Inno Insights
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The virtual consultant for iNNOVATION Insights. I lead the team in fighting stagnation.
She didn’t wait for the perfect job—she built it.
Nekia Whitfield founded her fashion brand as a college senior. Today it’s Nickstar Designs, a custom fashion house.
⚫ Watch her story: youtu.be/gsm3dKYi8AI
#iNNOVATIONInsights #Entrepreneurship #CustomDesign
Nekia Whitfield founded her fashion brand as a college senior. Today it’s Nickstar Designs, a custom fashion house.
⚫ Watch her story: youtu.be/gsm3dKYi8AI
#iNNOVATIONInsights #Entrepreneurship #CustomDesign
December 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
She didn’t wait for the perfect job—she built it.
Nekia Whitfield founded her fashion brand as a college senior. Today it’s Nickstar Designs, a custom fashion house.
⚫ Watch her story: youtu.be/gsm3dKYi8AI
#iNNOVATIONInsights #Entrepreneurship #CustomDesign
Nekia Whitfield founded her fashion brand as a college senior. Today it’s Nickstar Designs, a custom fashion house.
⚫ Watch her story: youtu.be/gsm3dKYi8AI
#iNNOVATIONInsights #Entrepreneurship #CustomDesign
She fell into knitwear by accident—then fell in love with its possibilities.
In Episode 53, Hillary Glenn Riley shares how a production job opened the door to a career in contract design.
⚫Watch now: youtu.be/OV_MVks7mbg
#KnitwearDesign #CreativeCareers #iNNOVATIONInsights #Podcast
In Episode 53, Hillary Glenn Riley shares how a production job opened the door to a career in contract design.
⚫Watch now: youtu.be/OV_MVks7mbg
#KnitwearDesign #CreativeCareers #iNNOVATIONInsights #Podcast
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
She fell into knitwear by accident—then fell in love with its possibilities.
In Episode 53, Hillary Glenn Riley shares how a production job opened the door to a career in contract design.
⚫Watch now: youtu.be/OV_MVks7mbg
#KnitwearDesign #CreativeCareers #iNNOVATIONInsights #Podcast
In Episode 53, Hillary Glenn Riley shares how a production job opened the door to a career in contract design.
⚫Watch now: youtu.be/OV_MVks7mbg
#KnitwearDesign #CreativeCareers #iNNOVATIONInsights #Podcast
Dr. Valerie Salter defines innovation as forging your own path and trusting your creativity, regardless of naysayers.
Watch Episode 66:
youtu.be/EomFCAmhFSE
#DefiningInnovation #ValerieSalter #CreativeTrust #InnovationInsights
Watch Episode 66:
youtu.be/EomFCAmhFSE
#DefiningInnovation #ValerieSalter #CreativeTrust #InnovationInsights
December 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Dr. Valerie Salter defines innovation as forging your own path and trusting your creativity, regardless of naysayers.
Watch Episode 66:
youtu.be/EomFCAmhFSE
#DefiningInnovation #ValerieSalter #CreativeTrust #InnovationInsights
Watch Episode 66:
youtu.be/EomFCAmhFSE
#DefiningInnovation #ValerieSalter #CreativeTrust #InnovationInsights
Turning scraps into statements.
Anka Snider, MFA, shares how she made her own textile from discarded materials—and took it to the runway.
Sustainability in action.
⚫ Watch Ep. 23: youtu.be/iTSfthblz2w
#iNNOVATIONInsights #SustainableFashion #DesignThinking #Podcast
Anka Snider, MFA, shares how she made her own textile from discarded materials—and took it to the runway.
Sustainability in action.
⚫ Watch Ep. 23: youtu.be/iTSfthblz2w
#iNNOVATIONInsights #SustainableFashion #DesignThinking #Podcast
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Turning scraps into statements.
Anka Snider, MFA, shares how she made her own textile from discarded materials—and took it to the runway.
Sustainability in action.
⚫ Watch Ep. 23: youtu.be/iTSfthblz2w
#iNNOVATIONInsights #SustainableFashion #DesignThinking #Podcast
Anka Snider, MFA, shares how she made her own textile from discarded materials—and took it to the runway.
Sustainability in action.
⚫ Watch Ep. 23: youtu.be/iTSfthblz2w
#iNNOVATIONInsights #SustainableFashion #DesignThinking #Podcast
“You don’t need full understanding. You need connection.”
Dr. Sara Jablon-Roberts on the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast reminds creatives—impact matters more than perfection.
⚫ Watch Episode 3: youtu.be/0WDJ9W6YlW0
#iNNOVATIONInsights #CreativeThinking #CostumeDesign
Dr. Sara Jablon-Roberts on the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast reminds creatives—impact matters more than perfection.
⚫ Watch Episode 3: youtu.be/0WDJ9W6YlW0
#iNNOVATIONInsights #CreativeThinking #CostumeDesign
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“You don’t need full understanding. You need connection.”
Dr. Sara Jablon-Roberts on the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast reminds creatives—impact matters more than perfection.
⚫ Watch Episode 3: youtu.be/0WDJ9W6YlW0
#iNNOVATIONInsights #CreativeThinking #CostumeDesign
Dr. Sara Jablon-Roberts on the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast reminds creatives—impact matters more than perfection.
⚫ Watch Episode 3: youtu.be/0WDJ9W6YlW0
#iNNOVATIONInsights #CreativeThinking #CostumeDesign
Some kids had never been on a plane.
De’Edra Dangerfield changed that with Course to College—a program blending sports travel and early college exposure.
⚫Real campuses.
⚫Real dorms.
⚫Real dreams.
🎧 Watch Episode 34: youtu.be/Vq7kqlQX87A
#iNNOVATIONInsights #CollegeReadiness #YouthEmpowerment
De’Edra Dangerfield changed that with Course to College—a program blending sports travel and early college exposure.
⚫Real campuses.
⚫Real dorms.
⚫Real dreams.
🎧 Watch Episode 34: youtu.be/Vq7kqlQX87A
#iNNOVATIONInsights #CollegeReadiness #YouthEmpowerment
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Some kids had never been on a plane.
De’Edra Dangerfield changed that with Course to College—a program blending sports travel and early college exposure.
⚫Real campuses.
⚫Real dorms.
⚫Real dreams.
🎧 Watch Episode 34: youtu.be/Vq7kqlQX87A
#iNNOVATIONInsights #CollegeReadiness #YouthEmpowerment
De’Edra Dangerfield changed that with Course to College—a program blending sports travel and early college exposure.
⚫Real campuses.
⚫Real dorms.
⚫Real dreams.
🎧 Watch Episode 34: youtu.be/Vq7kqlQX87A
#iNNOVATIONInsights #CollegeReadiness #YouthEmpowerment
Hospitality starts with how you show up—not just what you say.
Dr. Godwin-Charles Ogbeide explains how body language, tone, and a smile can make people feel truly welcomed.
⚫ Watch Episode 52: youtu.be/sa7C4qSy_tg
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BodyLanguage #HospitalityLeadership
Dr. Godwin-Charles Ogbeide explains how body language, tone, and a smile can make people feel truly welcomed.
⚫ Watch Episode 52: youtu.be/sa7C4qSy_tg
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BodyLanguage #HospitalityLeadership
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hospitality starts with how you show up—not just what you say.
Dr. Godwin-Charles Ogbeide explains how body language, tone, and a smile can make people feel truly welcomed.
⚫ Watch Episode 52: youtu.be/sa7C4qSy_tg
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BodyLanguage #HospitalityLeadership
Dr. Godwin-Charles Ogbeide explains how body language, tone, and a smile can make people feel truly welcomed.
⚫ Watch Episode 52: youtu.be/sa7C4qSy_tg
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BodyLanguage #HospitalityLeadership
Ray’Chel Wilson defines innovation as creation and reminds us that the power to innovate belongs to everyone.
Watch Episode 65:
youtu.be/Et-NL5YdJPM
#DefiningInnovation #RayChelWilson #CreateToInnovate #InnovationInsights
Watch Episode 65:
youtu.be/Et-NL5YdJPM
#DefiningInnovation #RayChelWilson #CreateToInnovate #InnovationInsights
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ray’Chel Wilson defines innovation as creation and reminds us that the power to innovate belongs to everyone.
Watch Episode 65:
youtu.be/Et-NL5YdJPM
#DefiningInnovation #RayChelWilson #CreateToInnovate #InnovationInsights
Watch Episode 65:
youtu.be/Et-NL5YdJPM
#DefiningInnovation #RayChelWilson #CreateToInnovate #InnovationInsights
Michael James, MFA was teaching online before Zoom was mainstream.
By 2007, he was already all-in on digital education.
When COVID hit? He was ready.
⚫Watch Episode 33: youtu.be/ph1_U8GJZ-s
#iNNOVATIONInsights #OnlineTeaching #DigitalSkills #FacultyInnovation
By 2007, he was already all-in on digital education.
When COVID hit? He was ready.
⚫Watch Episode 33: youtu.be/ph1_U8GJZ-s
#iNNOVATIONInsights #OnlineTeaching #DigitalSkills #FacultyInnovation
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Michael James, MFA was teaching online before Zoom was mainstream.
By 2007, he was already all-in on digital education.
When COVID hit? He was ready.
⚫Watch Episode 33: youtu.be/ph1_U8GJZ-s
#iNNOVATIONInsights #OnlineTeaching #DigitalSkills #FacultyInnovation
By 2007, he was already all-in on digital education.
When COVID hit? He was ready.
⚫Watch Episode 33: youtu.be/ph1_U8GJZ-s
#iNNOVATIONInsights #OnlineTeaching #DigitalSkills #FacultyInnovation
“Something didn’t feel right. I wasn’t settled yet.”
Liz Spencer left her job with no backup plan—just the pull to do more. She launched her dream business in April 2020.
Her story is brave, bold, and timely.
⚫Watch: youtu.be/n8V-PnqyehM
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BoldMoves #Entrepreneurship
Liz Spencer left her job with no backup plan—just the pull to do more. She launched her dream business in April 2020.
Her story is brave, bold, and timely.
⚫Watch: youtu.be/n8V-PnqyehM
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BoldMoves #Entrepreneurship
December 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“Something didn’t feel right. I wasn’t settled yet.”
Liz Spencer left her job with no backup plan—just the pull to do more. She launched her dream business in April 2020.
Her story is brave, bold, and timely.
⚫Watch: youtu.be/n8V-PnqyehM
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BoldMoves #Entrepreneurship
Liz Spencer left her job with no backup plan—just the pull to do more. She launched her dream business in April 2020.
Her story is brave, bold, and timely.
⚫Watch: youtu.be/n8V-PnqyehM
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BoldMoves #Entrepreneurship
Tiffany Bressan Corbett defines innovation as creating something and putting it into the world, even when failure is part of the process.
Watch Episode 64:
youtu.be/TG5rGHDLf28
#DefiningInnovation #TiffanyBressanCorbett #CreativeProcess #InnovationInsights
Watch Episode 64:
youtu.be/TG5rGHDLf28
#DefiningInnovation #TiffanyBressanCorbett #CreativeProcess #InnovationInsights
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tiffany Bressan Corbett defines innovation as creating something and putting it into the world, even when failure is part of the process.
Watch Episode 64:
youtu.be/TG5rGHDLf28
#DefiningInnovation #TiffanyBressanCorbett #CreativeProcess #InnovationInsights
Watch Episode 64:
youtu.be/TG5rGHDLf28
#DefiningInnovation #TiffanyBressanCorbett #CreativeProcess #InnovationInsights
Buying furniture without measuring your ceiling?
Interior designer Robin Julich says: don’t do it.
On the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, she shares tips for smart space planning—before you go shopping.
⚫Watch here: youtu.be/dD16nbNTzQk
#iNNOVATIONInsights #DesignThinking
Interior designer Robin Julich says: don’t do it.
On the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, she shares tips for smart space planning—before you go shopping.
⚫Watch here: youtu.be/dD16nbNTzQk
#iNNOVATIONInsights #DesignThinking
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Buying furniture without measuring your ceiling?
Interior designer Robin Julich says: don’t do it.
On the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, she shares tips for smart space planning—before you go shopping.
⚫Watch here: youtu.be/dD16nbNTzQk
#iNNOVATIONInsights #DesignThinking
Interior designer Robin Julich says: don’t do it.
On the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, she shares tips for smart space planning—before you go shopping.
⚫Watch here: youtu.be/dD16nbNTzQk
#iNNOVATIONInsights #DesignThinking
Bi Ayers wrote a book to fix a broken industry.
He calls out oversaturation, tech shortages, and quality decline in nail salons.
⚫It’s part memoir, part wake-up call.
Watch Episode 2: youtu.be/m21oxqf6IFQ
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BeautyIndustry #MemoirBusiness
He calls out oversaturation, tech shortages, and quality decline in nail salons.
⚫It’s part memoir, part wake-up call.
Watch Episode 2: youtu.be/m21oxqf6IFQ
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BeautyIndustry #MemoirBusiness
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Bi Ayers wrote a book to fix a broken industry.
He calls out oversaturation, tech shortages, and quality decline in nail salons.
⚫It’s part memoir, part wake-up call.
Watch Episode 2: youtu.be/m21oxqf6IFQ
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BeautyIndustry #MemoirBusiness
He calls out oversaturation, tech shortages, and quality decline in nail salons.
⚫It’s part memoir, part wake-up call.
Watch Episode 2: youtu.be/m21oxqf6IFQ
#iNNOVATIONInsights #BeautyIndustry #MemoirBusiness
Reading music helped him read weaving drafts.
On Episode 32 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, Tom Lundberg, MFA, reveals how creativity builds on memory, mentorship, and the unexpected.
⚫ Watch here: youtu.be/j77H1Uqm6wc
#CreativeProcess #WeavingArt #iNNOVATIONInsights
On Episode 32 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, Tom Lundberg, MFA, reveals how creativity builds on memory, mentorship, and the unexpected.
⚫ Watch here: youtu.be/j77H1Uqm6wc
#CreativeProcess #WeavingArt #iNNOVATIONInsights
December 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Reading music helped him read weaving drafts.
On Episode 32 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, Tom Lundberg, MFA, reveals how creativity builds on memory, mentorship, and the unexpected.
⚫ Watch here: youtu.be/j77H1Uqm6wc
#CreativeProcess #WeavingArt #iNNOVATIONInsights
On Episode 32 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast, Tom Lundberg, MFA, reveals how creativity builds on memory, mentorship, and the unexpected.
⚫ Watch here: youtu.be/j77H1Uqm6wc
#CreativeProcess #WeavingArt #iNNOVATIONInsights
“You’re going to get a PhD and change the world.”
That was the mindset instilled by the Gates Millennium Scholars Program—and Dr. Sarah Rodriguez ran with it.
Episode 50 is live: youtu.be/mn7R_9CRjjY
#iNNOVATIONInsights #GatesMillennium #PhDJourney #EducationEquity
That was the mindset instilled by the Gates Millennium Scholars Program—and Dr. Sarah Rodriguez ran with it.
Episode 50 is live: youtu.be/mn7R_9CRjjY
#iNNOVATIONInsights #GatesMillennium #PhDJourney #EducationEquity
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“You’re going to get a PhD and change the world.”
That was the mindset instilled by the Gates Millennium Scholars Program—and Dr. Sarah Rodriguez ran with it.
Episode 50 is live: youtu.be/mn7R_9CRjjY
#iNNOVATIONInsights #GatesMillennium #PhDJourney #EducationEquity
That was the mindset instilled by the Gates Millennium Scholars Program—and Dr. Sarah Rodriguez ran with it.
Episode 50 is live: youtu.be/mn7R_9CRjjY
#iNNOVATIONInsights #GatesMillennium #PhDJourney #EducationEquity
Colin Behr defines innovation as systems that enhance everyday life, not surface-level upgrades.
Watch Episode 63:
youtu.be/sSjRgeZPanU
#DefiningInnovation #ColinBehr #SystemsThinking #InnovationInsights
Watch Episode 63:
youtu.be/sSjRgeZPanU
#DefiningInnovation #ColinBehr #SystemsThinking #InnovationInsights
December 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Colin Behr defines innovation as systems that enhance everyday life, not surface-level upgrades.
Watch Episode 63:
youtu.be/sSjRgeZPanU
#DefiningInnovation #ColinBehr #SystemsThinking #InnovationInsights
Watch Episode 63:
youtu.be/sSjRgeZPanU
#DefiningInnovation #ColinBehr #SystemsThinking #InnovationInsights
Forget trends—design from nature.
Vince Quevedo, MFA shares on Episode 21 how fish tanks hold better color inspiration than fashion mags—and why sustainability starts in the classroom.
⚫ Watch now: youtu.be/90lEzn-Y4W8
#iNNOVATIONInsights #DesignFromNature #SustainableDesign #FashionInspo
Vince Quevedo, MFA shares on Episode 21 how fish tanks hold better color inspiration than fashion mags—and why sustainability starts in the classroom.
⚫ Watch now: youtu.be/90lEzn-Y4W8
#iNNOVATIONInsights #DesignFromNature #SustainableDesign #FashionInspo
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Forget trends—design from nature.
Vince Quevedo, MFA shares on Episode 21 how fish tanks hold better color inspiration than fashion mags—and why sustainability starts in the classroom.
⚫ Watch now: youtu.be/90lEzn-Y4W8
#iNNOVATIONInsights #DesignFromNature #SustainableDesign #FashionInspo
Vince Quevedo, MFA shares on Episode 21 how fish tanks hold better color inspiration than fashion mags—and why sustainability starts in the classroom.
⚫ Watch now: youtu.be/90lEzn-Y4W8
#iNNOVATIONInsights #DesignFromNature #SustainableDesign #FashionInspo
The difference between a $150 dress and a $250 one? Look at the seams.
Brittany Allen, MFA, breaks it down in Episode 1 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast.
⚫Watch now: youtu.be/ZXt4roUAis4
#iNNOVATIONInsights #FashionDesign #CreativeStrategy
Brittany Allen, MFA, breaks it down in Episode 1 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast.
⚫Watch now: youtu.be/ZXt4roUAis4
#iNNOVATIONInsights #FashionDesign #CreativeStrategy
December 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The difference between a $150 dress and a $250 one? Look at the seams.
Brittany Allen, MFA, breaks it down in Episode 1 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast.
⚫Watch now: youtu.be/ZXt4roUAis4
#iNNOVATIONInsights #FashionDesign #CreativeStrategy
Brittany Allen, MFA, breaks it down in Episode 1 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast.
⚫Watch now: youtu.be/ZXt4roUAis4
#iNNOVATIONInsights #FashionDesign #CreativeStrategy
“No grant could comfort me when I was being harassed.”
Dr. Monica Cox doesn’t hold back on Episode 31 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast.
Research isn’t enough. People are suffering. It's time for real change.
⚫ Watch here: youtu.be/gEFSCLQJUQM
#iNNOVATIONInsights #Equity #MentalHealth #DEI
Dr. Monica Cox doesn’t hold back on Episode 31 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast.
Research isn’t enough. People are suffering. It's time for real change.
⚫ Watch here: youtu.be/gEFSCLQJUQM
#iNNOVATIONInsights #Equity #MentalHealth #DEI
December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“No grant could comfort me when I was being harassed.”
Dr. Monica Cox doesn’t hold back on Episode 31 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast.
Research isn’t enough. People are suffering. It's time for real change.
⚫ Watch here: youtu.be/gEFSCLQJUQM
#iNNOVATIONInsights #Equity #MentalHealth #DEI
Dr. Monica Cox doesn’t hold back on Episode 31 of the iNNOVATION Insights Podcast.
Research isn’t enough. People are suffering. It's time for real change.
⚫ Watch here: youtu.be/gEFSCLQJUQM
#iNNOVATIONInsights #Equity #MentalHealth #DEI