Ian Corrao creates the art behind ZombieHood, a web comic that blends humor, horror, and pop culture into a distinctive creative world. Working with writer and co-creator Justin DuPont, Ian has helped develop a long-running project that plays with familiar ideas from movies, television, games, and zombie stories.

His creative journey shows how collaboration can transform simple ideas into an evolving universe. Through illustration and storytelling, Ian explores how artists can find fresh perspectives by combining personal interests with shared cultural experiences.

In this episode:

• Building a comic series through long-term creative collaboration
• Finding humor in familiar genres and popular culture
• Developing a visual style that supports storytelling
• The challenges of maintaining an independent creative project
• Turning shared interests into a lasting artistic partnership

Topics: comics, illustration, web comics, storytelling, independent art

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Melissa Hutchison brings fictional characters to life through performances that connect deeply with audiences. Best known for voicing Clementine in Telltale Games’ acclaimed The Walking Dead series, she has helped create one of gaming’s most memorable and emotionally complex characters.

Her work across video games, including roles in Sam & Max, League of Legends, and other projects, highlights the unique craft of voice acting. Melissa’s creative process centers on understanding a character’s experiences, emotions, and motivations to deliver performances that feel authentic.

In this episode:

• Building an emotional connection with audiences through voice performance
• Developing the personality and inner life of Clementine
• The unique challenges of acting inside interactive stories
• Creating memorable characters across different gaming worlds
• Finding the balance between performance, imagination, and collaboration

Topics: voice acting, video games, character performance, interactive storytelling, acting

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Mohammad Azam has built a career around turning technical knowledge into accessible learning experiences. As an iOS instructor and developer, he has helped others understand app creation while building his own projects, including Vegetable Tree, an app recognized by Apple as one of the best gardening apps in the App Store.

Beyond development, Azam has embraced education as a creative practice. Through his AzamSharp channel and instructional work, he shares programming techniques, encourages experimentation, and shows how curiosity can become a foundation for building useful technology.

In this episode:

• Creating apps that solve problems through thoughtful design and development
• Turning programming expertise into teaching opportunities
• Building a community around sharing technical knowledge
• The journey from developer to educator and online creator
• Finding creative ways to make complex ideas easier to understand

Topics: ios development, app design, programming education, mobile apps, software development

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Aaron Blaise helped shape some of Disney’s most beloved animated worlds, bringing characters from films like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King to life through his work as an animator. His journey reflects a lifelong dedication to drawing, storytelling, and understanding the emotional details that make fictional characters feel real.

After years in traditional animation, Aaron shifted his focus toward teaching and sharing his knowledge through Creature Art Teacher, creating resources for artists who want to develop their craft. His work continues to connect generations of creators through lessons in character design, observation, and the art of visual storytelling.

In this episode:

• Creating memorable animated characters through emotion, movement, and personality
• The creative lessons learned from working on iconic animated films
• Transitioning from studio animation to teaching a new generation of artists
• Building an online learning platform centered on artistic growth
• Finding new ways to share decades of creative experience

Topics: animation, character design, storytelling, digital art, creative education

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Jay Bonansinga has built a career across film and fiction, creating stories that explore suspense, fear, and human experience. As an author, he is known for his work in horror and for expanding the world of The Walking Dead through several novels.

His creative journey reflects the challenge of writing across different formats while maintaining a distinctive voice. From screenwriting to books, Jay’s work shows how storytelling skills can adapt while continuing to engage audiences.

In this episode:

• Building a career across film writing and novel creation
• Developing suspenseful stories through imagination and craft
• Expanding established worlds through original storytelling
• Moving between creative formats and disciplines
• Finding inspiration in the darker side of fiction

Topics: fiction writing, horror writing, storytelling, screenwriting, novels

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Ben DiFrancesco combines an engineering background with years of software development experience to solve complex problems through technology. As an independent consultant, he approaches mobile development with a focus on business needs and measurable outcomes.

His career demonstrates how technical expertise can evolve into creative problem solving. By bringing together analytical thinking and software craftsmanship, Ben helps organizations turn ideas into useful digital products.

In this episode:

• Transitioning from aerospace engineering into software development
• Building a consulting practice around technology solutions
• Creating mobile experiences with purpose and strategy
• Balancing technical decisions with business goals
• Applying engineering thinking to creative challenges

Topics: mobile development, software engineering, consulting, technology, app development

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Greg Luzniak has spent more than two decades turning ideas into visual experiences across comics, games, and entertainment. His career as an artist includes work connected to some of the most recognizable creative properties in popular culture.

His journey reflects the discipline behind professional illustration: developing skills, adapting across industries, and bringing characters and worlds to life. From comics to interactive entertainment, Greg’s work shows how visual storytelling can shape memorable experiences.

In this episode:

• Building a long career in professional illustration
• Creating artwork for comics, games, and entertainment
• Adapting artistic skills across different creative industries
• Bringing fictional worlds and characters to life
• The craft behind visual storytelling

Topics: illustration, comic art, concept art, video games, visual storytelling

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Rae Fredric and Francie Van Wirkus, known together as the Agile Bettys, help teams rethink how they work through coaching, speaking, and writing. Their approach combines practical guidance with a mission to create better ways of collaborating.

Through their work as Agile coaches and educators, they focus on helping people and organizations move beyond habits that limit growth. Their creative process centers on communication, leadership, and empowering others to improve.

In this episode:

• Building a creative practice around coaching and teaching
• Helping teams embrace change and collaboration
• Turning expertise into meaningful education
• Challenging outdated approaches to work
• Creating communities around shared improvement

Topics: agile coaching, leadership, collaboration, professional development, teamwork

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Joseph Cieplinski blends a lifelong love of music with a career focused on technology and user experience. As a developer working in UX and graphics, he brings an artist’s perspective to creating digital experiences.

His path reflects the connection between creative expression and technical problem solving. Through software work and his involvement in developer communities, Joseph explores how design decisions can make technology more human and engaging.

In this episode:

• Combining musical creativity with software development
• Designing digital experiences through user-focused thinking
• Finding common ground between art and technology
• Building a career around multiple creative interests
• Exploring ideas through collaboration and community

Topics: user experience, app design, software development, music, digital design

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Clay McLeod Chapman creates dark, imaginative stories that move between fiction, theater, and live performance. As an author and the creator behind the long-running Pumpkin Pie Show, he has built a career around transforming ideas into unforgettable experiences.

His work demonstrates the power of storytelling as a living art form, blending written words with performance and audience connection. Through novels, short fiction, and stage work, Clay continues exploring the strange, emotional, and unexpected corners of human experience.

In this episode:

• Developing a unique voice across fiction and performance
• Building a long-running creative project through persistence
• Transforming unusual ideas into compelling stories
• Exploring the relationship between writing and live art
• Creating imaginative worlds that challenge audiences

Topics: fiction writing, storytelling, performance art, theater, creative writing

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.