Creative Pep Talk
Andy J. Pizza
A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative JourneyTransform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance. Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!!Learn more: creativepeptalk.comCheck out the host: andyjpizza.com
Episodes
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Mar 15, 2017 • 1h 2min
125 - Keep Growing with Danielle Evans
The podcast discusses personal growth and ambition in the creative industry, exciting book release and workshop announcement, finding inspiration and reinforcing creativity through new experiences, the phenomenon of sophomore slumps in creative careers, the evolution of color and materials, pushing out of comfort zones, and being creative with the fundamental core of what you do.
Mar 8, 2017 • 44min
124 - The New Path to a Satisfying Career
This podcast explores topics such as approaching your career as a creative problem, embracing the unknown for creativity, visualizing and setting parameters for your creative career, embracing your unique qualities for a fulfilling career, and the power of thinking outside the box in your creative career.
Feb 27, 2017 • 1h 3min
123 - 25 Ways to Stand Out
The podcast discusses the challenges of balancing commercial art, attending professional basketball games, standing out in a crowded creative industry, exploring style vs substance and the power of collaboration, getting romantic about the core essence, standing out creatively through uniqueness and spectacle, and expressing gratitude and encouraging support for others.
Feb 21, 2017 • 41min
122 - How to Build Sustainable Income & Thrive!
Building sustainable income and finding fulfillment in work, diversifying income for financial stability, using content marketing to gain audience attention, rethinking passive income, investing in work you enjoy and building a thriving career.
Feb 15, 2017 • 1h 18min
121 - Make Space for Creativity with Kate Bingaman-Burt
This podcast explores turning space into place and transforming spaces for creativity. They discuss the preference for comfort TV shows, planning in January, and partnering for success. They also touch on the impact of opinions, discovering creative work, the cost of higher education, and the importance of gratitude and collaboration.
Feb 9, 2017 • 35min
120 - Give Your Art a Makeover
Discover how a change in perspective can lead to creative breakthroughs in your artwork. Reflect on your passion, achieve creative breakthroughs, and find new perspectives. Gratitude and encouragement for listeners, and upcoming episodes and interviews are mentioned.
Feb 1, 2017 • 42min
119 - Why There's No Excuse
Introducing Andy J. Pizza and their illustration portfolio and podcast. Discussing the concept of facing obstacles in creative work. Embracing obstacles for creative opportunities. The power of creativity and encouragement.
Jan 24, 2017 • 1h 9min
118 - Finding Your Flow with Yao Cheng
The podcast discusses the joy and fluidity of watercolor painting, finding flow in the creative process, starting a creative career vs a corporate job, challenges and advice for starting a business, and the importance of self-generated work and consistent creation.
Jan 18, 2017 • 44min
117 - Powerful Goal Setting
The podcast discusses the power of goal setting and how it can provide motivation, focus, and prevent apathy. It emphasizes the importance of creating work that is a gift to the audience and encourages taking action to create your own opportunities. The speaker also highlights how setting goals can help shape your future and create new realities.
Jan 12, 2017 • 52min
116 - Unlock Your True Potential
This podcast discusses unlocking true potential through embracing chaos, eliminating the gap between humans and technology, finding and embracing purpose, and embracing the messy process of creativity. It also explores personal growth, human essence, and achieving incredible things.
