Creativity Conversations with Richard Kim, MD, episode 58. Dr. Kim is a board-certified physician specializing in nonsurgical orthopedic and regenerative medicine, in particular, platelet-rich plasma and stem cell therapy. He uses a rare combination of clinical training and research experience to diagnose musculoskeletal problems for which he develops a unique treatment plan for his patients.

Dr. Kim has a refreshingly laid-back, personal vibe which he attributes to his West Coast upbringing. In combination with his high degree of compassion and commitment to personalized care, he is dedicated to helping his clients return to their active lifestyles through the highest standard of care as well as the newest technology available.

How does creativity appear within his practice? As a business owner, Dr. Kim has developed a unique approach to growing a non-traditional practice. As a physician, creativity is essential in solving patient symptoms through skillful interpretation and examination.

Dr. Kim is Board Certified in Internal medicine and Pediatrics with a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine. He is also the Team Physician (10 years and counting!) for USA Rugby. He completed his medical training through Albany Medical College, completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship and received his undergraduate degree from University of Washington.

To find out more about Dr Kim, please visit https://richardkimmedicine.com. You can also find him on Facebook: @richardkimmedicine and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardkimmedicine/.

-Creativity Conversations explores the nature of our infinite creative potential. Creativity is as simple as being open and curious, creating interesting things, solving problems, finding solutions and being in the “flow”. It’s essence is always and everywhere the same.

- Nina Lockwood is a coach, author, speaker and artist who helps people hungry for positive life changes find new direction and purpose and live more fulfilling lives.

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Creativity Conversations with Teddy Foster, episode 57.

You never know what life is going to offer you, and Teddy is a great example of doing what needed to be done and following her instincts and her passions. And now she loves her life.

Teddy Foster is the Director of Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, NY. UPH is a world class performing arts center which opened its doors only 10 days before the pandemic hit in 2020. Featuring a 700-seat theatre in the round performance space and excellent acoustics.

Teddy began her association as a volunteer in 2006, quickly becoming a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Fundraising Committee. From 2009-2015 Teddy served as President of UPH, focusing on board development and the vision of developing UPS into a downtown cultural center.

In 2015 she forged a management partnership with Proctors Theatre, a former vaudeville house and now host to major Broadway shows and cutting edge events in Schenectady, NY. At that point she became the Capital Campaign Director and raised $10.5 million dollars to complete the restoration of the building.

To find out more about Teddy and UPH, go to https://universalpreservationhall.org.

-Creativity Conversations explores the nature of our infinite creative potential. You are creative, too, even if you don’t yet consider yourself to be. Creativity is as simple as being open and curious, creating interesting things, solving problems, finding solutions and being in the “flow”. It’s essence is always and everywhere the same.

- Nina Lockwood is a coach, author, speaker and artist who helps people hungry for major life changes find new direction and purpose and live more fulfilling lives.

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Creativity Conversations with Chris Westfall, episode 56.

Chris is a transformational business coach based in Houston, Texas. He is a regular contributor to Forbes and the publisher of seven books. His eighth is called Leadership Language.

A coach to Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurs, his clients have appeared on Shark Tank, Dragons Den in Canada and Shark Tank Australia. Recognized as the US National Elevator Pitch Champion, he’s appeared on ABC NEWS, CNN and NBC TV.

A professional speaker for over a decade, he has a long list of corporate clients and regularly works with top-tier universities. He and his wife have been married for 28 years, and they have two grown daughters.

Find out more about Chris on his website, https://www. westfallonline.com

-Creativity Conversations explores the nature of our infinite creative potential. You are creative, too, even if you don’t yet consider yourself to be. Creativity is as simple as being open and curious, creating interesting things, solving problems, finding solutions and being in the “flow”. It’s essence is always and everywhere the same.

- Nina Lockwood is a transformative coach, author, speaker and artist who helps people live more fulfilling lives by being inspired to be more creative, authentic and courageous.

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Creativity Conversations with Narda Skov, episode 55. Narda is a Health Educator and Workshop Leader who has worked for the past twenty five years teaching, training and counseling youth and adults on issues of sexual and reproductive health.

Narda holds a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University. While in New York City she worked for over fifteen years with STAR Theatre and all of its programs. STAR Theatre was created by Dr. Cydelle Berlin, an internationally recognized expert in the field of sexuality. STAR Theatre is a multi-component theatre based health promotion and education program for young people, parents and providers.

Narda currently works at ETR, a health training company in Oakland California. She works with the California Department of Public Health and their Maternal, Child and Adolescent Division to train educators throughout the state of California.

She also has a personal consulting business for teaching middle and high school students about puberty, birth control, healthy relationships, body image, media influence pornography and peer pressure. Narda believes that teaching sexuality is often a difficult subject but goals are simple: We want our children to feel good about any of the decisions they make regarding their health. And to understand that sexuality is an integral and positive part of our lives and to develop healthy and positive feelings about their bodies.

To find out more about Narda, visit her website: https://www.teenhealtheducator.com

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- About Nina Lockwood: She is a transformative coach, author, speaker and artist who helps people live more fulfilling lives by being more creative, authentic and living life on their own terms.

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Creativity Conversations with Matt Goodemote, episode 54. Matt is the founder of Goodemote Physical Therapy, a physical therapy clinic in Saratoga Springs, NY. Goodemote Physical Therapy has been the winner of "Best of Saratoga for Physical Therapy" for the past 3 years in a row. Matt recently founded FysioFit Physical Therapy, an internet-based  physical therapy practice.

Matt has a Diploma from the McKenzie Spine Institute International (one of 350 clinicians in the world with a diploma)and received his Certification in Applied Functional Sciences. Matt is part of a Running Cohort consisting of Physical Therapists and Chiropractors that reviews the latest research and shares the most effective and progressive treatments used with runners of all levels. Matt coined the term “Runner’s Hip” to describe a cluster of symptoms often experienced by runners. The program uses targeted manual therapy and strengthening exercises has helped runners resolve nagging pain and maintain their training.

Matt writes for local newspapers and has been featured in Fitness Magazine, Redbook and Pilates Today for articles on treating back and neck pain. He is also a regular guest on WAMC's Vox Pop, where he takes callers' questions and provides clarification and guidance for their physical therapy related conditions. Matt offers simple solutions for musculoskeletal conditions and dispel myths about interventions that are ineffective or counterproductive.

To find out more about Matt and FysioFit Physical Therapy, visit https://www.goodemotept.com/.

-Creativity Conversations explores the nature of our infinite creative potential. You need to know this! You are creative, too, even if you don’t yet consider yourself to be. Creativity is as simple as being open and curious, creating interesting things, solving problems, finding solutions and being in the “flow”. It’s essence is always and everywhere the same. - Nina Lockwood is a transformative coach, author, speaker and artist who helps people discover who they really are, what they really want and how to go for it.

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Creativity Conversations’ guest today is Nina Meehan, episode 53.Nina Meehan is the CEO and Founder of the Bay Area Children’s Theatre (BACT) in San Francisco, CA.

BACT celebrates the power of imagination and provides children with the tools to become creative thinkers: imagination, storytelling, collaboration, self expression and critical analysis/feedback.

In addition to her work with BACT, Nina is also an award-winning director, playwright and producer and a dedicated arts educator, with expertise in youth development and nonprofit management. Her work focuses on nurturing innovation in children and connecting people in our increasingly digital world.

Nina’s award-winning theatrical work as CEO of BACT has reached more than one million kids and adults and has toured nationally and internationally. Some of her most recent credits include: the adaptation of Chelsea Clinton’s book, She Persisted; Grace Lin’s Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and the New York Times bestselling Goodnight Construction Site series.

But wait, there's more! Nina has received the Alumna of the Year Award from Head-Royce School (2020); the Diablo Valley Innovation Award (2020); the Theatre Bay Area Award for Best Director and Best New Musical (Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site (2018); was an invited speaker at Visioni in Bologna, Italy, and an invited speak at a conference hosted by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Nina also serves as Board President for TYA/USA and was named as one of Red Tricycle’s Moms Who Rock. Nina’s work has been spotlighted in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, American Theatre Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Barron’s, Red Tricycle, ABC News, NBC News and CBS News.

To find out more about Nina’s work and BACT, email [email protected].

-Creativity Conversations explores the nature of our infinite creative potential. You need to know this! You are creative, too, even if you don’t yet consider yourself to be. Creativity is as simple as being open and curious, creating interesting things, solving problems, finding solutions and being in the “flow”. It’s essence is always and everywhere the same.

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Creativity Conversations with Greg Menendez, episode 52. Greg is a facilitator and coach whose passion is to help people, teams and cultures realize their potential. When Greg was just 5 years old, he asked his father (a doctor), “why do we have two brains?” pointing to the ‘squiggly bit’ in the head and the stomach! Since then, he has held a deep fascination for how the brain, and now the mind, works.

This fascination in human behavior led to a career in brand marketing, culminating with Greg being the Marketing Director at Nike New Zealand. There’s an old adage in branding which says “Strong brands are built upon an emotional connection”. So Greg sought to understand how people emotionally connect.

Fast forward and Greg spent over 25 years advising business owners and leaders in brand strategy. Greg observed a curious pattern in performance variability which didn’t appear to be related to intelligence, industry experience or resources. What was causing this variation in human performance? 

Greg was fortunate to come across a new paradigm for human psychology that profoundly changed his life and explained the variation in performance he had both experienced and witnessed in his clients. Greg now shares this paradigm full time. 

Greg lives New Zealand at Waihi Beach in the Bay of Plenty with his wife Anna and their 3 boys. 

To find out more about Greg and what he offers, go to https://www.likeneverbefore.co.nz.

-Creativity Conversations explores the nature of our infinite creative potential. You need to know this! You’re creative, too, even if you don't yet consider yourself to be. Creativity is as simple as being open and curious, creating interesting things, solving problems, finding solutions,  and being in "flow." It's essence is always and everywhere the same. 

- Nina Lockwood is a coach, author, speaker and artist helping people discover who they really are, what they genuinely want and how to bring it into their lives. 

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Creativity Conversations with Michael Unrau, episode 51. Michael has spent the last 5 years investigating creativity from an ontological, complex systems, and transdisciplinary lens. Completing his PhD in creativity and social innovation, Michael has a particular focus on how creative mindfulness impacts complex social challenges like collective trauma and climate change. He teaches social innovation at Mount Royal University, was an adjunct professor at University of Calgary, and has held international fellowships and facilitated creative projects around the world, including a “mini” social-lab in India.

Michael’s main interest is in finding and accessing creativity in everyone through a complex systems lens to generate social innovations for societal transformation.

Michael has also been a lay-monk in a Buddhist Monastery in Thailand, co-founded a physical theatre company, is a published poet, song-writer, and photographer, and was a host for the TV show “Active Traveller.” He facilitates expressive arts, Living Inquiries mindfulness, EFT, and is a certified Transformational Arts facilitator.

To contact Michael, email him here: msunrau[at]mail.ubc.ca.

--Creativity Conversations explores the nature of our infinite creative potential. You need to know this! You’re creative, too, even if you don't yet consider yourself to be. Creativity is as simple as being open and curious, creating interesting things, solving problems, finding solutions, and being in "flow." It's essence is always and everywhere the same.

-- Nina Lockwood is a coach, author, speaker and artist helping people discover who they really are, what they genuinely want and how to bring it into their lives. Connect with her at

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Creativity Conversations with Steve Marques, episode 50. Chef Steve is a classically trained chef whose current creative endeavor is ice cream! Some of the more innovative flavors he’s concocted include (but aren’t limited to) balsamic strawberry, chicken N waffle, tomato tarragon and shiro miso caramel. How DOES he come up with these amazing creations?

A California native, Steve has worked with some of the titans of the culinary world, including David Chang at Momofuku and Eric Ripert at Le Bernardin. Steve takes his expertise and expansive perspective into everything he does. Those who know him refer to him as a combination chef-poet-dreamer. 

Steve is an expert at paying attention to inspiration, which for him is more of a light tap on the shoulder rather than a banging on the door. He’s willing to make mistakes, to be “wrong”, stay curious and open. For him, the artistry of food is a full body experience, taking into consideration everything that happens as you walk in the door: the way the room looks, the feel of the ambience, the taste of the food, the noise level, the lighting, the decor. It’s not just food on a plate.

Locally based in Houston, TX, Steve was the chef owner of The Burger Guys and Executive Chef for The Tasting Room and BRC.He currently owns Craft Creamery with his wife Kim Kaase. Steve has many local awards for “Best Of” in both the Houston TX and Sunnyvale CA areas. He was also a finalist for the 2020 Price Tower Art Center Frank Lloyd Wright chef artist in residence.

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To find out more about Steve Marques, visit  http://www.craftcreameryhtx.com

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-- Nina Lockwood is a coach, author, speaker and artist helping people discover who they really are, what they genuinely want and how to bring it into their lives. 

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"You Change because it makes sense to you. It's that simple."

Creativity Conversations with Rolf Evenson, episode 49, another interview in the Good Business Series. My guest this week is a wise soul, Rolf Evenson, who shared a deep understanding of where peace of mind originates. Quietly profound and deeply moving, we talked about life and business and everything in between.

Rolf is a founder of Clearmind Advisors, a global leadership consultancy specializing in helping leaders from around the world lead with clarity, insight, and confidence. Their mission is to transform business best practices by increasing awareness of the human dimension.

Rolf’s curiosity about the human dimension of leadership developed early. Rolf spent fifteen years leading wilderness expeditions, Outward Bound courses, climbing the great walls of Yosemite, paddling the length of Lake Superior, and leading dog sled expeditions. These adventures provided a virtual laboratory for studying the human capacity for both high and low performance under duress.

Rolf has a Masters’s Degree in Architecture. Working with interdisciplinary design teams on complex projects, he developed a profound curiosity about what made some project teams come together brilliantly while others failed. Along the way, he was extremely fortunate to discover fundamental principles for how the human mind works - a crucial, almost always overlooked, variable in organizational change and human performance. 

In 1999, he founded ClearMind Advisors, He is a trusted mentor to leaders from renowned medical institutions, space research labs, telecom and power companies, and global name brands in the US, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

To find out more, go to https://www.clearmindadvisors.com.

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- Nina Lockwood is a coach, author, speaker and artist helping people embody what really matters as they reconnect with their true nature. Connect with her at https://www.ninalockwood.com

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