The 21st Century Creative

In this special episode, I share how the pandemic prompted me to create, fund and launch my new poetry podcast, A Mouthful of Air. First, I reflect on my own journey through Covid disruptions – from coaching creatives to writing poetry – and then my friend Joanna Penn interviews me about the inspiration, funding and […] The post How I Created, Funded and Launched My New Podcast (while the World Was in Meltdown) appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesShowtime in Five Minutes… and the Stage Was UnderwaterThe Artist in the Loop: Taste Is Your Edge in an AI WorldWhy Creatives Hate AI – and Why We Can’t Ignore It 

When Covid closed his bustling Tokyo studio, Ichi Hatano turned to his ink wash paintings and digital art to stay inspired. From crowdfunding a sumi dragon book to renovating a countryside house and launching NFT art, he reinvented his creative practice. ‘Challenging yourself is very important’ – discover how Ichi reinvented his art across mediums. […] The post From Tattoos to NFT Art with Ichi Hatano appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesWhy Creatives Hate AI – and Why We Can’t Ignore ItAI vs Artists: What Would Bowie Do?Showtime in Five Minutes… and the Stage Was Underwater 

Have you ever had a creative project you never quite found time for? That was voiceover artist Nicky Mondellini’s dilemma until the pandemic cancelled her film work – and suddenly she had the time to launch her long-planned podcast. ‘If you don’t start now, you’ll never do it’ – tune in to Nicky’s story of […] The post Using Lockdown to Launch a Dream Project with Nicky Mondellini appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesIt Was Twenty Years Ago TodayThoughtful Ways to Use AI in Your Creative ProcessHelping Musicians Through Lockdown with Charlotte Abroms 

When lockdown cancelled her in-person writing retreats, bestselling author Laura Davis faced a choice: let her teaching career stall or reinvent it online. Laura, famed for The Courage to Heal and her new memoir The Burning Light of Two Stars, challenged her own beliefs about digital learning – and discovered it could be just as […] The post Taking Deep Work Online with Laura Davis appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesShowtime in Five Minutes… and the Stage Was UnderwaterIt Was Twenty Years Ago TodayMy Creative Process (on the Podcast that Produces Jewelry) 

When the pandemic brought live music to a halt, artists lost their gigs, their incomes and the vital connection with fans. Charlotte Abroms, a Melbourne-based music manager, used the enforced shutdown to pioneer new ways to help her roster thrive – from virtual gigs to mentoring emerging talent. ‘If an artist doesn’t have cash flow, […] The post Helping Musicians Through Lockdown with Charlotte Abroms appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesShowtime in Five Minutes… and the Stage Was UnderwaterIt Was Twenty Years Ago TodayLaunching a New Business in the Pandemic with Amrita Kumar 

Lockdown threw parents into a frenzy of juggling childcare, homeschooling and work – with creativity often sidelined. Kay Lock Kolp shows how even in crisis you can nurture your artistic spark alongside parenting demands. ‘Each of the next seven nights, take a few moments to look at yourself in the mirror.’ – hear Kay’s nightly […] The post Parenting for Creatives with Kay Lock Kolp appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesThe Artist in the Loop: Taste Is Your Edge in an AI WorldWhy Creatives Hate AI – and Why We Can’t Ignore ItThoughtful Ways to Use AI in Your Creative Process 

The experiential marketing world in India was shattered overnight when lockdown forbade face-to-face campaigns. Amrita Kumar turned the crisis into opportunity by launching Mojo Box – a subscription discovery platform that kept her business alive and engaged 240,000 consumers. ‘Going slow is okay’ – learn how patience became Amrita’s secret weapon. Episode summary Amrita Kumar […] The post Launching a New Business in the Pandemic with Amrita Kumar appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesShowtime in Five Minutes… and the Stage Was UnderwaterIt Was Twenty Years Ago TodayThoughtful Ways to Use AI in Your Creative Process 

The world of film and TV production ground to a halt in early 2020, leaving studios, agencies and freelancers stranded by travel bans and lockdowns. Hometeam Productions turned that crisis into opportunity by tapping a global network of local filmmakers to keep content flowing for brands and broadcasters. ‘When the rest of the industry went […] The post Rebooting Global Filming with Hometeam appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesShowtime in Five Minutes… and the Stage Was UnderwaterWhy Creatives Hate AI – and Why We Can’t Ignore ItThoughtful Ways to Use AI in Your Creative Process 

Earl Abrahams is a Johannesburg-based lens-based artist whose films and photographs animate the city’s streets until lockdown confined him to his apartment block. Under strict restrictions he turned his camera into a window on the world, creating his Lockdown Series to reimagine confinement as a source of solace and invention. ‘Photography became my place of […] The post Lockdown Series: Windows on a Changed World with Earl Abrahams appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesShowtime in Five Minutes… and the Stage Was UnderwaterThe Artist in the Loop: Taste Is Your Edge in an AI WorldWhy Creatives Hate AI – and Why We Can’t Ignore It 

Steven Kunis is a Greek-American theatre director based in London who founded Panorama Productions to create international collaborations in theatre and music. When his acclaimed production of Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men was halted by the pandemic, he responded by inventing Rocky Road, a hybrid theatrical-cinematic thriller that reimagined live performance for the Covid […] The post The Rocky Road for Theatre through the Pandemic with Steven Kunis appeared first on Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness. Click the icon below to listen.      Related StoriesShowtime in Five Minutes… and the Stage Was UnderwaterWhy Creatives Hate AI – and Why We Can’t Ignore ItAI vs Artists: What Would Bowie Do?