Episodes

What if the hardest part of creativity isn’t learning the craft… but learning how to stand inside who you really are? In this deeply human conversation, Nicko Coleman joins Maddox and Dwight to explore what it feels like to b...

What if the thing you keep trying to walk away from… is actually the thing trying to bring you home? In this conversation, Sean Delaney shares what it’s been like to live a creative life that never quite loosened its grip. From writing poetry as a kid in a small upstate New York town, to falling in…

What happens when the version of yourself you worked so hard to become suddenly no longer fits? In this deeply human conversation, Leta Herrera shares what it felt like to lose the life she knew… the identity, the history, the sense of continuity… and how art became the place she returned to when n…

Have you ever lived inside a life that looked right on paper… but didn’t feel like you? This week we sit down with Dallas-based artist Dina Elsaid, and her story begins in a place so many creatives quietly recognize… doing exactly what she was “supposed” to do. Dina grew up in a culture where the p…

Have you ever felt the quiet ache of wanting to be seen… not for what you produce, but for who you really are? In this deeply moving conversation, we sit with award-winning filmmaker, producer, on-camera talent, and creative ...

Have you ever looked up one day and realized you’ve been taking care of everyone… but somehow lost track of yourself? In this deeply tender conversation, we sit with writer and literary guide Bonnie Daneker as she shares how ...

What happens when you’ve spent your whole life understanding other people… but you’re still learning how to stand inside yourself? In this deeply human conversation, we sit with Tricia Seymour as she gently opens the door int...

What happens when the thing you love most feels like it might cost you belonging? In this episode, we sit down with Mason Van Katwyk … dancer, coach, and self-described jack-of-all-trades … to talk about the quiet identity wo...

What if a book isn’t just entertainment but civic infrastructure? We sit down with Will Evans—publisher, bookseller, and founder of Deep Vellum—to explore how reading rewires the brain for empathy, how curation beats overwhel...

What happens when a meticulous planner meets a canvas that refuses to obey? We sit down with painter and creative director Ross von Rosenberg to unpack a bold shift from figurative storytelling to geometric abstraction—and th...

Curiosity brought us together years ago in a networking room; purpose brought us back to talk about how creatives actually get their work on the wall. Jennifer Luney, a private wealth advisor with deep roots in advertising an...

What happens when you bring improv out of the theater and into the mess of everyday work and life? With Amanda Austin... comedian, educator, entrepreneur, and former owner of Dallas Comedy House... we explore how trust, prese...

What if the most honest version of you is the one you’ve been avoiding? We sit down with CarolLaine M. Garcia, PhD, coach, and self-proclaimed embodied liberation guide...whose life arcs from early loss and academic rigor to ...

What if the fastest way to heal burnout is to make something beautiful? We sit down with designer and psychiatric provider Sabrina Labvah to trace how a grueling pandemic workload pushed her back to a first love... fashion......

What if the most profound shift of your life arrived as a single instruction: turn around and face the amp? That’s the moment Sean Patrick Maher describes—when a wave of sound churned grief through his body and out into the o...

What happens when an ultra-competitive systems thinker walks away from a comfortable tech career and decides to build something real, messy, and human? Blake joins us to unpack how a failed $40k app, a seasonal toy, and one c...

What if your creative practice wasn’t a side note, but the reason you get out of bed? We sit down with Hara Allison—graphic designer, photographer, and founder of Dream Studio—whose mantra “make love and make art” is both a r...

What if the most powerful upgrade to your creative life isn’t a new tool, but a new identity? We’re expanding our platform with a third pillar—becoming—and opening up a candid, behind-the-scenes conversation on choosing who y...

Ever feel like you're creatively stagnant, pulled in different directions, and overthinking every possible path forward? You're not alone. In this vulnerable coaching conversation, we sit down with Sabrina, a graphic designer searching for greater fulfillment while struggling with perfectionism and…

What if everything you thought about creativity was wrong? Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, senior research scientist at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of The Creativity Choice, challenges our assumptions ab...

From the Paris Opera Ballet School to circus stages and fine art photography, Laetitia Bouffard-Roupe’s path defies convention. Born in France but belonging “to the world,” she shows how saying yes to the unknown can transfor...

From the confines of his grandmother's office—the very space where his creativity was first nurtured—Douglas Lewis takes us on a transformative journey from bullied youth to fashion revolutionary. Douglas's story begins with childhood memories of assembling photo albums alongside his grandmother, a…

Creativity rarely follows a straight line, and David Powell’s story proves it. From self-taught web designer to craft cocktail bartender to digital project manager overseeing 20+ bars, his journey is a testament to following ...

Elisha Oliver's path from classroom teacher to Executive Director of Texas Folklife offers a masterclass in following creative curiosity. When standardized testing drained her passion for education after nearly twenty years, Elisha found herself at a crossroads that many creatives face: continue th…