The Creative Jungle

Boords is a powerful storyboarding tool we love to use and highly recommend. But don't take our word for it. Hear from one of the developers, James Chambers, who saw the need to make storyboarding easier for production companies just like yours. A designer and entrepreneur himself, James along with his partner Tom Judd developed the app at their company Animade, an award winning animation studio based in London. See what they have to offer at www.boords.com

Arty introduces Animus Studios' Director of Motion Graphics, Kris Castro, to talk about his process for developing cutting edge animation for digital media while getting out from behind the computer to unite fellow artists in Southern New England for Rhode Island Motion Meet Ups. www.animusstudios.com

Part 2 of our conversation with writer/producer and podcast host Erik Scalavino hits close to the heart as he details the founding of his non-profit organization, Nutmeg Animal Welfare, created to help give you piece of mind that you truly can do something tangible for distressed animals all across the globe. There's plenty more media coverage stories from Erik and Arty's work in sports as well but we're most excited to share how Erik found his fascinating and how others can help. https://nutmeg.global/

Kara Walker, the Vice President of Marketing & Content Strategy for The Boston Celtics joins the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of marketing one of the most storied sports franchises in the world. Kara shares her views on content development and strategy for engaging fans on social media, working with the players, reaching a global basketball audience and her advice for anyone trying to get into sports marketing. Plus, how tall 7 feet really feels up close and personal.

Rick Schad, the Director of Operations at the Audrain Automobile Museum shares brand and event planning insights as he directs the museum's inaugural Concours Motor Week, a massive 4 day event bringing the best of the motoring world to Newport, RI this October. And yes there's car talk! But, with 30 years of experience in branding, product development and design for global entertainment companies, Rick doesn't shy away from sharing some of the speed bumps along the way before he found open road.

Erik Scalavino is an artist, writer, and producer from Kraft Sports Productions joining the show to share his experience covering "The Patriot Way" here in New England. Erik has been a staff writer for the New England Patriots since 2006 and is a voice of the Patriots Unfiltered Podcast. Besides a little "fanboy" sports talk, we cover making the switch from broadcast and print media to digital storytelling as well as the value of more fascinating human interest stories behind the stats www.animusstudios.com

David Feinman, Entrepreneur and co-founder of Viral Ideas Marketing (www.viralideasmarketing.com) join Arty and John to debate the expectations companies have for viral videos, and what tangible ROI we can expect from video campaigns across digital platforms. Plus we take a walk amongst the undead as David breaks down the success of one of his first 'viral ideas'; a zombie run 5k that grew from 0-35,000 participants in 16 major markets over 9 months thanks to his digital media prowess www.animusstudios.com

Enrico Palmerino's entrepreneurial success paved the way for his latest work as the CEO of Botkeeper, a new automated accounting software using a combination of accountant, machine learning and AI to provide businesses with 24/7 bookkeeping. While video production keeps the creative side of our work fresh, fun and provocative, budgeting properly for your company and video projects will keep you in business. Enrico shares why he developed botkeeper and how it can help creatives like us.

You asked and we're delivering! More creative video strategy, production and marketing know how is on the way from Arty, John and Justin at Animus Studios with our Find Your Fascinating Webinar Series. The fellas talk what topics we'll be covering and where to sign up. Here's a hint, go to www.findyourfascinating.com to register for webinars about video budgeting, video sharing, event coverage and collaboration with agencies for your client.

Bryan Wish has quickly become a seasoned marketer from rising through the marketing ranks of Atlanta sports teams, to working with entrepreneurs hitting the Inc and Forbes 30 under 30 list. But the real fascinating story behind Bryan is his development of the platform WishDish that connects and helps people through the sharing of personal stories. With a huge relaunch on the horizon, Bryan shares how his marketing path has given him the tools to realize his vision for helping others through the power of storytelling.