Don’t be afraid to speak up when you see something wrong.  After the Canary Islands crash that killed 583 people, NASA convened a panel to change communication and leadership practices in airplane cockpits. These crashes were precipitated by preventable errors but no one spoke up about them as they were happening. Why did they not…

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Uncle Ardy Pirnia and Matthew Árce Help Los Angeles’ Homeless Population Through Art and Artistry  This episode is brought to you by my book, Speak From Within (learn more at How to Make Starting Conversations a Breeze), Brain.fm*, and Podbean*. We are all aware of the ongoing challenge to address homelessness in Los Angeles and the incredible…

Welcome to the Creative Solutions Podcast Whether you want to write a story or solve the climate crisis, you need to think in new and world-changing ways. When you come up with creative solutions, you lead the way. The podcast has evolved into its new incarnation. Moving forward, I’ll be focusing on how leaders, innovators,…

The Fiddler’s Talisman, Book One in the Fairy Godmother Diaries.Short SynopsisAudacious modern-day Fairy Godmother Evie Songbottom prefers whiskey to glitter being a smartass to being proper and movies to anything else. But, she’ll need more than a bottle of Jameson and a bad attitude to handle … Joanna Brennan, a violin prodigy with a magical…

Tom Peters Breaks It All Down For Us Tom Peters is co-author of In Search of Excellence—the book that changed the way the world does business and often tagged as the best business book ever. Seventeen books and thirty-five years later, Tom is still at the forefront of the “management guru industry” he single-handedly invented. What’s…