Creative Haven
Creative Haven is your weekly source of information with inspiration. Interviewing today’s top creative professionals to promote the value of creativity, discover how to be successful in creative careers, and learn how to build brands through creative marketing, branding, and content.
Hosted by Mitchel Dumlao: a Creator, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur who has over 20 years of experience creating video content and has worked with brands such as HBO, Spotify, Sony, and Colgate.
Hear more at thecreativehaven.com/creativehavenpodcast
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Building a Powerful Brand With SEO, Best Way to Scale a Business, And The Importance of Coaching & Mentorship
Brennan Bliss is the founder & CEO of the award-winning SEO agency, PixelCutLabs, and also a member of the leadership team with me on Naturally Austin’s Marketing Forum.
In this episode, we talk abo…
What a Brand Actually Means, The Importance of a Creative Brief, and Surrounding Yourself With The Right People For Growth
Mark Gallo is a creative director with 25+ years of experience delivering award-winning ideas for global brands. He’s the creative director at Traina Design, an independent, award-winning branding a…
Amplifying Unheard Stories and Voices Through Video Content, Growing Brands With Optimized Videos, And Getting Into Flow States Through Music, Movement, And Goal-Setting
Mitchel Dumlao is a video producer, content strategist, and creator that’s the host and founder for Creative Haven - a podcast, video production, and content strategy company that helps people grow t…
Sales Rep to Music Producer, How to Define Success, and The Three Tips to Happiness
James Shen is a former corporate slave turned independent creative entrepreneur. His ventures include LA Street Art Gallery, Pioneer Solutions Americas, Paint the town Podcast, Go Spray Paint, & not …
The Struggles of Owning A Business, Underrepresentation of Female Voices In Creative Agencies, And The Importance of Human Connections
Meghan Phillips is the Founder and CEO of Honey, a female-led creative studio that intersects design and marketing to create impactful work for the food, beverage, cannabis, and agriculture industrie…
How To Lead Creatives, Fundamentals of Branding, What Makes A Successful Food & Beverage Brand
Gerald Schoenhoff is an award-winning creative director who is the Chief Creative Officer of Crew Food & Beverage Marketing Partners - A strategic marketing and creative agency specializing in food, …
Turning Teachers From Critics To Supporters, The Positive Side of The Graffiti Culture, And The Importance of Knowing Your Value As An Artist
Eric “King Cre8” Walker is a graffiti artist, style writer, and artist from Los Angeles who has worked with corporations such as McDonald's, Nike, and General Motors; and has had his artwork featured…
Debunking Work-Life Balance, The Healing Power of Poetry, And How Creativity Is Not Just About Being An Artist
James Nguyen is a serial entrepreneur and poet who has been a contributing writer on Forbes since 2016 and has been featured on global networks such as ABC, CNBC, and Sky News. He is CEO of Inflexion…
Running A Creative Family Business in LA, Importance of Print In The Digital Age, And Finding Creative Fulfillment Outside of Your Craft
Nicole Katz is the CEO of Paper Chase Press, a second-generation, family-run press in Los Angeles, that has been providing clients bespoke, cutting-edge printed media since 1976.
In this episode, we…
Baseball Player to Sales Expert, Using Data And Tech To Find Creative Work, How Isolation Can Kill Creativity
Albert Baez is the co-founder and President of Blended Sense; a media technology company in Austin, TX that matches the right creatives with small businesses to produce digital content to help them g…
How Being Prepared Helps You Take On New Challenges, Importance of Multiple Income Streams For Artists, and The Best Way to Grow As A Leader
Ivan “Flipz” Velez is a 3-Time World Champion Bboy and Dancer that has been a leader & influential figure in the BREAKING scene for nearly 3 decades, with his crew, SKILL METHODZ. Flipz has also bro…
Marketing & Branding Trends In The Food Industry, Transitioning from Non-Profits to Agencies, And Dealing With Imposter Syndrome
Ken Beasley is the managing director of Aid&Abet a strategic branding design agency specializing in elevating food and beverage brands.
In this episode, we discuss how he transitioned from working at…
Career-changing 360 Review, Benefits Of A Focus Group, And The Importance Of Surrounding Yourself With The Right People
Patrick Nycz is the founding president of New Point Marketing, a CPG food & beverage marketing and advertising agency based in Lafayette, Indiana.
In this episode, we talk about how a 360 review in h…
How His Background in Architecture Influences His Creative Business, Resonating With Client Pain Points, And The Value of Learning New Skills
Aman Johnson is a producer, director, and founder of Johnson Media Co., a video production company specializing in storytelling in commercial, documentary, and narrative work.
In this episode, we tal…
Work-Life Balance In Content Creation, How Success Changes As You Mature, And Importance of Creativity As a Daily Habit
Joe Harris is a director, editor, and cinematographer at the Dallas-based video production company; Side Chops. Joe also recently won a Gold Telly award for directing a commercial spot for Dr. Squatc…
Psychographics And Content Creation, The Method of Creating Content Around 5 Feelings, And How Holistic Well-Being Helps With Creativity
Natalie Cass is a corporate photographer and filmmaker at Cass Studios: an entertainment, commercial photography, and video production company.
In this episode, we talk about how her knowledge of ps…
How Engineering Experience Helps With Video Production, The Importance of Finding A Niche, And How Modern Tech Helps Filmmakers To Focus On Storytelling
Bill Kearney is a video producer, former aerospace engineer, creative technologist, and founder and CEO of LightShift Video, a video production company based in Austin, Texas.
We talk about how the …
Pros and Cons of Film School, Creating Videos For Corporations While Keeping Your Creative Integrity, And The Importance of Systems When Running A Creative Business
Andrew Miller is a storyteller, cinematographer, filmmaker, producer, and owner of Dox, a full-service production company specializing in telling strong stories, particularly with documentaries. Andr…
The Right Way To Collaborate, Benefits of Passion Projects, And The Importance of Exploring Outside Your Environment
Wes Evans is an actor, writer, director, and filmmaker for Icarus Burning Productions, a full-service video production company based in Austin. Wes has worked with several clients including, The Univ…
Internal Video As A Holistic Approach, The Importance Of Time Blocking, And How To Be Unique
Heather Mansfield Jernigan is the executive producer of Castleview, a video agency in Austin that creates video content for brands to elevate their products and services.
We discuss the benefits of u…