Character Development with Suzanne Nugent

Suzanne Nugent

Author-Screenwriter Suzanne Nugent talks to innovators, authors, and artists about their creative process and real-life character arcs.

  1. 2023/04/04

    Innovation as a Practice with Jeremy Utley

    Send us a text “There were times where I'd surprised myself, where I didn't know where that idea came from. And there were these epiphany moments that became somewhat addictive, and I thought, ‘Wow, I wanna help other people have that experience.’ ” On today’s episode, Suzanne talks to Director of Executive Education at Stanford's renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design Jeremy Utley about innovation, context, and collaboration. About Our Guest: Jeremy Utley is one of the world's leading experts in innovation. He's a General Partner at freespin capital and co-author of "Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters."  For over 12 years, he served as the Director of Executive Education at Stanford's renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka "the d.school"), where his courses were experienced by nearly a million students of innovation worldwide. He advises corporate leaders on how to imbed the methods and mindsets of design thinking into their organizations, and works with professionals to cultivate a robust personal creative practice.  As co-host of "Stanford's Masters of Creativity," Jeremy shines the spotlight on exemplars of creative practice across disciplinary boundaries, from entrepreneurs like Randy Hetrick (TRX) to authors like Kim Scott (Radical Candor) and Daniel Pink (Drive, To Sell Is Human) to corporate innovation leaders like Astro Teller (Google X). A self-proclaimed “recovering MBA, spreadsheet junkie, and management consultant,” he now studies innovation in large enterprises and startups. He advises CEOs and senior leadership teams in the United States, Europe, and Asia on growth and innovation strategy, and has led scores of capacity-building initiatives worldwide.  He's a prolific blogger and podcaster, and is co-author (alongside Perry Klebahn) of “Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters.” (Penguin Portfolio, 2022) Learn more about Jeremy | jeremyutley.design Follow Jeremy on LinkedIn | @JeremyUtley On Facebook | @JeremeyUtley About the Host: Suzanne Nugent is the bestselling author of Brunch and Other Obligations and an award-winning screenwriter of heartbreaking comedies and funny dramas. Learn more | suzannenugent.com Instagram | @suzannenugent Medium | @suzannenugent Contact | hello@suzannenugent.com Subscribe to Suzanne's newsletter. Theme Music | Seaside Samba by King Flamingo Thanks for listening.

    42 分钟
  2. 2023/03/21

    The Ripple Effect of Creative Mentorship with Keren Taylor

    Send us a text “Writing is a solitary act, but when you bring it into a community and use the community to help inspire each other and to help support each other, your own solo voice then has almost like more of a grounding around it. You know, kind of like a flower alone is just a flower, but if you put it in a vase with all the other the branches and the different colors, and a different setting, and a different background, well now, you’re giving that flower a place to really live.”  - Keren Taylor, WriteGirl In today’s episode, Suzanne talks to WriteGirl Founder Keren Taylor, who talks about WriteGirl’s mission to mentor girls and gender-expansive teens to express themselves through writing. And how these young women’s self-expression creates impactful changes in their lives and in the world. About Our Guest: WriteGirl Executive Director, Keren Taylor, founded WriteGirl in 2001. An afterschool program director and trainer for more than 25 years, Keren has led WriteGirl’s expansion into a thriving community that helps hundreds of youth annually. In 2013, WriteGirl received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, the highest national honor awarded to exemplary after-school programs. Under Keren’s direction, WriteGirl has published 38 award-winning anthologies of youth writing, and in 2020, Keren received the Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award, “spotlighting efforts to bring books, publishing and storytelling into the future.” Keren is a 2014 CNN Hero and has received the Humanitas Prize, the President's Volunteer Call to Service Award and commendations from the Los Angeles mayor’s office. WriteGirl is a founding member organization of the Arts for Healing and Justice Network (formerly Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network) for which Keren has served as a board member. Keren holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from the University of British Columbia, a Piano Performance Degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and a Diploma from the American Music and Dramatic Academy, NYC. Learn more about WriteGirl | writegirl.org Follow WriteGirl on Twitter and Instagram | @WriteGirlLA  On Facebook | Facebook.com/WriteGirlOrganization Follow Keren: Twitter: @kerentaylor | Instagram: @kerentay |Facebook: facebook.com/kerentaylor1111  About the Host: Suzanne Nugent is the bestselling author of Brunch and Other Obligations and an award-winning screenwriter of heartbreaking comedies and funny dramas. Learn more | suzannenugent.com Instagram | @suzannenugent Medium | @suzannenugent Contact | hello@suzannenugent.com Subscribe to Suzanne's newsletter. Theme Music | Seaside Samba by King Flamingo Thanks for listening.

    31 分钟
  3. 2023/03/14

    Writing, Publishing, and Other Adventures with Lynne Golodner

    Send us a text “I've always been really focused on this idea of like, how do we make meaning, what's the purpose of our lives? …Even when I was in my twenties as a journalist, you know, I like to say that I wrote about how people find meaning in the mundane.” In today’s episode, Suzanne talks to author Lynne Golodner, who reveals some big news about next steps in her publishing career and talks about how she incorporates travel into her writing life.   About Our Guest: Lynne Golodner is the author of eight books and thousands of articles as well as a marketing entrepreneur, writing coach and host of the Make Meaning Podcast. After working as a journalist in New York and Washington, D.C., Lynne returned to her native Detroit to pursue a freelance writing career and teach writing. In 2007, she created Your People, a marketing and public relations company with a focus on storytelling that guides authors in building their brands and marketing their work. Lynne’s writing has appeared in Saveur, the Chicago Tribune, Better Homes and Gardens, Midwest Living, the Detroit Free Press, Porridge Magazine, the Jewish Literary Journal, The Good Life Review, Hadassah Magazine, The Forward, Valiant Scribe, Story Unlikely, The Dillydoun Review, QuibbleLit and YourTango, among many more publications. Plus, one of Lynne’s creative nonfiction essays was a finalist in the Annie Dillard Creative Nonfiction contest at Bellingham Review. Lynne teaches writing around the world, leads writers retreats and facilitates The Writers Community (an intimate 6-month cohort). She also fuses her Marketing expertise with her Writing background in webinars and masterminds focused on arming writers with the tools to market their work and build consistent author brands. A former Fulbright Specialist, Lynne graduated from University of Michigan (BA, Communications/English) and Goddard College (MFA, Writing). She is the mother of four young adults and lives in Huntington Woods, Michigan. Learn more about Lynne | lynnegolodner.com Learn more about Scotia Road Books | scotiaroadbooks.com Follow Lynn: Instagram: @lynnegolodner | Facebook: @lynnegolo | Twitter: @yourpeople About the Host: Suzanne Nugent is the bestselling author of Brunch and Other Obligations and an award-winning screenwriter of heartbreaking comedies and funny dramas. Learn more | suzannenugent.com Instagram | @suzannenugent Medium | @suzannenugent Contact | hello@suzannenugent.com Subscribe to Suzanne's newsletter. Theme Music | Seaside Samba by King Flamingo Thanks for listening.

    33 分钟
  4. 2023/02/28

    Letting Go of Plans with Jolie Jenkins

    Send us a text “I've found a lot of magic and fun in the [surrender]. Just working to really create something in a moment or a scene or in a role, where I'm trying to make my co-star laugh, there's so much more lightness about it. It's a good life lesson.” Actress Jolie Jenkins talks to Suzanne about going with the flow, surrendering to the process, and to surrendering life in general. About Our Guest: Jolie has performed all her life. She started working professionally in musical theatre during high school and then moved to NYC to sing and dance. Her fave shows while there include The Who's Tommy on Broadway and The Fantasticks off-Broadway. She moved to LA at age 24 and has been consistently working in TV ever since. She's done a lot of guest stars, commercials, comedies, dramas, many pilots that never saw the light of day. For many years she wrote a blog called Joeycake about food and living in crazy Los Angeles, and several mostly comedic essays for the Huffington Post. She is most recently known for the Netflix family hit, "Alexa & Katie" and currently can be seen on Nickelodeon's "The Really Loud House," which is a live-action version of the popular cartoon "The Loud House". She plays the mom of 11 kids, but in reality, she just has 2:) Louie and Hugo, ages 8 and 4. Jolie also does voiceover and teaches acting in her spare time.  Follow Jolie on Instagram | @joliejenkins About the Host: Suzanne Nugent is the bestselling author of Brunch and Other Obligations and an award-winning screenwriter of heartbreaking comedies and funny dramas. Learn more | suzannenugent.com Instagram | @suzannenugent Medium | @suzannenugent Contact | hello@suzannenugent.com Subscribe to Suzanne's newsletter. Theme Music | Seaside Samba by King Flamingo Thanks for listening.

    27 分钟

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Author-Screenwriter Suzanne Nugent talks to innovators, authors, and artists about their creative process and real-life character arcs.