Named the “Most Influential Photographer on the Internet” by Huffington Post, Forbes, and Yahoo in 2014, Jeremy Cowart is a published, award-winning photographer, artist, and entrepreneur whose mission in life is to “explore the intersection of creativity and empathy.” He’s presented at TEDx, the United Nations, and creative conferences across the country. He lives in Nashville with his wife and four children.

017: Jeremy Cowart

Inspired by a conversation he had with his father, a musician and creative, host Joel Porter relays a message of hope and choice for creatives navigating the current state of the world. This episode also marks the end of season one of the Keep Creating Podcast.

016: A Message Of Hope And Choice

Nick de Partee has been involved in the creative industry for the last 15 years as a designer, touring guitarist for the band Kutless, a songwriter, and entrepreneur. He’s the founder of the design company Equal Seven Creative, which specializes in identity, branding, visual, apparel, and packaging design. He’s also a co-founder of the creative company, AVVAY, which is a marketplace for interesting locations and destinations.

015: Nick de Partee

Lee Steffen is an award-winning creative director, photographer, music producer, and fine artist. He’s traveled the world as a non-profit founder, photographed a Billboard #1 album and countless Grammy-winning musicians, designed for a presidential campaign, produced an acclaimed hip-hop record, and led brand campaigns for luminaries like Maya Angelou and Johnny Cash. When he’s not traveling, he can be found in Nashville, TN, where he lives with his true loves: his family, and his piano.

014: Lee Steffen

Hannah Messinger is an eater, writer and professional people feeder based in Nashville, TN. Above all else, she is an evangelist for being a cheap cook. Every Monday since September of 2018, people have written in to her on Instagram about what odds and ends they have in their kitchen, and she tells them what to make. That’s how the Pantry Raid podcast was born: as a conversation between her and people who struggle to cook what they have on hand without a recipe.

013: Hannah Messinger

Jeff Sheldon is the founder and designer of Ugmonk, a brand that focuses on creating and curating thoughtfully-designed products. They pride themselves in raising the bar on quality, experience, and aesthetic. Jeff launched Ugmonk in 2008 as a creative outlet to design products that he wanted to wear and use. Now over a decade later, Ugmonk continues to expand its collection of well-designed objects and clothing, and attract a passionate following from around the globe.

012: Jeff Sheldon

On Episode 11 of Keep Creating, Joel Porter and Julian Vaca (Soundstripe cohort and host of the creative YouTube series "InTune") recap the first 10 episodes and share some of the most memorable lessons our guests have shared thus far. Picture this episode as the “cliff notes” summary of our first ten episodes.

011: Our First 10 Episode Recap

Hannah Schneider's 10 years in public relations and social media includes work as a social media manager, publicist, founder and CEO of Hannah Schneider Creative, founder of Kettner Coffee Supply and Managing Partner at BRAND House. Her work has been featured on local and national outlets such as Good Morning America, Today Show, Cosmopolitan, Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.

010: Hannah Schneider

Nick LaParra is a consultant, a podcaster, and host of the “Let’s Give a Damn” podcast. He’s a creator, speaker, humanitarian, environmentalist, vegetarian, minimalist, and an aspiring mensch. He is a driven Nashvillian and chooses to be unafraid of failure, which is made evident by his mindset and demeanor in conversation. Disclaimer: Nick is real, and uses some colorful language that might catch your attention, but his insight is incredible.

009: Nick LaParra

Nathan Brown is an LA-born skateboarder, entrepreneur, and muralist. He moved to Nashville when he was 11 and embraced the transition through skateboarding and exploration as a sponsored amateur. He drew inspiration from his travels and fused them into his work in the studio and onto the walls of buildings across the US and Europe. He’s produced large scale commissioned murals for brands such as Google, Spotify and more, and now focuses on bringing beautification projects to the communities needing it most.

008: Nathan Brown

Poet, Tonya Ingram, is a Cincinnati native, Bronx-bred introvert. She’s also a mental health advocate, kidney transplant hopeful, Lupus legend, cat auntie, and a lover of “The Office.” She has graced the stages of The Getty Museum, Madison Square Garden, the San Francisco Opera House, Nuyorican Poets Café, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and "The Price is Right,” which she won. Tonya’s writing explores the necessity of taking care of ourselves, especially on the days we feel unworthy.

007: Tonya Ingram

Chris Petescia is a digital experience designer, who provides perspective to brands and works to spark opportunities of empathy for their customers. He is a founder, entrepreneur, investor, and most of all a fan, and he believes in the power of culture built from shared excitement for the things that uniquely inspire each of us. Now based in Orlando, Chris travels, often with family, wherever work adventures take him, and still to this day dreams in a galaxy far, far away.

006: Chris Petescia

Meera Lee Patel is a self-taught writer and artist from the East Coast who now lives and works in Nashville. She is the author of "My Friend Fear: Finding Magic in the Unknown," a meditation on fear and how it can help us become who we really are--if we let it.  She is also the author of two journals: "Made Out of Stars: A Journal for Self-Realization" and "Start Where You Are: A Journal for Self-Exploration." Her writing has appeared in VOGUE India, Spirituality & Health, and FLOW Magazine, among others.

005: Meera Lee Patel

Brad Montague is a NY Times bestselling author, speaker, and the award-winning creative force behind Kid President. Brad's creative agency, Montague Workshop, reimagines the future through the stories people tell and the ways they are told. From large brands and events, to projects with Cartoon Network, the Walt Disney Company, the Fred Rogers Center and more, Montague Workshop is a joyfully rebellious breath of fresh air. We unpack the ways grownups and children can work together, how to choose a project, and more.

004: Brad Montague

Gillian Ferrabee began her career as a professional dancer and actor. She toured Europe and North America with innovative dance and theatre companies for over 15 years, as well as performed in films, television series, and commercials. In 2004, Gillian joined Cirque du Soleil’s casting team and was appointed the artistic casting director for The Beatles’ LOVE show which also made her responsible for casting all international touring shows. In 2012, Gillian was promoted to Director of the Creative Lab of Cirque du Soleil Media, where she led a team in developing a wide range of projects, such as the video game “Child of Light” with Ubisoft, the animated series “Luna Petunia” for Netflix, and the Emmy-award winning VR short “Inside The Box: Kurios” for Samsung. In 2017, Gillian founded the innovation agency Kite Parade, which blends her years of experience in storytelling, creative direction and large-scale production with her knowledge of transformational leadership. Gillian is a wise soul, who is so generous with her experiences and enthusiastic about helping creatives actualize their goals and ambitions.

003: Gillian Ferrabee

In this episode, we talk to Aaron Sprinkle, an accomplished producer, engineer, and songwriter. Sprinkle has been in the music business for over two decades. He’s produced numerous records for the likes of Anberlin, Pedro The Lion, and Acceptance. For years, he was a prominent producer and engineer at Tooth & Nail Records – a successful label nestled in the heart of downtown Seattle – and the albums he’s produced have cumulatively sold millions. Sprinkle has an absolute need to create, and his insight and expertise into chasing that need is second to none.

002: Aaron Sprinkle

Most know Harris III as an award-winning illusionist. But he’s also a sought-out keynote speaker, storyteller, and event curator. He recently founded the Istoria Collective, an event and production company that creates transformative experiences for people and brands through live events and other mediums. Recently, Harris became the director of STORY, the nation’s premier “gathering” for creators and storytellers. Listen as we hear from Harris and how his child-like wonder propels him forward and keeps him creating.

001: Harris III

We’re so very excited to unveil this special podcast, which is quite literally years in the making. This podcast was created by creators for creators with the sole intent of providing rich inspiration to creatives all over the globe. In each episode, host Joel Porter sits down with someone uniquely talented and hardworking who’s putting in the work and creating something new. We hope you’ll join us. We’re certain this podcast will equip you to "Keep Creating."

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