People-Inspired Podcast
Connecting with people is like a vitamin B injected advanced Google search, except better. Inspiration fuels the creative process, and there is little that inspires me more than interesting people who teach me something new (which is pretty much anyone I run into these days).
Join me for this People-Inspired Podcast where I talk to inspiring people what and who inspired them. We will fill the tank and crank that inspiration flywheel, proving that one person's story is often all you need to get things rolling.
People ask what inspired me to write my debut novel, Back to Blue Holly, and the answer is easy. The book is place and PEOPLE-inspired. I relied heavily upon the compelling stories I collected traveling Kentucky with artist Kelly Brewer, painting and interviewing people from all walks of life for our Common Wealth of Kentucky Project (2022). Additional inspiration was the good folks I am lucky to know (or heard about) in the North Georgia region. And as I write my next book (about women in the Thoroughbred racing industry) and work on Kindred Spirits with Kelly (a new project about the connection between humans and animals), I'm back to being nosy Beth, poking around, asking lots of questions, and mining unsearchable, informational, and inspirational gems I cannot find anywhere else than in the people I talk to.
People-Inspired Podcast
Lee Kiefer
Lee Kiefer is an American foil fencer and three-time Olympic champion in women's foil, having won the individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the most decorated women's foil fencer in American history. Also a participant in our Common Wealth of Kentucky Project, Lee's story is both remarkable and inspiring.