The Creative Brew

On this episode we talk about Support-more importantly why it may be hard for the ones around you to actually support you. This can be a frustration for many in the creative/entrepreneurial/athletic arenas. Why is it easier for strangers to support us than our immediate circle? The context for this episode is taken from a conversation with a indie comic book creator and his mother. Which had me th...

This episode we have Rickey Smiley, no not the comedian and radio host from Atlanta, but the other Rickey Smiley, one of the co-founders of Broken Reality Comics, a diverse indie-comic publisher encompassing fantasy, sci-fi, horror and super-hero comics and digital content. We talk about his story, inspirations, favorite horror movies, and a little bit on upcoming projects. He also shares some cre...

On this episode we share the story of creator Robert Prasch-a former convict-has radically transformed his life. He believes everyone can create their own personal greatness and his aptly named podcast channel “Creating Greatness” shows how you can do it. We talked about his insights, creative tips and words of wisdom. You can connect with him on IG @ kingacomebakks or FB @Robert Prasch, Jr. to ch...

On this episode we talk about Operating from your Potential. If an alternate version of you-a version that’s accomplished all of your dreams and met you, what would they say? Would they encourage you to keep going, or feel ashamed that you didn’t use all of the creative talents and gifts you possess to share on this planet. Are we working from the demands and limitations or others, or the creative...

This episode is a compilation of creative tips and insights from some of our past guests. Hopefully one or all of these tips helps you in some sort of fashion and provides you with some added value for your creative career, relationships, training, or life. Brewing some inspiration for your week! SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT SUPPORT THE SHOW www.buymeacoffee.com/TheCreativeBrew SPONSORS All Skill No...

This episode we share Kevin “Blax” Burroughs, the Artistic Associate Director with Oceanside Theatre Company. 2022 Craig Noel Award Winner for Outstanding Specialty Artist, Burroughs is a proud African-American singer, dancer, actor, director, choreographer, and lighting designer born and raised in San Diego. He’s been a performer, board member, and/or member of the creative team with companies th...

We chat with Beth, Becky, Kevin, and Lila with the Art House Project, an art collective with Art is Here Partnership and Hetzel Art Studios in Cleveland, TN. They share their story of how the Art House project was conceived, what they offer, and some of the artists-like Lila that’s in residency there. They share some of their plans, creative tips and ending words of wisdom for our audiences. Brewi...

This episode we talk this concept. People like water will seek its own level. Negative people generally hangs out with negative people, and positive will hang around positive. Figure out ways of hanging with people that want to exchange ideas, resources, solutions, connections. If you’re generally a positive person and you hang around negative people-odds are you will be the next one. Likewise you...

In this Special Brew episode of the Creative Brew, I bring my lovely wife Heather onto the show. We flip the script and she turns into the host and interviewer, for this episode, diving into questions about my world and a lot of things that I do from running Langfordesign and Just Heart Apparel to creating books and characters like Seed and Mush Mush, from working with organizations, starting an a...

186. Love your Struggles This episode we talk about loving your struggles. I know it can be hard to deal with the daily struggles and challenges in lives. But what if reframed our challenges as teachers? Could our challenges lie the greatest insights and answers in our lives? Could we acknowledge and love those struggles, eventually loving them in order to dissolve them and perhaps go into the nex...

This episode We talk about learning how to support others. I’ve seen it too many times being a creator/coach. When we play the comparison game, learning how to bypass our own egos to magnify and promote ventures, opportunities, businesses that others are doing-and being fully confident in who we are, we actually gain more power and gratitude within ourselves. The season you’re in right now may not...

This episode, we’re back from a short hiatus, with a new episode from a topic sent to me from a listener. We talk about the Dream Deferred, the cost of not going after the things you were put here on this planet to do. Many times we fall into the delusion of feeling like we always have tomorrow. There’s someone that’s waiting for the right words to hear, the music to feel, the art to see and exper...

Throwback episode with a good friend of mine and outreach pastor of Mission 423 with First Baptist Church of Cleveland, TN. He shared his story of faith, leadership, culture, sports, and his work with Mission 423. He also shares his creative tips and words of wisdom. Be sure to check out the full video episode on YouTube.com @QuantalLangford under the The Creative Brew podcast. Subscribe to the sh...

Amy Forsythe is an award-winning military journalist who served five combat tours supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and has been on assignment for several other overseas missions. Amy started her career as a U.S. Marine combat correspondent in 1993 and currently serves as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Her imagery taken while covering military operations...

This episode is an observation from my trip on the east coast. I had the opportunity to do some wrestling camps, clinics, a speaking engagement, as well as coming back for a scholarship banquet that I was a previous recipient of. For most of my life I saw everything that I do separate from each other. Now I see everything that I do in my daily life as a natural creative expression of me. Figuring...

This episode, recorded on the road, at the Ken Chertow wrestling camps in PA. I share some insights for our audience. I truly believe you have something to share the world. We allow fear, negativity, and doubt to paralyze us from what we could be. It’s safe and comfortable not going after something big in your life, especially when you don’t know if there’s an end reward? Could we bypass that fear...

This episode, I share a story of some spoiled berries from my refrigerator, while I was cleaning out the kitchen one day to bring up a creative insight. That it takes one negative person, thing or thought to over ride a group of positive things. They say it takes 12 positive affirmations to counteract 1 negative. Maybe in your life, what are those 12 positive things for your body, mind, and heart...

On this new episode, are you really failing at things or being redirected towards something greater? We fall into the trap of feeling like nothing is working or not getting the traction we would like. Let’s reframe this: What if you had the most awesome opportunity in your life come up because you had to be redirected into something that’s no longer serving you? Are you fighting for your limitatio...

Bonus recorded content that I did while on the road to a wrestling practice. Sharing my thoughts on challenges and how we should approach those roadblocks and hurdles.

This episode, I use the new Flash movie that hit the theaters over the weekend, as a unique metaphor for our lives and asked a great question, if we got to meet our future selves would they regret the choices you’ve made until now, or would they hug you and tell you that you’re going the right direction. I personally love time travel and quantum theories, but it really had me thinking what if our...

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This is the last episode of the 2022 we talk briefly about all the opportunities and challenges you’ve encountered over the year. What if all this was part of your unique creative journey. What if the work you’re putting towards your goals, dreams and aspirations is working itself out in some form or fashion. If you had a tough year this year, what if it was building you up for something incredibl...

This episode we talk about sprinting after your dreams. When opportunities arise that gives you the platform to share your gifts and talents, we can’t walk after it, thinking that another great opportunity will come. You have to sprint after it with all of your heart and spirit. Sometimes we’re sprinting after someone else’s dream-when you should be in the lane that’s in your zone of genius. Being...

This episode I bring on a designer, illustrator and teacher with more than 30 years of creative work under his belt. Starting out with the likes of Wildstorm Comics, and Image Comics in their early years, to working on promotional and comic work for Masters of the Universe and other licensed characters, creating his on music and album, and even now being in partnership with Adobe and sharing his t...

This episode I share a story from a recent conversation with a marine, looking to gain some knowledge and training in wrestling. I can tell from his energy, that’s he’s always been used to mastering something quickly. The conversation sparked an interesting topic that I feel pertains to anyone looking to reach their dreams and aspirations. Learning to be easy on yourself, knowing that you may have...