about
the story of the founder and this co.
(pictured) Logan Nakyanzi Pollard
find create joy was founded by an Emmy-awarding winning journalist, Logan Nakyanzi Pollard, with the goal of helping people tell and appreciate their stories. We offer personal coaching and inspired content + classes around topics as various as style, career, media literacy and transcending trauma… and work with individuals and small businesses to discern & communicate their message(s) as well as publishing on culture from a Christian perspective.
Hi guys!
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For 20+ years, I covered breaking news, politics, culture for best-in-class TV, radio and online outlets. Today, I helm find create joy, a company that now also includes: find create joy | books; The Journal (our quarterly magazine; first issue — January 2025), and of course, the original project: find create joy art gallery. I am the author of God Heals —how the love of God exited me from the trauma narrative— to live in His spirit of power, love and a sound mind— and how you can count on Him to heal you too. (find create joy | books, pub. August 2025); and that year of miracles: from mourning to dancing: how the transformative power of God’s grace can make even a year of mourning— that year of miracles (find create joy | books, pub. Dec. 2024); and the publisher, editor and illustrator of the little blue angel, by Janet Potter (also, by fcj books).
The story of our company:
Initially, find create joy (fcj) was created as an online art gallery (because I’m an artist). And before that, I was also a journalist, and worked in a lot of places:
And even “won” an Emmy, with colleagues covering 9/11.
Yet despite these accolades, and over more than two decades, I saw the voices lost inside of the media (including my own, sometimes!) and also the importance of learning how to communicate effectively in this climate, and how to find a way to be heard.
“I have been in newsrooms and movement spaces since the 1990’s and have witnessed a largely consolidated media landscape and the voices being lost inside of it.”
How find create joy can help you:
“I founded this company to guide individuals and small companies seeking to share their story(ies) and rethink how they define who they are with bespoke producer IQ & insights to streamline and professionalize project development, leadership, storytelling capacity, multimedia content, comms and marketing.”
find create joy works to help individuals and small businesses find their voice(s), and to better understand how the media works, and how to make the media itself better, because I’ve been there, inside of it.
This company also has a unique point of view:
“At find create joy, media literacy dovetails with self-awareness & style and is built on the understanding/acceptance/lived experience of God’s abiding love for us.”
Even our take on the “lightest” of topics, like style make-overs, is more substantial, and effective: because it’s real.
Big picture:
“Today, as we see a proliferation of individualized media, the ability to define your message is even more important. And that includes even and especially, how YOU see yourself.”
i.e. Our Personal style revamp, consulting service comprises of (3) different services.
HERE’S HOW:
Bespoke advice tailored to your lifestyle and needs:
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1) our 1-on-1 consulting service:
We help you find your true style.
2) our viewable, free style guide:
You get you started on your own.
3) our e-course:
You participate in a group setting over several weeks.
Practically speaking, this process will help you acquire:
- a grasp of how to take yourself seriously (but not too seriously.)
- an understanding of why something looks good on you, and how to replicate that.
- a means to get organized, and let go, and much more.
“No matter what stage you are in life, we all hit road bumps, impasses, and moments when we need to reassess, and make adjustments.”
How did all this come about? And why?
Well, because this was me:
“40+ and in a style rut. You know who you are. I’m here for you (because I’ve been there!)”
“The through line here at find create joy is we see even the seemingly trivial as of a part, or a piece of the whole.”
Our company’s focus is integrating multimedia know-how with insights gained as an executive across a variety of educational, faith-led, and creative organizations to help you put your best forward.
overview:
MISSION:
Today, as we see a proliferation of individualized (and even non-human) media, the ability to define your message is even more important. find create joy was founded by an Emmy-awarding winning journalist, Logan Nakyanzi Pollard, with the goal of helping people tell and appreciate their stories.
We offer personal coaching and inspired content + classes around topics as various as personal styling, career, media literacy and transcending trauma— and work with individuals and small businesses to discern & communicate their message(s) as well as publishing on culture from a Christian perspective.
We publish books, articles, and a quarterly journal (aptly named: The Journal) and make and discuss art at our gallery.
Our books are designed to spark conversation and individual introspection. That said: you don’t need to read alone— our works have accompanying classes and are offered either annually and/or on a rolling basis. Visit our classes/events page for more details, including what’s on offer now.
Subscribe to learn more and join the conversation.
ABOUT OUR PERSONAL COACHING:
find create joy takes on a number of issues around perception of self, including but not limited to transcending at-work racism (and other traumas), individual style and inner beauty.
And offers style advice, personal self awareness tips, and a host of guidance on how to navigate the media as a public person, a small business owner, or as anyone looking for a new view of themselves, all from a Jesus Christ-led perspective, as in:
- On being seen again, a new take on anti-racism training and personal coaching.
- Our Style Guide, 10 steps to find your true style (and revamp your life along the way) a free, viewable introductory style tip sheet; intended to accompany a course available as of January 2025 and every January thereafter. Sign up today!
Our ethos? BE THE REAL YOU.
ABOUT OUR BOOKS:
- God Heals —how the love of God exited me from the trauma narrative— to live in His spirit of power, love and a sound mind— and how you can count on Him to heal you too. (find create joy | books, pub. August 2025);
- that year of miracles: from mourning to dancing: how the transformative power of God’s grace can make even a year of mourning— that year of miracles. (find create joy | books, pub. Dec. 2024);
- the little blue angel, by Janet Potter (also, by fcj books).
WHAT WE DO:
personal coaching—
Revamp your career
Personal style revamp + Find your true style
Become a truly effective communicator
Master the art of pulling your project together
On being seen again: transcend racism at the office
classes—
How God Heals you— rewiring your personal story
that year of miracles— the class
New Year, New You!— style course
art + books—
find create joy gallery, museum quality art
God Heals —how the love of God exited me from the trauma narrative …
that year of miracles
the little blue angel
the Journal | 1e Jan 2025
HOW TO CONNECT:
- Subscribe.
Join the conversation.
- Send an email via the Contact page.
- Connect professionally or work in similar areas? Follow the co. on LinkedIn.
Links in the menu.
PERSPECTIVE:
At find create joy, media literacy dovetails with self-awareness & style and is built on the lived experience of God’s abiding love for us.
VALUES:
Context and Perspective
Styling and Aesthetics
Voice and Physicality
Self-esteem and Power
System’s thinking and why it matters
A new take on healing modalities and why you might not have considered them
IN SUMMARY:
We offer personal coaching services, on-line journals, educational services, book publishing in the field of media literacy, self-awareness, faith, style, beauty, art, commentary, personal development, and career.
and our passion is:
PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
THE CREATIVE PROCESS
MEDIA CAREER ART STYLE & BEAUTY FAITH
We consider all matters through the lens of JESUS CHRIST.
Learn more about our products and services at The Shop.
bona fides:
My career interweaves educational, movement and leadership development expertise with multimedia journalism, art and style insights. As a producer, journalist, and essayist, I have coached many household names in both secular and religious spaces, drawing on more than 20 years of best-in-class experience in mainstream media (MSM) broadcast and independent news outlets. I count an Emmy among professional accolades (9/11 coverage for our team at ABC’s World News Tonight) as well as writings highlighted by The Huffington Post’s first ever how-to blogging guide (and where I was a featured writer for a decade).
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Thank you and xo,
Logan