We can get into ways of thinking and operating that don't work for the long haul. As a leader, it's essential to rethink what you're doing and how you're doing it. 

Also, a potentially exciting opportunity for us to pitch IMMERSE from the Creative City Project to a new Gimlet Media Podcast!

Sustainability. Growth. Innovation... they're the result of our ability to forge relationships outside ourselves.

This has been the bedrock of the growth of our organization and our event. 

Part of starting things from scratch means not getting paid for your time at 100% of its value. If that's what you want, go work for someone else. That's honorable and noble. 

But if you're starting something, press through. The better your product, the more your grow will look like a hockey stick!

Your customers have a point of view, and knowing that point of view is the key to connecting. Perception is EVERYTHING! 

Here's how to understand, build a bridge, and take your customer on the important journey of connecting.

We work with companies everyday who are throwing their money away. And we used to do this same thing. 

But as we've shifted our own focus, we've learned this valuable secret that brings HUGE engagement and exponential results for us and our partners!

I am so grateful to have been included alongside so many friends in Orlando Magazine's "50 Most Powerful People." It's a huge honor, for sure. And I don't take it lightly. 

BUT, there's a reality behind being a "powerful person" that's much bigger than one person attempting to do stuff.

Sometimes we win by turning the system on its head. It's easy to think competitively, but sometimes there's an entirely different way of doing things. More lessons on the road to building IMMERSE from the Creative City Project.

I love doing good. Everything we're doing at Creative City Project is about building community. But I was always asking the question, "What can we get." But we should have been asking a totally different one.

It's essential to work hard, but we mustn't ever lose sight of the things that bring us life. More stories from building Creative City Project's IMMERSE.

Every space, every moment, everything is an opportunity. Creative Cities don't just rush to decisions. They take time to seize opportunities to do something meaningful. 

Here's an idea of how implementing creativity might be more effective than just removing all these statues.