Corner Talks

Imaan Haider, film actress and fellow collaborator, joins me on a special episode of Corner Talks to discuss my heartfelt passion since childhood to become an esteemed filmmaker, overcoming common adversities by developing a relentless tenacity to be creative, and perpetuating an artistic lifestyle that is consistently emulated from the resounding inspiration of Quentin Tarantino.  YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

James Lee, entrepreneur and podcaster, discusses collaborating with his long time friends to develop an entertainment platform called Kill Your Pride that explores satire in pop culture, implementing an array of social media tactics with consistent content creation to better cultivate their brand in reaching a broader audience, and establishing a vast support system through his professional network by advocating a positive message to pursue your deepest passions. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

David Cruz, entrepreneur and content creator, discusses cultivating a relentless passion to pursue photography and videography within the music industry after dropping out of high school, establishing a transparent business model when acquiring potential clients that can effectively monetize his unique artistic value, and embracing the often turbulent path of a creative by being grateful for his profound opportunities in the freelance market. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Adrian Zachary, photographer and content creator, discusses his endeavour to explore the arts during his high school senior year after transitioning from a longtime passion for football, receiving a generous mentorship from widely renowned creative, Tyler Seller, who greatly inspired him to have a focused pursuit toward media publication, and reaping the resounding benefits from purposely being surrounded by highly accomplished professionals in the digital creation space. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Andres Gonzalez, photographer and content creator, discusses the resounding persuasion from his close friends to further explore a lifelong passion for the arts, establishing a prominent brand presence in the entertainment industry by collaborating on multiple renowned productions through the vast creative enterprise of Masshole Media, and developing healthy coping mechanisms to prevent himself from becoming overly critical on the varied work he produces. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Mo Karimirad, podcaster and content creator, discusses channeling the Mamba mentality inspired by Koby Bryant to develop his very own podcast called Enjoy Your 24, understanding the innate purpose of his platform to inform and educate individuals on the value of mental health, and cultivating a multitude of promotional content to effectively bring awareness to his creative endeavours. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Sierra Hajee, film director and artist, discusses attaining her artistic expression through the influence of Toronto's culture, understanding the vanity behind social media in its lack of ability to portray an individual's truthful self, and expanding her creative ambitions by striving toward becoming an auteur filmmaker for the independent arthouse company, A24 Entertainment. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Daniel Hill, entrepreneur and podcast producer, discusses substantially changing the trajectory of his career when he decided to make an opportune move from Thunder Bay to Ottawa, enacting the principles of journalism to convey entertaining yet authentic socially cultural stories at Down To The Wire Studios, and cultivating a grateful persona after appreciating the significant privileges he's frequently experienced. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Josh Ceranic, film director and photographer, discusses implementing the mental resilience adopted from his former Marine parents by sacrificing the common luxuries of life for a desired career in the arts, accumulating a vast network of connections and resources from his unrelenting pursuit that resulted in the creative collaboration with his lifelong hero, The Weeknd, and discovering a sheer motivation to continue following this highly volatile profession in an effort to satisfy his inner child who was genuinely passionate about film. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Bruno Venturin, movie goer and video game enthusiast, discusses a mutual lifetime passion for the entertainment industry that continually evolves in their ability to make captivating stories, commending the newly released live action game adaptions evidently from remaining truthful to their widely acclaimed source material, and reminiscing on the nostalgic memories of our gaming experiences while optimistically looking toward to the future of the medium. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Nick Benitez, entrepreneur and hair studio owner, discusses the challenging yet rewarding process of co-founding a hair studio business, Hair Anatomy, with his highly ambitious girlfriend in Montreal, the assurance to be greatly successful deriving strictly from an ability to wholly invest in yourself, and the accumulation of personal experiences that served as a continuous reminder to be utterly autonomous of your choices in life. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Jacob Racco, podcaster and content creator, discusses promoting journalism through the enactment of podcasting rather than limiting its practice to an academic institution, developing an unconventional podcast called Down To The Wire with close friend, John Bals, to establish an engaged social community of pop culture enthusiasts, and converting the negative criticism from viewership into constructive feedback that can assist in refining the meaningful purpose behind their creative endeavour. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Joe Bigioni, writer and director, discusses cultivating a close professional relationship with highly regarded film producer, Eric Tomj, that led to the independent production of The Only Way Out Is Down, applying consistent levels of intensive discipline throughout his entire writing process in order to successfully execute on this creative endeavour, and hiring several friends and relatives as the cast and crew of this vastly ambitious project to shoot on the locations generously offered by the local businesses from their hometown in Markham. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Kevin Guo, podcaster and salesman, discusses rejecting a conventional career path enforced by his immigrant parents in an effort to seek fulfillment within his own visionary endeavours, ambitiously challenging himself to develop a prominent social cultural community by co-founding a podcast called Kill Your Pride that explores such subject matter, and constantly identifying your own meaningful purpose to mitigate the persistent fear that shrouds the arduous path of a creative. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Maria Frankis, actress and model, discusses her incessant calling to become a performative artist since she was a child growing up in a small town from the United Kingdom, seeking out other creative disciplines like modelling to expand her professional artistic opportunities, and cultivating a confident attitude that allows her to unapologetically express a proud individuality across social media. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Michael Gilbert, videographer and photographer, discusses embracing the highly volatile music industry even when it often conflicts with his conservative upbringing, consistently educating himself on YouTube in order to enhance his abilities that make him more incisive amongst his creative peers, and developing a close personal relationship with acclaimed rapper, Swae Lee, from establishing a behind the scenes vlog series that documents the talent's extremely eventful career. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Derek Delson, filmmaker and photographer, discusses his relentless yet sentimental pursuit toward an artistic career as a paying tribute to his late father's endearing love for cinema, implementing the intrinsic values and talent from legendary filmmaker, Steven Spielberg, to effectively define his storytelling trajectory within the entertainment industry, and the intricately detailed craftsmanship from the highly involved collaborations that resulted in the completion of his three acclaimed short films including The Cross Universe Telephone Service, Celluloid Dreams, and Here Today. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Alexandra Palma, actress and artist, discusses exploring her ambition toward the performative arts by utilizing her master's degree to integrate qualitative research academics with applied theatre, discovering a substantial community of like minded creative individuals from working on set across big studio productions within Toronto, and understanding the fundamental success of the contemporary artist to closely associate their professional brand with content creation throughout social media. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Andrea Vera, actress and writer, discusses enrolling in drama class to overcome an unfortunate battle with depression during high school, vastly expanding her opportunities in acting from her union membership into the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), and fully channeling her own vulnerability to ultimately achieve optimal creativity in her poetry writing and character portrayals. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Obi Obikudu, actor and filmmaker, discusses applying the rigorous training from martial arts to discipline his skills in the performative arts, actively adopting a positive outlook to openly embrace the challenges often encountered from pursuing roles in the film industry, and the definite experience in his career after portraying the lead role in the short film I wrote and directed called Demon. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Gabriela Bonet, actress and performer, discusses breaking out of her introverted personality by choosing to pursue a life long passion in the performance arts, proudly endorsing her ethnicity as a Puerto Rican woman to contribute her cultural values to a progressive film industry, and ambitiously developing a new creative outlet to cultivate her persona and professional brand within social media. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Stefano Bove, visual artist and educator, discusses expanding his network within the artistic community by personally developing gallery and competition events across Toronto, ambitiously growing the 1stReviews platform - a movie and television review blog - with the support of mainstream online streaming service companies and local emerging independent filmmakers alike, and professional opinions regarding the superhero genre's contribution to the current state of cinema. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Renjie Li, filmmaker and artist, discusses profoundly changing the trajectory of his life when he decided to pursue a fervent passion for filmmaking rather than a scholarship in medical school, establishing a production company called Renergy Media House that cultivates the professional careers of aspiring creatives within the entertainment industry in Toronto, and developing an optimistic mindset to embrace any setbacks from his artistic journey by choosing to make suffering optional. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Miguel Sierra, videographer and editor, discusses establishing a career in media production by consistently networking with both unknown and famous creatives throughout social media, developing his portfolio from the profound experience of contributing his imaginative style to Lil Uzi Vert's music video in NYC, and adopting an optimistic mindset to overcome the struggles beset by the highly turbulent entertainment industry. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Theo Cliche, filmmaker and content creator, discusses the challenges and opportunities of cultivating a creative career within the city of Montreal, the profound lessons gained from winning his first film festival competition with the acclaimed short film he wrote and directed called Sans Toi, and arriving at a fundamental realization that collaboration always precedes competition when participating in the art of cinema. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc. Episode segments Edit audio

Michael Gilbert, videographer and photographer, discusses embracing the highly volatile music industry even when it often conflicts with his conservative upbringing, consistently educating himself on YouTube in order to enhance his abilities that make him more incisive amongst his creative peers, and developing a close personal relationship with acclaimed rapper, Swae Lee, from establishing a behind the scenes vlog series that documents the talent's extremely eventful career. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Kaustubh “KG” Grover, filmmaker and artist, discusses the controversial decision to sacrifice a fruitful business career in India with an elusive filmmaking profession in Toronto, the fundamental value of film school enrolment being entirely dependent on the individual who chooses to invest in the institution, and learning as an aspiring documentary and biopic filmmaker the resounding impact cinematic masterpieces can have on widespread audiences from their poignant storytelling. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Chris Lord, filmmaker and entrepreneur, discusses transitioning his interest from acting to directing after witnessing the intricate process behind film production, cultivating a resilient mindset that can withstand the common dilemma for artists who suffer from creative burnout, and using personal experiences from his life to authentically represent the city of Toronto through filmmaking. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Jesse Singh, comedian and spiritual teacher, discusses adopting a strong sense of humour early in his childhood to alleviate the uncomfortable tension that was consistently present within his family, utilizing content on social media to become an advocate for mental health after having an astonishing revelation through the dogmatic practices of religion, and promoting his recently acclaimed short film, Tales From The Mandem, in his ambitious pursuit to become a prominent character actor in comedy. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Jesse Singh, comedian and spiritual teacher, discusses adopting a strong sense of humour early in his childhood to alleviate the uncomfortable tension that was consistently present within his family, utilizing content on social media to become an advocate for mental health after having an astonishing revelation through the dogmatic practices of religion, and promoting his recently acclaimed short film, Tales From The Mandem, in his ambitious pursuit to become a prominent character actor in comedy. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Jimmy Swagg, rockstar and fitness enthusiast, discusses his past marriage being a creative inspiration to his career as a musician, developing a pain tolerance from rigorous fitness training that resulted in him becoming highly resilient toward personal struggles, and retaining an artistic integrity that is authentic to his true identity. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Marc Anthony Sinagoga, comedian and content creator, discusses developing his talent as an entertainer during his enrolment at Humber College Comedy in Toronto, utilizing social media and frequent collaborations with notable comics to further connect and promote his brand within the industry, and the extensive creative process behind his latest comedy album Well Fed that defined the best moments of his eventful career. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Owen “Quay” Quayle, creative director and photographer, discusses leaving his hometown at a young age to fully commit to his passion for media production, applying his creative talent and skillsets to significantly cultivate a clothing brand called Boost The North, and leveraging the influence of this brand to establish an inclusive community that fulfills his philosophy of giving value back to people. YouTube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Daniel Adimora, photographer and videographer, discusses the humble experience of learning to work for free when building a creative portfolio, developing a relentless consistency to network with every single individual that he encounters, and his advice for young creatives to embrace the long journey to success despite their setbacks. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Tyler Seller, photographer and videographer, discusses capitalizing on his childhood passion with music by developing creative content for major record companies and upcoming artists, establishing an organization called Masshole Media that cultivates a network of creatives to collectively collaborate on projects for premium clients, and the career defining moments of working with high profile artists like Cole Bennett, Justin Bieber, and Machine Gun Kelly that helped to distinguish his brand in the entertainment industry. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Giselle Lao, a good friend from high school and post graduate student of data analytics, discusses the events that led to her controversial decision of leaving a sustainable high paying job in sociology to pursue her growing interests in mathematics, cultivating her passions by being consistently disciplined and committed to developing her skills, and learning to overcome the societal standards that judge those who seek to start their lives over at a later age. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

JD Kalantar, animator and filmmaker, discusses developing an interest for animation after being introduced to Disney movies at an early age, the desire to eventually direct animated films that target young adults instead of children, and why his relentless passion to tell stories is based in making people feel a sense of happiness and joy. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Nav Rezvani, comedian and content creator, discusses embracing the hardship of failure by using it as a lesson to become better at his craft, advice for strategizing and publishing content in order to maximize social media growth, and being inspired to impersonate celebrities who either resonate with him or make an impact in the world. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Gabriel Charles Rogers, actor and writer, discusses being drawn to the arts after discovering his fascination with portraying fictional characters, leveraging social media's capabilities by using it as a networking platform to develop potential resources and contacts in the film industry, and the litany of storytelling prospects that he desires to achieve as an emerging film director. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Daniel Eboreime discusses pursuing an opportunistic career in photography after enduring the adversity of failing his long-time dream to become a model, establishing an inclusive social media community called The Creative Eye that actively encourages local creatives to collaborate with one another, and driving a consistent work ethic to ensure we reap the rewards that made our inspirations so successful. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Ava Korley-Myron, better known as Kue6ix, discusses the decision to pursue a myriad of artistic professions to fulfill her childhood aspirations, learning to overcome the stigmatization of mental health when her mother emotionally supported her ambitions during a severe depression, and developing a healthy relationship with social media by perceiving another artist's content as motivation instead of competition. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Colin Brown, comedian and entertainer, discusses his desire to become a stand up comic in order to overcome his fear of public speaking, bolstering his widely perceived domineering persona to promote his comedic brand on social media, and pursuing the comedy entertainment as a hobby with the simple objective of making people laugh. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Imaan Haider, actress and mental health advocate, discusses channeling her creative passions from her childhood aspirations of becoming a singer to pursuing the performing arts as a young adult, utilizing her social media presence to create a safe and inclusive space for those individuals who struggle with self love, and the empowering lessons she acquired from portraying the role of Jen in Lady of the Night that led to her spiritual awakening as a woman. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Ahmed Suli, child youth worker and podcast host, discusses possessing the mindset to see individuals for their humanity rather than the labels given to them by society, developing the Suli Podcast Show to create a platform that brings awareness to those who are found silenced from living in war torn countries, and utilizing the camaraderie of sports to establish an inclusive yet progressive community that promotes the values of its members from within. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Anthony Bruno, sports journalist and enthusiast, discusses his ambitious pursuit for a career in sports media after losing his automotive mechanic job during the pandemic, how people's satisfaction from using social media is only influenced by the amount of confidence they possess within themselves, and why the athletes who struggle with gender discrimination or lack financial privileges must have their stories told. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Carlos Albornoz, actor and writer, discusses his desire to make people feel their emotions through storytelling, representing his Chilean ethnicity by writing stories and portraying roles about cultural heroes, and diversifying his skillset in acting by balancing live action roles with voice over work. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Logan Gariepy, Toronto based actor, discusses developing his passion for acting after studying the performing art at Seneca College, attaining the confidence to pursue his dreams despite the failures he may encounter, and why his experience portraying a character in our short film, Lady of the Night, enriched his career and artistry. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Greg Hall, comedian and entertainer, discusses discovering his life's purpose in comedy after performing for several stand up shows, utilizing motivational content on mental health to leverage his fight against depression, and capitalizing on social media to expand his brand of comedy in the industry. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Andrew Packer, comedian and entertainer, discusses strengthening his skills in stand up by purposely choosing to perform live for tough crowds, valuing the unique benefit of having his family, friends, and fiancé encourage his unconventional journey as a comic, and the frequent collaborations between his close friend and notable comedian, Neema Nazeri, that led to some of the most opportune moments of his career. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Kevin Reid, actor and entrepreneur, discusses pursuing an acting career to inspire his recluse son of leaving his comfort zone, developing the mindset of “an island” by only including the people in his life that are relevant to his mission of being authentic, and embracing the notion that an individual is a business that they unquestionably must always choose to invest in above all else. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.

Andrea Ashley Ducharme, entrepreneur and experience host, discusses developing her own food and travel business after years of working at AirBNB, how she was able to overcome the severe restrictions and challenges caused by the pandemic that impeded the progress of her life and career, and why her home city of Montreal is a destination she has chosen to build and connect with her clientele who visit from abroad. Youtube Channel: Daniel Calderone Instagram: @d.calderone All Rights Reserved - NinetyFour Productions Inc.