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Last updated: August 31, 2025

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Creative Innovators Episodes

From Rhythm & Hues to Dancing Atoms with Saraswathi “Vani” Balgam

From Rhythm & Hues to Dancing Atoms with Saraswathi “Vani” Balgam

Dec 14, 2023

Saraswathi “Vani” Balgam, CEO and Creative Director of Dancing Atoms, shares her journey from starting in a family-run animation studio in India to leading global teams at Rhythm & Hues and DreamWorks. In conversation with Gigi Johnson, Vani explores how storytelling, cultural heritage, and trust have guided her career in animation, VFX, and filmmaking. She discusses building communities through Women in Animation India, ASIFA India, and Epic’s Women Creators Program, while also championing women’s leadership in immersive media. This episode highlights how Vani blends creativity, resilience, and mentorship to shape both stories on screen and opportunities off-screen.

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Creating New Musical Instruments with Mike Butera

Creating New Musical Instruments with Mike Butera

Nov 20, 2023

Mike Butera has gone on some intriguing journeys, connecting music performance passions, philosophy and sound studies, and tech in creating new musical instruments for regular people to get into music. He shares his path to launching Artiphon after years in academic...

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Building VR Community through Learning with Dominique Wu

Building VR Community through Learning with Dominique Wu

Nov 6, 2023

Dominique Wu is a real leader in bringing together education and VR for regular people. She's created the XReality Pro program. She'll talk about what it's like to be an immigrant in the United States as a creative, a different story than we've had a lot of guests...

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Ask the Right Questions with Isaac Saldana, CEO, Memo

Ask the Right Questions with Isaac Saldana, CEO, Memo

Oct 16, 2023

Isaac Saldana leans on two core values: asking the right questions and humility. Along with a good friend, he launched several companies. And several failed -- until he launched SendGrid in 2009. After learning to hire up with strong CEOs, the company went public in...

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