Happy Holidays!  Special guests visit the show and we talk tech, podcasts and more!

The Blue Collar Post Collective is a unique group dedicated to supporting emerging talent in the post production world.  Based in New York the group holds meet ups monthly, master classes for training and has a Facebook group with almost 1000 dedicated users supporting one another.  We spoke to the two women in charge of making it all happen about the mission, vision and future of the BCPC.

Switcher Studio CEO Nick Mattingly introduces the all new Director Mode to the Switcher Studio live streaming app.  He shares the design, workflow and future of live streaming with our listeners.  

Nicholas Snapp is a business and productivity coach that is launching a new podcast called The Make It Snappy Productivity show.  He shares tips for post professionals on staying focused, less distracted and more productive.  Host Niel Guilarte also discusses Zaxwerks ProAnimator 8 and his recent speaking engagement for the Tampa Bay Business Owner's Annual Marketing Cruise to Mexico.

Tim Paige is a father, husband, businessman, podcaster and host of the Lead Pages podcast which is hugely successful.  What most people do not know is that Tim Paige is an accomplished voice actor who has landed some huge opportunities and recently launched www.thevoiceoftimpaige.com.

Tim has recently done voices for Disney's Miles from Tomorrowland, UFC, BBVA bank and more!  Tim shares his passion, setup, workflow and his love for comics on this episode.

An exclusive interview with the creator of Automatic Duck, Wes Plate on the eve of his company relaunch.  Today, September 9, 2015 marks the return of the innovative plug-in developer Automatic Duck.  Automatic Duck was started in 2001 be Wes Plate and Harry Plate.  Wes was an editor needing a way to translate Avid timelines into Adobe After Effects.  Over time, Automatic Deck creates plug-ins to translate between different digital video and audio tools to allow editors to work more effectively.  Wes share the history and future of the company on this episode.

Zack Arnold is no ordinary person.  A fitness guru who's passion is to help post professionals get healthy while delivering media to worldwide audiences.  Zack is the editor on the runaway it television show on FOX called EMPIRE.  Starring Terence Howard EMPIRE follows the life of a hip hop dynasty and its struggle to survive with no immediate successor to the throne.   Zack talks to us candidly on how he landed such a big gig in Hollywood, his passion for fitness and helping others and we touch on his new film!  

Daryn Murphy is a dedicated filmmaker who has successfully maintained  his YouTube web series Time Keeper for two seasons on his own.  Now as the show has reached new heights he is crowd funding for the first time to raise production funds for season 3.  Daryn discusses teh concept, workflow, post production and financing of Time Keeper on this episode.  

Niel Guilarte tries a social experiment recording the show while broadcasting on the new social media platform Periscope.  Look for Niel on Periscope @NielGuilarte today.  He catches up with listeners after a 4 week absence to make an action film short for the Action Film Challenge and touches on post production, social media, video marketing and more.

It only took thirty episodes to have our first female guest!  Successful editor and valued post pro Monica Daniel visits ATP just weeks after presenting at NAB 2015 in Las Vegas for Rampant Design Tools.  She shares her uniques story about arriving in L.A. and making it as an editor there.  She discusses the rise to where she is today, the three stages of her career and how to stay relevant and on top of the game in today's landscape.