Sustaining Creativity Podcast

Creativity through the lens of a Nature Inspired Mentor and Certified Life Coach,

"It's the non linear logic, the ability for us to tap into a side of ourselves that doesn't have to have a reason."

Since my earliest managerial position, I have always focused on the development of platforms and people. Whether it was building world class operating systems at Microsoft, changing the way we listen to audio online wit...

Creativity through the lens of the CEO & Co-Founder of Sound Union

"I had a broad foundation of what it meant to be creative."

John Avilla is the founder of Sound Union, a creative studio and cultural hub designed for people who see music as more than background noise—it’s well-being, inspiration, and connection. With a background in brand strategy and creative direction, John built Sound Union as a new kind of social c...

Creativity through the lens of podcast host, Ted X speaker and author 

"Each of us have a way to show our super power, and each of us have a way to tie creativity to our super power."

Dr. Christiane Schroeter is a TEDx speaker, Business & Wellness Coach, Professor, and bestselling author who helps entrepreneurs achieve big results through small, strategic actions.
With a Ph.D. in Health Economics, she is a Professor...

Creativity through the lens of an author, screenwriter, producer and podcaster

"I experience creativity, as an idea that wants to come through me."

Having grown up overseas (in both Guyana, South America as well as Lahore, Pakistan) it was only later that I understood that my childhood has dramatically shaped me in ways that I did not expect. I live an enchanted life and besides for being a "creative" and author, ...

Creativity through the lens of a singer/songwriter

"Creativity, it's all about your imagination"

Tom Ciurczak (Sir-Zak) offers up an infectious blend of energetic rhythms, danceable beats and powerful storytelling lyrics that make you think you are listening to a crossbreed of Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon and Steve Earle, complete with Eagles-esque harmonies and hook-laden Eric Clapton style guitar work. Tom learned...

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! 

After decades ...

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...