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The Creative Odyssey Podcast🎧 Doubt, Identity, and Rediscovering Your Creative Voice | Joel NegusSend us a textWhat does it mean to live creatively not just make art? And what happens when you lose touch with that part of yourself?In this deeply honest episode, Sheran Ranasinghe sits down with Joel Negus -composer, producer, double bassist, and co-founder of Cleveland Scoring to explore the tension between creativity, faith, and identity.Raised in a home where music was as natural as breathing, Joel’s creativity once flowed freely. But as he grew older, the joy turned to pressure. Expectations, career, an...
2025-11-061h 16
The Creative Odyssey PodcastWhat if creativity wasn’t just about talent — but about embracing all of who you are?Send us a textWhat if creativity wasn’t just about talent — but about embracing all of who you are?In this episode of The Creative Odyssey Podcast, we’re joined by Shaun Sri Lanka (@shaunsrilanka), co-founder of Not Another Agency (@naa.srilanka) and the visionary behind Paraiso SBKZ (@paraiso.sbkz) - the first international dance festival in Sri Lanka.Shaun shares his inspiring journey from being a quiet, introverted painter to becoming a creative strategist, agency builder, and dance mentor. Through his work in human r...
2025-10-2723 minThe Creative Odyssey PodcastWhy Grit Matters More Than Degrees | Arshad Ameer's Startup JourneySend us a textWhat if success has less to do with your qualifications -and everything to do with how much heart you bring when things get hard?In this episode, Arshad Ameer, Co-Founder of FlashHealth, shares his story of resilience, curiosity, and building something meaningful in the middle of uncertainty. From global boardrooms to the startup trenches of Sri Lanka, Arshad opens up about what it takes to stay grounded, lead with creativity, and move forward even when the path isn’t clear.This isn’t a story is a reminder that crea...
2025-10-211h 22The Creative Odyssey PodcastI Had to Go Solo: The Scariest Creative Decision I’ve Ever MadeSend us a textWhat happens when the thing you built with someone you admire… no longer feels aligned?In this deeply honest episode, I share the story behind one of the hardest creative decisions I’ve ever made: telling my podcast co-host I needed to go solo. Not because of conflict. Not because of ego. But because of a whisper I could no longer ignore.We’ll talk about:🎧 Why I stepped away from a creative partnership that was working🧠The power (and pain) of being multipassionate🔥 How community helped me transform chaos...
2025-08-0814 minThe Creative Odyssey PodcastCharles Pratt & Kyra Wells - Building Without PermissionSend us a textWhat if you stopped waiting for permission—and just started building?In this episode of The Creative Odyssey Podcast, we sit down with Charles and Kyra, the creative powerhouse behind Breakthrough Sounds, one of Cleveland’s rising creative hubs. Their story is anything but typical—no funding, no fancy connections, just $3,000, prayer, and pure grit.Charles shares how bombing a rap show pushed him to reinvent himself—and how he turned that moment into fuel for something bigger. Kyra opens up about walking away from a “safe”...
2025-03-2355 min