The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

In this episode of the podcast millennial expert and award winning journalist Antonio Neves shares his journey from first generation college student to working as  a business correspondent, host and producer with top networks including NBC, PBS , Advertising Age and BET. 

Highlights 

• Lessons from growing up in an unstable environment 
• Overcoming the challenges of our environments
• The importance of surrounding yourself with winners
• Cultivating resilience, perseverance and grit 
• The tremendous power of accountability, structure and deadlines
• What happens when we fail after we succeed 
• Learning to release our ego and surrender to our circumstances
• Why time in the “wilderness” is essential to your growth 
• Identifying what it means to live a fully actualized life
• The pros and cons of higher education 
• Navigating the modern media landscape 

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No one cares more about your goals than you do. 

Antonio Neves is a nationally recognized college leadership speaker, millennial expert and award-winning journalist. An award-winning journalist, Antonio served as a business correspondent, host and producer with top networks including NBC, PBS (Macneil/Leher), Advertising Age and BET Networks. Antonio’s business articles and videos regularly appear in Inc.com, Entrepreneur.com, Money and Forbes. Antonio began his television career co-hosting Nickelodeon’s hit show, U-Pick Live.

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In this episode of the podcast millenial expert and award winning journalist Antonio Neves shares his journey from first generation college student to working as  a business correspondent, host and producer with top networks including NBC, PBS , Advertising Age and BET. 

Today’s episode of the show is sponsored by Audvisor.  Get short and powerful insights from the world’s top experts in under 3 minutes. 

No one cares more about your goals than you do. 

Antonio Neves is a nationally recognized college leadership speaker, millennial expert and award-winning journalist. An award-winning journalist, Antonio served as a business correspondent, host and producer with top networks including NBC, PBS (Macneil/Leher), Advertising Age and BET Networks. Antonio’s business articles and  videos regularly appear in Inc.com, Entrepreneur.com, Money and Forbes.  Antonio began his television career co-hosting Nickelodeon’s hit show, U-Pick Live.

Mars Dorian’s work has been an integral part of The Unmistakable Creative brand. In this episode of the podcast, he discusses how he discovered his calling at an early age, growing up with creative parents and how he eventually developed such a distinctive style as an artist that it’s instantly recognized as his work.

Highlights:

• A moment in early life when Mars found his calling
• How drawing pulled Mars out of suicidal depression
• Channeling introversion into art and creativity 
• Co-creating a dream world in which you connect with people
• The influence of living in East Germany on art 
• How growing up with creative parents influenced Mars’ life
• Borrowing from multiple art forms to develop a signature style
• The importance of a curious and open mind
• Cutting off the possibility working in an corporate environment 
• Bringing about the moments we fall in love with our work
• The keys to developing a truly unmistakable style

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Mars Dorian is a digital illustrator and storyteller. He creates  visual illustrations and designs to help your content spread online, and stand above the noise. He also is the logo designer and spejcial projects artist for The Unimstakable Creative Podcast. You can follow him on twitter @marsrodian 

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Mars Dorian’s work has been an integral part of The Unmistakable Creative brand. In this episode of the podcast, he discusses how he discovered his calling at an early age, growing up with creative parents and how he eventually developed such a distinctive style as an artist that it’s instantly recognized as his work.

Today’s episode of the podcast is sponsored by Audvisor. If you’re short on time and starved for wisdom, check out Audvisor for short 3 minute audio insights from experts in dozens of fields. 

Andy Dixon Interview – Part 1

Andy Dixon Interview – Part 2

Mars Dorian is a digital illustrator and storyteller.  He creates  visual illustrations and designs to help your content spread online, and stand above the noise.  He also is the logo designer and spejcial projects artist for The Unimstakable Creative Podcast. You can follow him on twitter @marsrodian  

The crossroads of “should” and “must” is a place we all come to eventually, though many don’t recognize it when it comes OR the importance of the decisions we make once we are there. Elle Luna is the one who coined the phrase, and to her, this crossroads is the place where each of us make one of life’s most important decisions.

Will we do what we “MUST” - what we are called and compelled to do? Or will we bow to the “SHOULDS” of expectation and obligation assigned to us by society, family, and our own beliefs - and play a much smaller game? 

Elle is one of our most requested guests so it’s a pleasure to finally have her on the show. She tells her own story to explain how her own encounter with the crossroads of should and must took place. Her journey includes…

• A recurring dream
• A turning-point conversation with a good friend
• How she took that friend's crazy-sounding advice, and
• How that bold decision led to her discover the deeper purpose of her life: PAINTING

In her book, “The Crossroads of Should and Must,” Elle writes...

“It’s here, standing at the crossroads of should and must that we feel the enormous reality of our fears and expectations from others, and this is the moment when many of us decide against following our intuition, turning away from that place where nothing is guaranteed, nothing is known, and everything is possible.”  

You’re going to enjoy Elle’s story because though the details are different, it’s the story all of us will one day experience. And you’ll be inspired by how Elle made her way through the twists and turns, cautiously approached her crossroads of should and must, and made the decision that changed everything for her.

Outline of This Episode

• [2:22] The recurring dream that led Elle to the crossroads of should and must
• [7:38] Life before the dream: the journey that influenced the way Elle sees the world
• [12:30] Elle’s perspective about how to tap into wisdom larger than yourself
• [19:12] Lessons learned working at Ideo
• [27:56] How to tap into your “musts” and limit the impact of your “shoulds”
• [35:27] The rock bottom moments Elle experienced along the way (to show you that you’re not alone)
• [40:20] The moment Srinivas thought about quitting everything - and Elle’s perspective
• [52:25] What Elle believes makes somebody or something unmistakeable

Rejection can be a gift. It was for Elle

Many of the people in Elle’s family had chosen careers in the legal profession, so both she and the members of her family assumed she would take the same path. But she was rejected from law school. Not once. Not twice. But every time she applied.

Elle says it seemed like an impossible turn of events because her grades and LSAT scores were substantial enough to earn a place in the student body of at least one of the institutions to which she’d applied. Simply put - it didn’t make sense.

It was a hard blow. She cried. A lot. 

But that point of rejection opened her up to other possibilities that she’d not even considered. Listen to hear how she came to see the rejection as a gift, landed enviable positions working on the teams that developed Mailbox and Uber, and took a role as part of the incredible creative community known as Ideo - one of the coolest companies in the world.

On this episode of #UnmistakableCreative, @ElleLuna shares some of the many lessons she learned as part of the team at @Ideo - and how they have served her long-term. #creatives #creativity #calling #purpose

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Lessons learned at Ideo - and how they have served Elle long-term

Elle’s time as part of the Ideo team was...

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In this episode of the podcast, writer, designer and artist Elle Luna discusses her journey to the crossroads of should and must.

The Mailbox App

The Crossorads Should and Must (Medium Essay)

The Crossroads of Should and Must (Book)

Elle Luna is a designer, painter and writer.  She also runs a textile venture, the Bulan Project., a collaboration with master batik artists in Bali, and has previously worked at international design firm IDEO and with teams to build Mailbox’s iPhone App, redesign Uber’s iPhone App and scale the storytelling platform Medium.  You can follow her on twitter @elleluna.

In this episode of the podcast, Dave Vanderveen, founder of the energy drink company XS talks all about what it means to consciously choose the reality that we create. It’s an eye opening looking into a building a foundation for becoming your best self and uncovering the progression of truth over the course of your life.  

• Choosing the universe that you decide to consciously live in
• Learning to take your work seriously, but not personally
• How little daily decisions determine where you'l go in life 
• Lessons learned from getting kicked out of college 
• Why learn more from failure than we do from success
• Doing things that push you over the edge of what's possible
• The importance of making small changes every single day
• Why we make emotional decisions and rationalize them
• Building a foundation to become your best self 
• The importance of your ability to adapt to the environment around you
• Running your life on values instead of grand strategies 
• Identifying one true thing every single day 
• The key to personal and business turnarounds
• Uncovering the progression of truth over the course of your life

Sponsors

Today's episode of the podcast is sponsored by Audvisor. If you're short on time and starved for wisdom, be sure to check out the Audvisor app. 

Dave Vanderveen is a co-owner/founder of the energy drink company, XS. 

In this episode of the podcast, Dave Vanderveen, founder of the energy drink company XS talks all about what it means to consciously choose the reality that we create. It’s an eye opening looking into a building a foundation for becoming your best self and uncovering the progression of truth over the course of your life.  

• Choosing the universe that you decide to consciously live in
• Learning to take your work seriously, but not personally
• How little daily decisions determine where you'l go in life 
• Lessons learned from getting kicked out of college 
• Why learn more from failure than we do from success
• Doing things that push you over the edge of what's possible
• The importance of making small changes every single day
• Why we make emotional decisions and rationalize them
• Building a foundation to become your best self 
• The importance of your ability to adapt to the environment around you
• Running your life on values instead of grand strategies 
• Identifying one true thing every single day 
• The key to personal and business turnarounds
• Uncovering the progression of truth over the course of your life

Sponsors

Today's episode of the podcast is sponsored by Audvisor. If you're short on time and starved for wisdom, be sure to check out the Audvisor app. 

Dave Vanderveen is a co-owner/founder of the energy drink company, XS. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the podcast, Dave Vanderveen, founder of the energy drink company XS talks all about what it means to consciously choose the reality that we create. It’s an eye opening looking into a building a foundation for becoming your best self and uncovering the progression of truth over the course of your life.  

Sponsors

Today’s episode of the podcast is sponsored by Audvisor. If you’re short on time and starved for wisdom, be sure to check out the Audvisor app. 

Dave Vanderveen is a co-owner/founder of the energy drink company, XS. 

In this episode of the podcast, Lucas Carlson talks all about navigating the emotional journey of entrepreneurship and building a business as a tool for personal growth. 

• Lessons in creativity learned from the world of computer programming
• The ins and outs of raising venture capital for a startup 
• Living on the fringe of bankruptcy 
• Overcoming fear ad learning to take the leap to do something 
• Learning to deal with the voices of criticism, self doubt and fear
• How to keep going when you’re not seeing external results 
• Balancing the tension of knowing when to persist and when to give up
• Putting enough of yourself into an idea to give it a chance
• Learning to put stop losses on your entrepreneurial ideas
• Separating your identity from the performance of your business
• Learning to set expectations for yourself that don’t create stress
• Why external wealth can serve as a metphor for internal wealth
• The importance being open and honest in relationships 



Resources: 

Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham 

The Narrow Road by Felix Dennis

Luscas Calrlson is an entrepneneur who started AppFog, in 2010, raised almost $10M in venture capital, and was acquired in 2013. Before that, he was the first employee and head of engineering for 5 years at MOG (now Beats Music acquired by Apple).. He’s also the author of Finding Success in Failure: True Confessions from 10 Years of Startup Mistakes

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In this episode of the podcast, Lucas Carlson talks all about navigating the emotional journey of entrepreneurship and building a business as a tool for personal growth. 

Lessons in creativity learned from the world of computer programming

The ins and outs of raising venture capital for a startup 

Living on the fringe of bankruptcy 

Overcoming fear ad learning to take the leap to do something 

Learning to deal with the voices of criticism, self doubt and fear

How to keep going when you’re not seeing external results 

Balancing the tension of knowing when to persist and when to give up

Putting enough of yourself into an idea to give it a chance

Learning to put stop losses on your entrepreneurial ideas

Separating your identity from the performance of your business

Learning to set expectations for yourself that don’t create stress

Why external wealth can serve as a metphor for internal wealth

The importance being open and honest in relationships 

Sponsor Today’s Show 

Today’s episode of the Unmistakable Creative is sponsored by our friends at Audvisor. It’s an app that allows you to get short, powerful insights from hundreds of experts in just 3 minutes. It’s avaialbe for both Apple and Android, and features many former Unmistakable Creative guests. 

Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham 

The Narrow Road by Felix Dennis 

Luscas Calrlson is an entrepneneur who started AppFog, in 2010, raised almost $10M in venture capital, and was acquired in 2013. Before that, he was the first employee and head of engineering for 5 years at MOG (now Beats Music acquired by Apple)..  He’s also the author of Finding Success in Failure: True Confessions from 10 Years of  Startup Mistakes