The Secret Art of Business

Those Childhood Bedroom Concerts Can Lead to Building Better Communities

David Brown is the Founder and Creative Director of the award-winning Harmony Project. Harmony Project helps inspire the Columbus community to disrupt dissonance, embrace difference and build social harmony through people, art, and community that make an impact. David and his choir have had featured performances for The President's Cup, NCAA Women's Final Four, and on CBS Sunday Morning, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and The Nantucket Project. They have shared the stage with numerous celebrities and have held performances for the community that have had up to 500 singers. David is doing brilliant and it is a pleasure sharing this discussion. https://harmonyproject.com You can also see what they are doing at YouTube: Harmony Project on YouTube

The "Friend Pack" Leader Evolves to a Leader in Business

Sometimes you are born with it. And Zulene Adams was born to be an entrepreneur and the CEO and Co-Founder of Z Promotions. In her journey, she was the leader of the "friend pack" and as a result built incredible relationship building skills that serve her clients, her team, and the community. https://www.zp-a.com/

Keep Living Like a Kid and Finding Your Next Thing

Mark Henson started in radio and has now traveled full circle, leveling up to a "friendly, believable, and positively real dad-next-door" voice actor. Mark has always been a creative person and his career reflects this as he is an author, an entrepreneur, and a creator of characters with his voice. Treat yourself and follow Mark on the socials, he's made fun an artform and he is a pretty talented guy. https://markhensonvo.com/

Boosting Brains With The Magic of Music

Julie Chambers is the Owner of Chambers Music Studio, which was a very natural step as she has been teaching since 2008. She has her state teachers license, Bachelor’s and Master’s in music education, Kodaly certification, Music Pedagogy diploma, and has begun her Estill Voice Training....  whew! She has numerous teachers working for her to teach K-12 as well as adults. You would be in very good hands if you still wanted to learn to play piano or if you have a child that does.https://chambersmusicstudio.com

Business Leadership and Consulting via Sesame Street

Jeanette Armburst is a Certified Coach and Owner of Greenlight Leadership Consulting Group (tune in and listen to me destroy that name, LOL!) I've been an admirer of Jeanette's leadership for a very long time as well as her career path that involved a stroll down Sesame Street. Big teams, small teams, she had lead them all and can coach you on your path, too. https://greenlightleaders.comPhoto credit: Karianne Munstedt Portrait

The Trail from National Parks to Funding the Arts

Tom Katzenmeyer is the President and CEO of The Greater Columbus Arts Council and could not be a bigger champion for the arts. GCAC strategically allocates public funds to the arts; help artists, educators and arts organizations to thrive; and, find ways to connect artists to the community. I was incredibly honored to talk with him about how he got here and what GCAC is tackling for the future. To find out about all of the brilliant work being done by Tom and his amazing team, to donate, or learn more about all of the grants available, go to https://www.gcac.org/

Academia and the Artist

Who better to understand the importance of art in business than Dr. Melanie Corn, President of the Columbus College of Art and Design? Dr. Corn is in the unique position of running an organization that attracts students that sometimes only know that they can draw. CCAD takes their raw talent and graduates a workforce that can bring innovation, creative problem solving, and talent for all areas of business. You can learn more about CCAD here, and see all of the amazing things that they are doing.https://www.ccad.edu

Kindness, Kürtősh, and Kreativity

Nicole Provillon did a hard turn in her career and chose to built a dream. Nicole is the founder and owner of Kurly Kürtősh, a bakery featuring a chimney cake (known as kürtőskalács in Hungarian). These pastries feature a crispy, flavorful outside and a soft & fluffy inside designed to hit your sweet spot—and your heart. Her story as to how she got hear is a real treat, too. https://www.kurlykurtosh.com/ @kurlykurtosh 

Create Until The Path Appears

Devin Goetz is a Sr. Art Director, Graphic Designer, and Artist driven by a love for studio and design arts. Devin is a true artist with a degree to prove it, but he knows that the learning and growing go well beyond graduation day as he constantly challenges himself to reach farther in his career. He is a self-proclaimed nerd of anything with sustainability through mass market or brands. https://www.devingoetz.com

Creativity Can Define Itself In Events, Marketing, And The Spoken Word

Is your creative genius in art, marketing, events, or the spoken word? Marshall Shorts does all this. He is a creative director and designer in Columbus, Ohio, by way of Cleveland. Founder of Artfluential, a design consultancy that brings culturally informed creative direction, strategy, and design to businesses, agencies, and creatives. He is also the co-founder of Creative Control Fest, an annual conference and platform that centers creatives of color and advocates for diversity within the creative class. Did I mention he is also the Vice Chair of the Board of Maroon Arts Fest? AND a TEDx speaker. Yeah, that, too. Pretty cool. https://artfluential.com https://www.instagram.com/creativecontrolfest/?hl=en https://maroonartsgroup.com

Balance Creates Great Things, Even Before You Graduate

Kennedy Watkins is working on a degree in coding but is also the CEO and founder of Gilded Teas. Kennedy started coding at a young age but was also drawn to music. With a lot of hard work, she was awarded the Gold Award, the highest award recognized by the Girl Scouts, and will quickly make you feel like an underachiever because she is also balancing an entrepreneur life at the helm of Gilded Teas. Listen to this episode, then quickly look at her website for her teas. https://gildedteas.com/

Making Time For Art is Essential. Even With 1000+ Employees

Merry Korn is the Owner and CEO of Pearl Interactive Network, Inc., a social enterprise that blends a for-profit business with a social mission that provides work opportunities to people with barriers to employment. The company employs over 1,100 employees and is registered for business in 31 states. Merry has also worked in the community with various groups with excellent results. In her spare time... what? Yes, she makes the time to unplug. Tune in to hear her story. https://pinsourcing.com

Imagining (and Creating) a Brilliant Career in Academia

Robert Coles is the Senior Director of Digital and Creative Services at Stanford University. Robert started with a degree in art and strategically plotted a course for a role he truly loves. He is now an experienced Creative Services Director with a demonstrated history of working in higher education and retail. Robert is skilled in photography, logo design, branding & identity, Adobe Indesign CC, social media, digital advertising, and web design. He also does amazing illustrations, including those that appear in the children's books he has published. A true artist with an amazing career. http://tinyurl.com/yck3xsxu

Creating Experiences for Clients and In Her Own Kitchen

Rachel Friedman is the Founder + CEO at TENFOLD and TENSPACE, and for 30 years, her professional career has been dedicated to building brands through the lens of culture. As CEO of TENFOLD and TENSPACE, her team helps clients uncover what makes them special - leveraging their secret sauce as a source of competitive advantage to win. Rachel has been fortunate to combine her passion and unique educational background, including a BFA in Design and an MBA in Strategy, to lead a powerhouse creative team on our journey to inspire humanity. https://www.tenfoldbrand.com https://www.tenspacebrand.com
 

She Did Acting and Marketing and Now She Publishes for Children

Andrea Bergstein is the Founder, CEO, and creator of Scribblitt. Scribblitt is a website where children can go to have their stories taken seriously and have them actually published. Andrea's idea for a business was based on the passion reflected by her children, and there is really no more true form of creativity than with children. She also knew that her child could not be the only one wanting to express themselves in this way and made a place for children's ideas for comic books, novels, and poetry to come to life.
You really need to listen to Andrea's story and see what she is doing at https://scribblitt.com/