Creative in Process

Today, we’re chatting with our first dynamic duo, tag teamers and co-guests on the show: Gayle Scott and Andrew Chua. Gayle 🔥 is an igniter of life, lover of people,  explorer of worlds unknown, and rebel. Andrew, 寬仁, is a dreamer, innovator, catalyst, architect of worlds unknown, and friend. Together, Gayle and Andrew are co-creators of wildly safe spaces. Together, we chat about rainbow fountains, the universe, and the space between us: what happens when we create in community with one another, which gives us the freedom to explore the greatness (seen and unseen) that dwells in each of us.You can learn more about Gayle and Andrew's work at authenticlives.org and authenticbusiness.solutions. You can also email Gail at gayle.scott@authenticbusiness.solutions or Andrew at  andrew.chua@authenticbusiness.solutions with any questions or partnership opportunities. Support the show

Today, we’re chatting with a fellow lover and gatherer of humans and one of the most vivacious, thoughtful people I know: Bill Mei. Bill is a published author, host of the FriendshipFuturism.com podcast, organizer of Learning Nights, a TED-like speaker series in Boston, and writes viral essays at billmei.net. Bill and I chat about the dark side of extraversion, why the most interesting conversations we have happen with people with different worldviews, how to subliminally and subconsciously influence our friends, how to host TED Talks about topics like the “history of circumcision” in your PJs, how our future kids can influence the way we live now, how to actually practice getting better at the creative process, and how a little bit of humor can save us from the massive boulders we’re pushing in life. You can follow Bill on Instagram at @billmeidotnet or join the email list for events at billmei.net/follow. Support the show

Today, we’re chatting with my fiercely passionate friend and entrepreneur: Paul Davidescu. Paul is principal at the Tangoo Accelerator, the umbrella to Tangoo Sales Acceleration and Level Up Mortgages, which helps entrepreneurs build investment and growth systems to grind less and flow more. Paul stays sane with Track and Field, wellness retreats, biohacking, podcasting, and culinary adventures to family roots in Mexico City, Israel, and Spain.Paul and I chat about how to see travel and creativity as a state of being, what it looks like to design a life we don’t need to take vacations from, why being healthily uncomfortable fuels our creative and entrepreneurial spirits, how to tell stories like Pixar, and how we can revel in the simple, mundane things in life. You can capture Paul’s amazing thought leadership on his podcast: “Grind Less Flow More" on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. You can also learn more about his work with Level Up Mortgages on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter.Support the show

Today, we’re chatting with one of my newest friends and fellow creatives: Brandi Bishop. Brandi is a content creator, event producer, streamer, and photographer at Brandi Bishop Photography. Her full time work is in marketing, currently in the ecommerce space. Today, Brandi and I chat about things like marketing, Tik Tok, and the battle of remaining authentic when faced with online pressures, how generational differences affect the content we produce, what it’s like to stream video games in post-pandemic life, how to balance creative side hustling with full time work at a company, how gender dynamics impact our relationships, and how to show up in hard conversations about politics and religion. You can learn more about Brandi’s work with Cult of Art on Facebook and Instagram via @cultof.art.Support the show

Today, we’re chatting with my dear friend, missionary and teacher in Spain: Tim Py. Tim grew up in a French/German family in Spain as the second of four brothers. He is an ENFJ and a crazy 4 romantic idealist in psychology quizzes–and he loves adventure. Tim is a surf instructor who has helped develop a missional community in the surfing culture in the last decade, mainly through teaching and pastoring. He currently serves in a community that helps youth coming out of crisis find restoration in a stable, healthy environment. Today, Tim and I chat about the universal need we all have for connection: whether interpersonal, cross-cultural, or spiritual, how to work with the most authentic, messy, and chaotic art of all: ourselves, how getting in touch with faith and identity helps us heal even when we lose stability, comfort, and health in life–and how to make practical space to engage the deepest parts of who we are. You can find and connect with Tim through his Instagram handle, @timandtheworld.Support the show

Today, we’re chatting with an amazingly gifted all-around artist and friend: Sam Petrie. Sam is a freelance illustrator, streamer, 3D modeler, baker, and crafter. She enjoys making all things creative, goes by she/they pronouns, and loves tabletop, board, and video games. Sam and I chat about what children have to teach us as adults, what v-tubing is and why virtual platforms are so attractive for kids, how the gig economy promotes stability & growth, what it looks like to use our “outcast” experiences in life as fuel to fight for good, and how art can transform minutes into moments of connection. You can find and connect with Sam as “Dracokiro” on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, Tumblr, and Hive. Or check out her website on https://dracokiro.carrd.co/.Support the show

Welcome to the third episode of Creative in Process!Today’s episode features a uniquely knowledgeable guest: Josh Pham. Josh is a lifelong tinkerer and creative who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and Vancouver, British Columbia. Josh studied computer science in Austin, Texas, and has been living in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the past few years. He's been fortunate to be immersed in the intersection between tech and creativity, as a career as well as in his side interests. Josh is passionate about his job: working on music recommendations at Spotify.  He can occasionally be found tweaking a photo or a misaligned brake on a friend’s bike.Josh and I chat about what it’s like to work as a creative, lessons learned from dabbling across different projects, how to balance logistics with actually doing the creative thing, how to see AI as a tool that augments creativity–and much more.  You can connect and check out more about Josh via his LinkedIn profile. Support the show

Welcome to the second episode of Creative in Process!In today’s episode, I sit down with a new guest: Lily Lee.  Lily is a digital marketing project manager at a bank–and she loves creating content. It brings her joy to capture life's special moments and create memories that can be savored through art forms like videos, photography, blog posts, and social media. Expressing herself creatively and connecting authentically with others gives her meaning, purpose and joy in life. Lily is an ENFP on the Myers Briggs Personality Assessment and an Enneagram Type 4. Lily and I chat about how to take our personality types in the context of other life variables, how to lead effectively as an ENFP, how to balance extraversion with a desire for deeper connection, and what we can do to engage our authentic selves and live our dreams when we’ve been raised to play it safe. Check out Lily’s website, lilyleedreamery.com. You can also find her on Youtube with hashtag #LILYLEEDREAMERY. Check out more info on the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) about the 16 personality types.Learn more about the Enneagram Types from the Enneagram Institute. Support the show

Welcome to the season premiere of Creative in Process!In this first episode, I’ll be sitting down with a special guest: Joseph Choi. Joseph works as an Associate Product Marketing Manager at Google. In the past, he’s co-founded and exited a media business, run ad campaigns for grassroots political campaigns, and dabbled in e-commerce and clothing brands. Joseph is an Enneagram 5 wing 4 (i.e. the investigator) and an Eagle Scout (he still loves camping). He enjoys tennis, journaling and blogging, hiking big mountains, podcasts, movies, and social deduction games. And–he loves meeting new people and jamming on ideas. Today, Joseph & I chat about content as a means of connection, the relationship between content creation and respect, and how to stay in touch with your creative side and lean into a growth mindset when you’re working in tech. Check out more about Joseph on LinkedIn at /choi-joseph and Twitter at @JosephKChoi. Support the show

Hello my friends, welcome to the first season of Creative In Process!In this podcast, I talk with human beings just like you on what it means to be creative in the 21st century: how to find spaces to be creative at work and play, to let the wild and wonderful journey of life fuel our deepest wells of human potential. And–I hope to share a bit of my own journey in the process. Will you join me? Support the show