The Create and Grow Your Brain Capital Podcast

Intercultural Creativity™ is the new skill for this new era! Most people don’t know that your creative thinking is affected by your ability to observe, connect, and adapt with people across cultures lines. And this creative health affects your financial wealth and your company’s bottom line. So if you’re looking to increase your intercultural creative thinking as well as your financial outlook, then this podcast is for you!

Last refreshed: July 9th, 2025 at 12:24 AM ⓘ

Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.

Follow on

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

RSS

Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app

Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

How To Rebuild Creativity Within Our Schools - Culture Strategist Todd Nesloney - Episode #47

In order to have a creative workforce we need a creative school system. As the director of culture and strategic leadership in Texas, Todd Nesloney knows all about reigniting the creative presence within schools. In this episode you will learn: -How to build a creative climate in your teams -How to lead with courage in times of change -How to share your wins and losses to build creative risk taking in others Bio: Todd is the director of culture and strategic leadership at Texas Elementary Princi...

Oct 12, 2020•31 min

How to Build a Creative Culture in a Volatile Unstable Environment for 2021 - Creativity Trainer Anne Jacoby - Episode #46

We’re already living in the future of work and Anne is getting us ready for 2021! Anne Jacoby is a top creative thinking trainer who is excellent at helping businesses create the right culture that supports innovation, inclusion and creative thinking. In this episode you will learn: Why seeing creativity as a discipline will improve your innovation strategy How to establish a creative culture within your organization. How to improve 'inclusion and belonging' with your employees. Why the arts are...

Oct 06, 2020•38 min

Why Play Needs to Be Apart of Your 2021 Innovation Strategy - Playologist Jeff Harry - Episode #45

He's not the King of POP but he's the King of PLAY! He is here to share why play is now an integral part of your business and personal success. While we spend most of our time pretending to be important, serious grownups, it's when we let go of that facade and just play, that the real magic happens. Fully embracing your own nerdy genius — whatever that is — gives you the power to make a difference and change lives. Jeff believes that we already have many of the answers we seek, and by simply unl...

Sep 28, 2020•54 min

How to Use Human Centered Design to Ignite Creative Thought in Business - Zuzana Dobro - Episode #44

Escaping communist Czechoslovakia and here to inspire your creativity with the top creative thinking strategies within entrepreneurship, Zuzana is a lead voice on living a 'human centered life' of purpose. In this episode you will learn: -how your level of curiosity affects your level of life success -how to overcome obstacles and limitations (including an iron curtain!) to make an impact - why travel is key to perspective agility -how to use the 'human centered design' to pull out innovative id...

Sep 13, 2020•49 min

How to Creatively Answer the Call for Credit Education in Underserved Communities - Carlos Hernandez - Episode # 43

Launching a business in the middle of a pandemic certainly takes creativity! Carlos shares his insight for Crediverso and the strategic moves he's taking to answer the call for financial education and empowerment for his community! Enjoy the show! Carlos' Bio: Born in Los Angeles into a Mexican-American family who has long served the Latino community, Charlie Hernandez is a California accredited attorney who holds three degrees from Harvard University. With his father a former Chairman and CEO o...

Sep 11, 2020•31 min

How to Price Your Creativity and Ideas at True Value - Pricing Expert Jacquette Timmons - Episode #42

How do you price your creative genius? Ask Ms. Jacquette Timmons! In this episode you will learn: How your unseen behavior choices are affecting your money! How to communicate with your spouse/partner about your money expectations. How to view your creative genius ability to produce ideas How to price your creative genius for this market! This is a podcast episode you don’t want to miss! She's the top facilitator on pricing your expertise, dealing with imposter syndrome and using your creative t...

Aug 31, 2020•53 min

How to Deal with Compliance, Creativity and Supporting Creative Abrasion for Corporate Success - Jenny Kim - Episode #41

In a world of checking for compliance and structure, can creativity survive and thrive? Ms. Jenny Kim, the overseer for political law compliance in the United States, has interesting viewpoints on creativity within our justice systems, educational systems and even throughout our HR hiring process. She highlights the shift companies will need to take as they determine new hiring criteria for candidates - including creative thinking, empathy and egoless risk-taking. Listen in for great insights fo...

Aug 16, 2020•44 min

How Personal Finance Affects Your Creativity and Life Success - Tim Ranzetta - Episode #40

Tim Ranzetta knows creativity, entrepreneurship and personal finance! After starting his own dog walking business at 7 years old and having one successful exit in his entrepreneurial journey, he realized the importance of financial literacy while guest teaching at a high school. So NextGen Personal Finance was born! He and his team now runs this non-profit in order to supply free personal financial education to high school students and free professional development to teachers. He also gives tim...

Aug 10, 2020•43 min

How to Increase Your Creative Empathy - Trevor Romain - Episode #39

Best-selling author, creative thinker and 'story farmer', Trevor Romain is a man of many talents. He uses creativity, the arts and empathy to help children deal with trauma and transition in their lives. During this time of a pandemic, Trevor’s methods are critical for our students. He talks about the importance of visual art for creative thinking even in non-artistic thinking. Doodling can be a game changer and a springboard for creative thinking. He also shares his four pillars of living a lif...

Aug 03, 2020•36 min

The Entertainment Industry, Philanthropy, and Creativity: A Match Made in Heaven - Sarah Adolphson - Episode #38

Philanthropic consulting may sound calm but when you are connecting top entertainers to the top needs of our world through compassionate giving, (especially during a pandemic) - the adventure never stops. This is where creativity comes in! Sarah Adolphson and her team know how critical it is to have creative thinking skills to navigate their event focused business. She looks at creating value by shifting perspectives, utilizing her imagination and pushing boundaries. She also has a message for y...

Jul 27, 2020•31 min

COVID and COLLEGE - A First Gen Experience - Monica, Jackie, and Katherine - Episode #37

Welcome to college! Oh, by the way, please move out by tomorrow!! We're in a pandemic!! This COVID-19 pandemic has placed many in a comprised situation and college students who were already in vulnerable positions continue to feel the uncertainly. Powerhouse students from the UC and CSU college systems speak out on their experience of dealing with COVID, college and the sudden stress this pandemic has had on their collegiate experience and their mental and emotional health. They highlight some i...

Jul 13, 2020•49 min

How To Live a Creatively Adaptable Life -DanRam - Episode #36

From commanding the stage with President Obama, Richard Branson, and Jessica Alba, to advising heads of state and coaching top entrepreneurs, Dan Ram is an international voice on living a creative adaptable life with purpose and passion. He speaks on how, in one weekend he lost over 30 bookings and resorted to creative thinking to rebuild his platform and focus during this pandemic. He is an expert on the adaptability quotient (AQ) and shares the top skills, strategies and tips to living a creat...

Jul 08, 2020•44 min

How Creative Psychosynthesis Leadership Could Be Your Innovation Key - Lily Lapenna MBE - Episode #35

From financial inclusion to creative leadership training, Lily Lapenna does it all. Her non profit, MyBnk, worked in financial education into the national curriculum in the United England and I wanted to get insight on that success so we can duplicate it here! She is also a top executive leadership trainer drawing on over a decade of CEO experience as well as a Post-Graduate Certificate in Psychosynthesis Leadership Coaching. Lily supports executives with all aspects of business, from strategy t...

Jun 29, 2020•36 min

How Asset Framing Those You Serve Encourages Their Creativity and Success - Trabian Shorters - Episode #34

What is asset framing? Trabian Shorters talks about 'asset framing' and why it is needed as we continue advocating for justice for the Black community. As an educator and entrepreneur it is an important topic, no matter which demographic you serve. Asset and deficit framing affects our students' success and their creative potential. I sat down with him a while back to interview him and felt it is a timely topic to share with our podcast community at this time. Trabian Shorters is the founder and...

Jun 21, 2020•10 min

The 16 Diamond Tools of Creative Thinking - Genein's Keynote Speech - FinMango Global Conference - Episode #33

On May 29th, FinMango , a financial and entrepreneurship training organization, hosted a global conference with over 50 speakers from three continents. I was honored to be the opening keynote speaker. After I shared my story of paying off $100,000 worth of debt on a teacher's salary, I spoke on how our creative thinking skills affect our financial well-being. I also demystify the concept of creative thinking and lay out some of the implementable Diamond Thinking Tools that highly creative thinke...

Jun 12, 2020•19 min

How To Close the Racial Wealth Gap - Prosperity, Creativity and Purpose - Eugene Mitchell - Episode #32

Financial Illiteracy isn't a Black problem, it's an American problem; but the negative effects are compounded in Black and Brown communities. Political power is closely tied to financial empowerment. Many people in communities of color do not have adequate financial education. Wealth equals opportunity. From his unique executive-level position at a Fortune 100 Company for almost two decades, Eugene Mitchell observed how other races, religions and ethnic groups use financial tools and strategies ...

Jun 08, 2020•34 min

← Prev

Hosted on Buzzsprout

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android