Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity

This week on Excelsior Jouneys, host and producer George Sirois sat down with counselors turned children's book authors Christine Corrigan Mendez and Jen Monika McCurdy about their debut book Clementine Gets Unstuck. They also discuss the various resources this book and their new KidsCanClub will provide for those who have so many thoughts and plans but never seem to move forward since they just f...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois welcomes author, psychologist, and art playgroundist Rachel Awes. Rachel is consistently focused on helping her clients reconnect with their passions and inspiring them to live the lives that bring them joy. Rachel's books can be ordered through her website HERE . Want to be an in-demand podcast guest? Join the Endless Stages Challen...

For the 50th episode of Season 5, Excelsior Journeys host and producer George Sirois sits down with actor and audiobook producer Alex Hyde-White. With over 120 credits to his name, Alex has detailed his experiences of over 40 years in film, television, and audiobooks in his new memoir In the Volume: My Life in Film and TV , and this week, Alex shares some of his stories about working with Steven S...

On this special episode of Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois speaks with author C.M. Caplan about his latest science-fiction / fantasy novel "The Fall is All There Is" and reminds us that, in these turbulent times (it is Election Day 2022), you have to celebrate the small victories and milestones. It is very easy to get caught up in the constant barrage of information regarding...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois welcomes back author and award-winning poet Jessica McHugh. Jessica is not only celebrating the re-launch of her acclaimed novel Rabbits in the Garden and the upcoming re-launch of its sequel Hares in the Hedgerow, but she is also catching us up on what's happened in her personal and professional life since her last appearance here i...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois sits down with author and publisher Chancellor K Jackson, who went from teaching English to young students in Beijing, China, to being locked up in a Beijing prison for two weeks. This turn of events led Chancellor down the path to being an author and, later, a publisher and writing coach. Read 14 Days in Beijing by clicking HERE . W...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois sits down with good friend and fellow author Leigh Savage, who - just like George - has a lot of different projects in progress. However, she is keeping all of her projects in check using an organizational methodology known in the software development industry as "Scrum." Find out more about the Scrum methodology using the Jira app b...

It's Part 2 of the 2-part 4-year anniversary special of Excelsior Journeys. Here, host & producer George Sirois answers some questions given to him about how the show got started, about the steepest learning curve that came with starting a podcast, and about what the future holds for Excelsior Journeys. Be sure to listen in as 2023 will be the launch for a brand new venture for this show and n...

It's Part 1 of the 2-part 4-year anniversary special of Excelsior Journeys. Here, host & producer George Sirois recalls a special Call to Action episode he recorded in 2019. Hopefully there will be more people listening to it this time, as well as more people hoping to get their creative works out there. Do you have a question to post for the upcoming Q&A to be recorded Monday night 10/11?...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois is in his final preparations for a presentation he is giving at Archon this weekend, on October 1 at 6pm, called "How James Bond Saved Spider-Man." So to get everyone in the mood for this, George is presenting a very special episode from his second podcast - "From Duck Till Dark: Outside the Marvel Studios" - which focuses on the 2...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois sits down with musician, composer, and electric violinist Asher Laub. For over two decades, Asher has entertained listeners on four different continents and has faced many challenges throughout his life, including an illness that threatened his mobility. The two discuss how Asher fell in love with performing, the development of his s...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois sits down with 14-year-old author Shanti Hershenson, author of nearly two dozen books and publisher of eleven books. In addition to her amazing productivity, the two discuss how she started storytelling as far back as the age of five, the first time she held a copy of her own completed and published book, her acclaimed book "You Won'...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois sits down with author Mara Lynn Johnstone, who is not only celebrating the recent launch of her latest novel Spectacular Silver Earthling, but is also an organizer or co-organizer of over a half-dozen science-fiction anthologies. They discuss the behind-the-scenes elements that go into creating an anthology, the joy that goes with be...

This week's episode of Excelsior Journeys is a very personal one. Having known and worked with Mark Pannebaker, it's clear that the man has a passion for providing a platform for local creatives of all kinds: authors, artists, poets, stand-up comics, musicians. And Spine Bookstore & Cafe is an ideal hub for those creatives. This is why it was so exciting to finally get a book signing set up at...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois has an in-depth conversation with author and book marketing mentor Judy M. Baker. She has an incredible story to tell, from overcoming ovarian cancer to inspiring authors everywhere to express their purpose with passion and power. Judy also has an incredible gift for listeners: a free 30-minute Book Buzz Audit. Claim yours by clickin...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois has the pleasure of welcoming back author and social media marketing mentor KM Robinson. Not only does KM have a lot of amazingly helpful tips for authors to use for their various social media platforms, but she also has a lot to say about her re-telling of Cinderella into an assassin story, Cindrill . Want to be an in-demand podcast...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois welcomes back - for a third time! - artist Elizabeth Meggs. Coming off of a huge physical setback from being hit by a car earlier this year, Elizabeth is ready to unveil her latest exhibit of art and design entitled Found & Lost! If you are in Brooklyn, make sure you're there for the opening night event this Saturday, August 13 f...

Right after a multi-author book signing at Barnes & Noble in Ladue, Missouri, host, producer, and one of the three authors George Sirois got to sit down with the other authors of the event: Micheal Anderson and AJ Skelly. Want to be an in-demand podcast guest? Join the Endless Stages Challenge and you'll become one in less than 100 days. I'm so proud to be an affiliate for this challenge, and...

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host and producer George Sirois had the privilege of speaking with author, entrepreneur, yoga instructor, and Endless Stages co-founder Michael Harris to talk more about the Endless Stages promotion with Podmatch and the 10th anniversary of his book Falling Down, Getting Up: A Story of Overcoming Life to Live, as well as so much more! It's a conversation as eclecti...

To finish up this broadcast trilogy of FanExpo STL Sketch Duels, host and producer George Sirois takes you to a showdown between two veteran comic artists, Bo Hampton and Alex Saviuk. Both had lots of stories to tell while having fun bringing the sketch ideas from the audience to life. Make sure to download the Goodpods app to listen to each episode of Excelsior Journeys! Want to be an in-demand p...

On Day 2 of FanExpo STL, host and producer George Sirois was given several more sketch duels to moderate, and this one in particular was very special. Instead of three rounds of sketches, artists Chad Hardin and Chris Campana got to put all their efforts into one sketch that was agreed upon by the audience. Make sure to download the Goodpods app to listen to each episode of Excelsior Journeys! Wan...

On Day 1 of FanExpo STL, host and producer George Sirois was given the honor of moderating his very first sketch duel, which is when members of the audience shout out the name of a character and an action they are doing, and the two artists bring those requests to life on their sketch pads. For the very first installment of this Sketch Duel miniseries, artists Tone Rodriguez and Talent Caldwell fa...

This week, host and producer George Sirois continues the look back at FanExpo STL with a special interview from the pre-event gathering at Apotheosis Comics & Lounge . During the festivities, George was able to sit down with voice actor Charles Martinet, who, for the past three decades, has been the voice of Mario himself! They talked about how Charles found the inspiration for Mario, his deci...

The look back at FanExpo STL continues! Early on in the weekend, host & producer George Sirois got to sit down with each of the stars of the upcoming Kevin Smith film Clerks III: Trevor Fehrman (Elias), Brian O'Halloran (Dante), and Jeff Anderson (Randal). Make sure to download the Goodpods app to listen to each episode of Excelsior Journeys! Want to be an in-demand podcast guest? Join the End...

It's Episode 150 of the Excelsior Journeys podcast, and host & producer George Sirois got to celebrate this milestone at FanExpo STL by speaking with voice actor Rob Paulsen, the man behind Yakko Warner and Pinky from Animaniacs, Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and much more. The two discussed Rob meeting fans at conventions, his victory over throat cancer, his Talkin' Toons podcast...