Behind the Visual with Mark Hanson

Ashley is a classically trained artist and a world traveler! In this episode we talk about the time she found herself on her own in Italy and ended up having a meeting at a café with two Advertising legends. We talk about her time at the Clio Awards and what were some of her favorite ads and projects including the Clio’s 60th anniversary video where advertising people became the subjects and were in front of the camera instead of behind it. We also discuss her current job as Art Supervisor at The Bloc and her time as a figure skating coach for the Special Olympics. This was a very fun chat and I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did.

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Dwight left Virginia after college and drove to NYC with $20 in his pocket and by the time he got to Manhattan, he owed New York $17! He then went on to assist some of the top photographers in the world like Mary Ellen Mark, Bert Stern, David LaChapelle and more before doing his own thing as a photographer and shooting

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In this episode Ken and I discuss what he's been up to since we last spoke, which was during Covid lockdown. Ken has moved to a new city and state and has joined a new agency. We also discuss the good and bad of AI for photographers and what Ken thinks about source books. It was fun catching up with Ken and we had a great conversation.

Erica Ptohos is the SVP, Group Creative Director for TBWA\World Health and she has some great advice and stories for you in this episode. Erica talks about shooting in an active mental institution and one project that really hit close to home for her. You will also hear her advice (Which is great advice) to anyone wanting to get into advertising and design, how she got into this whole career, why she thinks going to college at Hartford Art School before she went to Pratt Institute was a good idea and how she selects photographers for projects, plus a lot more.

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We talk about everything in this episode as we catch up on the changes in Erada's life. Her new Design and Creative Production Agency, Shooting in NYC, being a photographer and the stereotypes that come with it, therapy, price of apartments, dating, and a lot more!

It's a really fun episode that I know could have lasted so much longer. Be sure to let me know what you think about this one and like it, thumbs up it, follow, comment and everything else you can do :)

Mary talks about working at Martha Stewart Living and not even knowing who Martha Stewart was when she took the job. We also discuss how she handled a client paying her invoice and then two months later, asking for part of the money back, due to no fault of Big Leo, what to look for if you’re looking for an agent, as well as what is expected from the artist she represents. There is a lot of information in this one for anyone who wants to be an agent or is looking for an agent. So go take a listen and let me know what you think.

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Kelly can tell you what it’s like to almost have your head crushed by an elephant’s tusk! She tells us all about that story, which happened during her time working for Ringling Brothers. She will also chat about working with Disney on Ice, Wrangler, Lowe’s, Sealy, owning her own agency and a whole lot more. So go take a listen and let me know what you think.

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Tony has done it all! We discuss a shoot where the talent had Secret Service protection, what it’s like to shoot with Mary J. Blige, multiple times, how to put together a 45-day shoot and what it really takes to be successful as an agent. We chat about times when your expense account was so large you could fly from NYC to San Francisco just for brunch, and many more interesting stories about working in Los Angeles and New York City. So go take a listen and let me know what you think.

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Griselda left her home country of Mexico and came to NYC with only a dream and almost immediately landed a job with worldwide advertising agency TBWA. She has since worked with celebrities, traveled, for work, to other countries, secured Bacardi as a client and can tell you all about how to run social media at a major advertising agency. Griselda was a lot of fun to talk to and very enthusiastic, which is always fun for me. So go take a listen and let me know what you think. Be sure to Like it, Share, Subscribe and Comment!

Do you want to know what Will Smith is really like to work with? Brian tells you in this episode. We also discuss almost getting beat up by Ghost Face Killah, working with Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Wu Tang Clan, BeBe Winans, Randy Moss and a lot of other artists. We spend time talking about Culture wars, growing up, how some recording studios used to leak music, and a whole lot more. This was a great chat, that I know could have gone on much longer. Maybe we do a part 2?

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