Roundabout: Creative Chaos

Dermot Daly is the founder and CEO of Tapadoo, a company focused on creating mobile applications with an emphasis on quality experiences. His work sits at the intersection of technology, design, and the challenge of building products that genuinely serve people.

Beyond app development, Dermot has helped foster the product community through Úll, a conference for people passionate about building exceptional products. His creative approach highlights the importance of thoughtful design, collaboration, and attention to detail.

In this episode:

• Building mobile experiences around real user needs
• The relationship between design, technology, and product quality
• Creating communities for people who build digital products
• Lessons from leading a technology company
• Exploring what makes software feel meaningful and human

Topics: mobile apps, product design, user experience, software development, technology community

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Charles Perry combines software development with community-building through his work at Metakite Software and as a co-host of Release Notes. His career reflects the challenges and rewards of creating products independently while helping other developers navigate their own journeys.

Through software projects, podcasts, and developer events, Charles has explored the human side of building technology. His work emphasizes experimentation, collaboration, and the importance of creating spaces where independent creators can learn from each other.

In this episode:

• Building software independently while balancing creativity and business
• Supporting developer communities through shared knowledge
• Creating conversations around the realities of indie development
• The challenges of turning ideas into sustainable products
• Finding connection through technology-focused communities

Topics: indie software, app development, entrepreneurship, developer community, technology

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

John Wilker has helped shape the independent mobile development community through 360 Conferences, including the creation of 360|iDev, an event built around bringing developers together to learn, share, and connect. His work highlights the importance of community as a creative force.

Through organizing events for independent developers, John has focused on creating environments where ideas can grow beyond individual projects. His journey shows how supporting other creators can become a meaningful part of building technology and culture.

In this episode:

• Building communities that help independent developers thrive
• Creating conferences around learning and connection
• Supporting the growth of the mobile development ecosystem
• The role of shared experiences in creative industries
• Turning a passion for technology into community leadership

Topics: mobile development, indie developers, conferences, developer community, technology events

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Ric Sarabia has built a career around bringing characters to life across film and television. Known for appearances in projects including Changeling, One Night at McCool’s, and Short Circuit 2, his work reflects the craft of creating believable people within imagined worlds.

His creative path offers a look at the discipline behind acting, from understanding character motivations to adapting performances across different productions. Ric’s experiences reveal the patience, preparation, and curiosity required to continue growing as a performer.

In this episode:

• Developing characters through observation and performance choices
• The creative process behind working in film and television
• Building a career through varied acting opportunities
• The importance of adaptability in creative work
• Finding meaning in the roles that shape an actor’s journey

Topics: acting, film, performance, character development, storytelling

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Ian Corrao creates the art behind ZombieHood, a web comic that blends humor, horror, and pop culture into a distinctive creative world. Working with writer and co-creator Justin DuPont, Ian has helped develop a long-running project that plays with familiar ideas from movies, television, games, and zombie stories.

His creative journey shows how collaboration can transform simple ideas into an evolving universe. Through illustration and storytelling, Ian explores how artists can find fresh perspectives by combining personal interests with shared cultural experiences.

In this episode:

• Building a comic series through long-term creative collaboration
• Finding humor in familiar genres and popular culture
• Developing a visual style that supports storytelling
• The challenges of maintaining an independent creative project
• Turning shared interests into a lasting artistic partnership

Topics: comics, illustration, web comics, storytelling, independent art

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Melissa Hutchison brings fictional characters to life through performances that connect deeply with audiences. Best known for voicing Clementine in Telltale Games’ acclaimed The Walking Dead series, she has helped create one of gaming’s most memorable and emotionally complex characters.

Her work across video games, including roles in Sam & Max, League of Legends, and other projects, highlights the unique craft of voice acting. Melissa’s creative process centers on understanding a character’s experiences, emotions, and motivations to deliver performances that feel authentic.

In this episode:

• Building an emotional connection with audiences through voice performance
• Developing the personality and inner life of Clementine
• The unique challenges of acting inside interactive stories
• Creating memorable characters across different gaming worlds
• Finding the balance between performance, imagination, and collaboration

Topics: voice acting, video games, character performance, interactive storytelling, acting

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Mohammad Azam has built a career around turning technical knowledge into accessible learning experiences. As an iOS instructor and developer, he has helped others understand app creation while building his own projects, including Vegetable Tree, an app recognized by Apple as one of the best gardening apps in the App Store.

Beyond development, Azam has embraced education as a creative practice. Through his AzamSharp channel and instructional work, he shares programming techniques, encourages experimentation, and shows how curiosity can become a foundation for building useful technology.

In this episode:

• Creating apps that solve problems through thoughtful design and development
• Turning programming expertise into teaching opportunities
• Building a community around sharing technical knowledge
• The journey from developer to educator and online creator
• Finding creative ways to make complex ideas easier to understand

Topics: ios development, app design, programming education, mobile apps, software development

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Aaron Blaise helped shape some of Disney’s most beloved animated worlds, bringing characters from films like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King to life through his work as an animator. His journey reflects a lifelong dedication to drawing, storytelling, and understanding the emotional details that make fictional characters feel real.

After years in traditional animation, Aaron shifted his focus toward teaching and sharing his knowledge through Creature Art Teacher, creating resources for artists who want to develop their craft. His work continues to connect generations of creators through lessons in character design, observation, and the art of visual storytelling.

In this episode:

• Creating memorable animated characters through emotion, movement, and personality
• The creative lessons learned from working on iconic animated films
• Transitioning from studio animation to teaching a new generation of artists
• Building an online learning platform centered on artistic growth
• Finding new ways to share decades of creative experience

Topics: animation, character design, storytelling, digital art, creative education

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Jay Bonansinga has built a career across film and fiction, creating stories that explore suspense, fear, and human experience. As an author, he is known for his work in horror and for expanding the world of The Walking Dead through several novels.

His creative journey reflects the challenge of writing across different formats while maintaining a distinctive voice. From screenwriting to books, Jay’s work shows how storytelling skills can adapt while continuing to engage audiences.

In this episode:

• Building a career across film writing and novel creation
• Developing suspenseful stories through imagination and craft
• Expanding established worlds through original storytelling
• Moving between creative formats and disciplines
• Finding inspiration in the darker side of fiction

Topics: fiction writing, horror writing, storytelling, screenwriting, novels

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Ben DiFrancesco combines an engineering background with years of software development experience to solve complex problems through technology. As an independent consultant, he approaches mobile development with a focus on business needs and measurable outcomes.

His career demonstrates how technical expertise can evolve into creative problem solving. By bringing together analytical thinking and software craftsmanship, Ben helps organizations turn ideas into useful digital products.

In this episode:

• Transitioning from aerospace engineering into software development
• Building a consulting practice around technology solutions
• Creating mobile experiences with purpose and strategy
• Balancing technical decisions with business goals
• Applying engineering thinking to creative challenges

Topics: mobile development, software engineering, consulting, technology, app development

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.