Our 27th episode of the Creative Flow: Thinkers and Change Agents Podcast Series features Steve Martin, who has over 50 years of hands-on experience as an executive, consultant, and business owner. In his business, Steve incorporated advanced innovation tools to change management, cost reduction, and profit improvement.
Steve shares stories of using Creative Problem Solving (CPS) combined with his engineering/ business expertise to help one company to find $8 million of bottom-line profit in 10 days. At a billion-dollar company, Steve trained 250 people across the country who converted 133 ideas into projects with an estimated value of more than $50 million. He generously shares his insights on using CPS tools effectively to obtain impressive results for businesses of all sizes.
Steve was the 136th person awarded an MS from the International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY, Buffalo State. After his studies, he decided to leave a corporate executive role to start a business and now is a SCORE Certified Volunteer Mentor. Over eleven years he has worked with over 900 small businesses across the country. In this episode, he provides valuable advice for new graduates who seek to start a business when they graduate with a degree in the Science of Creativity.
Don’t miss this thought-provoking discussion of “discovery, redemption, freedom, and self-actualization” and the chance to learn about Steve’s rocket scientist level of ideation and why he is always in a state of flow. Find our podcast today on all of your favorite platforms.