Are you feeling stuck, burned out, or just going through the motions? Do you want a life that feels present, alive, and joyful? Your Creative Mind is here to spark your imagination, awaken your spirit, and help you build the life and career you’ll love. Hosted by Izolda Trakhtenberg—an expert in creativity, communication, and mindfulness—this podcast dives deep into how we can use creativity to solve life’s biggest challenges. Whether you’re writing your first novel, sketching your next masterpiece, or tackling global issues like the climate crisis, creativity holds the key to transformative solutions. Episodes feature intimate and inspiring conversations with Grammy and Tony winners, bestselling authors, acclaimed actors, and innovative leaders. They share their secrets on staying motivated, inspired, and productive, offering practical tools and fresh perspectives to supercharge your creative drive, mindfulness, and communication skills. Other episodes will give you actionable steps you can take today to infuse your life with the juice and sizzle of creativity. Discover answers to profound questions that even our guests have never considered, and gain actionable insights to unlock your own creative potential. From tech CEOs to Broadway producers, conservationists to comedians, our guests span industries and disciplines, bringing you cutting-edge ideas and timeless wisdom. Your Creative Mind is more than a podcast; it’s a guide to living fully, thinking boldly, and creating with purpose. Subscribe now and start transforming your world one creative solution at a time.
Episodes
Friday Apr 21, 2023
What it Takes to be an Ethical Company Especially Through a Vegan Lens
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Generally, an ethical company is one that operates with transparency, fairness, responsibility, integrity, social and environmental responsibility, and ethical leadership. But what does it do to the definition of ethicality when you view it through a vegan lens? How do companies and organizations behave differently? What principles do they lift up if they're dedicated to being cruelty-free?
In today's Vegan Life Solutions episode, I explore this and I introduce the Creative Solutions Seal of Ethical Innovation!
We're excited about this new series. We will bring you ethical company spotlights to elevate them and to show us all how it's done!
This episode is brought to you by my book, Speak From Within (learn more at How to Make Starting Conversations a Breeze), Brain.fm*, and Podbean*.
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It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**
Ready to start your own podcast but don't know how?
Get in touch at Creative Earthlings Media, and we'll help you start your show to the exact level of guidance you need. You might want just a bit of help, and you're good to go. Or you could want our exclusive full concierge service where all you have to do is show up with great questions and ideas, and we do the rest. Choose your tier at CreativeEarthlings.co.
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Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Uncle Ardy Pirnia and Matthew Árce Help Los Angeles' Homeless Population Through Art and Artistry
This episode is brought to you by my book, Speak From Within (learn more at How to Make Starting Conversations a Breeze), Brain.fm*, and Podbean*.
We are all aware of the ongoing challenge to address homelessness in Los Angeles and the incredible need to provide access to affordable housing to the city’s most vulnerable population – women and children. Thanks to The Uncle Ardy Foundation, founded by Ardy Pirnia of Pirnia Law Group, Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission, Hot Rod, and MGA Consulting Inc., The Save LA Campaign has been launched to help address this very issue in the city of Los Angeles. MGA Consulting Inc., a boutique marketing firm founded by Matthew Arce and based in Los Angeles, facilitated a collaboration between these organizations as a way to build a meaningful connection between the organizations and give back to the community. The Uncle Ardy Foundation has raised over $1 million to help provide 172 beds for homeless families and women and children, a reliable source of food for the families, tutoring for children, and mental health support, and Hot Rod has committed to donating a portion of their apparel sales from the Save LA collection to The Uncle Ardy Foundation to further support the homeless in LA. The restored hotel – named “The Uncle” – is a symbol of the public and private sectors coming together to solve one of the most important challenges in the city.
Save LA Hoodie (I bought myself this one to support Save LA).
Connect with Uncle Ardy and Matthew
https://pirniapersonalinjury.com/
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This episode is also brought to you by my book, Speak From Within. Review what’s inside and purchase at https://IzoldaT.com/speak-book.
This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset .*
URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset
It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**
An Ingenious Idea!
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Grab the Creative Solutions logo on a bottle, hat, phone case, button, and more.
Social Media
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Friday Apr 14, 2023
Why are so many people choosing to go vegan?
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Veganism is a dietary and lifestyle choice that has been gaining popularity in recent years. A vegan diet excludes all animal products, including meat, dairy, eggs, and honey. The reasons for going vegan can vary, but they usually involve concerns about animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and personal health.
In this episode, I explore the top reasons so many people are adopting a vegan lifestyle (and I understand the debate about whether someone who goes vegan is actually vegan if they're doing for any reason but for the animals. That is not the question I explore here).
Are you vegan? Why did you become vegan?
Are you thinking about it? I'd love to hear your reasons. Leave me a voicemail, and I might put your answer on the show!
Download the Transform Your Overwhelm sheet and get started on your own to-do-list transformation.
This episode is brought to you by my book, "Get Your Stuff Done." Review what's inside and purchase it at https://IzoldaT.com/getyourstuffdone
This episode is also brought to you by Brain.fm*, and Podbean*.
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This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset .*
URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset
It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**
An Ingenious Idea!
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Grab the Creative Solutions logo on a bottle, hat, phone case, button, and more.
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Monday Apr 10, 2023
How to Make Better Decisions and Respond Toward Your Highest Good
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
How to respond better to whatever happens
Unless you're faced with an emergency, reacting immediately to a situation might not be in your best interest. But how do you not react?
In this episode, I explore what it takes to respond more optimally to any stimulus.
Please download the Respond Better doc so you can make better decisions for yourself in just about any situation.
This episode is brought to you by my book, "Get Your Stuff Done." Review what's inside and purchase it at https://izoldat.com/product/get-your-stuff-done/
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It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**
An Ingenious Idea!
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Friday Apr 07, 2023
Best Vegan Cruelty-Free Detergent and Review of Bodhi Restaurant
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
We have many detergents to choose from, but which are vegan? Which are cruelty-free? And for people with scent sensitivities, like me, which won't injure you?
I give a rundown of some of my favorite detergents (which are vegan? Which are tested on animals? Which aren't tested on animals but are owned by companies that test on animals?)
And I award my first Izolda Seal of Ethicality to a company that makes a vegan, cruelty-free fragrance-free detergent I love.
I also review another vegan restaurant. This one's vegan and kosher. It's Bodhi (used to be called Buddha Bodai) on Mulberry Street in Chinatown, NYC.
Listen in to get the scoop.
This episode is brought to you by my book, Speak From Within (learn more at How to Make Starting Conversations a Breeze), Brain.fm*, and Podbean*.
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This episode is brought to you by my book, Speak From Within. Review what’s inside and purchase at https://IzoldaT.com/speak-book.
This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset .*
URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset
It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**
An Ingenious Idea!
You can now show your support with Creative Solutions Podcast Merch!
Grab the Creative Solutions logo on a bottle, hat, phone case, button, and more.
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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Dr. Donte Vaughn Bonus Episode
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
From songs to books, get Dr. Vaughn's recommendations.
This episode is brought to you by my book, Speak From Within (learn more at How to Make Starting Conversations a Breeze), Brain.fm*, and Podbean*.
Dr. Donte Vaughn, DM, is the CEO and Managing Partner of CultureWorx, a company dedicated to providing Culture Performance Management™ solutions to help organizations measure, manage, and foster cultural change through “real-time” learning and practice.
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URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset
It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**
Latest Books
Elevate your creative brain by accessing one of its crucial components – your intuition! Get the Functional Tarot. Get a taste of my creativity with this fun, sexy mystery, Die by the Sword, the first in the Cassie Belmont Tarot Reader Mysteries series. Grab some micro-fiction morsels from the Vegan Writers of NYC in In a New York Minute (coming soon).
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Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
This episode is brought to you by my book, Speak From Within (learn more at How to Make Starting Conversations a Breeze), Brain.fm*, and Podbean*.
Dr. Donte Vaughn, DM, is the CEO and Managing Partner of CultureWorx, a company dedicated to providing Culture Performance Management™ solutions to help organizations measure, manage, and foster cultural change through “real-time” learning and practice.
Dr. Vaughn is an expert in Organizational Leadership, Workforce Management, and Company Culture. He has over 17 years of senior-level executive experience driving results in the public and private business sectors; fostering the design and implementation of business growth and leadership strategies and serving companies throughout the U.S. and globally.
Before launching CultureWorx, Dr. Vaughn founded and managed a boutique Operational Management Consulting practice serving the growth business community. He has also consulted with firms in providing labor strategy and workforce management solutions for the industrial market space.
Connect with Donte
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cultureworx/about/
https://www.facebook.com/getcultureworx
https://twitter.com/CultureWorx_
https://twitter.com/DrDonteVaughn
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Leave Me A Voicemail (and yours might get picked to be in an episode)
This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset .*
URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset
It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**
Ready to start your own podcast but don't know how?
Get in touch at Creative Earthlings Media, and we'll help you start your show to the exact level of guidance you need. You might want just a bit of help, and you're good to go. Or you could want our exclusive full concierge service where all you have to do is show up with great questions and ideas, and we do the rest. Choose your tier at CreativeEarthlings.co.
An Ingenious Idea!
You can now show your support with Creative Solutions Podcast Merch!
Grab the Creative Solutions logo on a bottle, hat, phone case, button, and more.
Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izoldat/
Website: IzoldaT.com
Author Website: https://izoldatauthor.com/
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Friday Mar 31, 2023
The future of food? the veganization of non-vegan food
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Communicating with friends and companies on the veganization of non-vegan food - a vegan life solutions episode
In today's episode, I explore the veganization of non-vegan foods, why it's happening, and what it might mean for the future of food.
Once you know it, can you unknow it?
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This episode is brought to you by my book, Speak From Within. Review what’s inside and purchase at https://IzoldaT.com/speak-book.
This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset .*
URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset
It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**
An Ingenious Idea!
You can now show your support with Creative Solutions Podcast Merch!
Grab the Creative Solutions logo on a bottle, hat, phone case, button, and more.
Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izoldat/
Website: IzoldaT.com
Author Website: https://izoldatauthor.com/
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Monday Mar 27, 2023
Change Your Words. Change Your Life.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
This one small switch can change it all in your day-to-day work and life.
The words we use matter. Specifically, the words we use on ourselves matter. If you're constantly berating yourself, you're going to feel it in your bones. The same goes if you always feel like you're under the gun with your to-do list. But if there were another way? What if you could change all your "must-get-done" and "have-to" to something that felt good and allowed you to transform how you deal with your tasks, chores, and obligations?
In today's episode, I detail a method I've embraced, and it's helped me a ton!
Download the Transform Your Overwhelm sheet and get started on your own to-do-list transformation.
This episode is brought to you by my book, "Get Your Stuff Done." Review what's inside and purchase it at https://IzoldaT.com/getyourstuffdone
This episode is also brought to you by Brain.fm*, and Podbean*.
Connect with Izolda
Answering a Question? I’d love to hear from you!
Leave Me A Voicemail (and yours might get picked to be in an episode)
This episode is brought to you by my book, Speak From Within. Review what’s inside and purchase at https://IzoldaT.com/speak-book.
This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial and 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset .*
URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset
It’s also brought to you by my podcast host, Podbean! I love how simple Podbean is to use. If you’ve been thinking of starting your own podcast, Podbean is the way to go!**
An Ingenious Idea!
You can now show your support with Creative Solutions Podcast Merch!
Grab the Creative Solutions logo on a bottle, hat, phone case, button, and more.
Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izoldat/
Website: IzoldaT.com
Author Website: https://izoldatauthor.com/
Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/IzoldaST
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/izoldat/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@izoldat
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Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
When Customer Service Becomes a Controversial Topic! (the second part is a separate review of Cloudy Donut Co.)
This is a special episode. In it, I explore the philosophy of veganism from a customer service standpoint.
Can we expect better treatment from vegans? Should we? I delve into a controversial topic.
Plus a review of Vegan Donut shop, Cloudy Donut Co.