In today’s episode, Elsa welcomes friend and client, Natalie Nixon. They discuss Natalie’s upbringing in a family of textile artists, her take on the fashion industry as a business, and how her self-described “lazy default” to a nearly all-black wardrobe catapulted her into a journey of personal style, with Elsa as her guide. If you’ve ever opened your closet and thought, “Whose clothing is this? I don’t feel connected to it AT ALL!”, then this episode might be for you!Creativity strategist Natalie Nixon is “the creativity whisperer for the C-Suite”. She is a highly sought after keynote speaker, valued for her accessible expertise on creativity, the future of work and innovation. She’s the author of the award-winning The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation and Intuition at Work and her firm Figure 8 Thinking, was named among the top women-led innovation firms by Core 77. Natalie is a trustee of the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt Design Museum; Vassar College; and Leadership+Design. Natalie received her BA (honors) from Vassar College, and her PhD from the University of Westminster in London. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.- - - - - - - - -If you liked this episode of the Get Styled Podcast, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes, Spotify, and just about anywhere you listen to podcasts. Please don’t forget to rate/review/subscribe to the show - every little bit helps us be heard by those who need us!- - - - - - - - -Want more? FIND ME at Elsaisaac.comFOLLOW ME on IG @elsaisaacSIGN UP FOR UPDATES about the podcast (and get access to my FREE Body Shape Calculator - the perfect tool to start you on your personal style journey)! Thanks for listening!- - - - - - - - -RESOURCES + REFERENCES https://www.figure8thinking.com/instagram.com/natwnixonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/natalienixonphd/SHOW NOTES  0:36 - Elsa introduces today’s guest: Natalie Nixon!1:36 - Natalie recalls what her relationship to clothing was like as a child5:07 - Natalie expands on her early exposure to the idea of how clothing makes you feel an instant connection or disconnect from community6:23 - Natalie shares her venture into entrepreneurship - and her struggles with what she calls her “lazy default”10:12 - Natalie explains how the fashion industry is the only industry that understands what consumer behavior is driven by11:46 - Elsa and Natalie discuss the importance of another point-of-view when your style is feeling stagnant13:18 - Elsa and Natalie discuss why designers make some of the business decisions that they do16:08 - Elsa chronicles how to take our power back as consumers who want to develop our personal style - and Natalie shares how working with Elsa made that process easy on her20:37 - Natalie talks about how her personal style impacts her and the audiences she speaks to24:35 - Natalie shares the connection between her love of learning and the creative process31:12 - Elsa reflects the importance of the creative process and play when it comes to style33:13 - Natalie shares who she looks to for style inspiration35:37 - Elsa wraps up the episode

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