The Socality Show

Episode 0017 - In this episode: The first 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. 

Episode 0016 - In this episode: We get personal with our own struggles with burnout both personally and creatively and unpack some of the symptoms, tools, and ways we're all learning to better manage our time, build healthy rhythms, and look at how to design and build a life that avoids hitting burnout in the first place. 

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.

Jillian Tranquilla: Jillian  is a multi-medium creative from Calgary Alberta, working in the digital marketing industry as a commercial photographer, videographer and designer. She hosts a podcast on health and wellness and spirituality called the Flaws of Attraction podcast! 

Episode 0015 - In this episode: We're talking about productivity and intentionality for creators and freelancers and the things that hold us back from moving forward in our lives and careers. We get into the myth of the 40 hour work week, building better systems, balancing creativity and work, practical tools that have worked for us, and more. 

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.

Jillian Tranquilla: Jillian  is a multi-medium creative from Calgary Alberta, working in the digital marketing industry as a commercial photographer, videographer and designer. She also hosts a podcast on health and wellness and spirituality called the Flaws of Attraction podcast! 

Episode 0014  - In this episode: Garrett King and Irene Rudnyk join the show to dig into the important subject of social media, its impact on our mental health, rediscovering what's important, getting clear on your values, dealing with criticism,  and coming through the difficult seasons with clarity on what matters most.

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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This episode was recorded in Fall 2022.

About Garrett King:

Garrett King (@shortstache) is a lifestyle photographer with a knack for storytelling. He currently resides in Southern California, but seems to travel anywhere to get the job done. Design, photography, and videography are his main focuses. His unique perspective in the creative industry is evident through his color aesthetic and derivative in his style. Storytelling is a key element he emphasizes through both his personal and professional work. The moments in between are what matters the most. It’s about the bigger picture and journey as a whole.

Garrett is creator on the Canon USA team and has worked with clients ranging from Budweiser, Highland Park Whiskey, Danner Boots, Samsung, LG, Leica, ASUS, Sony, Matador, Mercedes Benz, Smartcar, Infiniti, Apple, Glenfiddich, Acura, Hyundai, DJI, and more. 

To see more of Garrett's work visit his website or find him on Instagram. 

About Irene Rudnyk:

Irene Rudnyk (@irenerudnykphoto) is a portrait photographer, Youtuber, and educator inspired by feminine beauty. She works to capture the woman in front of her camera in a more creative, romantic manner, putting a lot of thought into the environment and details of the photo to create a visually pleasing and feminine version of the finished product. Irene enjoys helping other photographers with tutorials, behind the scenes, and DIY videos and has built a significant platform and Youtube channel where she instructs and engages with thousands of photographers through her educational videos, workshops, content, and creative work.

To see more of Irene's work, you can find her on 500px, Instagram, 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 0013  - In this episode: Creative brand strategist and creator business coach Joey Speers joins the show to talk about a wide range of subjects including how you can build a six-figure creative business by solving problems, creating dream outcomes for your clients, crafting better offers,  and much more.

The pricing calculator Joey mentions in this episode can be found here: https://www.creativrise.com/pricingcalculator

About Joey 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.

Find Joey on Instagram
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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 0012  - In this episode: Filmmaker and YouTuber Sam Newton joins the show to talk about a wide range of subjects including his approach to originality, being different, merging your passions into a unique creative offering, monetizing your creativity, how he launched his career in travel filmmaking and YouTube, and much more. 

About Sam Newton:

Sam Newton is a US-based travel filmmaker and Canon Ambassador who has built a career off of creating travel films on YouTube. Known for his funny antics like wearing turtlenecks and calling out the cliches of the travel community, Sam uses a unique blend of humour and cinematography to prove to people that being original will always beat out following trends and copy-pasting work for the algorithm.

Find Sam on Instagram
Find Sam on YouTube
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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 0011  - In this episode: Tom Noske, a creative entrepreneur, content creator, and ultra-endurance triathlete joins the show from Australia to talk about a wide range of subjects including building an audience and personal brand around the things you love, stepping into your authentic self through your creative work, and his advice and strategies for building out your own creative content pillars, handling criticism and much more. 

About Tom Noske:

Tom Noske is a creative entrepreneur and ultra-endurance triathlete living in Australia, sharing his experience and journey in the pursuit of a more meaningful, happier and healthier life in a way that helps others along their unique journeys.

Find Tom on Instagram
Find Tom on YouTube
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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 0010 - In this episode: We do a bit of switch-up for this episode as our friend Levi Switzer sits down with Socality founder Scott Bakken and Jonathan Zoeteman to hear more of Scott's story, the origins of Socality, and some of the lessons learned along the way.  

Hosts & Guests:

Scott Bakken:  Scott is the founder of Socality, a commercial photographer, ambassador for Canon Canada, and 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.

About our guest host:

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 009 - In this episode: Scott sits down with VERO founder Ayman Hariri and VERO Head of Community Tom Hodgson to get the inside scoop straight from the source on what's happening with VERO, what they're building, and why it just might be one of the viable alternatives to Instagram that creatives have been looking for. We left inspired by what they're building and think you will too.

About VERO:
Vero is a social media app with an ad-free, algorithm-free, and no data-mining policy. You can learn more about the app at https://vero.co/.

Learn more about Ayman Hariri: https://vero.co/site/newsroom/ayman-hariri

Learn more about Tom Hodgson: https://vero.co/site/newsroom/tom-hodgson

About the host:

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

 Series 1, Episode 8  - In this episode: Dan Carter, photographer and founder of Common Culture shares the inspiring story of living in South Africa, and using his photography as a motivator to cultivate both storytelling and change. Dan touches on a variety of topics like his creative process, the power that storytelling holds in art, and how to creating meaningful and authentic mindsets that cultivate helping others. We left incredibly inspired from this conversation and believe you will too!

This episode was recorded on June 9, 2021 with a live virtual audience. The full video episode can be seen on YouTube.

About Dan Carter:

Dan Carter is a commercial, travel, and lifestyle photographer, producer, storyteller and social entrepreneur based out of Cape Town, South Africa. Dan's work captures people and places in a profound and meaningful way, and his distinctive style always offers space for the viewer to pause, ask questions, and look deeper. Dan's creative work has taken him around the world, but his passion for coffee, community, and change led him to launch Common Culture in 2021 - a social enterprise initiative merging his passion for coffee and community with the large need for employment and vocational education in South Africa.

Learn more about Common Culture at www.commonculture.co.za
Find Dan on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dancarter/
Find Common Culture on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/commonza/​

About the hosts:

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

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

Zack Melhus: Zack Melhus is a commercial and lifestyle photographer based in Chilliwack, BC, an ambassador for Canon Canada, and host of The Socality Show and Canon Creator Lab virtual events.

Zack's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zmelhus