The Angry Millennial

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. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with entrepreneur + VP of Marketing at Skurt, Everette Taylor. 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 been 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with recording artist + entrepreneur, Brandon Howard. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with tattoo artist, Nick Keiser. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Laundry Co-Founder, PJ Richardson. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting at WeWork in NYC in the offices of ZinePak, with Co-Founder, Kim Kaupe. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting at VaynerMedia in NYC with author + writer, Jason Donnelly. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with director/writer + camera operator, Spencer Gillis. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with illustrator + graphic designer, Timothy Giuliani. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with writer + digital evangelist, Jon Westenberg. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

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! 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with digital anthropologist + innovation researcher, Alex Wolf. 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, 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with SlotMods CEO, David Beattie. David is the visionary behind SlotMods, 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 SlotMods, 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with photographer + filmmaker, Brett Garamella. 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 projects on Cuban tobacco farmers, what it was like making his film The Champion, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with photographer + host of the Sounds Good Podcast, Branden Harvey. 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 Klyie 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with photographer + author, Jeff Rojas. Jeff is an American 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 an amazing platform and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with host of #AustinSilverNow + entrepreneur, Austin Silver. Austin is a YouTuber + financial Sherpa for Millennials who struggle with personal finances + adulting, 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Nikon Ambassador, speaker, + host of the reDefine Show, Tamara Lackey. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Tab Murphy. 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. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

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. 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, Robert Noriega, 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!

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with commercial landscape + portrait photographer, David J Crewe. David is a career journeyman with stints in movie production, IT, working as a QA Engineer, a business development manager for Phlearn, before finally going full-time with photography and becoming a Manfrotto Ambassador along with creating educational content for Photofocus + Resource Magazine. We chat about how we finally properly met + hung out at WPPI, being yet another Canadian we know through the show like Renee Robyn, what is was like working for Phlearn so early on, how a series of his inspired and episode of Warehouse 13 on SyFy and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with PhotoshopCAFE Founder and aerial photographer, Colin Smith. Colin is a Photoshop guru starting out as a graphic designer to aerial photographer + author of over 19 books. Colin is a regular columnist for Photoshop User Magazine. He's been featured as a speaker at major industry events including WPPI, Siggraph, PMAI and Flash Forward. We chat about how we met randomly in line at WPPI, being part of WPPI so early on during Skip Cohen's tenure, his early teaching days with teaching photographers how to transition from film to digital, his early start as in with Voice magazine, being a CreativeLive alumni from the very early days, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting about my upcoming trip to LA July 14-19th, amazing guests this week, and the last Wednesday episode for a while coming next week. Jessica co-hosts this episode where we chat about the big LA trip next month to do some consulting + recordings, wanting some feedback on Creatives Aga;nst Depression, how awesome it was being illustrator Timothy Giuliani's first interview, simultaneously vomiting + shitting horse designs (blame Tim for that one), my quest for a sushi burrito while out in LA with Oliver as my foodie Sherpa guide, and an awesome BorrowLenses giveaway coming up and more. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with photographer and YouTuber, Nathaniel Dodson. Nathaniel is a Philadelphia based photographer & creator of the Tutvid YouTube channel that's been a staple on the platform for the last decade. We chat about his growing up as one of 8 kids, who on long family road-trips got to play with the family 2MP digital camera, getting his first taste of photography. We talk about going trading stocks when he was 12 years old, to selling paintball guns, to finding his true calling. However, it was his love of Photoshop that took over as he launched the Tutvid channel on YouTube in 2006. Years later, Nathaniel decided to get into wedding + portrait photography, a random convention where Dodson was teaching both a Photoshop class + lighting class ended up putting him on the map. Nathaniel talks about how important it was for him to take the time to really learn his craft allowing his YouTube channel + other companies cover his bills. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with author and mentor's mentor, Ken Rabow. Today's episode is a bit longer than usual so get comfortable as we'll be talking about Ken's career and towards the end we'll even be doing a live meditation walk-through. Ken Rabow has lived quite a storied career with various positions in music, adolescent development, holistic healing, and teaching music as a music director, Reiki healer, cantor, professional jazz drummer, + author of The Slacker's Guide to Success. We chat about starting his early successes in drumming, turning pro at 17 playing all around Canada at jazz clubs six nights a week. Early on just when Rabow was finding his stride teaching others, he came into contact with his drummer mentor that he'd serve under for years. As Ken went along through out his career he started working with kids as a music director, then later as a life empowerment coach for troubled teens which he continues to this day. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting about the end of another school year, Summer break, and vulnerabilities. Jessica co-host this episode where we chat about dressing your kids to impress on a budget (thanks Amazon), elementary school graduation, a rough week dealing with failure, Upworthy cover letter, how watching Daredevil inspired me to write with my eyes closed, some really awesome BorrowLenses giveaway coming up and more. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with commercial portrait photographer, Dan McClanahan. Dan McClanahan is a commercial photographer based in Iowa of McClanahan Studio run by Dan himself + his wife, Alex. Having the awareness of investing in their future, they forewent getting a house early on to save and launch the studio, then investing in a building to set themselves up for a while. We chat about starting his studio right after the recession hit in '08, getting his first big break shooting his alma mater Iowa State learning on the job, and how important patience plays in your creative career. Recently, Dan won the Chimera Visionary Contest and been having some success with print competitions as well. On top of all this, the biggest development was having their first child, a beautiful baby girl whom Dan calls his new muse. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Nikon Ambassador, speaker, + commercial fashion photographer, Dixie Dixon. Dixie Dixon is quite an amazing testament to how hard work, shooting all the time, and networking can catapult your career like hers has in just six short years. After winning a contest in college to go to WPPI on a scholarship, she met with the Head of Marketing of Nikon, which led to her shooting a camera campaign for them shortly after and later becoming a Nikon Ambassador. We chat about her involvement in the latest Nikon D5 campaign, how studying aboard in London through a Syracuse University program and assisting some of the European greats helped launch her career. Like most AM guests, Dixie has been on CreativeLive for fashion lighting as she grew a following around her style work. We talk about how through a commercial career you quickly realize how to give honest upfront feedback to your team to make sure no one wastes their time and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we chat about the NG Summit this past weekend, and some fun coming up with partner sponsorship, BorrowLenses. Jessica helps co-host this episode where we chat about meeting so many amazing young entrepreneurs at the NG Summit this past weekend in NYC. We got to listen to some amazing entrepreneurs and inventors speak about their journey, their companies, and the work they put in to make it onto lists like Forbes 30 Under 30 + shows like Shark Tank, with some notable people like Kim Kaupe of ZinePak, Gerard Adams of ELITE DAILY + Fownders, Kai Kloepfer of AE Gen Technologies, John Meyer of Fresco News, Harry Paul, Benjamin Stern of NOHBO Ball and many more. We also shed some light on the upcoming BorrowLenses promotions which will be announced at the end of the month with more details to come and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with restaurant branding guru, Vigor & Grits + Grids founder, Joseph Szala. In this episode, we chat about his feelings when his alma mater is no longer around anymore, relocating to Atlanta which spurred the idea behind Grits + Grids, having his first big client be a restaurant out of Hawaii, GRYLT, instead of a local joint, writing two books about restaurant branding + email marketing, making shirts with hilariously horrible restaurant names, his real beef with Yelp, later in life teaching at the college where he graduated, the funny coincidence about knowing upcoming guest Jason Donnelly and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with photographer + ClickGear founder, Michael Anthony. In this episode, we chat about learning photography at a young age and wasting grandma's Polaroid film, moving to NYC the day after high school graduation, his vision for the ClickGear brand, the importance of goal-setting and having aspirations, going to Seattle for CreativeLive + getting to meet past guests Chase and Kenna, being a photographer in a smaller market and no longer feeling like creatives have to be in big markets like NYC or LA with technology and social media, struggling in a previous job in insurance dealing with having to deny people coverage who really needed it that led to bouts with depression and drinking and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're doing something a little bit differently than usual. Recently we've sat with John Lee Dumas, host of the wildly successful daily podcast, Entrepreneur on Fire, EOFire. Since it was a short 25 minute interview, we decided to just drop it in on a Wednesday episode and Jessica + I will be back next week. In this episode, we chat about growing up in Maine before moving on to warmer climates, how his time deployed in the military helped re-frame his perspective on life, how transitioning into residential real estate helped give him a taste of what entrepreneurship was like, making sure he had a 1.5 year runway to start going 100% with EOFire, the amazing support system of having Kate in his life, what it was like having Tony Robbins himself on his show, his worst interview with a guest reading off a paper, asking tough questions about his critics who think he gives enough free content to hook people into an expensive program, being a CreativeLive alumni and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with lifestyle entrepreneur + CreativeLive's Profit. Power. Pursuit podcast host, Tara Gentile. In this episode, we chat about her Quiet Power Strategy on selling yourself without selling yourself, struggling with the inevitable imposter syndrome, agreeing with Gary Vaynerchuk's jab, jab, jab, right hook mentality but argues throwing more right hooks early on can set the tone for how you run your business, the fear of letting down employees that now are under her entrepreneurial umbrella, what it was like saying no to CreativeLive for a craft class in hopes they'd bring her on for something else building that relationship into 6 courses on the platform and even a 30-day bootcamp How To Build a Standout Business, how no one ever talks about positioning in regards to marketing your business, our decision to change the weekly format to a 3-day a week show, the importance of paying attention a lot, her girlcrush on Tina Fey, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with renowned photographer, APA National EVP Emeritus + Chair of the APA Advocacy Committee, Michael Grecco. In this episode, we chat about how he came on our radar with Ron Jautz during our recording with him, his awesome work with the APA to help lead the charge for copyright reform, his photojournalism work early on at the Boston Herald then moving onto People Magazine, dating someone from the renowned Spotlight team behind the recent critically-acclaimed film by the same name that won the Oscar for Best Picture of The Year, joking 20 years later about their first shoot together and working with Will Smith again for a Sports Illustrated cover on 'Concussion', how to run a timed set for high-profile, big production shoots, learning to become a better listener as a photographer later in his career, relaunching MichaelGrecco.com, writing multiple books over his career, launching ProStorage to relieve hard drive archiving issues many creatives face, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we chat about Google Play, metal desks, and some fun coming up with partner sponsorship, BorrowLenses. Jessica helps co-host this episode where we chat about the show being up on Google Play, our beef with iPhones, finally going out to dinner with #1 show supporter, Don and his wife, trying to find Mr. Robot since cutting the cord, creepy voicemails on my home answering machine, how paying $24.99 for something nowadays is a tall ask, the joys of helping coach Little League baseball, upcoming BorrowLenses promotions on the show and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with founder of Outbound Creative + host of the Working Without Pants Podcast, Jake Jorgovan. In this episode, we chat about what it was like co-founding a business at 19 years old, learning real-world pains about naivete, involving emotion in business, finding the right fit with regards to your skills, and being honest with yourself. Starting out with a service business as opposed to a product business is a completely different animal, which Jake learned early on. With Outbound Creative, Jorgovan helps agencies attract the sort of customer they want to work with, we chat about his vision for the Working Without Pants Podcast, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with cinematographer, Andreas Von Scheele. In this episode, we chat about the huge shift within the film making industry with the advancement of DSLR video technology, working with companies like Chimera + Canon, speaking at NAB with Canon for 'Indie Filmmaking' Panel, working on personal projects + documentaries like Wakaliwood + Running America '08, the profound work he does with Angel Light helping sick kids make their own films, the importance of constantly making yourself uncomfortable with your work + career to fight being forced into a box, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we chat about the new weekly format, big guests coming up, and how Jess is the Goose to my Maverick. Jessica helps co-host this episode where we chat about having John Lee Dumas (JLD) of EOFIre today, the 30th Anniversary of Top Gun - the best fighter jet movie of ALL time, Jessica starting 30 Days of Yoga with Adriene, having dinner with our #1 listener from Day 1 DONNIEEEE who found us through Corwin's episode, seeing what merch we're going to make for you guys (let us know by the way - I vote stickers + more tees), some Game of Thrones news (Hellooooo Khaleesi!), and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with branding Jedi, head of DBD International + Fast Company contributor, David Brier. In this episode, we chat about the horrible idea at most companies of 'design by committee', the definition of branding in less than :40 seconds, how he started his career early on landing big clients, how no dates on his blog help serve his audience with all evergreen content, working with Legacy chocolates as a client and chocolate lover, the amazing genius behind James Corden's Carpool Karaoke along with an awesome interview with him on Marc Maron's WTF podcast, seeing longevity in Medium as a platform, the branding challenge of having a gourmet Kosher food client, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with commercial/fashion photographer, Wesley Carter. In this episode, we chat about growing up with a single mother who provided + introduced Wesley to coding at 12 years old in 6th grade, reading the article Shining Light on Depression: An Often Dismissed Struggle Any Creative Can Face and feeling comfortable opening up on a random phone call about his bouts with depression + bi-polar tendencies, social media and the arts, going to Drexel University for engineering at 16 and dropping out for financial reasons, working towards things without putting a deadline on them to help keep momentum, striving to constantly learn from his mistakes and just be happy, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we chat about the new weekly format that goes into play this week and Mother's Day. Jessica helps co-host this episode where we chat about how Mother's Day went, my parents coming visit, Jessica's new Buddha Board, attempting to master the art of letting go, having John Lee Dumas (JLD) of EOFIre next week, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with commercial photographer + creator of the Mextures app, Merek Davis. In this episode, we chat about growing up being the youngest child, how his career in music with a screamo band, Oh, Doctor!, pushed him into photography, finding beauty in the dreary reds of Arizona, how his action presets didn't take off but set him on the path for creating Mextures, how Instagram helped him test the market for his early on work for the app, the struggle to find a good developer going through 17-18 people for the app, having an artist crush on Renee Robyn + her composite work, the fickle mob that is iTunes app reviewers, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with former oDesk (Now called Upwork) CEO + partner with Polaris VC, Gary Swart. In this episode, we chat about meeting a few years back at CreativeLive's Secrets of Silicon Valley event, what it's like working in an early-on startup, a bigger company, and even a big conglomerate, how important it is to see which is a good fit for you, the shift in the workplace to working remotely in the new gig economy of today, what it was like helping so many freelancers create more steady streams of income, having oDesk become a case study at Harvard Business School, passing up on being employee #3 at Netflix, how important his wife's support has been in embracing taking big risks, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with photographer/director + Visual Revolutionary podcast host, Ric Stovall. In this episode, we chat about working in the hotel/restaurant industry with his still + video work, getting his early beginnings with his father's work in Vietnam as a pilot, how getting in trouble introduced him to some interesting characters over the years, the constant battle with lovingly hating the work you produce, how powerful a motivator being broke can be to make shit happen, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with author of H3 Leadership: Be Humble, Stay Hungry, Always Hustle + The Catalyst Leader and founder of BLINC, Brad Lomenick. In this episode, we chat about his varied career of riding horses on a ranch in Colorado, working at Life@Work magazine, running Catalyst for years, and later at BLINC. His high school rap group OREO rise to state-wide notoriety, being invited to the White House, speaking with Seth Godin, Tony Dungy, Dave Ramsey + others on The Catalyst Podcast he hosts, what he's been able to accomplish by becoming more self-aware and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Founder of Kapowza, Dan Schepleng. In this episode, we chat about both wanting to see a Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee but for creatives, going on his first business meeting with his partner at 6am in suits instead of 6pm, his first entrepreneurial endeavors, crazy ex-girlfriends that should've gone into acting, his work in the film industry with Camden Arts + Motion, learning from all his early on companies to then create Kapowza, learning from constant failure, the joys of making his first hires for his latest company, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we chat about the craziness that was the RECN Gary Vaynerchuk event + her new job at Union + Webster. Jessica helps co-host this episode where we chat about the craziness of the RECN: Gary Vaynerchuk + David Osborn at the University of Maryland event, how Jared Dykas brought us all into the fold for the event, how jealous Jess was that I got a photo with Gary himself to send to Chase Jarvis, whether or not 40 is technically 'over the hill', how the #AskGaryVee book review brought me + my brother closer with his family coming to visit us in Maryland this past weekend, how we're looking to switch it up to a 3-day a week show episode format, the fact that now Jessica is pursuing voice-over work, BorrowLenses coming on as our newest sponsor, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with President + Founder of Skip Cohen University + photo industry journeyman, Skip Cohen. In this episode, we chat about struggles with school and staying in college, his long journey of a career from working at Polaroid washing bottles in their research lab, to working his way up through customer service to soon get an offer to become the President + CEO of Hasselblad, then moving onto Rangefinder Publishing, Inc. overseeing Rangefinder Magazine as well as the ever-growing WPPI show in Vegas. Like many past guests, Skip is also a CreativeLive alumni from 2012, why other creatives should never be your competition, what it was like co-authoring over 6 different books and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with composer duo, Brooke + Will Blair, of the Blair Brothers. In this episode, we chat about their beginnings in music and battling bands as a sibling rivalry, their band 'Infectious Organisms' opening for acts like Outkast + RUN DMC, how the Black Eyed Peas broke up their band, doing lots of documentary work like I AM YUP'IK + Killing Them Safely, working off of a script alone to score the music, what it's like to be Philadelphia based doing lots work for LA clients, their big release for Green Room with Sir Patrick Stewart, doing a 30 pieces in 30 days project to stay sharp, the importance of 'buying the van', Wolfman vs The Creature of the Black Lagoon, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Director of RECN Media, Jared Dykas. In this episode, we chat about being a young entrepreneur selling sneakers at 14 years old, dealing with sticking out to having the hustle at a young age, how to live a big life, the importance of putting things in your life on record, what it's like bringing Gary Vaynerchuk to Maryland for RECN: Gary Vaynerchuk + David Osborn at the University of Maryland, the struggle lots of people have figuring out if college is for them + why people are uncomfortable with people saying they want to do their own thing in our society, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Pixilated Founder + Startup Soiree podcast host, Patrick Rife. In this episode, we chat about starting one of the biggest for founder by founders networking companies in Baltimore city with Startup Soiree, what the future of the Baltimore community engagement is, why we both have a soft spot for Barcelona, what it was like driving THE Emancipation Proclamation from DC to Detroit through the middle of the night, the life-changing moment of presenting at Creative Mornings Baltimore, how the unique Startup Soiree model has built it into over 350+ people coming to the monthly events, the importance of harsh life experiences, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial. Remember to always use #theangrymillennial on social media + follow @millennialangry on Twitter to ask any questions you'd like any of the upcoming guests to answer during the show.