For our final episode before we break for holiday, Lianne and Dan take a look ahead to the future. From hackathons to conferences, we chat about the best ways to network and build community. While also talking about what the future of AR looks like, and who are some creators to watch. 

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our hosts Lianne and Dan at @Itsliannebaron and @danmollervfx on Instagram. 

Host bios: 

Dan collaborates with creators, businesses and educators to help them innovate through Augmented Reality on Meta platforms. With a background in academia, high-end visual effects and real time production, he also works closely with the Meta Spark software team to accelerate and expand opportunity across the AR ecosystem.

Lianne is passionate about supporting and encouraging AR creators to reach their greatest potential. As an AR creator and digital artist, she remains connected to the immersive arts industry with keen interest in creative storytelling through emerging tech. As part of the AR Partnerships team at Meta, Lianne works tirelessly to amplify the voices of creators and help them push the boundaries of AR by connecting them to product teams, education opportunities and innovative projects.

Guest Mentions:
@karenxcheng
@itsjakeberg
@josephinemiller
@manu.vision
@august.kamp
@benfluencer
@jonathangaurano
@annehorel
@visualize.mee
Kenichiro Takamatsu @kenxxxooo
Yarin Lidor @yarinlidor
Matthew Chen @mattespray
Oleksii Surnin @areyes.studio
Mike Sedow
@openaidalle

In our latest episode, our hosts Lianne and Dan talk about the origins of the AR Debrief podcast, and how to start building a sustainable AR career through new technologies and platforms. We also touch on topics around entrepreneurial soft skills and transparency in how to approach pricing and the different ways to put together a project rate.

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our hosts Lianne and Dan at @Itsliannebaron and @danmollervfx on Instagram. 

Host bios: 

Dan collaborates with creators, businesses and educators to help them innovate through Augmented Reality on Meta platforms. With a background in academia, high-end visual effects and real time production, he also works closely with the Meta Spark software team to accelerate and expand opportunity across the AR ecosystem.

Lianne is passionate about supporting and encouraging AR creators to reach their greatest potential. As an AR creator and digital artist, she remains connected to the immersive arts industry with keen interest in creative storytelling through emerging tech. As part of the AR Partnerships team at Meta, Lianne works tirelessly to amplify the voices of creators and help them push the boundaries of AR by connecting them to product teams, education opportunities and innovative projects.

Join Lianne and Dan as they chat about some of their favorite moments from the first season episodes, 5-8—like how aligning your work with your purpose can lead to amazing opportunities, how AR media beats engagement with traditional media, and supporting the Meta Spark creative community to build more opportunities for everyone. 

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our hosts Lianne and Dan at @Itsliannebaron and @danmollervfx on Instagram. 

Host bios: 

Dan collaborates with creators, businesses and educators to help them innovate through Augmented Reality on Meta platforms. With a background in academia, high-end visual effects and real time production, he also works closely with the Meta Spark software team to accelerate and expand opportunity across the AR ecosystem.

Lianne is passionate about supporting and encouraging AR creators to reach their greatest potential. As an AR creator and digital artist, she remains connected to the immersive arts industry with keen interest in creative storytelling through emerging tech. As part of the AR Partnerships team at Meta, Lianne works tirelessly to amplify the voices of creators and help them push the boundaries of AR by connecting them to product teams, education opportunities and innovative projects.

Guest Mentions: @kvasey, Chief Connecting Officer at MeshMinds; @vanessasbakewell, Meta Global Client Partner of Entertainment; Mohammad Faiz, founder of @4lunches; @bottas, Partner at 20DASH

This week, co-host Dan Moller gives a history of evolving technology for AR and co-host Lianne talks about the importance of scripting influencing more sophisticated creative concepts. Both give their insights on AR trends we’re seeing today and its potential influencing future creative ideas. 

Big shout out to Viv Galinari and her Meta Spark scripting tutorial. 

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our hosts Lianne and Dan at @Itsliannebaron and @danmollervfx on Instagram. 

Host bios: 

Dan collaborates with creators, businesses and educators to help them innovate through Augmented Reality on Meta platforms. With a background in academia, high-end visual effects and real time production, he also works closely with the Meta Spark software team to accelerate and expand opportunity across the AR ecosystem.

Lianne is passionate about supporting and encouraging AR creators to reach their greatest potential. As an AR creator and digital artist, she remains connected to the immersive arts industry with keen interest in creative storytelling through emerging tech. As part of the AR Partnerships team at Meta, Lianne works tirelessly to amplify the voices of creators and help them push the boundaries of AR by connecting them to product teams, education opportunities and innovative projects.

Guest Mentions: @viv_galinari

While we’re between seasons, our hosts Lianne Baron and Dan Moller interview each other. As AR creators themselves, we get to know a bit more about the details of their beginnings, how they got started in AR, and the magic of the Meta Spark community. Dan talks about his super cute AR sloth that actually looked terrible and Lianne talks about her first viral creation that was an unexpected success. 

Lianne and Dan talk from a personal perspective about where they have been, apply it to where they are going, and continue to build out careers in AR.


Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our hosts at @Itsliannebaron and @danmollervfx on Instagram. 

Host bios: 

Dan collaborates with creators, businesses and educators to help them innovate through Augmented Reality on Meta platforms. With a background in academia, high-end visual effects and real time production, he also works closely with the Meta Spark software team to accelerate and expand opportunity across the AR ecosystem.

Lianne is passionate about supporting and encouraging AR creators to reach their greatest potential. As an AR creator and digital artist, she remains connected to the immersive arts industry with keen interest in creative storytelling through emerging tech. As part of the AR Partnerships team at Meta, Lianne works tirelessly to amplify the voices of creators and help them push the boundaries of AR by connecting them to product teams, education opportunities and innovative projects.

Join Lianne and Dan as they chat about some of their favorite moments from the first season and share their personal journeys and experiences in AR. From Dan’s first inspiration (his grade school art teacher) to Lianne disrupting her stationery business, our hosts dive deep into the topics from episodes 1 through 4 and share some more personal stories. 

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our hosts Lianne and Dan at @Itsliannebaron and @danmollervfx on Instagram. 

Host bios: 

Dan collaborates with creators, businesses and educators to help them innovate through Augmented Reality on Meta platforms. With a background in academia, high-end visual effects and real time production, he also works closely with the Meta Spark software team to accelerate and expand opportunity across the AR ecosystem.

Lianne is passionate about supporting and encouraging AR creators to reach their greatest potential. As an AR creator and digital artist, she remains connected to the immersive arts industry with keen interest in creative storytelling through emerging tech. As part of the AR Partnerships team at Meta, Lianne works tirelessly to amplify the voices of creators and help them push the boundaries of AR by connecting them to product teams, education opportunities and innovative projects.

Guest Mentions from Season 1 & Meta Spark Community: Kavin Kumar @Rbkavin; Gabriela Barbosa @vitulo.work; Piper ZY @piper.kj; Ali Proctor-Walsh @alipw2912; Thomas Bourret @simone_creativestudio; Mara Berezowsky @geniusventuresinc; Eugene Soh, a.k.a. Dude @dudes.sg; Varun Raikar @vr7.tech; Don Allen Stevenson III @donalleniii  

Announcement of 6 interim episodes in the weeks to come, with Lianne Baron and Dan Moller. Conversations detailing recaps of episodes 1-4 and 5-8, and getting to know our hosts a little bit more on a variety of topics around AR.

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our hosts Lianne and Dan at @Itsliannebaron and @danmollervfx on Instagram.



Host bios:

Dan collaborates with creators, businesses and educators to help them innovate through Augmented Reality on Meta platforms. With a background in academia, high-end visual effects and realtime production, he also works closely with the Meta Spark software team to accelerate and expand opportunity across the AR ecosystem.

Lianne is passionate about supporting and encouraging AR creators to reach their greatest potential. As an AR creator and digital artist, she remains connected to the immersive arts industry with keen interest in creative storytelling through emerging tech. As part of the AR Partnerships team at Meta, Lianne works tirelessly to amplify the voices of creators and help them push the boundaries of AR by connecting them to product teams, education opportunities and innovative projects.

Prioritizing feedback, making decisions and hitting your project deadlines can be challenging for even the most experienced pro. That’s why in this episode we’re talking with Daniel Bottas of 20Dash, and Varun Raikar of IndusLabs, about how they organize and manage simple-to-complex AR projects. 

• Advance your career as an AR professional, explore additional AR learning courses, workshops and certification programs available through the Spark AR Curriculum: https://sparkar.facebookblueprint.com/student/catalog 
  
  
  

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our host Lianne at @Itsliannebaron on Instagram.

Guest bios:


Daniel Bottas is a Partner at 20Dash Company and is a Metaverse Specialist. He worked for 8 years at Meta as a Creative Strategist, developing AR solutions for people, brands, and governments. He has been awarded 8 Cannes Lions, in addition to other awards such as Webby, FIAP, and El Ojo. @bottas

Varun Raikar is an AR Creator and the Founder & CTO at IndusLabs. IndusLabs helps influencers, brands and businesses increase brand awareness by developing impactful Social AR experiences. They’ve worked with global brands including Meta, T-Series, Discovery, Yatra, VodafoneCU, Robert Bosch, and many more. @vr7.tech

Thanks to our question askers: Boon Jun, @boonjun1003; Seba Larraín, @filtrolab.cl

Growing your AR business is a good thing, but it’s not always clear exactly where and when you should start pulling in help. And if left unmanaged, your business can quickly become overwhelming, unwieldy and even unprofitable without an operational strategy. In this episode, we’re joined by Max Vincenc, CEO and founder of Xnauts.io and Mohammad Faiz, founder of 4Lunches to help us navigate this important topic.

• Advance your career as an AR professional, explore additional AR learning courses, workshops and certification programs available through the Spark AR Curriculum: https://sparkar.facebookblueprint.com/student/catalog 
  
  
  

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our hosts Lianne and Dan at @Itsliannebaron and @danmollervfx on Instagram.

Guest bios:


Pavel Max Vincenc: Max is the CEO & Founder of Xnauts.io - a global agency - lab for entering the metaverse. As an AR and XR lover, Max also founded ARfest.cz, the first AR festival on the planet. Because he likes to experiment in VR and AR and use creative technologies for a good, he also created VR and AR campaigns for Amnesty International Czech that saved 3 lives in the real world. @max79o

Mohammad Faiz: Faiz is an AR enthusiast and an advocate of breaking the fourth wall through Technology. He believes Augmented Reality will pave the way for more immersive realities and the way we interact with each other going forward. From starting the AR pivot at Alivenow, to starting his own Studio dedicated to AR called 4Lunches, life has come full circle for him, and this includes a stint at Foxymoron to set up a creative technology team while serving as their Director. Faiz believes technology influences culture, and conversely culture influences technology too, and enjoys playing the role of the translator. @4lunches

Thank you to our question askers: @boonjun1003; @simone_creativestudio

Building trust and rapport with your clients takes time, energy and consistency. We’re exploring both sides of the client/consultant relationship in today’s episode with guests Vanessa Bakewell, Meta’s Global Client partner of Entertainment, and Boon Jun Aw, Creator and Co-founder of the AR consultancy Go WAAAA.

• Advance your career as an AR professional, explore additional AR learning courses, workshops and certification programs available through the Spark AR Curriculum: https://sparkar.facebookblueprint.com/student/catalog 
  
  
  

Questions or suggestions? Reach out to our hosts Lianne and Dan at @Itsliannebaron and @danmollervfx on Instagram.

Guest bios:


Vanessa Bakewell is the Global Client Partner of entertainment for Meta, and has led commercial partnerships with record labels, film and gaming studios, and music retailers. She founded The Wed Network - Women in Entertainment and Digital - a supportive network of 2K women in arts and entertainment. And she has a huge passion for music, film, education and community — bringing all those things together where she can for good. @vanessasbakewell

Boon Jun Aw is the Co-Founder of GOWAAA, a metaverse startup based in Singapore specializing in creating awe-inspiring AR experiences on social media and web browsers to make everyone go waaa. As a member of the Spark AR Partner Network, Boon and his team have created more than 300 unique immersive experiences globally for clients such as Meta, Disney, Netflix, Samsung and United Nations. @gowaaaofficial

Thank you to one of our question askers: Balraj Bains, @balraj_bains