Izolda Trakhtenberg is a speaker, workshop facilitator, author, and coach who specializes in helping people and companies create, innovate, and collaborate mindfully.Her core philosophy is:AIM High! We must be Agile, Innovative, and Mindful to grow and succeed.Through the tools of creative thinking and innovation, we embrace mindful creative collaboration. Before running her own business, she traveled the world as a NASA Master Trainer transforming people’s perspectives on our planet through a mindful teaching process. She has released four books on communication, collaboration, and self-improvement.Nowadays you’ll find her speaking at conferences, looking for the next great ocean beach, or singing for hundreds of people — all while interviewing peak performers on creative leadership, innovation, and mindfulness on her podcast, The Innovative Mindset – a twice-weekly show dedicated to mindful innovation and collaboration. Also Dear Listener, if you have any questions that you'd like answered in future episodes, please email them to meridithjoseph@gmail.com###Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. You can find Meridith:Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal Meridith Grundei CoachingYou can find Joseph:Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREONThank you for listening!