The Creative Impostor

How creative leaders can turn books, media, and mission into visibility and impact. From launching a nonprofit and writing the Charms book series to building a YouTube-based podcast as a visibility and revenue strategy, Loxley Browne shares how she is creating a sustainable platform rooted in literacy, leadership, and real-world skills for girls. We're talking about creative reinvention, entrepren...

How RePROs Fight Back uses podcasting to turn reproductive justice news into practical action. Jennie Wetter , host of the multi-award-winning podcast RePROs Fight Back (an initiative of the Population Institute), breaks down what reproductive justice actually means, far beyond the narrow “abortion-only” framing. We dig into how the show functions as a real, strategic tool for nonprofit work: keep...

How do creative leaders build capacity in a sociopolitical Hellscape? In this episode of The Creative Impostor (Creativity and Media as Resistance), Andrea Klunder talks with small business coach Leigh Cambre about building leadership capacity during a difficult sociopolitical moment. Leigh defines resistance as supporting the frontline through boundaries, balance, and structurally designed self-c...

Is culture losing color? Are we becoming more neutral? More beige? More white? Why does it matter? Recently PANTONE® released it's pick for 2026 Color of the Year -- Cloud Dancer, a lovely shade of... white? It left a lot of the internet feeling everything from flat to pure outrage. Why? In this conversation with art therapist and ethnographer Isabelle Rizo, we're jumping into the commentary and t...

Yeah... I'm over it too! But we need a game plan. As the internet erupts with extreme reactions over recent events, I am thinking about how to maintain our humanity and personal safety, while staying visible and vocal, amidst political chaos. Tune in for a grounded (I hope) discussion on how to navigate your role as a creator in turbulent times. *** Find Your Light! Get on the Waitlist Save your s...

What is the responsponsibility of being a content creator in these times? How do we curate our own feeds to hear more diverse voices -- not just what the algorithms lazily serve us? Why is it important to be selective about how, where, and with whom we share our stories? Do not miss this convo with podcasting trailblazer (and my personal industry oracle) Elsie Escobar! We cover: Elsie's journey in...

How do we find the balance right now? Between staying clear-minded, informed, and alert and... disengaging in the most humanly engaged way possible? We need both. So I'm offering two must-listen podcast episodes and one total theatre immersion. 1 - Congressional Dish by Jen Briney One Big Beautiful Bill -- a Dangerous Law One Big Beautiful Bill -- the Money 2 - The Money with Katie Show by Katie G...

How do you have fun and stay social these days? How do you make new friends as an adult? Who do you share your random passions with? Last episode, I offered you 3 Things for Your Creative Resistance Tool Kit. One of those things was a live event called Show and Tell for Grown Ups. This week I have brought you the human behind the event, Mary Doctor of Tell Me Why It's Cool. We are talking about… S...

Sometimes the work is hard. Or maybe the work is rewarding but the context is hard. And we need to reset our nervous system, rediscover joy in human connection, and remember that progress is still happening even when it feels like society is tumbling backward. What you read, watch, attend, join, share, listen to (you get the idea) MATTERS. I'm offering you 3 things that are helping me enjoy connec...

Do you have any of those friends who every time you're around them, you want to spill absolutely everything that's on your mind because they have this knack for helping make sense of the complexities AND showing you a completely new perspective you hadn't quite considered? Personal Brand & Communications Strategist, Speaker, Coach, Podcaster, Problem Solver, AND Storyteller Monica Rivera is that f...

If you're NOT listening to Congressional Dish and We're Not Wrong , add them to your podcast queue NOW while you're listening to this conversation with podcaster Jen Briney. We're getting into the intricacies of Congress by differentiating between legislative processes and political punditry and emphasizing the need for deeper public understanding and media coverage beyond theatrics. Our conversat...

Dealing with feelings of fear, dread, denial, dissociation? We don't want that! Let's blend art and activism, and discover how to harness your creative energy to inspire change. We'll talk about the power of community, navigating challenging conversations, finding balance in activism, and the perils of hypernormalization. Whether you're seeking inspiration or practical advice, this episode is your...

How can you create or find intentional spaces to nurture hope and inspire collective action? Welcoming executive resilience strategist and founder of Insideout Living, Lisa Lackey, to discuss the importance of community and the need to nourish oneself creatively as a form of resistance. We explore how structured and intentional gatherings, like women's circles, can provide a supportive environment...

How can YOU use your voice to amplify the changes you want to make happen? Welcoming Chicago-based artists Sue Fink and Wendy Parman to dig into their initiative, '50 Shades of Blue: The Resistance Sings,' a concert aimed at raising awareness and inspiring action through music, benefitting the nonprofit organization Democracy Forward. This conversation is a call to artists and audiences alike to e...

Helen King is one of my favorite people I've ever worked with in a decade of podcasting. This conversation is for you if you are: a podcaster someone with a cancer experience a nonprofit leader a creative individual thinking of creating storytelling media for your company, organization, or personal brand We cover a LOT of ground including: the beauty of podcasting as an intimate platform for conne...

Have you ever had an experience of working with someone at the top of their game that pushes you, artistically (in a good way), to be and do more than you have in the past? A project that streeeetches your skills in a way that is at times uncomfortable and exhausting, but in the end you see (or in this case hear) what you've created and say, "Wow! That really is good."? And then suddenly, you find...

There are some shows, some podcasters, who embody the spark that first drew me to podcasting's flame in the depths of entrepreneurial burnout. Becky Kilmnick and Diana Doty of Homespun Haints are those podcasters. Over the years, they have become masters in the craft of independent digital storytelling and community building through their horror comedy podcast of true ghost stories. Ever the exper...

YOUR VOICE... What do you use if for? Have you ever thought of it like an instrument? Do you consider yourself to be a voice professional? Do you feel confident in your voice? Do you even LIKE the sound of it? Well… if you speak, perform, podcast, teach, lead meetings, create content for YouTube or other social media channels, you ARE probably a voice professional and your voice is an invaluable a...

I am humbled at the feet of my 7-year-old-niece who taught me a big marketing lesson this month! Maybe this applies to you too... I mentioned some interesting things in this episode. Here they are: Sounds Current with Del Sol Quartet (Tribeca Official Selection!!!) Key Change with the Santa Fe Opera (Signal Award Winner!!!) EMAIL ME! If you want to get on my calendar to talk about whether a podcas...

Have you ever heard someone tell you, "You have to show your work!" If that brings you back to high school math class... SAME. Well this episode isn't about math, unless you count "podcast value math!" Megan Dougherty is show the work for me on what I've known for a while but couldn't quite put into words... there is NOT one podcast strategy to rule them all! In fact, she wrote the book on it. And...

Hey. I've been away from this podcast for about 2 years and I'm feeling kinda awkward about it. But, either you're still here or you've just found me, and that makes me super happy because I've been recently inspired to return to producing The Creative Impostor, amidst all of the other shows I'm producing for clients. I've been noticing, however, that some things are changing in the podcast space,...

I feel like an impostor. Yes, on a repeated and ongoing basis - hence the name and premise of this podcast AND my podcast company The Creative Impostor Studios. But there are moments when this feeling is worse than usual. And that was the entire month of March 2022. Mentioned 20% off your pass to Podfest! Promo Code: podcastenvy (email me to see if the nearly free listener pass is still available!...

Let me tell you a Creative Impostor story for the New Year. It's about a woman taking a huge risk. The story begins during that weird week between Christmas and New Year's. Where noting gets done, no one knows what day it is and yet, somehow, you imagined getting caught up on all the things you didn't get to yet this year. It's Monday and I'm driving from Chicago to a small town in Wisconsin, not...

After 18 months of caution, this holiday season finally offers many of us a chance to commune with family and connect with old friends. Yay? Nay? How do we feel about the contact? The conversations? A lot has changed since the last time we headed over the river and through the woods. Not least is a collective intolerance for political viewpoints that don't align with our own. These are deeply part...

Check out our brand new podcast from The Creative Impostor Studios: Improve With Auntie! It's a creative round table for your favorite aunts, aunties, ti-tis, tias... please pass it along or take a listen yourself. Available now in Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifyaunties Apple, Google, more apps coming soon... Episode 1 is Holly, Jolly Winter Holiday Gifts & Traditions for Aunties. Thanks for listen...