Today’s is my second podcast with Dale Allen-Rowse, if you want to watch and listen to the first podcast, please go to Podcast #30. Dale is visionary storyteller, spiritual channel, and creative force who writes through a process known as Automatic Writing, a stream of consciousness he has honed as both art and sacred practice. His queer and genre-…

Today’s podcast is all about Corey Dissin. He doesn’t believe in shortcuts, and he sure as hell doesn’t teach them. For nearly 30 years, Corey led high-stakes media projects for some of the biggest names in entertainment: Disney on Ice, The Howard Stern Show, Monster Jam, and the Philadelphia 76ers. He managed over 100,000 projects, delivered resul…

Today’s podcast is all about Kamala Lopez. After a ten-year hiatus to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified to the U.S. Constitution Kamala Lopez is back in the business with new episodes of Tim Robinson’s "I Think You Should Leave, and "Interior Chinatown" filmed this past season. Over her long career, the award-winning bilingual actress has sta…

Today’s podcast is all about Dr. Dave Montgomery. He is a board-certified cardiologist and the founder of PREventClinic in Atlanta. Known as Dr. Dave, he is a sought-after TV personality and serves as the medical contributor for News Nation, America’s source for fact-based, unbiased news. He has also made frequent appearances on CNN, HLN, and vario…

Today’s podcast is all about Ted Guastello. Having over a decade of experience in the adolescent behavioral health space gives Ted a unique perspective to understand the needed clinical foundation and qualities of what it takes to create a successful adolescent mental health program. Ted has a rare ability to harness individual strengths to work co…

Today’s podcast is all about Amanda Golka. Born and raised in Southern California, Amanda Golka has always had a sharp instinct for spotting emerging trends. In 2014 she decided to take her love for editing and filmmaking to YouTube, and thus Swell Entertainment was born. Since the conception of her online presence Amanda has garnered the trust of …

Today’s podcast is all about Chris Delhomme. Hailing from New Orleans, a city known best for music, celebration, and community, he found his voice. He draws upon this rich foundation as an executive leader in public relations and communications. Most recently, as a VP of Communications for Paramount Global, Chris headed up the West Coast PR strateg…

Today’s podcast is all about David Singer. He has had an exceptional musical career playing for decades on world-class stages, but his life’s story is one of humble roots, grit and determination, and at one time, he had three jobs to provide for his family. David Singer has performed many times in Carnegie Hall including a chamber music performance…

Today’s podcast is all about Ronnie Marmo. Originally from the East Coast, this Actor, Director and Writer has managed to call both the East and West coasts home during his twenty-five-year career. Ronnie is most recently known for his performance in his one-man show, “I’m Not A Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce”, which he also penned, directed by the tale…

Today’s podcast is all about Kelly Berkompas. She is a passionate advocate for wildfire home preparedness and risk management, playing a key role, as Co-Founder, in expanding awareness and adoption of Brandguard Vents, an industry leader in ember-resistant vent technology. With a background in business development, strategic partnerships, and risk …

Today’s podcast is all about Marcia Kimpton. Born in the windy city of Chicago, Marcia Kimpton knew from an early age that she was destined to tell stories. As a love for the arts was deeply engrained in her upbringing. Her profound love of movies ignited her fascination for storytelling and its unique ability to affect an audience. She knew she ha…

Today’s podcast is all about RJ Stewart. He is the author of his recently released post-apocalyptic thriller, Crazy Hawk, but he is best known for developing, writing and producing Xena: Warrior Princess (starring Lucy Lawless), once the highest-rated television show in syndication. RJ started out as a teamster for nine years and a fledgling stage …

Today’s podcast is all about Alretha Thomas. She unfortunately suffered childhood trauma, including physical abuse from a stepfather, molestation from a family associate, and the suffering of second-degree burns at age three at the hands of a neighbor. At age 14 she found her 36-year-old mother dead at their home. Thomas has lived with resilience a…

Today's Podcast is with Chris Carcelle. This is my second podcast with Chris. If you want to learn all about Chris and his back story, please head over to podcast number 35. Today Chris and I just talk shop about the film and television industry. Since getting a bachelor’s degree in fine arts Chris has been running full speed into the film industry…

Today’s podcast is all about Aaron Burrows. He spent his formative years in Houston, Texas where in 2009 he graduated from The College of Biblical Studies. At nearly 400 pounds and unhappy with his health and appearance, he turned to running and lost almost 100 pounds his first year and 75 pounds over the next 4 years. While preparing to run a 50-m…

Today’s podcast is all about Michael Allison. He is a U.S. Marine Corps Combat Veteran, a Purple Heart recipient, and now a globally recognized keynote speaker and leadership coach. Michael likes to use his experiences to discuss “The UN-Leadership®” striving to break the mold of traditional leadership, which he believes is the key to unlocking you…

Today’s podcast is all about Scott Silverman. He is the founder of Second Chance and works to break the cycle of substance abuse, unemployment, poverty, and homelessness for 25,000 at-risk teens and adults going through the incarceration system. Today, Scott leads the team at Confidential Recovery, an intensive outpatient substance abuse recovery p…

Today's Podcast is with the Brian Rousso. This is my second podcast with Brian and we pretty much just focus on his graphic novel, Grid Wars. If you want to learn more about Brian you can go back to podcast number 18 for his introductory podcast. Based in Los Angles, Brian is a seasoned creative professional with an extensive media & technology bus…

Today’s podcast is all about Lily Malm. She is an Los Angeles-based screenwriter & AFI Fellow. Lily is also a full-time screen writer and has been an Austin Film Festival finalist, Big Apple Film Festival winner, Final Draft’s Big Break Screenwriting Contest Top 5 finalist and finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope Screenplay Competit…

Today’s podcast is all about Phillip Lindsey. He is a writer, director, and editor based in Los Angeles. He started his post-production career, editing commercials, infomercials, live-streaming shows, internet ad campaigns, trailers, reality shows, and sizzle reels. Over the last five years, he has focused on writing and directing since finishing t…

Today’s podcast is all about Glen Olson. He is a retired fire captain, fire inspector, and paramedic and technical writer. He is a contributing author to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s original CERT Disaster Preparedness Student Manual, distributed nationwide by FEMA. He is also a published Science fiction and fantasy writer and has written a bo…

Today’s podcast is all about Penny Foskaris. Penny had for many years struggled with many health issues that no Dr. could figure out. She was in continuous pain daily and dizzy to the point that I couldn’t walk across a room or even drive a car. It was difficult for her to work, live and take care of her family. So she took action, and combined her…

Today’s podcast is all about Jason Satterlund. He has been writing and directing films for 25 years which include a few award-winning feature films and over 30 episodes of television. In Jason’s latest feature film, The Abandon, sold to Lionsgate. He’s been seen on the cover of the arts section of the New York Times for his work in the Star Wars un…

Today’s podcast is all about Scott Kronick. He is a long time China hand with over 30+ years in the region. Scott is currently a Senior Advisor of Ogilvy Public Relations, Asia Pacific, covering 30 offices in 15 countries. He was formerly President and CEO of Ogilvy Asia Pacific for 7+ years. Also, Scott is the author of the blog, the Monday Mornin…

Today’s podcast is all about Dr. Brian Licuanan. This is my second podcast with Brian and we do a deep dive into his Jujitsu career. Dr. Brian is a California board-certified psychologist with nearly 20 years working with demographically diverse populations, Dr. Brian keeps things busy. He also trains in Jujutsu to keep his mind, body, and soul str…

Today's podcast is with Dr. Emma Wagner. It's Emma's second podcast with me and today we focus on her upcoming departure of the US, focusing on living her life abroad. In our first podcast together we dig deep on her focus is to help her clients live a healthy and active lifestyle. She is an expert in chiropractic care, energy medicine, functional …

Today’s podcast is all about Jesston Williams. As the Executive Director of Tangelic, Jesston Williams spearheads the organization’s strategic initiatives to advance sustainable energy solutions for underserved communities in Ghana and beyond. Under his leadership, the Tangelic Initiative has made significant strides in extending solar power to rur…

Today's podcast is all about Bryan Howard. He was born in Wisconsin and lived in Chicago and Minnesota as a kid and moved to California in the 70's. After growing up in Woodland Hills and went to Taft High School and then the University of Kansas on a football scholarship. Bryan signed as a free agent with a couple NFL teams and after his football …

Today's Podcast is all about David Butow. This is my third podcast with David. If you would like to learn all about David, his background and his amazing career, then please listen to Episode 10 and in Episode 68. Today's podcast is all about David's recent photographic assignment covering the Los Angeles WildFires. David Butow is a Photographer wh…

Today’s podcast is all about Brian Delate. Brian is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War (1969-70). Since then, he has had a diverse and rewarding film, theatre, and TV career. Brian worked on the big screen with luminaries like Al Pacino, Jim Carrey, Jodie Foster, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Tim Robbins, and many others and he was prominently featured…

Today's Podcast is with Adam Brawer. This is my second podcast conversation with Adam and today we discuss real estate in Los Angeles and some of the projects he is working on. Adam's first podcast conversation with me went much deeper into his background and his early days, if you are interested in listening to that, please go to Podcast #39. An E…

Today’s podcast is all about Padideh Jafari. She is the founder and CEO of Jafari Law & Mediation Office in LA. Mrs. Jafari was admitted to the California Bar and the United States District Court for the Central District of California in 2003 and for the past 22 years, she has represented clients with complex Family Law issues, including business v…

Today’s podcast is all about Dana Lustig. She was born in Israel and served in the Israeli army, after that she moved to Los Angeles to study at the American Film Institute, where, for the past 14 years, she has been a faculty member. Dana has directed five feature films and produced over twenty-five independent features and two TV series. Dana is …

Today’s podcast is all about Jason Edwards. For more than three decades he has roamed the world with a camera in hand, bearing witness to the raw beauty of nature and the complexities of the human condition. Jason’s images all come from stories larger than the individual frame. One consistent element in Jason’s photography is diversity. Jason has b…

Today’s podcast is all about Joyce Fidler. She is an actor, writer and singer. Her book “Evolution of a Baby Boomer” takes us on her journey as a record store owner and rock band singer who begins her adult years in the Bible belt where sex, drugs and rock & roll dominate her life. As she relocates to Los Angeles in her forties, she invites readers…

Today’s podcast is all about Conrad Sanchez. He hails from Spain and after a brief stint in Basketball and Finance he spent years developing his education on the intricacies of the human body. His continuous professional development, experience as a trainer and educator, and his has specialized in dealing with clients that have a variety of issues …

Today’s podcast is all about Gaby Caplan. Hailing from the United Kingdom, with short stints in China and Los Angeles Gaby moved to New York to pursue a career in journalism and documentary film making; taking a real passion in documenting the stories of Death Row Inmates. She has Created for: VICE News, Refinery29, WIRED, NPR, BBC News, Currently …

Today’s podcast is all about Matthew Rose. He is a Creative Executive and Producer with over 15 years of experience in reality and lifestyle programming. In that decade in-a-half he has seemingly done it all; from casting through final cut, from managing local production crews on-location and to prioritize multiple projects with competing productio…

Today’s podcast is all about Hollis Morrissette. He is an American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, former Mr. United States pageant titleholder (2020), former model, published author, and entrepreneur. On the Television side he is known for his work on Vice Principals (2016) and short films such as The Gorgeous and To Kill A Good Samaritan. To…

Today’s podcast is all about Brandon Violette. He is currently Story Editor for RoboGobo at Disney Television Animation and previously served as Co-Developer/Story Editor on CoComelon Lane and has written on Dew Drop Diaries, Pupstruction, T.O.T.S., Thomas & Friends and Stretch Armstrong & The Flex Fighters. Before moving to Los Angeles, he lived a…

Today's Podcast is all about Joe Rivadeneira. Joe has been a leading unscripted creative and business development executive for more than a decade, specializing in broadcast, cable and digital OTT platforms. Joe’s experiences on developing long form content, social content and licensing opportunities is extensive. Tune in for a wide ranging convers…

Today's Podcast is all about James Bond. He is a “Behavioral Management” specialist and have spent more than 35 years as a marketing, management, and strategic planning consultant. James has developed a set of tools you can use in any sales conversation, any time you’re trying to persuade someone, any time you’re marketing anything. Tune in for an …

Today's Podcast is all about Joel Marshall. He is an actor, comedian, and podcast host, and is currently known for his hit live streaming program Joel Marshall’s Lunch Therapy, now in its fifth year. Joel also writes, produces, and keeps himself very busy. Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation. To learn more about Joel: https://joelmarshall.com…

Today's Podcast is all about Craig Carlisle. He is an Emmy Award-winning and Humanitas Prize Finalist writer, as well as a head writer, a story editor and a voice director. Current career focus is animated children's programming. He has written over 100 episodes of animated kids TV and served as head writer on more than 225 episodes. Tune in for a …

Today's Podcast is all about Paul Vercammen. He is currently the Communications Director for one of the world's most decorated and effective relief organizations, ShelterBox USA. Before that Paul was a hybrid reporter/producer for CNN on both Broadcast Television and Digital Platforms. Paul has taken home Emmy awards and multiple Peabody awards for…

Today's Podcast is all about Sky Liam. He attended the University of Southern California where he studied Theatre and Chinese language while captaining both the Tae Kwon Do and Wushu martial arts teams. After graduation he moved to Beijing, China, and spent time training and competing internationally. Sky grew up in Portland, Oregon and resides in …

Today's Podcast is all about Liz Entin. She began examining if there was evidence of an afterlife and anything paranormal in 2015 following the passing of her father. While she still considers herself skeptical and an atheist, the evidence really blew her away. She is the author of two books, she is also the host of her podcast: “WTF Just Happened”…

Today's Podcast is all about Isaiah Washington. He is a former College football player whose passion for Health & Fitness begins in High school while training for football at the age of 14 in Brooklyn. Isaiah then pursued a degree in health and wellness, while playing college football, where he underwent some career-ending injuries which then shift…

Today's Podcast (#98) is all about Cassius Michael Kim, Director, Writer & Executive Producer of Man On The Run – a Netflix documentary about the 1MDB Scandal in Malaysia. Of course, our conversation goes well beyond the that project, looking back at Cassius and his previous time with CNN, The Wonder List and then now moving to his new production c…

Today's Podcast (#97) is with Matthew Moore. He has studied and performed improv since 1995 in Los Angeles, as well as performing regularly at the major comedy clubs in LA and has also appeared at Caroline’s on Broadway and Gotham Comedy Club in NY. Beyond the improv and comedy Matthew is also a writer, director, and producer of comedic short films…