The Create and Grow Podcast

Did you know that it is possible to transform your health data into artistic expression? Justus is here to tell you how having something tangible about your body’s information helps in healing healthcare.

In today’s episode of The Create and Grow Podcast, we speak with Justus Harris.

Justus Harris is the epitome of what it means to combine disciplines to make a greater impact in the world. They are an artist, educator, and health advocate.  After their Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis, Justus founded MedSculp, which from 2016-2020 used the expertise of doctors, entrepreneurs, and technologists to create data visualization experiences for patients to better understand their complex medical history.  Justus Harris has taken this initiative into patient-experience consulting work with clients in clinical trials such as Medidata, where he is a Patient Insights Board member.  In corporate consulting Justus is a facilitator specializing in the patient perspective in design-thinking, empathy, and using creativity in multi-disciplinary teams.  

Their international art practice has taken them to the Kennedy Center as a Citizen Artists Fellow and Berlin as a European Commission Recipient. As an educator, Justus focuses on public speaking and facilitation, including features at TEDx and Stanford Medicine X.  Justus supports individuals 1x1 through coaching with professionals in career transition who are prioritizing their creative practices to transform their lives and the world.

Topics Covered on this episode of The Create and Grow Podcast:

06:20 A Creative Skill called Transformation
09:30 Dr. Daniel Siegel: Interpersonal Neuro-Biology
11:25 Art Transforming Health
14:30 Third Gem of Intercultural Creativity: Observation
15:40 Draw to Increase Observational Skills
17:12 Redefining Creativity
18:48 Transforming Diabetes 1 Data into Artistic Expression
22:30 Highlighting the sculpture with Dr. Katz’ Keeping Your Brain Alive
24:29 Build Your Creative Space to Innovate Any Workplace
25:05Justus’ Sculptures on Exhibits
26:48 Art is Solving the Problem
28:16 Tips from Justus for People to Dive in Their Artistic Creativity

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 Connect with Justus Harris:

• Website:

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• TEDx Talk:

https://www.ted.com/talks/justus_harris_artists_are_key_to_healing_healthcare

• LinkedIn:

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/justusharris/

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‘Genein, I can’t take any more voice over powerpoints! This is having no long term effect on people’s behavior around these DEI topics!”

I heard this and I knew one reason why.

If facilitators aren’t tapping into people’s emotional brain, there is no strong connection to the topic. Sitting in a 60 minute lecture you are not emotionally committed to means it goes in one ear and out the other. Especially if it is a topic that can put people in a defensive mode or a ‘I’m not engaged’ mode.

The neuroscience is clear. The hippocampus’s decision to store memories hinges on two factors: emotional significance and previous knowledge for association.

Emotion leads. Content follows.
Connection leads. Learning (and then hopefully behavior change) follows.

In this Diamond Mentor Moment, I’ll discuss the importance of training, professional development and classroom learning that utilizes emotional imaginative strategies to teach difficult topics that bring about change.

This new era of thinking needs new strategies of online and in person teaching.

This new era needs Intercultural Creativity®.

Join us!

Genein Letford, M.Ed
CAFFE Strategies, LLC

https://caffestrategies.com/

Topics Covered on this episode of The Create and Grow Podcast:

9:28 Increasing Emotional Awareness
14:46 Why men need emotional agility and emotion freedom
19:27 Why the formative years are critical
25:00 The Importance of Play
28:30 Being an Attuned Parent
32:24 Why you need care
33:30 SEEM - Core Ingredients for a life well lived
36:43 Scheduling Spontaneity
40:25 The Importance of the Arts
43:30 The Importance of the ‘Observer Self’

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 Connect with Dr. Sa Afridi:

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• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Website

 #PowerOfJournaling #PerspectiveShifting #SeeingYourLifeFromAnOutsidePerspective #CAFFEStrategies #Intercultural #Diversity #InterculturalCreativity #Creativity #InterculturalCreativity #innovation #Mental Health #EmotionalHealthandFindingtheLightofCreativity

Did you know your creative thinking ability affects your financial wealth? Did you know that your relationship with money is also affected by your cultural lenes?  Bob is here to share how these concepts are connected and how to build a solid financial foundation with these connections in mind.

In today’s episode of The Create and Grow Podcast, we speak with Bob DePasquale.

Bob is an advocate of stewardship. He has always believed in taking care of the things that he has been blessed with. It is his mission to help others in doing the same.

Bob’s perspective derives from a battle with cancer at age 18.  Having his life threatened at such a young age leads to a unique view of the gift that is vitality.

 Bob is also a Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the United States, which it awards to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board's initial and ongoing certifications requirements.

Enjoy learning how your creative health and relationship with money affects your financial wealth.

Topics Covered on this episode of The Create and Grow Podcast:

00:00 - Introduction to Making a Way with Compassionate Leadership for C-Suite
02:35 - Get to Know Bob DePasquale
07:00 - Stand Out Story from Bob’s First Book
09:54 - First Step to get Creative with Money
12:57 - Thoughts on Culture with Money Attached to One’s Self-worth and Identity
26:20 - Intercultural Creativity Aspect of Giving
36:53 - How Intercultural Creativity is Connected to Intercultural Interactiveness
38:44 - Cultural Curiosity
40:58- Learn More about Bob

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 Connect with Bob DePasquale :

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobdepasquale/
• Website: https://initiateimpact.com/blog
• Book: https://www.bobdepasquale.com/the-book

 #PowerOfJournaling #PerspectiveShifting #SeeingYourLifeFromAnOutsidePerspective #CAFFEStrategies #Intercultural #Diversity #InterculturalCreativity

Are you leading the way for others? If you need to know how, Tara is here to lead the way!

In today’s episode of The Create and Grow Podcast, we speak with Tara Jaye Frank.

Her work, fueled by a deep belief in the creative power and potential of everyone, focuses on building bridges between people, ideas, and opportunity.

Before founding her culture and leadership consultancy, Frank spent twenty-one years at Hallmark Cards, where she served in multiple executive roles, including Vice President of Creative Writing and Editorial, Vice President of Business Innovation, Vice President of Multicultural Strategy, and Corporate Culture Advisor to the President. Tara Jaye Frank resides in Dallas, Texas, with her rockstar husband, two of their six children, and their three dogs. She is also a proud Spelman Alumna, and a member of the Executive Leadership Council, the Network of Executive Women, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Topics Covered on this episode of The Create and Grow Podcast:

00:00 - Introduction to Making a Way with Compassionate Leadership for C-Suite
03:15 – Who Is Tara Jaye Frank
07:30 - What can People Start Doing on Leadership for C-Suite
10:06 - Focus on the Norm
14:30 - Tara’s Take on Cultural Competence
17:45 - Activities for C-Suite
21:26 – Why Cultivate Self-awareness?
25:50 - Guard Your Ego
28:49 - The Work of Carol Dweck Growth Mindset
34:04 - The Employee Centric View
38:22 - Adaptability to All

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https://tarajayefrank.com/

https://wearethewaymakers.com/ 

 #PowerOfJournaling #PerspectiveShifting #SeeingYourLifeFromAnOutsidePerspective #CAFFEStrategies #Intercultural #Diversity #InterculturalCreativity

Today’s Diamond Mentor Moment uses the incident of the 2019 university college scandal to talk about the effects of “protecting” our children and team members from experiencing rejection. What is going on in the brain when rewards are just given to us and we don’t have to work for them? What does that do to our creative identity?

Join me today as we dive into the university blues of removing failure from our life!

Dr. Kelly Lambert's TEDx Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJL3gjc8ak

Today’s Diamond Mentor Moment uses the incident of the 2019 university college scandal to talk about the effects of “protecting” our children and team members from experiencing rejection. What is going on in the brain when rewards are just given to us and we don’t have to work for them? What does that do to our creative identity?

Join me today as we dive into the university blues of removing failure from our life!

Dr. Kelly Lambert's TEDx Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJL3gjc8ak

How does theater arts help you in business? Well Theo is here to highlight the connections!

Bronx, NY native Theo Caesar began his career as a professional actor at the age of 10. From his first commercial, which was filmed in the original office of MTV in the 80s, to his first feature film role in "Police Academy 3", it was obvious that there was a positive chemistry between young Teddy Abner and the entertainment world. Theo left NYC and Acting to pursue a career in music writing, production and performing in Hampton Roads, VA.

In this episode, Theo shares with us how Creativity relates to working in 90210 Talent Agency. Theo also states that as far as the entertainment world, it’s about people who are writers, producers and people who have the vision for pulling together the idea for the show but then there's a bunch of different things that you have to be creative about. There's creative marketing, there's creative financing, there's creative ways of pulling together, different resources and networking. For Theo, this creativity is tremendous in their industry.

On this episode of The Create and Grow Podcast, you’ll hear:

• Defining Creativity in a Talent Agency

• Arts as a Big Component in Increasing your Creativity and Knowledge

• Theo’s Learning that Helped Grow His Talent Agency

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Time Stamps

00:00 - Introduction to The Bridge Between the Boardroom and the Stage
01:37 - Defining Creativity in a Talent Agency
14:00 - Arts as a Big Component in Increasing your Creativity and Knowledge
25:33 -Theo’s Words of Wisdom 

 #PowerOfJournaling #PerspectiveShifting #SeeingYourLifeFromAnOutsidePerspective #CAFFEStrategies #Intercultural #Diversity #InterculturalCreativity

On this Diamond Mentor Moment we are going to share some tips on how to 'Curate Your Creativity' and leverage your subconscious to build a mindset of creative thinking and self encouragement.

Everything matters and everything has an effect on your identity if you are not curating your own creative mindset with intention.

Join us for this quick tip of Intercultural Creativity®!

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Can a fish teach you leadership?

Well, learning HOW to fish can and Michael Leytem has created the framework that proves it!

At CAFFE Strategies, we know the power of metaphorical thinking and the C.A.T.C.H and Release Framework is one of the best leadership strategies we have found for this new era of work.

In this episode, Michael reviews the framework and why it has cutting edge elements a compassionate effective leader needs during these VUCA times. He is a genius!

Enjoy the show and grab those wisdom gems!

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Michael's Bio:

Michael has been a talent management consultant and leadership coach since 2011. He has worked with hundreds of Fortune 500 leaders to customize talent strategies and leadership solutions that drive personal and organizational growth. As a published academic, with an M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Michael has studied the mental processes and social pressures that influence effective leadership. His life-long passion for leadership, psychology, and mindfulness transcends throughout his work and interactions with others.