How can we use creativity to come up with the critical solutions we need in the world? Whether you’re trying to start your first novel, draw a picture, or solve the climate crisis, you need to approach the problem creatively. You have to think outside the norm, come up with ideas, and then act on them to solve the big problems we’re facing. Are you depressed, burned-out, or just going through the motions? We’ve got the solution for you, and it’s a creative one. Hear Interviews with Grammy and Tony winners and nominees, bestselling authors, actors, and creative leaders on how they stay motivated, inspired, and productive. Together, we explore their internal, uncharted waters about what inspires them to grow, achieve, and succeed. Get their up to the minute insights as we tease out answers to questions they’ve never pondered before. Remember, you can use creativity and mindfulness to build the life and career you’ll love. You’ll also learn how to supercharge your own creative drive, mindfulness, and communication skills. Guests have included bestselling authors, artists, marketing and pr pros, leadership experts, tech CEOs, technology futurists, professional speakers, communication coaches, public speakers, award-winning Broadway producers, musicians, lyricists, standup comedians, actors, performers, singers, writers, conservationists, non-profit executive directors, and many others.
Episodes
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
How Companies, Organizations, and Individuals Can Adopt Innovative Sustainability Practices with Aurora Benton
Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton is the Founder of Astrapto LLC, which offers courses, coaching, and consulting to advance sustainability in services industries. Her passion is to make sustainability practical and positive for anyone with a passion to drive positive impact in and through their organizations. Aurora loves helping people realize their potential while discovering a greater purpose for good in business. She regularly speaks on both leadership and operational angles of implementing sustainability initiatives. She also coaches social entrepreneurs and non-profit founders to help them develop strategy, improve their pitch performance, and measure social impact.
Connect with Aurora
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCJgNjcIblVPNh35EUX96dbA
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/AstraptoAcademy/
Website: https://www.astrapto.com/
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Doing something for just five minutes a day will get you further than doing it once a week for three hours.
I promise.
This episode breaks it down for you. Learn why it's important. Learn how to do it. And take part in this fun seven-day challenge.
Here's the super-easy Creative Practice Checklist.
Here's the Mindful Creative Calendar.
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Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Culinary Innovator and Entrepreneur, Chef Guy Vaknin
Guy Vaknin is a renowned chef famous for his innovative plant-based creations. Raised in a big family in Israel, food was always the focus of their weekly gatherings. He spent a significant amount of time in his grandmother’s Moroccan kitchen making food using the freshest vegetables, herbs, and spices.
After finishing his military duties in the Israeli Defense Force, he moved to the United States and started school as a computer engineer major and quickly realized that it wasn’t the right choice for him.
Instead, he enrolled in the Institute of Culinary Education in 2007. After that, became the Executive Chef at Esprit Events, an established kosher catering company in Manhattan. In this role, he met his future wife and co-founder Tali.
Together, they developed their signature vegan sushi and the Beyond Sushi brand was born.
In 2012, Chef Guy was a contestant on Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen Season 10. In 2018, Chef Guy appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank Season 10 and won a deal with investors Lori Greiner and Matt Higgins.
Chef Guy’s vision of creating polychromatic plant-based sushi has evolved into a sustainable brand that offers an extensive menu with global flavors.
Connect with Guy
https://www.instagram.com/beyondsushinyc
https://www.facebook.com/BeyondSushi
https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyond-sushi/
https://www.instagram.com/willownewyork/
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Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
How much should you do of each to create and innovate optimally?
Welcome to the inaugural 2021 solo episodes. On today's show, I explore how much we should be consuming vs creating if we want to create and innovate mindfully at work and at home.
Your mindset is key but so is how much time you devote to honing your craft.
If you want to contribute to the conversation, drop me a line.
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Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Movement Hacker, Lissa Michalak Gives You Scoop on Getting and Keeping Yourself Out of Pain
Lissa Michalak (NASM-CPT, DEP, RSMT/E, Kane School Pilates) is a movement hacker who can show you how to access your body's natural healing protocols using movement. She's been a movement and fitness nerd since the early '90s, and has injured pretty much everything at least once. And she still trains Shaolin kung fu, turns cartwheels, and does all the fun things without pain.
She lives and works in New York City, helping both entrepreneurs and employees to heal their bodies, and accept the radical notion that it's possible to life a pain-free life.
You might find her online referencing obscure graphic novels or offline hanging out in cadaver labs.
Connect with Lissa
https://www.instagram.com/somaticanatomy/
https://www.facebook.com/somaticanatomy/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lissa-michalak-a36bb4162
www.somaticanatomy.com/welcome
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Welcome to the Mindful Creative!
In this episode, I introduce you to the Mindful Creative Process!
I'm ridiculously excited to tell you about how you can deepen your connections to your most creative self through a daily practice of mindfulness and creativity.
I've developed a totally free process to help you do this!
Business owners and other employers are all saying that creative thinking is a crucial skill they're looking for in new people. Here's a way to develop those skills so you not only live your best life but do your best and most innovative work.
Here's where you can find the Back to Basics video on how to start meditating.
If you decide to join in on the fun, grab the calendar at https://IzoldaT.com/mindfulcreative
In the episode, I mention a few books.
Thich Nhat Hanh's The Miracle of Mindfulness and Being Peace.
Josh Waitzkin's The Art of Learning
Tim Ferriss' Tribe of Mentors.
And here's the image of the moon I mentioned.
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Hi! It's Izolda. You get me in this episode, and I'm exploring what it means to be burned to a crisp and how you can handle it with ingenuity and inspiration.
In this episode, I break down how to handle it when you're burned out. Sometimes, it's because you're creating too much and you need to fill the well, and sometimes, creativity can be your solace. And Heck, I have an example in here that is life or death.
I hope you enjoy it.
Consider this week's episode the prep for next week's cool announcement.
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Felicia is the founder of byfeliciabaird co. And the host of the ease and flow podcast. She uses human design and her NLP training to help people unblock their limiting beliefs and reframe their life in a way that works for them.
We talked about what Human Design is and how it can help you answer your soul's true calling. We also touched on how it can improve your creative thinking. If you want to know more about how to live your life aligned with your soul's path, this episode will be must listen.
Instagram: byfeliciabaird
Facebook: Felicia Ann Baird
FB Group: aligned AF byfeliciabaird
Website: www.byfeliciabaird.com
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Author, Activist, and Attorney Monica Harris on How To Bridge the Divide In the USA
Monica Harris graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. She was a business affairs executive in the entertainment industry. She enjoyed the money and perks that many think accompany “success.”
But nine years ago, she had an epiphany. She realized that she was making more money each year, yet struggling to maintain her lifestyle. She was working harder at a job she could lose in a “restructuring.”and spending less time with her family.
She also realized The world was changing in ways that weren’t making her life better.
And no matter who was elected or what they promised, the problems kept getting worse.
She realized she was pretending that she lived in a world that still made sense. And then she decided to stop pretending.
In 2011, she and her partner moved their family to Montana to pursue a more sustainable lifestyle.
To be still. To breathe. To think.
She still practices law. But when she looks up from her desk, she sees Douglas firs, white-tailed deer, and the occasional moose.
Free from the city grind, she sees the illusions that trap us all in a distorted reality and convinces us that we live in a world we don't really live in.
It took her nearly forty years to unplug, but she’s hoping that together we can do it a lot faster.
Connect with Monica
- Reality Bites on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/realitybitesbook
- Website: https://www.letsgetunplugged.com
- Press Page: https://www.letsgetunplugged.com/press-room
- Medium: https://monica-97916.medium.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LetsGetUnplugged
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UnpluggedNow
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Writer and Writing Coach Molly Thornton on How To Create Your Writing Life
Molly Thornton is a multi-genre writer and writing coach. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times, They Said collaborative writing anthology, The Seattle Globalist, Lavender Review, baldhip magazine, and more. She is a Lambda Literary Fellow and 2020 City of West Hollywood Pride Poet. Molly coaches clients in creative writing and teaches regularly online and at literary centers including Hugo House, Beyond Baroque, and the LA LGBT Center. Her weekly class The Write Moves changes the experience of writing from chore to creative dance party.
Connect With Molly
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollythorntonwrites/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/molly__parton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly__parton/