The Tie-In

This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark sit down with Sabrina Torres, the Founder of The Great Film Club (@thegreatfilmclub), to discuss how screening events can bring artists together! Their annual festival is coming up August 22 and runs through August 24. It’s free to submit, and Sabrina’s team prioritizes showcasing the work of filmmakers who are trying to find their audience. This is a great episode for anyone interested in what’s trending for independent film production. One huge takeaway is that the people who are persevering in the industry are those who aren’t afraid to innovate. We hope this episode enlightens and inspires you! Don’t wait for Hollywood to knock on your door before you make that movie magic happen!

You can learn more about The Great Film Club and submit your own work by visiting their website: https://www.thegreatfilmclub.com 

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
• Zena Harris on LinkedIn
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Thanks so much for being fans of “The Tie-In!” We look forward to releasing another full episode on Tuesday, but for now, we wanted to wish you a happy and healthy summer! 

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
• Zena Harris on LinkedIn
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This week on “The Tie-In,” we have a very special episode for you. Zena and Mark are behind the scenes with the folks at Showpower (Showpower.com) during the Coldplay concert. Our hot take is that the coolest thing about the event is Coldplay’s innovative vision. Their talent and artistry and stage presence are matched only by their ingenuity. This is your exclusive opportunity to go backstage with Paul Schurink and the rest of the Showpower team to learn exactly how they are keeping the planet safe while keeping all Coldplay fans entertained! As we’ve said here many times, creating the art we enjoy can also create a great space for new ideas around clean tech to take center stage. We hope you enjoy our perspective on the event, and we’re proud of all the great ideas, vibes, and inspiration we caught on camera. 

Trust us, you’ll want to make time for one of their concerts someday. Check out their website and stay tuned for future sustainable shows here: https://www.coldplay.com 

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
• Zena Harris on LinkedIn
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This week on The Tie-In, it’s a joy to bring you our discussion on digital opportunity with Mo Dhaliwal, the CEO and Founder of Skyrocket Digitial. A software engineer turned marketer, Mo is also the esteemed host of The High Agency Podcast (@highagencypod), which Mark had the pleasure of being on recently. On this podcast, we talk about how visionaries championing cultural change can create social impact. These inclusive conversations can lead to better sustainability as more voices are heard, and we hope you enjoy hearing his voice as much as we did. Art, technology, and social advocacy can create entire shifts in our cultural consciousness when working together. 

Please continue to work with us in spreading the word about awesome forward-thinkers like Mo, and please tune in to his terrific show: https://highagencypodcast.com/host/mo-dhaliwal 

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
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This week on The Tie-In, we’re very pleased to share a panel conversation about grid tie-ins and how they’re used (or not),  featuring:

-Zsófia Szemerédy, Founder and Managing Director, Leverage Point Entertainment   (@leveragepointentertainment)

https://www.leveragepointent.com/

-Dörte Schneider Garcia, Certified Green Consultant with Eco Eco Film

https://ecoecofilm.com/about/ 

-Roxy Erickson, Co-Director of Creative Zero  (@creativezerouk)

https://www.creativezero.co.uk/ 

These talented women in sustainability and entertainment are finding inventive ways to use data. They recently collaborated to launch a survey and their findings are interesting and informative. Check out this episode to get the scoop.

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
• Zena Harris on LinkedIn
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark sit down with James Ellsmoor (@jellsmoor), an award-winning Sustainability Expert and Writer. He is the CEO of “Island Innovation,” an organization working on developing sustainability for islands worldwide, and we learned so much about how their services help fuel substantial growth for the island regions they support. It’s always a pleasure to host a guest who can speak so eloquently about how they achieve great results for their clients, and the entertainment industry can learn a lot from his approach.

Check out his website and get connected to all his awesome work and ideas right here: https://jellsmoor.com 

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark explore the craft and care behind the fantastic work of Adam Rowe, a Production Designer with iconic credits on such influential shows as “Parks and Recreation,” “The Good Place,” and “Mad Men.” This Emmy winner is always looking for ways to support environmental storytelling, and his approach to reusing set pieces is a great green story on its own. Tune in for lots of anecdotes from someone who forged their own success while doing their best to bring creative climate solutions to production sets. We could have listened to Adam’s stories all day, and we’re confident you will enjoy them too. He’s such a talented artist and super fun guy! Don’t worry, he will definitely be back on the pod someday.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-rowe-703608264?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app - if you want to learn more about Adam, or maybe ask him to tell you some more stories, then please check him out on LinkedIn. We can’t wait to see where his work takes him next!

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark go outside the box with Tanner Watt, and that last name’s no pun, but he does have a great understanding on how we should be using power during live events the right way. He’s been working (and has worked) on a variety of unique and creative partnerships and programs with REVERB (@reverb_org), an organization hoping to start a more global conversation around sustainability in the music industry. This awesome fellow has terrific insight and stories. He’s worked with some truly iconic and interesting people like Willie Nelson and Billie Eilish. These connections didn’t form overnight. He and the people he works with have built them over time, and we think our conversations around his career path might inspire some of our listeners just as it inspired us. We’re never powerless. Don’t forget that.

Visit their website to see how much money they’ve raised in their efforts: https://reverb.org - you can also use their website to learn more about what Tanner does and get connected to their team. There’s places to donate and even get more information about volunteering.

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark discuss the joys of making entertainment that also educates and inspires with Benjamin Ryan Nathan (@benjaminryannathan), an award-winning filmmaker who believes in climate action through climate stories. Tune in to discover how art, including documentaries and the occasional viral video, can better our planet. Ben founded ALL OF US FILMS to utilize creative talent for profound positive impact. Talking with him certainly had a great impact on us, and we hope you enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed talking with him!

Ben is totally comfortable with people interested in visionary innovators reaching out to him, so don’t hesitate to connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminryannathan?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app 

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
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This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark are up to the plate with Writer and Producer, Bill Mikita (@billmikita). He’s got tons of knowledge about making the business work for you, and we loved his stories about his process and experience in getting the stories he wants to tell out on screen. If you’re looking to become a climate influencer and you want to see more climate stories turned into movies, then this episode might provide some much needed inspiration.

One thing we loved hearing from Bill is how he allowed his career path to change over time. He ended up somewhere he didn’t expect but is nonetheless proud of. We hope our listeners will allow themselves to be surprised by where life may lead them. Take chances and don’t be discouraged from making the art you want to make. Bill’s creativity is proof that through determination, problem-solving, and keeping an open-mind, it is possible to make your dreams come alive.

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• You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:
• Zena Harris on LinkedIn
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