Passion In Progress with Javier Mercedes

Brad Nietfeldt is one of the most sought after digital marketing gurus in America. His professional career involves producing music, more than a handful of successful tech start ups, working for several fortune 500 companies and in his early 20s he was one of the first few support staff at a little start up called PayPal which then lead to working at eBay. 

Currently Brad has a few brands that give 100% of profits to charity and he runs a faith-based creative management firm based in Omaha that has offices in Austin, Denver, Miami, and New York City. 

We Talk about Brad's altruistic approach to everything in life as well as his support for the Madonna Rehab Center.

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Get to know the man behind the Passion In Progress podcast by hearing questions asked by the people who know him the best his family and his wife Sabrina Mercedes. A Special Thanksgiving edition episode. we dive into all my production past including my audio engineer and video production past.

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Jerry Hernandez of Flaco Creative is an hustling entrepreneur all about Brand Identity Developement. Taking brands further than just a logo and color schemes, We talk about his wholistic approach to a brand and all the nuances that entails including people, objects and culture, among other things. He gives a specific example of a water company he’s working with right now and they’re process to find a unique selling position. I also think that you will really resonate with how much Jerry wants success for himself and is willing to put in the hustle and effort necessary to achieve his success on his own terms. Meaning, doing what he is passionate about being a creative making art through branding, design, and marketing. Jerry is a very good photographer, the quality of his scenic photos really have that Instagram aesthetic businesses are looking for. If you don’t believe me take a ponder minute on his instagram page @flaco_creative and you will see what I mean. To that end we also discuss doing business as an influencer on instagram and his thirst for adventure. Specifically his ocean photography with dolphins and deep sea diving.

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If you have ever thought about the people who are on Hollywood Sets that do make-up for the actors and actresses before filming, that’s Amber. She has worked with top celebrities such Jeff Bridges John Goodman, Heather Graham, Paris Hilton, Carmen Electra and the list could go on. In terms of music performers she’s created looks for Motley Crue, George Strait, Smashing Pumpkins, Linking Park, and Incubus. It doesn’t stop there, her make up has seen the red carpet events of the Academy Awards, Emmys, Grammys, been in Magazines like Time, People, and Rolling Stone. If you were to take one glance at her online portfolio you would know why she is in such high demand. Her Portfolio ranges from fashion, lifestyle, portraits, body art and more. Besides talking about Amber’s journey, in this show we get into subjects like running a business as an artist creative, how nervousness for a gig showcases movement forward, what is permanent make-up, and providing make-up to those who have had breast cancer.

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Andrew Tyler is the Founder of Two restaurants located in Telluride and Denver Colorado called “there…” Tyler has a very cultural and storied background that truly embodies pursuing your passion. By the time Tyler was 25 years old he was running a $10 million dollar beverage company working for Nobu, a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur with restaurants around the globe. Tyler has also spent time in more than 32 countries including Ghana, where he started a 501(c) called Planting Technology, giving computers to the residences there. He’s been a model, day traded crude oil, done real estate, but being in the restaurant game was always Tyler’s forte. 8 years ago Tyler dropped everything he was doing and moved to Telluride Colorado to open his first restaurant called “there..” Since then he opened a 2nd restaurant in Denver and hasn't looked back since.

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Hillary ( Wolf ) and Chris Saba are two married olympians who now coach rocky mountain wrestling club to youth in the Colorado Springs Area. Chris Saba is a two time olympic alternate, was on two world championship teams, won two national titles, was ranked #1 in the nation for Greco-Roman Wrestling three years straight, and coached the 2016 team USA wrestling team in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Hillary Saba (Wolf) is a two time olympian in Woman's Judo. She was the first American, man or woman, to win the Judo Junior world championships - A tournament won by only two American woman since, Ronda Rousy and Kayla Harrison. Hillary also has a unique beginning to her career path in that she could have persued acting. she played the sister of Macaulay Culkin in the Christmas Classic Home Alone and Home Alone 2. She also starred in the movie Big Girls Don't Cry, They Get Even.

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VidSummit 2018 - Short Interviews with YouTubers like Cody Wanner , SWOOP , Metal For Breakfast , Dee Nimmon , MethodBox , Alex Gasaway and many more. I won tickets to attend the biggest business networking YouTube event in the world as apart of the #nosmallcreator group. Hear what other YouTubers have to say about creating on the platform.

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Linda Weise is the Founding CEO of the Colorado Springs Conservatory (CSC). She established the Conservatory in 1994 to bring world-class performing arts education to the region.THE MISSION of the Colorado Springs Conservatory is to inspire, motivate, and challenge all students to aspire to their highest potential as artists and as human beings through arts immersion studies and community arts advocacy. 

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Colin Ross is the first Full-Time YouTube Creator that I have met. At the time of recording this his channel, CCMegaProductions, has 715k subscribers. The podcast highlights the life and times Colin as a creator, everything from the challenges of daily vlogging to creating practical content that pays the bills is cover in this episode.

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Jeff Bartsch edits TV full-time in Hollywood for ABC, NBC, Apple, Universal, Disney, ESPN, MTV, and currently for American Ninja Warrior. He has over 20 years experience telling stories through video. His YouTube channel, Story Greenlight, uses creative video editing and powerful storytelling to help video creators tell the stories you care about the most.

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