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.
Interviews with Peak Performing Creatives and Entrepreneurs Who are Working to Change the World.
Are you depressed, burned-out, or just going through the motions? We’ve got the solution for you, and it’s a creative one. Hear Interviews with Grammy and Tony winners and nominees, bestselling authors, actors, and creative leaders on how they stay motivated, inspired, and productive. Together, we explore their internal, uncharted waters about what inspires them to grow, achieve, and succeed.
Get their up to the minute insights as we tease out answers to questions they’ve never pondered before. Remember, you can use creativity and mindfulness to build the life and career you’ll love.
You’ll also learn how to supercharge your own creative drive, mindfulness, and communication skills.
Guests have included bestselling authors, artists, marketing and pr pros, leadership experts, tech CEOs, technology futurists, professional speakers, communication coaches, public speakers, award-winning Broadway producers, musicians, lyricists, standup comedians, actors, performers, singers, writers, conservationists, non-profit executive directors, and many others.
In this show, get the wisdom of creative-thinking peak performers. On Mondays, I interview innovative peak performers in the creative, social impact, and Earth conservation spaces. We explore how they innovate, solve problems creatively, and pursue their visions for a better world.
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Creativity, Curiosity, and Compassion Can Change The World
If we live and work by these principles, we can relieve crushing stress, avert ecological disaster, and truly belong with the rest of the living beings on our planet.
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Highlighted Episodes
- Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Theatre historian, author, Creative Director at 54 Below
- Oddisee, Hip hop artist, music producer
- Peter Shankman, Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Corporate Consultant, Author and Host of Faster than Normal
- Norm Snyder, CEO, Reeds, Inc.
- Gene Baur, Co-founder and President, Farm Sanctuary
- Wendy Hapgood, Co-founder, Director, Wild Tomorrow Fund
- Dan Clark, CEO of Brain.fm
- Angela Engel, Founder, CEO, The Collective Book Studio
- Vikas Garg, Founder and CEO of abillion
- Captain Paul Watson, Founder of the Sea Shepherd, conservationist, and environmental activist.
- Josh Kline, Founder and CEO of the social impact app, Have/Need
- John Lee Dumas, the Entrepreneur On Fire himself, joins the show to speak about what it takes to find and live in your Zone of Fire
- Tom Peters, Leadership expert, Author, In Search of Excellence and Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism
- Rob Greenlee, Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee, VP, Content and Partnerships at Libsyn.
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Podcast Guest Reviews
Being a guest on Izolda’s podcast the Innovative Mindset, was riveting! Her curious introspection guided our conversation to great depths. It was truly a pleasure to be a guest on her podcast and definitely recommend listeners and potential future guests to connect with her. ~Christina Helena, Speaker TEDx Speaker, Corporate Trainer, https://www.christinahelena.com/
Just had the pleasure of being on the receiving end of Izolda’s curiosity when she interviewed me on her podcast. What a generous interviewer she is! I’ve interviewed thousands of people over the course of my 45-year-career in journalism (25 years at CNN); I teach a class in interviewing; plus, as a novelist, I’ve been interviewed dozens of times, so I can tell you with certainty that Izolda knows what she’s doing. She puts the interviewee in the spotlight, yet her relaxed style makes it feel like an informal conversation with a friend. She listens, goes deep, and she made me think. I really enjoyed our time together. ~John DeDakis Novelist, Writing Coach, and former Senior Copy Editor for CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” www.johndedakis.com
Izolda reached out to me after seeing a perfect opportunity to help grow my business and niche. She told me what to do, and thanks to Izolda’s podcast and techniques on how to grow my audience, I landed a major article and free advertising in the largest magazine in my niche! I am forever grateful for her insight and valuable content! Thanks, Izolda!! –Jessica Jenny Renzi, PT, DPT, Travel Physical Therapist and Mentor
Izolda is a thoughtful, in-depth podcaster who made me feel incredibly comfortable and relaxed during my interview. Her thoughtful questions show that she does a lot of research pre-interview, so what she asks is specific and tailored to the interview, not a generic set of questions, and each question follows the other to make a clear story with the questions leading along like stepping stones. Plus, she’s just plain great to talk with. I wish all my interviews were this fun! ~Lissa Michalak, Somatic Movement Specialist
Heart to heart and soul to soul. That’s exactly what happened earlier today when I was a guest on The Innovative Mindset, one of my favorite podcasts! Izolda Trakhtenberg is the host and a natural when it comes to many things including making others feel totally comfortable and welcomed.
The conversation went deep. How deep? Let’s say nothing was off limits! Izolda cares about the environment, the animals, humanity and doing all she can to help. She is extremely talented and encourages others to stay true to their passion. I highly recommend her she is one of a kind. -Jeanine Boubli
I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Izolda for her The Innovative Mindset podcast. I’ve been a guest on dozens of radio shows and podcasts over the years and rarely been asked such provocative, challenging, and layered questions as those asked by Izolda. She’s a generous host who seeks to put her guests in the best light and she adds her own insights, which just happen to mirror mine. Not only that, she was great with follow-through and promotion of the podcast. I highly recommend Izolda. -Teresa Funke
