On this episode, we talk about manipulating versus inspiring human behavior, millennial pink wicker baskets, and finding a strong why. If you haven't yet, we highly recommend reading Simon Sinek's book Start With Why, the inspiration for this episode. And if you're not into that, we've got quotes of inspiration from the book on our Twitter (@2mcreativelabs)

If you like episodes like these, let us know and we'll keep doing them.

This epsiode features Skye Spence, photographer and videographer based in  Winnipeg. He creates videos for amazing musicians including local talent and is working on building the Nsty brand with his team. We talk about working on a super low budget, and pushing the envelope creatively as a photographer and filmmaker in a city filled with so many photographers. He also shares his story of filming for Life of Kai, as well as losing his laptop in one of the busiest airports in the world, LAX.

Shownotes:

00:57 - Who is Skye Spence

01:33 - How he got started as a photographer

04:32 - Switching to Video

06:51 - "Seeing" the photo

10:27 - Creative Movement and One-Upping yourself

13:30 - Putting your work out there

15:01 - How to push the envelope

18:19 - A city saturated with videographers

20:32 - Life of Kai's Six Months

24:51 - Crazy Airport Story

28:49 - Low Budget to Life of Kai

31:43 - Losing a lot, and moving on

34:35 - Latest obsessions

36:12 - Pet Photography

37:42 - Next Moves and Nsty

43:51 - Advice for Getting into Music Videos

46:33 - Wrap up

Today we talk to Brent Biglow who runs Biglow Woodcraft in Winnipeg Building small batch goods and designing furniture, Brent shares his  perspective on design and environmentalism, overconsumption and minimalism, as well as his journey in running a business.

Shownotes:

00:50 - Who is Brent Biglow

01:36 - Intro to Woodworking and dropping out of Business School

04:53 - Initial Doubts with Entrepreneurship

09:28 - Receiving Questionable Designs from Clients 

13:19 - Brent's Three Things

14:58 - Encouraging People to DIY and "Losing Work"

17:08 - Overconsumption and Being a Provider of Goods

20:19 - Environmentalism and Earth Friendly Purchases

22:05 - Every Problem is Complicated

23:38 - Minimalism

27:12 - Determining what you need

29:56 - On Deciding Whether to Buy Something

33:59 - Weird Woodworking Tools

36:59 - "Simon Sinek" and Finding Your Ideal 1000 Fans

41:13 - Get started with Woodworking

44:24 - Future of Biglow Woodcraft

45:23 - Where to Support and Follow Brent's work

This episode features Reid Valmestad, a professional adventure and lifestyle photographer and videographer living in Winnipeg. He shares his progression and journey towards photography and filmmaking,  and how he thinks about storytelling for both his personal  projects and CoPilot's. We also get practical advice from him on growing your social media following. Hope you get a lot of value from this episode. 

Shownotes:

00:50 - Who is Reid Valmestad

01:51 - Getting started into photography and videography

04:59 - The pressure of Wedding Photography

06:28 - Transitioning to Commercial & Adventure genre

09:26 - Reid's advice from his mentors

11:22 - Building a travel photo portfolio without travel opportunities

15:57 - Becoming big on social media

18:44 - Being genuine on social media

19:19 - Copilot and BTS content

23:01 - Watching their own BTS content

23:38 - The upside of sharing BTS

26:34 - Showing a personality with your brand

28:02 - Can you give away a helicopter to grow your social media following?

31:17 - Why he said yes to the podcast

32:37 - How to storytell

38:29 - Favourite creators

42:14 - Hardest thing to overcome in this journey

45:56 - One last blurb on Instagram growth

46:56 - How to support Reid and Copilot

Today we talk to Emma Szoradi, a barista at Thom Bargen who is fairly new to Winnipeg. For the audience who loves coffee and wants to learn more about it, Emma shares her expertise and knowledge with us, her experience teaching public and private classes, and the connections she's made as a barista. Enjoy the episode

Shownotes:

00:54 - Who is Emma Szoradi

01:55 - What drew her into being a barista

05:39 - Her Coffee Class Teaching Experience

10:57 - What it's like teaching at 16

12:57 - Tea vs Coffee

14:18 - Matcha's Caffeine Buzz

16:00 - How to Ease Into Coffee

20:28 - Differences between drinks=

21:52 - History of coffee and beans

23:59 - How to get better at tasting coffee

26:28 - Emma's Coffee Tasting Experience

28:29 - Should you put cream and sugar in your coffee

31:23 - Taking time out of your day to make coffee?

33:55 - Classes in the future?

37:48 - How she got into Thom Bargen

42:55 - How to reach out to Emma for coffee wisdom

We're trying out this series where Serena and Juan talk about a quote or source of inspiration they've come across, and share their thoughts and perspectives on it.

If you'd like to join the discussion and chime in, send us a message on Twitter @2MCreativeLabs or let us know of other themes or quotes you would like to have discussions on. Enjoy the episode!

Today we talk to Christian Narciso, a visual creative based in Winnipeg who revolves around camera, videography, short films, and various creative projects. We talk about pursuing something fulfilling and makes use of your brain power, his near-death scenario that changed his outlook on life, and his local concert project The Junction. He also plays a little bit of guitar in the episode, and its super good so check it out.

Shownotes:

01:10 - Who is Christian Narciso

02:35 - Visual Arts into Automotive

05:12 - The Aha moment

11:16 - Why Pick Up a Camera

13:07 - He Almost Died!

15:47 - The Accident

20:05 - What kept him in Automotive

21:24 - Reading Self Helf Books

23:45 - The Junction

27:56 - Vetting Talent for the Junction

28:29 - Being a Broad Group

31:51 - Collaboration for Videographers

33:02 - Christian Narciso with a Cover of Just Friends

37:52 - Musical Talents Used in Video Editing

41:27 - Hardest Thing as a Photographer

44:41 - Why "Visual Artist"

47:42 - Advice to Videographers Starting Out

54:40 - How to Support Criswalkz

Today we talk to Michael Osikoya, a visual creative based in Winnipeg who dabbles in portrait work, product photography, and videography. We talk about timelessness in your work, Instagram photographers, and observing the world in light and shadows. A pleasure to have him, so much that we ran the show for quite some time. If you want to see  the uncut versions, let us know on Twitter or Instagram.

Shownotes:

00:53 - Who is Michael Osikoya

03:56 - Growing as an Immigrant

07:58 - How did Photography Start

14:24 - Michael's Philosphy in Life

14:51 - Photographers and Instagram

17:37 - Michael in Film School

21:49 - Moment Lenses for your Phone

26:44 - Moment Lenses for Professional Work

29:33 - 500px

32:26 - What is a "Professional" Photographer

36:10 - Creating Timeless Work

39:40 - Shallow Depth of Field

44:45 - Finding People You Want to Work With

48:53 - Michael's Favourite Image of 2019

54:14 - Advice for Photographers from Michael

59:59 - What's Next?

1:06:46 - Bonus Advice

1:17:42 - Where to follow Michael

Today we talk to Jackie Droujko, Vancouver based character designer and illustrator. We talk about the importance of taking care of your health in a hustle heavy industry, how she was told being a character designer is unrealistic, and dealing with creative blocks. Unfortunately we didn't get to gush about her Sims apartment builds, so let her know we have to do that next time. Hope you enjoy this episode.

Go support her and buy a print 😊

Shownotes:

00:52 - Who is Jackie Droujko

01:23 - How she got started in Character Design

03:51 - Bang Bang

07:14 - Finding her Art Style

10:06 - Her Resources

11:11 - Looking at other's work as intimidating?

12:10 - Seeing the path now

14:26 - Hurting her arm and self worth

18:44 - Cubital Tunnel Syndrome on Social Media

23:19 - Her First Year of College vs Now

26:30 - Building her following

33:00 - Jackie the Person

28:55 - Latest Obsessions

30:03 - Creative Blocks

31:21 - Advice to Someone Aspiring to be a Character Designer

34:50 - What's next?

41:26 - Tabling at a Convention

44:27 - Wrap Up