Creative Pep Talk
Andy J. Pizza
A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative JourneyTransform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance. Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!!Learn more: creativepeptalk.comCheck out the host: andyjpizza.com
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May 9, 2017 • 1h 17min
132 - Lettering Legend Erik Marinovich
Lettering legend Erik Marinovich shares his creative journey from high school to becoming a top designer. He discusses the importance of starting in a humble job and understanding clients' needs. The challenges of relocating and the value of precision and trust in the creative process are also explored.
May 2, 2017 • 46min
131 - Find Your Roadmap
The podcast explores finding direction and gratitude for creatively talented individuals feeling lost in their careers. It shares a captivating story about a grandfather's adventurous road trip and the importance of updating your own roadmap for success. The hosts discuss understanding business models in the creative industry and finding your creative path by embracing new models and ideas.
Apr 25, 2017 • 1h 7min
130 - Win in Business without Winning the Creative Lottery with These Are Things
This podcast discusses topics such as preparing for a talk, the importance of retail and wholesale, small expressions and connections, balancing art and business, being in a fashion show, creating a strong personal brand, and staying happy as an artist.
Apr 17, 2017 • 55min
129 - How to Remedy Creative Burnout
The podcast discusses creative burnout, offering strategies to reignite creativity and excitement. The importance of reflection, pruning, and exploring new ideas is emphasized. Nurturing the spark within oneself is explored as a way to avoid burnout. The speaker shares their journey of overcoming burnout and finding inspiration in podcasts and music.
Apr 3, 2017 • 56min
128 - Solving Creative Block with 18 SUPER SPECIAL GUESTS!
18 special guests including Aaron Draplin, Meg Hunt, and Stefan Sagmeister discuss strategies for overcoming creative block, finding inspiration, embracing the absurd, and navigating creative discouragement.
Mar 27, 2017 • 43min
127 - The Key to Unlocking Your Artistic Voice
Discover the upcoming creative event with multiple activities, explore the concept of artistic voice and how it is developed, learn the importance of playing and editing in the creative process, find out how to find your own artistic voice, and understand the significance of deep work and creative exploration.
Mar 21, 2017 • 44min
126 - How to Make Big Career Changes When You Have Little Time
The podcast discusses making significant career changes when feeling stuck with limited time and resources, overcoming challenges for individuals with ADHD and creative minds, the power of collaborations and bundling tasks to increase efficiency, and the importance of embracing imperfection and living a life worth repeating.
Mar 15, 2017 • 1h 2min
125 - Keep Growing with Danielle Evans
The podcast discusses personal growth and ambition in the creative industry, exciting book release and workshop announcement, finding inspiration and reinforcing creativity through new experiences, the phenomenon of sophomore slumps in creative careers, the evolution of color and materials, pushing out of comfort zones, and being creative with the fundamental core of what you do.
Mar 8, 2017 • 44min
124 - The New Path to a Satisfying Career
This podcast explores topics such as approaching your career as a creative problem, embracing the unknown for creativity, visualizing and setting parameters for your creative career, embracing your unique qualities for a fulfilling career, and the power of thinking outside the box in your creative career.
Feb 27, 2017 • 1h 3min
123 - 25 Ways to Stand Out
The podcast discusses the challenges of balancing commercial art, attending professional basketball games, standing out in a crowded creative industry, exploring style vs substance and the power of collaboration, getting romantic about the core essence, standing out creatively through uniqueness and spectacle, and expressing gratitude and encouraging support for others.
