Everyone, even the most successful entrepreneurs have faced their share of challenges. It is in those moments of having to face these challenges when we are truly tested. Creatives, we are no different and we get tested (especially on Mondays) through the expectations of our clients, ourselves and in our talent. In these times we may be faced with the most difficult questions:

"Do I keep going?”

“Is it time to move on?”

“How can I move past this obstacle?”

“How can I look at this in another way?” 

We have all heard that perseverance is the key to achieving your goals, but is this just something nice to say or is there real truth to it? Simon Bowden, Art Director, Musician, Martial Artist, an all around creative, gives us some perspectives on the business of perseverance and how he has built his perseverance muscle. 

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Denise Robinson dives deep with us on creativity and how it influences our everyday lives. She shares how she keeps her creativity flowing and suggests tips on alternative responses to some of our everyday challenges.

Denise has an excellent reputation for facilitation of exciting creative workshops. You may connect with Denise at [email protected] or on IG @denisefrancisrob.

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In this episode, we look at what makes a creative a creative. Is this an innate skill or is creativity a muscle that can be developed and anyone can choose to be a creative professional such as a graphic designer, motion designer, animator etc. We touch on how our skills get validated based on which school we attended and is this a true basis a creative should be judged by. Some how we got talking about food and Anthony Hopkins *hubba hubba*

You can view Corretta's portfolio at https://www.correttasinger.com/ or check her out on IG @corretta3D feel free to slide in her DM's if you need a mentor, have a genuine question about working with her or for tips and tricks.

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Jamaica's Prime Minister's Youth Awardee in the category of Arts and Culture, Richard Nattoo shares insights on how he landed his creative paths as an assistant architect, illustrator and producer. He shares his motivations and how he manages all these creative rolls to push out and fuel the 'big machine'.

Richard is truly an inspiration to me (man full a jokes) as he navigates these roles with ease. Check out Richard's work at https://richardnattoo.com/

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Phillip talks through the rise of on-demand features that eliminates TV commercials, AI, the nature of over selling through online ads and the pandemic and all the impacts (there good ones there trust us) on the design and creative community. For more info on Phillip https://nothename.com/. Be sure to join me over at my blog for key takeaways from each episode and best design books and tools recommended by our guests: www.stayseandaley.com/blog/ Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe, rate and review.

In this episode Negash lends his perspectives on Branding and its role and responsibilities for brands. Join me as I speak with one of the few people I trust to give honest feedback and guidance on design and design thinking. We explore aspects of branding such as logo design brand identity and guidelines and how these all work together to give brands personalities. To learn more about Negash: http://www.representdesigns.com/ Be sure to join me over at my blog for key takeaways from each episode and best design books and tools recommended by our guests: http://www.stayseandaley.com/blog/ Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe, rate and review.