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Interviewing people leaders worth listening to. Sharing ideas to inspire and raise awareness. 🌎 🎙Health & Wellness, Travel, Entrepreneurship, Spirituality, Philosophy 🌱 Alex Womack is an Entrepreneur from the United States 🇺🇸 Creative Loafing Charlotte Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calexwomack/support
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The Common Creative - But Never Ordinary A podcast series with Paul Fairweather and Chris Meredith The worlds of business, home and play are all starved of creativity. From an early age, we’re taught how to analyse, critique and simplify but the tools for exploring, ideating and creating are assumed to be instinctive. The Common Creative is all about bringing creativity back into everyday life - understanding the essence of creativity and making creativity a common as a loaf of bread and as ...
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St Pete X features business and civic leaders in St. Petersburg Florida who share their insight, expertise and love of our special city. An initiative of the St. Petersburg Group, St Pete X strives to connect and elevate the city by sharing the voices of its citizens, and to bring awareness to the opportunities offered by the great St. Petersburg renaissance.
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S6E94: Episode 94: Dr. Kristy Goodwin - Creativity and the Digital Discussion
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Dr. Kristy Goodwin is an expert in digital well-being and productivity and the author of “Dear Digital We Need To Talk” -a guide to developing realistic, research-based ways to cultivate healthy and helpful digital habits. With her extensive background as a speaker, author, researcher, and consultant, Kristy provides invaluable insights into the im…
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S6E93: Episode 93: Mark Williams - Connected Creativity: The Drive for Humans to Connect and Divide
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In this week's episode, we are thrilled to introduce Dr. Mark Williams, a distinguished neuroscientist and educator who is on a mission to create a ‘brain healthy world’. During the show, we delve into the intricate relationship between technology and the human brain. Mark, sheds new light on the detrimental effects technology, particularly on our …
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S6E92: Episode 92 - Nik Robinson: 20/20 Creative Vision
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Nik Robinson is the founder of Good Citizens, a company dedicated to untrashing the planet by transforming plastic waste into stylish eyewear. Nik's diverse career has taken him from being a radio broadcaster and creative director to a donut maker and lecturer. He's driven by a deep passion for utilizing his creative talents to address critical iss…
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S6E91: Episode 91 - Avi Liran: Delightfully Creative
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This week's episode features Avi Liran - “The Eternal Optimist”. A professional speaker and trainer, Avi's message is clear: the best way to nurture your soul is through the habit of seeing things positively and bringing delight into the world. (As he points out, if you wake up each morning in a real bed with access to running water you’re already …
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Ken LaRoe is the founder of Climate First Bank, which is his third bank. After the very successful sale of Florida Choice Bank, his first, LaRoe and his wife Cindy rented a small RV to travel the country. For that trip LaRoe's brother gave him a copy of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard's book, Let My People Go Surfing. It proved to be a transformat…
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S6E90: Episode 90 - Steve Sharp: Connecting Creativity
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Welcome to this week's episode featuring Steve Sharp, the 'workplace whisperer.' Steve shares his wisdom on cultivating workplace creativity and improving teamwork. Discover how to foster a culture where individuals feel empowered to contribute and collaborate effectively. With over 25 years of experience leading large teams and conducting more tha…
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After looking for every reason not to open a fund in Tampa Bay, the founders of TampaBay.Ventures found the value to compelling to deny. They stood up a fund and the man who runs the day to day operations, Andreas Calabrease, is our guest on this episode.By St Petersburg Group
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S6E89: Episode 89 - Scott Belsky: Behancing Creativity: Entrepreneurial Insights from the Master of Making Ideas Happen
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A creative powerhouse with a reputation that most can only dream about,, Scott Belsky wears many hats: entrepreneur, author, investor, and now an integral part of Adobe's leadership team. He's the genius behind Behance, the go-to online platform for the creative industry, where talent is showcased and discovered. Scott led Behance as CEO until Adob…
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S6Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Lenny Ravich)
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Step right into our creative snippet, a mini-episode that provides a glimpse of this week's main attraction featuring, Lenny Ravich, a presenter, teacher, an author and has a youthful spirit that's truly inspiring. Join Chris and Paul as they explore the profound art of reframing everyday events and how humor can ignite creative thinking. This epis…
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S6E88: Episode 88: Lenny Ravich: Creative Chuckle
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Lenny Ravich, 87, joins us from Tel Aviv in Israel at 1:00 AM local time - a supremely youthful presenter, teacher and author of the best-selling book, "Everlasting Optimism." Lenny is also the co-creator of “Delivering Delight” alongside Avi Liran, where they offer crazy-sounding keynotes on "Dance Life. Don't Drag It" and workshops on "Humour and…
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S6Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Joey Coleman)
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Embark on a journey into the world of creativity with our mini episode, a glimpse of our featured conversation with the multi-talented Joey Coleman. As a lawyer, coach, singer, and watercolorist, Joey effortlessly blends the realms of art and business, with a special emphasis on visual and cyber creativity. Join your Chris and Paul, as they delve i…
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S6E87: Episode 87: Joey Coleman: Creative Retention
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Welcome to this week's episode, featuring Joey Coleman - lawyer, coach, singer, and watercolorist. Joey weaves creativity into the world of business, with a particular focus on visual and cyber creativity. (If there's one thing Joey exemplifies, it's the power of showing someone something in a way that makes them believe so that they’re motivated t…
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S6Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Kristi Herold)
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Welcome to this week’s creative snippet, offering a sneak peek into this week's featured episode featuring Kristi Herold, as the author of "It Pays to Play" and the CEO of JAM, Kristi sheds light on the captivating concept of play as a transformative force for business and creativity. Join Chris and Paul as they embark on a fascinating conversation…
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S6E86: Episode 86: Kristi Herold: The Creative Play
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Is play something to be reserved for the safety of home or ring fenced as something that’s only for the kids? In this week's conversation, Kristi Herold, author of “It Pays to Play” and the CEO of JAM we learn that there’s a reason we should all embrace play as a fuel for business and also creativity. As Kristi explains, even simple playful structu…
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S6Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Maz Farrelly)
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Step right into this mini episode of our creative snippet, offering a sneak peek into this week's featured episode featuring the remarkable Maz Farrelly, a producer who seamlessly marries boundless creativity with efficient delivery. Join Chris and Paul as they delve deep into the realm of TV and creativity. Their discussion is a treasure trove of …
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Washington Post associate editor and senior national security correspondent Karen DeYoung is Joe’s guest on today’s SPX podcast. DeYoung, who has been with the Post for nearly 50 years, grew up in St. Petersburg, and wrote for the St. Petersburg Times in the early 1970s. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist discusses her many years as a foreign co…
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S6E85: Episode 85: Maz (Speaks) Farrelly : Producing Creativity
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How do TV producers juggle the need to ride the creative wave whilst keeping the show on-budget and on-time? What is the secret behind the success of TV favourites like Big Brother, The X-Factor, Dancing with the Stars? In her stellar career as an international TV producer, Maz Farrelly has commanded the biggest teams, budgets, and audiences, and w…
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S6Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Gavin Blake)
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Welcome to this mini episode of our creative snippet, where we'll preview this week's main episode featuring Gavin Blake, a unique professional scribe. He's known for "drawing mostly in words" and excels in visually capturing events, conferences, talks, and more. Join us as Paul and Chris explore Gavin Blake's fascinating journey and discover the t…
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S6E84: Episode 84: Gavin Blake - Creative Scribe
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Welcome to this week's episode of our podcast, Gavin Blake, a professional scribe who brings a unique approach to his craft. Often described as someone who "draws mostly in words," Gavin's expertise lies in visually capturing and recording various events, conferences, features, talks, and keynotes. With over two decades of experience in drawing con…
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S6Paul and Chris CREATIVE SNIPPET (Neal Foard)
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Welcome to this mini episode of our creative snippet. Having a look at this week's main episode - Neal Foard, a seasoned advertising and marketing expert who has worked with renowned brands such as Budweiser, Lexus, and Sony. Prepare to be captivated by Neal Foard's heartwarming and meaningful personal stories. In every tale he shares, there's a pr…
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S6E83: Episode 83: Neal Foard - Grateful Creativity
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In this week's episode, we welcome Neal Foard, a seasoned advertising and marketing expert who has worked with renowned brands such as Budweiser, Lexus, and Sony. With over 25 years of experience. The show is peppered with Neal’s own personal stories, which showcase not only the way stories communicate meaningful ideas but also how a story is riche…
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S6E82: Episode 82: Jeremy Wagstaff - Hallucinating with CrA.I.tivity
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Did you know AI bots can hallucinate? The term doesn’t mean that Chat GPT is taking drugs (!!) - instead it’s a technical term to reflect the fact that AI can ‘invent or derive answers to questions that it doesn’t have a direct answer for. In other words, not everything that a bot states is true and, in their own way, bots are gaslighting or promot…
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S6E81: Episode 81: Mark van Rijmenam - Creativity, AI and the Genie’s Third Wish
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This week's guest on The Common Creative, Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, CSP—a trailblazing strategic futurist and highly sought-after international keynote speaker. With his knack for simplifying complex ideas and captivating audiences, Mark has inspired over 100,000 leaders across more than 25 countries on all continents. In this episode, we dive deep in…
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S6E80: Episode 80: Marcus Byrne - AI and the Future of Creativity
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Marcus Byrne is an accomplished designer and Photoshop professional. As Head of Art at Thinkerbell, he's a design leader in creative production and AI. Father of eight- year-old illustrator Charlie Marker - a previous guest on The Common Creative. Marcus's recent personal projects have captured global attention. His explorations into AI have led to…
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S6E79: Episode 79: Paul and Chris - National Creativity Day!
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Welcome to a special episode of our podcast as we join the world in celebrating National Creativity Day! and today we are diving deep into the boundless power of imagination and honouring the remarkable capacity for creativity within all of us. In this short but impactful episode, we will explore the wonders of creativity and its profound impact on…
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S6E78: Episode 78: Derek Leddie - Creativity Reimagined
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Derek Leddie, our special guest this week, is a visionary entrepreneur who built a global market research consultancy by combining the perfect blend of a vibrant culture and agile creative leadership. He is the founder of The Leading Edge, Australia's most successful market research company, known for its cutting-edge approaches. After selling his …
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Ep. 92: Marcus Brooks - Center for Health Equity
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A fourth-generation St. Petersburg native, Marcus Brooks passionately believes in absolute equity on every level, and as the executive director of the Center for Health Equity, he is fully invested in what he calls the “collaboration and connectivity” needed to achieve both physical wellness, racial balance, empathy and understanding in the city (a…
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S6E77: Episode 77: Liz Soutar and Lauren Tan- Creativity by Style
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In this episode, we have two special guests, Lauren Tan and Liz Soutar, who are both specialists in human-centered design that help teams inside organisations to solve complex problems using empathy and creativity. Lauren and Liz are both Design Thinking Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with over 17 and 20 years of experience respectively. They have w…
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S6E76: Episode 76: Chris Lutkin - The Voice of Creativity
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This week’s guest is the multi-talented Chris Lutkin, an award-winning audiobook narrator, actor, content creator, and a writer. Chris is a professional, full time creative. He knows what it's like to be creative and earn money as a creator, throughout his career. He emphasises the importance of understanding the material and being able to take dir…
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S6E75: Episode 75: Andrea Sampson - Call to Creativity
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Andrea Sampson has a natural talent for developing compelling stories and persuasive content. Her job is to help bright people communicate their ideas to an audience. She talked about the role of storytelling, visuals, and how she assists people. With over 25 years of experience in marketing and advertising, Andrea Sampson is a former Strategist an…
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Jim Barnish is the Founding Managing Partner of Orchid Black and the host of The Dirt podcast. Orchid Black is a consulting firm that focuses exclusively on revenue-positive start-ups looking to make an exit within three years. This conversation discusses the nuances of Orchid Black's unique business model, the hurdles and opportunities facing comp…
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S6E74: Episode 74: Donna Loughlin - The Creativity Before it Happened
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If you’ve ever considered launching your own business, this is the show for you. Donna Loughlin has helped over 500 businesses come to market and is full of insights for budding entrepreneurs. 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 stealt…
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S6E73: Episode 73: Melissa Marsden- The Creative Workplace
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Looking for insights about the role of a physical space in building creativity and community? This is the episode for you! To Melissa Marsden, a workspace isn't just the place to come to work. Instead, it is a place that should elevate the employee experience. An interior designer and a workplace design strategist, Melissa shares insights about wha…
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S6E72: Episode 72: Rachel Barnard - Creative Justice
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Rachel Barnard's project, “Young New Yorkers”, is a powerful example of creativity as a force for good. It’s a diversion program for young people who have been arrested in NYC that uses art and creativity as an alternative to the criminal legal system. An Australian-born architect, Rachel won a fellowship in 2011 from Columbia University's architec…
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S5E71: Episode 71 (Snippet): Paul and Chris - The Rough Ends of the Pineapple
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What do home grown pineapples teach us about creativity? In this “snippet” Paul shares the heartbreaking story of the home-grown pineapple that was not-to-be. But luckily for fans of The Common Creative, the pineapple disaster has borne fruit in the form of three powerful lessons about life, the universe and (of course) creativity. Tune in to find …
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S5E70: Episode 70: Peter Edwards - The Creative City
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Peter Edwards an award-winning Architect, an accomplished and recognised urbanist and a leading figure in Queensland’s urban design community. He brings over 30 years of experience in architecture and urban design to provide leadership, design expertise and strategic thinking to the major projects shaping our nation’s cities. He is regularly sought…
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Ray Roa is the Editor-In-Chief at Creative Loafing Tampa, a weekly publication that focuses on city news, arts and culture, and more. Roa has held this position for nearly four years, building on a career writing for various publications in the Tampa Bay area. In this podcast, Hamilton and Roa cover the evolution of local news, and the alt-weekly i…
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Helen Murray is an award-winning playwright and director. Murray joined St. Pete’s American Stage as Producing Artistic Director in October 2022. Previous to her current role, Murray has notably worked as Executive Producer for the Aurora Fox Arts Center in Denver and as Artistic Director of the Hub Theatre in Virginia, which she also co-founded. S…
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The Future of Human Enhancement: An Interview with Dave Asprey, Founder of Upgrade Labs
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Join us for a thrilling episode as we sit down with Dave Aspry, the founder of Upgrade Labs. Aspry has dedicated his life to exploring and experimenting with the latest technologies and techniques to enhance and transform human performance, and he's here to share his insights with us. In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of biohacki…
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S5E69: Episode 69: John Kounios - “Aha!” The Science Of Creative Breakthrough
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A professor of psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia USA John Kounios is a world expert on understanding “aha moments”. Using fMRI scanners to map brain activity, John has shed new light on the way people are able to get new insight on challenges they’re facing, either through the classic “aha-moment” or through deliberate analysis. His f…
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S5E68: Episode 68: Imogen Randell- Creative Tension- The Science of Research vs The Creativity of Insights
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Market research companies are front and centre of the challenges of building creativity in business - they are constantly challenged to strike a balance between being faithful to the data they've gathered, whilst being creative about the insights they generate. This week’s guest, Imogen Randell, is the CEO of both Quantum Research, and Hall & Partn…
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Waveney Ann Moore’s first St. Pete Catalyst byline appeared just over two years ago, on Nov. 25, 2020, and her weekly columns have enriched and elevated our journalistic output a thousandfold. The Guyana-born Moore began writing for us following her retirement from the Tampa Bay Times, where she’d been a well-known reporter and columnist for 24 yea…
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S5E67: Episode 67: Alina Gozin’a - Interdisciplinary Creativity
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In this week’s episode, we welcome Alina Gozin’a, who describes herself as an interdisciplinary artist. She’s not only one of Australia's most celebrated photographers, but also an artist and a keynote speaker. Alina has lived and worked in Odessa, Sydney, Berlin, Amsterdam, LA and New York. In her ‘former life’ she was a tax advisor in Banking & F…
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S5E66: Episode 66: Renai Grace - Curating Creativity
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This week’s guest is Renai Grace. She's the CEO of the Museum of Brisbane and she revolutionised the museum and brought it into the public eye. She's a visionary and her whole thing about telling the story in the social fabric of Brisbane has been incredibly successful in her six-year tenure. Renai has dedicated her career to raising awareness of t…
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Ep. 87: Judy Genshaft - University of South Florida
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Judy Genshaft was President of the University of South Florida for nearly two decades, from 2000 to 2019, overseeing the most transformative change in the university’s history. Enrollment grew by 40 percent; the four-year graduation rate tripled. USF’s endowment jumped from $254 million to $480 million. And most significantly, USF's research activi…
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S5E65: Episode 65: Nigel Marsh - Creative, Committed and a Little Crazy
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Nigel Marsh is the poster-boy for any professional looking to navigate the tricky balance of family, career and personal goals, whilst having some fun along the way. A former ad-man, he is now a professional coach, speaker, best-selling author and award-winning podcaster. The author of four books including his latest book ‘Smart, Stupid and Sixty’,…
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S5E64: Episode 64: Caroline Weaver - Sharpening Up Creativity
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In this week’s episode is Caroline Weaver, who talked about the freedom of principle brought to rediscovering the pleasure of a graphite pencil on paper and how a pencil is permanent, and yet erased. Caroline Weaver is the founder of the former CW Pencil Enterprise, a pencil specialty shop in New York City, and an expert on stationery and small bus…
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S5E63: Episode 63: Ben Gardiner - Raising the Bar on Creativity
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In this week’s episode Ben Gardiner who is a practicing Barrister in IP law, which means he's the person who helps creatives protect their thinking of their ideas. And it's interesting, you'd imagine it'd be a rather dry, dusty topic but also has some fascinating past times outside of his day job, and they all inform the way he practices law. Ben G…
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S5E62: Episode 62 - Kerry Sulkowicz - Couched in Creativity
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In this week’s episode Dr. Kerry Sulkowicz talks about his journey from pre-eminent psychiatrist to successful business leader and business coach. He describes how he made that change, why he made that change, and shares his lessons for anyone considering a change of direction. Kerry J. Sulkowicz, MD serves as a trusted advisor on people and cultur…
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S5E61: Episode 61- Roger Beaty - NEUROCREATIVITY 7: Creative Thinking
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Episode 61: Roger Beaty - Creative Thinking How does the brain develop new ideas? And are different neural networks involved in different types of creativity? In this week’s episode Dr. Roger Beaty talks about the three neural networks that drive the way we think and shares insights about managing your own personal creativity. Big insights include:…
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