38. Isaac Yi
Part 2. Isaac talks about photography, his father/son trip, and what his perfect day would be.
Feb 26, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Stills of Life
Actors, producers, models, and other artists share, encourage, and reveal their professional experiences, failures, accomplishments and authentic selves.
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37. Maci Ryder
Model with two college degrees, Maci Ryder, rocks her name, removes the book cover, and opens up about her journey to becoming a model, the sacrifices and guts, her surprising willingness to fly to Istanbul and why, how to protect yourself as a young model, her view on OnlyFans, and her ongoing hindrance of scoliosis, but nothing will stand in her way.
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 37
36. Isaac Yi
Man of mystery, Isaac Yi, opens up about his discovery of mechanical engineering, his crucial decision to become Christian at UC Berkeley, the values and compassion to serve on a mission’s trip to Thailand, his emotional chapter of losing his mother in 2015, and sharing his thoughts and perspectives of the challenges of Christian dating.
Feb 12, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 36
35. Carlee Wallace
Established fashion stylist, Carlee Wallace, reveals a glimpse into her cosmopolitan background on fashion design, taking positive risks, sacrifices, gutsy decisions, her take on artists' fear, and a surprise twist on what car she drives for a 6 ft. tall woman.
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 35
34. Isabella Brenza
Model turned actor, Isabella Brenza, reveals her creative passion of narrative storytelling, love of badass characters, the endless hustle, the question of committment, sacrifices, her favorite film, her decision for being nude in ‘Euphoria,’ the differences between modeling and Onlyfans, and her wonderful time on ‘Rebel Moon.’
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 34
33. Amia Serrano
Fashion stylist, Amia Serrano, recounts her journey from an admin lab job for the government in New York to achieving her blissful passion for the fashion industry. She shares what it takes, how to become a stylist, how to resolve conflict, and why sincere relationships are important to her.
Jan 15, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 33
32. Michelle Reyes
From Mexico to Los Angeles, Michelle Reyes chased her dream as a creative digital artist for multiple clients, brands, managing expectations, always learning new lessons, challenging skills, and planning her future empire of creative domination.
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 32
31. Michele Laurita
Fashion photographer and director, Michele Laurita, relives, shares, and educates her incredible, cosmopolitan life of being an artist, the importance of business terms, love of Profoto, professional expectations on set, and some wonderful stories of shooting high talent!
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 31
30. Solomia Drochak
Ukrainian model, Solomia, emotionally reveals her horrifying experience of waking up to the Russian invasion, the distant bombings, sirens, fleeing to safety to her friends’ basement, saying goodbye to her husband who became a soldier that same day, and her voluntary efforts to help her home country, Ukraine.
Jul 10, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 30
29. Frankie on a Mission, Part 2
The ongoing journey continues as Frankie opens up about the future challenges and humble blessings of another mission trip, financial aid, his legacy or none, and his ambitious hospitality project goals. Stay tuned for the post-credit’s scene where Frankie surprises me with a thoughtful gift from Thailand.
Jun 26, 2023•26 min•Season 3Ep. 29
28. Jeff Shepherd
Location manager, Jeff Shepherd, expresses the crucial significance of being a location manager for films and television. From Michigan to UCLA to Hollywood, Jeff shares some memorable stories like surviving the LA riots, the big quake, and the art of dealmaking and negotiating property owners for securing settings for films and television.
Jun 19, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 28
27. Lingie Park
Ever wonder what it’s like to be an agent in a talent agency like CAA? Creative artist, Lingie Park, shares some great anecdotal stories about working in the fast-paced, tremendous world at Creative Arts Agency for many years, his accomplishments, what kept him up, challenges, the partnerships, and his next chapter of his journey into creating stories of his own.
Jun 12, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 27
26. Frankie Rodono
From hospitality management to sommelier to all around chef, Frankie Rodono knew early in his life that he had a servant’s heart which led him to his calling to fly to Thailand to serve, teach, cook, and guide dozens of underprivileged but enthusiastic kids and teenagers for 11 months. We also share our love and sadness for Anthony Bourdain who had a major impact on our lives. Towards the end of the episode, we discuss our emotional, heartfelt highs and lows of family — the finite lives, the gif...
Jun 05, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 26
25. Jason Nguyen
Film director, Jason Nguyen, is a creative director for Westbrook Media who has directed social content for Will Smith, Alicia Keys, and many others. Jason opens up about his lifelong passion of genre films, guilty pleasure movie, his review of ‘Emancipation,’ newfound superpower of Muay Thai boxing, and his ambitious goal for 2023.
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 25
24. Eddy Chen
Still photographer and car enthusiast, Eddy Chen, openly shares a glimpse of his journey of his highlights, difficult obstacles, negotiating, the true value of stills for marketing, importance of usage rights, and a touching story of working with The Weeknd for HBO’s ‘The Idol.’
Nov 14, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 24
23. Ezenwa Ilabor
LA Model, Ezenwa Ilabor, opens up about being bullied while growing up, working in the corporate advertising world, living in multiple places as a sense of adventure like Ghana and Oregon, and her newlyfound passion for modeling.
Nov 07, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 23
22. Jaelynn Hinton
When I met Jaelynn for a photo shoot, I thought she was Kate Bosworth’s double or decoy or both. We had an animated chat about her life as a model, transitioning to Los Angeles from Indiana, the MeToo movement, her long-term plans, and potential acting goals!
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 22
21. John Trefry
Producer and writer, John Trefry, divulges the significance of a film producer, his philosophy on diligence vs. luck, how to pitch scripts to executives, working with his sister, how to resolve conflict with difficult people, and the thriving nature of fatherhood and making movies. ‘5150’ Directed by Denzel Whitaker. Written by John Trefry and Denzel Whitaker. Starring Jovan Adepo....
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 21
20. Jason Poon
Filmmaker turned clothing designer, Jason Poon, opens up on losing both his parents at a young age, what it’s like growing up without them, his resurgence to film directing, love of street photography, connecting with artists, finding romance, and he may launch his own podcast.
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 20
We Want to Shoot 'Stranger Things'
Billy and Palonia gush, nerd, and geek out on 'Stranger Things' and how they dream to be part of season 5. Spoilers included so beware.
Jul 18, 2022•6 min
19. Palonia Blue
Model turned creative designer, Palonia dishes on the modeling life, what teens don’t know, her love of films and the 80’s, the hard life lessons, and L.A. being quite a character itself.
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 19
18. Soma Helmi
Film director, Soma Helmi, describes her passion for science fiction and making movies. Would she direct James Bond? Tune in to find out.
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 18
17. DC Cassidy - Part 2
Part 2 with DC Cassidy. After discovering the power of fictional stories in prison, DC reveals how he sold his story on Reddit and connecting with a Marvel Studios' executive -- on the path of making DC's vision happen.
Jun 21, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 17
16. Jay Rinsky
From Brooklyn as a DJ, losing his Australian house from a fire, and now here, Jay opens up about the crucial marketing relevance and cinematic impact of his company, Little Cinema.
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 16
15. DC Cassidy - Part 1
From the tech world to the film industry, DC Cassidy shares some helpful tips on start ups and hooking investors. He then opens up about a horrible chapter in his life, the suffering it cost, and the pain for his family and loss. But something actually good struck. An idea. An imagination that now takes him on a new journey. This is part 1 of 2.
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 15
14. David Luner
Executive Vice President of MGM Studios for television, David Luner, generously dives into the world of marketing television shows to networks, distributors, and territories. He hails from Mattel to Fremantle, four years at Lionsgate, and now at MGM Studios. His in-depth knowledge and experience will break down how the business of selling and advertising a show works. Push play and take notes!
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 14
13. Sarah Heath
A dazzling soul, Reverend Sarah Heath and I have a delightful ping pong banter where she openly shares how she became a pastor, that it is a real job, the catches, her secret desire to be an actor, our heartbreaks of old loves, creating space to unite others, the cost of being a pastor, and describing what our “perfect day” is. When I got to know Sarah back in 2010, she said she’s very happy but not satisfied. That resonated with me till this day and always will. At the time, she really wanted t...
Jan 17, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 13
12. Hojo Shin
Actor, Hojo Shin, shares about her love of performing different characters from a super early age, growing up in multiple countries, becoming a skillful linguist, dishing on musicals, opening up about the uncertainty of a movie career, and her surprising passion for a certain movie genre that excites her and her future.
Jan 03, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 12
11. David James
David James is a legendary photographer and mentor who I’ve had the great fortune of him sharing just a fraction of amazing stories during his time as a still photographer for small and big films. Born during World War II, he knew he wanted to photograph movies since he was a kid. He reveals some fun, warm, and anecdotal memories when he worked with Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, his daughter, Chiabella James, and many others.
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 11
10. Amanda Tataryn
Amanda Tataryn is a model & development coach! She shares her early life as a working model in multiple countries, openly reveals the true tenacity, grit, diligence, mental health of social media, and passion models need to succeed, and that they're also imperfect beings behind their beauty.
Nov 30, 2019•51 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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