PODCAST · arts
Creativity Speaks
by Capitol Creative Alliance
Creativity Speaks explores the stories of Sacramento’s creative community. In each episode, Sureena Johl and Phil Tretheway interview a different member of the creative community.
Episodes
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Jessica Malone on Creative Freedom
As a working musician, you can bet Jessica Malone knows what it means to play nice with other musicians, artists, and creatives. One of her passions is advocating for female artists, and she’s deeply involved within the music industry, including Girls Rock Sacramento, a nonprofit that inspires…
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Nick Jacoy on Versatility and Career Shifts
From the Bay to Sacramento, Nick Jacoy brings with him a diverse background that’s touched various compartments within the design industry, from print production, to web developer, to illustrator, to graphic designer…is there anything Nick hasn’t done?! He’s a self-taught illustrator and product...
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Megan Van Voorhis on Service and Understanding
Over the course of her career, Megan Van Voorhis has played a leading role in numerous strategic planning, programming, and research committees. She has also facilitated cross-sector partnerships, illustrating the importance of collaboration. She’s provided leadership, guidance, and support for…
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Robbie and Tony (H.O.F.) on Driving Culture Forward
Have you ever wondered how people do it? Gain such a massive following that it’s almost unheard of unless, of course, we’re talking about celebrities and famous artists. How exactly does a company attract over 750,000 followers over social media? No matter the type of function you’ve been at…
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Julia Feldman on Reimagining Ballet
Choreographer, Company Artist with the Sacramento Ballet, and Co-founder of Capitol Dance Project (CDP), Julia Feldman is a creative who is constantly inspired by the Sacramento arts community and takes pride in her work with the CDP team to provide a unique platform for local artists, musicians,...
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Capitol Creative Alliance on Joining Forces
Who is Capitol Creative Alliance? We’re a union of four local creative groups - Creativity+, Design Sacramento, Roseville UX and Sac DESCO. Each group has been working separately to build the community we’ve longed to see in the greater Sacramento region. Now we’ve come together to be a hub for…
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What is Creativity Speaks?
Capitol Creative Alliance (CCA) is a union of four local creative groups — Creativity+, Design Sacramento, Roseville UX, and Sac DESCO. Each group has been building the community that we longed to see in the greater Sacramento region. Our years spent growing this community gives us a deeper...
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Tara Taylor on Empowering Unlikely Heroes
Tara Taylor’s passion for uplifting and motivating women has created a community empowering single mothers and their children through enrichment, encouragement, and educational programs. Inspired by her experience raising her daughter as a successful single mother, and motivated by her conviction...
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Paul Willis on Creating Opportunity
Paul Willis is a Sacramento-based diversity, equity and inclusion consultant whose client list includes top business, nonprofit and government agencies such as MetroEdge and the Sacramento Bee. His 15 year professional career in the arts, education, leadership development and social…
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Becky Lynn on Finding Inspiration
A finalist in the 2017 Sacramento Comedy Competition, Becky Lynn is a stand up comic who covers a large range of topics including death, modern love, and the best way to help out at a kid's birthday party. She navigates her way through life uniquely and hilariously, and in a way that translates...
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Patrick Mulvaney on Getting Sh*t Done
Patrick Mulvaney is a proud Sacramentan whose cooking career has spanned five time zones. A Michelin-rated restaurateur and community policy advocate on many stages, Patrick is one of the people working tirelessly to make Sacramento the “Farm-to-Fork” capital of the country. He also co-founded…
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Rebecca Plumb on Overcoming Fear
Rebecca Plumb is the founder of Studio Plumb, an interior design studio in Sacramento helping busy families create livable and lovable homes. Rebecca started her career as a graphic designer, managed creative teams, and co-owned a small creative agency. After 20 years in the marketing world, she...
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Steve Hansen on Advocating for the Arts
Steve Hansen has been a leading voice in Sacramento for the arts, smart growth, public safety, economic development, and innovation in government service. He was also named by prior Creativity Speaks guest Maya Wallace as the “biggest advocate for our creative community of any recent local...
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Faith J. McKinnie on Creating Community Through Art
Faith J. McKinnie is an independent curator & consultant who has held leadership positions at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento Theater Company, Bigger Than Us Arts, and is the founding director for the Black Artists Fund. Originally from South Sacramento, Faith discusses the inequality gap and...
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Shawn Kahan on Showcasing Sacramento Culture
Shawn Kahan is a serial entrepreneur. From selling oranges out of his yard to reselling his Halloween candy, he has always had a natural calling for working in business. Whether it was running a streetwear clothing line at age 17, working with high profile athletes and artists on marketing and...
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Molly Weber on Building Sustainable Communities
Molly Weber is a co-founder and the Chief Experience Officer at The Urban Hive, where she is committed to building sustainable communities and beautiful work, collaboration, and event spaces, within which hundreds of creatives and entrepreneurs can thrive. In this episode, Molly talks about the...
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Amanda Sanchez on Supporting the Creative Community
Amanda Sanchez is the Executive Director of Design Sacramento, a nonprofit organization that aims to make Sacramento’s design community more inclusive, equitable, and supportive for all. Wanting to see the design community in Sacramento thrive, Amanda has made it her mission to create a network...
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Salvin Chahal on Identity and Artistic Expression
In this episode, Salvin Chahal, a Sacramento native driven by the immigrant hustle, discusses the impact that the local creative community has had on his journey to finding his true identity and fulfilling his need for artistic expression. He's a storyteller, poet, producer, and an advocate for...
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Maritza Davis on Creating Unforgettable Experiences
Fueled by the passion of creating unforgettable experiences, Maritza Davis has built a successful career as an entrepreneur, executive and business leader. Born and raised in South Sacramento, Maritza discusses the importance of family and community in her upbringing and how it has shaped her...
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N’Gina Guyton on Unapologetically Being Yourself
Born in New Orleans and raised in Sacramento, N’Gina Guyton is a self-made entrepreneur in the food and restaurant industry and has dedicated her life to serving the Sacramento community with the very best authentic Southern food. In this episode, N’Gina talks about what it means to be a...
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Isis Dallis on a Creative's Responsibility
On this episode of Creativity Speaks+, we talk with Isis Dallis who is currently Managing Director at Matter Unlimited, a creative and strategic consultancy focused on social impact. With a passion for storytelling, Isis has held President and senior strategist roles at several agencies, as well…
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Ebony Harper on Identity
Ebony Ava Harper is a Sacramento-based award-winning nationally recognized activist, philanthropist, writer, creator, life and world-changer, advocate for marginalized communities, and a tremendous inspiration to many. In this episode, Ebony talks about the intersections of being black and...
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Landon Lee on "Noble" Workplaces
On Episode 2 Landon Lee, a multi-skilled creative aficionado, with over 10 years of professional experience. In this time, he's worked in a variety of industries - honing his craft each step of the way - from broadcast news to boutique marketing agencies. Today, Landon is the co-owner of Noble...
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Maya Wallace on Belonging & Integration
Kicking off our first episode of Season 3 we invited Maya Wallace to discuss what’s going on in the Sacramento Arts community. Maya Wallace is a longtime Sacramento resident committed to building an equitable and prosperous community for all. Dive into this first episode to see what kind of work...
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Johnny Flores on the Potential of Hiring and Highlighting Diverse Creatives
Host, Johnny Flores, shares his thoughts on the potential of hiring and highlighting diverse creatives.
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Lin Fei Fei on Fear
Lin Fei Fei is a professional artist from Dalian, China. She moved to America after completing her Master’s degree in oil painting at Luxun Academy of Fine Arts. Fei also creates artwork outside of the traditional painting studio including murals, installations and mixed media collaborations with...
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Micah Kearns on Fear
Micah founded and hosts the Sacramento chapter of global speaker series Fuckup Nights, spreading the message of embracing failure as a stepping stone to growth and success. He has been on a personal awareness and growth kick since he was young and his creativity, curiosity, love of new…
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Domina Stamas on Fear
Domina is a mother, teacher and overall badass. So far, she has earned a Master of Arts degree in Education, backpacked solo around South America and graduated from Space Camp. When Domina isn’t helping her young adult children with their own passions or studying to get her commercial pilot’s...
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Johnny Taylor on Fear
Johnny is a rising star within the California comedy scene. With a raw, personal and darkly hilarious style, he has shared the stage with comedians like Dave Attell, Robin Williams and opening for Iliza Shlesinger and Brian Posehn. His first album, Tangled Up In Plaid, was released on Stand Up!...
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Raoul
Raoul is a storyteller, educator and visual artist who communicates through the disciplines of photography and graphic design. His creativity flows between visual communication and art form as he adopts a jazz- and design-minded approach, riffing off principles, theories and the playful side of...
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Rolanda Wilkins
Rolanda Wilkins is an innovative program administrator, global community organizer and traditional ceremonial leader. She has worked throughout the United States, Canada, Cuba, Ghana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nigeria and South Africa in women’s, adolescent and international health and wellness,...
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Rob Archie on Fear
An interview with Rob Archie, entrepreneur and restauranteur, in advance of his Creativity+ talk.
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Maren Conrad on Fear
Interview with local artist and upcoming speaker, Maren Conrad.
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Season 2 Trailer
A podcast exploring the diversity of creative perspectives. Creativity+ cultivates conversations with people from all walks of life in search of common ground, insightful contrasts, unexpected insights and inspiration. Each episode features a pair of speakers (Sacramento-area artists, dancers,...
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Scott Moak & Whitney Johnson on Play
Play is an activity essential to creativity and social well-being, but often overlooked as frivolous or unproductive. Each Creativity+ Play podcast will feature conversations with two speakers from diverse backgrounds offering their unique perspective on the topic. Scott is a veteran of social...
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Molly Hallweaver & Eric Howard on Play
Play is an activity essential to creativity and social well-being, but often overlooked as frivolous or unproductive. Each Creativity+ Play podcast will feature conversations with two speakers from diverse backgrounds offering their unique perspective on the topic. Molly played for Brüte Squad,...
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Grace Loescher & Nick Brunner on Play
Play is an activity essential to creativity and social well-being, but often overlooked as frivolous or unproductive. Each Creativity+ Play podcast will feature conversations with two speakers from diverse backgrounds offering their unique perspective on the topic. Grace is the co-founder and…
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Taryn Thru-u & Christi Black-Davis on Reinvention
#Reinvention challenges us to defy preconceived notions, to know something well enough to break it apart and build it back up or to find an alternate perspective richer in curiosity, creativity, and criticism. Johnathan Cameron, AKA Taryn Thru-U, has been performing in drag for 15 years and is a...
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Steven Pierce & Sonya Bradley on Reinvention
#Reinvention challenges us to defy preconceived notions, to know something well enough to break it apart and build it back up or to find an alternate perspective richer in curiosity, creativity, and criticism. Steven joined the renowned Groundlings Theatre of Los Angeles in 1996 and has served on...
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Meghan Phillips & David Sobon on Reinvention
#Reinvention challenges us to defy preconceived notions, to know something well enough to break it apart and build it back up or to find an alternate perspective richer in curiosity, creativity, and criticism. Meghan Phillips is the CEO and founder of Honey, a Sacramento-based marketing and…
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How many episodes does Creativity Speaks have?
Creativity Speaks currently has 40 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Creativity Speaks about?
Creativity Speaks explores the stories of Sacramento’s creative community. In each episode, Sureena Johl and Phil Tretheway interview a different member of the creative community.
How often does Creativity Speaks release new episodes?
Creativity Speaks has 40 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Creativity Speaks?
Creativity Speaks is created and hosted by Capitol Creative Alliance.
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