Fuel Your Creative Ideas

Over the course of the last 13 episodes you’ve met 13 seemingly ordinary people + 1 narrator who are out there closing the creativity gap. In 2012, Adobe conducted a study that found that only 25% of people consider themselves creative - while up to 80% of those same people believe that creativity is essential to economic and societal growth. We at Frankly Good Coffee could not agree more with that 80%. Creativity IS essential to economic and societal growth. It’s essential to us being happy and fulfilled in our personal and professional lives.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee At Frankly Good Coffee, we believe in facilitating conversations around creative ideas. We also believe in producing great, wonderful tasting coffee. Visit our website and sign up to win two pounds of freshly roasted coffee.  We do a drawing every month for a lucky winner. As long as you stay subscribed to our email list, you're eligible to win each and every month.  Also, stay subscribed to this podcast. Even though season one is over, your subscription will ensure that our next season will appear in your podcast app of choice without you having to do a thing. Thank you for being along for this ride. See you in season two. Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

No matter what your creative idea is, or what stage of pursuit of it you’re in, implicit in all of it is learning as you go. Whether you’re making a big move, a smaller move, or anything in between, there’s always learning involved. It seems so simple but learning as you go is  crucial to fueling your creative ideas.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet (again) In This Episode Victor Felice - Founder, Tiller and Kites.  Victor’s definition of creativity: It’s not creative until you have the guts to try it.   Victor also appeared in Episode 2, Closing the creativity gap Donald Lemperle - Chef/Owner of VegeNation .  Donald’s definition of creativity: Creativity is . . . everyone has it. It's a, it's a gift from God. Donald also appeared in Episode 1, What Sparks A Creative Idea? Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee The Frankly Good Coffee Story, Part 2:  Glenn is the roast master behind Frankly Good Coffee - which is crazy because he used to drink the coffee served on construction sites and think it was perfectly fine. Except it wasn’t! When he was laid off from his job at an architecture firm in 2009, Glenn floundered a bit. Until we went to a farmers market in Tucson Arizona and saw a man roasting coffee beans in the back of his truck and selling them! And that’s where it began! Check out Frankly Good Coffee  for freshly roasted coffee, online ordering and subscriptions, including our new Creative Fuel Blends, created by Glenn to celebrate this podcast! Can’t wait to fill YOUR coffee orders! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

Creative ideas are sparked by inciting moments. Moments in which you know that something needs to change. Or moments in which you recognize that something has changed.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode BenJoe Markland - Chief Operating Officer, Focus Services.  BenJoe’s definition of creativity: Creativity should be fun. It shouldn't be homework. So anything that's fun I think is creative.  BenJoe also appeared in Episode 1, What sparks a creative idea and Episode 2, Closing the creativity gap.   Melissa Escobedo - Wife, mom, Instagram Influencer   Melissa’s definition of creativity: I feel that defining creativity, it will always depend on what you do. It is taking what you love and making it work. Follow Melissa on Instagram account, Keto Wonder Woman. Melissa also appeared in Episode 5, Instinct, motivation and discipline. Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee The Frankly Good Coffee Story, Part 1:  Frankly Good Coffee  started with me complaining about how I could not find any coffee beans that I liked anywhere. This was 10 years ago, when specialty coffee was not as prolific as it is now. My husband, Glenn, tried to remedy the situation by getting us a home roaster, which was great in theory until my first batch of beans caught on fire! Fortunately, the house did not burn down and we became prolific at the art of home roasting. Turns out we were just getting started.  Coffee drinkers and friends of coffee drinkers should check out Frankly Good Coffee for freshly roasted coffee selections, online ordering and subscriptions, including their new Creative Fuel blends - created by Glenn to celebrate this podcast. Can't wait to fill your online coffee orders. Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

Episodes 9, 10 and 11  look at individuals making big moves - within companies and as entrepreneurial ventures. Making big moves in this context means creating something new that has a huge impact - not just on the individual or team doing the creating, but on some part of the world at large.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode Tanya Sheckley - Founder and President of UP Academy Tanya’s definition of creativity: Creativity is that thing that allows you to look at the world or a problem or a blank piece of paper and see what it could be. Tanya also appeard in Episode 1, What sparks a creative idea? Other Links  Tanya Sheckley LinkedIn profile Exploring the expectations gap video Shattering the expectations gap article Using my daughter’s life (and my own) to find new purpose article Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee Give back via Coffee and Canines Earlier this year we took in a foster dog - a gorgous pit bull terrier mix puppy named Moxie. After Moxie found her forever family, we took in Murphy, a feisty wheaten terrier. We fostered both dogs through the Churchill Foundation, a Las Vegas based dog rescue.  Fostering saves lives.  The Churchill Foundation covers all costs associated with its foster dogs including food, medical expenses, and toys. They also provide training and socialization assistance if a dog needs a little extra help with their transition. Frankly Good Coffee has a special offering for anyone who wants to help support the Churchill Foundation’s foster program. It’s called Coffee and Canines. It includes 2 pounds of coffee plus some fun extras. $20 of every purchase goes straight to the Churchill Foundation to support the foster program that saved Moxie, Murphy,  and countless other dogs. Click here to order! Thanks in advance for your support! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

Episodes 9, 10 and 11  look at individuals making big moves - within companies and as entrepreneurial ventures. Making big moves in this context means creating something new that has a huge impact - not just on the individual or team doing the creating, but on some part of the world at large.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode Clancy Harrison - Hunger fighter Clancy’s definition of creativity: It's honestly being open to seeing differently. When you're able to do that, things appear differently and you have a different perspective. Which  opens up other channels of how you approach something. When you can appreciate situations and people for who they are, whether you agree with them or disagree with them, I think a lot of creative solutions can happen. Clancy also appeared in Episode 3, Perspective is everything.  Other Links  Clancy’s Food DignityⓇ video The shocking truth about food insecurity - Clancy’s TEDx talk Link to download the Food DignityⓇ Action Guide Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee Give back via Coffee and Canines Earlier this year we took in a foster dog - a gorgeous pit bull terrier mix puppy named Moxie. After Moxie found her forever family, we took in Murphy, a feisty wheaten terrier. We fostered both dogs through the Churchill Foundation, a Las Vegas based dog rescue.  Fostering saves lives.  The Churchill Foundation covers all costs associated with its foster dogs including food, medical expenses, and toys. They also provide training and socialization assistance if a dog needs a little extra help with their transition. Frankly Good Coffee has a special offering for anyone who wants to help support the Churchill Foundation’s foster program. It’s called Coffee and Canines. It includes 2 pounds of coffee plus some fun extras. $20 of every purchase goes straight to the Churchill Foundation to support the foster program that saved Moxie, Murphy,  and countless other dogs. Click here to order! Thanks in advance for your support! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

Over the next three episodes, we’ll look at individuals making big moves - within companies and as entrepreneurial ventures. Making big moves in this context means creating something new that has a huge impact - not just on the individual or team doing the creating, but on some part of the world at large.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode Henry Shields - Executive Director of Finance and Analysis - Corporate Sustainability Division - MGM Resorts International Henry’s  definition of creativity: I define creativity as  a thought exercise in daring to be different and explore your own perspective, not necessarily leaning on others. Not that that’s not the same as being inspired, but having your own thought perspective on a matter and seeing what comes out of that.  Other Links  How MGM Prepared Itself to Leave Nevada’s Biggest Utility MGM Resorts to leave Nevada Power, pay $86.9M exit fee Las Vegas casinos explore alternative energy Generating a Winning Plan for Sustainability How a Major Resort Owner Manages Its Power - Henry Shields Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee Give back via Coffee and Canines Earlier this year we took in a foster dog - a gorgous pit bull terrier mix puppy named Moxie. After Moxie found her forever family, we took in Murphy, a feisty wheaten terrier. We fostered both dogs through the Churchill Foundation, a Las Vegas based dog rescue.  Fostering saves lives.  The Churchill Foundation covers all costs associated with its foster dogs including food, medical expenses, and toys. They also provide training and socialization assistance if a dog needs a little extra help with their transition. Frankly Good Coffee has a special offering for anyone who wants to help support the Churchill Foundation’s foster program. It’s called Coffee and Canines. It includes 2 pounds of coffee plus some fun extras. $20 of every purchase goes straight to the Churchill Foundation to support the foster program that saved Moxie, Murphy,  and countless other dogs. Click here to order! Thanks in advance for your support! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

Communication is integral to executing on our creative ideas - without it you can’t get your ideas out there or get the support you need to bring them to fruition. Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode Frances White - (former) Assistant Store Manager, Travis Mathews. Frances’s  definition of creativity: I define creativity as  truly expressing yourself and what you’re feeling. Other Links  The book Stef reads from: The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution, by Walter Isaacson Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee Give back via Coffee and Canines Earlier this year we took in a foster dog - a gorgous pit bull terrier mix puppy named Moxie. After Moxie found her forever family, we took in Murphy, a feisty wheaten terrier. We fostered both dogs through the Churchill Foundation, a Las Vegas based dog rescue.  Fostering saves lives.  The Churchill Foundation covers all costs associated with its foster dogs including food, medical expenses, and toys. They also provide training and socialization assistance if a dog needs a little extra help with their transition. Frankly Good Coffee has a special offering for anyone who wants to help support the Churchill Foundation’s foster program. It’s called Coffee and Canines. It includes 2 pounds of coffee plus some fun extras. $20 of every purchase goes straight to the Churchill Foundation to support the foster program that saved Moxie, Murphy,  and countless other dogs. Click here to order! Thanks in advance for your support! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

There’s a certain amount of elation and a certain amount of grind that goes into making any career successful - whether the public sees your work or NOT. Whether your profession is considered creative or not.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode Marissa Galante Frank - Fashion Director, Bloomingdales. Marissa’s Instagram profile.  Founder of #icedcoffeeoutfit Marisa’s  definition of creativity: creativity is expressing yourself in it's purest form.   Omar Hanson - Hospitality Industry, Las Vegas   Omar’s definition of creativity: Thinking outside the box always pushing the envelope, doing something that no one else would do. Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee Customer Rave by Mark Graham Pastor Mark Graham told his own story about Frankly Good Coffee in a recent sermon he gave - the theme was: when you love something, you rave about it. Click play above to listen! Check out Frankly Good Coffee for freshly roasted coffee, online ordering and subscriptions, including our new Creative Fuel Blends, created by Glenn to celebrate this podcast! Can’t wait to fill YOUR coffee orders! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

You never know what will become of your stories and creative ideas when you share and implement them. Who they will help. What effect they will have. What industry they could potentially influence.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Links referenced in this episode Steven Johnson, author of How We Got To Now and other books International Women’s Forum, Nevada Chapter Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee Customer Rave by Mark Graham Pastor Mark Graham told his own story about Frankly Good Coffee in a recent sermon he gave - the theme was: when you love something, you rave about it. Click play above to listen! Check out Frankly Good Coffee for freshly roasted coffee, online ordering and subscriptions, including our new Creative Fuel Blends, created by Glenn to celebrate this podcast! Can’t wait to fill YOUR coffee orders! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

Creative ideas without action are little more than figments of our imagination. Deep within each of us lies the motivation to act, to trust, and to follow through on carefully laid plans - part of being creative is figuring out how to do that in a way that best serves us. This episode peers into the lives of two women to see how they implement their creative ideas personally and professionally.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode Rachel Ogden - Associate Dean, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Rachel’s  definition of creativity: I define creativity as  a person's unique way of looking at a situation or a problem. Rachel also appeared in Episode 3.  Melissa Escobedo - Wife, mom, Instagram Influencer Melissa’s definition of creativity: I feel that defining creativity, it will always depend on what you do. It is taking what you love and making it work. Follow Melissa on Instagram account, Keto Wonder Woman. Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee The Frankly Good Coffee Story Glenn’s idea to do air roasted coffee at farmers markets quickly caught on.  Our customers loved learning about things like  Why you should only buy fresh coffee Why it’s better to buy whole bean coffee and grind as you go  The importance of using good water The more they learned, the more we heard things like “yours is the only coffee I can drink black,” and “I never knew coffee could taste this good.”  Well . . . it CAN. Check out Frankly Good Coffee for freshly roasted coffee, online ordering and subscriptions, including our new Creative Fuel Blends, created by Glenn to celebrate this podcast! Can’t wait to fill YOUR coffee orders! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

We can’t execute on our creative ideas without confidence, which includes trusting our instincts. The ability to identify what lights you up, and take action based on instinct, trust, patience, circumstance and risk tolerance creates results and scenarios that could never occur the same way twice, and could certainly never be planned for. What lights YOU up? Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode Stacey Dougan  - Chef/Owner of Simply Pure, a restaurant in Las Vegas.   Stacey’s  definition of creativity: Being in the flow, being happy and not caring what anyone thinks. Stacey shares an amazing story of one incident in 2016 that helped turn her struggling restaurant around - along with what she learned from it and how she practices relationship building, self trust, patience, and following her instincts as she builds Simply Pure into the impactful brand she envisions.  Additional links: Simply Pure in Politico Simply Pure on Vegans Baby Simply Pure in the Las Vegas Review Journal Chef Stacey Dougan on Koffa TV Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee The Frankly Good Coffee Story, Part 4:  Glenn’s idea to do air roasted coffee at farmers markets quickly caught on.  Our customers loved learning about things like  Why you should only buy fresh coffee Why it’s better to buy whole bean coffee and grind as you go  The importance of using good water The more they learned, the more we heard things like “yours is the only coffee I can drink black,” and “I never knew coffee could taste this good.”  Well . . . it CAN. Check out Frankly Good Coffee for freshly roasted coffee, online ordering and subscriptions, including our new Creative Fuel Blends, created by Glenn to celebrate this podcast! Can’t wait to fill YOUR coffee orders! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

The ability to widen and flex your own perspective  is what allows you to execute on your creative ideas. In this episode we hear about perspective from three different women with different personalities, careers and . . . perspectives. While it’s relatively easy to keep and identify with a perspective, can you identify indicators that something about your perspective needs to change? Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU.   Who You’ll Meet In This Episode   Clancy Harrison - registered dietitian, TEDx speaker, and food justice advocate. Learn about Clancy and her work here. Clancy’s definition of creativity: It's honestly being open to seeing differently. When you're able to do that, things appear differently and you have a different perspective. Which  opens up other channels of how you approach something. When you can appreciate situations and people for who they are, whether you agree with them or disagree with them, I think a lot of creative solutions can happen. Rachel Ogden - Associate Dean, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Rachel’s  definition of creativity: I define creativity as  a person's unique way of looking at a situation or a problem. Stacey Dougan  - Chef/Owner of Simply Pure, a restaurant in Las Vegas.   Stacey’s  definition of creativity: Being in the flow, being happy and not caring what anyone thinks. Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee The Frankly Good Coffee Story, Part 3:  When Glenn got the idea to do coffee as a business, we decided to make it experiential for our customers by roasting coffee live at farmer's markets.  Enter our first Sonafresco roaster, where Glenn roasts coffee using hot air powered by propane. No worries, it's perfectly safe. And smells amazing! With the smell of coffee permeating the air, customers couldn't resist.  Check out Frankly Good Coffee  for freshly roasted coffee, online ordering and subscriptions, including our new Creative Fuel Blends, created by Glenn to celebrate this podcast! Can’t wait to fill YOUR coffee orders!   Enjoying the Show?    Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice.   Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

In 2012 a study by Adobe identified what they called the Creativity Gap - while 25% of participants considered themselves creative, up to 80% of those same people believe creativity is key to economic and societal growth. While the gap seems wide - even insurmountable - what if the solution is simpler than we think? Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode Victor Felice - Founder, Tiller and Kites.  Victor’s definition of creativity: It’s not creative until you have the guts to try it.   Salvador Avila - Manager, East Las Vegas Library  Salvador’s definition of creativity: Creativity is hands on learning as you’re doing and hoping that there’s a project in place that you can learn something from that experience. BenJoe Markland  - This is BenJoe’s second appearance on the show. He talks about how he manages his time and energy to show up every day and do the important things. BenJoe’s definition of creativity is here. Listen for more of Victor, Salvador and BenJoe  in upcoming episodes and just imagine the contributors you have yet to meet! Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee The Frankly Good Coffee Story, Part 2:  Glenn is the roast master behind Frankly Good Coffee - which is crazy because he used to drink the coffee served on construction sites and think it was perfectly fine. Except it wasn’t! When he was laid off from his job at an architecture firm in 2009, Glenn floundered a bit. Until we went to a farmers market in Tucson Arizona and saw a man roasting coffee beans in the back of his truck and selling them! And that’s where it began! Check out Frankly Good Coffee  for freshly roasted coffee, online ordering and subscriptions, including our new Creative Fuel Blends, created by Glenn to celebrate this podcast! Can’t wait to fill YOUR coffee orders! Enjoying the Show?  Don’t miss an episode!  Follow on Spotify and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, RSS, or your podcast app of choice. Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

Creative ideas are everywhere, and everyone is capable of having them. The heart of sparking your own creative ideas is a good story. Compiling an arsenal of stories that light you up allows you to listen to and act on your own ideas.  Creativity is defined daily, by people like YOU. Who You’ll Meet In This Episode: BenJoe Markland - Chief Operating Officer, Focus Services.  BenJoe’s definition of creativity: Creativity should be fun. It shouldn't be homework. So anything that's fun I think is creative.  Donald Lemperle - Chef/Owner of VegeNation .  Donad’s definition of creativity: Creativity is . . . everyone has it. It's a, it's a gift from God. Tanya Sheckley - Social entrepreneur, national speaker, author, founder of UP Academy.   Tanya’s definition of creativity: Creativity is that thing that allows you to look at the world or a problem or a blank piece of paper and see what it could be. Listen for more of BenJoe, Donald and Tanya in upcoming episodes and just imagine the contributors you have yet to meet! Fuel Your Creative Ideas is Presented by Frankly Good Coffee The Frankly Good Coffee Story, Part 1:  Frankly Good Coffee  started with me (Stef) complaining about how I could not find any coffee beans that I liked anywhere. This was 10 years ago, when specialty coffee was not as prolific as it is now. My husband, Glenn, tried to remedy the situation by getting us a home roaster, which was great in theory until my first batch of beans caught on fire! Fortunately, the house did not burn down and we became prolific at the art of home roasting. Turns out we were just getting started.  Coffee drinkers and friends of coffee drinkers should out Frankly Good Coffee for freshly roasted coffee selections, online ordering and subscriptions, including their new Creative Fuel blends - created by Glenn to celebrate this podcast. Can't wait to fill your online coffee orders. Enjoying the Show?  Subscribe NOW! Help us get found by reviewing the show in Apple Podcasts.

A study shows that only 1 in 4 people consider themselves creative. But what if that ratio is actually much higher?  Fuel Your Creative Ideas is presented by Frankly Good Coffee. Subscribe now!