The Syncreate Podcast: Empowering Creativity

Episode 114: Creative Spark Series - The Role of the Artist in Society with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark Series, Charlotte and Melinda discuss the vital role that artists play in helping to envision and shape the futu...

Episode 113: Music Mindfulness & Healing with Dr. AZA Allsop

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. AZA Allsop is an artist, neuroscientist, and psychiatrist who conducts research at the intersection of social cognition, music mindfulness, and ps...

Episode 112: Creative Spark Series - Creativity for the Common Good with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Building upon our recent Creative Spark episodes on creativity in communication (Episode 110) and self-empowerment (Episode 108), Charlotte and Melind...

Episode 111: Stories from the Podcast Studio with Record ATX Co-Founder Grant Davis

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Grant Davis is the co-owner of Record ATX, a creative audio and video production studio in Austin, Texas, where we record The Syncreate Podcast.He’s...

Episode 110: Creative Spark Series - Creativity in Communication with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

,In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we reflect on how we can bring our creativity into our communication and relationships with others, usi...

Episode 109: Light and Shadow - The Art of Journaling with Keila Shaheen

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Keila Shaheen is a Brazilian–Puerto Rican American scholar, international bestselling author, and musician. She is the creator of the Zenfulnote app...

Episode 108: Creative Spark Series - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Our Minds with Melinda Rothouse and Charlotte Gullick

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we explore how our limiting beliefs and scarcity thinking can hold us back from personal, creative, and ...

Episode 107: Mindfulness in Life, Work & Creativity with Hannah C. Williams

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah Williams infuses the practice of mindfulness into all aspects of her life, from songwriting and performing to her work in real estate, and to h...

Episode 106: Creative Spark Series - Creative Confessions with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In creativity, there’s no one “right” way to go about things; we all have our own unique creative habits and hacks. So, in this episode, Melin...

Episode 105: Why Creativity Matters with Melinda Rothouse and Marcus McQuirter

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a co-release, originally recorded and released in August of 2025 on  the podcast Intermission: Conversations with Theater People abou...

Episode 104: Creative Spark Series - Creativity Can Save Your Life with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever used your creativity to navigate a difficult situation or make an important life decision? In this episode of our Creative Spark series,...

Episode 103: Trauma, Creativity, and Mental Health with Tracy Sisk, LMHC

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The experience of trauma, in whatever form, can block our creativity and hinder our full flourishing. Creativity can offer a potent pathway for healin...

Episode 102: Creative Spark Series - Creativity as a Path of Adventure with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte explore creativity as a path of adventure, sharing specific examples from their ow...

Episode 101: Artificial Intelligence and Creativity - The End or Just the Beginning? with Douglas Eck, PhD

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the introduction of so many new AI tools for image, video, and music generation, is this the end of creativity as we know it, or the beginning of...

Episode 100: Creative Spark Series - Celebrating and Reflecting with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, to celebrate our 100th episode, Charlotte interviews Melinda about her own creative process of experienc...

Episode 99: Working with Self-Doubt in Our Creativity with Dreux Carpenter, MFA

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do we work with self-doubt and mental health in our creative process? Dreux Carpenter is a multi creative and communications professional; he&apos...

Episode 98: Creative Spark Series - Creativity and Humor

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

.In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we discuss the connections between humor, creativity, and health, specifically how we can use our creat...

Episode 97: The Art of Jewelry Design with Geoffrey Good

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Geoffrey Good is a renowned fine jewelry designer based in Hudson, New York, internationally recognized for his elegant, minimalist designs. With over...

Episode 96: Creative Spark Series - Creativity Conference Reflections with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda shares insights and reflections from her recent experience attending and presenting at the Creat...

Episode 95: Poetry, Nature, and Beautiful Mistakes with Brian Kirven

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Kirven is a poet, traveler, and teacher living in Point Reyes Station in Northern California. He's the author of Shorelines: A Traveler Com...

Episode 94: Creative Spark Series - The Joy in Collaboration with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we explore the benefits of collaboration, including the synergy that arises when two or more people join...

Episode 93: Creativity and Collaboration in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Work with Alisa Carr, LCSW

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do we work with the multiple energies, drives, and desires, sometimes conflicting, inside ourselves? Internal Family Sytems (IFS) is a therapeutic...

Episode 92: Creative Spark Series - Self-Mentoring and Creativity with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we discuss the inner mentor or inner coach as a counter-weight to the inner critic in our creativity, wi...

Episode 91: Envisioning the Possible with Vlad Glaveanu, PhD

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do we use our creativity to envision possibility and bring it into reality? Vlad Glăveanu, PhD, has spent his career exploring this question. He ...

Episode 90: Creative Spark Series - Creativity, Meaning, and Psychological Growth with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

,In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda shares insights from her new article in the academic journal Possibility Studies and Society on...

Episode 89: The Joy of Awakening with Drupon Lama Dorje & Carolina Putnam

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher Drupon Lama Dorje, and his assistant and translator Carolina Putnam, in an exploration of th...

Episode 88: Creative Spark Series - Practicing Courage in Our Creativity with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we explore how practicing courage in our creative expression can build bravery in other areas of our liv...

Episode 87: Dreams and Creativity with Musician, Poet & Psychotherapist Linus Streckfus

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do dreams and dreaming play a role in creativity? We explore this question with musician, poet, and psychotherapist Linus Streckfus, as Melinda an...

Episode 86 - Creative Spark Series: Receiving Difficult Feedback with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we share our own experience of receiving difficult feedback on one of our ideas, and how we dealt with i...

Episode 85: Living a Spiritual Life with Wisdom Pathways Co-Founders Jenny Fairbank & Steven Ross

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to walk a spiritual path, to live a spiritual life, in the midst of our busy lives, as householders, in these complex and challengin...

Episode 84: Creative Spark Series - From Surviving to Thriving with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we reflect on how embracing creativity, community, and a bit of levity can help us move from surviving t...

Episode 83: Proprioception with Poet and Professor C. Prudence Arceneaux

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Poet C. Prudence Arceneaux is Chair of the Creative Writing Department at Austin Community College. Her work has appeared in various journals, includi...

Episode 82: Creative Spark Series - Healing the Creative Wound with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we explore what it means to heal the creative wound so we can fully embrace our creative selves. Many of...

Episode 81: Creativity and Innovation in Medicine with Drs. Behrooz Akbarnia, Greg Mundis, and Bahar Shahidi

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features three medical innovators working at the intersection of orthopedic surgery, medical technology, and orthopedic research at the S...

Episode 80: Creative Spark Series - Narrating the Syncreate Audiobook with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Charlotte and Melinda share the experience of narrating the audio version of our Syncreate book, includi...

Episode 79: The Magic of Improvisation with Improv Teacher, Performer, and Author Jessica Arjet

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As our guest, Jessica Arjet, describes in the episode, “one of the fundamental promises of improv is that you’re collaborating and working togethe...

Episode 78: Creative Spark Series - The Art of Impermanence with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda shares insights from her recent Art of Impermanence Retreat, an annual contemplative arts retrea...

Episode 77: Collaborate, Innovate, Advocate with Beth Sundstrom, PhD

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Beth Sundstrom, PhD, MPH, is a professor of health communication at the College of Charleston, where she is the Director of the Office of Undergraduat...

Episode 76: Creative Spark Series - Developing a Consistent Creative Practice with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us aspire to a consistent, even daily, creative practice, but other life priorities and distractions make it difficult. So how can we commit t...

Episode 75: Asheville's Story Parlor with Erin Hallagan Clare

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Hallagan Clare is the Founder and Artistic Director of Story Parlor, a narrative arts space in Asheville, NC. Erin studied film and theatre at Te...

Episode 74: Creative Spark Series - Living a Creative Life with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to live a creative life? What meaningful steps can we take to infuse creativity into our day-to-day experience? We often tell oursel...

Episode 73: Theatre, Storytelling, and The Labor of Creativity with Marcus McQuirter, PhD

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marcus McQuirter, PhD, is the Chair of the Drama Department at Austin Community College, where he teaches Voice, Acting, and Introduction to Theater. ...

Episode 72: Creative Spark Series - Creative Community with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you cultivate a sense of creative community? We believe that community and connection are vital to the creative process, especially for those o...

Episode 71: Acting Out of Character with John Cane, PhD

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How can acting and improvisation training improve your interpersonal and communication skills? We explore this question with John Cane, PhD, actor and...

Episode 70: Creative Spark Series - New Year's Creative Intentions with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy 2025, Everyone! To kick off the new year, we encourage you to consider your creative intentions and aspirations for the next 12 months. We focus...

Episode 69: Creative Spark Series - Reflecting on the Year with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, as we approach the new year, we discuss the benefits of taking time to reflect on our creativ...

Episode 68: Wonders of Creation with Dr. Ladan Akbarnia

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode explores the theme of wonder as it relates to art and science in the Islamic world, as well as the role of museum curator. Dr. Ladan Akba...

Episode 67: Creative Spark Series - Moving Through the World with a Creative Eye with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we discuss what it means to move through the world with a creative eye, to be a creative trav...

Episode 66: Finding Ease Through Body Awareness with Jennifer Roig-Francoli

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As creatives, and as humans more broadly, we can find ourselves holding habitual tension and pain in our bodies by virtue of our work, whether it be p...

Syncreate Podcast Episode 65: Creative Spark Series - Creative Flow with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, Charlotte interviews Melinda about her creative habits and daily practices, including meditat...

Episode 64: Synesthesia, Consciousness & Creativity with Zoe Martell and Archie Frink

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Synesthesia is defined as a blending or mixing of the senses. It can take many forms, such as tasting colors, seeing visuals when hearing music, and s...

Episode 63: Creative Spark Series - The Writing Life with Charlotte Gullick & Melinda Rothouse

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, Melinda interviews Charlotte about her writing life, creative practices, and how creativity h...

Episode 62: The Neuroscience of Creativity with Dr. Indre Viskontas

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Indre Viskontas is a woman of many talents: an opera singer and director, a neuroscientist, a professor, host of the Inquiring Minds podcast (and ...

Episode 61: Creative Spark Series - Isolation vs. Solitude with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we explore how isolation and solitude can show up in our creative process, how to distinguish...

Episode 60: Intuition & Creativity with Intuitive Medium and Spiritual Director Steven Ross

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Ross is the Co-Founder of Wisdom Pathways, co-host of The Way to Go podcast, and host of the Intuition Radio podcast. He is a gifted intuitive ...

Episode 59: Creative Spark Series - How Creativity Opens Doors with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we discuss how creativity opens doors, and how saying yes to our creativity also helps to bui...

Episode 58: Creative Problem Solving with BEST Robitics Executive Director Michael Steiner

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Steiner is the Executive Director of BEST Robotics, an annual student robotics competition for middle and high school students that facilitate...

Episode 57: Creative Spark Series - Accountability Partnerships with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we share our insights and best practices on accountability partnerships for our creative work...

Episode 56: Asking the Questions with Broadway Stereophonic Cast Member Chris Stack

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Stack plays the role of Simon in the current Broadway sensation Stereophonic, winner of a Tony award for best play, and the most Tony-nominated ...

Episode 55: Creative Spark Series - Experimenting Across Media with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we explore the possibilities that can emerge from experimenting across media in our creative ...

Episode 54: Creativity as a Spiritual Endeavor with Musician and Author Peter Himmelman

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Himmelman is a Grammy and Emmy nominated singer-songwriter, visual artist, best-selling author, film composer, entrepreneur, and rock and roll p...

Episode 53: Creative Spark Series - Preparation vs. Spontaneity with Melinda Rothouse and Charlotte Gullick

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we explore the delicate balance between preparation and spontaneity in our creative work. How...

Episode 52: Texas Poet Laureate Amanda Johnston

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Johnston is the 2024 Texas Poet Laureate, the first Black woman appointed to the role by the Texas State Legislature. She is also the recipient...

Episode 51: Creative Spark Series - Curiosity & Exploration with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we discuss the role of curiosity, exploration, openness to experience, and the spirit of adve...

Episode 50: Life Review: The Hospice Musical with Benjamin Kintisch

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Kintisch is a cantor, chaplain, and music teacher. He created a musical based on his experiences as a chaplain working with patients and fami...

Episode 49: Creative Spark Series - Creativity in Challenging Times with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, Charlotte and Melinda discuss the importance of exercising our creativity in challenging time...

Episode 48: Can You Learn Creativity? with Creative Director Chris McKenna

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is creativity something you’re born with, or can you learn it? In this episode, we talk with creative director and writer Chris McKenna about creati...

Episode 47: Creative Spark Series - Creativity & Meaning Making with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark series, Melinda shares the connection between creativity and meaning making. We can use our creativity in se...

Episode 46: Sharing Stories - Creativity & Podcasting with Reena Friedman Watts

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reena Friedman Watts is the host of the Better Call Daddy podcast, which features guests from all walks of life with stories to share. She got her sta...

Episode 45: Creative Spark Series - Giving and Receiving Feedback with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we discuss the art of giving and receiving feedback in the context of our creative work. It’...

Episode 44: Conscious Facilitation & The Power of Presence with Jimmy Johnny Juste

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jimmy Johnny Juste leads groups and organizations through a process of conscious facilitation, helping them to resolve conflicts, navigate change, and...

Episode 43: Creative Spark Series - Time Management & Prioritizing Your Work with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we emphasize the importance of time management and prioritizing our creative work. Though we ...

Episode 42: Creativity and Depth Psychology - The Underworld Journey with Jennifer Leigh Selig

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Jennifer Leigh Selig, author of the new book Deep Memoir, and founder of Mandorla Books, an award-winning boutique publisher. Our c...

Episode 41: Creative Spark Series - Creative Practice, Process & Product with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark series of bite-size, mini-episodes, Melinda & Charlotte explore the distinctions between our creative pr...

Episode 40: Creating a Culture of Innovation with Stephanie Crain and Shaniqua Brown

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a co-release with From Illumination to Innovation Podcast (Episode 4) with Stephanie Crain and Shaniqua Brown, where I was a guest dis...

Episode 39: Creative Spark Series - The Vulnerability of Sharing Works in Progress with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark series of bite-size, mini-episodes, Melinda & Charlotte discuss the vulnerability of sharing work we kno...

Episode 38: Leadership for Creativity and Innovation with Jamie Gallagher

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With a 40-year career in the toy and art supply industry, most recently as CEO at Faber-Castell USA, Jamie Gallagher brings a wealth of insight into h...

Episode 37: Creative Spark Series - Giving Back to the Community with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this installment of our Creative Spark series of bite-size, mini-episodes, Melinda & Charlotte discuss the importance of giving back to our cre...

Episode 36: Creativity and Transpersonal Psychology Part 2 with Marina Smirnova, PhD

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Picking up where we left off in Part 1 (Episode 34), we continue the conversation about creativity and transpersonal psychology with Marina Smirnova, ...

Episode 35: Creative Spark Series - Navigating the Creative Wilderness with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we explore the creative call to adventure and subsequent journey through the wilderness. We often start ...

Episode 34: Creativity and Transpersonal Psychology Part 1 with Marina Smirnova, PhD

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Where do our creative ideas and inspirations come from? For many of us, our creativity is deeply intertwined with questions of meaning, consciousness,...

Episode 33: Creative Spark Series - Incubation & Time Away with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte emphasize the importance of creative incubation, and of stepping away from our w...

Episode 32: Creativity and Synchronicity with Dr. Steven Pritzker

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How does synchronicity shape a creative life? In this episode, we explore how a shared connection, a chance meeting, or a risk taken can lead to oppor...

Episode 31: Creative Spark Series - The Power of Collaboration with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte discuss the power of collaboration. It’s in our name, Syncreate: synergy and co-...

Episode 30: Creative Mornings Austin with Ben Thoma & Brian Thompson

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Thoma and Brian Thompson are the Co-Founders of Creative Mornings Austin, a local chapter of Creative Mornings, a monthly creative gathering in ci...

Episode 29: Creative Spark Series - Iteration with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte describe the process of iteration, where we revise, refine, rehearse, and otherwis...

Episode 28: From Healing to Wholeness with Eben Britton

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do we move from healing to wholeness in body, mind, and spirit? How can we communicate and create from a place of deep integrity? We explore these...

Episode 27: The Spirit of Collaboration with Attorney & Musician Randy Langford

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Collaboration is vital for getting things done, for innovation, and for solving complex problems. But do we really understand collaboration, and what ...

Episode 26: Creative Spark Series - Produce! with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte describe the final phase of the creative process: Produce. In this phase, accordin...

Episode 25: Between Order & Chaos - Creativity, Neuroscience & Psychedelics with Bradley Cooke, Ph.D.

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What distinguishes creativity from other modes of thinking and being? How do we understand creativity from a neuroscientific perspective, and how do p...

Episode 24: Creative Spark Series - Creative Planning with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte describe the Plan, or organizational, phase of the creative process. The word “p...

Episode 23: The Corporate Mystic - Archetypes of Leadership & Creativity with Stephanie Crain

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this episode explores the archetypes, personas, and roles we embody in our work life and beyond, beginning with th...

Episode 22 - Creative Spark Series: Creative Play with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte describe the Play, or ideation, phase of the creative process. In our view of th...

Episode 21: The Walk of Faith and Courage with Shakespearean Actor Warren "Ren" Jackson

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Following the creative path professionally requires faith and courage, as exemplified by our current guest Warren “Ren” Jackson. Originally from I...

Episode 20: Creative Spark Series - The Syncreate Model of Play, Plan & Produce with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our new Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte give an overview of the Syncreate model of Play, Plan & Produce to help yo...

Episode 19: Creativity, Sexuality & The Sacred Feminine with Leah Shadwick, Marie Commisso and Thais Bicalho Silva

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For our first full-length episode of 2024, we’re taking things in a more personal direction, as Melinda shares the story of her recent hysterectomy ...

Episode 18: Creative Spark Series - 2024 Creative Intentions with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 For our very first episode of the new year, we’re doing something new! A couple of things, actually. We’re moving to a weekly release schedule, ...

Episode 17: Creative Collaboration - The Joy and The Pain with Syncreate Podcast Producer Mike Osborne

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In our final episode of 2023, Melinda and Mike reflect on our collaboration in developing and producing The Syncreate Podcast over the last year, from...

Episode 16: Creativity, Innovation & Leadership with Robert Cleve, PhD

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is creativity and how do we study it? If you’re curious to learn more about the study of creativity and innovation, this episode is for you. My...

Episode 15: Leadership, Burnout & Personal Sustainability with Dr. Katherine Semler

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all likely experienced some degree of burnout or overwhelm in the course of our lives, especially since the pandemic. But what exactly is burn...