The Creative Odyssey Podcast
We are Sheran and Ben, and welcome to The Creative Odyssey Podcast, the place where creativity takes center stage. Today marks the beginning of our creative odyssey! We discuss the unique challenges and joys of being a creative, discuss the process, as well as what it means to be a creative. We are passionate about the gift of creativity and want to grow and support a community surrounding it. Come hang out with us!
The Creative Odyssey Podcast
No Blueprint, No Budget—Just Vision: Charles & Kyra on Building Without Permission
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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