What If Creativity Isn’t a Talent… But a Pattern You Learn to Trust?

Leslie Grandy

Some conversations don’t just inspire you.
They completely change the way you think.

This was one of them.

In this powerful episode of The Becoming Series on the Delay the Binge™ Podcast, Pam Dwyer sits down with innovation strategist, author, and executive leader Leslie Grandy for a deeply thoughtful conversation about creativity, curiosity, emotional growth, AI, leadership, and what it really means to evolve into the person you’re becoming.

Leslie’s journey is anything but traditional.

From working in the film industry for directors like James Cameron and Brian De Palma to leading innovation teams at companies like Apple, Amazon, T-Mobile, Best Buy, and Discovery Networks, Leslie shares how curiosity, problem-solving, and embracing ambiguity became the foundation of both her personal and professional evolution.

Together, Pam and Leslie explore:

• creativity and innovation
• emotional intelligence and leadership
• curiosity as a growth tool
• becoming through uncertainty
• fear, self-doubt, and identity
• AI and human creativity
• learning to trust your own thinking
• the power of “what if” questions
• emotional regulation and decision-making
• why creativity matters more than ever in an AI-driven world

One of the most powerful moments in the episode comes when Leslie explains that creativity is not reserved for artists or “creative people.”

Creativity, she says, is really about learning how to think differently, solve problems, stay curious, and remain open long enough to imagine another possibility.

That message deeply resonated with Pam because it reflects the heart behind Delay the Binge™, learning how to pause long enough to interrupt automatic patterns, question old beliefs, and choose differently instead of reacting from fear, exhaustion, or habit.

Leslie also shares something incredibly important for anyone navigating change:

“What if” questions create possibility.

What if you’re wrong about yourself?
What if failure isn’t the end?
What if curiosity could lead you somewhere better than certainty ever could?

This conversation is especially meaningful for:

• leaders,
• entrepreneurs,
• creatives,
• professionals navigating burnout or transition,
• and anyone who feels stuck between who they’ve been and who they’re becoming.

Because sometimes becoming doesn’t begin with confidence.

Sometimes it begins with curiosity.

About Leslie Grandy

Leslie Grandy is an innovation strategist, executive advisor, speaker, and author of Creative Velocity: Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI.

With leadership experience at companies including Apple, Amazon, T-Mobile, Best Buy, and Discovery Networks, Leslie helps organizations and individuals unlock creativity, navigate uncertainty, and solve problems through curiosity-driven thinking and innovation.

Her work focuses on helping people recognize that creativity is not a fixed talent — it’s a skill that can be strengthened, developed, and applied in every area of life and business.

Connect with Leslie

Website: https://lesliegrandy.com

About The Becoming Series

The Becoming Series on the Delay the Binge™ Podcast explores the moments that shape us, the pauses, breakdowns, breakthroughs, and life experiences that ultimately become fuel for purpose.

Hosted by bestselling author and speaker Pam Dwyer, these conversations help listeners recognize unhealthy patterns, reconnect with themselves, and build sustainable momentum one intentional pause at a time.