The Secret Art of Business

Stories, Crafts, and Art of Building a Business

Presenting Wendy Rivera. Maybe we can all be a little jealous of Wendy Rivera as she is the owner and founder of Muttigans, a place where you can grab a cup of coffee or a smoothie or a frappe, spend time on our porch swings or rockers while your furry family member enjoys snacking on a bully stick! It was also named one of America's Coolest Pet Stores. Of course, Wendy is creative, too, and she shares that here along with her journey. Their motto is "Paws and enjoy life" and I can get completely behind that. https://muttigansplace.com/swansboro/ If you like what you hear, follow here or on Spotify to get the latest episodes.

The Prime Minister Get It Done Even Today

Presenting Julie Delucca-Collins. Julie Delucca-Collins has the pep talk that you didn't even know that you needed. Julie is the Founder, CEO, & Podcast Host of Go Confidently Services. She helps entrepreneurs increase confidence and gain clients. She is passionate about helping women and organizations find success in personal branding, strategic planning, leadership, business development, sales training, marketing, corporate culture, time management, and social media strategies that fit their needs. She may be able to help you, and you can contact Julie at: https://www.goconfidentlycoaching.com/

Playing Teacher to Being The Teacher in Business

Presenting Simone Moreau. Simone is a Professor of Marketing, a marketing coach, consultant and advisor for entrepreneurs, versed in customer-centric perceptions and digital marketing strategy. Simone researches and teaches about digital marketing and consumer-centric strategy, innovation, creativity and design, and tech-forward teaching in the Marketing Management and Business Administration Marketing Programs at Fanshawe College’s Kinlin School of Business, and for Western University’s Continuing Education Marketing Certificate Program. As a facilitator and marketing strategist, Simone leads workshops for entrepreneurs and is devoted to sharing tools and resources that will help business owners create, think, and see marketing problems differently. As a marketing coach for entrepreneurs, Simone works with business owners who are ready to take their online business to the next level by showing up authentically, owning their expertise, and building a sustainable strategy through simple marketing techniques. And above all, she is creative. https://simonemoreau.com @simonemoreaucoaching

The Informer Keeps on Informing

Presenting Angela Meleca. Angela is Executive Director at Creative Ohio and a true thinker-doer and visionary. With an education in journalism, she has remained a storyteller. Add on experience in communication strategy, strategic thinking, government relations, public and media relations, and business development and you have a true L+R powerhouse. Please enjoy this conversation with a true advocate and champion for creative thinkers and doers. And think about becoming a member of Creative Ohio (formerly Ohio Citizens for the Arts) https://creativeoh.org

How Making Mud Pies Leads To Entrepreneurship

Presenting Bessie McIntosh. Bessie McIntosh is "The Maker" at Merkabody in Wasatch, Utah. Merkabody is a line of potent biohacking remedies to help women and their families find relief from symptoms and feel badass. And she doesn't stop there! When she can, she turns the creativity ALL of the way up as a frequent "burner," also known as a participant at the Burning Man Festivals. I could talk to Bessie for hours, but here is a glimpse into her world and how she is working on making it better with L+R brilliance. https://merkabody.com

Imaginary Outdoor Play Now Helps Clients Understand Retirement

Presenting Tanner Link. Tanner is the Founder of Link Asset Management located in Soldotna, Alaska. Alaska. Very excited that he is part of the conversation because his secret creative thing is storytelling. It started with adventures as a child that evolved into how he masterfully explains each story to his clients in how they are going to manage their financials. Listen in on how he keeps his storytelling very fine-tuned.https://www.linkassetmgmt.com/

Neighborhood Networking and Relationship Building

Presenting Francie Henry. Francie Henry is Regional President for Fifth Third Central Ohio and is passionate about improving the lives of their clients. She enjoys learning about every client, their lives, goals, and aspirations. Relationships have always been key. And she has a curious, creative, and innovative side that she shares with us. You will enjoy this conversation. https://www.53.com/

Stepping From Hip Hop Dancing to Branding to Fashion

Presenting Yogi Terrell. Yohannan Terrell is CEO and also serves as the lead on sales and development for Warhol & WALL ST., located in Columbus, Ohio. Warhol & WALL ST. specializes in disruptive branding and creating campaigns for clients that cut through the clutter and allow them to be heard. He is also one of those awesome people that have taken their amazing talent and strategically created success with whole-brained utilization! In his role as the Director of the Columbus Fashion Initiative... well, I'll need to have him back. Please enjoy this amazing discussion. https://warholandwallst.com

Sleepover Makeovers Inspire an Inner and Outer Beauty Empire

Presenting Debra Penzone, Debra took the helm of Penzone Salons in 2008 and, in that time, reinvented what it meant to go to the salon. Embracing her belief in discovering beauty on the outside AND the inside, she started a path of wellness that evolved into her own baby, L I T, an untraditional yoga studio. L I T is about allowing your work on the mat to transform the rest of your life. https://litlifeyoga.com/ And that, of course, is echoed back to Penzone Salons. https://www.penzonesalons.com/ There is so much awesome here. Please listen and/or check out the websites.

Magic and the Art of Data

Presenting Bill Balderaz. Bill is the President and Founder at Futurety. Futurety simply helps you make sense of all of your data, how great is that? You sit on a mound of data and PRESTO! they can deliver the most accurate and most cost-effective way to understand their audience. Did I mention that Bill also studies magic? You can learn more about Futurety here: https://futurety.com/, but the magician is not going to share his secrets.

Building a Business with a Sketchbook and Pencil

Presenting Jeremy Slagle. If you don't know Jeremy Slagle, you do know his work. His website is Slagle Design; go look now; I'll wait. Our career paths have crossed many times over the years and I could not be a bigger fan. Jeremy will talk with us about being successful with a creative mind and how it works with that logic side in helping him to create a path that has elevated him well beyond being an illustrator.

Paper and Empty Boxes Hold Big Ideas in Education

Presenting Jim Stevenson. Jim is up to some very interesting things. After years of being a marketing executive, Jim is now President of the International Center for Creativity. ICC delivers two primary services - education and ideation. A true L+R brain endeavors to help creative people be more powerful in their careers. Please enjoy the conversation, more information can be found at https://iccreativity.com/

Loving Words and Enpowering People

Presenting Sarah Lagrotteria. Sarah is with Just Bloom! It was started in 2021 to empower people to solve open-ended complex problems by boosting their creativity, psychological resilience, and self-efficacy. Why is that important? It fuels innovation and creates more empathetic, resilient, and optimistic humans. https://www.justbloomschool.com/

Cowboys, Cartoons, and Mad Men

Presenting Stephen Fechtor. Stephen is a bit of an advertising legend in Columbus, Ohio. He started is advertising career as one of the "Man Men" and went on to open his own agency. He paired up his creative genius with his sense of logic to build a full career so he can now enjoy retirement. BONUS: He gives some sage advice on how he made it happen. UPDATE: Check out his latest project: imjustahuman-being.com

What Exactly Is The Secret Art of Business®?

The Secret Art of Business® is a story-telling podcast that discusses using your entire brain to deliver success to your business or career. We were naturally creative as children and somewhere along the way we were told that hard work would get us where we needed to go. Re-sparking the right side of our brain will recapture our creativity, our innovation, and our curiosity and it will make businesses and life a lot less stressful.