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19. Palonia Blue

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Model turned creative designer, Palonia dishes on the modeling life, what teens don’t know, her love of films and the 80’s, the hard life lessons, and L.A. being quite a character itself.

15. DC Cassidy - Part 1

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My podcast series is back! This is my “screw you” to Covid-19. My friend and mentor, Michael Fisk, introduced me to a man named DC Cassidy. Man, he’s got some incredible stories. Originally from the tech and start up world, he transitioned into storytelling. But it wasn’t easy. DC experienced a harrowing journey of injustice and incredibly unfair events that we call law and order. This is part 1 of 2.

14. David Luner

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Executive Vice President of MGM Studios for television, David Luner, generously dives into the world of marketing television shows to networks, distributors, and territories. He hails from Mattel to Fremantle, four years at Lionsgate, and now at MGM Studios. His in-depth knowledge and experience will break down how the business of selling and advertising a show works. Push play and take notes!

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13. Sarah Heath

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A dazzling soul, Reverend Sarah Heath and I have a delightful ping pong banter where she openly shares how she became a pastor, that it is a real job, the catches, her secret desire to be an actor, our heartbreaks of old loves, creating space to unite others, the cost of being a pastor, and describing what our “perfect day” is.

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When I got to know Sarah back in 2010, she said she’s very happy but not satisfied. That resonated with me till this day and always will. At the time, she really wanted to act in films. So, I cast her in my short film and she nailed it. Give it a watch.

12. Hojo Shin

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Actor, Hojo Shin, shares about her love of performing different characters from a super early age, growing up in multiple countries, becoming a skillful linguist, dishing on musicals, opening up about the uncertainty of a movie career, and her surprising passion for a certain movie genre that excites her and her future.

11. David James

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David James is a legendary photographer and mentor who I’ve had the great fortune of him sharing just a fraction of amazing stories during his time as a still photographer for small and big films. Born during World War II, he knew he wanted to photograph movies since he was a kid. He reveals some fun, warm, and anecdotal memories when he worked with Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, his daughter, Chiabella James, and many others.

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10. Amanda Tataryn

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Amanda Tataryn is a model & development coach! She shares her early life as a working model in multiple countries, openly reveals the true tenacity, grit, diligence, mental health of social media, and passion models need to succeed, and that they're also imperfect beings behind their beauty.

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9. Miles Crist

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'Mindhunter' still & behind-the-scenes photographer, Miles Crist, shares his incredible path from knowing the right person at the right time to winning the 8-month job of photographing BTS of 'Mindhunter' for Netflix, jumping from Columbia to Art Center, the demanding surprises of the profession, his passion for films, learning from David Fincher, and working for him again this winter. Check out his website at milescrist.com!