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
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Transformational Coach Dagmar Bryant on How to Get Off the Sidelines and Into Your Life!
Dagmar Bryant Ph.D. is a UK based, Australian Motivational Speaker and Mindset and Transformational coach.
Utilizing her knowledge, belief and wisdom, she has inspired people all around the world to make constructive changes and dramatically transform their lives.
Dagmar has graced speaking platforms globally including USA, UK and Australia, helping many people across all avenues of life. Dagmar has appeared on TV and been heard on radio. She has been published in the wellness press and has produced two meditation CDs.
Connect with Dagmar
https://www.facebook.com/dagmarbryant12
https://www.instagram.com/dagmar_bryant/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmar-bryant/
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Author and Marketing Expert Wendy H. Jones on How To Begin and Succeed in Your Writing Life
Wendy H. Jones is an international best-selling author who writes adult crime books, young adult mysteries, children's picture books and non-fiction books for writers. She is also a writing and marketing coach, runs the Writing Matters Online School and is the CEO of Authorpreneur Accelerator Academy, The president of the Scottish Association of Writers and hosts the writing and marketing show podcast.
Connect with Wendy
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wendyhjonesauthor
Twitter https://twitter.com/WendyHJones
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-h-jones-529a7016/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wendyhjones/
Website: https://www.wendyhjones.com
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Business Coach, Rochelle Marie, on How Women Can Thrive in Leadership Roles
Rochelle Marie has worked from entry-level roles to leadership positions twice (once after a 12-year career gap to raise her kids) without pretending to be someone she's not or losing her sanity.
After one too many stories from career mums who were literally vomiting on the way to work due to toxic managers, she decided enough was enough.
With her degree in Psychology, Post Grad Diploma in Career development, and her entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial spirit, she now empowers and inspires women to get their leadership role where they can make a difference.
Connect with Rochelle
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hlwactiongroup
https://www.instagram.com/rochellemarie_hlw/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rochelle-marie-hlw/
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Wally Green on Table Tennis, Business, and Ping Pong Diplomacy
Wally Green, celebrity table tennis pro and entertainer, grew up in a housing Project in Brooklyn where gangs and violence, were a huge part of his life. Today his life, completely changed by the sport of table tennis and he has represented the US in numerous International competitions across the globe. The most recent being North Korea, where he was the only westerner who dared to participate! His “Ping Pong Diplomacy!” “I will make them love me!” He has also appeared in numerous media outlets from talk shows to tv spots to numerous newspapers and magazines. He also co-founded SPiN New York. New York’s premier social ping pong club, bar, and restaurant.
Connect with Wally
https://www.whoiswallygreen.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wallygreennyc/
Clubhouse: @wallygreennyc
SPiN: https://wearespin.com/location/new-york/
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Olympic Athlete, Stephen Heidenreich Overcame a Traumatic Brain Injury to Succeed - Here's His Story
Stephen Heidenreich is an Olympic athlete, a sub-4-minute miler - only one of 1,400 men in history to achieve this. While training for the USA Olympic team, a near-fatal hit and run accident changed his life forever. His neurosurgeon gave him a five percent chance to live. Despite a traumatic brain injury and these unfavorable odds, Stephen completed a Master of Business Administration at the prestigious Indiana University Kelley School of Business and a Master’s in Education specializing in Special Education. In the face of tremendous physical and mental challenges, Stephen trained for the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
Connect with Stephen
Website: https://www.stephenheidenreich.com/
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Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Lauren V. Davis Believes We Each Have a Real Personal Brand. Here's How to Discover Yours
Many people are intimidated and frustrated by trying to bring their personal brand to life through Social Media, Live Events, and Public Relations.
Lauren Davis lives in Rockford Illinois and works with people over the world to overcome their personal branding discontent and grow their presence so that they can focus on sales, exposure, leadership, and community impact through her marketing consultancy Lauren Davis Creative and her podcast, the Real Personal Branding Podcast.
When she is not running her two businesses in Rockford Illinois, (the other––a brick & mortar vinyl record store) she is traveling the globe learning and networking at conferences and workshops to better serve her clients with that knowledge.
Lauren's natural and undying passion revolves around seeing people and organizations that "do-good" succeed.
Connect With Lauren
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ldaviscreative
Website: https://www.laurendaviscreative.com
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/understandsocialmedia
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Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Chloë Drimal, Founder and CEO of Yoni Circle on the Importance of Telling Our Stories.
Yoni Circle was founded by Chloë Drimal. She is passionate about storytelling, believing that telling one's story heals oneself and listening to others' creates bridges between people who may have thought they had nothing in common.
Chloë is a Yale University alumni who started her career at Snapchat in 2013 as the fourteenth employee, where she was integral in the creation of the Our Story Product. During her 4.5 years there, she grew and led a team of 80 employees that curated hundreds of unique and culturally relevant stories for the Snapchat community around the world. She also helped create the internal women’s group for Snapchat, which quickly became her passion and led to her interest in creating Yoni Circle.
Connect with Chloë
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chaoticklowy/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloedrimal/
Yoni Circle:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoni_circle/
https://www.facebook.com/yonicircle/?ref=py_c
Website:
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Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Teresa Funke Wants To Help You To Find Your Inner Artist
Teresa Funke believes there’s an artist in everyone. She’s published seven inspiring books for adults and children based on true stories from World War II, including Dancing in Combat Boots and War on a Sunday Morning. Her newest book, Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative
Life, takes readers in a new direction, encouraging them to ignite their creative spirits in order to bring better ideas into our world. It’s based on her popular blog of the same name.
Teresa is a community catalyst, speaking widely and running programs that support history education, literacy, writing, the arts, and personal development.
Connect with Teresa
Social Media Handles for Bursts of Brilliance®
FB: burstsofbrilliance
Twitter: BOBrilliance
Inst: bursts.of.brilliance
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burstsbrilliance
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BOBrilliance
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bursts.of.brilliance/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Bobrilliance
Social Media Handles for Teresa Funke (Teresa Funke & Company)
FB: teresafunkeandcompany
Twitter: teresafunke
Inst: teresa.r.funke
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teresafunkeandcompany
Twitter: https://twitter.com/teresafunke
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresa.r.funke/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/teresafunke/
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Josh Kline, Founder and CEO of the Social Impact App, HaveNeed, Aims to Transform Access and Bartering All Over the World
Josh Kline is a multiple startup founder who has led social impact startup have|need since 2017 with the goal of leveling the playing field for people in need around the globe. Josh spent the prior 20 years working in media technology before segueing into the social impact space.
Josh started his career in film and TV production before co-founding production tech startup Sample Digital, where he developed Digital Dailies which revolutionized the review and approval process in the production industry, and for which he was awarded a 2013 Primetime Emmy Engineering Award.
From April 2014 to March 2017 Josh served as Head of Media & Entertainment at Box.com. Josh lives in Los Angeles with his wife and teenage son.
Connect with Josh.
Twitter: @WeAllHaveNeed | https://twitter.com/WeAllHaveNeed
Facebook: @weallhaveneed | https://www.facebook.com/weallhaveneed
Instagram: @weallhaveneed | https://www.instagram.com/weallhaveneed/
LinkedIn: haveneed | https://www.linkedin.com/company/haveneed/
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Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
John Lee Dumas On Discovering Your Zone of Fire and His Upcoming Book The Common Path to Uncommon Success
John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of the award-winning podcast, Entrepreneurs On Fire. With over 1 million monthly listens and 7-figures of annual revenue, JLD is spreading Entrepreneurial FIRE on a global scale. His first traditionally published book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success is available for pre-order now at UncommonSuccessBook.com.
Connect with John
Website: https://www.eofire.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnleedumas/