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What if you stopped waiting for permission—and just started building?

In this episode of The Creative Odyssey Podcast, we sit down with Charles and Kyra, the creative powerhouse behind Breakthrough Sounds, one of Cleveland’s rising creative hubs. Their story is anything but typical—no funding, no fancy connections, just $3,000, prayer, and pure grit.

Charles shares how bombing a rap show pushed him to reinvent himself—and how he turned that moment into fuel for something bigger. Kyra opens up about walking away from a “safe” career in computer science to pursue graphic design, trusting the path before she could fully see it.

We get into:

•The messy truth about starting from scratch

•The myth of “natural talent” and why creativity is for everyone

•How to build a creative career withouta million-dollar budget

•Navigating the real-life dynamic of growing together as a couple and collaborators

•And what it means to be part of Cleveland’s creative renaissance

Whether you’re stuck in your own head or sitting on an idea you’re scared to start—this one will light a fire under you.

Start where you are. Build what you can. Stop waiting for perfect.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

03:00 Charles’ first rap performance (3rd grade!)

10:50 Kyra’s leap from computer science to design

26:40 The creative shift happening in Cleveland

34:00 The $3,000 studio story

44:30 Creativity + relationships: how they make it work

51:20 A message to creatives who are scared to start

Let’s keep creating:

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