Creative Chats with Mike Brennan

Melissa Pruitt is a Relationship Marketing Strategist and the creator of Instaposts, which helps entrepreneurs create engaging content on their social media posts. Her background in psychology bridges human behavior with social media marketing strategy, and this is how she teachers her clients to create deeper connections. Melissa and her husband Paul are partners in business and life and when not...

Have you ever struggled with marketing you art and creativity? Hate the images that "marketing" causes you to think of? My guest on this episode of Creative Chats is Duane Zingale. He unpacks a powerful framework that helps employ not only specific tactics, but a mind shift as well.  You can find Duane hanging out helping personal brands nurture their online community through relational based mark...

Kat Caldwell is a historical fiction and fantasy fiction writer. She also has an interactive journal that helps people understand that their life is a story worth writing down. Kat host's the Pencils&LIpstick podcast, where she talks with other creatives about their art and their business, encouraging others that the talents they have, can and should be shared with the world! https://katcaldwell.c...

Linette Penney-Gainham has been painting publically since 1999 . She has taught many people how to draw/ paint over the years both here in the U.K and in several countries ( U.S, South Africa, Germany, Sweden, Ireland. Linette heads up the art team for Light and Life, and has also been heading up the art team for Davids Tent U.K since 2012. Linette is a full time visual artist with her own studio....

Teri is the President and Founder of Keeping It Personal, a national Christian faith-based organization that comes along side women entrepreneurs, business owners, and sales professionals helping them grow their businesses + personally + in their faith too!  She's an inspirational speaker, a sought-after personal growth expert, business development strategist, the leader The Refine Community and a...

JJ Barrows is an artist, author and standup comedian based in Southern California. Through the mixed media of art and words, she uses colors and comedy to address the awkward experience of being a human, getting older while remaining young and most recently the mystery that is marriage after 35 years of single hood. She most recently published her first book "it's called a spade," and finished fil...

Jason Yost is a former Creative Arts Director and currently runs an online coaching and wellness business with his wife Shelly. They have over a decade of experience and research in the fields of Sociology, Psychology, Theology, and Physiology.  Shelly and Jason are also the enthusiastic parents of two beautiful and whimsical daughters and live on a farm with a barn in the Northeast part of the Un...

Honorée Corder is an executive and strategic book coach, TEDx speaker, and author of more than 50 books including You Must Write a Book. Additionally, she is co-creator of The Miracle Morning book series with Hal Elrod. Honorée passionately coaches business professionals, writers, and aspiring non-fiction authors who want to publish their books to bestseller status, create a platform, and develop...

Matt is woven sculpture artist from Asheville, North Carolina and internationally known Christian speaker, author of 5 books. He is also a mentor to artists around the world through his "Created to Thrive" mentoring program and The Thriving Christian Artist podcast. In 2009, God called Matt to "raise up an army of artists to reveal His glory all over the earth." Since then, Matt has given his life...

Carrie Wilkerson is a best-selling author, international speaker and a sought-after television & radio personality. Featured on CNN and Fox Business News, in Success & Entrepreneur magazines and named by Forbes as a top small business influencer, Carrie has consulted with Google and other business thought leaders on growth strategies, productivity and current trends. Carrie loves showing people ho...

Andy J. Pizza is an American illustrator, podcaster and public speaker.  His explosive color drenched illustrations have brought hope and smiles to clients like The New York Times, Nickelodeon, Amazon, YouTube and Warby Parker. He is the founder of the Creative Pep Talk podcast, which does what it says on the tin, gives pep talks to creative people! Creative Pep Talk, has been featured by Apple, B...

Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author of the bestseller, "Virtual Freedom". He is known as the "Virtual CEO" and regarded as the No. 1 authority on the subject of virtual staffing and personal outsourcing. Chris is the creator of Youpreneur: The No 'BS' Guide to Building the Business of YOU! In this, he delves deep into the strategies he's used to build an incredibly su...

Cory Huff is the founder of TAA, and has been helping artists sell art online since 2009. He has helped hundreds of artists just like you figure out how to navigate the hidden path of the fine art career. Harper Collins published his book, How to Sell Art Online: Live a Creative Life on Your Own Terms, in the Summer of 2016. His writing has appeared in Professional Artist Magazine, multiple newspa...

When the Corona Virus hit, and we all went into lockdown and quarantine, every area of life was effected. Some people have chosen to ask "what does this make possible?" rather than focus on what isn't possible.  On this bonus episode, I share some thoughts about innovation and creativity, specifically with the example of live figure drawing sessions that have pivoted into virtual meeting spaces. ...

Ever wonder is TikTok can be used for your creative business? How do you know if it's the right tool for you? Whether you're a social media skeptic or early adopter, I think you'll find my chat with Rachel Pedersen extremely insightful. Rachel Pedersen is the Queen of Social Media, an award-winning, internationally viral sensation, and top social media strategist. Featured on TODAY Show, Cosmopoli...

On this episode I get to chat with an old friend, Vesper Stamper, who is an award winning author/illustrator.  Born in Germany and raised in New York City, Vesper Stamper has been an illustrator for over 20 years and now also writes and illustrates novels of historical fiction, including her upcoming novel, A Cloud of Outrageous Blue. Her debut illustrated YA novel, What the Night Sings, about the...

We all have dreams to work with people we admire or resonate with. Many times those people seem to be way out of our reach. How can we effectively connect with them, so we can potentially partner? On today's episode I talk about pushing through the fear and rejection that can paralyze us, so we can step up to make the ask. 

Jeff Goins is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the best-selling author of five books, including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. His award-winning blog Goinswriter.com is visited by millions of people every year. Through his online courses, events, and coaching programs, he helps thousands of writers succeed every year. Jeff lives with his family just outside of Nashville,...

Andy Storch is a Talent Development Consultant, Coach, Facilitator, Speaker and Connector. He is the host of two podcasts including The Talent Development Hot Seat and The Andy Storch Show as well as the founder and host of the Talent Development Think Tank conference. Most importantly, Andy is a husband, father and friend who is on a mission to get the absolute most out of life and inspire others...

We are living in turbulent times. Regardless of what you think or how you feel about the current Coronavirus status, change has come to our front door. How can we as Creatives, continue to engage and create meaningful art in light of current events? How do we need to adapt and change? Listen in to this special episode of Creative Chats. 

Scotty Russell is a coach, creator, teacher and speaker under the name Perspective-Collective, out of the majestic cornfields of Cedar Falls, Iowa. He's a Side Hustle Coach helping creative build fulfilling and profitable side hustles out their day jobs. Scotty is also the host of the weekly Perspective Podcast which empowers and educates creative side hustlers and freelancers.   Notes: www. SideH...

It's not enough for us to just create our art or content. There is an art we need to learn in remixing and repurposing our content across multiple platform. We might find that we can breathe some new life into an older body of work. Are you missing opportunities for your creations to connect with more people?   Show Notes: www. Temi.com

Debbie Clapper is a Boulder-based artist, muralist, [recovering] designer and mentor. Drawing nearly every day since the age of 9, she has mastered the art of freehand drawing and painting without the aid of a ruler or straight edge. She has built a lush career around pattern illustration via her passion for abstract optical illusion art. Heavily inspired by M.C. Escher and graffiti, Debbie's work...

You can create magic. Only to you, maybe it's not magical. To everyone else, they marvel when you do that thing. We all have something we have overlooked that can bring value and help to others, and possibly another income stream. But we need to see it through their eyes. For me, it was sketching at live events. It was something I "just did" ... until I have a pivotal conversation with someone.  I...

On this episode of Creative Chats, my guest is Jim Woods. Jim is the author of three books, and a freelance writer. He is also the founder of StoryCrafting, which combines productivity with the power of story. We talk about what it means to be a creative person, and how discovering the power of story can impact our work.  Show notes: http://storycrafting.net/