welcome to
a high-voltage channel for creativity
High voltage energy can be illuminating. It can be dangerous. And sometimes it can inexplicably go to ground.
Together, we'll explore these extremes and everything in between as we pursue what it means to live, work, and thrive as creative beings.
Expect a hyperactive mix of interviews, practical tools, playful prompts, poetic reflections, and the unexpected.
E01 ADVENTURE with Anita Stubenrauch. Our first #ThunderStory follows our host from burnout to breakthrough.
E02 H! FIVE – What is hyperactive imagination? Our first short reveals the deeper meaning behind our show’s name.
E03 HOPE with Ian Mackay. A spinal cord injury took Ian to some very dark places. It also taught him to find and share light with others.
E04 H! FIVE – How does magic work here? Magic and magical experiences are all around us. And sometimes they are us.
E06 – Ideas as Visitors. Ideas knock at thousands, millions of doors at the same time. How do you know which ideas are for you?
E05 BECOMING with Melissa Monte. Going to jail for someone else’s crime? It’s the stuff of nightmares. But for Melissa, it was very real life.
Get a taste for our show…
E07 – GROWTH with Dr. Diem Mooney. What does a psychologist look like? What is their gender identity, age range, race, ethnicity?
E08 H! FIVE — Death is a Friend. A tarot reading leads to a profound relationship shift to a very potent symbol: Death. ☠️
E09 – REINVENTION with Raj Bandyopadhyay. Raj was living the dream in San Francisco. Then his partner came out as transgender.
E10 – H! FIVE — In Your Power. ⚡️ What’s it mean to be in our power? For me, it’s about connection — to people, to ideas, to POSSIBILITY. ✨
E11 – POWER with Natalie Brewster Nguyen. Nat was topping 50+ year-old men at age 18. Today they advocate for unhoused neighbors.
E12 – H! FIVE — What if Imagination is a deity? Head to an Andalusian field where we spin hand-in-hand with Imagination. 🌾
about the host 🎙
Anita Stubenrauch is an ex-Apple creative veteran who worked her way from retail store employee to executive speechwriter over a 13-year career, designing presentations given to Steve Jobs, authoring Apple’s Credo, and speechwriting for Angela Ahrendts along the way.
In 2018, Anita left Apple to reconnect with meaning and purpose and joy, and found herself called to help others do the same.
Today, in addition to hosting Hyperactive Imagination, she’s running Cause:Effect Creative, a brand-vision writing agency that helps purpose-driven leaders and organizations rally hearts and minds around what fuels their soul. And she’s building The Land of Make+Believe, a fourteen-acre event and retreat space for audacious ideas and their people.
To see what all Anita is up to, visit the Anitaverse.
