The Creative Life Podcast: Creativity, Innovation And Inspiring Ideas | James Taylor

Intelligence In The Digital Age Lyn Lesch is the author of “Intelligence in the Digital Age: How the Search for Something Larger May Be Imperiled”. His book examines how our use of digital technologies may be affecting our mental capacities and emotional lives in ways that will make it increasingly difficult for people to explore […] The post CL263: Intelligence In The Digital Age – Interview with Lyn Lesch appeared first on James Taylor.

How to Deal with Rejection Debra Wanger is an award-winning actor, singer, and certified wellness coach who has performed in theaters, cabarets, and screens from New York to Los Angeles. She’s a sought-after public speaker leading workshops at university theater programs and corporate groups across the United States. While working at CAA and as a […] The post CL261: How To Deal With Rejection Like An Actor – Interview with Debra Wanger appeared first on James Taylor.

Why is Creativity Important Duncan Wardle is an innovation keynote speaker, workshop leader, consultant and the former Vice President of Innovation & Creativity at The Walt Disney Company. During his 25-year career at Disney he helped them develop some of their most innovative ideas and strategies. Ideas that would forever change the way the company […] The post CL260: Why Is Creativity Important In Business – Interview with innovation speaker Duncan Wardle appeared first on James Taylor.

How to launch your side hustle Over 433,000 ambitious entrepreneurs start up new businesses each year in the United States. Yet nearly just as many—roughly 400,000 annually—go belly up and close shop. And only one-third are still in existence when 10 years rolls around. In his latest book How To Launch Your Side Hustle, Silicon […] The post CL259: How To Launch Your Side Hustle – Interview with Troy R. Underwood appeared first on James Taylor.

Lead From The Future Mark Johnson is co-founder and Senior Partner of Innosight, a strategic innovation consulting and investing company with offices in Massachusetts, Singapore and Switzerland, which he co-founded with Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen. He has been a strategic advisor to both Global 1000 and start-up companies in a wide range […] The post CL258: How To Lead From The Future – Interview with Mark Johnson of Innosight appeared first on James Taylor.

Jeremy Gutsche Jeremy Gutsche, MBA, CFA, is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning innovation expert, sought-after keynote speaker, and the CEO of Trend Hunter, the world’s #1 innovation website with 200,000 idea hunters and 3 billion views from 150,000,000 visitors. Prior to Trend Hunter, Jeremy grew a $1 billion portfolio for a bank, […] The post CL257: Futurism, Innovation And Space Beer – Interview with Jeremy Gutsche appeared first on James Taylor.

How to Brainstorm David Bates, who some call a high-functioning eccentric, thinks in stories, speaks in aphorisms, and wields a passion for storytelling that’s unorthodox, approaching idiosyncratic. Hired at Google as only 22-years old, David held an objectively unjustifiable amount of power. He built a content team at Google Maps and established a global production […] The post CL256: How To Brainstorm And Co-Create With A Team – Interview with David Bates appeared first on James Taylor.

We Make our Stuff Jules Pieri is CEO and cofounder of The Grommet, a popular online product launch platform that discovers, supports and sells innovative makers. These products can range from problem-solving kitchen utensils to high tech innovations. In her new book How We Make Stuff Now, Jules shares advice and inspiration on how anyone […] The post CL255: How We Make Stuff – Interview with Jules Pieri appeared first on James Taylor.

Mindfulness for Creativity Diane R. Gehart, Ph.D., is an author, an award-winning professor of Counseling and Family Therapy at California State University, Northridge, as well as a practicing psychotherapist. Her new book combines wit, wisdom, and a touch of sweetness to help you uncover playful ways to transform any aspect of your life. It’s called […] The post CL254: Mindfulness For Creativity and Writers Block – Interview with Diane Gehart appeared first on James Taylor.

Fearless Innovation Alex Goryachev is managing director of Cisco’s global Co-Innovation Centers. He spearheads several award-winning international programs and initiatives to accelerate innovation – whether that impacts operations, businesses processes, or technology. An award-winning Silicon Valley veteran whose resume reads like a brief history of tech disruption, Alex is a sought-after speaker on innovation and […] The post CL253: How Fearless Innovation Helps Leaders Adapt To Change – Interview with Alex Goryachev appeared first on James Taylor.

How To Be A Fearless Leader Alan Weiss is a consultant, speaker, and bestselling author. Described by the New York Post as “one of the most highly regarded independent consultants in America,” his consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients such as Merck, Hewlett-Packard, GE, Mercedes-Benz, and more than 500 leading organizations. He […] The post CL252: How To Be A Fearless Leader – Interview with Alan Weiss appeared first on James Taylor.

Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman Joey Coleman helps companies keep their customers. An award-winning speaker, he shares his First 100 Days® methodology for improving customer experience and retention with organizations around the world and his clients include Whirlpool, Volkswagen, and Zappos. Joey’s Wall Street Journal best selling book ‘Never Lose a Customer […] The post CL251: How To Never Lose A Customer Again – Interview with Joey Coleman appeared first on James Taylor.

How To Lead An Extraordinary Life Extraordinary Life to Changing how business leaders think with Darren Gold The author of the new book Master Your Code: The Art, Wisdom, and Science of Leading an Extraordinary Life. Darren Gold is a Managing Partner at The Trium Group, where he advises and coaches CEOs and leadership teams […] The post CL250: How To Lead An Extraordinary Life – Interview with Darren Gold appeared first on James Taylor.

Bill Treasurer is the founder of Giant Leap Consulting and author of five books on courage and leadership, including the international bestseller Courage Goes to Work. Bill has led over 1,000 leadership programs across the world for clients that include NASA, Saks Fifth Avenue, UBS Bank, and eBay. His latest book, co-authored with former US […] The post CL249: Leadership Killers, Courage and Humility – Interview with Bill Treasurer appeared first on James Taylor.

In today’s episode of The Creative Life I talk with Ora Nadrich about mindfulness and the creative process. Ora Nadrich is founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking, and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity and the groundbreaking book, Says Who? How One Simple Question Can Change the Way You […] The post CL248: Mindfulness And The Creative Process – Interview with Ora Nadrich appeared first on James Taylor.

Charlie Gilkey helps people start finishing the stuff that matters. He is an author, entrepreneur, philosopher, Army veteran, and renowned productivity expert. Founder of Productive Flourishing, Charlie helps professional creatives, leaders, and changemakers take meaningful action on work that matters. His new book is called “Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done” and […] The post CL247: How To Go From Idea To Done – Interview with Charlie Gilkey appeared first on James Taylor.

A passionate storyteller by nature who measures his success by helping people reach their potential, Steve Pacinelli serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of BombBomb. He is also the co-author of Rehumanize Your Business: How Personal Videos Accelerate Sales and Improve Customer Experience.   In this episode, we cover: 3:19 – How to close sales […] The post CL246: How To Rehumanize Your Business With Personal Videos – Interview with Stephen Pacinelli appeared first on James Taylor.

After a life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies on Park Avenue, David Wood built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and serving huge audiences worldwide. He now coaches high performing executives, entrepreneurs, teams, and even prison inmates, to create amazing results and deep connection. One tough […] The post CL245: How To Have Tough Conversations – Interview with David Wood appeared first on James Taylor.

By 2025, AI will power 95 percent of all customer interactions. But despite of this technological disruption my guest today argues that the most important part of a great ?customer experience is relationship building. John DiJulius is a sought-after authority on world-class customer experience, working with companies such as The Ritz-Carlton, Lexus, Starbucks, and Progressive […] The post CL244: How AI Will Change Customer Experience – Interview with John DiJulius appeared first on James Taylor.

Rhonda Scharf is a Professional Speaker, Trainer, Author, and Consultant specializing in People Power and Effectiveness. She has travelled the globe getting people “on the right track” with her unique perspective on life, work, and getting things done both today and in the future. As a top speaker Rhonda is the only person in the […] The post CL243: Will AI Take My Job? – Interview with Rhonda Scharf appeared first on James Taylor.