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
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
What role does intelligence play in artistic ability?
Can you be an artist regardless of your intelligence level?
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Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
What entrepreneurial qualities does an artist need to succeed?
If you're an artist, do you need to also be an entrepreneur? Is it OK to just make art for the sake of art? Or do you automatically need to make it your creative work a business? Explore this hot topic with me.
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Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
What a leader can do to help their team innovate
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Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Zach Stein Discusses How Sustainable Investing Can Make a Positive Impact on Climate Change
Zach Stein is one of the founders of Carbon Collective, the online investment platform built around solving climate change. Built with his oldest childhood friend, Carbon Collective constructs and manages portfolios that mitigate climate risk, while maximizing impact all for the same fees and risk/reward you would pay for generic index-based online investing.
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Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
Peak Performers Share Their Wisdom Wisdom from the Sky part 3
"If you had an airplane that could skywrite anything for the whole world to see, what would you say?"
Thirty-Three peak performers give their succinct yet profound answers on what we need to know to shine, thrive, succeed, and live a good life. They are artists, authors, musicians, futurists, teachers, educators, and they have all answered the question I ask of every guest. Some answers are short. Some more in-depth, but they are all critical grains of wisdom you need now and tomorrow.
The first two sets of answers have already been released. Listen and let the ideas and wisdom flow over you.
Over the next few weeks, on Friday's, you'll get more. Listen to them. They will change you.
This Week's Wise Sayings Come From The Following People
Mark Blankenship
Mark West
Meg Rentschler
Melissa Rodriguez
Mike Bummer
Mike Kim
Molly Thornton
Myq Kaplan
Nicky Scorpio
Norm Snyder
Oddisee
Captain Paul Watson
Peter Shankman
Petra Mayer
Portia Badham
Rob Greenlee
Rochelle Marie
Shawna Schuh
Star Hayward
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Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
Creative Business Entrepreneurs Face a Two-Pronged Challenge
How do you figure out a creative business that you can make successful? If you're a creative, do you just try to do your creativity and hope to make a profit? If you want to put your own spin on an existing business, what process do you follow?
Today's episode explores this dual-pronged entrepreneurial topic and gives you ideas and several methods to follow.
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
What is the benefit of all your social media posts to you, to your friends and family, and to the world?
This short contemplation on the "Why" of it all will give you some crucial things to think about.
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Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Why would you want to think "outside the box" as a leader?
Whether you leave a Fortune 500 or manage a group of singers, you have extra responsibilities as a leader. And they're not just to maintain the vision and direct people where to go. In fact, that's no longer the case in the most successful organizations. Listen in to learn why a creative and innovative mindset will set you apart from others and help you succeed like no one else.
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Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Who Gets to Decide Our Identity If Not We Ourselves - with James Young, Educator, Activist, Program Director of Queery
James Young (He/They) is a Westchester-based educator, activist, and connector. He is the Program Director of Queery, a non-profit organization he co-founded in 2018 as well as an adoptive father, husband, and lifelong learner. He has been awarded the Hudson Valley GLSEN Leadership Award in 2007 and the Pace University LGBTQA Center's Alumni Award for advancing LGBTQA rights, education, and equality.
Query's mission is to present queer theories to the general public in accessible, appealing and fun ways.
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Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
Peak Performers Share Their Wisdom Wisdom from the Sky part 2
"If you had an airplane that could skywrite anything for the whole world to see, what would you say?"
Thirty-Three peak performers give their succinct yet profound answers on what we need to know to shine, thrive, succeed, and live a good life. They are artists, authors, musicians, futurists, teachers, educators, and they have all answered the question I ask of every guest. Some answers are short. Some more in-depth, but they are all critical grains of wisdom you need now and tomorrow.
The first set of answers appeared in last week's episode. Here is the second set. Listen and let the ideas and wisdom flow over you.
Over the next few weeks, on Friday's, you'll get the others. Listen to them. They will change you.
Kevin Cox
Chloe Drimal
Christina Helena
Cori Myka
Deb Cummins Stellato
Evan Stern
Felicia Baird
Girija Patel
Gloria Chou
Grant Miller
GuruNischan
Guy Vaknin
JC Andrijeski
Jeanine Boubli
Jennifer Ashley Tepper
Joey Williams
John DeDakis
John Watkis
Joan Kao
Josh Kline
Dr. Karen M. Bryson
Dr. Kynan Robinson
Lauren Vanags Davis
Liel Anisenko
Lisa Zawrotny
Lissa Michalak
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