Into The Spotlight

For this very special 10th episode, Morley and Ryan are joined by Cathy Kert - a talented interior designer who also happens to be Morley's mom! With over 20 years of experience, Cathy has built her business from the ground up, and is now one of the most highly sought-after designers on Cape Cod. We dive into her decision to change careers, how she works with clients to design their most intimate spaces, her process of building a successful business, things she wish she knew when she started, her design philosophies, and simple steps anyone can take to make their space more comfortable and beautiful. 

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This week, Morley and Ryan are joined by Jeremie Warshafsky - a visual artist and architecture photographer based in Toronto, Canada. Jeremie captures the built environment from a unique perspective, and his professional portfolio evokes the sensation of exploring a building for the first time. His personal work is a fascinating combination of rarely-seen perspectives, aerial photography and collages. Jeremie is an inspiration for anyone who wants to turn their creative passion into a career. 

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Jeremie: The City & the City by China Miéville 

Ryan: Ghosts and Gravel Roads (short film, 2008) 

Morley: i,i by Bon Iver 

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This week, we are joined by Chris Dezurick, AKA ChrispyD. Chris is a talented young hip-hop artist who is making waves in the independent music landscape.  At the time of this writing, Chris has over 50,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, with his top song coming in at over 2.5 million streams. In a world that is increasingly accessible to independent artists, yet in some ways, more challenging to navigate than ever before, Chris is finding success by focusing on the art and surrounding himself with other talented, motivated, positive people. 

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This week, Morley and Ryan talk about finding a balance between skill building and creating original work. We also discuss the difference between imitation and inspiration, and developing the confidence to recognize and apply your inspirations without feeling like you're sacrificing your unique voice. 

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This week, Morley and Ryan discuss how the past 5 months of living in a pandemic has affected our creativity, shifted our perspectives, brought clarity and created unexpected opportunities.

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This week, we are joined by Stacie DaPonte and Sandra Rizkalla - cofounders of Tablo Creative, a full-service creative agency in Toronto, Ontario. 

Stacie and Sandra help brands tell their story through content creation, creative branding, web design & development and digital marketing. 

Stacie and Sandra are the epitome of a complimentary duo. Though they have started their business at one of the most uncertain times in modern history, they have been able to stay agile, adapt, and develop relationships with great clients that reflect their values. 

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Dexter McQueen and article by Tablo

Morgin Riley

Agile Manifesto

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Ryan: Mad Men

Morley: The Passion Economy by Adam Davidson

Sandra: Stephen Pressfield

Stacie: Michael Brooks

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This week, we are joined be Olivia Guselle - a multi-talented musician, singer, and songwriter from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. 

Olivia sings across a variety of musical genres, has participated in multiple concerts, musicals, and other music shows across Canada! She talently plays the ukulele, drums, guitar, piano and many other musical instruments. 

She is currently a student at the University of Toronto where she is studying for a Bachelor’s of Music in Performance.

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This week, we are joined by John Kuiphoff - maker, designer, woodworker, teacher, coder, video creator, and a guy who is generally difficult to put into a box! 

The best way to sum up John is in his own words: "I make stuff with computers and glue."

John's work is a unique marriage of woodworking, creative coding, technology, teaching and data visualization. His passion is contagious and we are so excited to see what he does next. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

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John: Wintergatan and his marble machines

Morley: Articles of Interest by Avery Trufelman - a 99% Invisible miniseries

Ryan: Townsends

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This week, we are joined by Luis Regalado - a talented 3D artist, designer and musician who is starting his career in the video game industry. Luis's work spans across a dynamic range of practices such as character modelling, rigging, animation, environment modelling, and shredding on the guitar!

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Postboredom Games

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Freddiew

Jason Becker

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Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino by The Arctic Monkeys

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Morley: Mirror's Edge 

Ryan: Journey

Luis: Aspic

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This week, we are joined by the talented and multifaceted Julia McGillicuddy - artist, designer and a recent graduate of Parsons School of Design. 

Julia creates across a wide range of themes, visual art and media. This includes Workmens Denim - her personal line of hand painted,  one-of-a-kind custom made denim clothing and Equal Fans - a platform and online community for female football fans that challenges the "male, pale and sometimes stale state of modern football culture."  

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Ryan: Fruitvale Station 

Morley: 8:46 by Dave Chappelle  

Julia: Remedy Studios by Emily Noelle Morabito 

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