I'm always curious as to how creatives can use social media better to promote their work and get attention, in this episode I chat with Aurus Sanchez from @ConversationGuru on some tactics we can use to stand out on social media.

Please enjoy this episode, with Aurus Sanchez

What we chat about in this episode:

• The importance of becoming a great conversationalist
• Creating intrigue and leaving people wanting more.
• The power of video convo's for networking.
• Saying things seven times before your message sticks.
• The importance of finding a creative way to share your story.
• Increasing your Value by reflecting on your bad days.

Links & Places mentioned in this episode:

Gary Vaynerchuk

Get in touch with Aurus Sanchez. 

• The Conversationalist website
• Insta Page- Conversation Guru
• Aurus on Youtube
• Aurus's Snap Code
• Tweet at Aurus

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Aurus for joining me on this episode!

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I'd recommend Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" or Todd Henry's "Louder than Words" but it's completely up to you what you pick!

Thanks for listening- Lloyd Hofmeyr (@fullylloyded)

 

It's rare that an artist, however talented, get's to travel with their work for exhibiting or performing and even rarer for an artist to do it twice, the refreshing nature that Justin shares stories of travelling as both a professional drummer and a street artist made this one of the longest and most enthralling interviews I've done yet.

Justin started drumming as a teenager and after returning home from fine tuning his drumming skills through a Masters in Performance in New York, he turned to graffiti as a way to relax and get more in touch with other sides of his creative life. Justin sprays under the alias "Nomad" and has a special relationship with walls and you'll hear about his unique way of finishing his pieces.

 

Please enjoy this episode, with the talented Justin "Nomad" Badenhorst.

What we chat about in this episode:

• Treating art as a fulltime job
• Unspoken rules of graffiti and how to know where to paint.
• How Social media changed the perception of graffiti.
• One trick for live performance and the importance of over exaggerating your movements.
• Separating your identities to build different empires- how using an alias can be more professional online.
• Who art belongs to- not just the owner of a piece but every person that is moved by it.
• Analogy of being a straw, keeping your creativity free from ego when you share with others.

Links & Places mentioned in this episode:

Grafitti Artist- Bias

Grafitti Artist- Rasty

1st Project- "Play it to Break it"

Cobus Potgieter's - Youtube channel

Get in touch with Justin "Nomad" Badenhorst. 

• Say Hey to Justin on Facebook
• Justin's Website
• JustinNomad on Instagram
• Justin Guy Badenhorst on Instagram

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Justin for joining me on this episode!

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Also, please leave an honest review for The Creative Slice Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show.

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I'd recommend Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" or Todd Henry's "Louder than Words" but it's completely up to you what you pick!

Thanks for listening- Lloyd Hofmeyr (@fullylloyded)

One of the coolest people that my wife and I met in SE Asia while on our sabbatical was Rehahn Croquevielle, a super friendly photographer who we bumped into while in his shop and after only a few minutes of chatting invited us to join him at his favourite coffee shop in Hoi An the next morning.

French born Rehahn is a world renowned photographer and one of the most featured in recent years with his incredible portraits of local Vietnamese people, where he now lives. He's been rated number 4 of the top 10 best travel photographers by BoredPanda and his photos have been featured on the covers of the likes of Conde Nast Traveler, The Times and National Geographic. He's published multiple versions of his book "Vietnam, Mosaic of Contrasts" and has recently opened a museum in Hoi An documenting Vietnam's Precious Heritage and showcasing photographs from his explorations around Vietnam while searching for ethnic minorities.

For Rehahn, “photographers are nothing without the people in their photos” and he hopes to create a movement among other photographers by encouraging them to give back to the people and communities where they photograph.

Please enjoy this episode, with the incredible Rehahn Croquevielle.

What we chat about in this episode:

• Always give yourself time- and taking it slowly.
• The importance of generosity & giving back.
• Noticing karma and coincidences in your career.
• How you can start using your art to reframe a country.
• How to take the best portrait photos and Rehahn's one simple trick.

Links & Places mentioned in this episode:

Visit Rehahn's Precious Heritage Museum in Hoi An.

Shop Rehahn's books and prints.

Get in touch with Rehahn Croquevielle. 

• Say Hey to Rehahn on Facebook
• Rehahn's Website
• Rehahn on Instagram

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Rehahn for joining me on this episode!

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Also, please leave an honest review for The Creative Slice Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show.

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I'd recommend Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" or Todd Henry's "Louder than Words" but it's completely up to you what you pick!

 

There are few people that you meet that completely make you look at life anew and make another way of living seem so fresh and easy to adopt.
As far as creativity and entrepreneurial thinking goes- we all wish that our schooling could’ve been a head start rather than having to unlearn the reactive industrial age thinking before been able to succeed with new projects

John's a Canadian born creative who found his way to Bali in 1975 and intrigued by Bali's artisan tradition he started producing jewelry with the local craftsmen which grew into the now world famous John Hardy Jewelry.

I'd followed John Hardy's work after hearing his TED talk about his Green School Dream and I was both excited and nervous to interview him but his dry sense of humour with his serious concern for sustainable living made our relaxed conversation enthralling.

The classrooms of the Green School are wall-less bamboo buildings set in the jungles in Bali, these incredible spaces can only open kids minds and instil a love for nature and learning. Green School is a community integrated school with the kids learning from and creating for their society, empowering them to become green leaders.

Please enjoy this episode, with the fascinating John Hardy

What we chat about in this episode:

• Bamboo buildings and the importance of working in a place that inspires you.
• The similarities between schools and distilleries.
• Why we need to focus philanthropic giving on fewer creative activities.
• Inspirational spaces as the core for marketing creative projects.
• Who succeeds between the Doers vs Fancy Dancers vs Dodgers

Links & People mentioned in this episode:.

Read more about the Green School in Bali

The 'green' gravitational water vortex electrical generation system

Luxury Bamboo design by Ibuku- the creators of Green Schools buildings Ibuku Bali

Get in touch with John Hardy

• John's blog -  "Green by John"
• John on Instagram
• Say hi to John on Facebook
• Tweet at John

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to John for joining me on this episode!

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Also, please leave an honest review for The Creative Slice Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show.

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I'd recommend Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" or Todd Henry's "Louder than Words" but it's completely up to you what you pick!

 

Anastasia Pather is a semi abstract, finger painter, a frequently distracted thinker and an uninterrupted female. Ana describes herself as a reluctant artist, a term that helps her focus on her process and not already being who you're hoping to become. Her art is large format paintings, typically containing gold leaf and mostly all painted with her hands.

What we chat about in this episode:

• What can result from being a tardy artist.
• Opening up to new mediums and looking at your surface anew
• A refreshing take on who art is for
• Whether an image or the artist is more important
• The two different worlds that artists need to navigate
• Being open to critique from social media to dig deeper into your style

Links & People mentioned in this episode:.

Social Media Driven Art

The artist El Anatsui

Yves Klein's Art

The artist Egon Schiele

Get in touch with Anastasia Pather

• Anastasia's Website
• Ana on Instagram
• Say hi to Anastasia on Facebook
• Tweet at Ana

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Ana for joining me on this episode!

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Keep in touch with us via social media, Instagram and Twitter are probably the best to stay in the loop.

Also, please leave an honest review for The Creative Slice Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show.

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I'd recommend Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" or Todd Henry's "Louder than Words" but it's completely up to you what you pick.

Enjoy!

Gareth Pon believes that everyone should have at least one ridiculous dream they believe can come true and since he can remember, his has been to go to space. Growing up, he maintained his dream of space travel and avoided it becoming a career, he opted out of becoming an astronaut and chose to be a film maker and photographer instead.

Gareth was named Africa's top Instagrammer of 2014, 2015 & 2016 by the African Blogger Awards and is the founder of the South African Instagramers Community, a South African Instagram community with international relationship and recognition. In combination with his knowledge of film, photography, community and brief dabbling in fashion and architecture, his experience serves to give a unique approach to creative innovative ideas.

Gareth Pon, traditionally a filmmaker, who then ventured into taking stills, which then progressed into growing a large following on Instagram over the last few years. As a result, because he understood a lot of the culture and inner workings of this new era of Instagram and digital content, Gareth also does creative consultation for brands and agencies in the form of workshops and direct consults to their visual presence online - this is often paired with content creation for these brands/agencies and furthermore consulting on the style and visual aesthetic of a brand.

In this episode you will learn:

• How ridiculously dreaming enables your ambition.
• Releasing the technical crutch cripple creativity
• Mentors can only teach someone who's an open book
• Flipping between mindsets to stay present in the space wherever you are.
• What people enjoy most on social media and how to present it.

Links & People mentioned in this episode:

Gareth's thought on Adapting & Falling in Love with the Undefined

Gareth's Creative Mornings Talk

Craig Rodney from Cerebra

Gavin Rooke - The Rooke Gallery

Get in touch with Gareth Pon

• GarethPon.com
• Gareth's Instagram
• Catch Gareth on Facebook
• Tweet at him here...

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Gareth for joining me on this episode!

 

Keep in touch with us via social media, Instagram and Twitter are probably the best to stay in the loop.

Also, please leave an honest review for The Creative Slice Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show.

Looking for something else to listen to? Listeners of The Creative Slice podcast can grab a FREE Audiobook from Audible!

I’d recommend Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Big Magic” or Todd Henry’s “Louder than Words” but it’s completely up to you what you pick!

Two creative thinkers, Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger quit their jobs in corporate advertising to see how far from home they could really get, both physically and figuratively. They put together a wanderlist and encouraged anyone and everyone to add to it and they've been exploring and creating since early 2015. Their inspiring story and twist on the "creative sabbatical" has been featured by Instagram, The Huffington Post, MailOnline, BuzzFeed and AdWeek.

Listen to Chanel & Stevo chat more about their creative journey, the perils of hangry-ness and some of their inspiration that's lead them to collect moments rather than things.

In this episode you will learn:

• The power of time off for being creative.
• Niche- Knowing your one thing and running with it.
• Researching other people, not so you can copy, so that you can differentiate yourself.
• Being consistent- humans like following stories.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Their Skillshare Classes- "How to Travel the World on a Budget" & "How Travel Cures Creative Block"

The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

Stuffocation: Why We've Had Enough of Stuff and Need Experience More Than Ever

Do Cool Sh*t: Quit Your Day Job, Start Your Own Business, and Live Happily Ever After

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results

Get in touch with How Far From Home

• HowFarFromHome.com
• How Far From Home's amazing Instagram Channel
• Catch them on Facebook
• Tweet at them here...

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Chanel & Stevo for joining me on this episode!

Keep in touch with us via social media, Instagram and Twitter are probably the best to stay in the loop.

Also, please leave an honest review for The Creative Slice Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show.

Looking for something else to listen to? Listeners of The Creative Slice podcast can grab a FREE Audiobook from Audible!

I’d recommend Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Big Magic” or Todd Henry’s “Louder than Words” but it’s completely up to you what you pick!

This podcast is about inspiring and motivating you through conversations with people that I meet, sometimes through a tactic they use to market themselves, other times a game they play to stay creative but today it’s simply audio inspiration with a sprinkling of the shared challenges we all have as we share our art.

I’m always inspired by street muso’s whenever I travel, they slow me down and allow me to appreciate that I’m in a unique place. Baharudin or “Dino” as he introduced himself as, has played on the street for over a decade and his husky rendition of “What a Wonderful World” stopped me in my tracks.

This episode is a little different from others that I’ve done, but I hope you enjoy and are just as inspired as I was.

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Dino for joining me on this episode!

If you haven’t already, subscribe to the show on iTunes to be notified each time a new episode comes out.

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Also, please leave an honest review for The Creative Slice Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show.

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I’d recommend Chris Guillebeau’s “Happiness of Pursuit” or Todd Henry’s “Louder than Words” but it’s completely up to you what you pick!

This podcast is about inspiring and motivating you through conversations with people that I meet, sometimes through a tactic they use to market themselves, other times a game they play to stay creative but today it’s simply audio inspiration with a sprinkling of the shared challenges we all have as we share our art.

I’m always inspired by street muso’s whenever I travel, they slow me down and allow me to appreciate that I’m in a unique place. Baharudin or “Dino” as he introduced himself as, has played on the street for over a decade and his husky rendition of “What a Wonderful World” stopped me in my tracks.

This episode is a little different from others that I’ve done, but I hope you enjoy and are just as inspired as I was.

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Dino for joining me on this episode!

If you haven’t already, subscribe to the show on iTunes to be notified each time a new episode comes out.

Keep in touch with us via social media, Instagram and Twitter are probably the best to stay in the loop.

Also, please leave an honest review for The Creative Slice Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show.

Looking for something else to listen to? Listeners of The Creative Slice podcast can grab a FREE Audiobook from Audible! (click the affiliate link below)

I’d recommend Chris Guillebeau’s “Happiness of Pursuit” or Todd Henry’s “Louder than Words” but it’s completely up to you what you pick!

Enjoy!

Ross Symons is a full time origami artist based in Cape Town, South Africa. He was working a nine-to-five job as a web developer at a big multinational agency when he started a little project:

365 days, 365 origami art pieces. It unfolded into a successful new career and today he is South Africa’s most well-known origamist.

In this episode you will learn:

• Advice for breaking out to do your own thing.
• Why starting a passion project is better than starting a business.
• Using Origami to de-stress.
• Real world applications of Origami.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Wayne Dyer’s book- Change your Thoughts, Change your Life.

Robert Lang’s Book- Origami Design Secrets

Origami Tutorials with Jo Nakashima

Get in touch with Ross Symons

• White-onrice.com
• Ross’s Instagram
• Catch White-OnRice on Facebook
• Tweet at him here…

Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Ross for joining me on this episode!

If you haven’t already, subscribe to the show on iTunes to be notified each time a new episode comes out.

Keep in touch with us via social media, Instagram and Twitter are probably the best to stay in the loop.

Also, please leave an honest review for The Creative Slice Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show.

Looking for something else to listen to? Listeners of The Creative Slice podcast can grab a FREE Audiobook from Audible!

I’d recommend Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Big Magic” or Todd Henry’s “Louder than Words” but it’s completely up to you what you pick!