The Creative Truth Podcast

Skylar Lanier on Public Relations & Harry Potter | S2 Ep. 27

I met Skylar through the Savannah Jaycees and grew to know her public relations work around Savannah through her former employer Cecilia Russo Marketing. She announced that she was leaving Savannah to move to Norfolk, VA, and get married, so I knew I had to have her on the pod before she left! We talk everything from reading, writing, Harry Potter, and living abroad in Scotland during college. Take a listen!

Nathan Vaughan Finley talks Art, Acid & Music | S2 Ep. 26

In this week's episode, I sat down with mixed-medium artist Nathan Vaughan Finley. Nate is my neighbor at the Stables and an all-around interesting character. Under the "Strangers With Acid" umbrella Nate paints, makes 3-dimensional "collage-ey" works, and custom pop-art clothing that he sells online and around Savannah. Check out his apparel: https://khprintworks.com/product-category/client-shops/nathan-vaughan-finley/

Zerik Samples talks Habitat for Humanity | S2 Ep. 25

I met Zerik, like I meet many of my guests, through the Savannah Jaycees (Podcast co-founder Razz and I met at the Jaycees actually). Zerik is the CEO of the Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity, as well as a talented singer. We discuss working hard, giving back to the community, and creative outlets in this week's episode. Take a listen! Learn more about Habitat: https://www.habitatsavannah.org/

Travis Spangenburg on Theatre, History, & Storytelling | S2 Ep. 24

I first saw Travis Spangenburg dressed as a prohibition enforcement agent while making a video at the American Prohibition Museum for Visit Savannah, my former employer and now client. I later got to know him better while producing an episode of Savannah, Georgia: Anything But Ordinary about prohibition in Savannah, at which point I decided I wanted to know more about Travis Spangenburg, the human being. We had a great time discussing Shakespeare, Storytelling, and Star Wars. Thanks for coming on the show, Travis!

Travis' episode of Savannah, Georgia: Anything But Ordinary: https://www.visitsavannah.com/prohibition-savannah

Know Your Onions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q64a5eAE2_8&list=PLuOD2kQ589NQD6n6Our1-kpu1sb1eYHQN

American Prohibition Museum: https://www.americanprohibitionmuseum.com/.

 

Nate ”@Bread__Life” on Art, Music, & Moving to Alaska to Become a Salmon Fisherman | S2 Ep. 23

Two days late but worth the wait. I caught Nate (@Bread__Life on Instagram) walking out of the Stables, where the podcast studio lives, on his way to drive across the country. Nate decided to put aside his photography and role in local band Bastardane for a couple of months to go fish. I enjoyed talking with Nate about his motivations, interests, and how to walk the line between living a full life and tortured existence. Excited to hear where he goes next. Give him a follow and take a listen! Learn more at https://creative-truth.com/

Davonte ”Major” James talks video & photography | S2 Ep. 22

In this episode co-hosted by Razz and me, we learned more about the backstory of Major, a soon-to-be Atlanta-based videographer and photographer we have worked with for a couple years through Pod On The Go. I hadn't heard a lot about Major's history, but I have always been confident that he'll go far with his career! Learn more about Major: https://www.markedbymajor.com/ Hosted by Terrass Misher: https://terrassmisher.com/ Produced and Hosted by Tyler Edic: https://www.tyleredic.com/ Edited by Hayes Griffin: https://www.hayesgriffinarts.com/

Chryssy Robinson on Building a Brand Agency | S2 Ep. 21

Chryssy Robinson is the founder and brand strategist at Kolor Addikt, a creative branding agency based out of Michigan. Using the systems she built, Chryssy contacted me through Instagram to talk about possible cross-promotion between our marketing agencies, and I was immediately interested in learning more about Chryssy and her story. She eventually was drawn toward graphic design and used her business background to help shape the brand story for her happy clients. To learn more, go to https://www.koloraddikt.com/. Episode edited by Hayes Griffin. Hosted and produced by Tyler Edic. Learn more at https://Creative-Truth.com.

Brian Lowery on Graphic Design | S2 Ep. 20

I met Brian randomly through a mutual friend. He was wearing a cool hat. He also stood out to me as a cool person, and mentioned he did graphic design in the real estate industry up in Atlanta. At the time, I totally forgot to mention that I had a podcast featuring creative professionals, so I followed up with Brian on Instagram, and I'm so glad he did! He drops a lot of nuggets of wisdom on design and visual creativity. Take a listen. Follow Brian on Instagram: @briankendalljames Produced and Hosted by Tyler Edic. Edited by Hayes Griffin. More about the pod: https://www.creative-truth.com

Shaunii Rawls & Really Khalil | S2 Ep. 19

I don't remember HOW I started following Savannah filmmaker, consultant, and former Miss Georgia Shaunii (@shaunnirawls) on Instagram, but I do remember enjoying everything she put out there! I cold messaged her about coming on the podcast and she asked if she could bring her boyfriend and musician Really Khalil (@reallykhalil),the subject of many of her videos, with her... so naturally, I turned it into a two-part interview for the pod. Listen to a couple of Really Khalil's tracks (with Shaunii's video accompaniment) and you'll be amazed by the quality of self-produced content coming out of Savannah. I enjoyed talking with these two immensely and I hope you enjoy what they have to say. Stay tuned to the end to listen to a recent track "Supermodel" To learn more go to https://reallykhalil.com/ and https://www.confidencecaptured.com/.

A Conversation With My Former Youth Minister... | S2 Ep. 18

This is another irregular episode of the Creative Truth.

 

Cory Smith is my former youth minister. I met him around 12 years old when I was still forming my beliefs about myself, religion, and the world. We've stayed in touch on and off over the years, and we recently had the time to catch up during his visit to Savannah to talk about some of the hard topics. I'm honored to know Cory and grateful to have him in my life, and even though I recognize that we're both imperfect, his opinion is very valuable to me and still helps shape my worldview to this day.