The Creative Pivot - Actionable Inspiration for Midlife

When was the last time you said yes to yourself? Do you have a creative idea that is brewing? Want to try a new career but worried about what others may think? Never underestimate the power of a community that just wants you to say yes to yourself, to your ideas, to the person that you want to show up as in this world.

My guest today is Marli Williams, the founder and Head Camp Counselor at Camp Yes for Women. In September 2021, I showed up for me at Camp Yes and I think I have become a bit of a Camp yes evangelist. I want all women to experience events in their lives where women come together in community to support the power of yes.

On this episode Marli and I talk about:
Camp Yes & Club Yes- You can sign up here and if you use the code YES you get $100 off your registration.
Activate Your Purpose - Online Virtual Event 4/30 & In Person Event 5/1

Everything else Marli -
www.marliwilliams.com
IG: @marliwilliams
FB: @themarliwilliams

Marli Williams is an international interactive keynote speaker, play activist, and joy instigator who has worked with organizations such as Nike, United Way, Doordash, along with many colleges and schools across the United States. She first fell in love with transformational leadership as a camp counselor when she was 19 years old. That experience led her to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Outdoor Education. She then spent five years as a wilderness guide working with inner city youth to empower them to build confidence, courage and clarity in who they are.

After getting her Master’s Degree in Education along with 15 years of leadership experience, Marli decided to give herself permission to be the “Professional Camp Counselor” she knew she was born to be. Marli is the founder and director of Camp YES!™, a transformational summer camp experience that has empowered hundreds of women say YES! to themselves. Marli’s ultimate mission is to help incredible people and organizations start taking bold action to be the leaders and changemakers they’ve always wanted to be through the power of play and cultivating joy everyday.

Ready to make your own creative pivot, reach out to work with Heather?
Visit http://thecreativepivot.com
IG: @thecreativepivot
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Host: Heather Johnston, LIfe & Career Transition Coach
Guest: Marli Williams, Master Facilitator, Leadership Trainer & Joy Instigator

Want to start a side business from a sustainable angle? Have a career that you love but feel pulled when you recognize something missing from the market? This episode is for you as I interview Antje Gillard, the Founder of Null Refillery, a small scale refill business in Portland, OR.

Who is Antje? Founder of Null Refillery and avid refiller. Antje couldn't find a business in Portland that refilled home cleaning & body supplies, like the shop she discovered in Germany. Reducing single use plastics is the goal.
As currently practicing neurological physical therapist, Antje felt compelled to take a leap into the small business world, somewhere she never thought she would be.
How can you work with Antje and Null Refillery
www.nullrefillery.wixsite.com/mysite
@nullrefillery
Resources:
@consciousbychole-lives in the PNW, has list of eco stores
@the.eco.minimalist-had lists of eco stores by state.

Ready to make your own creative pivot, reach out to work with Heather?
Visit http://thecreativepivot.com
IG: @thecreativepivot
FB: @thecreativepivot
IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherbjohnston/

Host: Heather Johnston, LIfe & Career Transition Coach
Gues: Antje Gillard, Owner of Null Refillery

Host: Heather Johnston
Guest: Angie V. from Angel's Excursions

Angie is a photographer, writer and outdoor enthusiast who lives full-time in her van, Peter Parker. The founder of Girls Who Hike Florida, Angie created the hiking community to teach women how to safely recreate in the outdoors. She loves being in outside and believes nature is a way to create deeper connections to herself and the world around her. She travels to different states each Summer to work as a seasonal worker in the Outdoor Industry as a guide. Her ultimate goal is to continue exploring and teaching other women about all the benefits of the outdoors while discovering new adventures traveling in Parker.

Links on where to find me on Social Media

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AngelsExcursions
Website - https://www.excursionsbyangel.com
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/angels_excursions
Facebook - https://facebook.com/AngelsExcursions
Instagram - https://instagram.com/angels_excursions
Photography - https://www.angievphotography.com

Ready to make your own creative pivot?
Visit http://thecreativepivot.com
IG: @thecreativepivot
FB: @thecreativepivot
IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherbjohnston/

Host - Heather Johnston

Many of you have reached out and asked if you could pick my brain about starting a podcast, I figured it might be of interest to others in the audience. I think that all women should be sharing their stories, there is power in our voices, and we don’t often share them enough. I am also  a huge advocate for women of a certain age sharing their stories, showing their faces, lighting up the world. So this episode is for anyone looking for the basics of creating a podcast. I could do a whole podcast season just on creating a podcast, but I wanted this as a podcast 101 quick overview more as possible inspiration to just get started.

If you are interested in pursuing a podcast but would like to work with me to get started let's set up a free coaching consultation by visiting thecreativepivot.com and clicking on the button to schedule that free session.

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Applications that I use to create my podcast:
Mic - Samson Q2U I called it the QU2 in the podcast, but it is the Q2U.
Recording Platform - Zoom
Hosting Platform - Buzzsprout
Editing Software - Audacity
Artwork Creation - Canva

Host: Heather Johnston
Guest: Bex of YouTube Out Seeking Rainbows

Have you watched the van life videos and wondered how you could get started with a more nomadic life? Do you wish you saw more Gen-X women on YouTube representing our awesomeness? Meet Bex from the YouTube channel Out Seeking Rainbows. Bex along with her dog, Lady, have just started their solo van life pivot. After traveling with her daughter, Loui of Adventure Time Loui, all over the lower 48 they purchased land in Alaska in mid 2021 and started a new adventure as land owners. At the time of recording they were back in the lower 48 and embarking on a whole new adventure. Listen in for the highs and lows, twists and turns, and how amazing a nomadic life can be.

Bio:
Bex's life mantra is "Find your Freedom."
With a background in Organizational Management, she founded KVA in 2019 in order to free herself to pursue her travel dreams. Since 2019, Bex has been successfully partnering virtually with clients throughout the United States to help streamline and grow their businesses. Today, using her Youtube channel Bex's focus and passion lie in helping emerging adventurers launch themselves into their dreams of traveling while pursuing their creative and business goals through her Outside the Box message.

Links:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQqbbvKKJvGnw1QqB8Qmgg
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/out_seeking_rainbows/
Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@outseekingrainbows

Here's Loui's info too because we love her and if it wasn't for Loui I wouldn't have discovered Bex :
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventureTimeLoui
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/adventure_time_loui/
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuretimeloui

Ready to make a creative pivot of your own? Follow us on Instagram @thecreativepivot and visit our website, thecreativepivot.com and schedule a coaching introduction call with me, Heather Johnston, Life and Business Coach for Midlife Women Ready to Live a Heart Lead Life.

Host: Heather Johnston
Guest: Erin Monahan 
Selling your home can be such an emotional journey. If you are looking at moving locations as part of your own life pivot, having a trusted realtor can make the process much less daunting. Much like having a coach to help you move from burnout to possibility, having a realtor who can coach you through the selling process makes all the difference in your dreams becoming a reality.

Erin Monahan is a professional realtor and photographer who specializes in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, and is adding the Northern Oregon coast to her portfolion. We discuss how to prepare for a home sale, understanding your why, customizing your plan for selling, and landing happlily on the otherside.

Looking to make a creative pivot of your own? Having a coach by your side to develop a plan is just as important in life as in real estate. Book a free coaching consult call at thecreativepivot.com. While you are there you can also sign up for my mailing list and receive my newsletter launching April 1st (no kidding). Follow on IG: @thecreativpivot

Erin's Bio:
There is an artistry to real estate. In the dynamic real estate industry, buyers and sellers need more than an adept salesperson. Erin specializes in making her client’s vision a reality.

Growing up in the industry, Erin understands firsthand the compassion, coaching, and savvy it takes to be a next-level realtor. With every client, she provides an exceptional client experience, using her diverse background so that your home buying and selling experiences are meaningful. With a corporate career in product management at industry-leading companies, Erin has excelled in various capacities, from providing top-notch customer service to managing multi-million dollar businesses. Just like her time in global product creation and marketing, real estate is a very complex process with many moving parts, so it is critical to have a partner who will help you through the entire home journey

When she is not guiding clients to their dream home sale or purchase, you’ll often find Erin with a camera in hand, diving into home design or exploring the great PNW outdoors.

IG: @hellohomebyerin
IG for photography: @erinelizabethphotographypdx
Website: Erin Monahan, Inhabit Real Estate

Host: Heather Johnston
Guest: Darcy Lee

This episode speaks to the importance of injecting your heart into everything you do. Your heart is connected to your purpose, having a purpose will lead to a successful business. Lack of heart or purpose for your work can lead to higher levels of burnout and overwhelm.  Lesson for pivoters, always do your purpose driven work, fall in love with the work you are doing, feel the connection of your work to the community around you.

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I would love to help you on your creative pivot journey, what idea keeps waking you up at night and you just don't know where to start? Visit thecreativepivot.com and schedule a free call to learn about my work as a business coach and consultant.

Darcy's Bio:
My name is Darcy Lee, I am the owner of the online greeting card shop, Hail the Snail Mail. I also have a subscription that sends 4 greeting cards and a gift curated by me each month. I owned a brick and mortar store for 20 years in San Francisco, when I closed it was clear that what was missed the most was the cards section.  By committing myself and pivoting into this niche I have learned the value of writing via pen and paper. This pivot has been a gift that I never expected. There are many benefits from sending mail the old fashioned way, time away from screens and sounds, creative connection with loved ones, a reason to write on beautiful paper and the magic of placing a stamp on an envelope and knowing someone will read your words in a few days. 

hailthesnailmail.com
IG: @hailthesnailmail.com

Host: Heather Johnston
Guest: Tressa Yonekawa Bundren

Our conversation on this episode of the podcast is a juicy one, self worth, and society's wiring to pay attention to the trauma. A salve for our anxiety is to seek out the beauty, wonder, and hope. We chat about if our self worth is trashed, how we can learn to be more inclusive, and that we, as humans, all long to be seen as able, capable, and successful.

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I would love to help you on your creative pivot journey, what idea keeps waking you up at night and you just don't know where to start? Visit thecreativepivot.com and schedule a free call to learn about my work as a business coach and consultant.

Tressa's Bio: Have you had a bad boss? Do you want more happiness in relationships? I’m with you. I’ve been fascinated by connection and leadership for decades, after being turned down for my first business loan in college when I wanted to start a medical staffing company. So I became a dominatrix, finished graduate school for neurogenic communication, learned how to meditate, and started a multi-state staffing and consulting company. As an international author, consultant, and speaker on inclusive leadership and healthy culture for boards and teams, I get to help people live incredible lives while continuing to learn. Honored to be a foster and adoption advocate, wife, and mom of daughters. Books in publication this year include: Listen, Leader: Leadership at the Edges of Future-Now and Elegant Exits: Strategic Inclusive Lifecycles.

Website:  TheTaprootWay.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tressayonekawa/

Instagram: instagram.com/thatgoddesslife

This episode is a discussion about investing in yourself, and how showing your self love and compassion can create that feeling of possibility in your life.  To stay up to date on all future podcast episodes make sure you subscribe to the podcast and leave a review. If this episode resonates with you please share so that we can grow the reach of these conversations.

Our guest this week is Dr. Kristina Tickler Welsome, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Owner of The Key To Wellness and The Key Publishing House, a Holistic Life Transformation Coach, and International Bestselling Author. 

Website: www.thekeytowellness.net

Email: [email protected]

Dr. Tina Welsom Author Page 

Facebook profile: Kristina Tickler Welsome

Facebook page: The Key Publishing House

Facebook group: The Key To Wellness, Soul Nourishing Conversations

Twitter: Kristina Welsome

Instagram: @thekeytowellness.tina, @thekeypublishinghouse

LinkedIn: Kristina Welsome

On this episode of The Creative Pivot podcast I share two of the questions that I ask myself, and that I use with coaching clients to help determine what the next step looks like. How you choose the next step, and how you take action, not just making a decision on that step.

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