Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrasso

Today’s guest is Laura B. Whitmore. She is a singer/songwriter, music marketer, event producer, and founder of the Women’s International Music Network AKA WIMN, as well as the She Rocks Awards, both of which focus on bringing together and honoring women from all facets of the music industry. Laura fell in love with music at a young age and always kept the dream of pursuing it on her heart. Studying business and music in college, Laure earned a B.S. in Music Merchandising and she started her music marketing career right away...Going from a company called Korg, then transitioning to create her own PR and Marketing firm and finally ending up as the senior Vice President for Positive Grid, which is a musical instrument and software company. During her entire professional career, she always remained an artist-putting out music continuously, whole time she kept her passion for songwriting alive, continuously putting out music, she also became a music journalist and interviewed musicians at places like Parade and Guitar World, as well as all her advocacy work to empower and bring together women in music with WIMN and the She Rocks Awards. From Today's Chat, You'll Learn: How to balance multiple passions  How to avoid negativity bias in your creativity How to authentic and effective networking How to market yourself and your business The best way to choose a path when you have many different options Why it’s okay to step away from your art for a while  How to micro-dose courage. How to have an open mindset and be willing to learn What your “Big Three’s” are and how to adapt with them through your everyday life How to come into an experience with the question “can I learn?” other than “what can you give me?” How to build self-trust And MORE! -Remember to subscribe/follow to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If it helped you or made you smile, share the love :) Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Do you consider yourself a late bloomer? Do you beat yourself up on your journey? Condemning yourself for not moving “Quickly enough?” or taking, “Big enough steps?” Me too. But I think I’m about to stop doing that so much and I have so ideas on how you can too.  Today I want to talk about the power and beauty of being a late bloomer, why it’s okay if you take a little longer to make a move in your life/dreams and how to have more patience and grace for yourself as a creative and human.  Also- this revelation was brought to me by a...fruit tree? YES. You heard that right, honey. It's about to get weird and woo woo in here. Time to unleash. Join me in dropping the charges on yourself, learning to trust and believe in divine timing and how to invest in the art of allowing. Here we go!  **Remember to subscribe/follow to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. If you can, please leave us a rating and review- it really helps increase the show's visibility and get out to more beautiful, creative souls. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If it helped you or made you smile, share the love :) Links: Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Today’s guest is Rachel Fulton- Rachel is a podcaster, producer and student best known for hosting The Impact 89Fm’s podcast, The State and for being the Director of Podcasting for WDBM, which is the top position at Michigan State University’s student radio station, The Impact. She is studying Journalism at Michigan State - which happens to be my alma mater. AND, the reason she’s here today is because she is the latest addition to the Unleash Fam as my editor and mentee and I can’t wait for you to meet her.When I was looking for someone to work with me on Unleash, I kept saying, “I want to hire a little me,” When I met Rachel, I was blown away by our similarities. Such a similar worth ethic - packing our schedules to the brim with what we love, an enthusiasm for life and a passion for podcasting. Today we’ll share:  The story of how we met and came to work together What it has been like building our working relationship and mentor/mentee relationship How to take criticism well The difference between her college experience and mine What I was like as a college student What I am like as a boss Why I believe in hiring for heart and training for skill  How to manage mental health/social media as a college student Her journey of finding her place in the world through her passion AND MORE! Remember to Rate, Review and Follow Unleash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods! Links:  Watch Rachel's Video she did about me for her creative thinking class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPJKFpJxIlM  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

On The Guest: Today’s guest is Lizzie Weber, the singer/songwriter who first put the idea in my mind that I also might be able to become a songwriter someday. More on that later. For now you should know she is an incredible  indie folk artist known for her features in publications such as the Huffington Post, Glide Magazine and Seattle Weekly, as well as her collaborations with Grammy-award winning producer Sheldon Gomberg and Oscar-winner and singer/songwriter, known for the movie and musical Once, Marketa Irglova and for just being a stellar person. From this conversation you’ll learn: How to take a chance on yourself How to take fear out of the driver’s seat and take the risky path that leads to our truest selves. Why your subconscious is a fruitful ground for creativity How to focus on your long-term creative work rather than social media content alone Tips for cultivating patience The merit of being a big fish in a small pond How to recover from trauma and turn pain into purpose  How to adapt to uncomfortable changes Why a long creative process is okay  Lizzie's emotional story about her miscarriage and how she is sharing it through music  How to get yourself seen as an indie artist or small business  The importance of following instincts  And More!  Check out Lizzie's new song here: https://linktr.ee/lizziewebs  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Hi Creative Cutie! Today’s guest is Elaine Lou Cartas. She’s a business coach, career coach, and speaker for Women of Color and Allies, serving clients in 23 different countries! Elaine has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Money Magazine, Badassery Magazine, Pasadena Magazine, and Good Morning La La Land. She has spoken around the world from Sweden to Indonesia, as well as Fortune 500 companies like Universal Music Studios. From this conversation you’ll learn: How to structure work around your life, not the other way around  When it's time to move on from free work  Why it’s more important to think about Who you want to speak with and what you want them to feel How to view money as energy Why free may no longer be appropriate for you How to confront your mental health head on Why it’s never too late to start something you’ve always wanted to do How to Start Your Dream Project / business  How to build a support system Tips for working through fear  How to control/manage money while building your business Why managing the things you need are important for the things you want How to identify your roles outside of your work and learn to understand those roles Why learning your outside rules are a crucial part of living a fuller life Why setting boundaries with your work and outside life are important Why is your ‘WHY’ important, how to find it, and then once found, figuring out how it guides you How to shift your thought process from ‘what do I want to achieve?’ to ‘how do I want to feel?’ How to move through generational trauma  How to live a healthy and holistic life The value of mistakes And More!  -Remember to subscribe/follow to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If it helped you or made you smile, share the love :) Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Today’s guest is Laura Vanderkam. She’s an author, speaker and productivity expert best known for her wildly popular Tedtalk, which has been viewed over 7.4 million times, for hosting the Do it by Breakfast Podcast AND co-hosting the Best of Both Worlds Podcast, and for authoring several books, including The New Corner Office, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast and more Her most recent book, TRANQUILITY BY TUESDAY, is out October 11th and teaches readers to:Think about time strategically by creating a resilient, not perfect, schedule. That’s what we’re discussing today. Oh and she’s also married and a Mother of 5 children, so you best believe her time-management methods work! Her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, City Journal, Fortune, and Fast Company. She has been on a number of television programs as well including The Today Show, CBS This Morning, and HUNDREDS of radio segments. From This Conversation You’ll Learn: How to start tracking your schedule Why time management is an important factor in creating a life you love & reclaiming your time Why creating a schedule isn’t restrictive, it’s actually expansive How to take a normal life and make it joyful and adventurous, by small adjustments That organizing your life will help increase creativity How to plan ahead for the things you want to do How to prioritize stressful things that need to get done to help with anxiety Why we all need a bedtime How to create a habit in just three days Why making a list of your wildest dreams is important Why adventure is crucial to living a fulfilled life And Much More! Get Laura’s new book, Tranquility by Tuesday, HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Tranquility-Tuesday-Ways-Chaos-Matters-ebook/dp/B09Q7SWZRV Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso Check out our new Website: UnleashYourInnerCreative.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Can you believe???? My little baby (podcast) is all grown up. When I started this show all I knew was I wanted to use my voice to connect with other people and I really wanted to do that through a podcast AND that I knew repressed creativity was the cause of so much of the world's suffering and I wanted to help people unleash. What I have learned, the community I've gained and the love I've poured into this show and it has poured into me has been so much greater than what I could have anticipated. Through it I have gotten to meet some of the kindest, most talented souls in the world (you,) talk with my heroes and discover and bring myself to the table in a more authentic way than I knew possible. So today we're taking a trip down memory lane - I'm going to share some of my favorite Unleash Lessons and my top takeaways from 200 episodes.  From this, you'll learn:  -Why inspiration is great, but at the end of the day, unleashing is an Inside Job -Why you should never let fear of making a mistake rule you  -Why going through pain is necessary sometimes in order to get the life you want  -Why maybe multi-passionate life has its drawbacks and ways to overcome them/focus for a time  -Why Planning is overrated  -The importance of consistency (and why it's hard AF for me)  -How to overcome a creative block from yourself or others with the negativity bias antidote  -How the artist alchemizes pain -Why let go, let God really works for sensitive souls trying to achieve a dream  -How Morning Pages have saved my life (and my gentle plea that you try them, too)  -Why ageism is BS -creativity does NOT have an age limit  -Why regret is a myth  -Why just because something is more popular, doesn't mean it's better AND MORE! -Remember to subscribe/follow to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If it helped you or made you smile, share the love :)  Follow me/the show:  @laurenlograsso  @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Today’s guest is Karenlee Poter, a self-proclaimed “COUGAR,” as well as an author, influencer, and co-host of the popular podcast, “Sex Talk with My Mom." Karenlee is  a true phoenix. At age 47, her husband of 24 years was tragically murdered and she found herself a widowed Mother of three, having to completely rebuild her life from the ground up. With courage and tenacity, she rose from the ashes and transformed her pain into purpose. She ended up reinventing herself and creating a new career as a host, sex expert and author, talking about her life as a cougar and a sexually expressed woman. Her and her work have been featured on Tosh.0, The Today Show, Comedy Central, the Huffington Post, Pop Sugar, esquire and today she adds Unleash to the list! From this conversation you’ll learn: How to embrace all that you are & own it How to recover from trauma and come out even stronger The BEST way to deal with trolls Why allowing yourself to be uncomfortable can only help your growth How to STOP caring what other people think How to reinvent yourself at any age How to get comfortable talking about sex with ANYONE (even your parents And/or your kids) How to become comfortable with your body and figure out what you like Why you should never hold back from going for your dreams and to “just do it” How to release fear  How to stop giving a f*ck and start living boldly  AND how to have great sex life! Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

On The Guest: Today’s guest is Joshua Brandon. Josh is a writer, director, and producer. He has been part of many films including CBS’s Friend Me, Syfy’s Haven, Fox’s Houdini & Doyle, and his upcoming production film A Thousand Little Cuts. He also became a coauthor for one of William Shatner’s books called Boldly Go. Joshua came to America from Australia with a goal to be a TV writer. Through struggles he has developed skills to independently make his dreams a reality. He brings a lot of stories through his experiences that we can all learn from. From this Conversation You’ll Learn: -Why Fear of Regret can actually be a great motivator -The anxiety of keeping your big break -Why you must keep creating even when no one asked you to -Why Relationships are EVERYTHING in Business -The importance of owning your power and your ability to make Your Own Dreams Come True -What being inside of a writer’s room really looks like -How do authentic networking (and build REAL relationships) -Why people are everything -if you have good people in your life success is inevitable -Why you should Invest in people, not ideas -How to recover from Rejection -How curiosity can lead your career -The power of asking, “Hey Can I come and Learn from you?” -How to recover from your creative pandemic slump -How important planning is in a creative’s life + How to get better at planning -How to use your privilege to make art to help disenfranchised groups -Leadership tips for working in creative places -The importance of therapy for creatives -The power of asking Relevant Info: Remember to Rate, Review and Follow Unleash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods! Follow the show on Instagram: @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso Find out what I am up to and more: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Today’s guest is Elissa Kalver, founder and creator of We Got This, an online platform whose goal is to support people going through cancer as well as a support for their loved ones. Elissa was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer in July of 2021. Elissa hopes to inspire, empower and lift cancer patients spirits through their lives. She has a lot of tips and tricks to seeing the beauty in bad situations and is so true to heart. From this conversation you’ll learn: -The difference between Being alive & Truly Living -How to help people through the hardest parts of life -How to allow people to help you -Why the WE is always more powerful than the I -How she partnered with huge companies -Alchemize your pain -The best thing you could do to help a cancer patient + the thing you should NEVER do -Why you don’t have to handle your burden alone and in fact, no one can -Why you shouldn’t try to relate to someone going through cancer -How to Join Elissa's non-profit, We Got This and help cancer patients and their loved ones everywhere!  Relevant Info: More info on We Got This: https://wegotthis.org/ Remember to Rate, Review and Follow Unleash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods! Link to Authority Magazine Article: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-music-star-lauren-lograsso-on-the-five-things-you-need-to-shine-in-the-music-industry-a836075cd6da?fbclid=IwAR0suB5Z-GawaAb9cKM_Uta-LWbvkZSN_CJCgQHmK8pQMBZZ2p8dTojA0bU Follow the show on Instagram: @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso Find out what I am up to and more: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Do you feel overly attached to outcomes? Do you struggle to tolerate discomfort and, because of this, often give up? Are you struggling to find your purpose and the ‘why’ underneath what you want? Then, honeybuns, you are in the right place! Today, I’m sharing some revelations that have been on my mind in the past few weeks  having to do with the importance of tolerating disappointment, finding a why that's healthy for you and balancing your desire for greatness with the knowledge that who you are is the best thing about you. From this episode, You'll Learn:  The importance of developing tolerance for discomfort Why I've realized I don’t need to be a monk and I don’t need to be a capitalist drone (And WTF that means in practice haha) How to combine your inner-worth with your dreams Why the message you want to bring forth matters more than the way you bring it forth  Why it's best to wait to pursue something until you can find a why that is healthy for you.  The power of remembering how many people are rooting for you Sometimes the key to feeling more yourself and just getting back to doing what you love with good people Unadulterated joy and passion still rise to the top - IE The Corn Song!  Remember to Rate, Review and Follow Unleash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods! Link to Authority Magazine Article: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-music-star-lauren-lograsso-on-the-five-things-you-need-to-shine-in-the-music-industry-a836075cd6da?fbclid=IwAR0suB5Z-GawaAb9cKM_Uta-LWbvkZSN_CJCgQHmK8pQMBZZ2p8dTojA0bU Follow the show on Instagram: @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso Find out what I am up to and more: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Today’s guest is Harleen Kaur, co-founder and CEO of “Ground News” a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources, read between the lines of media bias and break free from algorithms…Basically, it’s a news source that tells the truth without a political slant, which is pretty damn rare these days. Harleen is a remarkable woman and creative and a person who has never let an obstacle stand in her way…She went from having her high school math teacher tell her she couldn’t pass to becoming a top aerospace engineer to transitioning her career several times until she decided to revolutionize the News Business with The Truth. From Today's Chat, You'll Learn:  -Why the most creative choice is going back to basics -How to overcome early childhood programming & release limitations  -Why unconditional love is one of the most underestimated head starts you can have in life -The power of the twisty and ever-changing creative path -How to reinvent yourself & release fear of change  -How to go back to the definition of something -Why The truth alone is revolutionary. The basics are revolutionary -Whether the liberal media could have helped Trump get elected - Why You’re Not 100% Right and why that’s empowering -The meaning of SOULCIAL Justice -Why you should be open to being wrong -The benefits of having an open mind -The benefit.power of being an outsider -AND MORE! LINKS: Check out Ground News Here: https://check.ground.news/unleash (CANNOT RECOMMEND ENOUGH!!!!)  Remember to Rate, Review and Follow Unleash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods! Follow the show on Instagram: @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me: @LaurenLoGrasso Find out what I am up to and more: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

On this week's episode my boyfriend Timmy joins me to answer some deep, funny and heartfelt questions. We found these questions in my friend and fellow podcaster, Danielle Robay's Question Everything deck: which is a deck of 52 cards (featuring 52 different questions) designed to help people tap into the power of getting curious, which, as we know, is a key to creativity, empathy, compassion, self-love and basically all things that are good. On the episode, you'll hear us answer Questions Such As :  -What's the title of your memoir for THIS season of your life? -Do plants thrive or die in your care?  -What's the biggest sacrifice you've had to make on your path to achievement?  -How did you get your name? What's your nickname and who gave it to you?  -What would younger you not believe about your life today?  -What's your favorite scent -What's the best and worst you've ever gotten and why?  -What's a quote, lyric or poem you hold onto tightly?  -How would you introduce yourself to a stranger?  -What's the weirdest thing you've ever done in a car? (MY STORY IS HORRIFYING lol) -And MORE! ...Answer along with us, jot some of the questions down to ask your partner, friends, family, etc. and start building your curiosity about yourself and the world around you! It's one of the best ways to spark creativity!  Remember to Rate, Review and Follow Unleash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods! Follow the show on Instagram: @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso Find out what I am up to and more: https://linktr.ee/laurenlograsso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

Over the past year I have been thinking a LOT about why I want what I want when it comes to my creative career. In this episode I break down some of the less-healthy parts of my why--the possible origin(s) to my why...This episode is a bit like a solo therapy session where I try to dismantle unhealthy beliefs. My hope is that in listening to me do it, you can start to unravel your own untrue or unhealthy beliefs that are keeping you from being your most authentic/joyful self and from doing work that lights you up. Here we go!  A few takeaways:  How to pinpoint the origin of your unhealthy beliefs How to start to untangle and rewire those limiting beliefs  Why if you can figure out your authentic Why- the How matters not  Why disappointment is not the same thing as failure Why the people in your life are the ultimate litmus test of success  Why the answers are always inside of us- not outside  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message

On The Guest: Today’s guest is Lindsay McCormick, founder and CEO of “Bite” a brand whose goal is to help make a cleaner planet by eliminating the use of plastic in personal care products. Lindsay has been featured in Business Insider, Fast Company, Today.com, CNBC and Bloomberg to name a few. She even turned Mark Cuban Down for an investment on Shark Tank because she’s that much of a badass. She has a lot to teach us all about how to trust your gut and heart even when it’s not logical to onlookers. It always pays off in the end. BITE makes everything ranging from toothpaste to deodorants and the products are Cruelty Free, Vegan, Carbon Neutral and as someone who has used them, I can honestly say, they’re awesome! From this Episode, You'll Learn:  The benefits for a twisty path Tips for 20-somethings  How to follow your curiosity  How to build and grow and audience or customer base  How to quit the right way  Why sometimes you need to take a step backward to take a step forward  The merit of slow, sustainable growth  How to make friends with your anxiety  Leadership Tips  Why right now is the most important time for world-changing ideas And A LOT more!  Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message