Episode 0027  - In this episode: Brand strategists and creative entrepreneurs Joey & Christy Speers join the podcast to talk with Scott Bakken and Tyler Dove about a wide range of themes including:

About Joey & Christy Speers:

Joey Speers is aiming to build a world where more people succeed at doing what they love. After building a 6 figure creative agency as a teenager, Joey decided to share the secrets to building a business, so he started Creativ Rise. Today, Joey is a brand strategist, marketing consultant, and communicator.

Christy Speers was a destination wedding photographer for five years before shifting into commercial brand work. She is a co-owner of Creativ Rise and co-founding of non-profit Compassion Causes and believes your business is meant for good.

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Episode 0026  - In this episode: Creative entrepreneurs, YouTubers, and digital creators Bryan and Ali Castillo join the show to talk about everything from how they navigate creativity as a couple and as individuals, adapting and evolving your content and creative strategy over time, the trends and challenges they see with the major content platforms, and plenty of advice for those looking to build a long-term career in the creative industry. 

About Bryan & Ali Castillo:

Ali and Bryan are digital content creators who get to do what they love for a living, together. They host the podcast Happily Stuck Forever & Always where they talk about social media, growing your brand and building a business, as well as current events, what they're watching and listening to, and pop culture. They're both active YouTubers and content creators across various platforms along with being entrepreneurs that have launched various businesses to support their creative endeavours. Ali and Bryan live in Phoenix, AZ with their two fur babies, Gryffin and Penny.

Check out their Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happily-stuck-forever-always/id1624553202

Bryan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BryanAdamCastillo

Ali's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexisThereseCastillo

About this episode's host:

Scott Bakken is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and one of the hosts of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.

Scott's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottcbakken

Episode 0025  - In this episode: We dig into science and psychology a bit with John Gasienica, a therapist with the Pain Psychology Center who joins the show for an eye-opening conversation about retraining your brain, how the majority of the chronic pain we experience is derived from neuroplastic pain (explained in this episode) and the role anxiety plays. Scott shares more of his own personal experience with anxiety manifesting as physical pain and we hope the insights you draw from this episode can help you or those in your community and network be better equipped to recognize and re-train your brain if or when you encounter similar experiences. 

Links:

Book - "The Way Out" - https://www.amazon.com/Way-Out-Revolutionary-Scientifically-Approach/dp/059308683X/

Learn more about the Pain Reprocessing Center: https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/

About John Gasienica:

John Gasienica, ASW, brings personal understanding and empathy alongside contemporary methodology to clients experiencing pain, anxiety, and depression. Using a light-hearted demeanor, John uniquely caters Pain Reprocessing Therapy with a cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based approach to each individual client. John received his master’s degree from the University of Southern California and leads the Business Development and Outreach Program at the Pain Psychology Center.

About this episode's host:

Scott Bakken is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and one of the hosts of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.

Scott's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottcbakken

Episode 0024  - In this episode: International wedding and portrait photographer and educator Nicole Ashley joins the show to talk about everything from positioning yourself to land the clients you want, finding balance between life and work as a creative person, stepping into your renaissance season, the power of play and creating for yourself, and a wide range of topics we hope encourage you in your own creative journey. 

About Nicole Ashley:

Nicole Ashley is an international portrait and wedding photographer based out of Alberta, Canada. Her influence has branched out far beyond the boundaries of her city, bringing her throughout much of Canada, and on to international destinations such as Iceland, Italy, Switzerland, and Australia. Nicole has built an impressive resume, photographing magazine features, best selling novel covers, internationally acclaimed musicians, music festivals and fashion shows. With innate creativity, unparalleled work ethic, and a passion for the entire craft, she is not only a photographer but an artist. Her main areas of focus are now intimate weddings and couples portraiture. Not only an artist but as an educator in her craft, she also hosts and speaks at several awards winning photo conferences throughout the world.

Find Nicole on Instagram.
Learn more about Nicole: https://www.nicoleashley.ca/

About this episode's host:

Scott Bakken is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and one of the hosts of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.

Scott's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottcbakken

Episode 0023  - In this episode: Health and wellness coach, digital creator, and new dad Brian Pruett joins the show to talk about everything from creating foundational daily rhythms, building a 1% better daily mindset, the integration of health and wellness into supporting your overall wellbeing and creativity, reframing your negative self-identities, and a wide range of important topics empowering you to be the best version of yourself. 

About Brian Pruett:

Brian an everyday health and wellness coach, digital content creator, and the founder of BFIT. He is a former Division 1 baseball player turned NASM certified Personal Trainer and Coach with a passion to help people become more and step into the life they were meant to live.

You can find him on Instagram and TikTok.
Learn more about Brian: https://brianpruett.com/ 

About this episode's host:

Scott Bakken is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and one of the hosts of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.

Scott's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottcbakken

Episode 0022 - In this episode: The best and worst parts of life usually involve other people. We get into an open conversation around what it looks like practically to tackle conflict head on in the relationships closest to us, how that leads to inclusive community building, and what it takes to work through the hard things we will inevitably encounter when dealing with other people - whether that's in our creative pursuits or in our closest relationships. 

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Alberta Blue Cross and was created to help inspire discussions around the importance of taking care of your health whether it be mental, physical, social, or even financial. We are proud to provide our Socality House team members with Alberta Blue Cross employee health benefits to help them live their best lives.  

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Hosts & Guests:

Scott Bakken:  Scott is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and a host of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.

Rheanna Lauren (Caedance): Rheanna (Caedance) is Canadian multi-disciplinary creator, artist, and songwriter currently based out of Los Angeles, California.

Jay McDonald: Jay is a commercial photographer, co-founder of commercial production company Roam Creative, and a mental health advocate based out of Calgary, Canada.

Levi Washington: Levi is a poet, author of "Love Isn't", and actively communicates to a growing audience on TikTok and Instagram where he engages and challenges perspectives around love and relationship. 

Episode 0021  - In this episode: Creator and entrepreneur Jasmine Lorimer joins the the show to talk about her experience as Canada's first (and only) Bachelorette, her journey into becoming a full-time content creator, and the ways she's diversifying and building out her business as an entrepreneur at the same time. We get into the behind the scenes on her Bachelorette experience, how she's engaging with different social platforms, diversifying revenue, working with brands,  managing expectations and identity when it comes to social media, creating for yourself, and more.

About Jasmine Lorimer:

Jasmine is a Canadian creator and entrepreneur with a focus on travel, beauty, home decor, and a healthy dose of relatable daily life. Along with her work as a full time content creator she runs retro-inspired shop "Dream On" and her recently launched Avocado Guesthouse in Whistler, British Columbia.  

You can find her on Instagram and TikTok

About this episode's host:

Scott Bakken is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and one of the hosts of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.

Scott's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottcbakken

Episode 0020 - In this episode: We're talking about friendship and the various dynamics we all have to manage as we navigate relating with each other, different levels of friendship, communication styles, and how we can all be more intentional in the way we relate with each other as individuals and in community. 

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Alberta Blue Cross and was created to help inspire discussions around the importance of taking care of your health whether it be mental, physical, social, or even financial. We are proud to provide our Socality House team members with Alberta Blue Cross employee health benefits to help them live their best lives.  

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Hosts & Guests:

Scott Bakken:  Scott is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and a host of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.

Jonathan Zoeteman: Jonathan is the operations director at Socality, a portrait and lifestyle photographer, and ambassador for Canon Canada based out of Calgary, Canada.

Levi Switzer: Levi is a skateboarder, barber, wedding officiant, and host of the @ShredzShop Youtube channel. Levi is based out of Calgary, Canada with his wife Ginger.

Episode 0019  - In this episode: Photographer, videographer, and content creator Anthony Gugliotta joins the show to talk about how he's strategically grown his personal brand across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube over the last year along with building a successful business supporting other creators in improving their own creative and storytelling skills. We get into originality, finding your unique competitive advantage, short form content tactics, creating long-term and evergreen value with your content, and much more. 

About Anthony Gugliotta:

Anthony is a Toronto-based content creator and educator with over a decade of photography experience. Leaning into his background in architecture and design, Anthony uses his love of buildings and the outdoors to craft teachable photography moments that he shares with his audience on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram Reels. Never satisfied with the status quo, his goal is to create compelling visuals that inspire others to improve their photography and storytelling skills!

You can find him on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

About this episode's host:

Scott Bakken is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and one of the hosts of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.

Scott's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottcbakken

Episode 0018 - In this episode: The second half of a two-part conversation around managing and overcoming anxiety and the many challenges we face as creatives in navigating our past, the role of therapy, thriving through ADHD, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive and other diagnoses, and more. We're grateful for the honesty and vulnerability of all the guests for these and hope that their stories can encourage you wherever you're at in your personal and creative journey.

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Alberta Blue Cross and was created to help inspire discussions around the importance of taking care of your health whether it be mental, physical, social, or even financial. We are proud to provide our Socality House team members with Alberta Blue Cross employee health benefits to help them live their best lives.  

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Hosts & Guests:

Scott Bakken:  Scott is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and a host of The Socality Show. Scott lives in Calgary, Canada with his wife Jessica and two kids.

Rheanna Lauren (Caedance): Rheanna (Caedance) is Canadian multi-disciplinary creator, artist, and songwriter currently based out of Los Angeles, California.

Jay McDonald: Jay is a commercial photographer, co-founder of commercial production company Roam Creative, and a mental health advocate based out of Calgary, Canada.

Levi Washington: Levi is a poet, author of "Love Isn't", and actively communicates to a growing audience on TikTok and Instagram where he engages and challenges perspectives around love and relationship.