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The Creative Spark

The Creative Spark

Written by: G. Brian Benson
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 Conversations that provide insight, empowerment and tools to help others live their best creative life!

In each episode host G. Brian Benson strives to have an organic chat with authors, entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, and actors, sharing their inspirational stories, strategies and wisdom that helped propel them to their own unique version of creative success. Brian, an observer of life, loves to share his curiosity and love of learning by means of insightful discussions. The process of learning how to find the joy and peace of mind that comes with stepping into one’s own skin, and going beyond anything one may have thought previously possible are just some of the take aways we hope you will have from The Creative Spark. It’s the place where creatives meet!

Host - G. Brian Benson
www.gbrianbenson.com

Produced - Casey Jarombek

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Episodes
  • S2 Ep215: With Guest John McCarney - Screenwriter and Community Builder

    S2 Ep215: With Guest John McCarney - Screenwriter and Community Builder
    Jan 21 2026
    Today's guest, John McCarney is a graduate of the Writers Guild Foundation Veterans Writing Project, an award-winning screenwriter and community builder, who grew up in Hollywood in the 1960’s. Three of his screenplays have placed in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science Nicholl Fellowship in the last five years; two of them Semi-finalists. Has had multiple screenplays finish in the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting contest, along with many other wins. He is an American Cuban having been embraced by a Cuban family who took him in during his teen years. He is also a certified bilingual and volunteers as an ESL teacher, helping new immigrants learn English.

    Join John and I as we talk about his unique life of growing up in Hollywood in the 1960's with a Cuban family, his experience in Vietnam during operation Babylift, being a community builder and developing a successful screenwriting career later in life. You don't want to miss any of today's interesting and inspiring chat!

    To learn more about today's guest John McCarney please visit:

    Website:
    http://JFMWRITES.COM/

    Facebook Page:
    https://www.facebook.com/john.mccarney.9

    Instagram Handle:
    https://www.instagram.com/john_mccarney/

    LinkedIn:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mccarney-3b36b740/

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    43 mins
  • S2 Ep214: With Guest Shaun Tinney- Author, Speaker, Coach & Creative

    S2 Ep214: With Guest Shaun Tinney- Author, Speaker, Coach & Creative
    Jan 6 2026
    Today's guest, Shaun Tinney is a speaker, creative, coach, and author of Practice Everything, a book born from a year of deep transition, creative discipline, and grieving the loss of his brother. Shaun helps people navigate reinvention moments, reclaim purpose, and build lives grounded in presence, creativity, and self-leadership.

    With a background in building culture and learning programs at companies like Goodr sunglasses, he now dedicates his work to helping others reconnect with their inner guidance, unlock their potential, and create meaning through practice.

    Join Shaun and I as we talk about transition, healing through creativity, self-leadership as well as some of the obstacles Shaun overcame. You don't want to miss any of today's interesting and inspiring chat!

    To learn more about today's guest Shaun Tinney please visit:

    Website URL: https://practiceeverything.com
    Instagram Handle: https://www.instagram.com/shauntinney/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shauntinney/

    His new book Practice Everything — a visual guide to transforming everyday resistance into meaningful progress and personal clarity.

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    50 mins
  • S2 Ep213: With Guest George McKenzie - Conservation Photographer & Nat Geo Explorer

    S2 Ep213: With Guest George McKenzie - Conservation Photographer & Nat Geo Explorer
    Dec 10 2025
    Today's guest, George McKenzie is a National Geographic Explorer, award-winning filmmaker, and conservation photographer. His journey from the bustling streets of Brooklyn to the untamed landscapes of Florida is a testament to the transformative power of nature. His acclaimed short documentary, The Book of George, has screened at Telluride Mountainfilm, Banff, Jackson Wild, and other major festivals, anchoring an impact campaign that brings photography and conservation storytelling workshops to youth across the country.

    George is deeply committed to mentorship and through his lens and his voice, George inspires audiences to protect wild places, connect with their own stories, and reimagine what conservation looks like in their communities.

    As a Live Wildly Adventurist, Explorer’s Club Member, and EC50 Class of 2022 Honoree, George is passionately dedicated to making conservation a personal and accessible journey for all.

    Join George and I as we discuss the unlikely steps that took him from the streets of Brooklyn to the untamed landscapes of Florida to live his dream of conservation photography and mentorship across the country. You don't want to miss any of today's interesting and inspiring chat!
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    Website URL: http://www.georgemckenziejr.com/
    Instagram Handle: http://www.instagram.com/georgemckenziejr
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    34 mins
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