CreativeMornings: The Journey Behind

In this episode I speak with Ross Drakes about CreativeMornings in Johannesburg. We talk about how the city's diversity creates a unique environment that allows creativity to thrive, what it's like to build something to outlast you, and how creative communities are adapting now more than ever to connecting online.

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On this episode I speak with Katja Guiri, who was until very very recently the host of CreativeMornings in Munich. In our conversation I was jealous about how much of our global community Katja’s been able to experience — she grew up in Slovenia and first attended an event in Ljubijana, started attending events across Europe as she traveled, and then got involved first as a volunteer when she moved to Munich. We talked about Oktoberfest, how her work managing creatives helps her manage a team of creative volunteers, and what it’s like to sleep curled up on the floor next to a BMW — I think you’re going to love hearing her story.

You can find Katja on LinkedIn, where she'd love to answer YOUR questions about Solvenia or cars or beer or managing creative people: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katja-guiri/

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My guest today is Michelle Mercurio, host of the Richmond Chapter of CreativeMornings.

Richmond is a city bursting with creative energy and a large creative community, and Michelle is fortunate to have an INCREDIBLE team helping her lead the chapter. I was inspired by the way they work together and the things they've done during the pandemic.

Michelle also shared with me how her work as a brand catalyst and "authenticist" influence her as a host. She describes "authenticist" as a person who helps visionaries embrace their identities through self-trust and storytelling, and shared some of why and how she does that.

Michelle shares a specific exercise called the See You Letter -- try it out and see for yourself!

You can follow the Richmond chapter on Instagram at @CreativeMornings_rva, and Michelle's personal instagram is @michmerc.

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My guest on today’s episode is Jamie Rodgers, host of the chapter in Lexington, Kentucky.

Among the hosts I’ve met or spoken to, Jamie is unique in that her day job is with the city of Lexington itself. As a person who’s always worked in the public sector, she has a unique perspective on what CreativeMornings brings to the community and has been able to integrate CreativeMornings into her city in ways that are really inspiring. For example, as you’ll hear today they had their mayor speak at a recent event, which is a goal we’ve had in Denver for a while.

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Caio Matos is the host of the Sao Paulo chapter of CreativeMornings and works in the field of innovation and community building.

Caio describes Sao Paulo as a very creatively diverse city, and their chapter as having many folks who work outside of the fields we typically call creative like art and design. This also reflects Caio’s own life and skill set: he has a degree in pharmaceuticals and found creative mornings through a research company he was working with.

In this episode you'll hear about Caio's story growing up outside of São Paulo, finding his way into a creative career, and how being an organizer continues to inspire and inform his world outside of CreativeMornings. This podcast and all of our work are supported by: Ogilvy

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Susana Juárez is the host of CreativeMornings in Guadalajara. In this episode we chat about her transition into freelance, finding some loneliness in the freedom of working for yourself, and founding the first CreativeMornings chapter in Mexico.

Outside of her host work Susana is a freelance brand strategy consultant, cultural manager, creative project manager, and, in her words, interdimensional translator and transdisciplinary creator. See more of her work on her website, im-promp-tu.mx and on twitter instagram as @yo_soy_zou.

Susana also does all of the graphic design work for this podcast including our podcast logo and logos for each episode. Thank you, Susana!

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Nicolás Rosso-Londoño is the host of CreativeMornings in Ghent, Belgium and has hosted or helped organize chapters in Bogota, Antwerp, and Brussels as well.

Outside of CreativeMornings Nicolás is a graphic designer and runs his own studio called n2Sn (www.n2Sn.com). In our interview he talked about how his graphic design career lead him in to hosting community events, how CreativeMornings tears down walls, and how hosting helped him get a visa in Belgium.

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Christine Watson of Winnipeg shares about what it's like to start a new CreativeMornings chapter online during the pandemic, how CreativeMornings has informed her work as an educator, and why gathering is so important for creative people.

You can find Christine's animated CreativeMornings application video on YouTube, here: https://youtu.be/wU9R_Cr8N0s

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Vivian Carrasco from the Ft. Worth chapter of CreativeMornings shares about why they split from Dallas, how her team grew stronger during the pandemic, running hybrid events, and what's coming for them this year.

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RJ from CreativeMornings/Denver is starting a new project to interview hosts from around the world and learn about "The Journey Behind" their decision to host a CreativeMornings chapter. In the series we'll learn more about hosting CreativeMornings has influenced their lives and vice versa, how the last year has gone, and their plans for the future.

In this episode you'll learn more about the what / why / how / where / when / who / which / were / whomever / whence behind this incredibly fun project.

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