Pure Creative Force

Emily Bell is an accomplished painter and tattoo artist, and has been expressing herself through creative outlets ever since she was a child. She shares her creative process, how to build confidence in yourself as a creator, the magic that happens when you’re fully present in the moment as you create, and releasing attachment to the outcome. She is exploring the power of energy healing, specifically Reiki,  to generate the creative flow in her own work, and is also bringing that gift to others.

Ashley Johnson is an energy healer, intuitive counselor and founder of Little Deer Energy. Ashley shares her life’s journey, how she’s always been connected to spirit since she was a child, how her connection was buried during some tough times in high school and how she eventually opened to her natural gifts as a healer. We talk about connecting to intuition, guidance and energetic bodies and how to take back our personal power. Learn about Ashley’s unique modalities to break through the stagnancy of life and let your natural energy flow.        

Marisa McFadden is an intuitive guide, energy healer and owner of the Creative Spirit, a healing space in Easton, PA. A former college English professor and mother of five, Marisa shares how she busts the stagnant walls of linear and logic by opening up to imagination and exploring the creative flow. We talk about her healing practice and what it means to open up to your natural gifts and intuitive guidance; how liberation lies in showing up to life’s struggles, and how you don’t need a yoga class to be spiritual. Marisa teaches us how to hold space and open our hearts to even the most challenging personalities we encounter in our day. Marisa’s a wicked writer unearthing her life’s challenges with wry humor and authenticity, who has learned to accept complete unpredictability whether it’s in a bustling household or a creative healing space.

Kalinda Gray is an actress, performer and owner of Wishing Well Entertainment. In addition to acting, Kalinda runs one of the top entertainment companies in southern California. She and her team provide a cast of performers to entertain at children’s parties, family gatherings, office functions as well as business trade shows and events. In our chat, we talk about who inspired her to perform, how she masters her craft and range of dialects and roles, how she juggles auditions, performances and hosting more than 5500 parties since starting her business. She shares her love of traveling research for her favorite roles, a passion for Salem Witches and how her entertainment company is touching lives and helping children and their families create memories that live forever. She’s a true gem who lights up every stage and screen she enters.

Christine Owenell is a visionary coach and inspirational business strategist helping clients see more clearly, find alignment with their soul and get into action around what matters most. She’s a modern day mystic helping industries and executives reimagine what’s possible. In our interview, Christine helps us break free from business as usual to bring the sacred cadence of intentional magic to work and life. Get inspired to write your business plan from stream of conscious writing or break out of always having to be busy. Cut out the unnecessary to focus on the purest essence of who you are, who you want to be and what you want to experience. We discuss how to trust in yourself and know what’s true for you. We talk about how ceremony and ritual brings us back to ourselves in a way that we can enjoy our lives and our choices. And how a daily practice of intention can help us slow down and return to simplicity.

Jennifer Spoelma is a professional career coach devoted to helping clients build careers that align with their lifestyle and values. She specializes in helping multi-passionate people hone in on your strengths and develop foresight, knowing how to take action now create the future you want to see. What struck me most about Jennifer is her insatiable curiosity to ask the questions we all have about life and career, and her style is to dig underneath the surface for answers. The insights she uncovers go beyond a hashtag, and are thoughtful gems to help transform and shift mindset and careers. She puts her inquisitive mind to work as a content creator, storyteller and now as a guide helping others to transform their careers.

In this interview, I talk with Mary Purdie, @drawnbymary. She's an amazing illustrator and artist, inspired by art at a very early age. She shares her journey through a period of immense grief, loss and pain; and how her art and self expression guided her through the healing process. We discuss how her inner strength is continuously being revealed to her, and the importance of carving your own style in alignment with your soul's truth.

Interview with Karen Colligan, principal for People Think, founder/author of The AdviseHERy Board, and recognized expert in leadership, team and organizational effectiveness. We talk about the power of creating an advisory board, a creative incubator for women to hold the space for each other for business growth and creativity.

  In this episode, I interview Christie McNab, an Atlanta-based actress who at a young age had a passion for film and television. She shares her journey as a performer, how she embraces the vulnerability of acting and bringing her truest self to every role. We discuss auditions and resilience in light of rejection, and how to overcome self sabotage and those pesky voices from your past that may keep you doubting yourself. We talk about women holding more powerful roles in the creation and production of film, and how the Me Too movement has created a healing opportunity for women who suffered abuse to be seen, heard and validated.

Jenna Renee Hoffman helps businesses rev up their digital marketing presences through integrated marketing communications & social listening. Hungry for a creative career that enabled her to leverage the power of marketing and capitalize on her unrelenting work ethic, Jenna turned her side hobby into a living, breathing business. She inspires other creatives to take the leap, honor your cycles of creativity and carry yourself as a professional in everything you do.

Megan Haskell is the award winning author of The Sanyare Chronicles, Content Director for OC Writers, a Network of Publshed and Aspiring Authors and the mother of two young children. In the last three years, she has written and published four full-length novels, three short stories, and co-written and published a non-fiction guidebook. Listen in as she shares her creative process as a writer and world-builder and her mastery of the business side and time management.

Interview with Libby Dorot, the electronic mantra music artist OSLEE. She just released her first album, ELEVATE, which includes high vibe and heart centered tracks bringing ancient yogic mantras to modern life. Libby is a classically trained singer, who performed for the Washington Opera as a child. She shares her journey to connecting to her heart and the cosmos, to create her music. And how a good friend introduced her to the esoteric teachings of kundalini yoga, helping her out of grief and a painful time in her life, allowing her to rise and create a new path for her life and art.  

Amina Makhdoom Lynch is the founder of Fresnel Consulting, a success coach, author and master manifester. She focuses on lovingly lifting and inspiring others to achieve their dreams thereby contributing their unique talent to support a world that works better for everyone.  In our interview, she shares her process for creating and bringing forth miracles in her own life, how and why she started the Joy Challenge and how the simple act of non-suffering opened up space and time for her to create something even better in the world.

Raghubir Kintisch is an artist, educator and yogi. She is opening conversations about how we access and interact with the subtle realms & how spiritual practice and art practice are one and the same. Raghubir shares her journey with creativity from her childhood to motherhood, and walks us through the creativity series she’s teaching. Listen in to learn about strengthening your nervous system and energy reserve to overcome resistance, how to uplink to the universal mind to open yourself up to the pure creative force.

In this episode, I interview Jenny Johnson on her serendipitous career journey as a creative and an entrepreneur. Jenny is the design manager for Gensler, the worlds biggest architecture and design firm and she’s the founder of the Lum Collective, a graphic and web design and branding consultancy. She shares how opening herself up to the pure creative force led her to an expanded definition of creativity, meaningful connections and unexpected life and career experiences.

In this episode, I interview Tami Pardee, the Founder and CEO of Halton Pardee + Partners and creator of the Life Change Warriors Foundation. Halton Pardee + Partners is the 54th largest woman-owned business and #1 real estate sales team in Los Angeles. Tami and her team have been committed to giving back since day one — donating more than $1 million toward uplifting local communities in 13 years. After achieving this milestone, the journey evolved into the creation of the Life Change Warriors Foundation. Life Change Warriors are committed to helping all people in need overcome their challenges and set goals to “star in the life they love.”   www.lifechangewarriors.org

In today’s episode, I interview Alex Shade the president of First Generation, an integrative marketing firm based in Allentown, PA. Alex has guided strategic marketing and training initiatives for companies including Crayola, Olympus, Touchstone Theatre, Mack Trucks, The Department of Veterans Affairs and The Department of Education. She has held various management positions at The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and Disney/Buena Vista Television and has vast experience overseeing production for television, videos and multi-platform campaigns. Listen to our conversation where she gives insight to running a creative business, the balance between managing and creating, how to delight your clients and how to consistently stay inspired to create the best. http://www.firstgencom.com

Interview with Cara Thomas, innovator and founder of Serenflipity, a game to help you get out of your comfort zone. These 30 adventure cards will connect you in crazy new ways — maybe you’ll have a breakthrough in an area where you are stuck, uncover the secret to love, or simply make a stranger’s day. After more than 10 years inventing award-winning products for Fortune 100 companies, Cara built this deck to help her get unstuck after a breakup and re-inspired at work. Listen to our interview and how Cara discovered how adventure and playfulness led to breakthroughs with her clients and in every area of her life. Be inspired to bring serendipity, real human connection and adventure to your life. Here are the show notes and a run down of our chat.

In this episode, I interview Madison Erceg, a stand up comedienne from Atlanta, GA. She shares with us her journey, how she is creating the opportunity to write, perform, have a voice and be the realest, rawest version of herself. We talk about how a few wrong turns helped her face her biggest fears and then everything started to click. And how humor opens us up to our deepest truths and connects us as humans. Madison's bio and show notes.

In this episode, I interview Madison Erceg, a stand up comedienne from Atlanta, GA. She shares with us her journey, how she is creating the opportunity to write, perform, have a voice and be the realest, rawest version of herself. We talk about how a few wrong turns helped her face her biggest fears and then everything started to click. And how humor opens us up to our deepest truths and connects us as humans. Madison's bio and show notes.