The Creative Life Podcast

EP. 45 Start Before It’s Perfect: Rachel Ware and Tyrel Frazier on Building a Comedy Theater

What happens when two creatives stop waiting for the perfect opportunity and decide to build the space they wish existed? In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, D

EP 44. Build the Space You Need: Rayni Wekluk and Rosine Selemani on Poetry, Voice & Community

What does a writer do when the opportunities they need do not yet exist? In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, Dr. Jessica Olsen and Dr. Jaclyn Gibbons speak wi

EP. 43 Building, Becoming & Belonging with Olivia Vogel Founder of False Digits

What happens when a creative passion becomes a business, and the business begins creating opportunities for other artists? In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast,

EP. 42 Build Brand Recognition Through The Power of Repetition: Teresa Stastny on Marketing, Burnout, and Being Remembered

What happens when an artist stops waiting for opportunity and starts building it? Teresa Stastny is the founder of Sleekd Marketing and the host of the Becoming Obsessed

EP. 41 Build the Opportunity: Xavier Jackson on Art Access and Sustainable Creative Careers

What happens when an artist stops waiting for opportunity and starts building it? Xavier Jackson is the founder and CEO of Local Art Plug, a platform connecting artists,

EP. 40 Getting Good Means Being Bad First: Dylan Rohde on Improv, Failure, and Creative Community

What if getting better requires you to be willing to look bad first? In Episode 40 of The Creative Life Podcast, Dr. Jessica Olsen and Dr. Jaclyn Gibbons talk with Dylan

EP. 39 Obed Sanchez Liborio: The Artist Beneath the Entrepreneur

What if entrepreneurship is something you do, but being an artist is who you are? For Obed Sanchez Liborio, creativity has never fit neatly into one medium or one career

EP. 38 A State of Play: Sarah Craw on Finding Your Artistic Voice

What does it take to develop an artistic voice—and to keep evolving once you find it? In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, Dr. Jessica Olsen and Dr. Jaclyn Gibb

EP 37 There Is Always a Promise for Redemption: James Eagle Feather on Reinvention, Storytelling & Creative Identity

There Is Always a Promise for Redemption: James Eagle Feather on Reinvention, Storytelling & Creative Identity What happens when you refuse to let your past define who y

Ep. 36 Forget Going Viral. Build a Community Instead. | Emilie Barnes (IRL Marketing)

Everyone talks about growing an audience. Emilie Barnes believes the real goal is building a community. This week on The Creative Life Podcast, Dr. Jessica Olsen and Dr.

EP. 35 Creating Your Corner in the Sky: Curtis Reynolds on Creativity, Community, and Taking the Leap

What happens when you stop ignoring the creative voice inside you? For Curtis Reynolds, the answer began with a piano in the back room of a local Omaha bar. Curtis is t

EP. 34 How Award-Winning Photographer Nia Karmann Turned Adversity Into Art | The Creative Life Podcast

How do you keep creating when the world tells you that you don't belong? Award-winning photographer Nia Karmann joins The Creative Life Podcast to share the story behind

EP. 33 Why Creative Collaboration Matters: Fission on Building Trust, Finding Your Voice & Making Better Art

What makes great creative work possible? Talent is only part of the equation. The rest is trust. In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, hosts Dr. Jessica Olsen an

EP. 32 From Adoption to Advocacy: How Wilson Munsterman Turned His Story into Purpose | The Creative Life Podcast

What happens when the questions you've carried your entire life become the story that helps someone else heal? In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, Dr. Jessica

Ep. 31 How Your Home Shapes Creativity, Wellness & the Life You Build with Katie Breidenbach

Your environment is more than the backdrop of your life...it has the power to influence your health, creativity, mindset, and sense of purpose. In this episode of The Cr

Ep. 30 Redefining Success, Building Community & Trusting Your Creative Path | Ariel Panowicz Recap

In this follow-up episode of The Creative Life Podcast, Dr. Jessica Olsen and Dr. Jaclyn Gibbons revisit their conversation with photographer, creative director, and Luli

Ep. 29 She Left LA, Came Home & Built the Creative Space Omaha Needed | Ariel Panowicz

In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, hosts Dr. Jessica Olsen and Dr. Jaclyn Gibbons sit down with photographer, creative director, and founder of Luli Creative H

EP 28. Street Art, Creative Resistance & Finding Your Way Back to Creativity with Alyssa Jade Baldridge | Creative Life Podcast Recap

What can graffiti teach us about creativity? In this recap episode of The Creative Life Podcast, hosts Jessica Olsen and Dr. Jaclyn Gibbons revisit their conversation wi

EP. 27 Graffiti, Storytelling & Creative Resistance with Alyssa Jade Baldridge | The Creative Life Podcast

In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, hosts Dr. Jessica Olsen and Dr. Jaclyn Gibbons sit down with Alyssa Jade Baldridge, creator of Omaha Street Art, to explore

EP.26 Reading, Literacy & Community Building with Keyosha Atwater | Podcast Recap

In this recap episode of The Creative Life Podcast, hosts Dr. Jessica Olsen and Dr. Jaclyn Gibbons revisit their conversation with Keyosha Atwater, founder of Chapters &