From the island of Guam , Richard is an engineer/designer and now co-founder at Bettersum. He’s building the marketing tool Supercopy because he believes we should communicate to people in the manner they want to be communicated to.

Richard chatted with us about the mandate of creative outputs and how our quick-to-commercialize economy has perhaps skewed our engagement with the joy of learning and sharing as a community. As a serial entrepreneur, his combination of generosity and boldness have positioned him to repeatedly challenge prevailing assumptions about the bifurcation of “design” and “STEM” through building approachable tech solutions that live at the intersection of code + culture. He’s currently building an AI tool for marketing professionals called SuperCopy. Join us to hear why apprenticeships beat entry-level jobs any day and why a trip to the gym an hour before midnight was the best part of the weekend.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• Contact richard@bettersum.com

CREDITS

• Music🎵Tri_Tachyon on Pond5.com
• Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

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Hello remarkable humans! Your host, Jessica, here, to share a quick show update. How I Create Me is wrapping Season 1 with Episode 17, and we’ll be back with Season 2 on January 12, 2023. For many businesses, Q4 can be an essential time of both intensive retrospective and ambitious planning. For many creatives, the changing seasons and slate of new year holidays can be an essential time of ritualized connection with Nature, community, and self. We’ll give each other space to embrace these moments for all their value, and we’ll reconvene to celebrate more stories of divergent productivity in 2023.

In the meanwhiles, if you want to stay connected, share ideas, ask questions, or generally get amongst it, visit howicreate.me or find us on any of the socials @howicreateme.

A deep and heartfelt thank you to everyone who’s welcomed us into their headspace: it’s a sacred sphere, and we take the invitation seriously. Thank you for listening. Further gratitude to our Season 1 guests: You make me and our world better by sharing so generously of yourself. May your forward payment come back around to you more abundant than when you gave it. Special thanks to our production team at Chat with Leaders Media: Jeff Bond, Quentin Thomas, Catherine Tran, and Georgette Eva and our show sponsor, The Frame Brain. This podcast is the best part of my week.

Wishing you and yours many merry months! Cheers to 2023!

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Georgette Eva is a freelance writer, social media professional, and morning person who runs the appropriately named Morning Person Studio, where she helps brands shape and share their stories. A journalist by trade, Georgette’s excitement for social media happened by chance as she discovered how it combined her love of writing, community connection, visual design, and, yes, puns. Now with 10 years of experience, she’s had the opportunity to work in a range of industries from fashion, food, to Saas startups helping brands get to the next level of content and community. Georgette shares why showing up in social spaces still matters and how the exchange of value isn’t purely fleeting and transactional.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• Find Georgette on
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
• Visit https://morningperson.studio/

CREDITS

• Music🎵Tri_Tachyon on Pond5.com
• Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

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Lauren Merceron is an artist & teacher who currently lives in Atlanta, GA. Her work embraces the essence of human bonds and connectedness. Through the use of curved lines, texture and monochromatic color schemes, she represents the relationships that tie us together. Her most recent work focuses on the joy and emotion of motherhood. Lauren discusses the importance of not hiding behind your art, connecting with those who are different, and more in today’s episode.

When you purchase a piece of artwork by Lauren you are helping to make our world a better place! Ten percent of all sales will go directly to Draw Change. This nonprofit organization provides art therapy services to children in underserved communities.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• Visit https://www.laurenmerceron.com/
• Follow Lauren on Facebook
• Follow Lauren on Instagram

CREDITS

• Music🎵Tri_Tachyon on Pond5.com
• Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

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Alex Spitzer is a choreographer and dancer who chatted with Jessica about how perseverance opened up new vistas of expression, embodied and virtual, leading to a 30-year career on stage and in various dance companies. As the first dancer in a wheelchair to receive a 4-year degree in dance, Alex shares his distinctive experience and inspiring story with Jessica in today’s episode.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• Visit SpitzerArts.com
• Follow Alex on Facebook
• See Alex Dancing on YouTube
• Attend Spitzer Arts Company's next performance in Marietta on Nov 4 thru 5th, 2022

CREDITS

• Music🎵Tri_Tachyon on Pond5.com
• Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

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In this episode, Jessica Matthews sits down with her Executive Producer of How I Create Me Podcast to talk about the journey of launching and maintaining a podcast, lessons learned, and the opportunities it’s created to build deeper relationships within a community of influence.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• This playbook will help you make important decisions around how to cultivate authentic relationships with key stakeholders, grow revenue, and maximize social impact through the power of podcasting https://chatwithleaders.com/launch/
• Follow Jeff Bond at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbond123/

CREDITS

• Music🎵Tri_Tachyon on Pond5.com
• Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

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In today’s episode, Jessica sits down with Chris Appleton, Founder & CEO of Sewn Arts and the Art Pharmacy. You’ll hear how Chris and his team are creating a solution for care providers to prescribe and refer patients to health-improving arts & culture experiences, how they’re uniquely bringing together key stakeholders in the healthcare and arts communities, and how creatives can meet people where they are with their craft’s life-giving therapy.

More about Chris Appleton

Chris Appleton is the Founder & CEO of Sewn Arts and the Art Pharmacy, a solution through which care providers prescribe and refer patients to arts & culture interventions that improve mental health and emotional well-being.

A social entrepreneur, Chris has spent his career developing organizations where the arts meet civic life. Previously, Chris was Co-founder and Executive Director of WonderRoot, where he was focused on social change movement-building through the arts. Chris and his work have been featured in the New York Times, CNN, ABC, CBS, NPR, Fast Company, and more. Chris has been honored with numerous awards, including the Americans for the Arts National Emerging Leader Award, Emory Center for Creativity and the Arts Community Impact Award, and New Leaders Council Alumni Award. He was a special guest at the 2011 White House Youth Summit, a member of the 2019 Class of Leadership Atlanta, and received honors such as Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 40 Under 40, Georgia Trend’s 100 Notable Georgians, Outstanding Atlanta Class of 2014, and World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers.

Currently pursuing his Executive MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Chris is engaged in a range of initiatives beyond his professional work. He helped build Vote with Dignity, a healthy democracy effort to improve the voting experience through line-warming and neighborhood engagement. He has served on numerous boards including the Grady Health System’s Ambassador Force, City of Atlanta Mayor’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board, Americans for the Arts EL Council, Alliance Theatre Advisory Board, Health Connect South Advisory Board, and more.

Chris lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife, Annie, and two young children, Alexander and June.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• For more information on Chris Appleton and the Art Pharmacy, check out www.artpharmacy.org & https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-appleton-atl/
• To explore the Arts and Health Matrix from the Rhode Island’s Department of Health and Council for the Arts, check out https://www.aerodatalab.org/arts-and-health

CREDITS

• Music🎵Tri_Tachyon on Pond5.com

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In today’s episode, Jessica chats with standup comedian, podcaster and creator, Damon Sumner, to learn more about his story of becoming a comedian, meeting the moment, taking chances, and fruits of persistence.

Fast forward twelve years, and Damon brings us practical advice on how to navigate the complexities of building your brand, taking chances, being persistent, and staying positive.

MORE ABOUT DAMON
Damon Sumner has been bringing laughter to people’s lives even before he held a mic on a stage. He has continued to hone his craft and every time he touches the stage, he delivers hilarious stories about his upbringing, and witty, high-energy observations of everyday life.

Since starting stand up in Atlanta, Damon has shared the stage with numerous headliners, like Iliza, Brent Morin, Todd Glass, Sarah Tiana, George Wallace, and so many more. He can be seen on The Weather Channel’s “Weather Gone Viral”, The Circle Network’s “Standup Nashville”, and EPIX’s “Unprotected Sets. He co-hosts a relationship podcast with his wife, “Sum it Up with The Sumners”, is ⅓ of the hilarious sports podcast, “Forth and Ten” and runs shows all-around the ATL.

Damon has also performed in illustrious comedy festivals around the U.S. including the Laughing Skull Festival, Red Clay Festival, Dallas Comedy Festival, Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Comedy Festival and was a semifinalist for the American Black Film Festival's Comedy Wings Competition, sponsored by HBO. If you didn’t know, he’s about to become your new, favorite comic.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

• Links to follow Damon at https://linktr.ee/damonsumner

CREDITS

• Music🎵Tri_Tachyon on Pond5.com
• Produced by ChatWithLeadersMedia.com

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