Roundabout: Creative Chaos

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• Challenging outdated approaches to work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.

Ron Passaro creates music that brings stories to life, combining his work as an award-winning composer with a broader vision for creative tools and resources. His career spans film scoring, musical theater, and building products for other creators.

From composing for documentary projects to founding My Hero Design, Ron approaches creativity as both an artistic practice and a way to support other artists. His work reflects a belief that storytelling can take many forms and that creators can build multiple avenues for expression.

In this episode:

• Writing music for film, theater, and narrative experiences
• Creating emotional connections through composition
• Expanding an artistic career through entrepreneurship
• Building resources for video creators
• Balancing creative projects across different disciplines

Topics: composing, film scoring, musical theater, music production, creative entrepreneurship

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.

Emilie Wapnick built a creative career by refusing to limit herself to a single path. A musician, songwriter, web designer, filmmaker, law student, entrepreneur, and coach, she has explored how multiple interests can become a source of strength rather than distraction.

Through her work helping other people understand their own multipotentialite identities, Emilie challenges traditional ideas about career paths and creative success. Her journey shows how curiosity, experimentation, and reinvention can shape a meaningful life.

In this episode:

• Embracing a career built from many creative disciplines
• Understanding the strengths of multipotentialite thinkers
• Turning varied interests into a sustainable creative practice
• Moving beyond traditional definitions of success
• Helping others recognize their own creative patterns

Topics: multipotentialite, creativity, entrepreneurship, career change, creative process

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.

Curtis Herbert combines software development, design, and personal passions into a creative life built around experimentation. As an independent developer and designer, he creates experiences shaped by both technical skill and a love of discovery.

His work reflects the mindset of an indie creator: exploring ideas, learning through building, and balancing professional projects with interests ranging from gaming to outdoor adventures. Curtis’s approach highlights how creativity can thrive when different parts of life inform each other.

In this episode:

• Building independent products through design and development
• Creating experiences that connect technology with everyday life
• The role of curiosity, games, and hobbies in creative work
• Navigating the challenges of independent software development
• Finding inspiration beyond traditional technology spaces

Topics: app development, design, indie development, user experience, gaming

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.

Susan Bennett’s voice became one of the most recognizable sounds in modern technology, but her creative journey began long before digital assistants. As a voice-over artist and singer, she built a career around performance, expression, and the power of sound.

Known as the original American voice of Siri, Susan’s work demonstrates how creative skills can unexpectedly become part of everyday life for millions of people. Her background in music and performance reveals the many paths that can lead to a defining artistic moment.

In this episode:

• Building a career as a voice-over artist and performer
• The unexpected journey behind becoming Siri’s original voice
• The connection between singing and spoken performance
• How technology transformed a creative contribution into a cultural touchpoint
• Finding new meaning in familiar sounds

Topics: voice acting, siri, singing, performance, technology

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.

Phoebe Scott represents the beginning of a creative journey, bringing youthful energy and a powerful voice to her work as a singer-songwriter. Her story captures the excitement of discovering an artistic identity and sharing that talent with a wider audience.

As a high school student creating music in West Tennessee, Phoebe was already pursuing her craft with ambition and dedication. Her experience auditioning for a major singing competition marked a turning point, opening new possibilities while continuing to shape her path as an artist.

In this episode:

• Developing confidence as a young singer-songwriter
• Turning personal passion into creative opportunities
• The experience of stepping onto a larger stage
• Growing as an artist while discovering a unique voice
• The challenges and possibilities of beginning a music career

Topics: singer songwriter, music, songwriting, young artists, creative journey

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.

Tim Mitra bridges software development and creative collaboration through his work as an application developer, information technologist, and podcast host. His journey reflects the evolving relationship between technology, storytelling, and the communities that form around shared ideas.

Beyond writing code, Tim has helped create spaces where developers can learn from each other, including his role as a host of More Than Just Code. His interests reveal a playful approach to creativity, where technical expertise and unexpected passions can exist side by side.

In this episode:

• Building a career at the intersection of software development and technology
• Creating community through conversations with fellow developers
• The influence of Apple and modern creative tools
• Finding personality and humor within technical work
• The surprising creative inspiration behind unexpected interests

Topics: software development, apple, technology, developer community, podcasting

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.