Learn the most common mistakes people make when reaching out to potential mentors, colleagues, & people they want to work with… and what to fix to skyrocket your response rate.
Ep86: How to Become ‘Indistractable’ | with Nir Eyal
Learn from productivity expert Nir Eyal how to better manage your time, your attention, and become ‘Indistractable.
Ep85: Mentorship, Networking, and Surviving Hollywood Blockbusters | with Dody Dorn, ACE
Academy-nominated editor Dody Dorn, ACE shares her insights on mentorship as well as her candid story about transforming her health and her mindset to survive the brutal realities of editing blockbuster films.
Take Your Standing Desk to the Next Level with the Topo Mat – REVIEW
If you’re looking for an in-depth review of the Topo Mat, this is not a point-by-point breakdown of how this product works and is built. …
Ep84: How to Use ‘Intuitive Eating’ To Change Your Relationship With Food | with Melissa Costello
Ditch the diets, the calories, the macros, and the guilt by learning how to eat intuitively with Melissa Costello of Karma Chow.
Ep83: How to Boost Your Cognitive Performance with Sleep (according to a Navy Seal) | with Dr. Kirk Parsley
Without question sleep is the most important physiological process we require as creative professionals (and humans) to function at an optimal level…yet it’s what our …
Ep82: Real Talk About Mental Health and Depression | with Michael Kammes
Michael Kammes is a production & post-production workflow master and a business developer. He has also fought a lifelong battle with depression.
Ep81: “It’s All About Who You Know” Is Not a Valid Excuse | with Evita Yuepu Zhou
Learn how to network and build the right relationships, even if you don’t know anyone…or in Evita’s case didn’t even speak English well to start.
Ep80: How to Avoid Getting Pigeonholed, The ‘Concentric Circles of Networking’ & More | with Doc Crotzer, ACE
Here’s a hard truth few are willing to admit: Pigeonholing is not an accident. As frustrating as it might be to believe, “I keep getting …
Ep79: Balancing Health, Happiness, & Hollywood (and the Consequences When You Don’t) | with Roger Barton
Roger Barton has edited and worked on some of the most iconic films of a generation such as Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Titanic, World War Z, …
Ep78: How to Build Meaningful Relationships in the ‘Real World’ | with Camille Virginia
Camille Virginia is the founder of ‘Master Offline Dating’ (as well as a returning guest to the show…click here for her first interview), and she’s …
6 Ways to Be More Productive and Creative with your Filmmaking
Author’s Note: The following is an article I originally wrote for the site Frame.io titled “6 Ways to Be More Productive and Creative with your …
Ep77: Your Time Is Worthless (Here’s How to Invest It Properly) | with Matt Sandrini
Despite popular wisdom, learn why your time is essentially worthless, and more importantly how to properly budget and invest it to maximize effectiveness while minimizing procrastination and burnout.
Ep76: Transitioning to Scripted Television (Without Becoming an AE) | with Phil Habeger & Toni Ann Carabello
Becoming an AE (assistant editor) isn’t the only path to editing scripted television. Learn more in my conversation with experienced reality editors Phil Habeger and Toni Ann Carabello as they explore their options.
Ep75: The Four Tendencies’ (aka ‘The Matrix’ For Understanding Yourself & Others) | with Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin is a NYT bestselling author who has sold over 3.5 million copies of her books, some of those titles which include Outer Order, …