The Curious Creatrix Podcast

Douglas Weissman is a Los Angeles native who has lived in Florence, Rome, Sydney, and San Francisco. He is a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing at the University of San Francisco and currently lives in Los Angeles with his gorgeous wife, fun-loving daughter, anxious dog, and indifferent cat.  He writes stories of friendship, of finding beauty in the grotesque, of finding magic in the mundane; stories about building bridges, about burning bridges, about growing trees, about turning trees into bridges, and the ways strangers find common ground.  https://histriabooks.com/product/life-between-seconds/ This is a direct link to my latest book that demonstrates my knowledge of writing, my experience with characters, my understanding of the publishing and PR industry, and focuses on characters working through their past traumas.  The books existence is a demonstration of perseverance and its content reflects the diversity in writing styles available in the world showing there is no one way to write a book. https://www.douglasweissman.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-weissman/ Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Meet Sunny Drake - an award-winning playwright whose innovative and diverse works have taken him to over 60 cities worldwide. He's entertained audiences from all walks of life, including queers in underground warehouses, seniors in regional theaters, and young people in drop-in centers. In 2019, he was chosen to write the World Theater Day message for Canada, cementing his position as a prominent figure in Canadian theater. But Sunny isn't just a theater mastermind. He's taking on a new challenge with his upcoming podcast, CLIMATE CHANGE & OTHER SMALL TALK. Led by Sunny and written by nine playwrights from across the globe (Australia, Canada, Chile, India, Mauritius, and Nigeria!), the podcast offers a fun and engaging take on the serious issue of climate change. Premiering on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2023, this is not your typical doom and gloom podcast about the apocalypse. Sunny's journey to success wasn't easy - he had to teach himself the craft of theater-making as there was no place for him as a trans person in traditional theater training. But he persevered, bringing his work and audiences into mainstream spaces and paving the way for other underrepresented voices. Website: https://www.sunnydrake.com/ Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/sunny_drake/ https://www.facebook.com/sunnydrake.creations Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Donna Loughlin is the Founder of LMGPR and known for her work with futurists and innovators. She has launched more than 500 companies taking them from stealth to market leaders since forming her agency in 2002. She is also the host of BeforeItHappened, a leading narrative podcast featuring visionaries and the moments, events, and realizations that inspired them to change our lives for the better. Donna excels in the realm of storytelling, and uses those skills to propel new companies into the mainstream.  LINKS: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnal2/ https://www.beforeithappened.com/ https://twitter.com/theBIHpodcast https://www.instagram.com/beforeithappenedshow/ https://twitter.com/dlmichaels Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Herbalist, Energy Medicine Educator, Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator Amy's mission is to educate and empower those who are struggling with their health on how to reconnect to their bodies' innate intelligence using Mother Nature as a guide. She finds that when we awaken to our inner light and wisdom we can sync the mind with the body and spirit. Amy combines the “power of the plants” along with energy medicine techniques and breathwork to allow you to live in harmony in your body and environment as your authentic self.    mindbodyspiritbreath.com 5 Tips for Whole Body Healing eBook http://bit.ly/3J8024E Feeling Overwhelmed? Get my eBook: 5 Ways to Reconnect Back to Your Intuitionhttps://bit.ly/3h9pQ5Q  Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? Get my eBook: The Most Important Lessons From My Healing Journey https://bit.ly/3BNk5mx Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Fiona Valentine paints the beauty and joy she finds in nature, hosts The Confident Artist Facebook Group, and is creator of Business School for Artists for aspiring artists who want to paint for fun and for profit, even if they've never sold any of their work before. Fiona has 30 years of teaching, painting and business under her belt that includes her own transition from an admin manager and painting hobbyist into a profitable business owner and passionate artist.  Now, she helps others do the same. Her teaching challenges the typical advice given to creatives because she believes that both painting and the art of selling art can be learned by anyone willing to follow The Profitable Artist Method. Her students love her for her step by step guidance that helps them build a creative habit, make beautiful art and learn the art of selling art. Fiona's mission is to help each student enjoy their creativity and discover that real artists don't starve, they thrive. Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle  

Rick Ruppenthal is a retired paramedic, having spent 30 years in the emergency services in British Columbia, Canada. He is a Husband of 45 years, Father to four amazing daughters and Grandpa to nine grandkids. In 2015, Rick started a personal life coaching practice with its foundation in three profound psychological principles - Mind, Consciousness,& Thought - and understanding how each influences our lives can create amazing shifts in people's lives. Rick helps his clients discover their true selves and untether their potential for creating a well-lived life. Rick's links: https://linktr.ee/r_squared_media Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle  

Matthew Tankersley Into nature, art, mma, freedom, 5D.  My designs, videos, art is here: Linktr.ee/MJTank108 Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Sharing her faith, nature, and love of animals, and as a veteran living with PTSD, Kim is passionate about spreading and sharing nuggets of Hope through all of her endeavors.  Kim uses her experience of 25+ years in the corporate world as the foundation for building her dream; of writing, podcasting, and hosting a television show, sharing her Story and others. Building platforms that help others to share their Story and to spread Hope. The About Face Radio show, Let Fear Bounce, Tossing Nuggets of Hope, is the newest to her platforms. Featured as a co-author in nine anthologies, Kim is also the lead author and coordinator of a collaborative 3-book faith-based series titled When Grace Found Me and her newest release When Hope Found Me. She hosts the podcast Let Fear Bounce and a radio show with the same name. In addition, she hosts the TV Show, The Write Stuff, The Author's Voice with the Believe In Your Dreams TV Network. She is also a co-host of a weekly radio show, Voices4Vets, in her local area. You can regularly find Kim walking with her rescue dog, Dexter, reading, drinking coffee, and jotting down story ideas about her Realm. In addition to writing and being the Queen of her Realm, she is a 25+ year advocate for veterans providing support through monthly care packages for over 22 years. You can learn more by visiting: Website:  https://www.kimlenglingauthor.com Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Rich Kirkpatrick, a native of San Jose,California, writes, consults, and speaks about the intersection of creativity, faith and leadership. In 2022 he authored, MINDBLOWN: Unlock Your Creative Genius by Bridging Science and Magic. He is also a musician, songwriter and recording artist, with the group A Beautiful Liturgy. Rich is based in the East San Francisco Bay Area, CA. https://rkblog.com/booksample Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Holly Hester is an Author, Actress, Host, Artist, Produce Motivator, and life coach. She started speaking at the early age of 17 with a style that would later draw Entertainers of all types. She has been in front of cameras and audiences for over 10 years and her experience led her to her show that would be picked up by ParablesTV.  She has spent many years on sets like Disney Channel and HBO. She continued acting classes and writing. When she isnt painting her latest Art work, she is Book Signing at any Barnes and Noble in your city to meet you. Holly continues to display her paintings in Art Galleries in various cities.  Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

John Mollura is a professional speaker who went from being a literal rocket scientist to a multi-award-winning luxury portrait photographer. His unique career path provided life experiences that most only dream of. John spent decades leading a variety of teams; some that landed missions on Mars and others that protected the pilots of the most advanced fighter jet in the world, the F35. He now provides world-class portraits and photographs that have been featured by National Geographic, multiple Fortune 500 Companies, and some of the biggest names in music. However, John also knows first-hand what it feels like when walls of achievement and elite-level accomplishments fail to fill a void inside yourself. While his career was rocketing to uncharted heights, a personal tragedy forced him to reevaluate everything he thought he knew. Over the years, as the proverbial scales fell from his eyes, John began to see the world, and himself, differently. He knew there was more to life than having an impressive corporate career.  In 2017, he chose to stop living behind a fragile veneer of perfection and left engineering to pursue photography full-time. It quickly became apparent that John could provide much more than a "nice picture"; he could create empowering images as tangible evidence to his clients' greatness.  As John rediscovered his true-self and his heart became more fulfilled, he longed for others to have the same feelings of self-acceptance and empowerment. John is a naturally engaging communicator who inspires positivity and creates immediate rapport with anyone he meets. John educates and empowers his audiences during his keynotes on Unmasking Imposter Syndrome and believing that Positive Change is Possible. As a keynote speaker John specializes in connecting with audience members who are accustomed to performing at elite levels. Especially for top performers, it can be debilitating to have negative thoughts cluttering your mind, leaving you feeling unfulfilled. This makes you incapable of reaching even higher performance levels. John incorporates research with stories from his own life to give you tools to break out of the prison of your limiting beliefs and begin living life as your truest and most-contented self. johnmollura.com  Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Aspiring to make your every moment like Friday night, the brilliant singer and music-maker open up whole new demographics of audiences around the world with his unique and approachable resonance. Inspired by the best elements of Classic Rock and Electro, Mr. Slade has established a soundscape that is opulent in dynamic exuberance and incredible versatility.- Alicia Parker Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

John Wayne S. III has a wide range of entertainment industry experience, from music to television, to film. He served as the Director of International A&R for Grammy-nominated producer Steve Hurley. In that capacity, John facilitated music deals, distribution, and publishing for Steve's agents in the UK and Japan. John has served twice as a music label President, fostering the careers of several hip-hop and R&B artists. As an awarded writer, producer, and director, his films Red All Over and Ebony Hustle have had overwhelming success across streaming platforms. Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Directors - Jason Greer and Vanessa Cicarelli are high school sweethearts that have  been together for over 25 years. Jason was born in Bozeman MT and  Vanessa in Montreal QC. They now live in Upstate New York where they  raise their children and run a family business. They started Greer  Cicarelli Photography in 2000. Their business has grown over the years  from family and wedding photography to commercial photography and video  production. Their work has been featured in numerous magazines and  publications both nationally and internationally. They have worked for  companies such as GoDaddy Bombardier PenAir BMW Family Dollar  Canadian Pacific Rail Ways The Adirondack Coast and many more. Jason  and Vanessa believe in telling authentic stories be it through  photography or film.  She is their first full length directorial  endeavor. What began as a passion project has grown into a life of its  own. She is set to become a full-length documentary delicately  interweaving the weight of the forgotten with feminine beauty and the  power of knowledge. officialshe.com birdyandbeanfilms.com greercicarelliphoto.com Aimée Baker is the author of the Akron Prize-winning collection of poetry Doe (University of Akron Press, 2018) which was the subject of the documentary She (Birdy & Bean Films, 2022) starring Kate Mulgrew, Coco Jones, and Raven Goodwin. As a multigenre writer, her work has been published in journals such as Guernica, The Southern Review, and Black Warrior Review. Currently she teaches at a university in upstate New York and is working on her next book. aimeebaker.com Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Jamal Hansen (born July 3, 1996), known professionally as INFJ Kenzo, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Irvine, California-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency OTAON Artist Group. He became a top ten hitmaker after the release of his debut album The Wage of Better Angels, delivering introspective lyrics atop melodic productions. He is the President of OTAON Music Group and has been central to the creative and commercial success of many artists, he is known for his frequent collaboration with Death Row Records executive producer Darren Vegas, as well as former NFL Tight End Onye Ibekwe, the founder of Onye Ibekwe Entertainment. INFJ Kenzo EPK OTAON Music Group OTAON Artist Group Jamal Hansen Instagram Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Juliana Naufel is a Brazilian visual communicator who uses affection as her primary subject. Her artworks are strongly influenced by the healing aspect of embroidering photographs as a way of making amends with the past. The mission of her artistic practice and mentoring is to remind us to prioritize the things in life that bring us hope and peace and encourage our cognizance of the little things that make us unique and shine our light on the world. Instagram handles: @naufss & @phototrouveemagazine  www.naufss.com  www.phototrouveemagazine.com  Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Danielle Hanusek is a commercial and travel photographer and educator based in Florida. At a young age, her love of travel, nature, and art sparked her passion for photography. After graduating Suma Cuma Laude, she began her career at a luxury portrait studio. Realizing that the corporate world was not for her, she traveled abroad to pursue her passion for photography, volunteering in 10+ countries while living out of a backpack. During this time she founded Live Wonderful Photography, a creative company with a mission to empower all to capture their stories with passion and purpose.  Now back in Florida, she still chooses to immerse herself in extensive travel expeditions any chance she gets. No matter where she is, Danielle is always helping businesses, entrepreneurs, and everyday creatives bring their stories to life through her commercial photography and online courses.  Her work has been published in The Guardian, Slow Flowers Magazine, Buzzfeed, Cityscape Books, and other national and local publications. She's presented her work in multiple gallery shows, was named one of the Sony Alpha Female Photographers in 2019, and was recognized by Peerspace as the #1 product photographer in Orlando in 2022. You can find her travel prints and fine art at DanielleHaunsek.com Join her online courses at YourStorytellersJourney.com Check out LiveWonderful.com to learn more about her philosophy. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livewonderful_/ Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Shanti Hershenson's first two novellas were published when she was in the sixth grade, although her writing journey started long before then. Ever since she could hold a pencil, marker, or crayon, she was creating stories. They started from pictures, mere scribbles, and eventually, turned into captivating tales. She lives in California with her parents, sister, and furry friends. Besides writing, she enjoys skateboarding, Beyblading, free-running, falconry, and of course, reading.  She writes in a variety of genres, including Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Historical Fiction, although she mostly sticks to Sci-Fi. She advocates for anti-bullying, and you may find her at open mic-nights, performing her spoken word poem Needles & Thorns, which is about the struggle of bullying in middle schools.   https://www.amazon.com/Shanti-Hershenson/e/B08QRF5LP4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1645593351&sr=8-1 shantihershenson.com  Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Mark W. Travis Acclaimed as “the director's director”, Mark W. Travis is regarded by many Hollywood and International professionals as one of the world's leading authorities in the art and craft of film directing. Drawing from his impressive background in design, writing, acting, and his wide range of experience directing theater, film and television, Mark is able to bring new insights and exceptional clarity to the complex task of directing the feature film. https://www.thefutureofstory.com/travis-1  Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Douglas Weissman is a Los Angeles native who has lived in Florence, Rome, Sydney, and San Francisco. He is a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing at the University of San Francisco and currently lives in Los Angeles with his gorgeous wife, fun-loving daughter, anxious dog, and indifferent cat.  He writes stories of friendship, of finding beauty in the grotesque, of finding magic in the mundane; stories about building bridges, about burning bridges, about growing trees, about turning trees into bridges, and the ways strangers find common ground.  https://histriabooks.com/product/life-between-seconds/ This is a direct link to my latest book that demonstrates my knowledge of writing, my experience with characters, my understanding of the publishing and PR industry, and focuses on characters working through their past traumas.  The books existence is a demonstration of perseverance and its content reflects the diversity in writing styles available in the world showing there is no one way to write a book. https://www.douglasweissman.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-weissman/ Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Daniel Ebrahemi, the CEO and developer of Aurora Illumination. This company currently has a patent pending handlebar design we know consumers will love. The sleek handlebar with built-in light-sensitive headlights and turn signals proves that style and safety can go hand in hand. Daniel created the prototype of this patented product but would love to have it mass manufactured and then sold in stores. Attached is a short video highlighting the product's features, and linked here you can see some additional photos as well. Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

My name is Amy O'Keeffe and I'm an Irish archaeologist! I'm currently a PhD Candidate with the Classics department of Trinity College Dublin (https://www.tcd.ie/classics/postgraduate/degrees/current-students.php). My research project focuses on body modification practices in the ancient Mediterranean, including scarification, head shaping, and tattooing. As with previous projects, my focus is trying to shed some light on under-represented people, which usually tends to be women. My goal is to emphasize the importance that these body modifications had in cultural, and self, expression, and to refute the dismissive and reductive biases in academic writings about this topic.  As well as all this research, I am an avid crocheter, knitter, and cross-stitcher. During the pandemic, when I was doing my masters degree from home, I would be crafting while in class, and found that it helped me focus.  You can see some of my projects on my Instagram @amyofthebarrow. Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Zachary Pratt By weekday, I am an Inventory Control Expert. By weekend, I spend my time learning the stories of the Pacific Northwest. I have the pleasure of working with the Black Diamond Historical Society, which is my home base for all my adventures. I'm currently a Junior studying for a Bachelors in Geoscience with Southern New Hampshire University. It's my hope to share the tales of our beautiful corner of the world with you. https://linktr.ee/pnwadventurequest Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle  

Nita Sweeney is the award-winning wellness author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink and co-creator of the writing journal, You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving. Her third book, Make Every Move a Meditation was featured in the Wall Street Journal. Nita lives in central Ohio with her husband, Ed, and their yellow Labrador retriever, Scarlet. Download your free copy of Nita's eBook Three Tools for a Happier, Healthier Mind or the infographic, Meditation Myths. Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Jackie Sanders is an abstract artist based in Raleigh, NC. Her work explores the layering and manipulation of organic and geometric forms as a way to transform life's mundane moments into memorable experiences. Jackie is the co-host of the Level Up Artist Podcast and a creative business mentor to career minded artists through her Level Up Artist Membership Community.  Jackie Sanders studied at Virginia Tech where she earned her BA in Studio Art, B.F.A in Art History and M.F.A in Material Culture and Public Humanities. She currently has a community facing art studio in downtown Raleigh, NC. J Sanders Studio Contact Info: ● Website: https://www.jaclynsanders.com/bio ● Instagram: @JSandersStudio | https://www.instagram.com/jsandersstudio ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jsandersstudio ● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandersjaclyn/ ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEfWvmFXZZ6Z_SW2lMSwCg ● Google Business Profile: https://g.page/r/CTv4hqbD1hgIEB0/review ● TikTok: @JSandersStudio Level Up Artists Podcast: ● Website: https://www.levelupartists.com/ ● Instagram: @LevelUpArtists | https://www.instagram.com/levelupartists/ ● Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/level-up-artists/id1565253198 ● Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kZHh0RwXzYFkeZtvphpTt ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdrDkCoOpNgFHWB1gmpv6A ● Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NDY4NTMxNC9 wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwiwtfbJhLDwAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ Ag Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Mary Baxter The language of intuition brings Inner Wisdom into my life every single day.  This was the first step to reading the Akashic Records. Almost 30 years have gone by since the world of the Akashic Field opened up for me. I was a special education teacher at the time. The Akashic Soul Profile & Clearing gave me a deep look into life from a very different perspective. I found my calling. Years of throwing hexagrams with the I Ching gave way to pendulum dowsing and muscle testing in the Akashic Records. The more I gave these readings to clients, the more my intuition grew, the clairvoyance and clairaudience, and especially the inner knowing. I studied spirituality and world religions, gemstone energy healing, reiki, and massage, along with other energy healing modalities. I wondered what was happening in the traditional academic world around this perspective. I went to grad school at CIIS, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and received my Masters Degree in Transformative Leadership and my Doctorate in Transformative Inquiry. Transformation: Lasting Change. ProQuest: This link is my PhD dissertation (free). The paperback version is on Amazon : The Life Stories of 21st Century Spiritual Healers  As of December 2022 - Wrote my first novel (the first draft). You'll have to wait ; ) https://theinnerknowing.com/home/ Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

John Badger has been consuming audio dramas since childhood, listening to Let's Pretend, and The Shadow, among several others. Early during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, John determined to create his own audio drama, Mercury Theatre Podcast (named as an homage to Orson Welles' theatre production). Using the power of the internet and digital meetups, he cast voice talents from all over the world. Spending his time in the writing process, casting, directing, and post-production, John has had his hands in all aspects of the creation of audio dramas, all while holding full-time employment otherwise. While having held no official position within the performing arts arena, John considers this to be somewhat freeing, being able to think outside the box for unorthodox methods of creation. Since the creation of Mercury Theatre Podcast, John has written and produced another audio drama series, Universe25. Despite all his current audio drama endeavors and full-time employment, John has since created and guides a local haunted tour of his hometown in Hendersonville, North Carolina. He also spends his time with his two mini Australian Shepherds, watching TikToks, and drinking Old Fashioneds. You can find John Badger and his projects on mercurytheatrepodcast.com Twitter @JohnSBadger Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Susannah Wilson My background is in theatre. I have been on stage since I was 5. I trained and performed with the Royal Ballet in London. Then I moved into film and theatre, eventually producing my own film that was officially selected for 3 film festivals. I  followed my curiosity, wherever that took me, explored acting, screenwriting, burlesque, musical theatre and curating an art exhibition. I believe in limitless creativity. I feel that keeping the awe like wonder of a child is what keeps us young, keeps us curious to keep creating, to keep exploring new avenues. Now I am sharing all my experiences in order to mentor other creatives who want to live a life based from their gifts   https://creativerebelution.systeme.io/getpaidtoplay I can also offer a FREE GIFT for your followers, an audio guide to get in touch with your inner guidance: https://creativerebelution.systeme.io/inner-guidance Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

From a young age, I always wanted to be a novelist. I was always writing stories and daydreaming about things that could be. As an adult, I did not initially pursue this as a career because I wanted to build a family, and I thought it was not feasible economically. Instead, I wrote website content and translated documents into English from multiple foreign languages. More recently, I built a successful digital marketing agency with my wife Alcione. In that agency, we have helped numerous entrepreneurs to each sell millions of dollars in info products. That experience has caused me to believe that I can actually make a go as an independent novelist, without an agent or a publisher. I want to show others that they can bring their dreams to reality, both in the stories they want to tell and in the life that they want to build. https://www.ronaldmkimmons.com/free-novella Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Vic Ferrari, author of NYPD: Through The Looking Glass: Stories From Inside America's Largest Police Department, The NYPD's Flying Circus: Cops, Crime & Chaos, Grand Theft Auto: The NYPD's Auto Crime Division, and NYPD: Law & Disorder is a retired twenty-year member of the New York City Police Department who refuses to write in chronological order. With no formal training or Harvard degree, Vic's managed to write four behind-the-scenes books about his former employer. With remarkable attention to detail combined with a sarcastic flair, Vic exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly of America's largest police department.  https://www.amazon.com/Vic-Ferrari/e/B01IIQXLBC/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

I work as a psychologist, author, and art playgroundist, who loves listening to and highlighting the beauty in people. I do all of this colorfully, with how I dress (I'm a clothing influencer/ambassador too) and how I illustrate my books (I have another colorful personal growth book releasing early November 2022 called "The Relationship Book: A Soulful, Transformational, and Artistic Inventory of Your Connective Life") and how I LIVE.  https://www.rachelawes.com/ Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Stephanie Stone has been performing for over 20 years. She studied in the US and the UK and spent several years teaching theatre. Currently, she resides in China making short documentary videos. To indulge her creativity, she banded together with some like-minded friends to form Middle Kingdom Creatives. This creative collective is dedicated to providing performance opportunities for actors and quality productions for audience members. MKC is excited to announce the release of its upcoming sci-fi-noir comedy audiobook, The Dystopian Detective Agency, available this December.  Media Kit & Interview Inquiries: www.thedystopiandetectiveagency.com   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYdE_n7zvnBMYN-seM7WZEw  Facebook: Middle Kingdom Creatives  Instagram: middle_kingdom_creatives Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

    Thank you for listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle Lorenzo Brucia The Mask Trilogy--a combination of a novel, poems and photographs that have clues as to where I hid a death mask somewhere in the world.  www.themasktrilogy.com

Neil Mach is a productive podcaster and diligent author. He is well-known for his analysis of superstition and fantasy literature. On his blog, Neil discusses the ways in which stories set in fantastical universes intersect with real-world situations. Additionally, the English author encourages other artists by providing tips, exercises, and examples that will help them expand their artistic minds and realise their full creative potential. Neil is best known for creating strong female characters and writing gripping narratives that centre around the concepts of duty and loyalty. Neil calls himself a "hippie grandfather"! He resides by the River Thames in England and has two  married daughters and two grandchildren aged three, and two. After spending a lifetime in public service, he has been writing full-time for the last ten years.  His hobbies include costume role-play and he volunteers at his local museum, where he serves on the education committee and performs (in period costume) to school classes and youth-groups. https://neilmach.me/ https://www.facebook.com/author.neilmach https://www.instagram.com/neilmach/ Thank you fro listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Donna Woods is an author that has always believes in the unseen mysteries of the natural and unnatural worlds. She is a High Priestess of the Coven of Butterflies in Lithonia, Georgia and holds a Degree in Theology from Woolston Steen Theological Seminary. Donna has a great love toward writing urban fantasy/paranormal romance novels. She always writes about things that bump in the night, sexy heroes and heroines and stories where love conquers all. While her type of novel possesses both romantic fiction and speculative fiction. It focuses on romantic love and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending together themes from the speculative fiction genres of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Her novels range from the traditional category romances with a paranormal setting to stories where the main emphasis is on a science fiction or fantasy-based plot with a romantic subplot included. Common hallmarks are romantic relationship between humans and ghost, vampires, shapeshifters and other entities of a fantastic or unseen mysterious nature. Her paranormal novels also feature characters with psychic and magical abilities. In her novel, “Crimson, Huntress of the Succubi”, you will discover the amazing mix of contemporary life with the existence of supernatural or magically-empowered beings, and humans. This is a must-read for all paranormal romance and fantasy novel lovers. When she's not writing or reading tarot cards she spends most of her time reading, cooking, and traveling to her happy place, New Orleans. LA. But in her quiet time she enjoys watching fantasy TV shows and movies with her wife Kimberly and spoiled pitbull Lady. www.writerdonnawoods.com www.crimsonpearlmedia.com Twitter,  Facebook, Instagram Crimson Huntress of the Succubi Thank you fro listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Steven Wakabayashi (he/him) is a creative director, changemaker, and founder of mission-driven organizations empowering historically marginalized communities within design, tech, and mindfulness industries. After leading creative teams at many notable brands and agencies, he is now creating pathways for queer BIPOC creatives into the design industry through QTBIPOC Design, creating safe spaces for BIPOC communities within mindfulness through Mindful Sights, and designing equitable products and experiences for clients with his creative agency Stranger Creative. Social: Instagram @StevenWakabayashi LinkedIn @StevenWakabayashi Twitter @wakuu Newsletter https://mindfulmoments.substack.com Thank you fro listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Douglas Robbins We're all looking for more - more connections, more love, more understanding. And to laugh along the way.  I'm the author of several book including Narican: The Cloaked Deception, a science fiction piece about the evolution of souls, and my most recent, Love in a Dying Town is a story about a single father raising his daughter in a dying factory town, showing her right from wrong, even as the world crumbles around them, even as parts of him do as well. As a writer and as an individual I seek deeper truths that are often hidden in plain sight, or swept under society's dirty rug. I am also the host of the podcast - Den of Discussion https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/ Thank you fro listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Singer/songwriter Maddison McKinley didn't take the traditional path to music. This 7th-generation Texan didn't win any "Little Miss Texas" competitions or talent show trophies. Even though she loved singing music from a young age (anything from Shania to Shakira), she didn't officially begin her own music career until after solo-traveling the country during the pandemic. In over two years of being on the road (and counting), she's visited over 24 states, dozens of cities, and met countless interesting people along the way, including her now boyfriend — all of which provided ample inspiration for her debut album, "Cowgirl Serenade", set to release in Spring of 2023. Website: https://www.maddisonmckinley.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/maddisonmckinleymusic/ TikTok: https://wwwtiktok.com/@maddisonmckinleymusic Thank you fro listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Marisa Handler—writer, singer-songwriter, teacher, and coach—is the author of the memoir Loyal to the Sky, which won a Nautilus Gold Award for world-changing books.  Her essays, fiction, and poetry have appeared in numerous publications, and her music is available on Soundcloud.  Marisa earned her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and has received many fellowships in Creative Writing, including a Fulbright and an Elizabeth George Foundation grant.  She is a longtime spiritual practitioner—she's been practicing Insight Meditation in retreats and daily life since 2002, and teaching since 2011.  She is also a Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie and a committed practitioner of Authentic Movement and Somatic Experiencing.  Marisa teaches on creativity, meditation, and transformation at places like Stanford, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the Esalen Institute, and the California Institute for Integral Studies.  She also works one-on-one as a coach. She is currently at work on a novel and new songs.  More at www.marisahandler.com. Thank you fro listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Founder of the curator platform, Let's Curate, Meghana Giridhar talks about the exciting avenues to empower artisans in 2022 culminating in an international exhibition for women designers. 2023 promises to be even more exciting with a showcase at ArtExpo NY, launch of an exclusive private label, another international event and much more. Keeping creators' growth at the forefront of every initiative continues to be the sole objective of Let's Curate's mission.  Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

I was your typical Type-A professional, spending more than three decades in the corporate world. I began my career on Wall Street and concluded it at a Fortune 250 company as its Chief Audit Executive and Chief Risk Officer. I left at the height of my career to launch Athena Wellness, fueled by my enthusiasm for wellness, nutrition and exercise. But I soon found that I enjoyed bridging the worlds of business and wellness. As I traveled my own post-corporate path I had unique insights into how to support other professionals as they navigate their own midlife transitions and make the shift to what I refer to as wholehearted living. As a certified wellness coach, I take a holistic approach to optimal well-being that addresses mind, body and spirit. I enjoy making these topics relatable and meaningful for Type-A executives and entrepreneurs, especially those who have maxed out or become burnt out and disconnected. I love holding the space clients need to listen to their inner wisdom, to drop deep into exploring their own value, impact and influence – and move forward into a life that is a full expression of themselves. In addition to one-on-one coaching and corporate consulting, I teach and facilitate online courses focused on personal transformation based on my wellness methodology. My latest offering is From Type A to Type Be, How to Mindfully Descend the Corporate Ladder and Invite What's Next. https://athenawellness.com Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

Claudia Goetzelmann is a true global being with having lived on 4 continents. German born, she is currently splitting her time between SF bay area, California and Berlin, Germany  Claudia spend most of her live travelling & working around the world as a Fashion Advertising photographer,  capturing amazing places & beautiful faces for varied big companies and fashion brands.  In 2017 after a heart wrenching divorce and ‘death of her old self' as she calls it, she became and certified End of Life Doula. End of 2018 she completed a Spiritual Life coach training and founded ‘Permission to Bloom coaching. She also is a yogi, grows her own veggies and holds guided meditations. She completed her studies around Trauma , Addiction and adverse Childhood development with Dr. Gabor Mate and is now a certified Compassionate Inquiry Facilitator, Mentor and Circle Lead. When asked she says she is now combining all her gifts, talents and wisdom to help other to live a more empowered and authentic life.  Bloom with me: www.permissiontobloomcoaching.com Follow me: www.instagram.com/permission_to_bloom Recommended watching: https://thewisdomoftrauma.com Thank you fro listening to The Curious Creatrix podcast. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle

Matt Witten is a TV writer and novelist who has written for House, Pretty Little Liars, Law & Order, CSI: Miami, and several other shows. His six novels include The Necklace, which came out from Oceanview Publishing last year and has been optioned for film by Leonardo DiCaprio. Matt has won the Malice Domestic Award and been nominated for two Edgars and an Emmy. His latest novel is Killer Story, which is set in the world of true-crime podcasting. He is currently writing a pilot for NBC. Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

Julia Roberts, MSc helps writers predict and prevent writer's block. Her unique approach includes the science of creative thinking, coach training, humor, empathy, and lifelong experience as a writer. She is the director of a large, free, active Facebook group of writers, called Write Without the Fight, where writers get daily help with creative and writing conundra. Julia has her Masters in the science of creativity, and has four published books, including Amazon bestsellers: Write Without the Fight – Master Your Creative Process to Write with Ease and Satisfaction, (Mighty Little Books, 2022); Sex, Lies & Creativity – Gender Differences in Creative Thinking (Difference Press, 2014) Her TEDx talk: It's Not Just Mojo, The Surprising Science of Creativity will debut in Spring 2023. If you wonder what is keeping you from writing, finishing or sharing your creative work, Julia Roberts believes it is her mission to help you get writing, keep writing and publish or produce. Writers are the best kind of weirdos. The world needs us! Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Beautiful music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

Hello there! I'm Anthony Trahair, I'm a passionate learner of life and I'm constantly searching to improve myself in all sorts of ways. Twenty-six years ago, I found myself travelling around Southern Europe. I'd planned to be away for only two weeks, but it ended up being four months. Not only did I find myself travelling, but I also found myself in an experience that opened my eyes and heart to a world and way of being that I never knew existed.  I was fresh out of university and pretty wet behind the ears. I didn't have words for it then, but I had a deep feeling that I hadn't experienced life yet – at least not in the way that I had somehow imagined it to be. I felt like an alien. I was interested in learning, exploring, becoming an ever-better version of myself, and finding out what made the world tick. I didn't know where money would come from nor where I would sleep. When performing, I was often moved on by the authorities. I contended with health issues. But all these hardships led to my growth. I sometimes wonder how different this trip would have been if I'd had a phone or the internet access I have today. I don't think I'd have dug so deep into my own resourcefulness and resilience. I most likely wouldn't have picked up on the subtleties of my trip. I'd fallen in love with juggling at university, and while on the road, I experienced travelling through the eyes of a street performer. Having left the UK with hardly any money, I found myself using my juggling as a means to meet others and earn enough to survive. It was a really tough four months; however, I always found a solution to every difficulty and was helped in the most unexpected ways.  I was terrible at small talk, found it hard to look others in the eyes and then I found myself Street performing around Europe! In right at the deep end I overcame shyness, gained confidence and learnt how to connect with others, I learnt how to bring the best out of others by being myself. I was able to create an impact that inspired other people. I'm interested in expanding Playfulness into the business world, helping make workshops, training and speaking more engaging, experiential and enjoyable. Transforming rationale thinking into free creative and collaborative interaction, which propels the traditional career orientated person into really getting more out of life. I've taken all the skills from performing, playfulness, and spiritual practices into my Playful Life-Coaching. https://playfulife.org ***Head on over to Creatrix Compass and explore our many offerings from free inspiration to get your creative juices flowing to creativity classes to creativity coaching and life coaching for creatives.  It can all be found at: https://www.creatrixcompass.com Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

Kristin is the author of the memoir The Butterfly Promise, a story about eternal love, grief and the wonder of afterlife. Her blog The Wondrous Journey of Being Here explores self and planetary wellness and the wonders of life. She has worked in the natural products sector for 20 years and lives and loves the clean, green life. Kristin lives in New York with her husband and furry family.  Website: www.kristinjoylavin.com SOCIAL: Instagram: @kristinsjoyride Facebook: @kristinjoylavin ***Head on over to Creatrix Compass and explore our many offerings from free inspiration to get your creative juices flowing to creativity classes to creativity coaching and life coaching for creatives.  It can all be found at: https://www.creatrixcompass.com Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

Naranjan Nota is a Spiritual Guide, Mentor & Teacher. She helps you identify how others' opinions and judgments may deter you from meeting your goals, both personally and professionally. Naranjan spent over 15 years in the corporate and not-for-profit sectors as an employee and consultant. Simultaneously, she spent over two decades learning and reigniting her energetic gifts, working with the unseen higher realms and bringing them into a form for humans to understand and process energetically. She dives deep into the core karmic issues that manifest as anxiety, depression, lack of self-esteem/self-worth, and a fear of being visible, and transforms them into understanding, knowledge, and wisdom resulting in joy, peace, and an enhanced feeling of compassion towards oneself and others. She invites you on a courageous journey to transform to your true self. Now is the time to embrace the infinite possibilities that await you to integrate the mind, body, spirit, and soul. Naranjan is also the host of a podcast, Master of Your Crafts where she interviews individuals who are masters of their craft. They have harnessed and taken ownership of a gift, talent or skill that is so innate to them to bring healing to the world. The podcast aims to uncover the inner dialogue, action and life circumstances, all combined in a deep conversation that to offer listener's words of wisdom to empower and guide them to be owners master of their crafts. Bright Shining Light Social Links: Website: BrightShiningLight.com LinkedIn: Naranjan.Nota Instagram: Naranjan.Nota Facebook: BrightShiningLight1 Master of Your Crafts Podcast Links: Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1M0vp9HoK7kkP1w4ij7PJd?si=LDPjAxauTgywNabzLTly4g&nd=1 Websitehttps://masterofyourcrafts.com/ https://brightshininglight.com/ ApplePodcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/master-of-your-crafts/id1512818795 Website: MasterofYourCrafts.com Instagram: MasterofYourCrafts Facebook: MasterofYourCrafts ***Head on over to Creatrix Compass and explore our many offerings from free inspiration to get your creative juices flowing to creativity classes to creativity coaching and life coaching for creatives.  It can all be found at: https://www.creatrixcompass.com Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

Lockdown and Covid-19 has taught us to be adaptive if nothing else and Joseph J. Jordan decided to use this seismic change in our world to do something he has wanted to do all his life…become an author. Little did he know that when he started his writing journey in January 2021 at the age of 33 his first two books of The British Empire of Magic trilogy would become best sellers and reach that elusive Number One spot on the Amazon Hot Releases genre specific chart in the UK and USA. You would think with no formal education and leaving school during his primary education years there maybe a stumbling block or two in deciding to become an author but Joseph didn't let this stop him, after all his childhood was one of unconventional circumstances. To explain better we have to start at the beginning within an isolated forested bay in the depths of west country, England. Joseph grew up in a house called ‘Trees' located in ‘Woody Bay', yes…it is as magical as it sounds. His mother is an actual rock star, ‘Elkie Brooks' often referred to as the British Queen of The Blues and is one of the most successful female singers in the history of British music. So it is safe to assume that creativity is in his DNA and the need to share it with the world almost innate but before his writing career began Joseph packed a lot into his life. Touring the world with his mothers singing career until he was 17, followed by a brief stint in modelling and acting. He appeared in a hugely popular Pepsi TV commercial airing within the UAE but that was not to last before sports took a huge role in his late teens and most of his twenties. Winning his first national competition in paragliding at 18 and later marathon running became a huge passion. Then in his late twenties after returning back to England from living in Canada and then Switzerland for a few years, Joseph started his first business – Jordan Joseph (a sports apparel brand) most notably the label was worn by pop super star Pixie Lott. Drawing on the confidence from his first business he then co-founded the UK's first 100% plastic free hamper brand in 2018 which kept him busy until COVID-19 struck… Everything changed for everyone very quickly and Joseph was no exception. After a year of trying to get used to the new normal, living in a COVID world Joseph took the leap into the unknown and began a journey that would change his life forever. He first put pen to paper so-to-speak in January 2021 and the story of The British Empire of Magic begun.  The story of Prince Jacob living in a world of magic and wonder with his partner Elliot. Jacob has his trust shattered by his mother, the Queen as the return of his oldest friend changes everything when he reveals a shocking truth and the race is on to stop a war that could destroy both the magic and human worlds. After a couple of months of prolific writing and 30000 words later his first book was self-published with Amazon. Joseph recalls when his book went live for all the world to see a wave of both pride and complete terror overwhelmed him. What would people think? The response was nothing short of five star reviews which flooded in fast. It reached the top 20 Hot New Releases on Amazon which in Joseph's own words ‘blew his mind' but what was even more important than the sales was the feedback he was getting from the LGBTQ community. Having Prince Jacob the protagonist as a gay man and in a relationship within the story resonated deeply in the LGBTQ community and the importance of the inclusion and representation in a 8+/YA/Adult reader base was sadly something very rare within the fantasy genre. Joseph received multiple DMs and emails from LGBTQ readers thanking him for representing them. Subsequently Joseph became very aware of the responsibly he now carried for the next two books in The British Empire of Magic trilogy which both entered the Amazon new release and best seller chart at No. 1 in UK & USA. Joseph is now currently writing a brand new trilogy called The Clima-Race featuring diverse protagonists of ethnic backgrounds and bi-sexuality .  “ The year is 2100 and our planet has been ravaged by climate change but Isabel Hope believes there is a discovery that could save humanity. As CEO of Hope Incorporated she uses her power and wealth to help steer a new generation that could be the future of all humankind. However, she quickly encounters resistance, engulfing her twin sons, nineteen year old Elijah and Hajile who unknowingly find themselves at the centre of what could be the biggest leap in human evolution. World leaders and corporate titans clash in this epic journey of destiny, loyalty, deception and heart breaking loss, as only the bravest will fight to save their family and humanity as one.” Discover More: Social Links & Amazon Author Page  https://www.instagram.com/josephjjordanofficial  https://twitter.com/josephjjordanuk    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joseph-J-Jordan/e/B08XNL8PKH/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1      https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-J-Jordan/e/B08XNL8PKH/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 YouTube: https://youtu.be/UaYUY9M7gG4 ***Head on over to Creatrix Compass and explore our many offerings from free inspiration to get your creative juices flowing to creativity classes to creativity coaching and life coaching for creatives.  It can all be found at: https://www.creatrixcompass.com Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

Lisa David Olson is a humorist speaker, author, podcaster and performer who shares how humor saved her life. Last year she delivered two TEDx talks.  Her interactive style and ‘improv for real life' message demonstrates how humor is healthy and is a cohesive human connector.  Ask about her project in bravery!  www.LisaDavidOlson.com Social Media links: https://instagram.com/lisadavidolson https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stranger-connections/id1516167809 http://linkedin.com/in/lisa-david-olson-80376612 https://www.facebook.com/lisa.olson.improv ***Head on over to Creatrix Compass and explore our many offerings from free inspiration to get your creative juices flowing to creativity classes to creativity coaching and life coaching for creatives.  It can all be found at: https://www.creatrixcompass.com Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

My name is Marcus Hood, I am the founder and creator of RelativeVisionTv. I am a passionate Director, videographer, photographer, and journalist. My passion derives from knowing I am working toward leaving a legacy for my son. When I'm behind the lens everything just turns into art. I have always believed there is so much more to share and show the world than the limits the current media networks provide. I am an eclectic soul. My passion is telling stories, whether it be through film, photos or words. I'm currently working Multiple Entrepreneurial ventures, creative films photography projects. My videos have been seen by thousands of people around the world. ***Head on over to Creatrix Compass and explore our many offerings from free inspiration to get your creative juices flowing to creativity classes to creativity coaching and life coaching for creatives.  It can all be found at: https://www.creatrixcompass.com Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle 

I have been working independently for about 15 years, first teaching music, and then making the switch over to SEO and online marketing, which is my full time occupation - building websites, optimizing, running various campaigns, blogging, doing outreach, drop shipping, fixing things, and generally sussing out the web's inner workings.  Music and art are things I've been doing for a long time, and so I am a creator as well.  I'm at the point in my life where those two things have finally merged together in an interesting way, and I think I'm one of the few musician / artist types who decided to enter the realm of online marketing in the truest sense.  There's no going back now. https://dotninjaseo.com ***Head on over to Creatrix Compass and explore our many offerings from free inspiration to get your creative juices flowing to creativity classes to creativity coaching and life coaching for creatives.  It can all be found at: https://www.creatrixcompass.com Your donation helps us continue to spread creativity throughout the land.  Thank you! https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2PM3V82XDS7GA  Music: Good Friends Inc by Jonathan Boyle