The Rise Of The Creative Podcast

In this installment of The Rise Of The Creative Podcast, Ashley & Winston speak on getting back on your grind for the new season. We speak on various topics such as Getting Your Uniform together and Preparing Your Supplies. Its not what you think either. Follow us on Instagram @RiseOfTheCreativeNYC See You Soon!

On this installment of The Rise of The Creative Podcast, Ash Slays stops by with a very personal #TalkToMeTuesday episode. She discusses the importance of being up front about the issues your facing and handling it with grace because you never know who could be watching. Often times we aren't aware of who we're inspiring as we're climbing up life's vigorous mountains. Stay up to date with everythi...

In the second installment of this playlist episode, Hosts Winston & Ashley sit down and discuss more music that should be grouped together in playlists. Our themes for this episode are Motivational Songs/Gospel, Black BBQ Classics & Songs That Put You In Your Feelings. We end off the episode with our favorite songs of all time. Be sure to check us out on Instagram @RiseOfTheCreativeNYC & on Twitte...

On today's episode of The Rise Of The Creative Podcast, hosts Winston Ward & Ash Slays sit down and talk about playlists and how they set the mood for any and everything. We discuss our favorite songs and some of the playlists we currently have on our devices. Be on the lookout for our comprehensive list of all of the songs on Tidal, Spotify & Apple Music playlists very soon! Follow us at @RiseofT...

On this installment of the Rise Of The Creative Podcast, Ash Slays stops by for her weekly #TalkToMeTuesday to discuss creating your challenge. Ashley offers a unique perspective around challenges and encourages all of us creatives to embrace them. Follow us on Instagram at @RiseOfTheCreativeNYC

On this episode of The Rise of The Creative Podcast, Host Ash Slays & Winston Ward had the opportunity to catch up with Chris Disla of Truth And Love Photography @TruthandLovePhotography . He discussed several topics ranging from the type equipment he uses to what he considers "The Money Shot". One thing that still resonates with us is his views on understanding your purpose and working towards it...

On this special #FathersDayEpisode of The Rise Of The Creative Podcast, Hosts Winston Ward & Ash Slays sit down with Evangelist Sebastian Boyd of Evangel World Outreach Church. He drops so many gems around knowing what your destined to do, understanding your purpose, studying and of course his creativity. He spoke about something in particular that was really insightful. It was the idea of being r...

On this episode of The Rise Of The Creative Podcast, hosts Winston Ward & Ash Slays talk about a creatives using their platform to create awareness to social issues going on within out community and nation. We praise/highlight the ones who are currently doing it such as Killer Mike, Lebron James, Shaun King etc and offer creatives other ways on how to bring more awareness to the issues that are go...

On this episode of The Rise of The Creative Podcast, our amazing host Ash Slays talks about the importance of having a team. She shares an interesting story of how she witnessed an up and coming celebrity's image become tainted due to her lack of having a team. She urges creatives to surround themselves with with a team that reflects them and their artistry. We hope you enjoyed this #TalkToMeTuesd...

In this episode of The Rise Of The Creative Podcast, hosts Winston Ward & Ash Slays discuss the role of creative women in America. They touch on a wide range of topics ranging from female rap beef, talent vs. body image and the difference between male and female creatives. We also, as always, figured out how to add Beyonce to this conversation as always. lol. Stay tuned for more episodes and stay...

On this week's installment of The Rise of The Creative Podcast, Winston Ward stops by to drop some inspiration or some #WednesdayWinspiration as he likes to call it. His topic of choice today is networking and why us as creatives should do it more often. He spoke on networking across and providing value to everyone. The barter system is real and reciprocity is the catalyst for building great frien...

On the latest installment of The Rise of The Creative Podcast, hosts Winston Ward & Ash Slays stop by to speak on the current state of black men in America. Trust me, this episode isn't as heavy as it sounds. We cover things such as Childish Gambino's "This Is America", Kanye's rants on Twitter, J. Cole's KOD album and many other creatives who are either enhancing the image of black men in America...

On this installment of #TalkToMeTuesday on The Rise Of The Creative Podcast, Ash Slays stops by to encourage all of us to create our priorities. What we decide to give our focus to ultimately dictates our outcomes. Ash breaks down the importance of creating lists and how they directly correlate to setting goals. At the end of it, she poses a question which was, "Are you really productive or just "...

On this special #MothersDayEpisode of The Rise of The Creative podcast, we invited Evangelist Cheryl Boyd, the mother of one of out favorite creatives, Ash Slays to come by. All jokes aside, we were not expecting to hear the amount of gems that she dropped during this episode. She touched on many topics ranging from raising creative children, to keeping God first and also the relationship with her...

On this installment of The Rise Of The Creative Podcast, Winston Ward steps into studio to speak about creating your free time. Creatives have a tendency of wanting to work overtime or spend time on things that aren't really serving their purpose. Winston urges you to only focus your time on things that directly provide financial gain to assist in your creativity or things that provide professiona...

On this installment of The Rise of The Creative, our Creative hosts Winston Ward & Ash Slays sit down with New York based artist Cayenne No Luck. This interview is filled with laughter, useful gems and an amazing display of talent. Cayenne (also known as "Pep") offers insight into his life as an artist, balancing his 9-5 life with his music career, his family as well as the importance of God in hi...

Ash Slays stops by on a special #TalkToMeTuesday to speak to us creatives and drop some gems surrounding the paths we take. Some times we get so caught up in watching others that we forget to take in and admire the greatness we're embarking on. Our marathon is way more important that everyone else's sprint. Take a moment and check it out and let us know what you think! @RiseOfTheCreativeNYC

In this #TalkToMeTuesday episode, Winston Ward speaks directly to creatives encouraging them to create experiences. Often times we tend to showcase our art rather than creating experiences for our art. Winston shares a story of his first time being exposed to a musical experience and how it changed the way he experienced music forever. Stay connected with Winston Ward at @TheRnBstudent Follow the...

This week on The Rise of The Creative Podcast we sat down with Cashmere Devonte! Affectionately known for his crazy stories on Facebook, he decided to come and sit down with us and discuss the realities behind these true stories he shares. He dropped several gems including a few on the importance of solitude and how he found himself during his time in jail. Check out this podcast and be sure to li...

On this episode of The Rise of The Creative Podcast, Ash Slays drops by with another #TalkToMeTuesday to give your week a jump start. She discusses creating your own destination by choosing to live life on your own terms and on your own time. Stay tuned for more #TalkToMeTuesday episodes coming next week. Follow Ashley at @Ash_Slayss and follow the podcast at @RiseOfTheCreativeNYC 

On this episode of The Rise of The Creative Podcast, the amazing painter/poet Kearia joins us on the show. She speaks about her experiences as a creative and what are some things that changed her life on this journey. We discuss the aspect of "Going Out Vs. Going In" as well as how creatives normally don't have 9-5 jobs that directly relate to their craft. Be sure to check out this amazing episode...

On this week's installment of #TalkToMeTuesday on The Rise Of The Creative podcast, Winston Ward stops by to speak about peace and calming the mind. In this age of information and distraction, its becoming harder and harder for us creatives to tap into our inner greatness. Winston encourages us to do a little less going out and a lot more "going in" when it comes to finding peace. He also shares h...

In this weeks episode of The Rise of The Creative Podcast, we welcome amazing singer & songwriter Bryan Joon. He speaks on various topics ranging from his love of 90's music to his Korean culture influencing his music. He drops several gems in regards to the importance of having a community of creatives and staying true to who you individually are. Follow Bryan Joon on Instagram @BryanJoonMusic ....

In this week's installment of #TalkToMeTuesday, Winston stops by to encourage creatives to analyze their worth. He shares a story about how he was forced to realized his worth the hard way. Often as creatives, we're either not charging enough for our talents or charging way too much. Winston encourages us as creatives to make wise decisions in evaluating our worth and do whatever it takes to put y...

In today's episode, Ash Slays & Winston Ward discuss a wide range of topics including the evolution of trap music and how it's transformed over the last few years and its affect on this generation. We discussed our favorite creatives this week which included Philadelphia based painter @Mel. Is. A.Muse . We also discussed new music coming out such as Trevor Jackson, Chloe & Halle & Cardi B. We clos...