Behind the Visual with Mark Hanson

In this episode I talk to Jami about how she became a makeup artist and hair stylist after going to school to be a fashion designer. How she got jobs when she first started. What it’s like to be a new makeup artists and work on models during runway shows at NYC fashion week. What it was like meeting actress Julianne Moore. The difference between doing H&M makeup for stills vs. Movies, and her new adventure into retail! Check out Jami's work at www.jamisvay.com

Marcela Bartolomeo is a New York City and Miami based fashion stylist who is also the founder of Department 5 Artists management, a boutique agency representing clothing stylists, makeup artists and tailors. You can see the great work of these artists at www.department5artists.com. 

In this episode Marcela talks about how becoming a fashion stylist just fell into her lap, twice! What it's like to style a shoot, from the start until the end. She also talks about what it's like to have an agent, what made her decide to start her own artists representation agency, and how she balances being a wife and mother with being the founder of a new agency.

In this episode, you'll hear how Diana came to produce shoots for Bed Bath and Beyond, Bruegger's bagels, Value City Furniture as well as both Lowe's and Home Depot. She talks about being the first in her family to be born in America. How she went from going to school to be a dentist but ended up being a producer. How she puts together a shoot where everyone gets along even if they've never met before and the time a photographer ended up literally drawing the short straw and had to do a shitty job that no one on set wanted to do.

In this episode I interview London based, American fashion photographer Nathan Richards. Nathan and I discuss what it's like starting out in the photography business, what it takes to move from America and start a career in London as well  as people's first impressions of you when you tell them you're from NC and not some big fashion center like NYC. You can see Nathan's work at www.NathanRichardsPhoto.com or @NathanRichardsPhoto 

In this podcast I interview Iana Boyd. Iana is the founder of European fashion brand Biana. Iana talks about how she went from the corporate world to becoming a designer and owner of her own fashion brand for women. Iana discusses the process for bringing the designs to life and what it's like to then make the visuals that will help to sell the new designs.

In this episode I interview Craig Arnett who is an Art Director and Senior Graphic Designer for Lowe's Home Improvement. Craig talks about his first car shoot, how it started snowing and how they worked around the weather. Craig also talks about what it's like working for Lowe's and how at one point, when you signed up for a certain card, you got a FREE TACO! So, check it out and please Subscribe. like and tell your friends!

In this Episode, Jamey Boiter the COO and Brand Principal of BoltGroup, A design, innovation and experience firm, who’s client list includes some of the biggest companies in the world, such as, Coca-Cola, Lowe’s, Chick-Fil-A, Izod, Phillips Van Huesen, Speedo and many more, talks about what it takes to help a client design and market an entire new line of tools, built from scratch. Jamey also discusses one very important thing to bring with you to an interview as well as the time he met Jay Leno and many more interesting stories.

Jason Neman is the CEO and Partner of Good Brand Company, an agency focused on Branding, Interactive & Design. You can see their work at GoodBrandCompany.com . Jason discusses what it's like to own your own agency and to be in the industry for over 26 years. He also discusses the process of working with clients to develop the perfect visual and how Good Brand Company hires the talent to bring these ideas to life. You'll hear about one of Jason's favorite promotional pieces that he has ever received and a great story about a meal at Carnegie Deli in NYC where a joke was taken a little too seriously.