The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Suzy Batiz almost didn’t get to realize her creative potential. She nearly committed suicide at a young age and struggled with herself for years. But she was able to overcome those hardships, and eventually she found massive success as an entrepreneur. Listen to her story and how she nurtured her curiosity as a child into the super power that it is today! SaneBox – Take back your email sanity with SaneBox. They remove all the junk from your inbox and help keep your email life organized. Visit sanebox.com/creative today and you’ll get an extra $25 credit on top of their two week free trial. Suzy Batis is an entrepreneur, author, and professional motivator. She’s the founder of Poo-Pourri, and her company is now worth over $300 million. Her success comes from viewing a business as a living, breathing organism that needs to be raised and nourished much like a child. Suzy Batiz almost didn’t get to realize her creative potential. She nearly committed suicide at a young age and struggled with herself for years. But she was able to overcome those hardships, and eventually she found massive success as an entrepreneur. Listen to her story and how she nurtured her curiosity as a child into the super power that it is today! SaneBox – Take back your email sanity with SaneBox. They remove all the junk from your inbox and help keep your email life organized. Visit sanebox.com/creative today and you’ll get an extra $25 credit on top of their two week free trial. Suzy Batis is an entrepreneur, author, and professional motivator. She’s the founder of Poo-Pourri, and her company is now worth over $300 million. Her success comes from viewing a business as a living, breathing organism that needs to be raised and nourished much like a child.

Why don’t we follow through with our New Year’s resolutions? What prevents us from going through with the goals we set? Dr. Srini Pillay knows why, and he knows what it takes to get past that and accomplish your goals for a new year. Hear the psychological and emotional reasons why you don’t accomplish your goals and how you can change that in our latest episode! Squarespace – It’s the beginning of the year, and chances are there’s a project you want to start this year. Squarespace can help you do that. Go to squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch use the offer code “unmistakable” to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Dr. Srini Pillay is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Part-Time) at Harvard Medical School. He is known for combining “head and heart” (figuratively and literally) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, spirituality, and horns-grabbing joie de vivre to combat the stresses faced by ambitious and high-achieving people in academia, business, and life. Why don’t we follow through with our New Year’s resolutions? What prevents us from going through with the goals we set? Dr. Srini Pillay knows why, and he knows what it takes to get past that and accomplish your goals for a new year. Hear the psychological and emotional reasons why you don’t accomplish your goals and how you can change that in our latest episode! Squarespace – It’s the beginning of the year, and chances are there’s a project you want to start this year. Squarespace can help you do that. Go to squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch use the offer code “unmistakable” to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Dr. Srini Pillay is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Part-Time) at Harvard Medical School. He is known for combining “head and heart” (figuratively and literally) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, spirituality, and horns-grabbing joie de vivre to combat the stresses faced by ambitious and high-achieving people in academia, business, and life.

What defines people in high stakes situations? What causes some people to perform seemingly above themselves when the risks are great? Michael Gervais has studied people and their reactions under high stakes situations, and he knows the answer. Conviction, clarity, and more are why some people are able to perform so well under pressure. Hear what he has to say and about his life in our latest episode! Dr. Michael Gervais serves director of DISC’s High Performance Psychology. As a California licensed psychologist specializing in high performance, he works in the trenches of high-stakes environments, where there is no luxury for mistakes, hesitation, or failure to respond. What defines people in high stakes situations? What causes some people to perform seemingly above themselves when the risks are great? Michael Gervais has studied people and their reactions under high stakes situations, and he knows the answer. Conviction, clarity, and more are why some people are able to perform so well under pressure. Hear what he has to say and about his life in our latest episode! Dr. Michael Gervais serves director of DISC’s High Performance Psychology. As a California licensed psychologist specializing in high performance, he works in the trenches of high-stakes environments, where there is no luxury for mistakes, hesitation, or failure to respond.

Do you need help maximizing your brain power or exercising your mind? Then Jim Kwik has what you need! He is the founder of Kwik Learning, and he is an expert in brain performance and has cutting-edge techniques to help you optimize your mind! Jim suffered a brain injury as a child, but he created strategies to help himself learn more efficiently and wants to share those same strategies with you! Take a listen! Jim Kwik is the founder of Kwik Learning and is an expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, brain performance, and accelerated learning. He’s been a mental coach for top celebrities and CEOs as well as a trainer for leading organizations across the globe.  Do you need help maximizing your brain power or exercising your mind? Then Jim Kwik has what you need! He is the founder of Kwik Learning, and he is an expert in brain performance and has cutting-edge techniques to help you optimize your mind! Jim suffered a brain injury as a child, but he created strategies to help himself learn more efficiently and wants to share those same strategies with you! Take a listen! Jim Kwik is the founder of Kwik Learning and is an expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, brain performance, and accelerated learning. He’s been a mental coach for top celebrities and CEOs as well as a trainer for leading organizations across the globe. 

What exactly is “genius” and how do you use it? Gay Hendricks, a renowned psychologist and writer, has an idea of how to discover your “genius” and how you can use it to exceed what you previously thought you could do. Everything from contemplating what you love about your work to simply focusing on breathing for a short period of time, Hendricks understands how to find your zone of genius and exceed your limitations while doing so! Gay Hendricks is a psychologist, writer, and practitioner in the field of personal growth, relationships, and body intelligence What exactly is “genius” and how do you use it? Gay Hendricks, a renowned psychologist and writer, has an idea of how to discover your “genius” and how you can use it to exceed what you previously thought you could do. Everything from contemplating what you love about your work to simply focusing on breathing for a short period of time, Hendricks understands how to find your zone of genius and exceed your limitations while doing so! Gay Hendricks is a psychologist, writer, and practitioner in the field of personal growth, relationships, and body intelligence

Austin Kleon is one of those adults who hasn’t stopped drawing since he was a kid. His ongoing passion for drawing and writing eventually lead to to becoming a best selling author of books like like Steal Like an Artist, Show your Work, and Newspaper Blackouts.  He’s also spoken about creativity in the digital age for organizations and conference such as Pixar, Google, TEDx and The Economist. Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of three illustrated books: Steal Like an Artist  is a manifesto for creativity in the digital age; Show Your Work and Newspaper Blackout  a collection of poetry made by redacting words from newspaper articles with a permanent marker. Austin Kleon is one of those adults who hasn’t stopped drawing since he was a kid. His ongoing passion for drawing and writing eventually lead to to becoming a best selling author of books like like Steal Like an Artist, Show your Work, and Newspaper Blackouts.  He’s also spoken about creativity in the digital age for organizations and conference such as Pixar, Google, TEDx and The Economist. Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of three illustrated books: Steal Like an Artist  is a manifesto for creativity in the digital age; Show Your Work and Newspaper Blackout  a collection of poetry made by redacting words from newspaper articles with a permanent marker.

Have you ever wondered how your brain functions when setting goals? How does it differentiate between the basic, more primal goals and the more complex goals we as humans can create? Srini Pillay is an expert in the “head and heart” approach to personal development, and he knows all about how the brain works and the tricks you can do to help set more attainable goals. Dr. Srini Pillay is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Part-Time) at Harvard Medical School. He is known for combining “head and heart” (figuratively and literally) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, spirituality, and horns-grabbing joie de vivre to combat the stresses faced by ambitious and high-achieving people in academia, business, and life. Have you ever wondered how your brain functions when setting goals? How does it differentiate between the basic, more primal goals and the more complex goals we as humans can create? Srini Pillay is an expert in the “head and heart” approach to personal development, and he knows all about how the brain works and the tricks you can do to help set more attainable goals. Dr. Srini Pillay is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Part-Time) at Harvard Medical School. He is known for combining “head and heart” (figuratively and literally) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, spirituality, and horns-grabbing joie de vivre to combat the stresses faced by ambitious and high-achieving people in academia, business, and life.

Do you want to know how to effectively use the science of persuasion? Bushra Azhar knows how to utilize persuasion in both business and personal life to help find your way in this world! As someone who went from making $10 a month to $100,000, Bushra is a master at the science of persuasion. She helps dismantle the stigma around persuasion, explains why you shouldn’t mistrust curiosity, and more in this episode! Away Travel: Away bags and accessories make for the perfect gift with our lifetime guarantee and 100-day trial, so there’s a perfect size and color for everyone on your list this holiday season. Or, grab an Away gift card if you can’t make up your mind. For $20 off a suitcase, visit awaytravel.com/creative and use promo code “creative” during checkout! Bushra Azhar has been featured in Forbes, Fast company, Inc. and many other places, She’s worked with companies like Pepsi, Unilever and E&Y as well, and she’s mastered the art and science of persuasion. Do you want to know how to effectively use the science of persuasion? Bushra Azhar knows how to utilize persuasion in both business and personal life to help find your way in this world! As someone who went from making $10 a month to $100,000, Bushra is a master at the science of persuasion. She helps dismantle the stigma around persuasion, explains why you shouldn’t mistrust curiosity, and more in this episode! Away Travel: Away bags and accessories make for the perfect gift with our lifetime guarantee and 100-day trial, so there’s a perfect size and color for everyone on your list this holiday season. Or, grab an Away gift card if you can’t make up your mind. For $20 off a suitcase, visit awaytravel.com/creative and use promo code “creative” during checkout! Bushra Azhar has been featured in Forbes, Fast company, Inc. and many other places, She’s worked with companies like Pepsi, Unilever and E&Y as well, and she’s mastered the art and science of persuasion.

Have you been believing in “potential” more than actual, tangible results? According to Todd Herman, the word “potential” is taboo in his practice because it’s “the crutch that average people use to describe their mediocre results.” Take a listen to our latest episode as Todd discusses what it’s like to be a performance coach and how there are many, many myths to being a successful person in this world. Away Travel: Away bags and accessories make for the perfect gift with our lifetime guarantee and 100-day trial, so there’s a perfect size and color for everyone on your list this holiday season. Or, grab an Away gift card if you can’t make up your mind. For $20 off a suitcase, visit awaytravel.com/creative and use promo code “creative” during checkout! Todd Herman is a performance coach who helps Olympians, billionaires, and teams break through to new levels of performance.  Have you been believing in “potential” more than actual, tangible results? According to Todd Herman, the word “potential” is taboo in his practice because it’s “the crutch that average people use to describe their mediocre results.” Take a listen to our latest episode as Todd discusses what it’s like to be a performance coach and how there are many, many myths to being a successful person in this world. Away Travel: Away bags and accessories make for the perfect gift with our lifetime guarantee and 100-day trial, so there’s a perfect size and color for everyone on your list this holiday season. Or, grab an Away gift card if you can’t make up your mind. For $20 off a suitcase, visit awaytravel.com/creative and use promo code “creative” during checkout! Todd Herman is a performance coach who helps Olympians, billionaires, and teams break through to new levels of performance. 

According to Phillip Mckernan, one of the world’s deepest tragedies is that we don’t believe in ourselves. “We don’t put value on our own skin,” he says. Giving back to people and giving back to the world is a profound way to make change and grow, but you can’t grow if you ignore the impact that giving makes. Take a listen as Phillip talks about how giving is a way to help find out more about yourself and why we need to create less busyness and distractions in our lives! Phillip Mckernan is a speaker, coach and creator of the film Give and Grow: A Journey to Uncover Your Gift According to Phillip Mckernan, one of the world’s deepest tragedies is that we don’t believe in ourselves. “We don’t put value on our own skin,” he says. Giving back to people and giving back to the world is a profound way to make change and grow, but you can’t grow if you ignore the impact that giving makes. Take a listen as Phillip talks about how giving is a way to help find out more about yourself and why we need to create less busyness and distractions in our lives! Phillip Mckernan is a speaker, coach and creator of the film Give and Grow: A Journey to Uncover Your Gift

Frank Ostaseski has noticed that we as a society obsess about death. We spend a great deal of time trying to prepare for it and hope that we are “ready” for it when the time comes. But according to him, the best way to prepare for death is by living your life the best way you possibly can. Listen as Frank details how simply waiting on the dying of our loved one and ourselves makes us miss all the moments in between. Freshbooks is offering a 30-day unrestricted trial to Unmistakable Creative listeners for their cloud accounting solution specially designed for small business owners. To claim it, go to freshbooks.com/creative and enter “Unmistakable Creative” in the How Did You Hear of Us section. Twenty20 provides you with real-world, authentic stock photos. To get 5 free inspiring photos today, go to twenty20.com/unmistakable Hostgator hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s website hosting by clicking here. DesignCrowd gives you access to a creative team of more than 550,000 logo, web, and graphic designers at a price that is accessible to anyone. For up to $100 off your first design project, click here  and use the promo code CREATIVE. Frank Ostaseski is a Buddhist teacher, international lecturer and a leading voice in contemplative end-of-life care. In 1987, he co-founded of the Zen Hospice Project, the first Buddhist hospice in America. In 2004, he created the Metta Institute to provide innovative educational programs and professional trainings that foster compassionate, mindfulness-based care. He’s also the author of The Five Invitations  Frank Ostaseski has noticed that we as a society obsess about death. We spend a great deal of time trying to prepare for it and hope that we are “ready” for it when the time comes. But according to him, the best way to prepare for death is by living your life the best way you possibly can. Listen as Frank details how simply waiting on the dying of our loved one and ourselves makes us miss all the moments in between. Freshbooks is offering a 30-day unrestricted trial to Unmistakable Creative listeners for their cloud accounting solution specially designed for small business owners. To claim it, go to freshbooks.com/creative and enter “Unmistakable Creative” in the How Did You Hear of Us section. Twenty20 provides you with real-world, authentic stock photos. To get 5 free inspiring photos today, go to twenty20.com/unmistakable Hostgator hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s website hosting by clicking here. DesignCrowd gives you access to a creative team of more than 550,000 log

In our interview with the “rock and roll engineer,” Adam Steltzner discusses how exploration expresses our humanity and is an entirely unique trait among us all. He believes it’s a fundamental part of our humanity and is just like art and theater in that it’s a “gesture of who we are.” Take a listen to hear how a NASA engineer views humanity and what makes us the way we are! For 10 years,  Adam Steltzner led a team of engineers inventing, designing, testing and retesting the revolutionary “sky crane” landing system that successfully placed the Mars rover, Curiosity on the Martian surface in 2012.  Since then, he’s been awarded honors ranging from the Smithsonian’s American Ingenuity Award in technology, to GQ magazine’s Spaceman of the Year. In our interview with the “rock and roll engineer,” Adam Steltzner discusses how exploration expresses our humanity and is an entirely unique trait among us all. He believes it’s a fundamental part of our humanity and is just like art and theater in that it’s a “gesture of who we are.” Take a listen to hear how a NASA engineer views humanity and what makes us the way we are! For 10 years,  Adam Steltzner led a team of engineers inventing, designing, testing and retesting the revolutionary “sky crane” landing system that successfully placed the Mars rover, Curiosity on the Martian surface in 2012.  Since then, he’s been awarded honors ranging from the Smithsonian’s American Ingenuity Award in technology, to GQ magazine’s Spaceman of the Year.

The question no longer is whether or not technology is good or bad for us; it’s now “What do we do with it?” And there’s nobody in the world right now who can better answer that question than Amy Blankson. Through technology, Blankson has been working on implementing positive psychology strategies in new and inventive ways. Take a listen to hear how she does that and how she views the new technology in our lives! Freshbooks is offering a 30-day unrestricted trial to Unmistakable Creative listeners for their cloud accounting solution specially designed for small business owners. To claim it, go to freshbooks.com/creative and enter “Unmistakable Creative” in the How Did You Hear of Us section. Twenty20 provides you with real-world, authentic stock photos. To get 5 free inspiring photos today, go to twenty20.com/unmistakable Hostgator hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s website hosting by clicking here. DesignCrowd gives you access to a creative team of more than 550,000 logo, web, and graphic designers at a price that is accessible to anyone. For up to $100 off your first design project, click here  and use the promo code CREATIVE. Amy Blankson is the only person to be named a Point of Light by two Presidents (President Bush and President Clinton).  She received a Presidential appointment to serve a five-year term on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National Service, and was one of the youngest delegates to the Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future.  Amy received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Yale School of Management.  In 2007, Amy co-founded GoodThink to bring the science of happiness to life for organizations and individuals. Amy brings both passion and practicality to GoodThink. She is currently doing research in partnership with Google to determine how to make positive psychology strategies stick and create sustainable positive change. She serves as a Visioneer for the Xprize Foundation for Personal Health, and was a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course. Amy is the author of two books: Ripple’s Effect and The Future of Happiness: 5 Modern Strategies to Balance Productivity and Well-being in the Digital Era (Spring, 2017). The question no longer is whether or not technology is good or bad for us; it’s now “What do we do with it?” And there’s nobody in the world right now who can better answer that question than Amy Blankson. Through technology, Blankson has been working on implementing positive psychology strategies in new and inventive ways. Take a listen to hear how she does that and how she views the new technology in our lives! Freshbooks is offering a 30-day unrestricted trial to Unmistakable Creative listeners for their cloud accounting solution specially designed for small business owners. To claim it, go to freshbooks.com/creative and enter “Unmistakable Creative” in the How Did You Hear of Us section. Twenty20

Think you have people figured out? Well you have nothing on Vanessa Van Edwards! She’s a behavioral investigator, and she knows the science behind finding success with people in your every day life. Take a listen to our latest episode to learn all about the human psyche and why we crave success and how we go about trying to find that success! Freshbooks is offering a 30-day unrestricted trial to Unmistakable Creative listeners for their cloud accounting solution specially designed for small business owners. To claim it, go to freshbooks.com/creative and enter “Unmistakable Creative” in the How Did You Hear of Us section. Twenty20 provides you with real-world, authentic stock photos. To get 5 free inspiring photos today, go to twenty20.com/unmistakable Hostgator hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s website hosting by clicking here. DesignCrowd gives you access to a creative team of more than 550,000 logo, web, and graphic designers at a price that is accessible to anyone. For up to $100 off your first design project, click here  and use the promo code CREATIVE. Vanessa Van Edwards is a published author and behavioral investigator. She is a professional people watcher—speaking, researching and cracking the code of interesting human behavior for audiences around the world. She’s also the author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People Think you have people figured out? Well you have nothing on Vanessa Van Edwards! She’s a behavioral investigator, and she knows the science behind finding success with people in your every day life. Take a listen to our latest episode to learn all about the human psyche and why we crave success and how we go about trying to find that success! Freshbooks is offering a 30-day unrestricted trial to Unmistakable Creative listeners for their cloud accounting solution specially designed for small business owners. To claim it, go to freshbooks.com/creative and enter “Unmistakable Creative” in the How Did You Hear of Us section. Twenty20 provides you with real-world, authentic stock photos. To get 5 free inspiring photos today, go to twenty20.com/unmistakable Hostgator hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s website hosting by clicking here. DesignCrowd gives you access to a creative team of more than 550,000 logo, web, and graphic designers at a price that is accessible to anyone. For up to $100 off your first design project, click here  and use the promo code CREATIVE. Vanessa Van Edwards is a published author and behavioral investigator. She is a professional people watcher—speaking, researching and cracking the code of interesting human behavior for audiences around the world.

You can find confidence in many ways. But for Ben Weston, dancing is one of the best ways to do so. Ben teaches men to dance with confidence and power at parties, clubs, and weddings. Dancing can be something foreign or terrifying to men, but not to Ben. And he has a unique story about how he got here and became the dancer he is today. Ben Weston, the Men’s Dance Coach, helps men learn how to dance with confidence and power. And he’s on a mission to get the world dancing, one man at a time.  You can find confidence in many ways. But for Ben Weston, dancing is one of the best ways to do so. Ben teaches men to dance with confidence and power at parties, clubs, and weddings. Dancing can be something foreign or terrifying to men, but not to Ben. And he has a unique story about how he got here and became the dancer he is today. Ben Weston, the Men’s Dance Coach, helps men learn how to dance with confidence and power. And he’s on a mission to get the world dancing, one man at a time.