While You Create

While You Create

Listen to interviews from creators, new music from artists, and stories to inspire you...while you create! Hosted by Ruth Isabel Guerra, founder of Cool Girls Collective. www.coolgirls.co

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March 15, 2023 23 mins

It can be lonely being a creative sometimes. In this episode, we chat with Shirley Yu about cultivating authentic communities online and how to create a support system offline.


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Meet Shirley, the founder of Choosii, the app that lets you "Collect in Public" and showcase your awesome collections to the world of collectors like you! When Shirley isn't busy building the Choosiiverse, you can find her addin...
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We all know what it feels like. Imposter syndrome affects how we see ourselves and our work. In this episode, we talk with Sasha Green about how society shapes our sense of self and why we should celebrate our lived experiences and treat them as our superpowers.


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Sasha Green was born and raised in Houston, Texas and currently lives and works in Denver, Colorado as a Program & Operations Manager at Moonshot e...

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December 31, 2022 13 mins

Highs and lows from 2022, as well as what we're looking forward to in the new year. Hear from an Emmy-award winning TV producer, an actor who competed within the Miss America organization, illustrators, activists, artists, a video producer who specializes in stop motion, and a costumer who worked on a Spielberg movie!


WHILE YOU CREATE is an audio show brought to you by Cool Girls Collective — we’re a community shaping convos ar...

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December 1, 2022 21 mins

This one may be a slight misnomer... because duh, of course representation matters! Instead, we talk more about belonging with director Sydne Horton (@sydnehorton), as well as inspiring the next generation of creators with actor and educator Audrey Tchoukoua. 


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Sydne Horton is an LA-based director originally from Carmel, Indiana. She is a proud midwestern at heart and as a queer creator, she commonly finds herse...

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October 2, 2022 27 mins

What makes starting so difficult? In this episode, we talk to psychotherapist Vi Dong (@problematicfave) and filmmaker Cassidy Civiero (@casscivi) on mental and creative blocks. We also touch on the importance of checking in on each other’s wellbeing as a creative community. 


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Cassidy Civiero is a Canadian filmmaker and activist with a focus on content that deals with climate change, late-stage capitalism, and ge...

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August 15, 2022 14 mins

It’s been a tough few years for us all. In this episode, we talk to Brooklyn-based actor and writer Megan Quick (@quick.megan) about the process of writing her solo musical production 'And Toto Too' in the wake of loss. And why we shouldn't have to experience hardships to create something meaningful. 


We also take a moment to meditate with Adreyauna from Ink to Prosperity (@inktoprosperity). 


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August 11, 2022 54 secs

Listen to our first episode, dropping in August 2022!


WHILE YOU CREATE is an audio show shaping convos re: creativity. Hosted by Ruth Isabel Guerra, founder of Cool Girls Collective. Check us out online at coolgirls.co and on Instagram @coolgirlscollective. Music by Alexey Anisimov - So Much Fun (Copyright Free Music) from tunetank.com.



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