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  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Michael Graf about his Emmy award-winning writing and directing. Timestamps (3:11) Who is Michael Graf? (15:59) The Last Indian War. (20:36) What does optioning a script mean? (22:10) What is the ideal optioning scenario? (27:02) How has the transition to online/remote work been for Michael? (37:48) […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Sarah Kochan about entrepreneurship. Timestamps (3:32) Who is Sarah Kochan? (4:51) Sarah’s origin story. (10:31) How has the switch to online learning worked for Sarah? (12:43) Sarah’s second business. (15:09) Does Sarah help people with more basic business coaching? (16:47) How do you scale a service […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Carolyn Averill about turning an in-person gala to a livestreamed event. Timestamps (4:30) Who is Carolyn? (7:45) The first ever virtual St. Ambrose Gala. (9:15) The inspiration for the event. (13:01) What are the pros and cons of a virtual event. (25:18) The mega doc. (27:56) […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, Ryan and John chat about hunting, shopping and thankfulness. Timestamps (3:42) Opening weekend hunt! (50:34) Thankfulness. (59:22) What are John and Ryan thankful for?

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Ashley Taylor about her advertising experience. Timestamps (5:18) Who is Ashley Taylor? (8:03) Ashley’s transition to AAF president. (11:12) What has it been like for Ashley to be the AAF president during a pandemic? (15:36) What does an account executive at NBC do? (19:48) What about […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Joe Fulton about his editing experience. Timestamps (4:12) Who is Joe Fulton? (22:42) From high school video projects to Emmy nominated. (25:01) How was the move from the Midwest to LA? (29:33) NLE software. (51:24) Remote directing/consulting. (52:32) Studying with the Cowboy. (1:02:30) House Call. (1:15:14) […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Molly Luksik about her experience with ballet and starting her own studio. Timestamps (7:48) Who is Molly? (9:26) What is being a professional ballerina like? (21:57) How has the transition been from professional ballerina to opening your own ballet academy? (23:49) Imposter syndrome. (1:00:35) Good, cheap, […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Chad Halverson about drone tips and tricks. Timestamps (3:50) Who is Chad? (19:55) Drone stuff! (20:55) Chad’s reel. (31:47) Chad’s first drone crash. (38:49) Drone insurance. (52:15) Flying at night. (59:07) Has Chad ever done any international drone work? (1:02:47) FAA authorization and Part 107. (1:15:28) […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Tom Kermgard of Kingdom Filmworks about Commercial Production and getting things done while still having fun. Timestamps (3:47) Who is Tom Kermgard? (18:26) From copywriter to Kingdom Filmworks. (24:53) What are the qualities you need to make it as a producer? (29:18) What was Tom’s experience […]

  In this Happy Hour podcast, Ryan and John chat with Luke Kolarsky about studio and live production. Timestamps (3:18) Who is Luke? (5:56) What is it like being a jack of all trades at Backflip? (12:08) The Backflip studio demo reel. (14:37) Luke’s favorite studio set/project. (18:01) How long did the Avid Ratings set […]