Up Your Creative Genius

Julia has dedicated her life to finding the spiritual keys to getting the most out of life and in the last two years preserving her health through a major fitness transformation. After childhood diabetes, a double organ transplant, triple cardiac bypass, & thyroidectomy, Julia decided to reclaim her health and began a fitness journey at age 62. By age 64 she was on the stage at an NPC Masters Bodybuilding competition for women 55+ in age, and she won. It was a way to celebrate 30 years since her organ transplant that cured the diabetes.

Julia is an artist and teacher who has been on the faculties of universities in San Francisco, Saudi Arabia and Mexico. She believes in empowering other women her age with her story that it is never too late and you are never too old to get fit, feel amazing and look healthy and vibrant.

Shaun Berstein began his career in journalism, but a life change was necessary so he reinvented himself as a lawyer. Later he returned to his former life, but on his terms. He began to focus his energy on helping people tell their stories so that it would inspire others to reach out and build a stronger patient community.

Now he runs The Write Stuff Agency where he tells other people’s and businesses’ stories. It always goes back to the story.

“Once a journalist, then a lawyer, but always a storyteller.”

Collette Hemmings talks about how she uses eastern wellness and mindfulness practises to help others create a happy, healthy and peaceful life.

Collette Hemmings grew up in Scotland and left to travel the world with her young family in her late twenties with Levi Strauss and Nike. From Belgium, the Netherlands, China and Indonesia to the US where she is now CEO and host of Brain Sports.

With a lifelong passion of how the mind works, Collette studied many Eastern wellness practices and realized through studying her own mind, she could truly begin teaching others. Her vision is to connect 100 million change agents through the original essence of sports and bring voice to what is truly needed to create a healthy, happy future.

Chaitra Vedullapalli talks about how she was designated to be a housewife, but destined for greatness as one of the very few women in tech who are taking action to generate $1billion in net new global economic access for female entrepreneurs. She does this through her organization, Women In Cloud, and this is just the beginning.

How to go from underdogs into winners with Jonathan Javier.

Jonathan Javier is the CEO/Founder of Wonsulting, which mission is to “turn underdogs into winners”. He's also worked in Operations at Snap, Google, and Cisco coming from a non-target school/non-traditional background. He works on many initiatives, providing advice and words of wisdom on LinkedIn and through speaking engagements. In total, he has led 210+ workshops in 9 different countries including the Mena ICT Forum in Jordan, Resume/Personal Branding at Cisco, LinkedIn Strategy & Operations Offsite, Great Place To Work, Talks at Google, TEDx, and more. He's been featured on Forbes, Fox News, Business Insider, The Times, LinkedIn News, Yahoo! News, Jobscan, and Brainz Magazine as a top job search expert and amassed 1M+ followers on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok as well as 30+ million impressions monthly on his content.

Jonathan Javier is the CEO/Founder of Wonsulting, which mission is to “turn underdogs into winners”. He's also worked in Operations at Snap, Google, and Cisco coming from a non-target school/non-traditional background. He's been featured on Forbes, LinkedIn News, Yahoo! News, Jobscan, and Brainz Magazine as a top job search expert and amassed 1M+ followers on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok as well as 30+ million impressions monthly on his content.

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[02:42] Jonathan’s story from underdog to landing first job at Snapchat

[05:01] How vision boards helped Jonathan

[07:06] How to bootstrap a startup

[09:20] How to create a team with values

[11:36] What to look for when hiring?

[13:30] Why you should reach out to people on Linkedin

[16:20] Why Gary Vaynerchuk fascinates Jonathan

[17:05] How to grow a following and an audience

[20:00] How Jonathan is helping job seekers land jobs

[23:00] Setting and achieving goals

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Michele Delgado, founder of Hartmetrics shares her experience leaving the travel industry, starting a consultancy and pivoting your career.

With over 25 years of leadership experience, Michele has led and advised teams of 200+ while providing them with the tools, technology, and strategic initiatives they need to meet their goals. As a Certified Professional and a Master Business Coach, she believes that everyone should be celebrated for their talents and encouraged to pursue their dreams regardless of their resources. As the daughter of a single mom and the proud proprietor of Hartmetrics, she not only strives to encourage other women to be bold in taking their rightful place in the board room but advocates that professionals seek knowledge and opportunity for growth both personally and professionally. It's this core mission and dedication to helping others that have allowed her and her to thrive and realize her greatest passion - mentorship.

“Being bold and start asking. They weren’t a client before so there is nothing to lose.”

“There are three components when you're looking for a candidate, it's the head, which is what PI (Predictive Indexes) works with, the heart is the part that deals with the culture. And that's during the interview, the face to face. And the briefcase, which is their resume, and what's on that paper that talks about their skills. So it's those three pieces together, which is really amazing.”

“Don't do it alone. If you don't have that kind of bravery, that's fine. Don't be afraid to ask for help. I ask for help all over the place.”

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[1:20] What happened to the travel industry

[4:28] You’re the queen of pivot? What did you do?

[5:23] How to become a consultant

[8:19] Defining your niche

[10:00] You have to have mentors

[11:47] How to set your price

[12:58] Getting certifications

[14:27] Predictive Indexes of talent optimization

[15:10] Working with teams and hiring people

[16:50] The two things that will help you to take the leap

[17:48] Draw your future

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Roo Benjamin talks about how he is becoming a writer, how creativity works and how he is choosing his own niche. Roo Benjamin is a writer, friend, teacher, and coach. He is interested in nature, education, creativity, spirituality, ethics, personal growth

“If you don't know where you are, where your starting point, you could get horribly lost.”

“I believe that it’s powerful to live in an integrated life, a whole life”

“Let the path reveal your own niche”

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[07:35] One of the questions was do I write with my birth name or a pen name

[09:21] Becoming Roo Benjamin. Committing to publishing.

[10:20] Checking inwardly for alignment

[12:21] Getting validation from readers

[13:50] Draw your future process

[14:30] 3 bold steps

[16:55] How to figure out your purpose

[19:57] Practical steps to take when you pivot

[21:50] Becoming a transformative writer

[22:50] The litmus test of the type of content to create

[23:40] Writing for SEO and having an AI writing tool

[25:29] Importance of asking why

[26:45] Does it matter how many people you reach or is it a matter of quality?

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Welcome to the Up Your Creative Genius. I'm your host Patti Dobrowolski.

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Who is Patti Doborowolksi?

Patti Dobrowolski, author of 9 Tips to Up Your Creative Genius and DRAWING SOLUTIONS: How Visual Goal Setting Will Change Your Life, is founder of Up Your Creative Genius, a consulting firm that uses visuals and creative processes to help companies and individuals around the world accelerate growth and change.

A critically acclaimed comic performer, three-time TEDx and internationally recognized speaker, writer and business consultant, she has brought innovative visual practices to Fortune 100 companies, government, not for profits and small businesses. Patti holds an Masters in Psychology with an emphasis in Drama Therapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Her large format strategic illustrations grace the walls of Nike, Microsoft Inc, Starbucks, Pepsico, FedEx, Turner Broadcasting, FritoLay North America, Hoffman LaRoche Inc., Providence Health Services, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USDA and The Seattle Space Needle.

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