Chase Jarvis Photography: Why Creativity Is The Key To Leadership w/ Sen. Cory Booker

Cory Booker is one of those most compelling and dynamic voices in American politics: the former mayor of Newark, New Jersey, the subject of the 2005 documentary “Street Fight” that chronicles his initial 2002 bid for mayor, and he’s particularly engaged on the topic of education reform – a subject that’s near and dear to my own heart. He’s also an incredibly candid and open personality who’s willing to share many things that those in his position typically haven’t – which is not only refreshing but ultimately makes him that much more effective as a leader. Regardless of your political affiliation or whether you agree with Senator Booker from a policy perspective, what I want you to take away from this conversation is how wildly creative he is in a field that’s ostensibly not “creative.” When you think of creative professions, politics would probably be at the bottom of the list for most, and yet he’s proof that not only is that assumption false, but that our very definition of creativity must be reconsidered – and full of insights that can be applied to creators, entrepreneurs and really anyone with the goal of turning their dreams into reality. Today on the […]

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