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Creativity isn’t a department or a phase—it’s a way of thinking that shapes how people navigate uncertainty, make decisions, and move forward. When it’s sidelined, organizations default to safe, reactive choices. When it’s embedded, they gain clarity, confidence, and momentum.

My workshops and advisory work bring creativity closer to the center—helping individuals, teams, and organizations sharpen judgment, break habitual patterns, and decide what actually deserves attention.

Drawing from decades of experience across art, advertising, education, and culture, I work through talks, hands-on workshops, and collaborative advisory—meeting people where they are and focusing on the moments when choices matter most.

Workshops & Talks

Participatory, practical, and immediately applicable.

They often focus on:

  • Creative problem-solving and critical thinking

  • Strengthening judgment and decision-making

  • Breaking fixed or habitual patterns

  • Clarifying purpose, meaning, and direction

  • Using creativity as a tool for alignment and momentum

Sessions range from short talks to multi-session workshops and are tailored for leadership teams, creative teams, students, or broader organizations.

Advisory

Advisory work is embedded and collaborative, designed for moments of transition, pressure, or possibility.

This may include:

  • Clarifying direction before ideas move into execution

  • Pressure-testing concepts, narratives, or initiatives

  • Supporting creative leaders as they raise standards and confidence

  • Offering an outside perspective grounded in craft, culture, and lived experience

The emphasis is not on prescribing answers, but on helping others see more clearly and make stronger decisions for themselves.

This Work Is Often A Good Fit When:

  • Teams feel stuck, misaligned, or reactive

  • Creativity has become procedural rather than purposeful

  • Leaders want greater confidence in creative decision-making

  • Organizations are navigating change or inflection points

  • There’s a desire to move beyond surface-level innovation

I work with a small number of organizations at a time and prioritize focus, depth, and mutual fit. Engagements are shaped around the people involved and the questions at hand—not a fixed program or formula.

If this approach resonates, feel free to reach out and start a conversation.

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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Organizations & Institutions

  • Gates Foundation

  • Lake Trust Credit Union

  • Brinkers International

Conferences & Cultural Platforms

  • Creative Mornings (Austin, Detroit)

  • The Feast NYC

  • Hackfort Festival

  • Austin ADDYs

  • AIGA Portland

  • American Advertising Federation

  • The One Club

Education & Academia

  • Michigan State University

  • University of Texas

  • Texas State University

  • Texas Tech University

  • Portland Community College

Arts Organizations & Galleries

  • Broadway Across America

  • Cloud Tree Gallery

  • K Space Contemporary

Broadcasts & Podcasts

  • Happy to Be Here (radio)

  • Cult of Creativity (radio)

  • The DLC Podcast

  • WWK/WWD Podcast

  • 78644 Podcast