The Backpack Show

Love music? Pop in for this episode of The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone! We're talking with incredibly talented musician Carl Burnett. (If you're a parent, you'll know he's part of BER as seen on "Teen Titans Go!") His individual style includes Jazz, Rock and Blues, and his roots are in Funk. Carl also loves music production. His work includes Larry Carlton's Grammy nominated recording "Deep Into It'. His TV underscore can be heard in shows like "Extra," "TMZ," "Pawn Stars," "Teen Titans Go!" and more. Come and meet Carl! https://www.carlburnett.com/

We'll also talk with Kyle Lamont. She hosts a podcast called "Concert Cast," a travel podcast exploring podcast culture. http://www.concertcast.live/index.html

Kyle's an award-winning producer and the founder of Good To Go Studios, a multi-media company based in Maine. She also works as a commercial Producer / Director for Matador Network, the largest independent producer of branded travel content in the world. https://linktr.ee/goodtogostudios

Her videos for TravelNevada and Airstream (see videos below) were screened at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Storytelling Series, and won four Addy Awards in Nevada as well. Her short film The Mushroom Huntress took home the New England Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Otherworldly Drama in 2020 and her short film Passive Aggressive Dads won best comedy at the Beaufort Film Festival in 2019.

Come meet Carl and Kyle!

Talk about differentiation! (Seriously, we're going to talk about it.) On this episode of The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone, we'll talk with Eric Simon is the creative force behind "The Broke Agent," a media brand focused on the entertainment of real estate professionals. https://www.thebrokeagent.com/

We'll also talk with strategy innovator Karla Raines about her book "Differentiated: The Breakthrough Approach to Strategy for Purpose-Driven Organizations." Get ready to challenge outdated thinking at your organization! https://differentiationzone.com/karla-raines/

And it turns out that abstract painting fuels Karla's professional creativity and risk-taking, so we'll talk about that, too! https://karlarainesart.com

Former "Mad Man" Hank Wasiak and strategist and venture capital advocate Hessie Jones join us on this episode of The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone. Hank Wasiak is a communications industry leader who has worked with the corporate elite of global businesses. He is a partner at The Concept Farm, one of today's hottest creative companies, best selling author, teacher, key note speaker, and three time Emmy award winning television host. We'll talk with Hank about his new book, "From Mad Man to Happy Farmer: Fifty-five Years of Sane, Sage Advice from a Marketing Guru Still Crazy about the Ad Biz." http://www.madmanhappyfarmer.com/

It's all fun and games on this episode of The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone! We'll talk with Daniel Daher, Sr. Manager of Retail Marketing at The Escape Game Nashville. www.theescapegame.com

AND we'll meet Lillian Rafson, founder and CEO of Surprise Travel agency Pack Up + Go https://www.packupgo.com/ Kerry took a surprise trip to Philadelphia through Pack Up + Go and LOVED it! Join us to talk with Lillian and daydream about your post-pandemic surprise trip!

Dr. Rebecca Swift, Global Head of Creative Insights at Getty Images, joins us on The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone. We'll talk with Rebecca about how she's driven real change in the way minority groups – including women, the elderly, people with disabilities, and ethnic minority groups – are depicted in the imagery we see around us every day. Rebecca pioneered a global partnership with Dove to launch Project #ShowUs – the world’s largest photo library created by women and non-binary individuals to shatter beauty stereotypes. Stop by for this one! https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rebecca-swift-33073a5/?originalSubdomain=uk

We'll also talk with Matthew Winner, Head of Podcasts at "A Kids Book About." It’s currently ranking as a top educational podcast for kids and is fantastic for families who want great content to listen to on the go. Each episode is only about 15 minutes long. Check it out, then come meet Matthew! https://a-kids-book-about-the-podcast.simplecast.com/

Meet Jennifer Openshaw, founder of Girls With Impact, on this episode of The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone. Girls With Impact is a social impact and business academy: "The only live, online entrepreneurship program made just for teenage girls." We'll talk with Jennifer about how her passion for advancing girls stems from her own life story, and how she's built multiple organizations, written three books, and provided financial tools to a half-million consumers (and counting)! Lots to learn here. https://www.girlswithimpact.org/

We'll also talk with 18-year-old investor (and YouTuber) Jack Rosenthal. Already an entrepreneur and the author of "Teen Investing," Jack also started the Young Investors Club, LLC (younginvestorsclub.org) which grew from 0 members to over 90 members today and over $120,000 in assets. He even manages other people's investment portfolios! We'll get into all this with Jack on the show. In the meantime, check out his books: https://bit.ly/JackRosenthal1

Want to raise hens but you're...chicken? Jen and Phil Tomkins of "Rent The Chicken" join us on The Backpack Show to talk about how they can help you "test your wings" (sorry) before you bring chickens into your home permanently. The company sets you up with everything you need, including two egg-laying hens, a portable chicken coop, food and water dishes, enough food for the rental period, and, of course, lots of instructions. At the end of the rental, you can adopt your chickens (for a fee that includes their supplies) or send them packing. We'll learn all about the chicken business! http://www.rentthechicken.com And speaking of being chicken, a lot of people are afraid of opening up to their romantic partners. Luckily, we have Jessica Fern stopping by! Jessica is a psychotherapist, public speaker, and trauma and relationship expert. In her international private practice, Jessica works with individuals, couples and people in multiple-partner relationships who no longer want to be limited by their reactive patterns, cultural conditioning, insecure attachment styles, and past traumas, helping them to embody new possibilities in life and love. We'll talk with Jessica about her new book, "Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy." https://www.jessicafern.com/

American teenage author Carynn Bohley joins The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone. Carynn's the author of two Amazon short reads (Precipice, Bailey), YA novella "Dear Jackson," and the soon-to-be published YA fantasy novel "Darkness Rise." https://darkness-rise.com She loves coffee, cats, and enjoys the company of fictional characters over real people. Come say hello to Carynn!

We'll also talk with writer, translater, poet, and photographer Hilary Hauck about her debut historical fiction book, "From Ashes to Song." Inspired by true events, the book is "a story of unconventional love, hope, and the extraordinary gifts brought to America by ordinary people in the great wave of immigration." So much to learn here! https://www.hilaryhauck.com/

Come meet these two fantastic authors!

Thriller writer Jeffrey S. Stephens joins The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone! Jeffrey's the author of the Jordan Sandor espionage thrillers, and wrote the recent thriller Crimes and Passion, the first in a planned series featuring Lieutenant Robbie Whyte.

We'll talk with Jeffrey about his career, and about his new book Fool's Errand, "a clever, upbeat story about long buried family secrets, the complex relationship between a young man and his father, and an adventurous hunt for both hidden treasure and difficult truths." https://jeffreystephens.com

We'll also meet "Pottery with a Purpose" founder Samantha Hoff to chat about her adult clay sculpting kits that inspire creativity and mindfulness anytime, anywhere - all while giving back to mental health initiatives. We'll also get into Samantha's lifelong struggle with anxiety and her early career spent in the fast-paced tech industry, and how it led her to seek mental and physical balance in the grounding practice of yoga. PotteryWithaPurpose.com.

"TBNR Jacob" of Jacobs Gaming first popped into a "join us" episode of The Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O'Shea Gorgone after seeing Chris's now-famous Streamyard ad on YouTube. We loved him so much, we invited him back for a proper interview! Jacob's a Twitch streamer and a YouTuber who talks gaming. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJrFKafiVnmiyzwFsqMiKoQ

We'll also chat with Perth High teacher Margo Feron, recommended to us by Chloë Forbes-Kindlen as "quite possibly the best teacher Scotland has to offer." She leads an exchange program between Perth High in Scotland and Bongani High in Douglas, South Africa. In addition to arranging student group visits, she also coordinates gift donations for Bongani pupils. We'll talk about the vision for the program, and how Margo and the team make it a reality year after year.