Ep101: A Look Back + New Horizons

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we take a look back on the past 100 episodes, the start of the show, and how it's impacting both our lives.

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Jessica co-hosts this episode where we chat about how it all start with The Angry Millennial + how Corwin pushed me to start the show. Jessica's journey of thinking I'm just an emo llama to becoming the show's producer + supporting a lot of the show is humorous to say the least. We talk a lot about how it's helped us as a couple, along with her career taking off in it's own right during this time with a new full-time job + starting her own small design company, Ume Creative. With 101 episodes done, we're deciding to take some big leaps to take the show into a whole new direction while also doing more coming up with Creatives Aga;nst Depression.

We give insight into what's next for the show + what listeners can expect in the coming months. With that said, we'll be posting a thorough blog post this week detailing more of what's to come, how #AMNation can benefit from some awesome giveaways, and more, so stay tuned.

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Ep100: Everette Taylor

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with entrepreneur + VP of Marketing at Skurt, Everette Taylor.

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Everette is founder of MilliSense (named after his mother Millicent), former CMO at StickerMule and leads growth + marketing for new projects at Microsoft. Throughout his career, Taylor has maintained a strong track record of helping companies grow through creative data-driven marketing. He has been called a "marketing genius" by Forbes, a "marketing star" by Fortune Magazine, a "visionary businessman" by The Huffington Post, and "an innovator who's changing the consumer marketing game" by Black Enterprise.

In this episode, we chat about his recent talk at the Wonder Women Tech Conference, why he's found the March of Dimes Foundation to be such a near + dear cause of his, how he struggled maintaining work/life balance early on in his entrepreneurial career suffering with bouts of depression, how working for renowned author, Neil Strauss, + later co-founding GrowthHackers with startup legend, Sean Ellis, changed his career outlook, how social media success makes most people think they're better off financially than what the reality is, how Creatives Aga;nst Depression is battling the feelings those social media stigmas can bring up, why he believes wholeheartedly in failure as a learning tool, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep99: Brandon Howard

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with recording artist + entrepreneur, Brvndon Howvrd.

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Brandon is a Baltimore native rapper,  business owner, + father with a strong regard to his community. He runs his own barbershop brand, KLEEN Barbers, in conjunction with recording music for his upcoming EP.

In this episode, we chat about his recent success winning 92Q's #QUnHeard Contest + opening up for Jeezy at Summer Jam, how over a decade of hard work has prepared him to make the most of any opportunity, his vision for the future of his KLEEN Barbers brand, how important mentors have been in Brandon's life + career, the way becoming a father has changed his outlook on his career + aspirations and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep98: Nick Keiser

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with tattoo artist, Nick Keiser.

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Since he began professionally tattooing in 2012, Nick’s popularity and devoted clientele have continued to grow, + so has his relentless dedication to continually refining his craft and creating something one of a kind for each and every client. Using bold black lines, saturated colors, challenging compositions, and unexpected subject matter, Nick has developed a uniquely individual approach to a neo-traditional style with his work being featured in INKED, COMPLEX, + others.

In this episode, we chat about how we first met years ago, why when fellow creatives meet we tend to gel + collaborate quicker than non-creatives, how hilarious it was that his first artistic endeavor was a comic where he was a kid (Calvin-like) killing bad guy Nazi's, what it's like being told you're a wiz-kid within the first few years tattooing, having a large Instagram following with his work + how it's helped his career, how the invention of the iPad Pro completely changed his artistic workflow, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep97: PJ Richardson

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Laundry Co-Founder, PJ Richardson.

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PJ is a California native, born in Santa Barbara + grew up in downtown San Francisco, where his affinity for graffiti and letter forms was born. He spent his earliest years beautifying the local transit system, before a show at the SFMOMA catapulted PJ into the world of fine art. Studied in illustration and computer animation, PJ went on to develop his repertoire of logo, music video and illustration work at his design studio Laundry which he co-owns and co-creative directs with longtime friend Anthony Liu.

In this episode, we chat about how we met through Union + Webster at WeWork in Santa Monica, his early years as a graffiti writer throughout San Francisco, his time in Maryland at MICA, making the jump to LA after graduation, taking the big leap to go from intrapreneur to entrepreneur with Laundry, working with blue chip brands like NASCAR, Airbnb. Chevy, eBay, Nike, Wrigley, Honda, Unilever, Uber, + Under Armour, and on shows like Sons of Anarchy + the Ali G Show along with films such as The Interview + The Night Before, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep96: Kim Kaupe

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting at WeWork in NYC in the offices of ZinePak, with Co-Founder, Kim Kaupe.

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Kim is an entrepreneur out of New York City + Co-Founder of ZinePak; a company of dedicated SuperFans, who’ve worked with entertainers as diverse as Katy Perry and KISS; properties ranging from Frozen to Orange Is The New Black; teams including the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets; and brands including Unilever, MillerCoors, and American Express. Kim + her partner, Brittany Hodak, have been featured in Inc.'s 35 Under 35, Forbes 30 Under 30, + Entrepreneur's Top 30 Startups to Watch.

In this episode, we chat about how we met at the Next Gen Summit earlier this year, the importance of patience when building a company from nothing, how they managed to be the only 100% self-funded company on Inc.'s 35 Under 35 List, what it was like being on Shark Tank + ultimately turning down a ~$700+ million dollar deal, how her mother is really not going to like the foul language in this interview, the current state of women-owned businesses in a report done by American Express, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep95: Jason Donnelly

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting at VaynerMedia in NYC with author + writer, Jason Donnelly.

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Jason is a writer in NYC who just cannot believe it's not butter. He has an MFA in creative writing and a horrible amount of debt from a University in Pennsylvania that shall not be named. Over the years, he's held the title of juggler, college recruiter, adjunct professor, headhunter, and is currently a senior copywriter at a VaynerMedia.

In this episode, we chat about how we were recording in the room where VaynerMedia CEO, Gary Vaynerchuk, shoots his #AskGaryVee Show (which eventually became a book) for the last time as VM gears up for a big office move to Hudson Yards. Jason talks about struggling in school only to end up finishing two Master's degrees, moving across the country for jobs that didn't work out, the various processes he used to complete four books, his struggles with depression and his writing, juggling his creative endeavors with a full-time job and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep94: Spencer Gillis

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with director/writer + camera operator, Spencer Gillis.

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Spencer is a director, with his directorial debut, GUN, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, which is available on iTunes and is being distributed by SHORTS INTERNATIONAL, LTD. Along with his latest short, SWEEP, premiered at the prestigious Aspen Shortsfest + online via Short of the Week and was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick. As a co-founder of 2.35, Spencer has produced award winning narrative and documentary short films as well as directed work for VICE media.

In this episode, we chat about how mentors have been so important to his career, what it's been like to work on Netflix's, Orange Is The New Black, his surreal experience having his directorial debut selected by Sundance, having the support of Panavision for his films thus far and even OITNB, how fatherhood + racism inspired his story-line for SWEEP and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep93: Timothy Giuliani

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with illustrator + graphic designer, Timothy Giuliani.

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Timothy’s career as an illustrator and graphic designer began in 2008 at Chicago alternative comedy venue The Lakeshore Theater, and his work has been closely tied to Chicago’s comedy scene ever since. His work at Onion Labs has involved creating artwork for ad campaigns for a number of national brands, including a recent line of Mike’s Hard Lemonade can designs. Notable clients include the NFL, Audi, Procter & Gamble, General Mills, + YouTube to name a few. 

In this episode, we chat about how he's the first person I ever met who looked exactly like their branding caricature, what it was like starting his career during the recession, getting his start with in the Chicago comedy scene, what it's been like doing work for podcasting powerhouse, Marc Maron, how we did for his first ever interview, the Vivian Maier story, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep92: Jon Westenberg

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with writer + digital evangelist, Jon Westenberg. 

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Jon is a multifaceted creative and a marketing director. Jon has appeared + been published in Business Insider, Inc.com, TIME and dozens of other publications. Rated one of the top writers on Medium, Jon has grown a massive audience with his down to earth style and refreshing approach to startups, small business entrepreneurship, + creativity. 

In this episode, we chat about struggling with getting a digital communications Masters from non-native digital practitioners, his love of sharing all his thoughts in his writing, why Jon thinks the current trend of making entrepreneurship sexy is dangerous for employees who make companies run, how not all businesses should be scale-able and why it's OK, Westenberg's love of his 3-draft rule for writing and putting up content constantly, dropping out of law school and battling depression, how he's amassed a large following on Medium and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep91: The Importance of Backing Up Your Work with Jeremy Cowart + G-Technology

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're doing things a bit differently with previous guest, Jeremy Cowart, coming on to talk about the topic of backing up your work. G-Technology was a great help in putting together this episode, so a very big thanks to everyone over at G-Technology who also was generous enough to give us a 500GB G-Drive ev RAW to giveaway to a lucky listener!

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Jeremy is a commercial portrait photographer based out of Nashville, TN. He has taken portraits of many familiar names such as Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Tim Tebow, The Kardashians, Sting, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Heidi Klum, Gwyneth Paltrow, Emma Stone, Courtney Cox, and Ryan Seacrest, just to name a few. Clients include ABC, FOX, A&E, F/X, Discovery Channel, ESPN, People, US Weekly + more. His work has been published in Rolling Stone, ESPN Magazine, People Magazine, USA Today, Fast Company, NYTimes, TIME, Nylon and more.

In this episode, we start off chatting about what he's been up to since we last spoke at PhotoPlus last year with shooting, SEE University, + his latest endeavor, The Purpose Hotel, which just launched on Kickstarter yesterday and you can learn more about in the video below! We also talk about our good friend, Chase Jarvis' video about his backup workflow with G-Tech products, horrible hard-drive failures we both experienced, how he makes sure to seat-belt his G-Drive on the way home from his studio and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Congrats to Scott Hubbard for winning our G-Technology G-Drive ev RAW giveaway!

Click here to see Scott's work + say congrats!

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Ep90: Alex Wolf

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with digital anthropologist + innovation researcher, Alex Wolf.

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Alex is the CEO + founder of BossBabe, Inc. as well as being named one of the Top 100 Creative People in Business in 2016 by Fast Company.  Alex studies what makes an idea go from weird to normal, working with brands such as Bae + Shopify, and creating the fasting growing brand of business-minded millennial women in BossBabe, Inc.

In this episode, we chat about her early entrepreneur roots selling a Pókemon card to a classmate (you know, before all this Pókemon Go nonsense), what is was like growing up in Brooklyn with an Italian gay father who loved tech + Barbara Streisand in the best age for Internet tech—the early 90's, dropping out of Berkeley at 19, what I loved about the Next Gen Summit in NYC, her thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence + why non-creative jobs will be largely at risk and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep89: David Beattie of Slot Mods

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Slot Mods CEO, David Beattie.

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David is the visionary behind Slot Mods, the most beautiful sculpted + designed slot car tracks ever produced. With clients + industry friends like Neiman Marcus, Audi, Jay Leno, Magnus Walker, Jerry Seinfeld, + Bobby Rahal it's easy to see that David does amazing work. Audi Canada even commissioned Tamir Moscovici of Spy Films to shoot a short documentary about Beattie + the work they did for an installation in Toronto.

In this episode, we chat about his early dreams of being a professional drummer, how a $10k loan from a childhood friend helped launch Slot Mods, what it was like getting laid off + starting to invest in his passions, how his 2nd client ever who happened to be a Ford Motor Co. Exec helped mold his early success, having great respect for Michael Paul Smith + his Elgin Park project, taking big risks in constantly evolving his product line and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep88: Brett Garamella

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with photographer + filmmaker, Brett Garamella.

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Brett Garamella is a portrait photographer, specializing in sports and culture. His journalistic background and desire to connect with others has allowed him to photograph the people he meets with respect and dignity including Michael Jordan, Manny Pacquiao, Ernie Banks, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano + more. Brett is also an award-winning cinematographer and director with his recent film, The Champion, qualifying for an Academy Award.

In this episode, we chat about his life-changing trip to Cairo, Toyko, + England at 16, working as a journalist early on in his career, how travel shaped him love for the arts + his personal project on Cuban tobacco farmers, what it was like making his film The Champion, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep87: Branden Harvey

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with photographer + host of the Sounds Good Podcast, Branden Harvey.

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Branden is a photographer + storyteller at heart, with clients ranging from Disney, Hilton, Chevrolet, UNICEF, Yoplait, charity: water, ABC Family, Paramount, Lyft, Skype, Square, Sony + more through his work on Instagram, Snapchat, and his camera naturally. He's also recently included podcasting into his storytelling mediums with the Sounds Good Podcast with partner, Gradient.

In this episode, we chat about meeting his wife on Twitter, getting his first photo gig at 16 years of age, how changing markets from Pullman, WA to Portland, OR, + most recently Nashville, TN has helped him grow as an artist, being nominated for Snapchatter of the Year alongside Kylie Jenner + DJ Khaled in the Shorty Awards, meeting Pete Souza, being the first person to snapchat in The White House + getting yelled at by Secret Service for sliding down a banister, balancing his work life + personal life when social media in a big source of income, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep86: Jeff Rojas

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with photographer + author, Jeff Rojas. 

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Jeff is a photographer and author based in New York City. His primary body of work includes portrait and fashion photography that has been published in both Elle and Esquire. Jeff also frequents as a photography instructor. His teaching experience includes platforms like CreativeLive, WPPI, Photo Plus Expo, Imaging USA and APA.

In this episode, we chat about having his mother being the most amazing creative he's known with her realistic drawings, dropping out college studying to be an aerospace engineer, and his move to NYC to switch to a career in data recovery. However, the death of a co-worker pushed him to the realization nothing is guaranteed, causing him to quit + pursue his career in photography. Being part of CreativeLive had a profound effect on him in terms of the business structure behind the amazing platform, writing his Photographing Men book, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep85: Austin Silver

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with host of #AustinSilverNow + entrepreneur, Austin Silver.

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Austin is a YouTuber + financial Sherpa for Millennials who struggle with personal finances + adulting, providing immense value in digital marketing and building a personal brand online, along with owner of a DJ business he started while still in high school.

In this episode, we chat about what it was like starting his first businesses while still in high school, what the vision is for his #AustinSilverNow show, how we met through past guest Jared Dykas, where he thinks RECN is headed in the future, the importance of having a solid mentor in your life and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep84: Tamara Lackey

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Nikon Ambassador, speaker, + host of the reDefine Show, Tamara Lackey.

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Tamara is the recipient of the 2015 WPPI/Rangefinder Humanitarian Award for her work as co-founder of Beautiful Together, a non-profit supporting orphaned children living in challenging situations. Her first instructional book for professionals, The Art of Children’s Portrait Photography, has been translated into seven languages. Her latest books are Envisioning Family: A Photographer’s Guide to Making Meaningful Portraits of the Modern Family and The Posing Playbook, a children's posing guide.

We chat about how we met at WPPI, her studying Art History + Broadcast Journalism in college, the importance of her business chops coming from her first job out of college helped her photo work, her work with Heart Gallery + the world of adoption including her own adopted children, being part of Nikon's Behind The Scenes Series, being a CreativeLive alumni across various programs,  and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep83: Tab Murphy

 On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Tab Murphy. 

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Tab is a seasoned writer + director, with a career that spans three decades, no easy feat in Hollywood. He's worked as a screenwriter for many animated hits in the Disney machine like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and Brother Bear as well as many DC animated screenplays like Green Arrow, Batman/Superman: Apocalypse, and Batman: Year One. 

We chat about how we met through previous show guest, Renee Robyn, growing up in the rugged part of Olympia, Washington, studying Forestry & Wildlife at Washington State University, directing his first live feature film, Last of The Dogmen featuring Tom Berenger (forever known as Jake Taylor), what it was like being nominated for both an Oscar + a Razzie Award and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep82: BorrowLenses Giveaway Winner + BIG Shifts

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting about my upcoming trip to LA July 14-19th, the winner of the BorrowLenses $150 Giveaway, and some big shifts.

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Jessica co-hosts this episode where we chat about the big LA trip coming up to do some consulting + recordings (if you're interested in some consulting with your podcast or interested in starting a podcast — reach out).

The big BorrowLenses $150 giveaway winner is Robert Noriega!

We also talk about our summer vacation coming up, seeing if Jessica will be able to go out to eat dinner + the movies by herself while I'm in LA, some big announcements coming up with Creatives Aga;nst Depression and more.

Now with that all said, one of the things we wanted to let everyone know about is that this is our last Wednesday episode with Jessica + I for a while. While sad and we'll miss you all dearly, we're going to be looking into ways to still bring our banter to you guys outside the show, so STAY TUNED!

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