Starting the New Year off right with a 7 hour (!!) podcast with non profit co-founder, philanthropist, and Executive Producer Mike McGowan. This is some of the most fun I’ve had doing a podcast. We discuss everything life and filmmaking, including the value of networking-how chance encounters can lead to some of our greatest opportunities (it’s who you know), the importance of breaking through your fears- how the pain of inaction can be much worse, and how it’s much better knowing you helped someone- than getting recognition for it. 

0:05:26 - Film industry today

0:13:23 - How to fix the film industry

0:20:48 - How Mike has a evolved

0:43:48 - What Mike looks for in projects

1:12:38 - Adult dark humor children's book

1:24:15 - Say foreign friends names right, out of respect

1:25:42 - Getting through fears

1:36:12 - What makes for great film

1:53:32 - How to reach Mike

1:57:22 - All forty nine listeners gone