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This week’s guest is our good friend, John Cates!  John is the founder and Creative Producer at Cates Collaborative, which offers creative services and video production.  He specializes in creating content that genuinely reflects a company’s story through video, and recently added animation to the list of services offered.

We spoke about storytelling being a buzz word in the video production industry, the importance of giving your audience a reason to watch your content, and how a businesses promotional material needs to be genuine and authentic to work.

We also had many laughs about the tree cutting, new drink ideas, and how bad branded content really sticks out.

A hilarious meeting of the minds!  Grab yourself a Fish in Your Pants and join us!

Follow John:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-cates-8a28469/

Follow Cates Collaborative: 

Website: https://www.catescollaborative.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cates-collaborative-llc/

Videos mentioned in episode:

Viral Video: https://vimeo.com/454836812

Uncertain Times: https://vimeo.com/414542304

AIM: https://vimeo.com/440444212

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This week’s guest is our good friend, Jacob Krueger!  Jake is the founder of Jacob Krueger Studio in New York City which is a studio that offers Screenwriting Workshops, Master Classes, Creative Coaching and Hypnosis for Writers.  In addition, Jake is an award winning screenwriter, playwright, producer and director.  We’ve known Jacob for 4 years, having met him at Catalyst Stories | Content Festival.

We spoke about the dangers of paying for coverage reading and bad feedback for your screenplay, how to look at your dead end job in a positive light, and how every writer should be looking for a mentor to push them throughout their career. 

An information packed conversation with the always insightful, Jacob Krueger!

Follow Jake:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobkrueger/

Follow Jacob Krueger Studio:

Website: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jacob-krueger-studio/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejkstudio/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejkstudio

Quarantinis Link: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/product/quarantinis-online-happy-hour-of-free-writing-exercises-9102020/

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This week’s guest is our good friend, James Kinloch!  James is Managing Partner & Co-Founder of ART by Capital Digital. The letters of ART stand for; Accurate, Relevant & Tested in their content based on data, strategy, tactics, tools & more.  He’s worked in the field of advertising for 15+ years, traveling & working in amazing places within WPP such as Africa, Americas, Europe, & beyond.   

We spoke about speed as a metric of success, the need for testing in advertising, and the importance of HR in building brands.

A great, fast paced conversation!

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbieandluna/

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This week’s guest is our very good friend, Sofia Monroe!  Sofia is the Founder and Executive Producer at Daymaker Productions, which is an independent company where Art, Marketing, Philanthropy and talented, innovative minds meet to create quality content for social and community impact, commercial and entertainment purposes.  We spoke about filmmaking, the power of gratitude and mentoring, and how to be pleasantly persistent.

An amazingly positive conversation!

Follow Sofia:

Instagram: @sofialomo

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofiamonroe/

Follow Daymaker Productions:

Website: https://www.daymakerproductions.com/

Instagram: @daymakerpro

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daymakerproductions/about/

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This week’s guest is our good friend, Steven Adams!  Steve is the co-founder and a manager/producer at Alta Global Media.  He’s in the film industry working with a multitude of production houses to take projects from script to distribution, attaching talent he manages along the way.  We spoke about how everyone working on films are storytellers, how creatives need to get out of the dream world and into the real world, and the magic of cinema.

Follow Steve:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenadamsent/

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Website: http://altaglobalmedia.net/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/altaglobalmedia/

Instagram: @altaglobal.media

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This week’s guest is our new friend, Matt Granados!  Matt is the founder of Life Pulse, INC and author of the book “Motivate the Unmotivated”.  Matt views his work as life-saving, going into companies and helping management motivate their employees with win-win solutions and help individuals find work/life integration.  We spoke about how to achieve work/life integration, how to connect with your employees desires past money, and how life is supposed to be enjoyed.

Follow Matt:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewgranados/

Life Pulse, INC:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/life-pulse-inc/

Website: https://www.lifepulseinc.com/

Buy “Motivate the Unmotivated”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CD3CYSX
Exclusive offer from Matt: https://www.lifepulseinc.com/podgift

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This week’s guest is our new friend, Arthur Wagoner!  Arthur is one of the founders of a company named Garden of Beardin, who’s purpose it get men of all ages interested and involved in gardening.  Traditionally, gardening is seen as a feminine activity, but Garden of Beardin is aiming to tear down that stereotype.  We spoke about what it means to be a man, how community gardens help feed those less fortunate, and gardening tips and tricks.

A very fruitful and ever-growing conversation!

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gardenofbeardin/

Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/BeardedGardener/shop

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aewagon3/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-wagoner-8243a753/

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This week’s guest is our good friend, Becky Sarwate!  Becky is a middle manager at Trans Union in the marketing communications department, an author, theater critic, and adjunct professor at Northeastern Illinois University.  Our conversation covered a wide range of topics, notably about the needs for change in education to be less theoretical and more practical, the functions of capitalism, and the joy of baseball being back. 

A great thought exchanging conversation!

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https://beckysarwate.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckysarwate/

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This week’s guest is our good friend, Thom Kennon!  Thom is a former Madison Ave strategist turned “Post-advertising business militant”.  His marketing company, Free Radicals Marketing, approaches analytics and customer insights by digging deeper than most strategists, helping brands understand customers desires through deep listening.  This then translates into insights that go beyond convention, result in new methods of marketing and better creative to build the brand.  We spoke about the pitfalls of Influencer Marketing, how listening to subtle nuances in conversation on the internet results in revolutionary insight, and the need for change in the way brands spend marketing dollars.

An informational, hilarious, and RADICAL episode! 

Follow Thom:

Free Radicals Marketing - https://freeradicals.marketing/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomkennon/

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This week’s guest is our friend, Kelsey Hoff.  Kelsey is a writer who helps solopreneurs and entrepreneurs in writing blogs,content writing, and other marketing materials.  In addition to this, she also teaches a few classes to help here target market learn how to write from their unique brand voice.  We spoke about how the lines between personal and business is blurring on social media, the importance of writing as a brand, and the importance of finding your brand voice.

Follow Kelsey:

Website: https://kelseyhoffwrites.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelsey-hoff-90267259/

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