Nathan Hall discusses the role stress plays in creativity as well as oppression and racism in the business and creative worlds in Canada.
Nathan is the CEO of Simple Story, an award-winning, video marketing agency. In his role, he works with many brands and corporations of all sizes from around the world - helping them realize the power that video and storytelling has on their business. Nathan has won the Harry Jerome Award for Young Leaders and was named one of Ottawa’s Forty Under 40.
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Between the stimulus and response that stress creates, there is considerable opportunity to create. Join us on August 28 where Nathan Hall will explore this month’s global CreativeMornings theme of stress. We will discuss the role stress plays in creativity as well as oppression and racism in the business and creative worlds in Canada.
Nathan is the CEO of Simple Story, an award-winning, video marketing agency. In his role, he works with many brands and corporations of all sizes from around the world - helping them realize the power that video and storytelling has on their business. Nathan has won the Harry Jerome Award for Young Leaders and was named one of Ottawa’s Forty Under 40.
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Life is all about how you respond to your situation.
Racism is like OS-level RAM usage: before you even open any applications or try to perform any tasks, it’s already draining a certain percentage of your faculties.
Creativity is all about taking what’s inside my head and getting it inside of yours. The space between my starting point and your ending point is art—it’s creativity.
Hard times, uncertain times, stressful times are typically the periods of greatest learning, of character-building, and of strengthening.
Racism is draining.
