Breaker Society

Eric Leslie is the founder and president of OnScene Productions in Columbus, Ohio, a company he founded out of a series of unfortunate events that began with 2008’s Great Recession. The company, though, which today serves dozens of clients in producing video content, was not originally making money through video work. They were designing websites for clients, something Eric was not classically trained to do, but something that he felt was necessary to pay the bills at the time. This, did not make him happy.  By not being afraid of changing the direction of his young business, Eric set himself up for growth by challenging the traditional, big production agencies. The opportunity to disrupt the video production industry was primed with the rise of digital and the democratization of platforms like Vimeo and YouTube and social media. So, OnScene, like so many startups, rose as a company out of the ashes of a shift in how we consume and do business. OnScene is a boutique video content agency, with capabilities in digital and commercial productions. In this episode, Eric and I talk entrepreneurship and risk-taking and how having a purpose gives him the drive to do work and life on his terms. We talk about work he has done, how he is redefining the video content industry and much more.

 

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Beth Probst, founder of At The Core, a company that was founded to serve students as they prepare to make the very important decisions that surround their transition from high school to their future, joins host Shane Haggerty in the very first episode of the Breaker Society Podcast.

After a successful career in sales and marketing for several large technology companies, Beth is shaking up college and career preparation with her company that provides workshops, one-on-one consulting, information and resources, and guided self-assessments to help students figure out their paths before setting off not knowing what they truly want to explore. In this episode we discuss her own career pathway and how she inspires and works with parents and students to prepare for what’s ahead. We also talk about the disconnect our society has with this whole college versus career debate, how to help students discover their passions, and we have some fun in the lightning round where we find out the one thing Beth would “break” to build something better.

 

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