Story and Horse

The Universal Language of Music with Asher Laub
Join Asher and me in a delightful conversation about his journey as a professional violinist who breaks with traditional boundaries and forges new paths. Asher shares about his creative process, the power of improvisation, and his vision about music as a common language that can bridge differences and form new connections between people.

Asher Laub's Bio:
Asher began classical violin training at the tender age of 2 and had already performed with the Buffalo philharmonic by age 13.

Asher’s expertise in trans-genre improvisation has led him to a career as a soloist in demand, performing at venues such as Madison Square Garden, Hammerstein Hall, Lincoln Center, the Jacob Javitz Center and across four continents.  Asher has also been featured on PBS, and has made headlines on CNN, WABC, and NBC and many other major news sources.  

Asher is known for breakdancing across stages with his LED electric violin, in addition to performing as a DJ violinist, bringing his experience as a live performer and technical prowess as an audio editing and mixing guru to countless clubs and stages across the country.

Connect with Asher Laub:
Websites: www.asherlaub.com
https://found.asherlaub.com/home
Instagram: https://instagram.com/asherlaub
Facebook: https://facebook.com/asherlaubmusic
YouTube:https://youtube.com/c/asherofficialmusic

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse. She is a creative expression and story guide.
A note: This is the final episode of the Story and Horse podcast. It was started just over a year ago and the plan was for 52 episodes. Today marks the 54th episode, and I am so very grateful to all of my amazing, creatively spirited guests who so generously shared their wisdom, insights and time with us. Every week, for over a year, I was incredibly lucky to sit down with people who bravely, determinedly, and passionately live creative lives.
Thank you to everyone who joined me on this journey, and to all my listeners:  May you continue to find the courage and inspiration to share your unique, powerful creativity with the world. 

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You Never Know What You Might Learn with Nancy Napier
Today we welcome Nancy Napier for a creative conversation about her love of learning and her work as an academic entrepreneur. Nancy particularly enjoys doing the early research into new fields of study, and we discuss how she sees connections and blends knowledge across disciplines. She also shares about being a beginner in fiction writing, and her work starting the first international standard business school in Vietnam.

Nancy Napier's Bio:
Nancy K. Napier, long time Boise State University professor of business, is an academic entrepreneur. She loves learning and blending knowledge across disciplines, she helped establish the first international standard business school in Vietnam, and has been instrumental in designing and implementing several innovative academic programs. Most recently, she's become a rank beginner at learning to write fiction and play tennis.

Connect with Nancy Napier:
Website: nancyknapier.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyknapier/

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse. She celebrates and guides creative expression and story sharing.

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Inventing Games with Kevin Carrol

Pickles, penguins and dice! Join me and Kevin Carrol, tabletop game inventor, professional speaker and facilitator, for a lively conversation about the power of creative game play. Kevin shares his personal journey into the world of game invention, gives tips for getting started if you have an idea for a tabletop game, and we talk about effective and persuasive communication too.

Kevin Carroll's Bio

Kevin Carroll is a professional speaker, trainer and facilitator. His passion is helping his clients think creatively and communicate persuasively. In other words, he teaches people how to be better problem solvers and how to get their message across clearly, concisely, and confidently. Top shelf clients such as Merrill Lynch, Unilever and Cisco Systems (to name just a few) have been tapping into Kevin’s expertise for many years. Repeat business is his hallmark.

Kevin’s style is upbeat and engaging. His programs are interactive and real world. Not only do participants walk away with better skills, they walk away feeling better about themselves.

Kevin's strengths include his ability to connect with his clients, assess their talents, and coach them in a way that causes change to stick. Results are immediate and often quantifiable. Testimonials and success stories abound.

Prior to building his own practice, Kevin worked in advertising for 17 years and managed accounts for national brands such as Ocean Spray and Seagram. Kevin earned his MBA from Fordham University and he is a Past-President of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Speakers Association. (He also admits to having had a short and dubious career as a standup comic.)

He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Mary, and their two children. When he's not speaking, he invents toys and games. And when he's not inventing toys and games, he performs customized comedy roasts at national sales meetings.
(See: www.kevincarrollcomedy.com)

Connect with Kevin Carroll:
Websites:
http://kevincarroll.com/index.html
https://ilovetenzi.com/
Books: http://kevincarroll.com/books.html

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse. She celebrates and guides creative expression and story sharing.

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The DNA of Story with DP Knudten
How do you discover, craft and communicate the "completely true / completely you" brand you already are? Join DP and me to learn about using the "key three" to unlock your personal brand,. We explore insights from his books Nonfiction Brand and ROTOMA - the ROI of Social Media "Top of Mind," and DP shares about own journey in self branding.  Along with being an author and branding expert, he also is a keynote speaker and creator-host of the podcasts The ROTOMA Podcast and Nonfiction Brand.

DP Knudten, Chief Collaborator, COLLABORATOR creative:
DP’s worked on some of the biggest brands in the business including Coca-Cola®, The Athlete’s Foot®, and ClosetMaid® during tenures at DDB Needham (Chicago), McCann Erickson (Atlanta) and creative shops in Denver, Sarasota, and Madison, WI. He is the author of NONFICTION BRAND—Discover, craft and communicate the ‘completely true / completely you’ brand you already are,” and co-author of ROTOMA—The ROI of Social Media ‘Top of Mind/’ and the creator-host of the popular podcasts, The ROTOMA Podcast and NONFICTION BRAND.  He is also a keynote speaker and clinician in branding, social media, creativity and culture for groups throughout the United States.  

Connect with DP Knudten:
Websites:
dpknudten.com
nonfictionbrand.com
nonfictionbrand.com/gift
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpknudten/

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse. She celebrates and guides creative expression and story sharing.

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The Impulse to Write with Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Ashley joins us from Sydney, Australia to talk about writing, identity and travel. We explore her personal story of moving from Canada, being an outsider in a new culture and her family's Armenian history, which was the inspiration for her first book, My Name is Revenge: A novella and collected essays.  Ashley loves the craft in the creation of story, and offers ideas for how to access inspiration and the state of creative flow.  Her newest book, Dark Mode, is psychological thriller, and will be will be published by Ultimo Press in March 2023.

Ashley has many online events and courses including The Joy of Creative Writing sessions for an affordable $9-$14 AUD - "Whether you haven’t written creatively since high school or you’re the author of 12 books, this fun class will help you get your creativity flowing."
https://ashleykalagianblunt.com/events/

Write In Trees: https://ashleykalagianblunt.com/2019/03/07/you-can-write-in-trees/

Ashley Kalagian Blunt's Bio:
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the author of two books. Her memoir “How to Be Australian” was published in 2020. Her first book, “My Name Is Revenge,” a novella and collected essays, was published in 2019 and is available worldwide in print, audiobook and ebook. It was shortlisted for the 2019 Woollahra Digital Literary Awards, and was a finalist in the 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award. Her writing appears in a variety of publications across North America, Europe and Australia. Ashley is a Moth StorySLAM winner, and the co-host of James and Ashley Stay at Home, a podcast about writing, creativity and health. She is also an enthusiastic teacher of creative writing. Originally from Canada, she has lived and worked in South Korea, Peru and Mexico, and now lives in Sydney, Australia.  

Connect with Ashley Kalagian Blunt:
Website: https://ashleykalagianblunt.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-kalagian-blunt-32680337/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AKalagianBlunt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akalagianblunt/
Podcast James and Ashley Stay at Home: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/james-and-ashley-stay-at-home/id1514919350
Amazon My Name is Revenge: https://www.amazon.com/My-Name-Revenge-novella-collected/dp/1925052443/ref=sr_1_5keywords=kalagian&qid=1552437531&s=gateway&sr=8-5

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse. She celebrates and guides creative expression and story sharing.

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Fire and Clay with Alan Potter
Join Alan and me as we discuss his amazing animal sculptures that are created using RAKU, an ancient Japanese ceramic firing technique. We talk about his technique, a special teacher, and how pressure helps him get into the creative flow. He shares what to do when a sculpture doesn't work out as planned, and what his working studio is like.  We also get to hear about Wade the Raven, a special ceramic bird that has his own children's book.

Alan Potter's Bio:
Alan grew up in the NE U.S. and graduated from Trinity College of Vermont in 2000 with a BA in Craft/Art Entrepreneurship. He and his wife, Barbara moved to AZ in 2015 where he works on his clay sculptural animals in his home studio. Alan's work is represented in galleries, nationally.

Connect with Alan Potter:
Website: https://www.apotterceramics.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelastpotter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alanpotterceramics
Wordpress: https://mylifeinshortsbyap.wordpress.com

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse. She is all about supporting creative expression and sharing stories with the world.

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Create a Way with Wendy Fedan

Today we are joined by full-time freelance illustrator/designer Wendy Fedan. Wendy shares about her creative process, how she got started drawing, and about her publishing business Create-a-Way Design & Publishing. If you could use some inspiration to get your book self-published, Wendy can help guide and support you through the process!

Wendy Fedan's Bio:
Wendy Fedan is a full-time freelance illustrator/designer, living in Amherst, Ohio. She graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art where she also teaches Continuing Education courses for teens and adults.
Wendy launched her own design for publishing biz in 2021 named Create-a-Way Design & Publishing to act as a book shepherd, helping other authors through the self-publishing process.
She has 14 indie-published books under her belt so far, mostly picture books which she's also illustrated, but she also has her own novel series called Somewhere In-Between to explore her personal interest in the paranormal.

Connect with Wendy Fedan:
Website: https://www.cawpublishing.com/
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/wfedan/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wendy.fedan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendyfedan/

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse. She is all about supporting creative expression and sharing stories with the world.

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No Limits with Sherry Eichberger

Sherry joins us for an inspirational conversation about creativity, entrepreneurship and her creative business consultant work supporting business owners. She shares her own journey in starting original businesses, and offers ideas about how to be open to what comes your way - yes and!

If you could use some inspiration for your business, Sherry has a special offer of a two hour, intensive, one-on-one, JOLT Session for $175.  She says, "Whether you are just beginning, need some momentum, or are ready to take your business to the next level, you're guaranteed to walk away with ideas, inspiration, and how-to’s necessary to electrify your business."

Sherry Eichberger's Bio:
Sherry Eichberger is a creative business consultant and owner of Central515 Consulting. She's a born entrepreneur with 3 original businesses under her belt, two of which were created after 40. She's a people person who doesn't know a stranger and believes her life's mission is to help others. She loves her family fiercely including her husband David of 35 years. Born near Detroit, Michigan Sherry moved to Houston in 1987 and now considers herself a Texan!

Connect with Sherry Eichberger:
Website: https://central515.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherry-eichberger-8b6242119/
JOLT Session:https://central515.com/jolt-session-2/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/sherryeichberger/
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherry-eichberger-8b6242119/

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse. She is all about supporting creative expression and sharing stories with the world.

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The Power of Play with Mike Montague
Join Mike and I as we talk about the importance of playfulness, his podcast Playful Humans, and ways to keep the creative spirit of play alive in everyday life. Mike is a Game Show Host, Public Speaker, as well as a Podcaster, and has been a radio DJ, web designer, and karaoke host. In addition to the Playful Humans Podcast, Mike hosts the How to Succeed Podcast for sales and business leaders. We also get to meet, through story, a very special grandmother who encouraged young Mike to be himself, be silly and to play full out, inspirations he carries with him as he helps adults rediscover the power of play.

Find out more at https://www.playfulhumans.com

Mike Montague's Bio:
He is the founder of Playful Humans, a community designed to help the burned-out and board get re-energized and engaged with life. His mission is to help adults rediscover the power of play and avoid a midlife crisis.

Connect with Mike Montague:
Playful Humans Website: https://club.playfulhumans.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playfulhumans
LinkedIn Playful Humans: https://www.linkedin.com/company/playfulhumans/
LinkedIn Mike Montague: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedmontague/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playfulhumans
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playful.humans/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playfulhumans

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse. She is all about supporting creative expression and sharing stories with the world.

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You Can Be Anything with Reyshan Parker

Meet Reyshan Parker, the Executive Producer and Host of the Food & Travel Docu-Series “Beyond the Check." We talk about the show, his adorable dogs Sugar and Bones, and Reyshan's creative process. Then we are joined by several puppets, including the cat Snips, as we learn inside information about a new project for kids currently in post production! 

Reyshan Parker's Bio:
Beyond the Check is a documentary series about worker-owned restaurants. We find the best and most hidden gems around the country and showcase the story of the establishment, the owners, and of course try some of the best dishes they offer!                 

Reyshan Parker is an American Filmmaker, Producer, Writer, Director and Television Personality. He is the Executive Producer and Host of the Food & Travel Docu-Series “Beyond the Check” about Chef Owned and Operated Restaurants on Fox’s TUBI TV, and Amazon Video, as well as the Beyond the Check Podcast where he dives deeper into all things service industry related and more.

Reyshan is the Director and Producer of the feature film "Odie, Based on the Odyssey by Homer.” As well as a dozen short films, web series, commercials and music videos.

He is the Author of fictional novel "Noir, The Good Girl, The Detective and the Femme Fatale", as well a guide to low budget filmmaking, "The Independents Guide to the Micro-Feature Film".

Reyshan currently resides in Savannah Ga, with his wife Jordan and their two adorable fur babies, Sugar and Bones. 

FIND US EVERYWHERE @ http://popleme.co/beyondthecheck

APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-check-podcast
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/03hqKxXeJndwZudOpsloYG
FULL EPISODES of BEYOND THE CHECK TV SERIES on AMAZON VIDEO: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M4532YS
TUBI-TV https://tubitv.com/series/300006106/beyond-the-check-worker-owner-edition

WEBSITE https://independentlasagna.com/beyond-the-check
INSTAGRAM  https://www.instagram.com/beyondthecheck_
LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/beyondthecheck

FIND REYSHAN AT:
WEBSITE http://reyshanparker.com
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/reyshanjparker/
LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/reyshanparker/
INSTAGRAM  https://www.instagram.com/reyshanparker
TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@reyshanparker
SUGAR & BONES ON IG https://www.instagram.com/sugarnbonez

Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director, coach, equine-partnered facilitator, and founder of Story and Horse.

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