Episodios

  • Craving the Best French Fry in CHI, Learning to Love Yourself Every Day, and Making Fitness Fun for Every Body ft. Our Personal Trainer, Coach Jakobi Rankin
    May 25 2025
    Put on your favorite headphones & press play while you hit the gym, enjoy a refreshing walk, sit on an airplane, or cook something nutritious and delicious. This Mental Health Awareness Month episode is a self-love letter to anyone craving motivation to create positive changes in your life. We dig into how movement is medicine for our physical and mental health and we discuss how ADHD can be a superpower. We also share some recommendations to help you with your physical wellbeing, positive mindset, dental health, and hair health. In partnership with Fred Astaire Dance Studios (East Lakeview), we talk about how dance can help with anxiety and depression on your path to living life to the fullest. In our meaningful, fun conversation with our personal trainer and friend, Jakobi you’ll not only be craving some Nebraskan delicacies, fried potatoes, and our Papa Marshall’s protein-packed tuna & cottage cheese recipe (promise, it’s crave-worthy) but you’ll also be inspired to become the most fit and fun version of yourself! Jakobi's story of turning some lemons in her life into “lemon bars” is truly one-of-a-kind. You’ll learn about her own personal weight loss and fitness journey, and how that moved her to become a National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer. She has quickly created a big reputation — in our gym and on social media — as a compassionate, uplifting coach with the strong belief that women of all ages and sizes belong in the weight room! We, Sari and Lauren, also share on the podcast + social media about finding comfort and in the gym through training with Jakobi. This feel-good conversation is a reminder of the blessing of female friendships. Grab a handful of tissues as you laugh-cry and shed a tear or two alongside all three of us. Coach Kobi also shares about many of her creative cravings: from creating a happy, healthy version of herself and preparing to compete in her upcoming first-ever power lifting competition, to writing in her many journals, to….(well, you’ll just have to tune in!). Don’t miss Jakobi’s 3 ingredients for living life to the fullest, what pulled her to Chicago, why Wednesdays are such a wonderful part of her week, and what she’s learned from her fluffy Maine Coon cat, Moon. She even turns the hosting tables on us and we answer some of our own questions! You may want to take notes as you listen — this one is full of Chicago recommendations, personal training tips for twenty-somethings to senior ladies, and a whole lot of good energy. Enjoy! CHICAGO EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: We created this episode in loving memory of our beloved Bubby Mar, our grandma who passed in January. In her honor, we invite you to MOVE and EAT together. We’re hosting a special Chicago picnic + yoga in the park event this summer, with the option to contribute to Parkinson’s research. for our second - access July event info and DM or email us directly for the event page password. We can’t wait to create some good memories with you! Here’s a of our last one. THANK YOU TO OUR PODCAST PARTNERS: : Book your appointment for a cosmetic dentistry consultation with Dr. Carole to discuss the smile makeover of your dreams or for other dental needs. Call the office with any questions, and look out for our smile transformations hanging on the wall! : Shimmy your way to the studio for private lessons and group classes! In June, join us at a local venue nearby to dance (and eat & drink) the night away, courtesy of our wonderful FADS instructors! Let the team know Sari and Lauren from Creative Cravings sent you! Shop for our favorite sustainable haircare & styling products! Use LAURENF20 at checkout for 20% off anytime. Also, you’ll love listening to our inspiring with the Potempa sister founders! We and are excited to gift a listener a LWP bracelet! Share your kind words with us by June 1st! Let us know what you’re learning and loving from our podcast. If you’re tuning in on Spotify, leave a kind comment on this episode’s page, and if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, leave a kind review (along with a 5 star rating!). We’ll all be so grateful to hear from you! Interested in joining our FFC gym? Eager to train with Jakobi aka Coach Kobi? We got you! Fill out this and send us an email at hello@creativecravingspodcast.com to let us fit foodies know you’ve got a craving to be a part of our community. Sign up for our (free) summer newsletter! We love our Excited to join our podcast party? Curious what it looks like to produce our podcast? Wanna know what we ate for dinner after recording with Jakobi? (Spoiler alert: Chicago deep dish pizza, baby!) Join our brand new on Instagram for a fun way to connect with our community. Let us know at when you’ve listened to the show (and follow along there), and we’ll include you in our local and virtual episode launch party, too. Are you a founder craving support on your entrepreneurial journey...
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  • Craving New York Bagels with Cream Cheese, Entertaining Family & Friends, and Spreading Love through Food ft. Chef Danielle Sepsy, Founder of The Hungry Gnome baked goods + Finalist on The Big Brunch
    Aug 29 2023
    Pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea, enjoy a sweet treat, and dig in! This episode is for you and your foodie friends! In our conversation with Chef Danielle, you’ll not only crave a big (carb-filled) brunch, but you’ll also crave taking action towards your biggest dreams. Danielle shares all of her creative cravings: bringing friends, family, and followers joy through food, cooking Italian family recipes, entertaining her followers on social media, and growing her baked goods business nationwide. We can’t wait for you to learn how her Grandma Rosemarie inspired her to become the “bada$$ baking boss” that she is today. Danielle’s story of turning some lemons in her life into a thriving business is truly inspiring. Tune in to hear how we (co-hosts and exec producers, Sari and Lauren) ended up meeting Danielle in NYC, Danielle’s 3 ingredients for living life to the fullest, all about a new secret project she’s working on, behind the scenes from filming The Big Brunch, and the unconventional way she sometimes comes up with new recipes for The Hungry Gnome. She even blesses us all with some pro baking tips, and shares who she’d love to brunch with one day! Catch her making us laugh with some “Long Island Mom” phrases at the end of the episode. You may even want to take notes as you listen — this one is full of recommendations to cross off of your food bucket list in Chicago, New York, and beyond. Enjoy! For ALL CREATIVE CRAVINGS SHOW NOTES for this episode, click below: ^ Think of that link as an everything bagel flavored with all the delicious info mentioned in this episode, including links to support Creative Cravings podcast & our podcast partners. Click to view and do our crossword puzzle, too! Clues and answers are all based on this epsiode. Have fun as you listen & solve! Tag us on social when you complete it!   Connect with us, Lauren and Sari: Become a CREATIVE CRAVINGS INSIDER below. It's free to join our entertaining email newsletter. Fun updates & surprises coming your way!  Sign up here: Follow us on INSTAGRAM:  Connect with Danielle:
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  • Birthday Episode! Craving a Sunday Brunch Buffet, Answering 31 Fun Questions, and Bringing Back Our Cookies for a Cause - ft. us, Lauren and Sari Feingold
    Feb 28 2023
    Welcome to Creative Cravings podcast! We're delighted you're here. This is our one-of-a-kind ... ok, two of a kind ;) birthday episode! We hope you enjoy learning a bit more about us, your co-hosts, as we answer 31 Questions in this fun and insightful episode. For all things mentioned in this episode, get the full here with how to sign up for our newsletter, order your Cookies for a Cause, and enjoy a few discounts to brands we know you'll love as much as we do. While you listen to this episode, go to  on Instagram and follow us there if we're not yet connected. Enjoy!
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  • Craving Fresh Caribbean Lobster, the Chance to Dance, and Paving the Way for the Future of Hiplet (Hip Hop Ballet) ft. Homer Hans Bryant, Founder & Artistic Director of the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center
    Jan 31 2023
    Welcome to Creative Cravings Podcast, Season 3 Episode 3! It’s our most musical & edu-taining episode yet! Tune in for Homer Bryant's wisdom and ingredients for living life to the fullest in the dance studio and beyond — plus, so much more! Food for thought from this episode: “The fun is in the discipline, the discipline is in the fun!” (and, “no dance without finance!”). Donate to (tipping gofundme is optional). Excited to keep in touch? Sign up (it’s free!) to be a for exclusive, fun email giveaways + to find out about new podcast episodes and must-try global recipes. are going on Tour Feb 16th! Don’t miss their special Black History Month show at Evanston Township High School Feb 1st. Get your tickets by emailing blackhistorymonth@eths202.org before Feb 1. Enjoy this short too, while we all wait for #HIPLET to come out. Thank you to our sponsor: Landman Dental Associates: Visit to book your appointment for a cosmetic dentistry consultation with Dr. Carole to discuss the smile makeover of your dreams or for other dental needs! The continuation of our show is possible with your support, so please consider making a contribution to our Creative Cravings page. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and from the podCAT! Have you clicked subscribe or follow on whichever podcast platform you’re listening to Creative Cravings podcast? Make sure you do, so you’ll get the notification when our birthday month episode releases on Feb 27th! Thanks for joining us! Stay connected on Instagram: , , Other dance-related episodes you’ll love: With renowned violinist, (Craving Fudgy Crinkle Cookies) - listen while baking! With celeb dancer, (Craving Italian Cuisine) - listen for a pick-me-up! With Kinrgy guide, (Craving Charcuterie) - listen when you’re craving some self-care! including Homer’s recs! Learn more about the cuisine of St. Thomas & the Caribbean . Want to hear us talk about you & your biz in an ad-spot on the pod to an aligned audience? Email us at hello@creativecravingspodcast.com to be a sponsor! We can’t wait to discuss the creative options and opportunities. Shop for sustainable haircare & styling products! Use LAURENF20 at checkout for an extra 20% off. Check out our inspiring with the Potempa sister founders! by Allison Ullo Tea Lover? 15% off any order with code CREATIVECRAVINGS15
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  • Happy Holidays! Craving Homemade Pasta, Thinking Inside & Outside of the Box, and Practicing Gratitude with Cecilia Patrizi, Founder of Bivium Box
    Nov 29 2022
    Happy Holiday Season, Entrepreneurship Month, and Giving Tuesday! If you love this epsiode, please share it with a friend! Food for thought from this episode: “Practice gratitude to welcome joy!” Sign up (it’s free!) to be a for exclusive, fun email giveaways and to find out about new podcast episodes & must-try global recipes. Got a craving to try anything (or everything!) we shared “on air?” Enjoy an exclusive 20% off your first seasonal Winter , any time, with code CREATIVECRAVINGS20. “Practice makes pasta!” Follow on Instagram Follow on Instagram to see our adventures in cooking the Fall Bivium box! We’ll be adding a video to our Travel Through Your Tastebuds Series of our “trip” to Umbria, Italy from the comfort of our Chicago kitchen. Thank you to our sponsors: by Cindy Smith Gifts for runners: 20% off anything with code CREATIVECRAVINGS Burns For the foodie: 15% off The Weekly Digest with code CRAVINGS15 by Allison Ullo Tea Lover? 15% off any order with code CREATIVECRAVINGS15 Try the bundle & Allie’s Also, shop for haircare & styling products, especially for the holidays! Use LAURENF20 at checkout for an extra 20% off. Check out our inspiring with the Potempa sister founders! Want to hear us talk about you & your biz in an ad-spot on the pod to an aligned audience? Email us at hello@creativecravingspodcast.com to be a sponsor! We can’t wait to discuss the creative options and opportunities. Are you a founder craving help on your entrepreneurial journey? Send us a note about you, your business, and your coaching needs to hello@creativecravingspodcast.com. We’ll be in touch to schedule your first 1:1 Creative Cravings Coaching & Consulting session in December, if it’s a good fit. Dig in to our of topics to start brainstorming how we can best serve you. Are you “” with us for #GivingTuesday? Check out the featured reward on our page, for another round of helping , together. A portion of your contribution will support our podcast production as well. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and from the podCAT! Did you know you can listen to the pod on Creative Cravings and on ? Check out these Season 2 episodes: With celeb dancer, (Craving Italian Cuisine) - listen for a pick-me-up! With renowned violinist, (Craving Fudgy Crinkle Cookies) - listen while baking for the holidays! Cheers to being happy, healthy, full and fulfilled in 2023 and beyond! - Lauren & Sari
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  • Craving Brazilian Brigadeiros, Cooking Like Everyone's Watching & Becoming Jaíne in Paris with Jaíne Mackievicz
    Oct 24 2022
    Welcome to Season 3! It’s time for a taste of Brazil and France, through the eyes of our delightful guest, Jaíne Mackievicz. This is our foodiest episode yet so you’re in for a treat! Tune in for lots of laughs, heartfelt life advice, Latin American food recs, and to learn about the secret ingredients for getting outside your comfort zone in order to chase your creative cravings. Jaíne embodies the spirit of Julia Child so well, it’s no wonder she cooked her way to victory on The Food Network’s first season of The Julia Child Challenge. Whether you love to cook or not, we hope this episode inspires you to stay tremendously interested in whatever lights you up.  Enter to be our 2nd annual Trick & Treat Challenge WINNER by October 27th! Hint: the best caramel apples are involved. Giveaway details below: Trick & Treat! Join by October 27, 2022 @11:59pm ET to enter our fun, email-only Kilwins Wrigleyville x Creative Cravings Halloween Challenge + Giveaway. Hint: the best caramel apples are involved. We will contact the WINNER on Halloween 10/31 You get 5 entries if you share on social media that you listen to the episode! Tag and so we can say thank you!   Thank you to in Chicago for sponsoring this episode. A big thank you to Dr. Carole and for supporting Season 3! Got a craving to be one of our wonderful sponsors? Get in touch at hello@creativecravingspodcast.com!  Thank you to all of our wonderful funders who participated in our to make this a special season. Creative Cravings is fully created, produced, and edited by the two of us, Sari & Lauren. Stay tuned for details about our virtual holiday party! It’s not too late to snag your ticket by selecting a funding .  Are you a creative entrepreneur with a craving to stand out from the crowd (and your competition?) at Creative Cravings Coaching & Consulting. including Jaíne's recs! All things Jaíne:    As you’ll hear in this episode, we met Jaíne in an awesome foodie community called Cherry Bombe, during their virtual Julia Jubilee event! Want to become a member, too? Select the when you support our show and we’ll get you set up for a whole year of foodie fun!
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  • International Women's Day! Craving Mac and Cheese, Strength from Other Women's Stories, and Healing through Creating ft. Melissa Herrera of Mimosa Sisterhood Podcast
    Mar 9 2021
    Let’s make a toast today —- International Women’s Day 2021—to Melissa Herrera, creator of Mimosa Sisterhood, a comedic storytelling podcast that celebrates the lives of women in history and history-making women, all while honoring the good, the bad, the ugly…and the bubbly! Grab a drink with us (whether it’s a coffee or a mimosa), as we dig into our podcasting friend’s craving to create her very own show and community of empowered, empowering women. Tune in to find out: how we all met (so thankful we did!) Melissa’s 3 ingredients for living life to the fullest how she turned her pain into her purpose & podcast her perspective on how creating can help us heal the role therapy has had in her life, and some self-care practices for mental health where to get delish mac n cheese with flamin’ hot cheetos what drinks we’re all sipping on + some recommendations so many mic drop moments on how to be your best self, regardless of what others think which music artist inspires her AND has the same bday! Big news! 11.19.21 After much hard work, we are now in order to produce Season 3 of Creative Cravings podcast. Our variety of rewards for funders are sure to inspire you to chase your creative cravings. With your combined support, we (Lauren and Sari) will be able to green-light our best season yet.  Cheers! If you’re craving a delicious homemade latte / frothy coffee , shop Zulay Kitchen at our , and use code CREATIVECRAVINGS10 for 10% off from 3/8 to 4/30/21. Check out our IG for kitchen happiness inspiration :) for our cat, ! We entered her into America’s Favorite Pet competition, and she’s in the quarter-finals. Let’s get her to the Semi Finals, together. Real talk — she is so sweet, comforting, a little sassy, and the best podCAT. : Gather those ingredients, turn up the kitchen tunes or hit play on this episode, and thank us later! So happy to spread the mac and cheese love from , an iconic female foodie in the Chicago restaurant game! Feeling inspired? Take Action:  Sign up for Creative Cravings to stay up to date on what we crEATe in the kitchen, podcast studio, and beyond Feel free to introduce yourself in our of creatives, foodies, and kind humans :) Boost your energy with our , curated by us (your show hosts), our guests, and YOU, our listeners! For brands that would like to sponsor our podcast, or guests who feel aligned with our mission, ! Loving what you’re learning (about us, our guests, and yourself)? When you subscribe, write a 5 star ... We love reading your kind words!
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  • Ali Stone - Craving Spaghetti, Wearing & Doing What You Love, and Growing as a Photographer and Content Creator on Instagram
    Feb 16 2021
    Whether you celebrated Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, both, or neither, loving yourself and doing what you love will never go out of style (cue Taylor Swift)! That’s something our Creative Cravings podcast guest this week knows to be true. Tune in to this episode to learn something new alongside us co-hosts, Sari and Lauren, as Ali Stone — photographer, content creator, jewelry maker and founder of fashion & lifestyle blog, Those White Walls — dishes out sound-bites of wisdom surrounding her creative journey from “blank canvas” to vibrant career! If you’re wondering, “How does she create full-time? Can I do that too? How did she grow her Instagram following to 52,000+ followers of kind supporters?” then press play on this conversation. We loved Ali’s ingredients for living life to the fullest! Be sure to tag us on IG as well as to share your favorite parts of the episode. Throughout the episode, you’ll get a taste of some of our favorite foods, enjoy some Netflix show recommendations, hear a bit about how we celebrated our birthdays on Super Bowl Sunday, hear our enthusiastic reactions to being virtual audience members on , and discover how all three of us share a passion for doing good through chasing our cravings to create. Feeling inspired? Take Action: Cheers! If you’re craving a delicious homemade latte / frothy coffee , shop Zulay Kitchen at our , and use code CREATIVECRAVINGS10 for 10% through 4/30/21. Check out our IG for kitchen happiness inspiration :) Thanks, (click this hyperlink to shop female-founded, cruelty-free hair care) Use code LAURENF20 for 20% off your order! to the production of Creative Cravings podcast + The Upside Fund through the end of this month (Feb) Cookies For A Cause: Citrus Shortbread Cookie w/ Blood Orange Glaze () Ali’s Blog: Those White Walls, Sweet & Savory Sign up for Creative Cravings to stay up to date on what we crEATe in the kitchen, podcast studio, and beyond Feel free to introduce yourself in our of creatives, foodies, and kind humans :) Boost your energy with our , curated by us (your show hosts), our guests, and YOU, our listeners! For brands that would like to sponsor our podcast, or guests who feel aligned with our mission, ! Loving what you’re learning (about us, our guests, and yourself)? When you subscribe, write a 5 star ... We love reading your kind words!
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