Episode 023: Influencing Culture with Shawn Artero

In this episode with influencer and photographer Shawn Artero, we talk about how capturing moments in the studio with friends led to him taking a deep dive into photography, eventually landing him in the studio with big named artists, how networking from studio sessions led him to start his own branding and influencer business, the importance of building relationships, how Audible changed his life, and what success means to him. Take a listen and be inspired!

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Episode 022: Portraits and Passion with Jon Cruz

In this episode with graphic designer and photographer Jon Cruz, we discuss how he got into graphic design, his educational background, how wanting to find a new hobby led him to photography, social media and Instagram and of course hustling and his definition of success. Tune in and be inspired!

https://www.instagram.com/jonthephotographer/

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Episode 021: Never Too Pretty with Cary Williams

In this episode with boxer and entrepreneur Cary Williams, we discuss how she opened up her chain of boxing gyms, got started in fighting herself, built her Never Too Pretty brand, and traveling around the country to teach kids about nutrition and fitness. Tune in and be inspired!

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Episode 020: Create, Stay Positive, Have Fun and See the World with Justin Figueroa

In this episode with Justin Figueroa, we discuss how theatre background and attending a school for the arts in South Florida, his college days studying theatre, moving to LA and getting into music, traveling the world performing on cruise ships, how important it is to maintain a positive attitude, and much more. Tune in and be inspired!

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Episode 019: Music and TV with Lindsay Rush

In this episode with Lindsay Rush, we talk about everything music and television. We Chat about her start at a singer songwriter, her first time going on our, getting into the television business and working on American Idol and America's Got Talent. Then of course, we get into following your dreams and not waiting for permission to start working towards them.

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Episode 018: Music, Cocktails, and Life with Kit Lewis

In this episode we have Cocktail Designer and Music Producer Kit Lewis on to discuss music, cocktails, and life. We get into how he started producing music, what his set up consists of as well as working with the A3C Hip-Hop Festival. We also unpack how he came up in the food and beverage industry discussing what it takes to move up the ranks, how he he is constantly learning about his craft and what success is to him.

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Episode 017: Building an Empire with Dormtainment

In this episode we have the talented guys from Dormtainment on to share with us how they formed their sketch comedy group, how they went on to build a YouTube subscriber base of close to 1 million people, and racked up over 140 million streams. We get into previous business attempts, their first viral hit which landed them on the Today show, their relationship with Comedy Central, how they combine music and comedy, what podcasts they listen to, and what is next for them.

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Episode 015: Paving My Way Through Hollywood with Jake Burke

In this episode, we have Director and Producer Jake Burke joining us to talk about his creative path from making videos for fun as a teen in small town Georgia, to moving across the country to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and TV. He breaks down the importance of building relationships, taking risks, delivering good work, dealing with celebrities, raising money for his own projects, set etiquette, and much more.

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Episode 015: I Sold All My Stuff to Travel the World & Take Photos with Austin Mullen

This week we have photographer Austin Mullen on to share his store of how he sold most of his belongings to live a simpler life and travel the world to take photos. Austin discusses how he got into photography, working 2 jobs to save for Bali, traveling around Mexico and Central America and what he learned from each country, commercial fishing in Alaska, his definition of success and much more!

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Episode 014: Daughter of the Dungeon Family

This week we have Social Media Director, Malia Murray on the show talking about what it was like growing up as a "Dungeon Baby" around Outkast and the rest of the Dungeon Family, what she learned in Usher's youth program, how she met Raury, building her social media business with clients such as D.R.A.M. and Malcolm Mitchell, lucid dreaming and so much more!

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Episode 013: Youngin' on His Grind with Odd Kid Out

For episode 13, we have the talented music producer and drummer from Philly, Odd Kid Out on to talk about his musical upbringing (spoiler alert: it started very early), how he leveraged his unique finger drumming skills to work with the likes of Fact Magazine, Native Instruments, & Instagram, and what's next for him in his career. Oh, and did we mention, he is only 20? Sit back, relax, and be inspired as Odd Kid Out shares his story with us!

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Episode 012: Be Amplified & Live the Life You Want to Live

This week we have Thaís + Bri of the Amplify Collective on the podcast to talk how they met and how the Amplify Collective was formed. We also discuss the importance of a coach or mentor for your career, following the omens the universe gives you, collaborating with a partner who works in the same space, what it means to be scrappy, and so much more. We explore a lot of different thoughts in this episode, and we hope you get a lot of value out of it!

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Episode 011: How LA Culture Influenced My Art

In this episode Illustrator and Painter Andre Simmons breaks down how the different elements of LA culture growing up influenced his art, the teacher how helped him to discover his love of art, how you must put in work to maintain your artistic abilities and much more. 

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Episode 010: The Common Thread

We are doing things a little bit different for episode 10. I've found that there are some common threads between each of the creatives we have had on the podcast. Some of the commonalities include hard work, sacrifice, goal setting, passion, and faith in one's own abilities.

In episode 10 we revisit bits of each conversation over the past 2.5 months with Kareem Fort, J. Rhodes, Katherine Clark, Brandon Bidleman, Joe Ortega, Wax, Simon Illa, Courtney Garcia and Joey Maxwell.

If you haven't listened to the podcast, or missed an episode, this is definitely one to check it out! Also, if you want to share an episode with a friend, this is a great intro to the podcast for them!

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Episode 009: Building a Career off my Golden Voice with Joey Maxwell

In this episode voiceover, stage, and screen actor Joey Maxwell breaks down his path of how he get into the voice over business, transitioned to stage and film acting, and explains his journey into other creative disciplines. He also talks about the odd jobs he worked along the way and how they helped him in his career. Finally, he discuss the grueling training he endured to become an airline pilot, and what that taught him about passion & hard work.

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Episode 008: Navigating Hollywood: From Freelancing to Award Winning Teams

In this episode Digital Writer and TV Producer, Courtney Garcia, walks us through her journey of her childhood love of Hollywood to working on an Oscar nominated documentary, assisting with Grammy nominated projects, marketing campaigns for bands such as Radiohead & The Dave Matthews Band, working at MTV, and working on an Emmy winning television team. She also discusses the favorite television segment she produced, her love for books, and her definition of hustling.

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Episode 007: From Sleeping in Train Stations to Dinner at Timbaland's House

In this episode music producer and songwriter Simon Illa shares his story of being born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and growing up in a small town to sleeping in the Philly train station while pursuing his dreams and celebrating his 30th birthday over dinner at Timbaland's house with Scott Storch.

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