On this episode we talk about Operating from your Potential. If an alternate version of you-a version that’s accomplished all of your dreams and met you, what would they say? Would they encourage you to keep going, or feel ashamed that you didn’t use all of the creative talents and gifts you possess to share on this planet. Are we working from the demands and limitations or others, or the creative potential that you are capable of? SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT SUPPORT THE SHOW www.buymeacoffee.com/...
Oct 17, 2023•18 min
This episode is a compilation of creative tips and insights from some of our past guests. Hopefully one or all of these tips helps you in some sort of fashion and provides you with some added value for your creative career, relationships, training, or life. Brewing some inspiration for your week! SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT SUPPORT THE SHOW www.buymeacoffee.com/TheCreativeBrew SPONSORS All Skill No Luck If you’re a creator, athlete or entrepreneur, luck can only get you so far. Having the right sk...
Oct 10, 2023•34 min
This episode we share Kevin “Blax” Burroughs, the Artistic Associate Director with Oceanside Theatre Company. 2022 Craig Noel Award Winner for Outstanding Specialty Artist, Burroughs is a proud African-American singer, dancer, actor, director, choreographer, and lighting designer born and raised in San Diego. He’s been a performer, board member, and/or member of the creative team with companies that include Moonlight Stage Productions, New Village Arts, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Cygnet Theatr...
Oct 03, 2023•37 min
We chat with Beth, Becky, Kevin, and Lila with the Art House Project, an art collective with Art is Here Partnership and Hetzel Art Studios in Cleveland, TN. They share their story of how the Art House project was conceived, what they offer, and some of the artists-like Lila that’s in residency there. They share some of their plans, creative tips and ending words of wisdom for our audiences. Brewing some inspiration for your week! SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT SUPPORT THE SHOW www.buymeacoffee.com/T...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 17 min
This episode we talk this concept. People like water will seek its own level. Negative people generally hangs out with negative people, and positive will hang around positive. Figure out ways of hanging with people that want to exchange ideas, resources, solutions, connections. If you’re generally a positive person and you hang around negative people-odds are you will be the next one. Likewise you hang around high growth people, you will most likely be the next one. Which level are you actually ...
Sep 19, 2023•22 min
In this Special Brew episode of the Creative Brew, I bring my lovely wife Heather onto the show. We flip the script and she turns into the host and interviewer, for this episode, diving into questions about my world and a lot of things that I do from running Langfordesign and Just Heart Apparel to creating books and characters like Seed and Mush Mush, from working with organizations, starting an arts scholarship in remembrance of my mom, to me competing in college wrestling and even now still tr...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr 22 min
186. Love your Struggles This episode we talk about loving your struggles. I know it can be hard to deal with the daily struggles and challenges in lives. But what if reframed our challenges as teachers? Could our challenges lie the greatest insights and answers in our lives? Could we acknowledge and love those struggles, eventually loving them in order to dissolve them and perhaps go into the next level of our lives? This is tough because this is for me as well. You were built with unique talen...
Sep 05, 2023•15 min
This episode We talk about learning how to support others. I’ve seen it too many times being a creator/coach. When we play the comparison game, learning how to bypass our own egos to magnify and promote ventures, opportunities, businesses that others are doing-and being fully confident in who we are, we actually gain more power and gratitude within ourselves. The season you’re in right now may not be your time. It may be the time to work on your craft, gain new skills, build new relationships an...
Aug 29, 2023•23 min
This episode, we’re back from a short hiatus, with a new episode from a topic sent to me from a listener. We talk about the Dream Deferred, the cost of not going after the things you were put here on this planet to do. Many times we fall into the delusion of feeling like we always have tomorrow. There’s someone that’s waiting for the right words to hear, the music to feel, the art to see and experience. They are waiting on you to become who you need to be. If you don’t pursue your dreams in some...
Aug 22, 2023•19 min
Throwback episode with a good friend of mine and outreach pastor of Mission 423 with First Baptist Church of Cleveland, TN. He shared his story of faith, leadership, culture, sports, and his work with Mission 423. He also shares his creative tips and words of wisdom. Be sure to check out the full video episode on YouTube.com @QuantalLangford under the The Creative Brew podcast. Subscribe to the show on Soundcloud, Spotify, or Apple Podcast. Support the show at www.buymeacoffee.com/TheCreativeBre...
Aug 08, 2023•41 min
Amy Forsythe is an award-winning military journalist who served five combat tours supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and has been on assignment for several other overseas missions. Amy started her career as a U.S. Marine combat correspondent in 1993 and currently serves as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Her imagery taken while covering military operations around the world has been featured in numerous international and national media outlets through the ...
Aug 01, 2023•50 min
This episode is an observation from my trip on the east coast. I had the opportunity to do some wrestling camps, clinics, a speaking engagement, as well as coming back for a scholarship banquet that I was a previous recipient of. For most of my life I saw everything that I do separate from each other. Now I see everything that I do in my daily life as a natural creative expression of me. Figuring out how to experiment with life and creating something that works for you. Also in this episode I gi...
Jul 25, 2023•26 min
This episode, recorded on the road, at the Ken Chertow wrestling camps in PA. I share some insights for our audience. I truly believe you have something to share the world. We allow fear, negativity, and doubt to paralyze us from what we could be. It’s safe and comfortable not going after something big in your life, especially when you don’t know if there’s an end reward? Could we bypass that fear and understand that someone needs what you have locked up inside you. Don’t do the world a disservi...
Jul 11, 2023•24 min
This episode, I share a story of some spoiled berries from my refrigerator, while I was cleaning out the kitchen one day to bring up a creative insight. That it takes one negative person, thing or thought to over ride a group of positive things. They say it takes 12 positive affirmations to counteract 1 negative. Maybe in your life, what are those 12 positive things for your body, mind, and heart that you’re fueling yourself with over the course of the day. The world will send you a cascade of n...
Jul 04, 2023•23 min
On this new episode, are you really failing at things or being redirected towards something greater? We fall into the trap of feeling like nothing is working or not getting the traction we would like. Let’s reframe this: What if you had the most awesome opportunity in your life come up because you had to be redirected into something that’s no longer serving you? Are you fighting for your limitations? Brewing some inspiration for your week! SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT HELP SUPPORT THIS EPISODE AND ...
Jun 27, 2023•12 min
Bonus recorded content that I did while on the road to a wrestling practice. Sharing my thoughts on challenges and how we should approach those roadblocks and hurdles.
Jun 23, 2023•21 min
This episode, I use the new Flash movie that hit the theaters over the weekend, as a unique metaphor for our lives and asked a great question, if we got to meet our future selves would they regret the choices you’ve made until now, or would they hug you and tell you that you’re going the right direction. I personally love time travel and quantum theories, but it really had me thinking what if our daily choices were impacting our future versions in a negative or empowering way? Brewing some inspi...
Jun 20, 2023•18 min
Special Brew - Episode 3 - Wrestleback Podcast by Quantal Langford
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 22 min
This is the last episode of the 2022 we talk briefly about all the opportunities and challenges you’ve encountered over the year. What if all this was part of your unique creative journey. What if the work you’re putting towards your goals, dreams and aspirations is working itself out in some form or fashion. If you had a tough year this year, what if it was building you up for something incredible? Brewing some inspiration for your week! SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT HELP SUPPORT THIS EPISODE AND F...
Jun 13, 2023•24 min
This episode we talk about sprinting after your dreams. When opportunities arise that gives you the platform to share your gifts and talents, we can’t walk after it, thinking that another great opportunity will come. You have to sprint after it with all of your heart and spirit. Sometimes we’re sprinting after someone else’s dream-when you should be in the lane that’s in your zone of genius. Being able to position yourself in the correct lane is going to get you to your finish line. Brewing some...
Jun 06, 2023•14 min
This episode I bring on a designer, illustrator and teacher with more than 30 years of creative work under his belt. Starting out with the likes of Wildstorm Comics, and Image Comics in their early years, to working on promotional and comic work for Masters of the Universe and other licensed characters, creating his on music and album, and even now being in partnership with Adobe and sharing his techniques, he’s attributed his success to being persistent, always evolving and paying respects to t...
May 30, 2023•1 hr
This episode I share a story from a recent conversation with a marine, looking to gain some knowledge and training in wrestling. I can tell from his energy, that’s he’s always been used to mastering something quickly. The conversation sparked an interesting topic that I feel pertains to anyone looking to reach their dreams and aspirations. Learning to be easy on yourself, knowing that you may have a whole other lifetime to gain skills, experiences and knowledge, if we’re willing to give up the r...
May 23, 2023•15 min
This episode I talk with an old friend of mine and former wrestling teammate Frank Walker. Through his life he’s been in a life of service, either through sports or ministry. He talks about what Mission 423, his local mission outreach through First Baptist Church in Cleveland, TN. We talk about leadership, compassion, and connection. Frank also shares his creative tip and words of wisdom for our audience. You can reach out to him at [email protected] for opportunities to partner ...
May 16, 2023•41 min
In this Special Brew episode of the Creative Brew, I bring my lovely wife Heather onto the show. We flip the script and she turns into the host and interviewer, for this episode, diving into questions about my world and a lot of things that I do from running Langfordesign and Just Heart Apparel to creating books and characters like Seed and Mush Mush, from working with organizations, starting an arts scholarship in remembrance of my mom, to me competing in college wrestling and even now still tr...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 22 min
In this episode, we have Issac Knable, a former wrestler and now coach. He’s recently developed a new product geared towards wrestlers, jiu-jitsu practitioners, and MMA fighters called the Footwork Trainer. He tells his story about how the Footwork Trainer was ideated as well as the challenges of developing a new product for consumers. We talk wrestling, training, creativity, and life in general. This is a great episode with a lot of great insights from Isaac. You can follow his training videos ...
May 10, 2023•49 min
From a past episode. I use an exercise from a mindfulness meditation practice to relate to our creative lives. When we understand that we don’t have to take every opportunity, or scratch every itch, we can understand what creative work really needs our attention and energy. Brewing some inspiration for your week! Coffee I'm drinking in this episode is from Elevate Coffee Trading, based in the Dallas, TX area. SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT HELP SUPPORT THIS EPISODE AND FUTURE SHOWS www.buymeacoffee.c...
May 02, 2023•11 min
This episode we have Rickey Smiley, no not the comedian and radio host from Atlanta, but the other Rickey Smiley, one of the co-founders of Broken Reality Comics, a diverse indie-comic publisher encompassing fantasy, sci-fi, horror and super-hero comics and digital content. We talk about his story, inspirations, favorite horror movies, and a little bit on upcoming projects. He also shares some creative tips and words of wisdom for our audience. You can follow his work on IG @brc_horror or the ma...
Apr 25, 2023•49 min
This episode, we share a quick story from a good friend and wrestling coach who shared a pic of him running in a marathon. In the picture, there was a kid running right behind him, keeping up the pace. This provided a great topic that is applicable to anything in life. You can either set your own pace or life will do it for you. Could we create more intention and awareness in our lives, rather than feeling like we have to compare ourselves to someone else to win? Brewing some inspiration for you...
Apr 18, 2023•17 min
Amy Forsythe is an award-winning military journalist who served five combat tours supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and has been on assignment for several other overseas missions. Amy started her career as a U.S. Marine combat correspondent in 1993 and currently serves as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Her imagery taken while covering military operations around the world has been featured in numerous international and national media outlets through the ...
Apr 11, 2023•50 min
Today we have Jesse Drennen, the founder of BMoney Beastin’ Athletics. The concept started as a wild idea from his son, who plays football and wrestles in middle school. Some ideas fade away. Some cling to you waiting to express themselves. With help from my design studio, Langfordesign, BMoney Beastin’ Athletics was born. Offering affordable sports equipment, merch and wrestling shoes to their consumers. We talk about the successes and challenges of starting something new, always writing down y...
Apr 04, 2023•52 min
