The Creative Brew

This episode we bring on Josh Sprague. A fellow entrepreneur that has centered his businesses and his passion around building things from his frustrations. Wanting to build a better product for the interests and things he’s passionate about is how he started Seven Clay and Orange Mud. We share stories from building businesses, never compromising on quality, he shares his creative tips for listener...

This Out of Bound series of the Creative Brew we have a recent member of Palomar Wrestling women's team Farah Mudher. Sharing her story and her success and challenges as a female wrestling coach. A great conversation she tells her experience as a wrestler at Palomar College and how that's changed and developed her for the better. A cool episode and conversation.

This episode we are talking about the elephant in the room. A.I. for all of its inherent potential we are also a seeing a massive disruption not only in the creative industry, but in every other facet of life. This episode I share my thoughts from the context of a practicing brand designer and content creator. I talks about its pros as well as cons. With all things it’s about using it as a tool in...

This episode we bring on an old friend of mine Abby Mathews. Author of the new kids book A Little Trouble goes a long way. We were also in the same art classes in high school, so it’s always cool seeing what quest my art friends go down. She’s also a community manager with Dabble Writer's community, DabbleU Campus, guiding aspiring writers to publish their first book. With her family she lives on...

Christine Blosdale is an award-winning media personality, five-time #1 bestselling author, and Expert Authority Coach™ who helps entrepreneurs, creators, and thought leaders get seen, trusted, and paid for what they know. With over 25 years in broadcasting, branding, and business growth, Christine brings a rare blend of media savvy and practical strategy — drawing from her experience working with...

Entrepreneur Preston Zeller runs the startup media company Zellerhaus, focused on building community, and human-centered innovation. He also has a documentary called the Art of Grieving, that’s streaming on Amazon, based on his art therapy journey into his own self-healing. He’s also the creator of Psalmlog, giving faith-based inspiration and advice 24/7 through his app. The first of its kind. Che...

Throwback episode and inspirational rant and a reminder for you to work with what life has given you. You have a vast array of creative skills, talents and gifts. Be courageous enough to use it. And remember what you don't use you lose.

We bring on Jermaine Ee, a migrant kid that’s been in the start-up space for some years. After the abrupt passing of his mom, he built the app Heirlight, focused on giving the resources and tools to help people on the road to start to build wills and trusts. With a network of lawyers for select states and growing, This takes out the guessing game in building a long-term strategy and plan for famil...

We sit back down with my friend and creator Leon Dawes, a comic book creator, fashion designer and model. We chat about a new upcoming issue of his comic series, a new game based from his series that’s on Steam, and a new fashion line as well. It’s always good to chat and see what he’s up to and talk shop. You can find him on social media or on IG @leonc.l.dawes You can check out his Indie comic s...

On this episode we bring on the president of Resonant Sciences and fellow high school alumni member Micah North. We talk about his origin story, how he and a group of the individuals came together and build Resonant Sciences, a leader in aerospace communications, with their main headquarters based in Dayton, Ohio. With my branding company, Langfordesign, we’ve helped Resonant to build visual ident...

This episode we bring on Carolyn Brown, a former teacher and athlete, she’s turned her love of recreation and connection into Outer Limits Adventure Park located in the Pittsburgh area. Built on great customer service and a family atmosphere, they have created a unique experience that you don’t get with other amusement parks. I had the privilege of creating the brand identity for this park as well...

On this motivational short audio only episode we are talking about applied faith. That nothing in your life will change until you make the decision. If it’s working on that next creative project, building a business or nurturing relationships. If you put your own faith in yourself, life can do some amazing things. I would love if you ranked this podcast, share a comment or share this episode out!...

On this episode I bring on Talor Stewart. He’s is an award-winning architect and the author of Conscious Home Design. Over the past 20 years, he has developed the Conscious Home Design philosophy and system. In the book, he illustrates the principles in easy-to-understand ideas anyone can use to increase the flow, ease, and grace of their home. Talor has helped clients live a richer and fuller lif...

On this episode I share a story, using athletics and creativity to provide you with a cool lesson. Learning that Consistency also means taking a step back to see the entire image, gain perspective and feedback-then progress forward. In this episode I give you 3 P’s that will help you on your journey. To find out what that is listen to this short solo episode! I would love if you ranked this podcas...

On this episode I share the store of Eman’on Wanderer, the author of two books, a health + wellness educator with a Ph. D. in Human Services specializing in Mental Health. He’s also the founder of MenHeal, a nonprofit dedicated to holistic health and community empowerment for men. We first met in the states at Baba Coffee and knew we had like minds when we first connected. Eman’on shares his up an...

On this episode I share some insights taken from my grandad. He used to make these community gardens during the summers, and I would always be one of his little helpers. Over those summers he taught me some important lessons that has be instilled in my DNA. Understanding that all great things takes time. Understanding that while you’re in the waiting process, learning how to nurture, how to build...

On a past episode I use an important concept in wrestling and martial arts and how it could help your creative practice. How to create one thing and finding ways of leveraging that piece across multiple channels potentially finding new clients, revenue and opportunities. There’s a multitude of ways to build a thriving creative practice, but I’m sharing 3 ways that’s helped me directly. After liste...

On this episode we bring on the president of Resonant Sciences and fellow high school alumni member Micah North. We talk about his origin story, how he and a group of the individuals came together and build Resonant Sciences, a leader in aerospace communications, with their main headquarters based in Dayton, Ohio. With my branding company, Langfordesign, we’ve helped Resonant to build visual ident...

This is a special 250th episode of the Creative Brew. I went back to the past episodes and I share some creative tips shared and things that I implement in my business, life and creative journey. Recorded live at Sands Coffee Roasters in Oceanside, Ca. I would love if you ranked this podcast, share a comment or share this episode out! Swing by Sands Coffee Roasters for a coffee, purchase a coffee...

This throwback episode we bring Albert Bramante on the show, he’s coached actors to land major roles, mentored students to succeed professionally, and worked with educators to enhance their impact. My approach blends psychology, performance strategy, and even technology—like AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude—to help people break through mental blocks and achieve their goals. This is the episode...

This episode was from a conversation with the owner of Sands Coffee Roasters, a new coffeeshop in Oceanside. As we were chatting he was telling me the story of how his make shift coffee trailer came to be. A labor of love, he showed me all the edges where he put things together, he didn’t say it was perfect, but there was an inner beauty in the imperfections. When he shared that to me I knew I had...

On this Out of Bounds episode I bring back past guest business consultant and coach Kate Volman. This time we go Out of Bounds-talking about potential parallel realities, finding your tribe, creativity among other topics. Some cool insights and conversations, recorded at Sands Coffee Roasters in Oceanside, Ca. You can follow Kate Volman on IG @katevolman   SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT AVAILABLE ON SP...

We bring on the 2x Women’s Wrestling Collegiate National Champ Olivia Shore on the show. She share’s her origin story along with the trials and challenges of anyone looking to pursue great things. We talk about wrestling, coaching and why it’s so important to have fun and creativity in practices. She shares her words of wisdom, practical creative tips and more. You can follow her story on IG @oliv...

My thoughts on creativity, giving yourself the space to put things down on paper. Any big ideas, worries, challenges-oftentimes just putting everything out for you to see gives you the confidence to take that step forward. What we leave in our mind can magnify exponentially. I’ve become a keeper of books: pages of sketches, thoughts, ideas that I can look back and reference. Allowing me to underst...

Throwback episode we we talking about normalizing the hard things in life. Doing the things you don't want to do, but need to do in your creative practice, career, relationship or your own life. The next level of your life could be in the discipline and daily routine. Brought to you by Baba Coffee, Elevate Coffee Trading, Studio Ace Arts, Escondido Arts Partnership and The Langford Studio