Untethered with Jen Liss

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! This episode is for those who are in a creative career and might be thinking about breaking out on your own. Meet Tarla Makaeff, a former agency copywriter who now a runs a business helping hundreds of entrepreneurs craft their own business strategy and messaging. Her Iconic Copy course helps creative, heart-centered women start their own purpose fi...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Are you living a humdrum life? Whether you realize it or not, you might be paralyzed into a state of complete inaction – by your own mind.  In this episode, I'll teach you a quick brain shifter that will snap you out of your usual routine and help you identify and overcome the fear that is holding you in place. (This is happening in more ways t...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Two decisions Sam Sidney made – opening herself to possibility and  listening to a creative nudge – shifted her life in unexpected and delightful ways. When a pandemic art project with her kids went viral, Sam switched from a career as an illustrator to a connoisseur of a felt. And the world absolutely loves her for it. When I first heard Sam Sidney...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Your brain naturally wants to simplify the world around you, to make it easier for you to take in all the stimuli and information coming at you at any given time. But to be more creative, you have to interrupt your mind's tendency to wash the world into a simplified model. A color walk is a quick and easy way to hone your ability to notice the...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Today's guest is a vegan chef who works to inspire creativity, love, connection and confidence in the kitchen. She also happens to love cats, rainbows and dancing – and her vibrant energy is definitely going to make you smile. Itzel's mission is to spread love, happiness, inspiration and healing through our connection to food.  She teaches...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! In this episode, I share openly about some of my current developmental growing pains – in particular, the pain I'm experiencing as I let go of things that are no longer serving me. We can be so ready to grow into something new, but also simultaneously grieving the pieces we’re leaving behind. In this season of my journey, I'm experiencing...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! I met today's guest in the most serendipitous and fun way, and I can't wait for you to hear the story! Sarah Levy is an artist, activist, and teacher who is known around the world for her portrait that went viral in 2015 "Whatever" (Bloody Trump).  In teaching her students to draw, Sarah instructs on a deeper level, guiding the a...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! You’ve likely heard of the 80/20 rule, right? Where 20% of any input contributes to 80% of the results. Today, I’m here to slightly contest this idea, because I think there is any even smaller subset of people are are REALLY doing what it takes to create the significant impact we truly desire to make in the world. Who are truly getting what they wan...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! In today’s episode with career expert and executive coach Caroline Ceniza-Levine, you'll learn practical ways to explore your interests, move past barriers, and take the next aligned step on your career journey – with your passions and creative fulfillment at the forefront.  Caroline is the founder of the DreamCareerClub.com where she helps peo...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! In this episode, you’ll learn a quick and eye-opening activity that activates your creative unicorn brain. It’s easy, fast, and you can do it anywhere - with anyone.  Give it a try and see what you notice! ——— Are you ready to up level your fun and creativity, inviting more joy and abundance into your life?  Here are a few ways to join in the fun wi...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! In this conversation with reinvention coach Erin Minogue, we talk about living with integrity, helping people come home to themselves, truly challenging the "truths" we’ve been believing, and how to truly reclaim our humanity. Erin was an educator for 20 years who found herself working 100-hour work weeks, and after a big wake up call, she...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! The world needs you to shine your light, but so many of us have forgotten how to sparkle. Join me as we get to the heart of it! In this episode, we’ll rediscover your inner unicorn, take its pulse, and learn ways you can start to bring it back to life. I’ll also give you ideas of ways you can feed it what it needs to thrive, so together, you can rid...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! “You don't know the impact you could have in the world just by waking up today.” Gary Hirsch is on the podcast today to remind us of the little ways we can make a huge impact in the world — just by being ourselves — and how approaching life with an improv mindset can transform your life in countless ways. As a global joy artist, Gary has dedica...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Are you doing things that fully support your highest, most creative self? Many people aren’t. In fact, most folks are just living life as it comes at them, instead of taking the reigns and steering our day-to-day in a way that supports our highest selves.  In this episode, I share some thoughts on how you can begin to let go of the negative things y...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! When faced with unexpected unemployment at the beginning of 2020, Danielle Harmon could have sat around and whined. Instead, she decided to wine. Today, Danielle and her husband Ken own Alzavino Wine Tavern, a thriving wine bar in the charming Delano District in my hometown of Wichita, Kansas. Deciding to go all in on their dreams during a global pa...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! How often do you sit in discomfort because you’re not willing to ask for what you need? In this episode, you'll hear all about a crappy lesson (a really crappy lesson) I learned when I chose to sit in discomfort instead of speaking up, and what you can do instead when faced with a similar situation. Enjoy! Takeaway questions to consider for you...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! I can’t wait for you to hear this conversation with Matt Bragstad,  a mentor and source of inspiration during my own career transition. Matt is one of those people who lights up a room, and after every conversation I have with him, I feel like I can conquer the world. He’s had such a unique career path, having used his own strengths to traverse the...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Did you know that one of the most effective tools for boosting your creativity is in your feet? And you don't even have to be any good at using it to get it to work. Dance is a super fast way to boost your feel-good energy, taking less than 30 seconds to become effective. So whether you're about to walk into a group brainstorm, a job inter...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Listening to this episode with my dear friend Wendy is like giving yourself a golden ticket to YESville. She drops so many hot nuggets, you’ll feel like you’re standing in the McDonald’s drive thru on a Friday lunch hour. (Except Wendy would suggest – instead of nuggets – you seek a Beecher’s mac ‘n’ cheese.) Listen in to this episode and learn how...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! This episode is full of crabs. The cute kind, I swear. Listen in to hear how sweet beebee hermit crabs can teach you a thing or two about growth, expansion, and even how to be a better leader. Takeaway questions to consider for yourself: Am I feeling any discomfort in my life right now? Where might I be outgrowing my shell? If I were to take the fir...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! When kicking off interviews for season 3, I knew I had to invite a good friend to come update us on his latest adventures.  Geeg Wiles is a real, live swashbuckler, and he has a pretty epic story to tell – a story he couldn’t yet tell when we last heard from him in the first episode of season 2. Tune in to hear the details of how Geeg summited one o...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! In this kickoff to season 3, I tell the story of what kicked my rear back into gear to get this podcast going again. It was -– of all things – a Penny. Yes, a Penny with a capital P.  Hear how Penny the Penguin, and a string of emotional events, led me down a path that ultimately gave me unequivocal confidence that this was the exact right time to s...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Jen is comin' back atcha with all the fun, creative, deep, and meaningful conversations to help you get unstuck and inspired to DO THE THING! Season three will bring us two episodes a week  on Tuesdays and Thursdays – one short solocast and one interview-style conversation. So whether your commute is from the bed to the office or an hour on the...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! This is episode 40. FORTY. Can you believe that?  In this episode, I dive deep to reveal more about how the idea for The Creative Commute came to be, and how it was the response to a very specific question. (A very specific question that I hope you'll ask yourself after you listen to this episode.) If you take nothing else away from this episod...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! What's the B.S. you're telling yourself? Jocelyn Brady is here to help you jostle those Brain Stories (B.S.) you've been writing for yourself and rewire your brain so you can get moving on your creative commute! Listen in for lots of nuggets of brainy wisdom from this brain coach who believes the most important thing in life is to liv...