Welcome to episode 1 of the The Bends, Breaks, and Blends That Shape Our Future podcast!

Many ideas are never shared and because of it, we all lose.  History shows us that very few ideas and even great ideas, are original. They represent bends, breaks, and blends of existing concepts.  Iteration and innovation at its core.

On this show we will 

• Discuss 365 days of ideas
• Creative exercises for adults and kids
• Interview creatives from all walks of live that have, and continue to, bend, break, and blend our futures through their own ideas, inventions, etc..- 
• And provide some creations in history that represent ideas that have been shaped through blending, breaking, and blending.

On todays show, we have a remarkable creative in the music video and film production space, Josh Sikkema!

Josh is a Director and Creative Savant focused on bridging the gap between Grand Rapids, MI (his hometown) and Los Angeles, CA.

Josh is a music video director for some of the biggest names in R&B including Snoop Dogg and Mya!

He has also directed a short film called Something in the Clouds, and is the co-founder/owner of Black Pigeon Studios in Grand Rapids.

Connect with Josh at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejsikk/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/josh.sikkema.5

Connect with Troy at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/troyricemi/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bendbreakblendpodcast/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/troyricemi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-rice-11362649/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TroyR_Speaker
Website: troyrice.life

This podcast is to inspire you to create your future.  A future you can be proud to live in.  

On this podcast, you will learn creative practices, stories from creatives themselves, and creativity in history. 

Looking to get started with an idea?  Visit troyrice.life and join a Creativity Group, sharing your idea for thoughtful and rapid feedback to help you create your future!

Go blend, break, and blend our world, your world.  Enjoy the show!

What does creativity mean to you?

Kelli: "Creativity is being your authentic self."

Kelli not only began creating at an early age but now returns the favor for helping others develop their creative genius and deliver to the world!

Listen to full episode as we covered:

- Creativity during childhood

- Creating your own future

- Overcoming thoughts of negativity from others (internet trolls)

- Creativity practices with our kids

And more!

Connect with Kelli at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kelli.r.maxwell/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kelli.m.maxwell
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelli-maxwell/
Website: http://www.embermarketinggroup.com/

Connect with Troy at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/troyricemi/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bendbreakblendpodcast/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/troyricemi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-rice-11362649/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TroyR_Speaker
Website: troyrice.life

This podcast is to inspire you to create your future.  A future you can be proud to live in.  

On this podcast, you will learn creative practices, stories from creatives themselves, and creativity in history. 

Looking to get started with an idea?  Visit troyrice.life and join a Creativity Group, sharing your idea for thoughtful and rapid feedback to help you create your future!

Go blend, break, and blend our world, your world.  Enjoy the show!

"I don't think there is anything greater in this world than to create something that started off in your brain as a little thought then all of a sudden it's real." - Jordan Gross

Jordan is an editor for Mind Cafe and has authored several books including The Journey To Cloud Nine, Getting Comfy, and What Happens in Tomorrow World.

Jordan is a 2x TEDx speaker and has a creative platform called Imagitiveation which combines imagination, interpretation, creativity, and implementation to help people think differently and make daring change in their lives.

In this episode, we dive into

- Creativity as a means to providing freedom
- Should everyone write a book?
- Imagitiveation (imagination + interpretation + creativity + implementation
- Where creativity starts (as a kid)?
- What stops people from creating?
- How to become a better story listener, then storyteller
- Tips for beginning your own creative journey!

We hope you enjoy the show!

Here is the link to Jordan's helpful ebook for people looking to get started with their creative world.
https://bit.ly/3je9M0M

Connect with Jordan at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordangross9/
https://jordan-gross.com/

Connect with Troy at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/troyricemi/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bendbreakblendpodcast/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/troyricemi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-rice-11362649/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TroyR_Speaker
Website: troyrice.life

This podcast is to inspire you to create your future.  A future you can be proud to live in.  

On this podcast, you will learn creative practices, stories from creatives themselves, and creativity in history. 

Looking to get started with an idea?  Visit troyrice.life and join a Creativity Group, sharing your idea for thoughtful and rapid feedback to help you create your future!

Go blend, break, and blend our world, your world.  Enjoy the show!

"We create things that bring us joy.  We're not going to create things long term unless it brings us fulfillment and purpose." - Kyler Miles

Kyler is an expert in the content creation space- creating content that informs, inspires, and impacts people.   Kyler comes from a background in helping Fortune 500 companies and startups with branding, content creation, and video marketing, and now solely runs his own business.

Kyler has helped both our agriculture tech companies with powerful, mission driven videos. 

Kyler is also the host of the podcast #MakingIt
 
Two things help Kyler practice creativity on a daily basis:

1) Accountability
2) Desire

Listen to the full episode as we covered:
- Creativity as a kid
- Key influencers growing up
- Kyler's childhood nickname "Kyler-man" created from his love of Spiderman and superheroes,
- Habit practices for creativity
- Kids creativity exercises
- And more!

Connect with Kyler at:
L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylermiles/
W: https://linktr.ee/kyler_miles
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kyler_miles/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kylermiles7?
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BlackGingerK/videos

Connect with Troy at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/troyricemi/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bendbreakblendpodcast/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/troyricemi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-rice-11362649/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TroyR_Speaker
Website: troyrice.life

This podcast is to inspire you to create your future.  A future you can be proud to live in.  

On this podcast, you will learn creative practices, stories from creatives themselves, and creativity in history. 

Looking to get started with an idea?  Visit troyrice.life and join a Creativity Group, sharing your idea for thoughtful and rapid feedback to help you create your future!

Go blend, break, and blend our world, your world.  Enjoy the show!

"Creating something that wasn't there in the world.  It could be as simple as a new plate for dinner or as bold as the internet." - Grant Tomassi

Grant and I share some early laughter, as we dove into neuroscience and creativity in the brain.  

Grant is the Founder and inventor of sensemetrics, and is now the Founder/CEO for Jooni!

In this episode, we cover the following topics:

- Healthy competition strengthens and promotes creativity
- Creativity brings us joy
-Creativity serves others, and ourselves
- Starting something and problem solving your way to a solution
- Mental practices for a creative mind
- Inventions
- Creativity and the importance of grit
- And more!

Connect with Grant at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-tomassi-b53073b7/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009201020291
Email: grant.tomassi@gmail.com

Connect with Troy at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/troyricemi/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bendbreakblendpodcast/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/troyricemi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-rice-11362649/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TroyR_Speaker
Website: troyrice.life

This podcast is to inspire you to create your future.  A future you can be proud to live in.  

On this podcast, you will learn creative practices, stories from creatives themselves, and creativity in history. 

Looking to get started with an idea?  Visit troyrice.life and join a Creativity Group, sharing your idea for thoughtful and rapid feedback to help you create your future!

Go blend, break, and blend our world, your world.  Enjoy the show!

"Creativity is one of the purist expressions of the human soul.  To be human is to be curious about the world." - Daniel Kessel

Daniel and his wife Kassandra are the founders of the photography company Alienated Productions.  

Together, they have received numerous awards such as Sony Photography Awards, been featured in Bozeman and FeverDream Magazines, and are the exclusive photographers for Billings, MT radio stations.

In this episode we cover:
- Creativity during childhood
- The journey of pushing creativity aside but then circling back
- Mastering the fear of acceptance in ourselves and others with our creative projects
- Practicing journaling for sparking ideas and talking to ourselves
- And more!

Connect with Daniel at:
Website: https://www.alien8mt.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/lightcrafter.artistry/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lightcrafter.artistry

IG: https://www.instagram.com/troyricemi/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bendbreakblendpodcast/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/troyricemi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-rice-11362649/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TroyR_Speaker
Website: troyrice.life

This podcast is to inspire you to create your future.  A future you can be proud to live in.  

On this podcast, you will learn creative practices, stories from creatives themselves, and creativity in history. 

Looking to get started with an idea?  Visit troyrice.life and join a Creativity Group, sharing your idea for thoughtful and rapid feedback to help you create your future!

Go blend, break, and blend our world, your world.  Enjoy the show!

" The universe was built to create, we are a part of the universe.  We are here to create within it, expand it, contribute to it with our time here, and contribute to each other with our time here.  To create is the purpose of life.  And, how we create, and the connections we create infer our critical thinking, our language, our relationships, our politics, etc.  The key to understanding how things work." - Brian Morgan

A powerful message shared by creative writing genius and thought leader, Brian Morgan.

We also discussed why we lose the intention to create from early childhood to adolescents (and even adulthood for many), and how to rekindle the creative genius that exists in us all.

Brian is an exceptional writer and highly sought after as a thought leader across multiple industries.   Prior to starting his own business, he spent 16+ years as a managing editor at one of New York Cities premier environmental planning and engineering firms. 

Brian is currently the founder and President of Think Deeply, Write Clearly, a Company dedicated to improving clients' written documents, while reducing costs and frustrations, by introducing repeatable writing principles and processes taught in interactive workshops.

I know from experience that Brian and his Company's work will change your life, personally and professionally, and I am proud to call Brian a friend.

In this episode we cover:
-Creativity and purpose
- How creativity began with the universe and our roll within it
- Creativity as a kid, and the disappearance of it as we mature until a reflection point and practice occurs
- Fear of why people don't create
- Creative writing tips to get you started
- And more!

Connect with Brian at:
Website: https://www.thinkdeeplywriteclearly.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmorganthinkdeeplywriteclearly/

Connect with Troy at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/troyricemi/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bendbreakblendpodcast/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/troyricemi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-rice-11362649/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TroyR_Speaker
Website: troyrice.life

This podcast is to inspire you to create your future.  A future you can be proud to live in.  

On this podcast, you will learn creative practices, stories from creatives themselves, and creativity in history. 

Looking to get started with an idea?  Visit troyrice.life and join a Creativity Group, sharing your idea for thoughtful and rapid feedback to help you create your future!

Go blend, break, and blend our world, your world.  Enjoy the show!

"Creativity is being your authentic self in anything you do."

Dustin is the song writer, lead vocalist, and guitar player of the music duo Van Mason Band.   

Dustin began his journey in theatre before transitioning into a musician, and is the co-owner of Voyage Bowls, an acai bowl company based in Michigan. 

In this episode, we dive into creativity in all shapes and forms- creative arts, song writing, business creation, and creativity within the role of a traditional 9a-5p.

Sometimes it requires us to break down labels as there is no absolute for what makes a human creative. 

Connect with Dustin at:
Van Mason Band: https://www.facebook.com/vanmasonband/
Voyage Bowls: https://www.facebook.com/voyagebowls

Connect with Troy at:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/troyricemi/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bendbreakblendpodcast/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/troyricemi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-rice-11362649/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TroyR_Speaker
Website: troyrice.life

This podcast is to inspire you to create your future.  A future you can be proud to live in.  

On this podcast, you will learn creative practices, stories from creatives themselves, and creativity in history. 

Looking to get started with an idea?  Visit troyrice.life and join a Creativity Group, sharing your idea for thoughtful and rapid feedback to help you create your future!

Go blend, break, and blend our world, your world.  Enjoy the show!