Filmmaker Emmanuel Afolabi joins the show for a wide-ranging discussion of his path from Nigeria to pursuing his filmmaking dreams. While relatively young, Emmanuel is very generous with his knowledge, hoping to help others as he himself grows.

Founder/Creative Director Vasanth Seshadri On Growing The Sunny Side Agency in Singapore.

13 days ago 1h 4m

Vasanth Seshadri is the Founder, head honcho and Creative Director of the ad agency in Singapore called The Sunny Side. Vasanth shares his non-traditional path into the ad world, starting out as an engineer before catching the creative b

Building a Directing Career with Seed Media Arts' EP Bradley Johnson and Filmmaker Matthew Underwood

20 days ago 1h 10m

Wow! What a fun, productive talk with Bradley Johnson, Managing Director and EP at Seed Media Arts, and Seed Director Matthew Underwood. We discuss Matthew's spec spot for Chevy titled "Follow Your Own Road" - including the process of developin

Little Hands of Stone Founders Matt McCain & Michael Boychuk Are Crafting Memorable Ad Campaigns.

27 days ago 1h 17m

Matt McCain and Michael Boychuk founded their Little Hands of Stone ad agency in 2019 after both having extensive careers working at other agencies and companies like Amazon. Matt and Michael worked together at the legendary Wong Doody in LA in

Comedy Director Michael Ryan Fagan's Shares Funny Stories from Commercial Sets.

Mar 22nd, 2024 1h 51m

Comedy Director Michael Ryan Fagan was in town, so we chat it up about directing comedy for ads... and we never stop. We discuss his career directing actor Vincent Pastore from The Sopranos, among others. We debate the pros and cons of using LE

What Does Cinematographer Dustin Pearlman Like To Shoot Most?

Mar 15th, 2024 1h 47m

Cinematographer Dustin Pearlman stops by the podcast for a great chat. We met at the DGA trying to dispel myths to help up and coming directors, and we ended up chums. Dustin has shot for brands, agencies, promos, narrative and doc. I try to na

Bo Barrett Goes From Acting In 300 Commercials To Directing Them.

Mar 6th, 2024 1h 27m

Commercial Director Bo Barrett shares his journey from acting in over 300 commercials to pursuing directing. He discusses how he learned on film sets by observing legendary directors. He dives into directing his first paid commercial for the br

From Surf Films To Major Commercials With Director Ross Haines.

Feb 28th, 2024 1h 20m

Filmmaker Ross Haines shares how his career making spots has grown and tells us about his short film "Around the Band". Ross got his start editing surf films in Hawaii, joined Beyoncé’s team for her HBO feature doc, Life Is But a Dream and help

Filmmaker Nema Vand: From Shah's of Sunset Star to VaynerMedia Spot Director.

Feb 16th, 2024 43m 56s

Part two, the exciting conclusion to my chat with Filmmaker Nema Vand. Presently, he is directing commercials at VaynerMedia and Eva Nosidam, the in-house production unit. A turning point came when Nema documented Mike Winkelmann's (Mr. Beeple

VaynerMedia Commercial Director Nema Vand's Filmmaking Evolution from Commercials to TikTok to Features.

Feb 13th, 2024 1h 8m

Filmmaker Nema Vand has enjoyed an eclectic career in entertainment, from being an extra on David Fincher's set, to starting his own casting company to presently directing commercials at VaynerMedia and Eva Nosidam, the in-house production uni

Commercial Director Jason Cook Melds Motion Design And Directing.

Feb 7th, 2024 1h 35m

Commercial director Jason Cook is known for his design-driven approach and ability to concept visually striking commercials that effectively convey messaging. We discuss his formative directing gigs like spots for Toyota and Maytag, where he al

Getting Unstuck with Sacha Reeb: Ideation Techniques and Creative Pushups.

Jan 26th, 2024 1h 31m

My guest is Sacha Reeb, Chief Creative Officer at Manifest. Sacha shares insights into real collaboration and explains Creative Pushups - an internal exercise turned event series - sparked new ideas through contributions to "mini briefs" on Sla

Riding the Squid: Carolyn Chen's Journey from Director to Helping Creatives Navigate Career Transition.

Jan 19th, 2024 1h 27m

Veteran commercial director Carolyn Chen returns to the podcast to offer invaluable career advice. like how storytelling remains key, despite changing tools. My friend Carolyn has since transitioned to life coaching, helping those in entertainm

Invaluable Industry Insights with Spears & Arrows Founder, Managing Director, EP Jason Wolk

Jan 12th, 2024 1h 29m

Thrilled to welcome back Jason Wolk - Founder, Managing Director, and Executive Producer of Spears & Arrows. As the leader of one of the top commercial production companies, Jason has a truly unique insight into the ever-changing advertising wo

Nourish Your Creativity With Spirituality, Wellness And A Touch of Reiki with Lydia Hurlbut.

Jan 5th, 2024 1h 41m

Life Coach Lydia Hurlbut, co-founder of the Filmmakers Academy along with famed Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, joins me in a wide-ranging discussion about spirituality, wellness practices and nurturing creativity. Lydia is a Reiki practitioner

Deconstructing Work With Visionary Commercial Director Tom Kuntz, Part Two.

Jan 2nd, 2024 30m 31s

Commercial Director Tom Kuntz shares more insights into his spots. We discuss his philosophy around collaboration over the years, from thinking input wasn't needed early on to now embracing other creative minds. The importance of respecting

Iconic Commercial Director Tom Kuntz Talks Comedy, Pushing Creative Boundaries and Challenging His Own Process.

Dec 22nd, 2023 1h 13m

Iconic commercial director Tom Kuntz kicks off Season Two. Over the course of his illustrious career, Tom has pushed creative boundaries with award-winning campaigns for Skittles, Old Spice, Tubi, Apple, Ikea, Bacardi, more Apple, Pringle

Podcast Editor Jake Brady's Journey Editing 500 Episodes of Respect the Process.

Dec 8th, 2023 29m 29s

Our podcast editor Jake Brady is one most befitting interviewee for this very special 500th episode of Respect the Process. Jake provides his unique perspective on what he's learned from cuttig our guests and the behind-the-scenes process of ed

RevThink's Joel Pilger Talks Positioning with Panache.

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 21m

My friend and marketing expert Joel Pilger of RevThink joins me for another insightful discussion. Joel shares his expertise on positioning your company and putting yourself out there through LinkedIn outreach. He also stresses the importance o

Just Me, Grateful For Family and What I Get To Do For A Living.

Nov 23rd, 2023 11m 14s

Just me rambling for 10 minutes about how lucky I am to make commercials for a living, and more importantly, that my family is safe and healthy. That is never taken for granted. That I get to work with my sons, my friends and often their kids i

On Set Electrician Jeanne Mailloux Talks "Birdman", Buddhism and Mental Health.

Nov 10th, 2023 1h 35m

Jeanne Mailloux works on commercial sets as a union Electrician. (And spells out to me the difference between the Grips and Electricains.) She shares fascinating insights about her start in filmmaking meeting Nick Cage, working on "Birdman" and

Greg Hahn, Mischief Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Says It All Comes Down To The Work.

Nov 2nd, 2023 1h 9m

Greg Hahn is the Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Mischief@No Fixed Address. Just moments before this insightful and engaging chat, Adweek named Mischief "US Agency of the Year" for excellent brand-building for clients like Tubi (you

Filmmaker Nur Niaz Talks Directing Commercials & Music Videos From Kazakhstan.

Oct 13th, 2023 1h 21m

Director Nur Niaz is a talented filmmaker creating stylish and fun films for Samsung, Toyota, BMW, Coca-Cola, Red Bull and many more. I met Nur via another filmmaker's instagram post of Nur's work an d loved it. He's living in his home country

Managing Director/EP Rebecca Niles Grows ArtClass' Business and Culture.

Sep 25th, 2023 1h 28m

Managing Director/Exec Producer Rebecca Niles offers us a masterclass in everything filmmakers need to know about joining a roster at a top production company. Rebbeca joined Art Class, one of the busiest shoppes working with brilliant filmmake

From ECD To Commercial Directing With Ed Han.

Sep 14th, 2023 1h 30m

Director Ed Han started on the agency side and is now a busy commercial director, having helmed spots for Lincoln, Roomba, Hersey's and more. I love Ed's core philosophy of discover the overlooked, celebrate the journey, share the sublime. Thos