I Am Creative with Hollis Citron

Creative Conversation Gets a Teenage Perspective with Laila Hasben

Laila Hasben is not just any 13 year old! She started and is running a business selling lip glosses! I am so darn inspired talking to her! 
 
She is proud to offer the highest quality, most unique lipgloss on the market today. They put lots of love and careful attention into each gloss. She hopes you enjoy our work as much as we enjoy bringing it to you.
 
She is a teen entrepreneur who prides herself on being a positive example. She works hard at everything she does (obtaining honor roll since pre-k). Laila enjoys helping others and in encouraging people to be kind, nice, and thoughtful.
 
Please follow her instagram account @lovelylaicosmetics to stay up to date with all things positive!
 
All of these conversations start with 3 questions: 
1) How do you define creativity
2) How do you incorporate it into your life
3) Why do you think that it is important? 
 
Laila is so ahead of the game.. cannot wait to see what her company looks like in just a few years.. tune in
 
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Creatively Yours, 
 
Hollis

Creative Conversation Goes to Court with Randi Wolf

Two ideas that Randi said  that stand out to me: " I see the challenges as opportunities" & " My job does not keep me up at night but gives me the energy to get out of bed in the morning" ( she stated it something like that) 
Randi focuses her practice in complex commercial litigation and the defense of professional liability, employment and casualty claims. She has been doing what she does for almost 27 years and loves her profession. She also creates balance and zen time in her life by being in nature and cooking. 
These conversations revolve around the same 3 questions:
1) How do you define creativity
2) How do you incorporate it into your life
3) Why do you think it is important? 
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Stealing vs. Collecting: Seeing the whole person

Creative Conversation Goes Back to School with Lakeisha Berry

Love so many quotes that Lakeisha said, you need to tune in to hear them all but this one stands out, " Creativity is freedom on so many levels". 
Lakeisha attended Temple University and Bryn Mawr Graduate School. She is a Social Worker at Belmont Charter Elementary School where she facilitates small group and individual counseling sessions, conducts family interviews and home visits, and also provides community case management. Prior to her current position, Lakeisha worked as an Admissions Director at a Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and as a Case Manager with women and children impacted by HIV/AIDS. She has volunteered with MANNA for almost 20 years by delivering meals to medically fragile clients in the Philadelphia area. This work gives her an opportunity to partner with individuals, groups, families and communities that have been historically marginalized. When she thinks of creativity, freedom comes to mind.
 
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Creative Conversations with Erika Sage Kelley

Love this quote from Erika, " Creativity is seeing things differently and being better able to live with uncertainty". 
Erika Sage Kelley is an advocate for positive mental health. In her role as Director for NJ’s early childhood advisory council with the NJ Department of Education, she sits on various work groups that support the work of early childhood professionals and educators in building relationships with students and families and ensuring they have access to services and programs that support their mental health.
Erika is also a published writer and poet. As an Arts Education Facilitator, she leads workshops using creative expression, which have helped workshop participants process trauma and promote healing in a safe, group environment.
 
She mentioned a wonderful game that she plays with her teenagers and younger son to have them open up and talk more freely, check out the site: 
Cards: https://www.werenotreallystrangers.com
Cards: https://shop.theskindeep.com
 
Here are ways to connect with Erika to see more of her work: 
Blog: http://sagecreativecorner.blogspot.com
IG: @erikasagekelley
FB: Erika Sage
Cards: https://www.werenotreallystrangers.com
Cards: https://shop.theskindeep.com
 
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Creative Conversation with Barry Margulies

Barry  did his undergraduate work at MIT in Cambridge, MA in Biology, then completed a PhD and post-doctoral fellowship in molecular biology and viruses at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
He’s been a professor at Towson University, just outside Baltimore, since 2001, where he teaches a gamut of courses in molecular and cellular biology and infectious disease and does research on herpes viruses.
The conversation revolves around 3 questions: 1) How do you define creativity?2) How do you incorporate it into your life? 3) Why do you think it is important? It is a free flowing conversation and you never know where it will go.
Ways to connect with Barry: 
Any questions: bjmarg@alum.mit.edu.
Official page at Towson University: https://www.towson.edu/fcsm/departments/biology/facultystaff/bmargulies.html
Donate to his underfunded lab: https://towsonuniversity.givingfuel.com/fcsm?registrants.source27=biologyresearch
 
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Creative Conversation with Atema Addy

Atema Addy is the Executive Director and Founder of UPLIFT — United Peoples’ Learning Initiative for Tomorrow, a non-profit organization that serves Liberian and American youth by providing educational resources and services for communities in need. Atema is also a teacher, mother, wife and student.
The conversation revolves around 3 questions: 1) How do you define creativity?2) How do you incorporate it into your life? 3) Why do you think it is important?
This free flowing conversation and that had so much going on talking about exploration, sharing, going with the flow and being able to visualize whatever lights you up. Love Atema's quote
" Creativity is whatever bit of yourself that you put into what you are doing".
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Check her out on Instagram @ uplift.world
 
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Not everyday is a pink day, but most are😊

Why do we not take the time to be creative?