Education is a hot topic, so I bring Dr. Sarah Lepe back to talk about it. With over a decade of educational leadership experience being a classroom teacher and a school site administrator, she helped build strong school culture and community at her school sites. From unions, students and teachers are all on the table.

Paul Kennedy started his photography career as a stringer for the Associated Press. In the early '80's Paul become a was a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated. In 1984 I worked as an official photographer for the 1984 Olympics games. For the last 25 years Paul has shot corporate annual reports and done a considerable amount of work for colleges and universities.

Mike Goulding is an award-winning photojournalist with over four decades under his belt. He covered the World Series, NBA Finals, three Olympic Games, Super Bowls, Academy Awards ceremonies and other major events.

We talk about finding the camera, his path through college and the many photo jobs that shaped his career. Mike is teaching photo journalism at Long Beach State to help guide the next generation of creatives. 

Michael Der is a full-time photographer with nearly 10 years of experience in the freelancing world, we sit down talk marketing, business, and the lessons we learned in their careers with the hope of helping younger creatives. Michael has a podcast, ARTrepreneurs a weekly podcast that can be heard every Friday.

Brace Hemmelgarn is currently the Coordinator, Publications and Photography for the Minnesota Twins. Hemmelgarn is responsible for photography needs throughout the organization as well as overseeing the content produced in the club’s yearbook and magazine. After graduating from St. Cloud Cathedral High School, Hemmelgarn attended Saint John’s University in Collegeville, MN, where he played baseball and graduated in 2012 with a degree in Communication.

Mark Langill is the Team Historian at LA Dodgers. It doesn't get any better then that! He fell in love with the team the moment he walked into the stadium as a young boy and for over 25 years he's been working for the team he loves. We talk about he's love for baseball and all things Dodgers.

Robert Lachman has been around photography since his childhood. He attended the California Institute of the Arts, where he earned a bachelor's degree of fine arts in photography. Robert started at the LA Times as a intern in 1974 and had been a staff photographer and photo editor for 42 years. He covered the Olympics, World Series, Super Bowls, Stanley Cup presidential elections and other major events in Southern California.