@Christa Karim is this week's shout-out because she is always a positive and enthusiastic member. Christa always has a positive comment and a genuine contribution to make to group discussions. Thank you so much for being an active and thoughtful member Christa!

Our newest member to hit level 5 is @Cristal Vancarson ! Congrats! You will get a special shoutout in a future episode of one if my podcasts! (New podcast details coming within the next couple weeks, stay tuned!)

@Valerie K Miller is our newest member to hit level 5! Congrats Valerie! A congrats shout-out for Valerie will be featured in a future podcast. Keep an eye out for future posts with show and episode details! So glad to have you here Valerie!

In case you weren't aware, we here at Creative Illuminati like to acknowledge and congratulate our members when they reach level 5 by doing a congrats shoutout in one of our podcasts. Today, I've finally caught up with the holiday backlog, so we have 3 members to announce! All of these shoutouts will be heard in the Smash Writer's Block Podcast, here in our community and on Spotify. @Emil Moldovan, your shoutout will be found in Episode 11, airing on Spotify Feb. 4th @Veronika Hübner , your shoutout will be found in Episode 12, airing on Spotify Feb. 11th @Nick Nebelsky , your shoutout will be found in Episode 13, airing on Spotify Feb. 18th These episodes are also part of the learning in the Smash Writer's Block course. A separate class module for those who just want to listen to the podcast is under construction and will be available soon. Keep an eye out for updates.

Congrats to @Nick Nebelsky for being the most recent member to hit level 5 over the holidays! Keep an eye out this week for details on all the level 5 members who have earned their podcast shoutouts as to which podcast, episode and release date details.