Marketing is like a handshake.

I'm bringing back my Creative Courage Chats Podcast. If you would like to join me to discuss Creativity and the Creative Process, please send me an email at [email protected] Put "Podcast" in the subject line and tell me a bit about yourself and what you would like to share about the topic of creativity. Also please add a short bio or any links that may be relevant.

Encouraging our young people to be bold in their beliefs and passions, and to keep their focus on the future, is paramount. They are our most valuable resource, and we all benefit from nurturing their confidence and aspirations. One program I really admire, organized by the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, is the ICAN Be program. They bring local professionals to high schools to provide career advice and encouragement to students. Being able to guide and inspire future entrepreneurs is incredibly fulfilling. It's great to see so many like minded professionals getting envolved and giving back to our community.

I tell a story of a very rewarding chance meeting I had on a trip to Ireland.

My idea is that we all possess more creative capacity than we realize.

Why I believe Marketing is simply the implimentation of an elaborite handshake.

A poem I love that trys to define the undefinable.

I will be sharing some of my creative works here as well. This is a poem based on a video I saw that moved me deeply.

Creative Courage is my journey to demystify the idea of the individual and group creative process and discuss creativity as a necessary problem-solving skill. I believe that people need to realize that the creative process is not mutually exclusive and is readily available to anyone willing to use it. Here I’m posting video interviews with various people who use their creativity in their work and life. My hope is that these chats might spark something new in the listener. And maybe even give them permission to realize and harness their creative capacity. As we get older, we tend to become discouraged from reaching our full potential because we are afraid to fail or be seen as talentless. Creative Courage fights these demotivating factors and encourages people to harness the creativity they once had as children and use them in their business and personal lives. You can hear these videos in audio format on my podcast as well. Just go to Spotify, Apple podcast, or any podcast platform and search “Creative Courage Chat” to listen.

Supporting the arts, especially in schools is so much more important than people realize. It's more than entertainment. It nurtures tools within us that diminish the doubts we all have about who we are and what we are capable of, and it encourages us to explore and discover what we can become. Creative courage is the foundation of progress and problem-solving, not to mention a great motivator as well.

This Creative Courage Chat is with amazing Erica Linz. She is the star of "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away", acrobatic choreographer, globetrotting trouble maker. Special ops force against childhood cancer. Erica is also known for her work in Cirque du Soleil: KÀ. We chat about her career and performance art. The importance of art, self-expression, and giving back. You can follow Erica on Instagram at @ericalinz. She has a very big heart and is the very definition of small but mighty. Hope you enjoy our chat. #cirquedusoleil #creativity #acrobatics #performanceart #stbaldrickfoundation Music used in Ericas Clip is by Royal Blood Debut album out now, download on iTunes: http://po.st/RoyalBloodAlbum Get CD & Vinyl from Amazon: http://po.st/aRoyalBloodAlbum Subscribe to Royal Blood's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1iQ92Yz Produced by Royal Blood & Tom Dalgety. Recorded & Mixed by Tom Dalgety Follow Royal Blood: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalBloodUK https://twitter.com/royalblooduk https://soundcloud.com/royalblooduk http://instagram.com/royalblooduk http://www.royalbloodband.com