Sustaining Creativity Podcast

Mari Reisberg/Max Peterson
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Creativity is something we all use everyday whether we realize it or not. The Sustaining Creativity Podcast is an interview style podcast where different perspectives of creativity, tips, tools and creative experiences are shared, explored and digested. 

  1. 4h ago

    Golden Thread of Creativity with Jason Ward

    Creativity through the lens of a Photographer, Creative Director and Builder of Things "Creativity is taking a vision of something that doesn't exist into something that does." Jason Ward is a creative director, photographer, entrepreneur, and educator who has spent more than two decades building a career at the intersection of creativity, business, and purpose. As the founder of Storm the Beach Advertising Inc., he has led national-level creative campaigns while mentoring others to pursue work that aligns with who they were created to be. Jason’s mission is simple but ambitious: to help people recognize the purpose God has been weaving through their lives all along. Through teaching, speaking, photography, and now writing, he challenges people to stop measuring their lives by comparison or pressure and instead pay attention to the moments, passions, and convictions that quietly reveal their calling. Find Your Gold Thread grew directly out of the questions he has asked students, clients, and himself for years. Since launching his independent advertising boutique in 2004, Jason has produced TV commercials, print campaigns, billboards, and digital media for clients across local and national markets. He taught photography and video production at the college level for 10 years and launched Jason Ward Photography in 2019. His landscape work has been featured extensively in Oklahoma Today magazine—including cover images—and in the Oklahoma Tourism state travel guide and calendar. He is an IRMA Award recipient and a real estate developer whose luxury short-term rental properties in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, rank among top performers on Airbnb and have been featured in regional tourism campaigns. Born in rural eastern Kentucky, the son of a coal miner and a vocational rehabilitation secretary, Jason earned a BA in art from the University of Louisville and an MS in mass communication from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Brandcenter. He now lives on an 80-acre farm in southeastern Oklahoma with his wife, Kelsey, and their three children. A lifelong jack-of-all-trades, Jason dabbles in everything from woodworking and home building to music, filmmaking, astrophotography, and writing—always chasing curiosity with faith and humor. You can learn more about Jason’s work at stormthebeach.com and jasonwardphoto.com and follow along as he continues helping others uncover their God-given calling. Website URL: https://www.jasonwardphoto.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasonwardphotog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonwardphoto/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.ward.148 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jasonward4071 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ward-79a0506/ Send us Fan Mail Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back. Thanks for listening!

    Golden Thread of Creativity with Jason Ward

  2. 4d ago

    Living a Creative Life with Dr. Srini Pillay

    Creativity through the lens of the CEO of Neurobusiness Group, Chief Medical Officer of Reulay  "Creativity is an emergent property combining, usually, two or more basic elements to create a unique outcome." Dr. Srini Pillay is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School whose work explores the connection between mindset, longevity, creativity, and human performance. After leading anxiety and brain imaging research programs at McLean Hospital and conducting 17 years of federally funded brain research, he shifted his focus toward psychogenic longevity — the science of how belief, attention, and emotion shape health and lifespan. Today, he is the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Reulay, an AI-driven digital therapeutics company, and Co-Founder of MindForm Sanctuaries, which integrates neuroscience-informed digital art into wellness spaces. A recognized thought leader in leadership development and the author of Tinker Dabble Doodle Try, Srini brings grounded, thought-provoking insights on neuroscience, reinvention, creativity, AI, and what it means to stay fully human in a rapidly changing world.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsrinipillay/https://www.instagram.com/drsrinipillay/https://www.facebook.com/SriniPillayMD/https://drsrinipillay.com/https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.srinipillayhttps://www.facebook.com/NeuroBusinessGrouphttps://substack.com/@drsrinipillaySend us Fan Mail Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back. Thanks for listening!

    Living a Creative Life with Dr. Srini Pillay

  3. Oct 27

    The Wonder of Creativity with Gyll Star

    Creativity through the lens of a wonderist "If you're feeling powerless you're not letting your creativity come alive." Gyll Star is a NYC storyteller and creator who uses wonder, imagination, and curiosity to bring people together. Her creative journey took an unexpected turn while she was working as a superintendent in one of Manhattan's wealthiest neighborhoods. There, she created The Joyful Magic Garden—a whimsical space that invited people to stop, make wishes, play, and connect. The garden grew into something much bigger than she ever imagined, receiving hundreds of letters and wishes and being featured in magazines. Today, Gyll continues exploring what happens when adults are given permission to reconnect with their imagination. Her work includes Sandbox Story 5, an interactive storytelling experience where five ordinary objects can lead anywhere. Website: www.justmyvibe.com Send us Fan Mail Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back. Thanks for listening!

    The Wonder of Creativity with Gyll Star

  4. Oct 23

    Creativity & Industry with Mike Parsons

    Creativity through the lens of the co-founder of Outdoor Gear Coach and Author "Creativity means different things in different phases in my life." Mike Parsons is known for helping people understand the real story behind outdoor gear, mountain innovation and the human problems that push equipment forward. His perspective comes from more than five decades in the outdoor industry, including his work as a manufacturer behind Karrimor and later Original Mountain Marathon, where clothing, packs and equipment had to perform in conditions where failure mattered. Mike’s view of innovation is practical rather than abstract. He sees breakthrough ideas beginning with the people at the leading edge: climbers, expedition teams, factory workers and problem-solvers trying to overcome something that stops them from going further, staying warmer, moving faster or making a process work. That lens shaped his manufacturing career and later informed a decade of part-time teaching on innovation at Lancaster University Management School, where he worked alongside an academic colleague and won recognition for innovative teaching. Website: https://www.outdoorgearcoach.co.uk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-parsons-2736381/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theomm.mike/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutdoorgearcoachCoUkX: https://x.com/omm_mike Send us Fan Mail Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back. Thanks for listening!

    Creativity & Industry with Mike Parsons

  5. Oct 20

    Creative Navigating with Jodie Herbert

    Creativity through the lens of a Para Neurodiversity Consultant "Creativity is: To look at all the information you have and find a new and exciting way through." Jodie Herbert is a disability advocate, workplace inclusion strategist, and founder of Ability Pathways Australia, helping organizations, careers, and people with disability bridge the gap between policy, intention, and real-life implementation. After more than two decades in market analytics, Jodie combines her professional expertise with a lifetime of lived experience as a career, including supporting family members with complex disabilities, to develop practical solutions that help people thrive at work and in everyday life. Known for combining compassion with rigorous analysis, Jodie does not rely on opinions alone. She has produced detailed, evidence-based reports that have contributed to national disability funding discussions, including a 113-page submission to the Australian Senate examining the economic and human impact of proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms. Her work focuses on turning complex challenges into practical systems that organizations, leaders, managers, and support networks can realistically implement and sustain.Ability Pathways AustraliaJodie’s LinkedInJodie’s InstagramSend us Fan Mail Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back. Thanks for listening!

    Creative Navigating with Jodie Herbert

  6. Oct 15

    Creative Harmony with Mario Cartaya

    Creativity through the lens of an architect, writer and humanist  "Creativity is: Coming up with something that no one has done before." Mario Cartaya was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1951. Eight years later, the turbulent winds of political change swept over the land of his birth, leaving his family with little choice but to immigrate toward the United States in search of a new life lived in freedom. There, he realized his earliest Cuban childhood dreams of becoming an architect and started an enduring and highly acclaimed architectural firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His life’s story and award-winning architectural designs were entered into the United States Congressional Record of the House of Representatives in 2019, forever enshrined into the US Library of Congress. An American flag was flown over the US Capitol to celebrate his American legacy in 2022.  With the same dedication and love that made him an architectural success and iconic designer, Mario has now turned his attention to writing books. His debut,  Journey Back Into the Vault: In Search of my Faded Cuban Childhood Footprints, was recently released in new hardcover and paperback editions. The Spanish-language book, La Bóveda: En busca de mi niñez cubana was released in 2026. His fresh voice and humanist values will refresh one’s soul. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormariocartaya/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authormariocartaya/ Author Website: https://mariocartaya.com/ Send us Fan Mail Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back. Thanks for listening!

    Creative Harmony with Mario Cartaya

  7. Oct 13

    Thirst for Creativity with Elke Scholz

    Creativity through the lens of a psychotherapist, author and speaker "I don't think I can't be creative!" Elke Scholz, MA, RP, REACE, is a registered Psychotherapist, an internationally registered Expressive Art Consultant/Educator, and internationally certified EMDR Therapist. She is the well-known author of 3 nd edition, Loving Your Life, containing over 40 creative exercises as an e-book and paperback. This book is internationally available, teen friendly and is translated in German. Elke has launched Anxiety Warrior Vol One and Vol Two, both with powerful tools for your journey to emotional freedom. Elke manages her own anxiety. She believes strategies can be accessible and easy for people to lower their anxiety levels. As an Energy Rich Vitality Specialist: living with passion and abounding energy, Elke is excited to announce her new webinar “Energy Rich” and her audio meditation series based on her book, Loving Your Life. Her work includes creative anti-anxiety-wellness kits for employees, youth-at-risk and seniors in managing anxiety and depression. For over 30 years Elke has helped people and runs her private therapy practice in Bracebridge, Muskoka, in person and zoom sessions. She is a keynote speaker and has facilitated at conferences, enjoys giving interviews on podcasts, radio and TV. Find Elke’s work on You tube, Spotify, I-tunes and international audio platforms. Her passion is to empower people. She loves her work and her life. www.elkescholz.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/elkescholztherapist/ https://www.facebook.com/elke.scholz.71 https://x.com/AnxietyWarrior1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYf99EPFC3m01ft5ugIIC-g Send us Fan Mail Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back. Thanks for listening!

    Thirst for Creativity with Elke Scholz

  8. Oct 9

    Building Creativity with Hogan Shrum

    Creativity through the lens of the Co-founder of Pippa "Creativity is a nurturing activity that is also a developed skill." I’m a serial entrepreneur. I’ve owned and run an advertising / marketing agency for 10 years (20 years in the industry) that is still going strong and continues to grow. I’m an investor and advisor for a business accelerator out of Austin, TX called SKU (the largest CPG brand accelerator in the US). And last year I co-founded PIPPA, an AI-powered animation platform that helps people turn ideas, scripts, voices, photos, and characters into studio-quality videos (using licensed art styles from human artists who earn income on every image and second of animation produced on the platform). My professional background is in marketing, brand strategy, experiential marketing, content, partnerships, and startup growth, so I tend to see PIPPA not only as a technology product, but as a storytelling and creative-access platform. https://www.instagram.com/gopippa/ https://www.tiktok.com/@gopippa https://www.youtube.com/@goPippa https://www.linkedin.com/in/hoganshrum/ Send us Fan Mail Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back. Thanks for listening!

    Building Creativity with Hogan Shrum
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Creativity is something we all use everyday whether we realize it or not. The Sustaining Creativity Podcast is an interview style podcast where different perspectives of creativity, tips, tools and creative experiences are shared, explored and digested. 

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  • Creator
    Mari Reisberg/Max Peterson
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    390
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Sustaining Creativity Podcast
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