The Create and Grow Your Brain Capital Podcast

June is a month for many celebrations but it is also PTSD Awareness Month. I am connecting this awareness to the topic of 'Creative Abuse' that so many people are dealing with in their personal lives and in their workspace. Many people hold onto an event that was so shaming in their childhood that it changed the way they thought of themselves. It changed their identity. A certain percentage of tho...

Orly knows that creativity, marketing and entrepreneurship go hand in hand and it's all affected by culture and clarity! Orly Zeewy grew up on three continents and was educated in Lausanne, Switzerland. She is bilingual in French and English. Orly has a graphic design degree from one of the top design programs in the country. She founded an award-winning design and marketing firm and directed mark...

After only having £2 .79 in his bank account, John felt like he failed as a father, as a partner, as a businessman and as a man. Only when he cut out the noise, took himself back to the basics and the fundamentals of business, did he begin to gain traction and rebuild.

Though he believed slavery was wrong, Abraham Lincoln did not think black people were on the same intellectual level as whites…. Until this happened… In this Diamond Mentor Moment, I speak about intercultural creativity™ from a historical perspective and I identify the driving factor of intercultural development for our 16th President that moved him ‘separatist’ thinking to petitioning the right t...

How do you cultivate creativity? Simon is here to show us how! Distinguished artist, acclaimed speaker, and celebrated author – Simón Silva champions the way for a society filled with confident, creative, and critical thinkers equipped with the 21st century skills necessary to better the world. Learn why individuality and observation is critical in this post pandemic era and how the arts can incre...

Curious George had this element but it turns out our CEO’s, employees and teachers need it too. If creativity is the driver of innovation, then curiosity is the driver of creativity. This includes Intercultural Creativity™ as well. Learn how this trait works, how to develop it and how not squash it in yourself, your team, your students and your own children.   Further Research: Dr. Alison Horstmey...

Being an effective leader requires more than just academic skill. Leaders must be imaginative, innovative AND know how to connect with their team members from various backgrounds. Dr. Platt helps us 'go under the hood' to learn how our brains can be better utilized to help us be more creative and lead well. His book, 'The Leader's Brain: Enhance Your Leadership, Build Stronger Teams, Make Better D...

'Life doesn't come to you, it's up to YOU to come to LIFE!" - Tom Iland April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month and we have a special guest today who’s on the autism spectrum and he talks about the evolution of the conversation and narrative around autism, as it pertains to his life. This episode is packed with sound advice for parents, leaders and people on the spectrum on how to support N...

From fire breathing to supporting start-ups in Africa to sitting with the dying - this is the actual itinerary for Meghan Gardner. Meghan is the epitome of Intercultural Creativity™ and what it means to challenge yourself to grow, to be self aware and to push the boundaries of your comfort zones in order to connect with others and connect with yourself. As the founder and CEO of Guardian Adventure...

Just because you can see, hear, taste, and smell doesn’t mean you are observing to your fullest potential. The main way to create is to combine the data you are experiencing, or have experienced, in new ways. If your observational skills are below par, you are missing a great deal of opportunity for connecting the unconnected and producing innovative ideas. Intercultural competence requires strong...

Doing good is the new cool! The future of giving is here. Brad shares how SparkRise is changing the way we give and support charities. He also discusses the importance of having a background in theater for business, pitching and innovation. Brad Koepenick is Co-Founder and President of SparkRise, a game changing SaaS platform that provides businesses with a better, faster, easier way to engage wit...

Do you want more creative teams? No matter your answer, we NEED more creative teams! We then need to invest in leadership training and psychologically safe cultures. Studies show that bad leadership can erode the creative potential of your team members and evaporate any type of innovation. In this Diamond Mentor Moment we discuss the four zones - Apathy, Comfort, Anxiety and Learning Zones, that l...

Can we talk for a moment? Communication is at the center of intercultural creativity and Melody Stanford Martin is here to share how we need to push past conflict resolution and head into conflict transformation. Disagreement, or creative abrasion, can push us into creative advancement and she highlights how to use conflict to get ourselves and our organizations to be our creative best! Melody is...

2020 pushed conformity out the door. Celebrating the uniqueness of your employees is now your organization’s superpower. We are introducing the ‘Diversity Diamond’ has a metaphorical visual to make highlight the different demographic and cognitive diversity we all have. For this new era, we need to utilize our various talents and viewpoints to find today’s solutions. CAFFE Strategies, LLC equips o...

Is the face of leadership shifting? Well when it comes to politics, Jyoti Sarda thinks so and she is on a mission to highlight the shift. Jyoti Sarda is a major studio and blue chip brand senior-level global marketing executive turned producer, filmmaker and entrepreneur. Through her company Nimble Media LLC., she is shifting the narrative about women and their individual and collective impact by...

What is functional agility?  It could bring you your next million dollar idea! As a child you had functional agility but it might have turned into functional fixedness. Here’s what this means for your creativity, your intercultural competence and your ability to be innovative in this new era. Enjoy! CAFFE ‘InterCreative’ Strategies, LLC CAFFEstrategies.com To learn more about Brain Capital and Int...

Unchecked biases can not only harm any attempts for a creative culture but can adversely affect your employees' well-being and ability to create and innovate. Sejal is here to help us be aware of these hidden beliefs and build a culture of civility where all employees are valued and respected. Dubbing herself "Chief Civility Officer", Sejal is not your average employment law attorney! Her more tha...

We need the individuality of you! Even though you might have gone through systems that forced you to conform, it is actually your individuality that will be your saving grace in this new era of work. I share research from HBR and USC Business school to prove the point that your unique perspective is what companies will need moving forward.     CAFFE ‘InterCreative’ Strategies, LLC CAFFEstrategies....

She's in the Business of Creativity Creativity is a capacity that we all have and Van is on a mission to drive workplace culture and performance by integrating creativity into team and leadership development. She is curious, creative, and thinks if there is ONE tool we should be teaching in the workplace - it's creativity! She's worked with Kaiser, Google, LinkedIn and Pandora to name a few compan...

We love to invest in leadership training but did you know that being in a position of leadership can actually lower your creative thinking ability? Sharing discoveries from neuroscience and creativity research, Genein explains how creative thinking and curiosity can decrease if leaders don’t take initiative to development this particular skill to improve their creativity and ability to innovate. C...

Dr. Will Deyamport knows the importance of being agile in times of change. Creativity, intercultural agility and entrepreneurial acumen all intersect with Dr. Will's mission.   As seen on Forbes.com , Schoology Exchange, District Administration, EdSurge, iNACOL, and TechEdge magazine, Will Deyamport III Ed. D. is an entrepreneurial educator who specializes in assisting educators in going digital....

Looking to think more creatively? Increase your fictive learning! What IS fictive learning exactly?   It's the ability to use your imagination to ponder alternative possibilities in the past and in the future. I explain how fictive learning increases your creative thinking and I give examples of what it looks like in real scenarios, which includes a story about the SUPER SOAKER!! Check out our int...

Is 2021 calling for 'InterculturalCreative Accountants' for this new future of work? Salma Hatim is a top CPA and entrepreneur, and is passionate about accounting, finance and business. In her career, she has served businesses from all over the world and with different accounting guidance, ensuring they are compliant, performant and continuously growing. She has worked with businesses of all shape...

Are you living in the intersection of fields, disciplines and cultures? If not, you should be - especially if you want to grow in creative thinking! Today I’m sharing about the Medici Effect which explains that creativity lives at the intersection of fields, disciplines and cultures and is affect by your association barriers. This is aligned with our ‘Intercultural Creativity™’ framework which tra...

Did you know your ability to observe, create and innovate is affected by culture? This pertains to ethnic culture, work culture and other cultural influences you might not think are affecting the way you view and interact with the world. I'll share examples from my new book ' 7 Gems of Intercultural Creativity: How to Connect, Create and Innovate Across Cultural Lines' that is coming out in Spring...