The Creative Life Podcast: Creativity, Innovation And Inspiring Ideas | James Taylor

Mindfulness for Creativity Diane R. Gehart, Ph.D., is an author, an award-winning professor of Counseling and Family Therapy at California State University, Northridge, as well as a practicing psychotherapist. Her new book combines wit, wisdom, and a touch of sweetness to help you uncover playful ways to transform any aspect of your life. It’s called […] The post CL254: Mindfulness For Creativity and Writers Block – Interview with Diane Gehart appeared first on James Taylor.

Fearless Innovation Alex Goryachev is managing director of Cisco’s global Co-Innovation Centers. He spearheads several award-winning international programs and initiatives to accelerate innovation – whether that impacts operations, businesses processes, or technology. An award-winning Silicon Valley veteran whose resume reads like a brief history of tech disruption, Alex is a sought-after speaker on innovation and […] The post CL253: How Fearless Innovation Helps Leaders Adapt To Change – Interview with Alex Goryachev appeared first on James Taylor.

How To Be A Fearless Leader Alan Weiss is a consultant, speaker, and bestselling author. Described by the New York Post as “one of the most highly regarded independent consultants in America,” his consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients such as Merck, Hewlett-Packard, GE, Mercedes-Benz, and more than 500 leading organizations. He […] The post CL252: How To Be A Fearless Leader – Interview with Alan Weiss appeared first on James Taylor.

Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman Joey Coleman helps companies keep their customers. An award-winning speaker, he shares his First 100 Days® methodology for improving customer experience and retention with organizations around the world and his clients include Whirlpool, Volkswagen, and Zappos. Joey’s Wall Street Journal best selling book ‘Never Lose a Customer […] The post CL251: How To Never Lose A Customer Again – Interview with Joey Coleman appeared first on James Taylor.

How To Lead An Extraordinary Life Extraordinary Life to Changing how business leaders think with Darren Gold The author of the new book Master Your Code: The Art, Wisdom, and Science of Leading an Extraordinary Life. Darren Gold is a Managing Partner at The Trium Group, where he advises and coaches CEOs and leadership teams […] The post CL250: How To Lead An Extraordinary Life – Interview with Darren Gold appeared first on James Taylor.

Bill Treasurer is the founder of Giant Leap Consulting and author of five books on courage and leadership, including the international bestseller Courage Goes to Work. Bill has led over 1,000 leadership programs across the world for clients that include NASA, Saks Fifth Avenue, UBS Bank, and eBay. His latest book, co-authored with former US […] The post CL249: Leadership Killers, Courage and Humility – Interview with Bill Treasurer appeared first on James Taylor.

In today’s episode of The Creative Life I talk with Ora Nadrich about mindfulness and the creative process. Ora Nadrich is founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking, and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity and the groundbreaking book, Says Who? How One Simple Question Can Change the Way You […] The post CL248: Mindfulness And The Creative Process – Interview with Ora Nadrich appeared first on James Taylor.

Charlie Gilkey helps people start finishing the stuff that matters. He is an author, entrepreneur, philosopher, Army veteran, and renowned productivity expert. Founder of Productive Flourishing, Charlie helps professional creatives, leaders, and changemakers take meaningful action on work that matters. His new book is called “Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done” and […] The post CL247: How To Go From Idea To Done – Interview with Charlie Gilkey appeared first on James Taylor.

A passionate storyteller by nature who measures his success by helping people reach their potential, Steve Pacinelli serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of BombBomb. He is also the co-author of Rehumanize Your Business: How Personal Videos Accelerate Sales and Improve Customer Experience.   In this episode, we cover: 3:19 – How to close sales […] The post CL246: How To Rehumanize Your Business With Personal Videos – Interview with Stephen Pacinelli appeared first on James Taylor.

After a life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies on Park Avenue, David Wood built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and serving huge audiences worldwide. He now coaches high performing executives, entrepreneurs, teams, and even prison inmates, to create amazing results and deep connection. One tough […] The post CL245: How To Have Tough Conversations – Interview with David Wood appeared first on James Taylor.

By 2025, AI will power 95 percent of all customer interactions. But despite of this technological disruption my guest today argues that the most important part of a great ?customer experience is relationship building. John DiJulius is a sought-after authority on world-class customer experience, working with companies such as The Ritz-Carlton, Lexus, Starbucks, and Progressive […] The post CL244: How AI Will Change Customer Experience – Interview with John DiJulius appeared first on James Taylor.

Rhonda Scharf is a Professional Speaker, Trainer, Author, and Consultant specializing in People Power and Effectiveness. She has travelled the globe getting people “on the right track” with her unique perspective on life, work, and getting things done both today and in the future. As a top speaker Rhonda is the only person in the […] The post CL243: Will AI Take My Job? – Interview with Rhonda Scharf appeared first on James Taylor.

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed him, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Nir founded two tech companies and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the […] The post CL242: How To Overcome Workplace Distractions – Interview with Nir Eyal appeared first on James Taylor.

Eric Schultz is an author and lifelong entrepreneur. Most recently, he was CEO of Sensitech, a venture-backed global supply chain visibility company sold to United Technologies. He is co-author of “Food Foolish,” a book about food waste and climate change and his latest book is called “Innovation on Tap: Stories of Entrepreneurship From the Cotton […] The post CL241: 300 Years Of Innovative Entrepreneurship In America – Interview with Eric Schultz appeared first on James Taylor.

Travis Rosser is an internet entrepreneur, author, speaker and software designer. After a decade in the software industry he cofounded and then sold Kajabi, a knowledge capital platform that has helped customers redefine themselves as experts, free themselves from the traditional notions of a job, and live more fulflled lives. Since 2010, Kajabi customers have […] The post CL240: How To Find The Business Within You – Interview with Travis Rosser appeared first on James Taylor.

Robert Glazer is the founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, and the author of “Elevate: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others”. The book explains how to grow capacity as both an individual and a leader through the four elements of capacity building, Spiritual, Intellectual, Physical and Emotional. Since instilling these […] The post CL239: How To Unlock Success In Yourself And Others – Interview with Robert Glazer appeared first on James Taylor.

John Livesay, aka The Pitch Whisperer, is a sales keynote speaker and shares the lessons learned from his award-winning sales career at Conde Nast. He teaches companies’ sales teams how to become irresistible so they are magnetic to their ideal clients. His TEDx talk: Be The Lifeguard Of Your Own Life has over 1,000,000 views […] The post CL238: How To Craft The Perfect Elevator Pitch – Interview with John Livesay appeared first on James Taylor.

Architect Donald Rattner is the principal of an award-winning architectural consultancy dedicated to maximizing occupant creativity in workplace, residential, wellness, hospitality and retail environments. An educator and author as well as a practitioner, his new book is called “My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation.”     In […] The post CL237: How To Design Your Home And Office To Increase Creativity – Interview with Donald Rattner appeared first on James Taylor.

Justin is a multi-faceted, multi-pierced, multi-tattooed designer, author, and speaker. He wrote the celebrated book “Cultivating a Creative Culture” and is the Vice President of Human-Centered Design at bswift. With Josef Müller-Brockmann and user advocacy claiming equal parts of his creative heart, he’s immersed himself professionally in tangible and digital media over the past 20 […] The post CL236: How To Design A Creative Culture At Work – Interview with Justin Dauer appeared first on James Taylor.

William Ammerman is Executive Vice President of Digital Media at Engaged Media Inc. and has previously held leadership positions with Tribune Media, Hearst Television, and Capitol Broadcasting. Over his career, he has managed digital advertising for hundreds of television stations and their websites, mobile apps, and connected platforms. His latest book is called The Invisible […] The post CL235: The Future Of Marketing And General Adversarial Networks – Interview with William Ammerman appeared first on James Taylor.