Drops of Gold #029 - How Our Inner World Creates Our Outer Life with Nick Onken and Nicky Clinch
✨ What if creativity isn’t something you do… but something that does you?
In this synesthetic drop-in, Jeff welcomes creative shapeshifter Nick Onken—world-renowned photographer, visual poet, and soul in full bloom—for a conversation that weaves art, identity, and the deep surrender required to follow the invisible thread of becoming.
Nick doesn’t just make art. He is art in motion.
And just when the frequency feels full, in flows Nicky Clinch—mystic, muse, and mirror—with a poetic ripple of truth that reminds us: 🌀 Your knowing lives in your body. Your freedom lives in your voice.
🎨 In this episode:
Nick reveals what it means to reinvent again and again
Why letting go is the most radical creative act
How to co-create with life (and the mystery) instead of forcing the outcome
Nicky speaks into the sacred feminine and the wisdom of intuition
Jeff holds space like only Jeff does: curious, heart-lit, and fully here
📍This one is for the artists, the entrepreneurs, the shapeshifters… Anyone walking between chapters, listening for what’s next, and ready to make magic without needing a map.
✨ You are the art. You are the alchemist. You are the thread.
Available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all portals of presence.
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Gratitudes:
To One Golden Thread for powering the pod, to co-producers Mark Shapiro, Josh Robertson, and Victory for bringing it to life, Kat Benzova for her stunning guest portraits, and special thanks to artist Taib for featuring his electrifying new track Departures as the Drops of Gold title song.
And infinite love to you, for your curiosity and commitment to living in your highest vibrational truth. Aho, here we grow. We are designed to be reminded, we are already golden inside. I’m Jeff Scult, Wishing you a radically yes f*ck yes day, Ase
BIO
Nick Onken is a Austin‑based creative alchemist who transforms personal brands into visual legacies. With a career spanning the globe, he’s photographed icons such as Justin Bieber, Usher and Lewis Howes, and led campaigns for powerhouse brands like Nike, Coca‑Cola and Adidas. His signature lies in aligning an individual’s inner world with their outer image—through photography, coaching and strategic brand experiences. More than creating photos, Onken crafts portals into identity, story and resonance.