Sustaining Creativity Podcast

Creativity through the lens of a fashion model, retired union carpenter, founder and owner of Gott Street Blues

"Being Creative is just my entire being."

Meet Brenda “Maxx” Cumby McGee, Founder and Owner of GottStreet Blues. She is a lifelong fashion model and union carpenter began her journey when she was 10 - both playing dress up in her mom’s clothes, and also creating a construction site in her mother’s garden with a re...

Creativity through the lens of a social innovator, social entrepreneur, systems change advocate and artist

"To me, it means that I am somehow tapped into the flow of life."

Nora Wilhelm is a social innovator and systems entrepreneur dedicated to driving positive change for a regenerative and just future. Her journey as a changemaker began at the age of 15, when she became deeply aware of global challenges, particularly in y...

Creativity through the lens of the CEO and Founder of the How to Buy A Home platform

"Finding creativity when you're sweaty and tired."

David Sidoni has been helping first-time home buyers since 2006. After over a decade of seeing first-hand how the real estate industry was screwing first-timers, he decided to create an educational platform to empower and educate the people who need guidance most. Since 2019, now with ...

Creativity through the lens of a multifaceted artist, singer, composer, speaker and leadership coach

"The creative impulse is what brings renewal."

Owen Ó Súilleabháin is a multifaceted artist, renowned for his work as a singer, composer, speaker, and leadership coach. He draws on his rich heritage in the performing arts and academic background in philosophy, Greek and Roman civilization, and Peace Studies to inspire creati...

Creativity through the lens of a World Renowned Architect 

"Architecture is frozen music."

Kevin Kennon is an internationally renowned architect with over 40 years of experience, specializing in environmentally sustainable and innovative design. As the founder and CEO of Beyond Zero DDC Inc., Kevin leads the development of zero-carbon emission luxury eco-resorts in remote wilderness locations worldwide, merging design excel...

Creativity through the lens of a creative partner, author, certified coach and entrepreneur

"We are most creative when we are creating from a space that is authentically us."

Pia Leichter is a creative partner, published author, certified coach, and entrepreneur. Her path has been anything but ordinary: a recovering nomad, she’s reported as a journalist in Sri Lanka, graduated summa cum laude from NYU, and worked as an awar...

Creativity through the lens of a SIBO Coach and Functional Medicine Health Coach

"Creativity is a way to recalibrate and a way for me to see the unseen."

Today’s guest is a powerhouse in functional medicine and integrative health, known for helping her fellow high-performing professionals and creatives ditch chronic digestive issues and unlock vibrant, dynamic energy. Meet Jen Yundt Coles, aka The SIBO Coach! 

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Creativity through the lens of a #1 Amazon Best Selling Author, Chiropractic Physician and Body and Mind Expert

"Creativity to me is connection to higher power and connecting to your highest self."

Dr. Salas is best known for helping lay people, coaches and health professionals break the cycle of their limiting beliefs… So, they can achieve vibrant health, harmonious relationships and sought-after prosperity for themselves ...

Meet Danella Mercati, founder of ChiChi Fit – a dance fitness programme that fuses fitness with Broadway!... where FITNESS meets the STAGE.

Enjoy Danella’s engaging story - The surprising, inspiring, and theatrical journey of how ChiChi Fit took centre stage in the fitness world.

 Today, ChiChi Fit is a thriving business that’s helping people of all ages rediscover their fabulousness through Broadway-inspired dance fitness classes.

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Creativity through the lens of movie and TV writer, producer and now proud podcaster.

Over the course of his writing and producing career, Alan Katz has written movies and TV shows like HBO's iconic Tales From The Crypt. Entertainment Weekly called the first season of his "The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast" the "Best Film Podcast of 2022". He realized at that point that he'd become the thing he always...

Creativity through the lens of founder and CEO of Global braning and digital marketing firm Mavens & Moguls

"Creativity is a balance of left brain and right brain"

Paige Arnof-Fenn is the founder & CEO of global branding and digital marketing firm Mavens & Moguls based in Cambridge, MA.  Her clients include Microsoft, Virgin, The New York Times Company, Colgate, venture-backed startups as well as non profit orga...

Creativity through the lens of an Author and Actor

"Creativity feels like a life line, like another vein in my body."

Tim Cummings is the author of the multiple-award-winning coming-of-age novel, Alice the Cat, published by Fitzroy Books. It was chosen as an American Book Awards 'Best Book' Finalist for 2023, received a Bronze Medal in the 2024 Feathered Quill Book Awards, and is a Finalist in both the 2024 Nation...

Creativity through the lens of the Chief Burnout Officer of the Breakfast Leadership Network

"Creativiy for me is being in the zone."

Michael D. Levitt enables thriving workplaces. He is a burnout survivor, AI solutions Consultant, global thought leader on HR and wellness, therapist, keynote speaker, author, executive coach, and host of the Breakfast Leadership Show podcast.

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Creativity through the lens of a photographer and designer

"Ideas are something you catch!"

Largely influenced by his Midwest upbringing, Ben’s pursuit of photography first began with a fascination for the abandoned. His unmistakable aesthetic and color palette have breathed new life into faded old spaces, and since then he has focused on broadening his work to capture architecture, roadside attractions, and, his true passi...

Creativity through the lens of an author, entrepreneure and creator of Lights On

"Really getting clear on what creativity is for you!"

Julia Black is the creator of Lights On, a global community for parents who want to bring the latest thinking from neuroscience, positive psychology and passion-led learning into their homes. Initially launched as a physical centre offering in-person programmes, Julia soon recognised the nee...

Creativity through the lens of a visual storyteller

"I think being creative is about expressing something in a way and bringing it to life"

Hi, I'm Emily, a visual storyteller with a passion for presentation design! I specialize in transforming complex content into captivating presentations that seamlessly blend storytelling with eye-catching design. With nearly two decades in marketing and branding, I help businesses ...

Creativity through the lens of CEO and Founder of The Mentor Project

"Creativity is taking something and repackaging it building on something we already have."

Dr. Deborah Heiser is the CEO/Founder of The Mentor Project, author of The Mentorship Edge, and an Applied Developmental Psychologist. She has been featured at TEDx, Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches, Thinkers 50 Radar List, Psychology Today and is also an Adjunct Profe...

Creativity through the lens of an actor

"Creativity: it honestly means collaborating"

Matt Drago is an actor living in Los Angeles. Best known for his role as Fabian in SOMEWHERE IN MONTANA, he has appeared in a variety of other projects including Disney's Counting Scars viral video,What Would Jesus Do: The Journey Continues, Ridley Scott's Prophets of Science Fiction, and the popular audio drama podcast No Other ...

Creativity through the lens of a podcast host:

"Self expression, something that is inside me that I bring to creation."

Dr. Agi Keramidas is originally from Greece and has been living in the UK since 2010. His personal development journey took him from being a dentist with a Master’s Degree to becoming a podcaster, knowledge broker, and author. 

He is on a lifelong journey of personal growth and self-mastery. Despite his for...