Sustaining Creativity Podcast

Creativity through the lens of an Executive Director

"Finding the balance between humility and the self confidence to try something"

Keenan is the Executive Director of NorthStar Transitions, a substance use disorder treatmentcenter in Boulder, Colorado. He also serves as Chairman of the Board at Stout Street Foundation,a non-profit treatment center in Denver. He uses his personal and professional experience in recovery to build business through compassionate leadership and community based growth planning. Keenan also co-founded ZenPractice, a revenue cycle management firm for behavioral healthcare providers and has consulted nationally on business practice and finance for facilities and individual providers alike.

https://www.northstartransitions.com/
https://www.stoutstreet.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kvandeboogaard/

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Creativity through the lens of a producer

"Creativity is the essence of life."

Zak Kilberg is the founder/CEO cutting-edge media production company Social Construct Films, which heruns with his partner, IzWeb. Zak is Producer/Executive Producer for an exciting slate of film/televisionprojects, with partners such as Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bill Horberg (Kiterunner), Tim Kring(Heroes), Bruce Cohen (Pushing Daisies), Julie Goldstein (Murder Mystery), Escape Artists(Equalizerfranchise), and Bad Robot (WestWorld).

https://socialconstruct.com/

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Creativity through the lens of a fashion designer 

"Creativity is anything that gets your blood rushing, your heart pumping, your stomach fluttering"

After  a  successful  career  as  a  physical  therapist,  CEO  and Creative  Director,  Zankhna  Parekh  decided  to  pursue  her  first love  -  fashion.  Zankhna  Designs  was  established  in  2012  to cater to strong, powerful, trailblazing women who still wanted to be effortlessly stylish all while putting cracks in the glass ceiling. She  felt  there  was  a  need  in  the  luxury  space  for  elegant, timeless  clothing  made  of  pure  and  rich  fabrics,  hand  done embroideries that caters to such strong and elegant women. 
Zankhna  is  a  role  model  and  inspiration  for  young  women entrepreneurs everywhere. Her new label, Zaftan™ is a modern twist  on  the  traditional  Kaftans,  carefully  cut  and  styled  to  suit the  fashion  needs  of  generation  x,  y  and  Z,  hence  the  name Zaftan™. Zankhna's  designs have international  flair, influenced by her three geographical upbringing and backgrounds.
Her  designs  have  been  featured  and  graced  the  covers  of multiple  magazines  and  print  media.  She  has  appeared  on multiple TV and radio shows as well as on Celebrity Corner on the  Dorothy  on  TV  Show.  She  also  serves  as  an  on-camera talent  for  the  website  eHow.com,  which  has  more  than  100 million visitors every month. She served from 2008 to 2010 as a Glambassador  and  Style  Council  member  for  Glamour magazine and has had the opportunity to attend fashion shows and events around the country and all over the world. 
Zankhna  has  been  able  to  dress  many  celebrities  both  locally and  internationally  including  recent  clients  such  as  Hollywood actress Rhoda Griffis, TIME Magazine's Athlete of 2019 and US women’s  national  soccer  team  player  Jessica  McDonald,  and Grammy nominee Falguni Shah. Zankhna Designs is a socially conscious and pro-green company. We believe in giving back to our community, recycling unused fabrics, producing elegant and timeless  clothing  that  is  not  disposable  fashion  hence decreasing  our  footprint  on  this  earth,  we  never  use  products tested on animals, we follow ethical trade practices and ensure all employees receive fair wages.

Facebook: @DesignerZankhna https://www.facebook.com/DesignerZankhna/

Twitter: @DesignerZankhna https://twitter.com/DesignerZankhna
Instagram: @DesignerZankhna https://www.instagram.com/designerzankhna/
Pinterest: Zankhna Designs https://www.pinterest.com/zparekh/

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Creativity through the lens of a videographer 

"Creating something out of thin air"

Katrina Miller is a videographer and video producer with over 20 years of experience.  She is a Colorado native and studied Journalism/Broadcast Production at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Soon after she established her business, Blackat Video Productions LLC, as a means to build a portfolio and create meaningful work. In addition to serving clients like the Museum of Boulder, eTown, and Boulder NAACP,  Katrina also directs camera crews at the world renowned Red Rocks Amphitheater and the Levitt Pavilion.  She has worked as a video department coordinator, an instructor, a mentor, and has been known to volunteer as a celebrity assistant at events like the Boulder International Film Festival, and Comic Con.  

When not trying to make the world more beautiful one video at a time, Katrina likes to spend time outdoors with her family and has been known to play an occasional D&D game.

https://www.blackatvideoproductions.com/

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Creativity through the lens of an actor

"Creativity flavors every single part of life."

“Mark is an actor who believes keeping creatively alive is essential and that everyone should play more games, you may have heard him selling you stuff on T.V.”

@markdmitri - Instagram
https://www.voices.com/agencies/ddoartists/markgarkusha#bio

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Creativity through the lens of a Dance/Movement Therapist 

Kellyn is a creative person living in mid-Michigan with her partner Chris and beloved Amstaff Terrier, Frida. She is one of thirteen Dance/Movement Therapists practicing in the state, and currently works with groups and individuals experiencing mental health crises in inpatient psychiatry. Kellyn is also an Instructor of Dance at Michigan State University. She is dedicated to expanding our notions of what it is to dance and is interested in exploring what happens when people are invited to dance, not in studios or on stages, but in hospitals, prisons, schools, shelters, office buildings, and around the kitchen table. 

Instagram: @dancing.inworkclothes

Photo by Emma Mead

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Creativity through the lens of a storyteller.

"Stepping outside the comforts of what I believe to be the only way."

Shawn-Caulin Young is an LGBTQ American actor, writer, director and producer of film and TV. Raised in the world of professional horse racing, Shawn-Caulin Young grew up living in a vivid world of imagination in the desert outskirts of rural Farmington, New Mexico.
Best known for his distinctive character roles on such hit shows as GODLESS, SANTA CLARITA DIES (S2), and TRUE DETECTIVE (S3), Shawn-Caulin was most recently celebrated for his poignant and award winning portrayal of a real-life transgender inmate in the critically acclaimed feature film, THE HAMMER.
Building  upon the achievement of these past projects, Shawn-Caulin Young made his debut as a writer, director, and producer with the powerful, award-winning short film, STAND/STILL - a terrifying true-life thriller that examines the mental and emotional ramifications of human trafficking in America. Currently, he is in post-production for his award-winning script, DUMB BITCH- a semi-autobiographical thriller based on his personal struggles with codependency.

http://www.shawncaulinyoung.com/

Books Mentioned in Episode: 
Emotional Structure By Peter Dunne
The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor By Larry Moss

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Creativity through the lens of a choreographer

"I move in the world with curiosity and as a student for life"

Helanius J. Wilkins, a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, is an award-winning choreographer, performance artist, innovator, and educator. He currently resides in Boulder, CO where he is also Associate Chair & an Assistant Professor of Dance at CU Boulder. He is a member of the National Board of Directors of the American College Dance Association (ACDA) for the Northwest region and was appointed in 2018 by Governor Jared Polis to the Colorado Council on Creative Industries.
https://www.helaniusj.com/
Upcoming Projects:
Ritual, Gumbo, Passage - part three 3/2021
The Conversation Series 
Photography by Christopher Michael Carruth. Copyright 2019. 

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Our host Mari Reisberg shares a little bit about herself, how she came up with the idea for this podcast, her belief about creativity and what she hopes to learn along the way!

Tune in Tuesday for our next episode with the delightful Helanius J Wilkins

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