The Ryan Pyle Podcast

Today's Podcast is with Maxine Gomez. Her personal life started in Colombia after moving with her family to the United States at 5 years old she grew up in the melting pot of Miami. Her business experience ranges from retail product launches to operating a construction company and coaching various startups. As a certified Strengths Finder coach, she brings her experiences to help align people with their purpose; and she fishes, free-dives, hunts, practices yoga, dance, and contrast therapy. To learn more about Maxine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxine-gomez-0687b825/

Today's Podcast is with Frank Dietz. Inspired at age 6 by a viewing of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Frank Dietz has found success in the film industry as a writer, producer, director, actor and animator. After growing up in Long Island, and then attended the State University at Oswego, where he majored in theatre and art; Frank starred in a series of now-cult low-budget horror films like Zombie Nightmare (1987) , Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987) , Black Roses (1988) and The Jitters (1989) . Bitten by the film bug, Frank then moved to Los Angeles and never looked back. After years being a successful screenwriter and animation artist Frank is now back acting full time and loving every minute of it. To learn more about Frank: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226328/

Today's Podcast is with Paul Kitson. He is a success-driven creative with 23 years of experience in production, writing, and creative direction across stage, television, film, and educational institutions. Paul played a key role in one of the fastest selling shows in West-End theatre, wrote and sold feature films to Oscar®-nominated producers, served as Creative Director for HRH and The Royal Princes Trust, and ideated, developed, and delivered successful ad campaigns for Channel 4 and the BBC. To learn more about Paul: www.paullawrencekitson.com

Today's Podcast is with Leslie Campbell. She came to LA and built a career in the world of fashion and helped to put LA on the Fashion Map of the World. Then Leslie became the Fashion Editor at Shape Magazine and was traveling globally on fashion and advertising shoots before giving up the fast paced fashion world and focusing on her true passion, her dogs. To learn more about Leslie: https://www.instagram.com/dogladyla

Today's Podcast is with Joe Khechef. He is an accomplished executive and professional athlete, with a passion for helping busy corporate executives achieve their health and fitness goals. In addition to his successful career in the corporate world, Joe is also a former kickboxing and Muay Thai champion, UAE Strongman champion, national tennis champion, and held a 50-meter freestyle swim record for three years. Joe also competed in several powerlifting, CrossFit, and Judo championships. Joe’s training philosophy is rooted in a holistic approach to health and wellness, emphasizing the importance of proper nutrition, form, mobility, and recovery in addition to physical exercise. To learn more about Joe: https://www.gothrive.fitness/our-story

Today's Podcast is with Oden Roberts. As an accomplished American producer and filmmaker, Roberts has worked on a wide range of film projects that have garnered critical acclaim and recognition in the industry. As a writer and director, Roberts recently lent his talents to rewrite Stan Lee's last film in development "Panda fights Alien"(2021), Directed "Riverborn" (2022), "Fuzz" (2023), and wrote "La Jetée: Beta Eternal" (2024), and Supertrips (2025) which is currently in production. In addition to his work behind the camera, Roberts has made significant contributions as a producer. His involvement in the SXSW 2020 entry "The Donut King," presented by Ridley Scott, and the official Sundance and Neon’s 2020 entry "The Killing of Two Lovers" helped bring these films to the attention of audiences worldwide. Roberts works with distribution has worked with SC International/Blue Finch and Fighting Chance Films in North America, Europe, and Asia, helping distribute over 50 titles from 2019-2023. As a writer and director, Roberts has also been recognized for his documentary and narrative filmmaking work. His film "Grindadrap" was an official entry at SXSW in 2017, while the international documentary "Antarctica: A Year On Ice" (2016) benefited from his involvement as an executive producer. His feature film "A Fighting Season," (2017) supported by the San Francisco Film Society and Ted Hope (Good Machine/Amazon), earned him the KRF award for social justice, the most significant writing grant in North America. His previous work as a writer and director, "Be The One," was also recognized with the prestigious Cannes Golden Lion Award for directing/new director's showcase in 2012. To learn more about Oden: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oden-roberts-producer

Today's Podcast is with Mike Colón. He is a lifestyle and fashion photographer and his fast-paced career has spanned more than 20 years and has taken him all over the world. Clients include discerning brands such as Louis Vuitton, Galia Lahav, Rivini, Berta, Grace Ormonde & Ines Di Santo. Colón and his team of expert photographers have photographed many celebrity weddings including legendary guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, best-selling music artist of all time Usher, and influential songwriter/DJ/record producer Timbaland to name a few. To learn more about Mike: https://www.mikecolon.com

Today's Podcast is with Laurie Singer. This is my second podcast with Laurie. If you want to learn about her incredible career and her cycling trip across the US please tune into podcast episode #42. Today Laurie and I discussed her epic expedition on the Camino de Santiago. Laurie has been a practicing Behavioral Specialist since 1995 and in private practice since 2004. She is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and earned post-graduate certification in Applied Behavioral Analysis from Kaplan University. Beyond that she loves adventure travel and has cycled across the US and Cuba and has more trips planned. To learn more about Laurie: https://lauriesingerbehavioral.com

Today's Podcast is with Betty Kovacs. She first earned her doctorate at University of California, Irvine, in Comparative Literature and Theory of Symbolic/Mythic Language. She served many years as Chair and Program Chair on the Board of Directors of the Jung Society of Claremont in California and sits on the Academic Advisory Board of Forever Family Foundation. Dr. Kovacs is author of Merchants of Light: The Consciousness That Is Changing the World, winner of the Nautilus Silver Book Award and The Scientific & Medical Network 2019 Book Prize. She has also written The Miracle of Death: There Is Nothing But Life. To learn more about Betty: https://kamlak.com/

Today's Podcast is with Marta Kristen. Marta Kristen was born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen in Oslo, Norway, to a Finnish mother and a German soldier who was killed towards the end of World War II in Europe. Marta was only two months old when she was left in an orphanage. In 1949, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Soderquist of Detroit, Michigan adopted her, and brought her to America; she was renamed Martha Soderquist. By 1959 her family moved to LA and Marta was discovered by Producer James B. Harris and then her career took off with acting roles in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Loretta Young Show, Beach Blanket Bingo and perhaps her most iconic role as Judy Robinson on Lost in Space. To learn more about Marta: http://martakristen.com/