About ten days of mail arrived yesterday via UPS, sent by my brother-in-law who is kindly checking my mail this month. I opened the large envelope this morning and began going through the contents one by one. In about five minutes, I had opened and reviewed everything. I wadded up the junk and empty envelopes and…
Innovation and Creativity Institute
Innovation & Creativity Institute (ICI) fosters creative thinking and leadership within individuals, businesses and entrepreneurs through unique, art-based methodologies
Ignite your creativity & awaken your inner rebel to shepherd the change you want to see in yourself, your business, and the world.
You want to know that your time here mattered. That you made a positive difference. Yet, that restlessness you’re feeling… it’s your intuition telling you what you’ve tried so far won’t get you where you want to be.
Live and lead differently
Dear leader:
Now more than ever, we need powerful people like you with clear intentions and access to creativity and innovation to step forward. We need you to be the leader of your own life first and foremost, as well as a creative leader of our organizations, our teams, and our nonprofits. We need you to reclaim your creative confidence and uncover the spark inside of you that has the power to move mountains; shift cultures; solve problems; create new, innovative products and services; and disrupt entire industries.
We need you to soar to levels previously unimaginable. But you don’t need to do it alone.
Start with creativity. Uncover joy, abundance, ease, and extraordinary leadership.
Studies show that creativity is the most important leadership quality and greatly enhances bottom-line revenue. Creativity is also the cornerstone in leading change inside the organization and in society.
As Dan Palotta argues in Harvard Business Review “…the best creativity […] comes from a desire to contribute to the lives of others, ... by showing people that something thought to be impossible is in fact possible.
As Dan Palotta argues in Harvard Business Review “…the best creativity […] comes from a desire to contribute to the lives of others, ... by showing people that something thought to be impossible is in fact possible.
Coaching + Masterminds
Entrepreneurship meets art. Revitalize your creativity, work from your zone of genius, and deeply connect with a community of like-minded souls…with an expert guide in your corner.
Workshops + Retreats
Adventure is calling! Reconnect with the world within and around you, expand your definitions of creativity and play, and reignite your passion to fuel the change you want to see in yourself and in the world.
Speaking
Awaken new energy in your organization. Infuse your team with creative confidence through interactive experiences designed with your unique goals and objectives in mind.
Creative rebels, unleashed
“I had reached a point in my business where I was burned out and feeling pretty disenchanted with many areas in my personal life. I was really needing to hit the reset button in a big way and reached out to Susie for coaching. As a result of our working together, I am deeply inspired and rejuvenated, am attracting ideal clients, and am falling in love with my business all over again. I also have a path for what comes next and can see precisely how lucrative and fun my new offerings to the market will be. And, if that weren't enough, I have reconnected with my creativity in a way that is deeply rewarding and joyful. Not only am I painting, my kids are involved in the fun, too. Working with Susie was one of the best investments I've ever made.”
“Our office has been changed for the better! Susie brought great ideas, amazing energy, and immersive educational experiences that absolutely inspired my whole team. The two biggest areas of impact have been communication and creativity. Through Susie’s workshop, everyone tapped into their deeper creative selves and found power in working together as a creative team. Now I know I have a dynamic, industry-changing group of people who are ready for anything. How does it get better than that?”
“I really shifted to using the other half of my brain, and I could actually feel the energy moving over, as well as the emotional release that came from it. Quite amazing to recapture being able to do that at will. Susie has a depth of knowledge at her fingertips that she could tap in order to answer any questions that came her way. I brought home creativity tools (beautifully curated), a list of reference resources, and some new ways to really shift back and forth between both the left and right brain to discover new pathways to innovation. Thank you so much!”
“Susie is truly a rare find as an executive and entrepreneurial consult. She possesses exceptional insight into both the personal and business dynamics that challenge today’s C-Level executives, corporate teams, and entrepreneurs. She helped me develop my creativity in a way I never thought possible and equipped me with tangible techniques to bolster my sales pipeline. Most importantly, Susie has a great sense of humor and a true passion for helping her clients reach new levels of success. That combination makes working with her a fun and regarding experience. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to significantly improve his or her performance as an executive or entrepreneur.”
“Just one call with Susie was a game changer to get my stagnant creative juices flowing again! I had lost my mojo from burnout at trying to do too much. It's been such a joy to play and reconnect with language as a creative art in a way I haven't allowed myself for so long. It has already paid off in unexpected ways, including an interview for my dream job (fingers crossed!) and recommitting to my personal and business goals. Thank you, Susie!”
“Susie has a special knack for helping high-achieving entrepreneurs and leaders set a vision for exactly what they want and whom they want to become (so we may serve on an even higher level). She helped me not only set a new vision, but also co-created the key strategies and creative ideas for bringing it all to fruition. She helped me reclaim my creativity, as well as delivered support and accountability all along the way (and refused to let me ever stay stuck). Her generosity, kindness, and kick-assedness are pretty badass, and if you want to move to the next level, working with Susie is for you.”
Art first. Money, courage, and joy to follow.
Art starts on the inside. The Innovation and Creativity Institute guides leaders on the Creative Rebel’s Voyage, starting with leadership of self and uncovering limitless leadership of others.
What if shifting our perspective simply meant paying attention?
Share our lens with creative explorations from the field.
A Creativity Lacuna
“When you grow up by the sea, you spend a good deal of time looking at the horizon. You wonder what on Earth the waves might bring—and where the sea might deposit you-—until one day you know you have lived between two places, the scene of arrival and the point of departure.” ~ Andrew O’Hagan Rothko’s…
I Have Forgotten How to Read
Growing up, my bedroom was small, but cozy with lots of light and well-designed space. It was my haven, and I would spend hours lying on the twin bed my dad built out of wormy chestnut—deeply engrossed in a great book.I discovered Dahl, Fitzhugh, Rawls, and later as a teenager, Salinger, Steinbeck, Hawthorne, Camus, Melville,…
How to Turn on Your Creativity
“An individual’s ability to draw is … the ability to shift to a different-from-ordinary way of processing visual information—to shift from verbal, analytic processing to spatial, global processing.” ~ Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain I’d like to take a moment to thank you for being a part of my community…
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"The job of the wayfinder, whether an ancient oracle or a modern scientific theorist, is to reach beyond current human knowledge into the realm of the unimagined and bring back something true and useful."
- Martha Beck