Talks // Process

08.31.23 //

Producer/composer Stratøs gives insight into producing his third studio album.

04.27.23 //

Designer and filmmaker Josh Shayne shares what he’s doing to be more visible to clients and audiences — even though it’s really hard for him.

Natalie Center 03.09.23 //

Illustrator and risographer Natalie Center discusses the risograph printing process: it’s like if silkscreen and a Xerox printer had a baby.

Mark Melara 02.16.23 //

Writer/producer Mark Melara gives insight into how a TV pitch is sold.

06.09.22 //

Illustrator Ellie Cota shares how her childhood shaped her intuitive cat drawings.

05.12.22 //

Producer Liz Maupin gives insight into creating a documentary that uncovers the dark truths surrounding a secretive, nameless cult that traumatized her.

04.07.22 //

Journalist and filmmaker Allison Norlian shares how starting a documentary production company is helping her to change the way the world views disability.

Mo McMasters 12.09.21 //

Character designer and illustrator Mo McMasters gives insight into how risograph printing transformed their creative practice.

Chandra Thomas 10.28.21 //

Writer-actor-producer Chandra Thomas gives insight into working as a writer in a television writers’ room.

Traci Larson 09.18.21 //

Designer Traci Larson shares how a dance company shakes things up with books in response to the pandemic.

07.22.21 //

Rare book cataloger Gabe Angulo gives insight into how he describes collections for the Huntington Library.

05.13.21 //

VP of Stories & Voices Deborah Pardes gives insight into how using your voice in social audio ups your brand mojo – personally and/or professionally.

04.15.21 //

Supervising Animator Ravi Kamble Govind shares his understanding and mindset as an animator to illustrate how he brings characters to life through motion and emotion.

Caroline Torén 02.13.20 //

Founder of Refolda, Caroline Torén, talks about gender-blind design at home and in our communities, and how to apply a gender lens to operations to increase impact while advancing gender equality.

Katie Featherston 01.16.20 //

Actress/storyteller/filmmaker Katie Featherston gives insight into letting go of labels and embracing the fullness of your creativity.

Tilly Hinton 09.19.19 //

Expert question-asker Tilly Hinton develops your power to understand complex terrains through the simplest questions.

Josh Spector 08.22.19 //

Audience growth strategist Josh Spector shares how he used a blog post and $100 in Facebook ads to land multiple new clients in a week.

Héloïse Chung 07.18.19 //

Writer and Director Héloïse Chung shares how being bad at ceramics made her better at writing.

Kate Krieger 06.13.19 //

Filmmaker Kate Krieger gives insight into how she developed a character that she later expanded into a pilot.

03.14.19 //

Artist Billy Kheel explains how he uses modern fabrication machines to create old fashioned craft projects.

12.13.18 //

Storyteller/Producer Beowulf Jones discusses how he reduces self-doubt and faces fears in the creative process.

09.20.18 //

Writer/Performer Krysta Gonzales discusses the process of using the voice to develop a character.

08.23.18 //

Architects Bo Sundius & Hisako Ichiki explain how they design for living small and showcase an accessory dwelling prototype for new California living.

08.23.18 //

Architects Bo Sundius & Hisako Ichiki explain how they design for living small and showcase an accessory dwelling prototype for new California living.

07.12.18 //

Contemporary visual artist and educator April Bey discusses her studio practice which involves world travel connecting her Bahamian upbringing and West African research.

06.14.18 //

Brewmaster Stephen Kooshian gives insight into how Pacific Plate artfully crafts unique beers through a marriage of traditional and Latino ingredients.

05.17.18 //

Writer/director Stephen Nolly gives insight into premise and character and how to find the heart of your story.

03.20.18 //

Photo retoucher Erica Torres-Ness explains her take on “natural beauty retouching” and makes the case for bringing back some wrinkles.

02.27.18 //

Documentary producer Rebecca Breithaupt demystifies networking and gives insight into the importance of community in her industry.

01.09.18 //

Professional creative person Josh Shayne gives insight into how meeting regularly with an accountability buddy has helped him make progress in work and in life.

12.05.17 //

Writer/director Sarovar Banka gives insight into how he learned that filmmaking is a vortex.

11.14.17 //

Documentary filmmaker Graham High gives insight into how he used available resources to create and inform an independent mini-doc web series on empathetic listening.

10.17.17 //

Brewmaster Stephen Kooshian gives insight into how Pacific Plate artfully crafts unique beers through a marriage of traditional and Latino ingredients.

09.12.17 //

Publicist Sabrina Dax gives insight into how she gets media attention for her clients.

08.29.17 //

Composer Erik Desiderio gives insight into how he channels his creativity to compose music for a scene.