stare Media

"A lot of my creativity comes from my curiosity. I'm always open to new ideas."

Serial entrepreneur, realtor, investor, podcast host, and social media expert, John Mendez, is deeply passionate about helping other like-minded individuals achieve a life of abundance. Through the power of the mind and social media, John Mendez is empowering others to obtain financial freedom and build the lives they’ve always dreamed of living. 

Free Gift (The First 4 Businesses You MUST Start Before Starting Your Dream Business): https://www.bit.ly/walk2wealthgift

Website: https://www.walk2wealth.com
Website: https://www.stopandstare.media/

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Creativity through the lens of an artist, fashion designer, writer and activist

"Creativity, it means to just express myself. I use it as a coping mechanism."

After barley escaping a domestic violence situation that left her with a traumatic brain injury, she ended up in federal prison for a non violent drug charge. 5 years ago she was painting murals as a federal inmate, now she's launched an environmentally friendly clothing brand based on her art that is sold in stores. She works as an activist to expose the industrial prison system and how the suffering of the American people is a trillion dollar industry.

Http://www.legaleriste.com/en/elizabeth.mikotowicz

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-mikotowicz-409773220

https://www.tiktok.com/@epm_art_1111?_t=8fsaFDYCYFW&_r=1

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Creativity through the lens of a writer and founder of Good Jelly

"I'm always synthesizing and finding patterns and looking to find connections between what others might not see any connections at all, like process and creativity."

Christine Carron is a writer and productivity expert. Her deep knowledge of process, psychology, and technology coupled with her natural ebullience allows her to create transformative, lasting change for writers.

 Christine honed her productivity know-how for over twenty-five years, working with scientists and software developers, admins and academics, designers and dog trainers, and, of course, writers. She understands process, blocks, and how to unleash a person’s natural creativity and productivity—no matter the métier.

 Writing, making art, and dance have been constants in her life, both as healing and as joy-creating practices. On a daily basis, Christine uses her business process and productivity chops to inform her own writing adventure. She is represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency.

Website: https://www.goodjelly.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/leagueofgoodjelly/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/hellogoodjelly

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Creativity through the lens of an illustrator, author and entrepreneur

"Creativity is all about creating something new or different or a unique view."

William Warren is an illustrator, author, and entrepreneur who has spent his career using visuals to help communicate ideas and tell stories. He is the Founder and CEO of The Sketch Effect, a Visual Communication company that helps make ideas understandable and actionable through animation, live event sketching and infographics. The Sketch Effect’s client list includes top-tier brands such as Marriott, Oracle, Chick-fil-A, and Delta in addition to premier consultancies including BCG, EY, and Accenture. The Sketch Effect has sketched for thought leaders such as Steve Wozniak, Brene Brown, Malala Yousafzai, Sheryl Sandberg, Andy Stanley, and many more. William lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife Monica and three little kids, Liam, Gracie, and Preston.

Learn more at TheConqueringCreative.com and TheSketchEffect.com, and on Instagram @TheConqueringCreative and @TheSketchEffect.

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Creativity through the lens of an artist and photographer

"Until I discovered photography I didn't really tap into that creative part of me."

Michael Sidofsky is a professional photographer, specializing in elevated travel photography. Being an avid traveler and photographer, his goal is to capture the essence of a destination through advanced techniques in photography and post-processing. His images aim to portray a unique perspective of places or things that may seem commonplace to the everyday eye, but which trigger some sort of emotional reaction. Whether he’s shooting landscapes, cityscapes, streets or architecture, his goal is to always create a connection between the subject and the viewer. Michael has worked with notable brands including Samsung, Sony, Ford, Hilton Hotels, Air Canada, Scotiabank, and Fjallraven, as well as the tourism boards of Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Indonesia, the United States, and Dominica. His work has been sold as part of Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Discoveries Sale. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

Website: https://www.mindzeyephotography.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindz.eye/

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Creativity through the lens of a fine art printmaker.

"Taking in all this visual information opening yourself up to the world around you."

Clare Morgan, a talented Fine Artist based in the UK who specializes in the intricate art of linocut printmaking. Her stunning pieces are a fusion of portraiture and nature-inspired art nouveau motifs, all infused with healing and growth-inspired hues. Perfect for empowering and uplifting strong, independent individuals. 

When she's not busy creating, Clare enjoys outdoor swimming, improv, and volunteering for lymphoma action. Fun fact: she even has two sets of DNA!  

www.curiousinkyme.com

www.instagram.com/curiousinkyme 

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Creativity through the lens of a photographer and author

"I'm always looking for interesting things, people or places to photograph. Any picture you can create emotion from is priceless."

In the 1960s Peter Dazeley, known as Dazeley, started his working life as a photographer at a studio in Fleet Street, London. He was educated at Holland Park School, now known as the Socialist’s Eton, which had amazing facilities including studios and darkrooms. Being wildly dyslexic he left school at 15 without any formal qualifications. Dazeley states that ‘Dyslexia should be seen as a superpower; it gives
me the ability to see the world differently.’ Dazeley’s career has spanned over 60 years, in 1976 he started working out of his own studio in Chelsea, London. He is a meticulous
planner and imaginative problem solver. "Making the ordinary look
extraordinary is Dazeley's gift" says Sarah Ryder Richardson, who
represents Dazeley. Working with 31 Studios, the foremost specialist for Platinum
printing in the UK, Dazeley produced his first book: 21 st Century
Platinum (2003), which he likened to taking photography back to its
origins. As a born and bred Londoner, he has also fulfilled his passion to
record the history of London, in four highly successful books: Unseen
London (2014), London Uncovered (2016), London Theatres (2017)
and London Explored (2021). In 2013 Dazeley was honoured to be awarded a Fellowship from The Royal Photographic Society, which is the highest distinction of the
RPS and recognises original work and outstanding ability. Dazeley is a life member of the Association of Photographers and was delighted to be awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s 2017 New Year’s Honor’s list, for his services to photography and charity. Dazeley is married with two children and lives in Coombe Hill, Surrey, UK.
http://peterdazeley.com

http://www.dazeleyfineart.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-dazeley-91434310/
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Creativity through the lens of an aircraft mechanic and Capoeira instructor,

"Creativity is about the imagination you have whether it's a problem you're solving or creating something extraordinary."

Oscar Cuadra has trained Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, for over 20 years throughout Brazil and currently at United Capoeira Association Colorado in Denver. As a teacher, Oscar challenges students to explore their creativity as they exchange movements in jogos (games exchanging attacks and defenses) of Capoeira. Students have the opportunity to read someone else’s energy, create energy shifts within themselves, as well as, play with transferring energy to another person. He challenges his student to hold curiosity about how this exploration parallels how they participate in the world outside of the Capoeira studio. 

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Creativity through the lens of a comix maker and graphic novelist,

"Creativity is so much more than art. Being able to express that constant bubbling spirit within you."

Jennifer Hayden is a comix maker and graphic novelist based in New Jersey. She is
the creator of The Story of My Tits, a graphic memoir about her life and her experience
with breast cancer. Nominated for an Eisner Award and named one of the best graphic
novels of 2015 by GQ, Library Journal, and NPR, The Story of My Tits has been
translated into three languages.
Hayden’s first collection Underwire was excerpted in The Best American Comics 2013.
Her work has appeared in anthologies, online, and in several academic works. Her
comics have been exhibited in shows from Rome to Bologna and Madrid. She is a
frequent speaker to literary, comics, medical, and student audiences, as well as breast
cancer groups.
Currently Hayden is finishing her first work in color, a graphic anti-cookbook called
Where There’s Smoke There’s Dinner. She plans to use the proceeds to hire a
personal chef.

 jenniferhayden.com

Social media handles:

Twitter - JenhayGoddess

IG - jenhaygoddess

FB - jenniferhaydenauthor

Substack - Goddess Memos

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Creativity through the lens of the Co-Creator of The Paradox Process, psychotherapist and musician

"There's a place in you, kind of a knowing, kind of a flow, when you lock into that place, you take off and I've learned to trust that aspect of me."

Thomas M. Jones is a psychotherapist, author, musician, and founder of an
innovative technique, The Paradox Process, which employs negative
thoughts in order to produce a perception polarization... essentially how to
change your life by learning to direct your mind. In the world of
medicine his approach would be described as renegade, however the proof
is inarguable.
Jones has been highly successful in his work for the last 50 years with a clientele
that includes CEO’s, television journalists, Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award winning
performers, doctors, musicians, artists, health coaches, social workers, psychologists
and business professionals across the globe. Jones has shown them how to
strategize for success in every area of their lives from manifesting the career of
their dreams, to achieving intimate, loving, lasting relationships.

https://www.instagram.com/paradoxprocess/
https://www.healinganddiscovery.org/
https://courses.paradoxprocess.org/pages/about
Book - Love Games: The Hidden Rules of Relaptionships

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Creativity through the lens of a musician, creative coach, author and podcaster,

"Creativity to me is very human. It's not who I am, it's how I express who I am."

As a musician, creative coach, author and podcaster, I strive to help creatives in all walks of life to harness the essential tools to impact the world while living in harmony, abundance and in line with timeless principles.
I've built multiple brands and creative platforms, written 4 books and resources, and run a successful faith-centered creative platform, God and Gigs, while coaching others to do the same with their gifts.

https://www.allencpaul.com/
https://www.facebook.com/acpwrites
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allencpaul/
https://www.instagram.com/allencpaul/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpJdS9WR8Au6Bbg5CnrsEgQ
https://twitter.com/allencpaul

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Creativity through the lens of an author and life coach

"Creativity is that which needs to express through an individual person. The uniqueness that can be made by the unique person."

Kate Heartsong is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and Reiki Master/Teacher. The deep wisdom Kate shares comes from her unique gift of receiving profound and uplifting wisdom while meditating, as well as the understanding she gained from successfully overcoming her childhood trauma.
This journey Kate has taken provides the expansive passion, dedication, authenticity, and compassion she has to empower her readers, clients and audiences in knowing their brilliance, helping them create the positive change they desire and living a more joyful life.
Since childhood she has dreamt of making the world a better place for all. It's not surprising she has received the inner guidance to create her empowering articles, workshops and books  Humanity’s Cry for Change and Deeply We Are one.
Kate has the heart of a true humanitarian. It’s her knowing that when we start with one person at a time, a ripple effect occurs supporting peace on a global level, because we are all interconnected. Kate's own inspirational quote says it best: "Peace within, peace on earth."
To hire Kate to speak at your event, offer empowering workshops, or to have a one-on-one coaching session with her, contact her at https://www.JoyfulRadiance.com. She believes it's such a joy and honor to be of service through helping you!

https://www.joyfulradiance.com

 https://www.facebook.com/kateheartsongjoyfulradiance/

 https://www.instagram.com/kate_heartsong_confidencecoach/

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesanksheartsong/

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Creativity through the lens of a mindset coach for leaders

"To be creative, is to be free of limitations."

Mary focused all of her energy into becoming a leader that brought out the best in others for more than 20 years. As she burnout, her superintendent told her that although she was doing the right things, she wasn’t getting the right results; figure it out or go.
With this nudge, Mary finally accepted the fact that she couldn’t compartmentalize the parts of her that hurt from the part of her that she wanted others to see. In order for her to be the leader she wanted to be, she had to stop relying on knowing and doing, and she had to get real with herself about who she was being.
Now, Mary is a mindset coach helping conscious business leaders be happier, healthier, wiser, and connected to unlimited possibilities. 

Links:

https://bluebambooleadership.com/connect-mary/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1968596060168548

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fully-alive/id1555311831

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Creativity through the lens of a playwrite and artistic director of New Normal Rep,

"It's a question of feeling an impulse to do something."

John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He’s been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger’s Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.

Website:  https://www.newnormalrep.org/ & https://www.jackcanforawriter.com/

• Twitter - https://twitter.com/NormalRep
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063494893622 https://www.facebook.com/NewNormalRep
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jackcanfora/?hl=en 

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• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODsy6KqG1hDk8LMcB-nL_A

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Creativity through the lens of Mrs. Colorado American 2023, Actor, Singer, Dancer and Owner of Namasté Works Vocal & Acting Studio

"I create a way that the desire of my heart is how I'm living through my life."

Natalie Oliver-Atherton, Mrs. Centennial & Mrs. Colorado American 2023, spent 20 years as Music Director & Conductor of the internationally known vocal ensemble S.T.A.R.S. (Singers Taking Action Reaching Souls)and has spent many years touring the world.
It's been said that she could sing before she could speak in cogent sentences.  And by the time she was thirteen she’d already tucked choral directing and conducting under her belt as her childhood church music director.  Professionally it began at age 17 as a soloist at Carnegie Hall and culminated years later in the French Riviera for the late Prince Rainier of Monaco.
As a singer/actress her performance credits include the roles of the Gypsy Acid Queen in two international tours of the Who's Tommy (Germany/Canada); Constance in David Merrick's Oh, Kay!; Andrea Devereaux in Once on This Island; A Brief History of White Music. She can be seen in the feature films: Mississippi Masala (opposite Oscar winner Denzel Washington) and Amazing Grace & Chuck (with Jamie Lee Curtis and Gregory Peck).  Regionally, she was Mary Magdalene  in Jesus Christ Superstar; Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors, Annie in Porgy & Bess and Mayme in Intimate Apparel, for which she received a Denver Post Ovation Award nomination for best supporting actress in a musical. Most recently, after a 14 year hiatus, she starred in the new musical Trav’lin with Broadway veteran, Milton Craig Nealy.  She has also performed as the soprano soloist with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert & Too Hot to Handel); and the Florida Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, and Sinfonia Gulfcoast.
She has headlined at the former Stardust Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in their original production "Enter the Night".  Another highlight in her career was the honor of opening for poet laureate, Dr. Maya Angelou.  She has appeared as Mother Wisdom in a new opera about the life of Mary Magdalene (Woman of Light) and received a second Denver Post Ovation Award nomination as best supporting actress in a musical.   
Natalie currently resides just outside Denver, CO with her husband Jeffrey of 25 years and is the proud mother of three beautiful children (Justin 30, Rachael 25, and Serea 21).  She and her husband are instructor/coaches of their own private vocal and acting studio, the Namasté Works Vocal & Acting Studio. And she is the proud Executive Director of a new non-profit, The Namaste Works Foundation d/b/a The Namasté Works Arts Alliance whose mission is to identify and assist talented young adult performing artists to the next stage of their development while guiding them to become Ambassador’s for Humanity who will pay forward those gifts talents and abilities.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/angelodiva60/
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Creativity through the lens of the author of Brain Glue

"Art touches the heart, touches the mind and soul."

James I. Bond is one of America’s leading behavioral management and business marketing specialists - and is author of the multi-award-winning book, BRAIN GLUE - How to Sell Easier By Making Your Ideas "Sticky." For thirteen years, he ran one of Southern California’s leading behavioral management firms, working with a who’s who of American business.  Early in his career, he ran an advertising agency in Montreal, working with a wide range of Fortune 500 and smaller firms. He is a past workshop chairman and sold-out workshop leader for the resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, has been a featured guest speaker at three Southern California universities, and has been a popular guest on a wide range of marketing and business podcasts. James resides in Thousand Oaks, California.

Website: https://cf.fasterbuyer.com/brain-glue

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesibond/

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Creativity through the lens of an author and activist

"I don't know what isn't creative!"

Sandy Stream is an author and activist whose work is built on the belief that everyone deserves and is capable of finding peace and warrior-like strength within themselves. After teaching law for 20 years, raising her two children, and facing a life full of adversities and lessons, she decided to turn her efforts towards facilitating workshops for young and experienced adults to encourage them to live in peace and power.

Website: TheCourageCircle.com

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Creativity through the lens of The Adulting Coach

"Being creative is something we are born to be."

As The Adulting Coach, Sara Deacon helps teens and young adults figure out for themselves who they want to be when they grow up so they can have the courage to suck at something new, confidently decide how they want to live their own life, and adult successfully.
With her unique blend of discipline and creativity, she provides a center of balance and space to untangle life's chaos. She believes that when you live your values, choose courage in the face of fear and develop authentic connection with inspiring people, #adultingisfun!
She will literally do karate in the garage with you if that's what it takes for you to light your inner fire and own your future like a boss!

My website: https://saradeacon.com
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@saradeaconcoach
Instagram: https://instagram.com/saradeaconcoach
Twitter: https://twitter.com/saradeaconcoach
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@saradeaconcoach
Facebook: https://facebook.com/saradeaconcoach

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/saradeacon

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Creativity through the lens of a Sports writer and Author or Ninety Days in the 90's

"Taking a snapshot of what's going on out there and using language to elaborate on and make it interesting."

ANDY FRYE has written for Rolling Stone, ESPN and other publications. Currently, he writes about sports business for Forbes. Over his career, Andy has interviewed hundreds of athletes, rock stars and other celebrities.Among the bands and solo artists he has interviewed are Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Morrissey, Jimmy Eat World, Rage Against The Machine, and Alice In Chains.

Check out Andy’s sportswriting for Forbes by going to SportyFrye.com

https://90daysinthe90s.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sportyfrye/

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Creativity through the lens of the hosts of Laughing Without Liquor Podcast,

Creativity means, "Letting something else work through me." - Lane Kennedy
Creativity is "Doing something that you love so much that you lose track of time." - Tamar Medford

Lane Kennedy, a renowned Self Preservation Specialist, goes beyond the role of a traditional meditation teacher, as she is recognized as a modern-day no-nonsense-calm maker, recovery coach, and mindfulness advocate. She lives in long term recovery, 26 years. With an extensive background in studying clients’ biochemistry, mindset, stress levels, beliefs, and DNA, Lane brings a wealth of experiential knowledge to her work. As a gifted and motivated speaker, podcast host, and teacher, she empowers individuals to navigate their personal journeys of self-preservation, recovery, and mindfulness. Her unique approach combines scientific expertise, compassionate guidance, and practical techniques, making her a respected authority in the field.

Tamar Medford, a Visionary Recovery Coach, certified Neuro Change Master Practitioner, podcast host, and author, is your ultimate ally and unwavering cheerleader in your journey of transformation. With over 11 years of sobriety, Tamar has dedicated her life to empowering women to conquer their limiting beliefs, master their minds, and create a life so extraordinary that the mere thought of returning to their old ways becomes unimaginable. Through her life experiences, Tamar inspires personal growth, helping clients tap into their inner strength, rewrite their stories, and forge a path to a life of boundless possibilities.

Website: https://laughingwithoutliquor.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laughingwithoutliquor/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/laughingwithoutliquor/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/laughingwithoutliquor

Lane LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanekennedy/

Tamar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamarmedford/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/laughing-without-liquor/id1489009860

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Creativity through the lens of a Podcast guest interview marketing expert

"To allow your authenticity and expression to pour into whatever are you are creating."

Erin is a podcast guest marketing expert and coach for female entrepreneurs, online course creators & coaches. She helps them to amplify their authenticity through the power of podcast guesting to grow an audience, attract warm leads and build hype around their brand.  She's also a performing artist herself. 

Social media:

Two Instagram accounts: @erincurranpr and @eriiingrace 

Website: https://www.erincurran.uk/ 

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Creativity through the lens of an Artistpreneur coach

Creativity is "seeing something that exists in front of all of us, but thinking up something that doesn't exist."

As Founder & CEO of Artist Collective, Evan Price has worn countless hats in the music industry. At the age of fourteen, he started a booking agency that promoted more than +100 shows, igniting his passion for the business. He then became involved in artist management with several Chicago acts, licensing, booking, digital marketing, and coaching. As a graduate of Columbia College, he used his Bachelor’s Degree in Arts & Entertainment Media Management in Music Business to build his own vision. His mission is to transform artists into what he calls “artistpreneurs” and finally get them out of the 9-5s they hate and back to the music. By using the “M.C.S. Method” or ‘monetizable creative skillset’ Evan and his team can help creatives build a profitable business around the one thing they are the most passionate about. Who says your hobby can’t be your business? Drawing inspiration from the likes of Steve Jobs, Gary Vaynerchuck, and Donald Miller, he discovered the key to a successful brand: an outrageously compelling story. This drove Evan to teach musicians the art of clever storytelling to unlock their success through authentic vulnerability. He has built a very engaged social media following reminding creatives to be self aware, empathetic to their audience, and unwavering in their pursuit of building their music business. His company Artist Collective was given the nod by Billboard magazine as one of the best resources for musicians during the COVID-19 Pandemic and he’s been featured on such programs as The Jam Tv show, Chance the Rapper’s SocialWorks, KissFM, Medium, and more.
Musicians and creatives interested in services can apply for the Artistpreneur Accelerator - a program designed to build, launch, and scale your creative business in 90 days! More information here http://www.artistcollect.com/apply

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Creativity through the lens of a serial entrepreneur and master salesman

Creativity means "to solve problems that aren't the same way that everyone else does it."

I went to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and double majored in accounting and finance. The majors were chosen because they give intrinsic skills that are needed by all businesses – everyone needs to know where there money is and how to get more of it. Finance covered a part of how a company gets more money; however the best way is through sales. Knowing that sales are the key to every business I worked a variety commission only sales position throughout my time at Duquesne.  Following graduation I worked for three years as a personal financial advisor. In the first year, I was the office’s “rookie of the year”, in the second year I was the “underclassman of the year”, and the third year I left to create my first real estate business in 2011. Since then, my businesses have created revenue from properties in a vast array of methods. Some of the more common ways we create revenue in the real estate sector by preforming land lording services, selling investment grade properties to other investors, and renovation for sale of properties.  I also run two podcasts – Father and Joe, and Local Football Flavor, I provide an ever growing amount of keynote addresses and presentations, as well as providing business and personal coaching services. Outside of my professional world I am a married man with a newly born son. In 2017, along with Father Boniface Hicks, we created the podcast Father and Joe. The goal of our podcast is to bring individuals closer to God. I also am an avid axe thrower – in 2019 I finished 192nd in the International Axe Throwing Federation Championship in Toronto.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerockey/

https://elitebusinessconversations.com/

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Creativity through the lens of a musician and writer

"Being creative is something I can't divorce from who I am."

Emi is very proud to be named a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant awardee, and can be heard live in concerts and festivals around the world as a soloist and with groups including AMOC*, the New York New Music Ensemble, the Handel and Haydn Society, and the Manhattan Chamber Players. She has spoken and performed at several TEDX events and has been featured on media outlets including The Discovery Channel, Vox's "Explained" series on Netflix, Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Juilliard Digital's TouchPress apps talking about how music relates to our world today.  Her debut album, Amour Cruel, an indie-pop song cycle inspired by the music of the 17th century French court was released by Arezzo Music in September 2017, spending 4 weeks on the Classical, Classical Crossover, and World Music Billboard Charts. Her 2019 album Fly the Coop: Bach Sonatas and Preludes, a collaboration with continuo band Ruckus debuted at #1 on the iTunes classical charts and #2 on the Billboard classical charts, and was called “blindingly impressive...a fizzing, daring display of personality and imagination” by The New York Times. In addition to her solo recordings, Emi has also been featured on recordings for New Focus Records, Old Focus Records, Canteloupe Music, National Sawdust Tracks, Brontosaurus Records, Coro, and MSR Classics.

Iconic Composers highlights the origin and contributions of some of the world’s most remarkable and gifted composers throughout history.

Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko along with concise, engaging bios by Nicholas Csicsko and Emi Ferguson celebrate a diverse group of composers from the past 1000 years. 

Iconic Composers features historical giants of music like Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven alongside 20th-century composers such as Astor Piazzolla and Meredith Monk. Showcasing the true range of classical music history not typically acknowledged – exhibiting a wide number of genders, races, and nationalities – Iconic Composers celebrates 50 composers who have influenced the field of music and collectively broadened its scope.

Trope Iconic Composers: https://trope.com/collections/books/products/iconic-composers

Emi Ferguson: 

www.emiferguson.com

www.emiferguson.com/iconiccomposers

IG: @emiferguson

FB: @emifergusonmusic

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Creativity through the lens of a author, consultant, speaker and musician

Creativity "It's making something both useful and beautiful"

Rich Kirkpatrick, a native of San Jose,California, writes, consults, and speaks about the intersection of creativity, faith and leadership. In 2022 he authored, MINDBLOWN: Unlock Your Creative Genius by Bridging Science and Magic. He is also a musician, songwriter and recording artist, with the group A Beautiful Liturgy. Rich is based in the East San Francisco Bay Area, CA..

Website: https://rkblog.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.kirkpatrick

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richkirkpatrick/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/richkirkpatrick

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rkweblog/

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Creativity through the lens of a nationally board certified Health and Wellness Coach, author and speaker

"It's one thing to be inspired and learn from the greats. It's a whole other to bring your own originality"

Annie Delre is a nationally board certified Health and Wellness Coach who has worked with hundreds of clients to help them achieve a life of confidence, wellness, and success.  Along with multiple certifications, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Integrative Wellness Coaching. Her master's capstone project was titled "Health Coaching as an Effective Tool for Managing Stress & Anxiety". Annie is certified in multiple modalities:  Integrative Wellness Coaching, Life & Success Coaching, Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Clinical Hypnotherapy and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Originally from New Jersey, she now calls beautiful San Diego, CA her home.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anniedelrecoach

Website: https://www.anniedelre.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-delre/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC70b1J5zqFW3MQ8oyDqp_UA

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Creativity through the lens of the Boss Lady behind Strategy By Sasha and owner of Boundless Audio Podcast Network

"Creativity for me is infusing my life with color."

Sasha Willis is the boss lady behind Strategy By Sasha, host of the Strategy for Creatives: Business Minus the Bullshit Podcast, co-host of the Swirl and Sip Podcast, and owner of the Boundless Audio Podcast Network. As a business strategist, podcaster, and multi-facet business owner, her goal is to empower all women business owners by strategizing and action planning to build and grow their brands without the stress.

When she's not busy doing business things, you can find her spending time with her husband and 5-year old son.

Website:https://strategybysasha.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strategybysasha

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasha-willis-42354389/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strategybysasha/

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Creativity through the lens of a Storyteller

"At it's barest bones meaning, creating something from nothing."

ANDREA WILSON WOODS is a writer who loves to tell stories, and a patient advocate who founded the nonprofit Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association. Andrea is the CEO and co-founder of Cancer University, a social-impact, digital health company. Her best-selling and award-winning book, Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, is a medical memoir about raising and losing her sister to liver cancer. 

Website: https://andreawilsonwoods.com

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Creativity through the lens of a sales and money mindset coach

"Creativity means you allow your mind to think openly."

Jocelyn Chong is a Sales and Money Mindset Coach, Multi-Award Winning Four Time #1 International Best-Selling Author, Keynote Speaker and Podcast Host.  She empowers service-based female entrepreneurs and executives to unleash their potential and embody wealth consciousness so they can attract the right clients, double their sales results and fall in love with their businesses. She has over 20 years of experience leading multiple eight-figure businesses and building high-performance sales teams in the banking and finance sector, with 15 years in leadership, governance and project delivery. She has been featured in many publications and is regarded as a Thought Leader in the banking industry. Jocelyn also infused spirituality into business, and her followers are growing daily. She is a heart-centred entrepreneur, a compassionate and resourceful individual who thrives on human transformation and loves to help others to create a life by design. She has been featured in Channel 9, Thrive Global, Digital Journey, FOX, ASK.com, The Times, and Finance News World. When she's not empowering her clients, you can find her working on her self-development, enjoying nature, and planning her next getaway.

Website: https://www.jocelynchong.com.au
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jocelynchong/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_jocelynchong_/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jocelyn.chong.9674/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jocelynchong9358

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Creativity through the lens of the Architect of the Warrior's LIFE Code

"Being open to the opportunities around you."

Martin Salama is known as The Architect of The Warriors L.I.F.E. Code.
He specializes in helping people frustrated in their life quickly shift their mindset to UNCOVER their greatness so they can live their true potential and enjoy LIFE!

An example of what he’s achieved is a client like Roberta, who lost her 6-figure job due to COVID and came to Martin depressed and felt very lost. Within a short time, she had, quote: “direction, focus, and a renewed energy around all the possibilities I could pursue… and getting back on track to enjoy LIFE!”

The key to his success is, he’s mastered the ability to Live Incredibly Full Everyday! Which he turned into the acronym L.I.F.E. and created the Warriors L.I.F.E. Code coaching program.

Social Media Handles:

https://www.facebook.com/martin.salama.7
https://www.instagram.com/thewarriorslifecode/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-salama-cpc-eli-mp/
https://youtube.com/@MartinSalama

Websites:

https://thewarriorslifecode.com/
https://connectwithmartin.com/

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Creativity through the lens of a communication skills consultant and empathy infuser

"It's a Divine purpose to create."

Erin Whalen is a Communication Skills Coach and the founder of Compassionate Coaching, which guides teams in the helping profession, especially bereavement and end-of-life professionals, to get through their days with more ease. She uses her background as an actor, trainer, Playback Theatre practitioner, and facilitator to develop highly engaging programming that centers around giving and receiving empathy.

Website: https://www.compassionatecoaching.org/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-whalen-compassionate-coaching/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/erin_compassionatecoaching/

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Creativity through the lens of a Director, producer, writer & Filmmaker, writer and mediator

"How do you bring together conscious and unconscious minds." - Beret

"The interplay between structure and variation." - John

Beret E. Strong, Ph.D., M.F.A., Director/Producer, has been making documentary films
since 1995, and owns Landlocked Films. Beret is also a researcher, writer, and
educator. Her films have shown on PBS stations across the U.S. and Canada, and won
CINE Golden Eagles and a nomination for an IDA/ABC News Videosource Award. Her
films have screened at festivals including Full Frame Documentary Film Festival,
Yamagata International Film Festival, Cine las Americas, the Boulder International Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, and the Pan African Film Festival. She also runs a small educational nonprofit supporting educational opportunity for youth in Central America. Beret cares about amplifying people’s voices, social justice and equity, and the health of our planet.

John Tweedy, M.A., J.D., has been directing, producing, and editing films with Beret E.
Strong and Landlocked films since 1995.  He directed Streams of Gold, about gold
mining in an Ecuadorean valley over a 100-year span, broadcast nationally on Free
Speech TV; Penny and Red, about Penny Chenery and the thoroughbred racehorse
Secretariat, broadcast on PBS stations nationwide; and has edited most of Landlocked
Films’ other prize-winning documentaries.  His filmography includes work on climate
science, law and equity issues, cultural competency, disability, and education.  John is
also a lawyer, mediator and writer.

www.thisisnotwhowearefilm.com
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/NotWhoWeAreFilm

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/notwhowearefilm

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Creativity through the lens of a musician and business owner

"Creativity is turning nothing into something. Seeing things as what they could be, not what they are."

My name is Lil Cross, I'm 21 and based in Tampa, Florida! I'm a lifetime musician and a full-time artist coach for the last two years. In my original music, I specialize in Hip-Hop, and as a coach me and my team specialize in helping creatives monetize their skills and create full-time careers out of them. I'm just one member of a team of artists who are all on the same mission to make great music and help others monetize theirs, the name of our collective and company is Dead to the World.

lil cross instagram:

https://instagram.com/crossdtw?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

dead to the world instagram:

https://instagram.com/dead.tothe.world?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

lil cross music streaming link:

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dead to the world music streaming link:

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website link:

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Creativity through the lens of a professor, writer and award winning designer

"Creativity is a twist on something that exists. Imagination is something new"

Robin Landa is an expert in creative advertising, branding, graphic design, and social media, and has been called a "creativity guru," having published over 20 widely recognized books in her fields of expertise. Robin holds the title of Distinguished Professor of the Michael Graves College, Kean University, USA. She has won numerous awards for her design, writing, and research, and the Carnegie Foundation lists her among the greatest teachers of our time. Robin is a former chair of Design Incubation and serves as a creative consultant to the C-suites of international corporations.
You can find out more about her work online at Robinlanda.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proflanda/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robin.landa/

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Creativity through the lens of an Award Winning Graphic Designer and Content Creator

"It's easy for me to be creative for others, where I struggle is my own creativity for me and getting it out of me."

Victoria is a self-taught, award-winning graphic designer. For over thirty years, she has run her successful design and marketing company, Wolf Design and Marketing, and now focuses on designing covers and interiors for self-published authors. With her husband, Rich, she lives, works, and explores the country in an RV. She and Rich create cooking and RV lifestyle videos via their YouTube channel and website, gfexplorers. Also a published author and artist, Victoria views the world through a creative lens. Creating is in her DNA, and she looks forward to all the inspiration her nomadic life will bring.

GF Explorers

Website: https://gfexplorers.com

YoutTube: https://youtube.com/gfexplorers

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegfexplorers

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Creativity through the lens of a writer and author

"Creativity is a way of honoring an idea or a feeling. Taking it and sharing it, making it bigger than it was."

Liz Alterman is the author of a domestic suspense novel, The Perfect Neighborhood, a young adult thriller, He’ll Be Waiting, and a memoir, Sad Sacked. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, McSweeney’s, and other outlets. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, three sons, and two cats, and spends most days microwaving the same cup of coffee and looking up synonyms. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading.

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https://twitter.com/LizAlterman

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Creativity through the lens of an Art & Yoga Fitness Instructor and Children's Book Author

"Creativity means, having space to move in new ways."

Sarah is a 36 year old certified yoga fitness instructor, stretch coach and personal trainer. She has a background in the arts and early childhood education and is a newly launched children's book author and illustrator.

Book: Iris' Magical Yoga Adventure
Instagram: sarahcare_swfl
Website: https://linktr.ee/sarahcare_SWFL

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Creativity through the lens of a grandma and author

"I have no idea what it's like to not be creative!"

A best seller on Amazon, with a five- star rating and rave  reviews, Brownies for Breakfast is a cookbook you’ll actually  enjoy reading and using. Frank, complete, simple: favorite  sweets and comfort foods, reimagined as whole food, plant based, sugar-free, low-carb, dairy-free, gluten-free classics.  Beautiful graphics and photos, nutrition facts for every recipe,  plus a great, fun read: one of the best cookbooks you’ll have  on your shelves whether you’re diabetic, pre-diabetic, or just  hoping to live long and prosper. Everything you need to know about sugar substitutes, dairy-free baking,  no-carb thickeners, gluten-free options, plant-based protein, sleep, stress, shopping, equipping your kitchen, all in  straightforward, no-bs language.
Lynne has been featured at women's expos throughout the country, teaming with  actress Deidre Hall to write and publish Deidre Hall's Kitchen Closeup (2010) and Deidre Hall's How Does She Do It? (2012). In previous lives, she won national awards as a creative director for Silicon Valley companies, was Creative Director at E&J Gallo Winery, Advertising Manager at RedKen Laboratories, and freelanced for agencies in San Jose, Los Angeles, and New York. She has also worked as an actress, makeup  artist, screenwriter, illustrator, legal journalist and television Weather Person. Lynne has three grown children, two absolutely perfect grandchildren, and is president of  The Pescadero Foundation. She and her husband have a small farm on the coast of  Northern California. 

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Creativity through the lens of an author

"Now I think it's about expressing my inner thoughts or inner passions....making something new out of nothing."

The international prize-winning author of ‘Raising Kids Who Care: Practical conversations for exploring stuff that matters, together,’ Susy Lee lives to help families build a strong culture of communication and contribution. Her book won Best Indie, Royal Dragonfly and Feathered Quill Book Awards. 
 
An eternal student, Susy Lee majored in psychology and has a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies. This helped her consider how parenting and wealth equity play roles in social cohesion. Her eclectic career twirls around the twin themes of social justice and children. It has included state and national education and consultancy roles with children and families, international aid and development, and advocacy. 
Susy is an engaging presenter who has taught all ages from Grade 1 to University, and runs conference workshops for parents and families. She lives a bike ride from the beach in Sydney, Australia, dances whenever music plays, and has raised two caring sons with her generous husband Brian.

More info on her website: https://www.raisingkidswhocare.info/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raisingkidswhocare.info 

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/raisingkidswhocare/ 

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Creativity through the lens of a Dad, coach, author, speaker and host of the Low Card Hustle Podcast

"Being unique and inventive and having a good time is when I feel the most creative."

Nate helps entrepreneurs and busy parents get into the best shape of their lives using simple training & nutrition frameworks and without tracking a single calorie.

Being in amazing shape gives a massive advantage in business, focus, and family time, and that’s why Nate is so passionate about helping leaders maximize their impact and legacy using fitness and nutrition as force multipliers for their personal mission. 

He also happens to be a dad, husband, the author of bestseller The Million Dollar Body Method,  and he’s been told that he makes a mean taco. 

Find out how to get back in the best shape of your life here: Book: http://milliondollarbodymethod.com
Website: https://n8trainingsystems.com
Facebook Profile: https://facebook.com/n8palmer

Facebook Community: https://n8trainingsystems.com/group

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/n8training/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/n8training

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowcarbhustle

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/N8TrainingSystems

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Creativity through the lens of an Entrepreneurial Evangelist and podcast host

"Up until November 2021 I never would have thought of myself as creative."
 
Jason Skeesick is a US Army veteran, coach, and an entrepreneurial evangelist.  He is a father, husband, fighter, and carrier of heavy things. His company Spear and Clover helps businesses with passionate leaders, talented teams, and strong playbooks go from contenders to Dynasty Organizations. He leads The Spear and Clover Mastermind a large group of like minded entrepreneurs united in helping one another impact the world with their unique missions. You can find Jason hosting the weekly Spear and Clover Podcast available on Youtube and across all audio platforms.

Website: https://www.spearandclover.com/

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Creativity through the lens of an Artist at large

"To me, creativity is like oxygen"

David Lee Csicsko is an internationally recognized and celebrated designer and artist currently living and working in Chicago, Illinois. During his 30 year career, David has engaged in a wide variety of projects at nearly every scale; from small privately commissioned prints to his more recent explorations of the possibilities inherent in working with stained glass and mosaics at large scales. These monumental projects have included work for hospitals, universities, elementary schools, churches, and various private homes. His many credits include designing the Obamas’ White House Christmas in 2012.

While David’s aesthetic and striking use of color and pattern is distinctive, each project he engages in is entirely unique. Through his work, David celebrates the diversity and richness of the human imagination, and expresses the joys of life through his dynamic use of color, bold graphics and playful patterns. David’s lively illustrations can also be seen in The Skin You Live In from the Chicago Children’s Museum, now in its 16th printing.

Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/csicskokid/
website:  csicsko.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.csicsko
publisher is TROPE.COM

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Creativity through the lens of an author

"It's about just playing, it's simple hearted play."

Neil Mach was born and raised in England's "Rockin' Surrey." He enjoys bragging that he was born in the same year as the opening of Liverpool's Cavern Club, Elvis' performance at the Jailhouse, and Lennon and McCartney's first meeting at a church picnic. He has three sisters, though no brothers. During his early school years, Neil had instruction in ballet, tap dancing, and theatrical performing, so most of his role models were strong women. Although he was viewed as a Billy Elliot type character by neighbourhood boys (and his own father) he had plenty of supportive girlfriends.

Midway through the 1970s, Neil joined the Met Police in London, where he spent the next 35 years on the front line. He worked in various roles and in many squads and specialist departments. Neil amassed a number of accolades and distinctions, including several commendations for diligence and tenacity. He was blown up, fired upon (at least three times), and stabbed, all while performing his duties.

Upon retiring from the public sector, Neil concentrated on writing books. His stories usually feature strong female role models and the ideas of duty and loyalty. Neil has published nineteen (19) titles.

Neil is a frequent podcaster and blogger who enjoys talking about his ideas on where fiction and reality begin and end. He enjoys working with young authors as a creativity counsellor to encourage and foster their imaginative vision, improve their mental  imagery, and help new writers understand how best to use their mind's eye.

Neil and his wife of over 40 years, Sue, reside in a modest cottage on the River Thames in Surrey. They have two grown daughters, and two grand-children. Neil has a variety of interests outside writing. These  include cooking, gardening, and costume role-playing.

Neil believes his grandmother’s side affords him a Romani ancestry. He characterizes himself as a broad-minded Catholic. Neil read art and literature at the Open University. In 2012 he accomplished a degree level apprenticeship in Customer Service.

Twitter = @neilmach
Instagram =https://www.instagram.com/neilmach/

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Creativity through the lens of a Cognitive Scientist (MCs), Idea Enthusiast, & Caffeinated Writer.

"There aren't any moments in time when we are not creative"

My work as a scientist and author is fueled by a passion for exploring what it means to think, what thoughts look like, where they come from, and what they mean.

I began with an Undergraduate Degree (Hnrs) in Cognitive Science, Specializing in the Biological Foundations of Cognition, and continued on to complete my Master’s of Cognitive Science (MCs.), both at the Institute of Cognitive Science of Carleton University. This has enabled me to do exciting work while learning from and working with incredible people both in private and public industry.

When I’m not busy writing, reading, or learning how much more I have to learn in a vast universe of knowledge, you can find me writing my book, running, hanging with my dog, playing video games, or trying new foods with friends.

Website: www.cognitivekate.com

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Creativity through the lens of a professor, podcast host and author

"It's a balance of generativity and artistry"

ADAM BRAUS is a professor and polymath professional, author, and expert in the fields of education, organizational management, and ethics. He is a writer, speaker, teacher, podcaster, and consultant. He lives in San Francisco, California's Mission district. You can subscribe to his weekly podcast, find links to his books, or contact him via his website adambraus.com

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Creativity through the lens of a fabric and paper designer

"Being a designer, I take for granted that everyday we have to use creativity in order to flex that muscle."

Carina has a Ph.D. in Design from the University of Minnesota. She was a professor before starting her fabric and paper business. Carina was the Creative Director for Cartabella Scrapbooking Company. Her brand has been seen on wallpaper, dishware, jewelry, home decor, and sewing patterns.

Currently, Carina designs fabrics for Riley Blake Designs and has several digital shops for her Cricut, Silhouette, Sublimation crafters. 

Carina’s design program Design Suite has grown into a thriving creative business that teaches aspiring designers to make their mark and make money.

Carina lives in Sandy, Utah with her husband and three children.
www.carinagardner.com

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Creativity through the lens of an entrepreneur, author and speaker

"You don't just go with stock answers. You look for other ways to get things done, other ways to live, other ways to exist, other ways to find happiness." 

Kim Sorrelle is an entrepreneur, director of a humanitarian organization, popular speaker, and the author of two books. Her first book, Cry Until You Laugh, is about her breast cancer journey and her husband's battle with pancreatic cancer after being diagnosed just four months apart. Her second book, Love Is, chronicles her year-long quest to figure out the true meaning of love, a sometimes funny, sometimes scary, always enlightening journey that led to life-changing discoveries found mostly on the streets of Haiti.

WEBSITE
https://www.kimsorrelle.com
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
https://www.facebook.com/Kim-Sorrelle-392015434145527
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-langlois-sorrelle-11079523/
https://www.instagram.com/kimsorrelle/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/Kim_Sorrelle
https://www.facebook.com/ksorrelle
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa097sxQXqa9Oafbay9FCiw

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https://www.amazon.com/Love-Yearlong-Experiment-Living-Corinthians/dp/0825446740/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1640388089&sr=8-2
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Creativity through the lens of a psychologist, art playgroundist and author

"I think that it begins, for me, with getting quiet enough to hear what's going on inside me."

Rachel Awes works as a psychologist, art playgroundist, and author, who loves listening to the beauty in people and animals and all living colors—and she truly embodies color, as she is also an ambassador for the Swedish clothing company, Gudrun Sjoden.  Her 4 published gift/self-help books are infused with loads of her colorful drawings, all designed to affirm the human heart. Her newest illustrated personal growth/gift book is called The Relationship Book: A Soulful, Transformational, and Artistic Inventory of Your Connective Life. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with her husband and tortoises, complete with wild bunnies in her yard, and two dear sons (ages 24 and 26) living nearby. Her most tender and mighty hope is to hold up a mirror for many, reflecting a hearty truth of your boundless worth. You can see more from Rachel at her website at http://rachelawes.com and her books and art prints at http://rachelawes.etsy.com. You can find Rachel at her monthly YouTube channel called Insides Matter at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa6-cfs1E2zD3_bEC4_bV6w and also find her at https://www.facebook.com/rachel.awes/ and http://instagram.com/rachelawes/. 

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Creativity through the lens of an Emmy Award Winning Media Advisor

"It's a communication form. It's getting something on the internal to the external."

Vinnie Potestivo is a talent development & media strategist who is widely known for launching brands that continue to influence modern pop culture. He is the Founder of VPE, VPEtalent, the Verified Podcast Exchange, and the DIscovery to Downloads Mastermind.
In 1999 he cofound MTV’s Talent Development & Original Programming department, and went on to innovate and impact a new genre of television with original series such as The Osbournes, Newlyweds, Punk’d, 8th & Ocean, Wild ‘n Out, The Ashlee Simpson Show, Laguna Beach, The Hills, and Man & Wife. 
With over 25 years of experience, he and his teams have become well-trusted connectors who help sell, develop, produce, launch, distribute, and amplify some of the most talked-about original series & talent brands in modern pop culture
I Have A Podcast is a collection of conversations with today’s most successful, mindful, and impactful voices in media and technology. Guided by Vinnie Potestivo, conversations focus on career highlights and creative insights that can help anyone with any budget be more successful in their approach to being creative. 

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Creativity through the lens of a Naturopathic Doctor

"Being creative is harnessing a part of your calling as well as harnessing the now moment."

Dr. EnQi REAL, N.D., C.P.T., S.N., M.H., E.C.S.
Dr. EnQi REAL is a Naturopathic Doctor who is an internationally renowned Healer and has helped transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals to achieve greater level of health. Dr. Enqi is an author of over 30 books and is the Healer in the American Healer Documentary which premiered at Paramount Theater in New York July 10, 2022.
Lucky sets of twins 7 year-old Cailiegh & Aubree and 11 year-old Chloe & Caleb are 4 of Dr. Enqi’s BEAUTIFUL, BRILLIANT children witnessing Councilman Robert Scott cut the ribbon at this groundbreaking moment in history celebrating a new HEALTH INITIATIVE LAW PASSED for the 1st time ever at the premier of the American Healer Documentary with the local government officials. July 10th will continue to be perpetually celebrated every year as “Dr. Enqi Real Day” in honor of the many lives he has saved as seen in the American Healer Documentary.
Dr. Enqi has held over 1000 live lectures all over the USA including lecturing to groups of university professors such as those at Temple university Philadelphia. Students of Dr. Enqi have gone on to become healers, doctors, entrepreneurs, and positive health role models transforming their communities. The talented former student of Dr. Enqi, Carlie Green, is the producer of the American Healer Documentary.
Dr. Enqi was born in New York where his story began when he was obese and his heart stopped, had paralyzing stroke, yet fully healed himself just to later discover his greatest challenge of helping someone else survive after 3 hospitals told him there’s no chance of  making it out alive. He has treated people from all over the world including Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America and Canada.
As an ordained minister, Dr. Enqi has devoted himself to sharing his divine gift of knowledge with the rest of the world with the goal of elimination diabetes as well as other chronic diseases he has helped reverse and documented. Watch the “American Healer Documentary” to see it to believe it…. DrEnqi.com

https://drenqi.com/

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Creativity through the lens of the CFO, founder and Co-Host of Next Level University 

"It's either taking something from nothing or taking something deeper than you already understand it."

I am the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,000 episodes and 600K+ listens in over 125 countries. Some people find rock bottom... I found out that rock bottom had a basement. In my mid 20's... I had it all. I had a beautiful girlfriend, high paying job, sports car, my dream body... but I still ended up sitting on the edge of a bed debating suicide. After my rock bottom moment, I went all in on holistic self-improvement. I was determined to overcome my anxiety, depression and to finally live the life I'd always dreamed of. Years later, I now host a podcast that impacts hundreds of thousands of people in countries all over the world. At this stage, I've helped grow the podcast into a multi six-figure business, and I've recorded well over 1,000 episodes. I've also given hundreds of speeches, trainings and coaching calls with people all over the world. The main thing that changed was ME. I focused on learning what I didn't know (unlearning a lot too), and my life started to shift. I love talking about Consistency, Commitment, Habits, Mindset, Confidence, Fear, Relationships, Limiting Beliefs and everything in between. I believe in a heart-driven but NO BS approach to holistic self improvement, and I look forward to teaching even more people about what it really takes to get to the next level!

www.nextleveluniverse.com

www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri

www.instagram.com/neverquitkid

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Creativity through the lens of a multi-award winning European Actress and Coach for Actors.

"For me creativity means freedom and to redefine myself over and over again."

Andrea Osvart is a multi-award-winning European actress, with nearly 25 years in the industry and over 50 credits starring opposite movie stars like Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Heath Ledger, Clive Owen, and J.K. Simmons. Andrea's mission is to educate actors about long-term success and career longevity through her method.

https://andreaosvart.coach/book-in-a-call/

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Sustaining Creativity Podcast 2022 Wrap-Up

I'm wrapping up the 2022 year in this solo podcast episode.

I have had the honor to chat with so many amazing individuals about creativity from around the world. So many wonderful stories and creativity experiences to wrap-up. I learned a lot about creativity and myself this year. Creativity has gotten me through highs and lows. It has supported me and challenged me. In the end Creativity has changed my life.

I hope you enjoy the 2022 Wrap-Up Episode!

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Creativity through the lens of an SEO expert, trainer and consultant

"I love to combine the tech and the creative pieces. They go together nicely."

With over a decade of experience in her industry, Stephanie Long founded Stephanie Marie Marketing, as she saw a huge need for SEO services, and they specialize solely in SEO. This laser focus enables them to provide the highest level of service and most impactful results specific to the needs of each individual client. They tailor their services according to each individual budget and need. In her career, Stephanie has led successful campaigns in numerous industries including, but not limited to, health and wellness, SaaS, eCommerce, food and beverage, travel, and entertainment. Stephanie holds her Master’s degree in Communication from the University of Washington as well as a BA in Communication, also from the University of Washington. Passionate about her work, Stephanie credits her success to dedication, drive and perseverance.

https://stephaniemariemarketing.com/contact/ 

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Creativity through the lens of a worm advocate and founder of Cathy's Crawly Composters.

"Creativity means for me being able to bring an idea to people that they can't see before they got there."

Cathy Nesbitt is a Worm Advocate & Founder of Cathy's Crawly Composters (est 2002). This environmental business specializes in vermicomposting. Laughter wellness is her latest offering. Simple solutions for today's challenges.Worm composting, sprout growing, and laughter yoga.

https://www.cathyscomposters.com/

https://www.cathysclub.com/

https://www.cathyssprouters.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathynesbitt/

https://www.facebook.com/CathysCrawlyComposters

https://www.youtube.com/user/rhgn2112

https://twitter.com/Squirm

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Creativity through the lens of a professional musician, collaborative artis and professor

"There are two forms of creativity, The actual creation of something and The contextual experience of unique individuals."

Jean Laurenz is an eclectic musician who loves variety and collaboration. She is currently the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a performer, Jean has enjoyed appearances with Adele,The Hanson Brothers,The Boston Pops, The New York Philharmonic, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. You can catch her digitally on various albums including The Knight's  album, "Azul", featuring Yo-Yo Ma and on Youtube with Seraph Brass. Her favorite genre is chamber music and she frequents this arena with innovative ensembles including Seraph Brass, The Knights, A Far Cry, Alarm Will Sound, and with Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect.  Jean is also a vocalist and stage performer who enjoys multi-dimensional artistic performances which combine theater, singing, trumpet, and visual arts. She is currently developing her original work, KOIZUMI, and has toured Europe with Lucerne Festival’s dance and theatrical production of Divamania. Jean holds degrees in trumpet performance and Choral Education from Yale University and Northwestern University. She is a passionate educator, activist, and Teaching Artist. Jean has curated interactive youth and community concerts for Carnegie Hall, The Boston Symphony, and Handel and Haydn Society. When she is not performing or teaching, she shares her passion as a youth coach at her local climbing gym.

Insta:

 @jeanlaurenz

@trumpets_uwmadison

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Creativity through the lens of a singer, adventurer and audio professional.

"Creativity is a deep exploration and discovery of myself. An outlet for me to express myself fully in the world."

Kimberly Joy Bridges is a singer, adventurer, and audio professional in Boulder, CO. She balances her creative life as the Siren of Nevernoise with her podcast management business, Kimberly Joy Voice LLC. As an artist, Kimberly serenades her audiences in beautiful, adventurous, wild places. You can find her singing in canyons, hot air balloons, and on mountain tops! Her other pursuits in audio include podcast management, production, and strategy. She loves working on positive, uplifting shows that are worth amplifying and supporting, helping entrepreneurs, coaches, and visionaries to become voices of authority in their field while also creating an organic, sustainable stream of content to support their brand. 

Instagram:

@sirenofnevernoise

@kimberlyjoyvoice

www.sirenofnevernoise.com

www.kimberlyjoyvoice.com

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Creativity through the lens of #1 International Bestselling Author and Host of the #1 Podcast on Thought Leadership

"It's all about following the drummer within. I always wanted to be someone who created beautiful music."

Nicky Billou is the #1 International Best Selling Author of the book: Finish Line ThinkingTM: How to Think and Win Like a Champion,  The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life, and The Power Of Connecting: How To Activate Profitable Relationships By Serving Your Network. He is an in-demand and highly inspirational speaker to corporate audiences such as RBC, Lululemon, Royal LePage,  and TorStar Media. He is and advisor and confidante to some of the most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs in Canada. He is the co-founder of eCircle Academy (www.eCircleAcademy.com ) where he runs a yearlong Mastermind & Educational program working with Coaches, Consultants, Corporate Trainers, Clinic Owners, Realtors, Mortgage Brokers and other service-based Entrepreneurs, positioning them as authorities in their niche. He is the creator of the Thought Leader/Heart LeaderTM Designation.

As the host of the #1 podcast in the world on Thought Leadership, The Thought Leader Revolution (www.TheThoughtLeaderRevolution.com ) Nicky has interviewed over 300 of the world’s top Thought Leaders, such as:

•Astronaut Chris Hadfield
•George Ross of the Hit TV Series The Apprentice
•Barbara Corcoran from Shark Tank
•Supermodel & Business Mogul Kathy Ireland
•Ivan Misner — Founder Of BNI
•Graham Weihmiller — CEO of BNI
•John Maxwell — World’s #1 Leadership Author
•NYT #1 Bestselling Author Seth Godin
•Marie Forleo — Oprah’s Coach
•Jack Canfield: Author Of Chicken Soup For The Soul
•Scott Adams: Creator of Dilbert

https://ecircleacademy.com/
https://ecircleacademy.com/appointments/

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Creativity through the lens of an Amazon #1 Best selling author, guitar instructor, voice actor and composer

"It's always been about fulfilling your destiny."

Nick Morrison is an Amazon #1 Best selling author, professional musician, composer, teacher, narrator/voice actor, YouTube creator and actor from Calgary Alberta, Canada. He has toured throughout the United States, Canada and Japan as a guitarist, worked as a session musician, and writer/composer for Warner Bros, Universal Studios, Sony, MTV, ABC, NBC, HGTV, HBO among others.

He was educated at The Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass, where he studied guitar performance and music business management.

In 2021 he released his first instructional books and launched his website guitar dojo.ca and in 2022 he launched his own custom App and lesson platform on Android (google play) and iOS - The Guitar Dojo featuring his premiere 

guitar mastery course "The Fretboard Infinity Loop System".

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Creativity through the lens of an Art and Creativity Teacher

"Creativity is to make something new that wasn't there before."

Faigie Kobre is a former early childhood teacher and director.. She developed a passion for art in early childhood and gave workshops for early childhood schools and teachers on helping kids thrive through art that is developmentally appropriate.

Faigie also spent 25 years as a high end portrait photographer. She switched careers in midlife to become an elementary school art teacher. This  led her in a roundabout fashion to get involved in adult creativity.

When starting to learn about adult creativity she became hooked on mixed media and started her website creativityreignited. Her goal was and still is to help women who don't feel creative (often as a result of past creativity scars) to reignite their creativity.

Her initiation into adult creativity came through mixed media but then discovered the magical medium of alcohol inks. She now concentrates mostly on alcohol inks and  gives  in person and  online classes on how to use this awesome medium.

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Instagram: @creativealcoholinking

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Creativity through the lens of a Producer and Rock Star Media Trainer

"I don't think you can sit down and be creative. You start with an idea and it turns into a product or a show."

Gregory Wright (aka ‘G’) is a Producer & Rock Star Media Trainer at All Things Relax Studios. 
Along with Sandi D, Queen of Podcast Zen, he shows coaches, creative entrepreneurs & authors how to create a crystal clear message & connect with their audience in the ROCK STAR Media Training program. 
G’s worked with many well known artists & bands as a Tour Manager and Sound Engineer for over 25 years. He’s traveled all over the planet & worked with national & global TV, radio & other media companies who hosted his clients. 
As a Tour Manager, G worked with many publicity departments, publicists, & record labels to prepare the artist (lead singer) for media interviews. Now he’s sharing proven tips & techniques that performers use before they go on stage so that you can use these ROCK STAR ‘moves’ to promote your business, book, or product. 
Throughout his career, G’s learned what makes or breaks a great interview. He shares this information with Band Members (clients) in the Rock Star Media Training program. 

Learn more about how G and Sandi D can help you channel your inner Rock Star. 

Join the Band at: https://www.allthingsrelaxstudios.com/ 

IG: allthingsrelaxstudios & rockstarmediatraining 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorygwright/

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Creativity through the lens or a Spirit Author, Artist and Activist

"As a life long person who loves to do creativity, I love to turn people on to the natural creativity we all have."

Author of 4 nonfiction books. Featured on No BS Spiritual Book Club. Lifelong yoga and meditation practitioner, adventurer, nature freak. Spreading Love energy is my thing. Defying the dark and negative, my aim. Sure aim with strong arrows. Cohost of ZLORD, a years-long spiritual podcast. Check out my YouTube channel for many meditative Mind-Stillers. I help others uplift, after having freed myself from negative bonds of self-destructive addictions. Life is a Mystery. I'm passionate and on FIRE about Love, not politics being the solution to society’s ills. Consciousness revolution, in other words, is my bugle call. Body-Mind-Spirit alignment: check! Helping others: check! Join my Army of Love at tezalord.com My motto: Love is the weapon of mass illumination.

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Creativity through the lens of an Artivist (artist & environmentalist)

"Creativity is to express myself, think a bit outside the box and to be uniquely me." 

Mariska is an artivist (artist & environmentalist) and the host of the Mama Earth Talk podcast. As a painter, sculpture and digital artist her art mediums include acrylic on canvas with recycled materials used in both canvases and sculptural work.  A few years ago, she started to experiment with trash️ in her artwork. She got curious about her new medium and before she knew it, she was spending hours researching how it affects the environment. This created a yearning within her to push her creativity and connect more with nature, and it was not long after that she found myself at the top of Kilimanjaro admiring the world from above. She decided to quit corporate life to focus on her new found passion for the planet, and as they say, the rest was history.

In 2018 she took trash to the streets of the UAE and wore all the trash she generated for everyone to see. 30 days and 65 kg of waste later she had the country buzzing with questions about waste and wanting to know how they can reduce it. This was the start of the podcast, Mama Earth Talk.
She has worked with many organisations globally, including Azraq, Nespresso, Costa and Dubai International Airport, to drive environmental and sustainable change in their organisations and communities. She inspire change through her artwork, podcasting, and public speaking. Her artwork can be found in the collections of South African comedian and The Daily Show Host, Trevor Noah, Actor and Environmentalist, Adrian Grenier, Entrepreneur, Gary Vaynerchuck, Kris Fade, a radio presenter on Virgin Radio Dubai, Black Coffee a world-renowned DJ and producer and Mason Plumlee an NBA basketball player for the Denver Nuggets.

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YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSBWWSsgVtiH8PqgfTUbo4Q/featured?view_as=subscriber)

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Creativity through the lens of a poet, paranormal investigator and cosplayer

"It takes a lot to not be creative. It's important to express yourself and your interest or you might shrivel up and be miserable."

Shannon Michele Collins is a poet, paranormal investigator and cosplayer. She writes poetry based on automatic writings and impressions she feels at different haunted locations and decided to  put them into books for others to hopefully relate to and enjoy. 

www.adreamwithinascream.com

www.Facebook.com/velmavondinkenstein

www.Instagram.com/adream_withinascream

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Creativity through the lens of a former fashion model turned digital artist, entrepreneur and mental health advocate

"To be creativemeans to express yourself, express all of yourself including the good and the bad."

Nikki Gal is a former fashion model turned present day digital artist, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate. Gal is the owner of digital design company, See Thru Nikki, and her nonprofit and mental health advocacy platform, Raw Talk with Nikki Gal. Sparking the power of creativity from a young age, Gal never limited herself or her creative extent. Her goals are to not only nurture the hold of creativity within herself, but also express the power of ongoing creativity within others. 

seethrunikki.com

rawtalkwithnikkigal.com 

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Creativity through the lens of a Dad and someone who helps people get out of their own way.

"When we are creative it's a different way of expressing our emotional state."

Dai Manuel is a super dad, dating his wife, with a lead by example way of living and a contagious personality, who is on a mission to positively impact one million role models around the globe to lead a FUN-ctionally fit life through education, encouragement, and community.

He is an award-winning digital thought leader and author, Distinguished Toastmaster & keynote speaker, former partner and Chief Operating Officer of a multi-million dollar retail company, and a sought after lifestyle mentor and executive performance coach.

Dai knows the struggle of the juggle and keeping his health and happiness a priority. He models his work based on 5 F’s: Fitness, Family, Faith, and Finances with an overarching roof of FUN, built on a rock-solid foundation of Health. Nuggets of wisdom and inspiration to take action to be your best self are guaranteed when you connect with Dai!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daimanuel/
https://www.facebook.com/daimanuel
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Creativity through the lens of a healer, teacher and creative expresser 

"Creativity is a way of life.  You're not blocking your flow."

Indra Rinzler is a life time spiritual seeker. He’s a healer, teacher, and offers life readings for clients. Astrology and the Enneagram of Personality are the main modalities that he shares. He’s been studying astrology and spirituality for fifty years. He first learned of the Enneagram of Personality in 1999. He uses these two modalities individually and in combination. His focus is to help clients to awake up to who they really are. He works to help people to live beyond their conditioned stories and to live more in the moment.

 website.   www.indrarinzler.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoBt4MS4XGTTxP1pckE7P9w

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I am working on raising the awareness of our limitless human potential and its wisdom. I keep seeding new consciousness by unveiling the untapped powers though understanding human’s limitless powers of art, creativity and healthy human discourse outside of systems. I became a passionate creativity/art researcher that was forced through not being able to fit into systems to look for art/creativity's true values for humans. Today, I keep unveiling the limitations of man-made systems like technology, science, economy and knowledge to raise our human potential instead of wasting too much time and energy in systems.  My truth compass has been proven to be humans’ limitlessness and natures’ sense of unlimited balance to better survive than humans. My mission is to show humans that we need something very different right now because we are in a consciousness-crisis. There is nothing more to do but to become conscious. The change will happen automatically. We can heal the world and others by everyone being the best that YOU that you can be for YOURSELF” Understand what it means to be human, humane and YOUR humanness with its limitlessness. Understand our habitat nature and be a steward for YOUR habitat. The earth never needed to be saved, and never will. Understand how to use our man-made systems adequately where humans are THE priority. Always keep raising OUR human potential (therein lies heaven on earth.) Super powers of creativity, healthy discourse and wisdom. I point to our untapped human superpowers of creativity, healthy discours and our ability to adapt. STOP pondering problems to create more systems that humans have to deal with.

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The Smart of Art - The Power of Art and Creativity  https://anchor.fm/michaellart 

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Creativity through the lens of the founder of Master Talk

"To me creativity means the ability to be willing to go against the status quo, even in the smallest possible way."

Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become top 1% communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MasterTalks
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendenkumarasamy/

Website (Main CTA): https://www.rockstarcommunicator.com/

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Creativity through the lens of a serial podcast host, song writer, author, and personal leadership coach

"When I think and reflect, imagination is the mindset of creativity. I believe that creativity is the key to a joyful life."

Bruce Wayne McLellan is a veteran leadership coach with 18+ years of experience enhancing personal leadership  for people. His burning aspiration is to make a better world for our great-grandchildren by doing for adults what  Mr. Rogers did for children. He is the host of the One Kind Word podcast. His  

relevant experience includes thirty years in Corporate America as an IT  

consultant, a lifetime of mindfulness practice, nine days living on a mountain in  

Tanzania, Africa, summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro. He loves his family and is a friend  

to all. And he remains a grateful citizen of our little blue planet. 

WEBSITE https://brucewaynemclellan.com 

FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/bruce.mclellan 

LINKED IN https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucemclellan/ 

TICTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@brucemclellan99

POETRY https://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Nature-Things-Songs%20Wilderness/dp/1502552973/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=poetry+in+the+nature+of+things+bruce+mcl%20ellan&qid=1629469907&sr=8-2

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Creativity through the lens of the CEO and founder of Online To Offline.

"Creativity means to challenge the norm. It's looking at problems and trying to find solutions others may not see."

Mat is the CEO and Founder of Online To Offline (O2O), a company dedicated to helping businesses increase their lead generation activities, optimize their sales conversions and maximize their profits.

But that's only part of the story,  O2O is committed to using entrepreneurship and job creation as a vehicle to end poverty driven exploitation and sexual slavery by opening centres in developing countries and using them as community hubs.

Mat lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia with his wife and six kids where he spends his spare time training for Strongman Competitions

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-boyle-08670510/

https://onlinetooffline.com.au/

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Creativity through the lens of a Podcast Producer, Director and Actor

"It's easy at the surface level to think creativity is just art. Anybody can be creative, it's a way of looking at the world and wanting to explore."

Jenny is a podcast producer, host & creator with CurtCo Media who's shows include: "Solar" (Director/Producer/Voice of A.L.I.), "Hollywood Unscripted" (Host/Producer), "A Moment of Your Time" (Creator/Producer), and "When Last I Left" (Host/Producer).

Trained with a BFA in Acting from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Jenny is a SAG/AFTRA actress and a Company Member/Media Director with LA's leading immersive theater company, The Speakeasy Society. Additionally, Jenny has worked behind the scenes in film, digital, music videos, commercials, animation, theater, and casting.

Jenny Socials: @thejennycurtis (IG/Twitter)

Solar Socials: @solarthepodcast (IG/Twitter)

Website: solarthepodcast.com/listen

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Creativity through the lens of the founder and CEO of the Wall Printer

"There's a fine line between creativity, boldness and foolishness. Creativity requires an element of all of that."

Paul Baron is the founder and chief executive officer of The Wall Printer  USA. Paul is responsible for all executive functions, assuring the growth of  the corporation and of the businesses that  purchase a Wall Printer. His decades of  business experience span B2B, B2C,  retail, manufacturing, distribution,  international business, and franchising.  Paul has personally developed and  launched business concepts and  supported successful revenue growth,  which leads to exits for several start-ups  and established businesses. 

Paul thrives in rapid growth, high-energy environments, and values a  diverse culture with good people who like to dream big, work hard, and have  fun. He leads with a positive attitude, humor, and humility. An articulate communicator with outstanding public speaking and  presentation skills, Paul is frequently asked to guest lecture at industry  events. He is a mentor to business owners and student interns at the  University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) and at UNCW’s Center for  Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE.) Paul serves on advisory boards at  UNCW’s Business School’s Entrepreneurship track, at non-profit  organizations, and privately held businesses in Wilmington, Atlanta, and NY. 

Paul earned a BS in Mathematics with an education minor at the State  University of New York at New Paltz and studied advanced Mathematics at  the University of New Hampshire. 

The Wall Printer will be expanding throughout North, Central & South  America, and the Caribbean quickly over the next few years. Paul welcomes  your interest in establishing an exclusive local Wall Printing business in your  home territory. 

Connect with Paul on LinkedIn ... https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbbaron/

More background online: https://thewallprinter.com/en/about-company/#el

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wallprintingusa/ 

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewallprinter

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWallPrinter

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewallprinter/

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Creativity through the lens of a Visionary life coahc, Motivational speaker, Author & Podcast Host.

"To be creative means tapping into who you are, the gifts and talens you have."

Genesis Amaris Kemp is a Visionary Life coach, Motivational Speaker, and Author.

A Firecracker and “Mindset Hacker” a force to be reckoned with.

Genesis is a woman that empower others to speak up for themselves. Yes, it may be challenging; yes, it may hurt. But in the long run, she desires to encourage others to help those who may not have a voice. She is a trailblazer who wants others to live out their dreams, goals, and visions. We all have been given an excellent purpose in life. It is up to us to walk it out and live victoriously!

She is multifaceted and multidimensional that cannot be contained in a box or compartmentalized.

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@GenesisAmarisKemp on Instagram and Facebook

@GenesisAKemp on Twitter

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Creativity through the lens of a Coach, Teacher and Mentor

"To be creative is to try something without knowing how it's going to turn out."

Allegra Stein helps new coaches approach their work in a more creative, aligned, and sustainable way. She loves disrupting the narratives of the coaching industrial complex and injecting more experimentation and play into what it means to "be a coach."

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allegrasteincoaching/

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AllegraStein/

web: allegrastein.com

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Over the past few years of hosting this podcast I have come to realize how challenging it can be to expand someone's understanding of creativity who doesn’t believe they are creativite or who struggles to see how creativity might support them in their everyday life. 

Once a month I will be choosing a topic I find fascinating, interesting or exciting and combining it with creativity to share with you just how much creativity permeates all aspects of our lives.

In today’s episode I’m going to be talking about Why is Creativity Important?

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Creativity through the lens of a Success Coach and Intuitive Artist

" Creativity is this big cloud in the sky that pours down....you need to stay open to receive it"

International Success Coach + Intuitive Artist, Haley Hoover helps women break through their next level of success and fulfillment with ease. Through her Intuitive Art methods, she has helped hundreds of women find their purpose, grow their businesses and self-publish their first books with fun and flow.

An Amazon #1 New Release Author, Haley is the go-to expert for those who wish to deepen their innovation and expression.

Haley’s expertise has been featured in PositivelyPositive, Thrive Global, Thought Catalogue, and Hypnozine among others. She has also spoken alongside Deepak Chopra and is the host of the Top 5% Globally ranked podcast, The Sparkling Hippie Podcast. 

When she’s not sitting behind her psychedelic-colored laptop, she can be found watching 60’s hippie documentaries in Sonora, California, where she resides with her partner.

Learn more at TheSparklingHippie.com.

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Creativity through the lens of a Podcast Host and Digital creator

"Creativity is putting your mark on something."

Dedicated and energetic podcaster. Marques is a 10 year Air Force veteran. Born in Chicago IL, and father of two. Marques specializes in network engineering, with a passion for digital creation., travel, writing and creativity. He is currently enrolled in the University of Maryland with a major in Business Administration. Marquess has a dream to create a non-profit organization for underprivileged families to travel the world. He is currently the host of Flavor In Your Ear, Strictly Forbidden Flavors and Marques & Friends podcasts that range from audio, visual and topics for all audiences.

Websites:
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https://www.podpage.com/strictly-forbidden-flavors/

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Creativity through the lens of a Meditation Coach

"Creativity means to transform. Everything we do is up for change."

Wendy Nash is a Meditation Coach. The company name says it all: Kindly Cut The Crap. Wendy teaches startup founders and CEOs the art of introspection to navigate the emotionally, physically and financially taxing process of building a business. She believes the CEO is the foundation of whether a company does well and her observation is that whatever the CEO isn't owning within themselves is what gets played out at work. The more blind spots a person has, the less productive the workforce. To see behind blind spots, you need to make courageous inquiry, but do it kindly.
Wendy has a 4-year somatic psychotherapy diploma, her Bachelor of Psychology Honors thesis studied the effects of loving-kindness meditation on prosocial behavior and she’s been practicing loving-kindness and other meditations for almost 20 years. She is currently studying a 2-year diploma of Mindfulness & Compassion at the Insight Meditation Institute. She dropped out school having failed academically spectacularly over successive years. Leaving school early was one of the best things she did. For the first time, she was able to take charge of her life and take things in a new direction, away from family expectations. After 5 years of shopwork, she did a 1-year business admin course to ensure an income while living abroad. 
In London, she worked for a Swedish law firm to improve her Swedish where she met a Frenchman, moved to the French countryside and worked for Microsoft in Paris. There she worked as a receptionist to learn French on the job. She was employed because her Swedish was so good. 
Wendy returned to Australia with her then husband and looked for a new career volunteering. Nothing gelled. When the marriage fell apart, she took this as an opportunity to rethink everything and begin a new path. She did years of personal work and learnt to introspect with focus and determination to understand herself and others well. 
She’s now armed with a psychology degree, a psychotherapy diploma, a deep meditation practice focused on loving-kindness and has studied business culture from the bottom of the food chain in diverse European and Australian organizations. She works with entrepreneurs to foster successful workplace cultures. Wendy wants them to be the great leaders of the future and not sacrifice themselves along the way. 
Her clients have achieved financially strong businesses despite cofounder conflict, funding rejections, staff underperformance, almost burning out, investor negotiations, constant fear of failure and pivoting new directions in work and life. In other words, she focuses on turning negatives into supercharged positives. 

www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-nash
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Creativity through the lens of a Mindful Art Teacher

"I can have permission to be curious and experiment and perhaps stretch just beyond where my comfort zones are and try something new and see what happens."

Cynthia Hauk, MFA, is passionate about sharing simple Mindfulness and Art activities to help busy people de-stress and express themselves creatively. Whether you're someone who struggles to meditate, is overly critical about your art making, feel creatively blocked, or don't feel you're artistic at all, Cynthia's simple and accessible activities have helped students in more than 50 countries tap into their creativity and feel less stressed. Her online school, at mindfulcreativemuse.com, offers courses, retreats, and accredited teacher training programs for busy people, creatives, artists, yogis, teachers, therapists, and more.

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Creativity through the lens of a painter

"Our brains are wired that way. We are creativity machines, it doesn't separate between the fine art and the mundane art."

Lauren G. Levine is a painter and twenty-five-year resident of Jamaica Plain (Boston) who now lives and works in Needham, Massachusetts. Through intuitive and responsive mark-making, her paintings are tangible manifestations of her visual impressions and interior resonances. Levine attended Massachusetts College of Art; School at the Museum of Fine Arts; and Fuller Art Museum. Her work has been exhibited at The Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT; The Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA; Hallspace Gallery, Boston, MA; and UForge Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA. Interviews and features include: Phillip J. Mellen’s Podcast, Ahtcast; Boston Voyager Magazine, “Art and Life”; The Weekly Dig; Paul Behnke’s Online Project Space, Monklike Habits; Randace Rauscher’s, 52 in 52; and Groundwork “Meet the Artist.”
Levine’s work can be viewed on her website at https://www.laurenglevineart.com/ and on Instagram at @laurenglevineart

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Over the past few years of hosting this podcast I have come to realize how challenging it can be to expand someone's understanding of creativity who doesn’t believe they are creativite or who struggles to see how creativity might support them in their everyday life. 

Once a month I will be choosing a topic I find fascinating, interesting or exciting and combining it with creativity to share with you just how much creativity permeates all aspects of our lives.

In today’s episode I’m going to be talking about creativity and boredom.

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Creativity through the lens of a musician and healer

"Creativity is everything to me!"

Bran Katanec is a personal empowerment expert and the host of BEnergyAware Podcast. With his meditation-based approach and a background in the healing arts, Bran is here to help people get empowered.
He supports people around trusting and using their intuition and around creating the life that they deserve.
Bran is also a musician who creates and produces his own original music.
Throughout his life he has faced a lot adversity and used creativity to overcome it.

Link: https://www.benergyaware.com/


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Creativity through the lens of The Dark Horse Entrepreneure

"Creativity is being able to create something out of nothing."

From hitting the rock bottom of drugs, divorce, bankruptcy and even the death of an 18 month old daughter. To running the planning & marketing departments of some of corporate America’s finest companies to his own company helping driven entrepreneurs, scale their businesses, by crystalizing and monetizing their passions, and now hosting his podcast focused on Driven Dark Horse Entrepreneurs. Tracy Brinkmann, is a business coach, success coach, podcast host & product creator that realizes life isn’t fair and participation awards do not feed your family (or your drive to succeed)… This Driven Dark Horse Entrepreneur is looking to share all that he has learned and is still learning about starting, restarting, kick starting and stepping up your entrepreneurial game all while not ignoring that amazing tool between your ears!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkhorseschooling/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracybrinkmann/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRU0742-2cSnjQIiT_uygzw


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Creativity through the lens of an interior designer, life design coach and speaker

"Creativity is about understanding the juxtaposition between things."

Shana Francesca is a  speaker, writer and entrepreneur.  As the Founder and Lead Designer at Concinnate, a multi-discipline interior design and life design firm working with clients around the country. She was born into a difficult family life and refused to allow that to define her, instead she uses her voice to guide people toward their own empathy, resilience, and curiosity about what is possible through life design. She lives her life leaning into Empathy, Curiosity and Intention and through her design work, conversations and talks, she invites people to do the same. 

Shana believes our present and future are transformed when we take ownership for designing our lives. We write our life's story. We do that with the level of intention we infuse into the many small decisions we make every day. This is the core of her work.
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Creativity through the lens of an ordinary guy, podcast host and owner of a marketing firm

"Creativity isn't something you did, it's something you do."

I’m Ben Albert; regular name, regular guy, irregular vision. LET’S COLLABORATE!

I started Balbert Marketing LLC amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Let’s not beat around the bush, Coronavirus has pushed us to all evaluate our careers in one way or another. We all feel some level of fear, pain, or worry about friends, family, and the effects on our amazing nation.

For me, I had to make a decision. Do I pick up binge eating, get lazy, and get used to staring at the wall? Or do I develop a business STRONGER than any company I’ve worked for in the past?

That’s why I’m here. I am committed to overachieve in my role and do things right. I provide whatever is necessary to help your business GROW!

Martin Luther King Jr once said, “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.”

I decided to take 5 steps forward to begin building one of Rochester’s best young companies!

I urge you to take that leap of faith forward, and continue to build your empire!

Ben is also the curator of The “Real Business Connections Network.” He hosts 5 podcasts, “Rochester Business Connections,” “Learn Speak Teach,” “Ben’s Bites,” “Five Minute Fridays,” and “Real Hits.”

All my main links can be found here: https://balbertmarketing.com/alllinks/

Please connect with me on Linkedin!  https://www.linkedin.com/in/balbertmarketing/

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Creativity through the lens of a podcast strategist, voice coach and voice-over artist

"Creativity is about creative thinking. You don't have to produce an item to be creative."

Mary Chan is a Podcast Strategist, Voice Coach, and Voice-Over Artist who believes in empowering you with the self-confidence to find your voice. During her 20-year career in radio, coaching hundreds of radio announcers and small business owners on how to read a script and bring it alive off the page, she’s heard first hand how your voice is the key to connect emotion to emotion with your listeners to build awareness, credibility, and influence. In 2018, Mary founded Organized Sound Productions, a podcast production and consulting company and today, you can find her on her own podcast “The Podcaster’s Guide to a Visible Voice” where you will empower yourself to amplify your voice to speak with courage and spirit.

• website https://www.organizedsound.ca/
•  podcast "The Podcaster's Guide to a Visible Voice" http://www.VisibleVoicePodcast.com/
• IG https://www.instagram.com/organizedsoundproductions/
• Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/marychan-organizedsound/

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Creativity through the lens of a Serial Entrepreneur

"Creativity is something everyone out there has. It's about taking your idea and getting it to connect to things that are going to have emotions."

John C. Morley started his first company just about 30 years ago and as a passionate serial entrepreneur, he didn't stop there.  He later went on to build his own marketing and full print publication production center. Today he gets people more quality connections on LinkedIn by telling their stories in a unique way.

John is a serial entrepreneur, engineer and marketing expert. His diverse experience from serving small business to enterprise environments make him someone that just doesn't understand technology but lives it. Two of our world's largest international banks have chosen John's company because they know that he is the mastermind of the company's operations.

Since the inception of John's tech company, he had one of NY's largest marketing and advertiser companies working for him. Several years ago he realized they were not making the progress they should. So he decided to fire them; John knew that no-one would know his company as well as he did. He researched the concept of starting his own full in-house digital and print production company. The first few years John made lots of mistakes but quickly realized how to reach his clients and the right way to do so. Later on, he concluded that there was a void in the market place and that he knew how to market companies to get their message out to the world. Thus John trademarked the phrase "We Give your Business a Voice"™.

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Creativity through the lens of a speech writer, public speaking coach and author

"Creativity means coming prepared to work"

Eddie is a professional speechwriter with over 10 years of experience in helping business leaders, keynote speakers, TED talk presenters, and everyday people, enhance the messages
they tell through great storytelling and structure. He started out as an 8th grade science teacher but turned his love of rhetoric into a profitable freelance career. He also made
the transition from freelancer to fully employed. As a speechwriter, he has worked with CEOs, college presidents and trustees, superintendents and principals, business owners, authors, politicians, organization leaders, nonprofit executive directors, and everyone in between. Public speaking and speechwriting are equalizers: we all want to say just the right words whether it's small groups or large audiences.

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-rice/ 
Website: https://ricespeechwriting.com/


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Creativity through the lens of  an award winning Global Speaker

"Creativity for me, manifests in my business. My business comes from my soul."

Steve Lowell, CSP has been speaking and performing on the live stage since the age of 6, that’s over 53 years ago.
From Ottawa, Canada, Steve is an award-winning, global speaker and for over 30 years he has been training and mentoring executives, thought-leaders and professional speakers around the world to deliver high-impact keynote speeches, drive revenue from the platform and build wealth through speaking.
He’s the President of the Global Speakers Federation (GSF) and the past national President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS).
A three-time number one international best selling author, Steve is a sought-after expert helping thought leaders and sales teams sell more by changing the way they speak.
He shares the stage with such greats as Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul Series), Kevin Harrington (Shark Tank and “As Seen on TV”), and Brian Tracy (Author of over 70 books).
Together with his wife, Jayne he travels the world speaking, training, and mentoring those who have a message to monetize through the spoken word.

Websites and Social
Website: www.stevelowell.com
CTA Website: www.WebinarForAuthors.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.lowell/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevelowell/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/stevelowell
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deepthoughtstrategy/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/stevelowell


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Creativity through the lens of a Creative Guide

"Creativity it utilizing your energy to design the life you want to live."

Jenni Kowal is a multi passionate, visual artist and personal development coach specializing in self care and creative exploration. Founder of Anytime Creative, she offers a variety of life coaching services, including mindfulness support. Her flagship product is the Self Care Adventure Cards - an intuitive card deck that sparks inspiration for every step of your self care journey. Her mission is to help scattered and multi-passionate creatives use self care to fuel their creative expression, get out of their own way and spend more time in flow!

Website: www.anytimecreative.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/anytimecreative


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Creativity through the lens of an artist, artist coach, gallery owner and curator

Creativity is finding a new solution out of existing elements."

Jessica Libor is an American artist who received her Master of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2014.  She works in her studio in Philadelphia and is the host of the Inspired Painter Podcast, coaches artists at the Visionary Artist’s Salon, and curates at Era Contemporary Gallery. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicalibor.com/

The Inspired Painter Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7qoXcFTGi4CaU4O15lPhqe?si=0914cf718e904947

Era Contemporary Gallery's call to artists for Legends of the Moon: have your art digitally catalogued and sent to the moon in a time capsule!  Click here for more info: https://mailchi.mp/jessicalibor/legends-of-the-moon-artist-signup

The Visionary Artist's Salon: https://www.thevisionaryartistssalon.com/

The Artist's Definitive Guide to Increasing Your Online Art Sales: https://mailchi.mp/7c170ff7dde9/the-definitive-guide-to-authentically-increasing-your-online-art-sales



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Creativity through the lens of a serial entrepreneur, author, speaker and mentor

"Creativity is thinking outside the square. Allowing the thoughts to flow."

From being 6000ft underground, to starting an education business (that grew to have 4000 plus students) to spending years working in venture capital, Rael has seen it all. He's listed companies on two international stock exchanges, and his financial services group has settled more than $3bn in loans in 18 years. Rael has diverse work history combined with his unique global research interviews with companies in more than 25 countries.  With over 30 years as a serial entrepreneur, Rael Bricker helps businesses succeed by delivering a series of dynamic talks on building businesses by thinking outside the box. Rael has been presenting for many years on business, culture, finance, investing, diversity and ethics.  The learning is best practice combined with practical experience to achieve business excellence.

Rael Bricker holds two Masters degrees, an MBA and MSc (Software Engineering) and an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering (BSc (Eng) . Rael is currently a Fellow of the MFAA. (Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia), a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) of PSA (Professional Speakers Australia) and a Member of AICD (Australian Institute of Company Directors). Additionally, Rael is the first inspirationalist in Australia with Integrus Global and a Mentor with both Mentored With Mark Bouris and Mastermind.space.  Rael is also the Author of “Dive In : Lessons learnt since business school”.

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Creativity through the lens of #PromoGuy

"Creativity is the ability to look at and understand a concept or idea that doesn't exist."

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Swire immigrated to Los Angeles in 1996. He is a proud Chinese American who speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. He trained as a sound engineer, working at recording studios and entertainment agencies before starting his own firm, Hellman Production, Inc, 2003 in Los Angeles. Swire and his team successfully produced attractive, personalized DVD and CD cases and custom merchandise like T-shirts, earning a Score award in 2009, for small business success. His business eventually grew so popular, he decided to sell Hellman Production in 2013 to focus exclusively on the promotional product industry. 

Government Certifications
LSBE, WBE, DBE, MBE, SBE

Swire is a proud SFG1 certified kettlebell instructor from #StrongFirst. He finds calmness through yoga, organic gardening, and enjoys being in nature. 

Resource link for the episode

https://www.garudapromo.com/podcast-resources/

Social links

• Website: http://www.garudapromo.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garudapromo/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garudapromo
• Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Garuda_Swire
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swire-ho-thepromoguy-6b9
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/garudapromo/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Garudapromo88/videos

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Over the past few years of hosting this podcast I have come to realize how challenging it can be to expand someone's understanding of creativity who doesn’t believe they are creativite or who struggles to see how creativity might support them in their everyday life. 

Once a month I will be choosing a topic I find fascinating, interesting or exciting and combining it with creativity to share with you just how much creativity permeates all aspects of our lives.

In today’s episode I’m going to be talking about creativity and resilience.

So sit back, relax and let’s dive into today’s solo episode of Sustaining Creativity Podcast

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Creativity through the lens of an author, psychotherapist and former Buddhist monk

"I can't separate creativity from just living"

Donald Altman is a psychotherapist, award-winning author, and former Buddhist monk who writes the Practical Mindfulness Blog for Psychology Today. Profiled in The Living Spiritual Teachers Project and featured in The Mindfulness Movie, he has written over 20 books that teach how to incorporate mindfulness and greater awareness into daily life. Award-winning books include: The Mindfulness Toolbox —winner of two Gold IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards as best book in the “Psychology” and “Body- Mind-Spirit” categories, Clearing Emotional Clutter—selected “One of the Best Spiritual Books of 2016” and The Mindfulness Code—chosen “One of the Best Spiritual Books of 2010.” Other popular books include One Minute Mindfulness, 101 Mindful Ways to Build Resilience, and Simply Mindful: A 7-Week Guide and Personal Handbook for Mindful Living. Donald's newest book, the novel Travelers, is a psychological and mystical journey that is due out in January, 2023 from Roundfire Books. 

Donald served as vice-president of the international organization, The Center for Mindful Eating. He spent years as an adjunct professor in Portland State University’s Interpersonal Neurology Certificate Program and at Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. He is committed to spreading seeds of kindness and reflective living in his work as an international keynote speaker, consultant, and workshop leader. He lives in Portland, Oregon, enjoying the beauty and awe of nature with his beloved wife, family and friends.

For more info: mindfulpractices.com
Join Donald’s Reflect community at: Facebook.com/MndfulPractices

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Creativity through the lens of an MC and Moderator

"Creativity is a way of seeing the world. Every part every facet of my life is creative."

Daniel (known more popularly as DanRam) is an igniter. A 5x TEDx speaker, 3x entrepreneur, prolific speaker, and startup coach, his clients range from individual founders to national governments. His eclectic background growing up in 10 countries on 4 continents, his multi-continent education including Yale University and Trinity College, as well as his work in diverse industries from the UN to Consulting to Private Equity to Startups ensures that his clients are at the cutting edge of innovation.
On the ground, he is the founder of several startups in multiple countries and has coached scores of founders and startups. At the national level, Daniel was part of the 7 person panel commissioned by Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to put together an Entrepreneurship Policy. He was recognized as Top 40 under 40 leader for promoting bilateral relations between Europe and India.
DanRam travels the globe as an Event MC & Speaker at over 100 events a year. Commanding the stage with changemakers like President Barack Obama, billionaire founders like Sir Richard Branson, record breaking athletes like F1 champion Nico Rosberg, Grammy-winning artists and celebrities, he works on 4 continents from college campuses to parliaments to in-house corporate innovation days for Fortune 500 companies to the biggest tech conferences in the world. His passion is to inspire people with his motto 'Start Now Start Simple' in building a future we all want to live in.

Website: https://www.iamdanram.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamdanram/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdanram/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamdanram
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBtHqCMk6R2G1vwFt66fPNQ
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamdanram


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Creativity through the lens of a Joyful Money Coach

"Creativity is an opportunity to connect to source."

Lauren is a Joyful Money Coach and an Accredited Financial Counsellor Canada® dedicated to helping people cultivate a more joyful relationship with money. She works with folks who earn variable incomes and want to have a secure and present relationship with their incomes. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elbie.coaching/

Website: https://www.elbiecoaching.com/


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