He sat across from me in the booth, tucked in the far end of the diner. He pushed his salad around with his fork as he spoke, keeping his gaze from meeting mine. “I wake up, and it starts. I’m pretty good about getting going and getting busy before it really lands. When I get…
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.
The Art of Idea Capture
Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They’re huge and abstract. And they’re very beautiful.” ~ David Lynch, Catching The…
Connecting Creativity to Your Driving Force
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.” ~ Excerpt from “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver The room in the Palm Beach Convention Center, filled…
Claiming Your Creativity (and Identity)
I suddenly realized that one of the core competencies of being human was that we were the only corner of creation that could refuse to be ourselves. The Kingfisher doesn’t get to choose to be a crow. And the mountain is just a mountain, and the cloud is just a cloud. The tree is just…
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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