This week Amanda talks content creation with Andrew Cohen and Ryan Kieffer of Confidential Creative in Los Angeles along with queer country artist, Paisley Fields. With so many options these days for creating content (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch), the possibilities are endless, but what does it look like when you actually want to get an idea off the ground? The answer: just do it and figure it out as you go.  

With backgrounds in PR and law, Andrew and Ryan talk about how they teamed up after high school to start Confidential Creative, an incubator and animation studio. They discuss the importance of sharing the workload, not waiting on others to give permission to move forward with a good idea, and the fear of pursuing an option that seems outside of the realm of expectations.  

Paisley talks about learning from failure, what trust means to him when working with other creators, and creating the Paisley Show as a way to stay connected with other artists. They talk about steps they’ve all taken to get their foot in the door, and what they do to stay connected with their network, fans, and potential collaborators by being persistent but not annoying (there’s a difference). 

The three of them (with Amanda) tease a project in development; an animated series that centers around Paisley’s experience working in a piano bar in the village in Manhattan with a LGBTQ+ cast of characters. 

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