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Vibrant Visionaries

Host Heidi Bennett interviews creative professionals (Filmmakers, Comedians, Artists, Writers) to discuss their creative process, latest projects, successes, struggles, and strategies for thriving in their chosen profession. Through fun, candid conversations you’ll learn how compassionate, immensely creative professionals experiment with mindfulness and create habits to avoid burnout and live rich, deeply creative and happy lives. Subscribe to Vibrant Visionaries Check out our new YouTube channel Contact Heidi directly HERE

Episode 92 – Allison Walter & Sam Brittan Talk Tearsucker

29 mins; March 11, 2024

Episode 91 -Keith Lane & Molly Graham talk Earthling!

13 mins; October 05, 2023

Episode 90 – Indie Filmmaker David Flores

20 mins; August 21, 2023

Episode 89 – Jeffery Madoff – Creator of Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical!

31 mins; July 28, 2023

Episode 88 – Megan Tady -Tales of a First Time Novelist

26 mins; July 22, 2023

Episode 87 – Chris Dortch of Chatt Film Fest!

31 mins; June 21, 2023

Episode 86 – Betsaida LeBron Brings Improv to Work for Success & Play, Everyday!

24 mins; June 14, 2023

Episode 85 – Elise Finnerty & Estelle Girard Parks – Award Winning Filmmakers from Chatt Film Fest!

26 mins; April 11, 2023

Episode 84 – Stephanie Elie, Creator of Alpha 8

10 mins; March 29, 2023

Episode 83 – Cate Jones & Kassie Gann invite you into the Chicken House

19 mins; November 18, 2022

Episode 82 – Eduardo Talbert of Monster Tutorials

19 mins; October 02, 2022

Episode 81 – Joe Badon Fantastic and Chatt Fest Filmmaker!

17 mins; September 29, 2022

Episode 80 – 4 Year Anniversary with Jarf & Heidi

37 mins; August 19, 2022

Episode 79 – Damion Taylor

29 mins; July 19, 2022

Episode 78 – Tonia Ransom

31 mins; July 02, 2022

Episode 77 – AMA – Travel & Vacations

5 mins; May 25, 2022

Episode 76 – Amber Hawley On Building a Flexible Work Flow

41 mins; April 20, 2022

Episode 75 – AMA – What’s It Like Making A Podcast?

9 mins; March 29, 2022

Episode 74 – Anton Barbeau – Psychedelic Troubadour Shares Sonic Postcards & Polaroids

42 mins; March 22, 2022

Episode 73 – Duncan Shields – A Life of Creative Adventure!

32 mins; March 15, 2022

Episode 72 – A Night & Day AMA

9 mins; March 01, 2022

Episode 71 – Galen Howard – From Badass Monster Killer to the Book of Boba Fett – Life as a Character Actor

24 mins; February 22, 2022

Episode 70 – A Five Minute Reset

6 mins; February 15, 2022

Episode 69 – AMA – What’s Cooking? Your Recipe Questions Answered

14 mins; February 09, 2022

Episode 68 – Spark Your Creativity with a Walk in Nature – Season 3 Finale

3 mins; December 02, 2021

Special Video Release with Black Star Pirate BBQ – On Location Interview!

5 mins; October 29, 2021

Episode 67 – Tom Putnam – A Million Juggalos Can’t Be Wrong

13 mins; October 25, 2021

Episode 66 – Zach Lamplaugh – Director of 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Bigfoot!

25 mins; October 13, 2021

Episode 65 – Junta Yamaguchi – Director of Beyond the Infinite 2 Minutes

13 mins; October 05, 2021

Episode 64 – Phil Tippett – Legendary Creature Creator & Director of Mad God

13 mins; September 30, 2021

Episode 63 – L. Scott Caldwell – Star of Bingo Hell

9 mins; September 29, 2021

Episode 62 – Gigi Saul Guerrero – Director of Bingo Hell

11 mins; September 28, 2021

Episode 61 – David Lawson Jr Indie Producer w/ Benson & Moorhead at Rustic Films talks Chatt Film Fest Fun!

22 mins; September 16, 2021

Episode 60 – How To Avoid Burnout By Setting Boundaries

12 mins; September 02, 2021

Episode 59 – Ellie Brigida on Creating The Flame – A Queer Musical Love Story

19 mins; August 18, 2021

Episode 58 – Chris Alender & Marcos Gabriel – Creators of The Old Ways

23 mins; August 05, 2021

Episode 57 – Summer Update with Heidi Bennett

12 mins; July 25, 2021

Episode 56 – Agnes Barton-Sabo aka Betty Turbo Pivots to Papier-mâché

31 mins; July 11, 2021

Episode 55 – Denayja Reese on Valuing Your Own Story

34 mins; June 17, 2021

Episode 54 – Mari Walker – on her Feature Film Debut at SXSW

29 mins; May 22, 2021

Episode 53 – Jonah Blechman – Championing Marginalized Voices

32 mins; April 29, 2021

Episode 52 – Selene Luna – Dynamic Performer & Disability Rights Activist

42 mins; March 31, 2021

Episode 51 – Season 3 Debut with Heidi Bennett

5 mins; March 21, 2021

Episode 50 – Season 2 Finale with Heidi Bennett

16 mins; December 30, 2020

Episode 49 – Bridget Gelms – Parks & Rec Rewatch

35 mins; December 22, 2020

Episode 48 – Robert Allaire – Experimental Composer

22 mins; November 10, 2020

Episode 47 – Amelia Moses & Wendy Hill-Tout – Creators of Bloodthirsty

20 mins; October 31, 2020

Episode 46 – David Weiner – In Search of Darkness, ’80s Horror Doc

35 mins; October 23, 2020

Episode 45 – Maria Bissell – Writer/Director

19 mins; October 19, 2020

Episode 44 – Elaine Best – Parks & Rec Rewatch

35 mins; October 10, 2020

Fantastic Fall Announcement!

8 mins; September 23, 2020

Episode 43 – Bridget Gelms – Parks & Rec Rewatch

53 mins; September 20, 2020

Episode 42 – Skinner & Heidi on Collaborations That Stoke Creativity

46 mins; August 24, 2020

Episode 41 – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas & 1000 Women In Horror

52 mins; August 13, 2020

Episode 40 – Jarf Harden – Parks & Rec Rewatch

49 mins; July 31, 2020

Episode 39 – Kat Burns – Award Winning Choreographer of Comedy & Drama

37 mins; July 13, 2020

Episode 38 – Skinner & Heidi on Staying Positive During a Pandemic

43 mins; June 23, 2020

Episode 37 – Parks & Rec S1 Wrap Up with Heidi

24 mins; June 21, 2020

Episode 36 – Streetlight Harmonies – A Doo-Wop Doc

56 mins; May 25, 2020

Episode 35 – Cassandra Nelson – Parks & Rec Rewatch

32 mins; May 23, 2020

Episode 34 – DC Pierson on the Benefits of Developing a Growth Mindset

65 hours 38 mins; April 26, 2020

Parks & Recreation Re-watch Announcement

5 mins; April 10, 2020

Episode 33 – Molly & Heidi on Mindfulness & Creativity in Weird Times

37 mins; March 22, 2020

Episode 32 – Jenny MacLeod on How to Love Learning About What You’re Earning

41 mins; February 26, 2020

Episode 31 – Kate Byrne on Designing Events that Inspire Compassionate Camaraderie

25 mins; January 13, 2020

Episode 30 – Elaine Best on Creativity and Depression

27 mins; December 28, 2019

Episode 29 – Jummy Olawale on How Setting Boundaries Can Bring Us Closer

23 mins; December 12, 2019

Episode 28 – Chris Frain & Rudi Thornburgh on the Joys of Creative Collaboration

29 mins; November 25, 2019

Episode 27 – Andrew Greene & Duncan Kwitkor – Oakland, CA Based Artists & Chefs

28 mins; September 30, 2019

Episode 26 – Heidi Bennett – Creative Consultant & Coach for Creative Professionals

39 mins; August 07, 2019

Episode 25 – Kevin Bartelt – Producer at Earwolf & Comedic Collaborator Extraordinaire

55 mins; July 28, 2019

Episode 24 – Josh Neufeld & Dean Haspiel – Award Winning Cartoonists

40 mins; July 18, 2019

Episode 23 – Kate Armstrong – Creator of The Exploress Podcast

38 mins; July 06, 2019

Episode 22 – Tommy Honton – Interactive Experience Designer

49 mins; June 20, 2019

Episode 21 – Emma Tammi – on Directing Feature Horror Film – the Wind

19 mins; June 05, 2019

Episode 20 – Syd & Ionas on Creative Collaboration in Music, Podcasts & More

58 mins; May 17, 2019

Episode 19 – D’arby Rose Harlow – James – Film Creative Consultant & Rights Advocate

24 mins; May 07, 2019

Episode 18 – Jennifer Serr on the Benefits of Goal Setting & Gratitude

29 mins; April 26, 2019

Episode 17 – Emily Winston – Founder of Boichik Bagels

28 mins; April 01, 2019

Episode 16 – Molly Bailen on Self Care for Multi-Creatives

59 mins; February 19, 2019

Episode 15 – Skinner & Heidi on The Benefits of Mindfulness for Creative Professionals

61 hours 59 mins; January 28, 2019

Episode 14 – Alysa Lucas on Friendships in Podcasting & Setting New Year’s Intentions

55 mins; January 10, 2019

Episode 13 – Demian Rugna – Award Winning Director of Terrified

14 mins; December 31, 2018

Episode 12 – David Weiner on Pop Culture Nostalgia

45 mins; December 18, 2018

Episode 11 – Sonia Escolano – Award Winning Director of House of Sweat & Tears

12 mins; November 21, 2018

Episode 10 – Sandra Seeling Lipski on Creating a Successful International Film Festival

14 mins; November 13, 2018

Episode 9 – Ben Walker Storey on Going Full Addams (Family)

40 mins; October 30, 2018

Episode 8 – Martin Whist – World Renowned Production Designer

28 mins; October 24, 2018

Episode 7 – Amanda Kramer on Debuting a Feature Film at Fantastic Fest

15 mins; October 15, 2018

Episode 6 – Sam Jones & Lisa Downs on Creating the Life After Flash Documentary

26 mins; October 05, 2018

Episode 5 – Andy Nelson & Pete Wright from The Next Reel Film Podcast

22 mins; September 20, 2018

Episode 4 – Harper W. Harris – the Origin Story of an Audio Engineer

53 mins; September 06, 2018

Episode 3 – Aurelia d’Andrea on How Travel Boosts Compassion & Creativity

31 mins; August 23, 2018

Episode 2 – Bryan Darling on the Benefits of Compassionate Communication

65 hours 4 mins; August 09, 2018

Episode 1 – Donald Bell of Aloha Screwdriver and Maker Update

54 mins; July 26, 2018

Episode 0 – Introducing Vibrant Visionaries with Heidi Bennett

2 mins; July 23, 2018

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