In our last episode of the season, we go behind the scenes of Creativity+Business to share our work experiences, as well as the biggest lessons we've learned while trying to navigate creativity and business.
In this episode we help shine a light for women who have an idea who could turn it into an amazing business — but are intimidated from embracing entrepreneurship because they don’t know where to start turning that idea into reality. We talk with Priscilla and Lauren from the Forward Females we go over their journey on how do you take that first step for entrepreneurship and what are some important things to be aware of to have a successful long-term business. Follow our guests Priscilla and Lauren: @forwardfemale @lifeoflaurencheek @priss_presley https://forwardfemale.com/
In this episode, we dive deep into the wonderful world yet mysterious world of WELLNESS, with that comes sustainability, science, mental health and a whole rabbit hole of terms. We’re going to be discussing this term from a multi-disciplinary point of view, from a macro urban planning level, to a micro interior space perspective, all while support by a science-based and medically-driven Doctor’s point of view. Let’s peel back the layers of what real “Wellness” looks like. Our featured guests: Cathy Zhang, MD - Physician, Investor, Innovator, Educator | ex-World Healthy Organization Medically bilingual (EN & FR) Canadian board-certified Medical Doctor experienced in clinical and academic settings, in addition to health tech, healthcare management, health policies and social health programs, in Canada/USA and internationally Vincent Racine, MPI - Urban Planner, Project Manager at BC2 An urban planner that has designed mast-scale development for both Toronto and Montreal, with a keen interest and focused agenda on sustainability
In this episode we're joined by 2 time TEDx speaker and bestselling author Natalie Torres-Haddad and TD investment advisor Christopher Au to talk financial wellbeing. We discuss what it means to have a healthy relationship with money and how soon should you start talking money. Whether you're a creative, business owner or just living your best life, this is a must-listen episode! Find our guests: Natalie Torres-Haddad @ financiallysavvylatina | financiallysavvyin20minutes.com Christopher Au @ auchristopher
In this episode we take a deep dive into the world of VC funding, but from the perspective of an underrepresented founder — typically people of color and women. We bring on Terell Sterling, founder of Go Paladin, a nonprofit organization that helps to empower underrepresented and underserved entrepreneurs to leverage the vast startup ecosystem, and Aman Bhandal, co-founders of Wallrau who is starting his journey in the startup life. Follow and learn more about our guests: Terell Sterling @ gopaladin.org Aman Bhandal @ abhandal
In honor of International Women’s Day, in this episode, we go over some of the challenges and experiences we’ve faced growing up as a Asian women, as well as share some of our favorite female role models and what we look forward to in the future for women empowerment.
Creativity is becoming more and more important as a driver of success to businesses. In this episode, we discuss how we define success for a creative — whether that’s video, copy, design or other traditional forms of creativity — and how do we measure that success. Follow our guests: Diya Varadaraj @superbolt.agency | https://superbolt.agency Gabriel Lobadia @gabrielobadia
In this episode we discuss with Beenish Saeed & Alisa Manjarrez what the immigrant mentality is, and how it can help immigrants and non-immigrants succeed in their careers and personal lives. Follow our guests: Beenish Saeed @lmftoront | https://www.lmfnetwork.com Alisa Manjarrez @alisa.coach | https://www.alisa.coach/ | https://thehappycactus.club/
Choosing the right price for your offerings when you're first starting your business can be really difficult. In this episode, we dive into pricing with Rodrigo Tasca, founder of Tasca Studios and Summer Y. L. founder of NuWa Marketing and Fyli NYC. Join us as we pick their brains on their pricing journey as well as the tips and tricks they've learned along the way. Follow our guests: Rodrigo Tasca @drigo_who | https://www.tascastudios.com/ Summery Y.L. @summer_y_l | https://www.nuwamarketing.com/ | https://fylinyc.com/
In this episode, we open up and become vulnerable about lessons we learned in 2020 as well as talk about some of the emotional and mental challenges entrepreneurs face when starting new ventures. If you're thinking of starting a new venture but feel the struggle, know you're not alone and we're all doing the best we can!
In this episode, we talk about what it means to be a "creative". Yep, you heard us, basically we are going to psycho-analysis the bonkers out of this word: creativity. Why you ask? Well let’s face it, sometimes this word is a little too exclusive to only those who work in the creative industries. However, here at C+B, we truly believe that creativity is a superpower that each and everyone of us can access and apply to their own respective industries. Join us and unleash your inner creative! Follow us @creativityplusbusiness on Instagram
In this episode, we dive straight into the marvelous and somewhat nerve-wracking world of Social Media. We’re sitting down with some Social Media Gurus from all over the world to chat tricks and tips, time management, business generation and how to get started...yes, even in 2021! This episode unveils the big questions marks behind Social Media, allowing you to best leverage your platforms to meet your branding needs. Find our guests: Ha Ju @shewhoworks Alda Karen @aldakarenh Evolène Colomer @maisonpariente
In this episode, we bring on Misti Cain, founder of consulting company Whyzze and co-host of Werrk!, and Sasha Flynn, founder of jewelry company Adore Adorn to talk about their business early days trials and successes. We also bring on Salvatore Tedone to shed a little light on how VC funds pick which startup to back. Find our guests: Misti Cain @whyzzeinc | https://whyzze.com/ Sasha Flynn @adore.adorn | https://adoreadorn.com/ Salvatore Tedone @salvatoretedone23
In this episode, join our hosts: Nancy and Peiying as they chat about the pressures of perfection, letting go and why almost always, a minimal viable product is the better way to go. Follow us @creativityplusbusiness on Instagram
In this episode as we bring on Nima Gardideh, CEO of Pearmill Performance Marketing Agency, Hoyin Cheung, CEO of Remo.co and Sarah Mackenzie, content producer & strategist, to discuss how COVID-19 has changed some of the tactics used in marketing today, whether it's paid social media, event marketing and content marketing. Follow us @creativityplusbusiness on Instagram Follow our guests on LinkedIn: Nima Gardideh @nimagardideh Hoyin Cheung @hoyincheung Sarah Mckenzie @sarahmknzy
In this episode, we’re having an honest conversation about one of the hardest jobs in the world; being a leader. From intrinsic motivation to the balance of hard and soft skills, we discuss how our panel of leaders are leading their team through empathy and warmth, while serving their businesses with integrity. Follow us @creativityplusbusiness on Instagram Follow our guests on LinkedIn: My Nguyen @my-nguyen-128a02b Rachael Kim @rachael-kim-757b95b Nora Toure @noratoure
In a panel that discusses a topic that is near and dear to our host Peiying's heart, our guests and Pei go over what makes someone an elusive Unicorn Employee, how to find and retain a Unicorn Employee, and as a Unicorn (read: generalist specialist) how do you market your skills to get that dream job. Follow us @creativityplusbusiness on Instagram Find our guests on LinkedIn: Ruth Tupe @ruthtupe Vincent Bourzeix @vincent-bourzeix-90850855 Adeola Olubamiji @adeola-d-olubamiji-phd-pmp-42bb0b116
Join us in the first episode of our series where we talk about getting outside of our comfort zones—what motivates us to do it, how we approach getting outside of our comfort zones, and the risk and rewards of breaking out of your lane. Follow us @creativityplusbusiness Connect with us on LinkedIn: Peiying Feng @peiyingfeng Nancy Peng @nancy-peng