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Making Media Now
Bob Bowdon Disrupts the Video Streaming Business

Making Media Now

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 39:45


Joining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is former television journalist and documentary producer turned digital media entrepreneur Bob Bowdon. Bob is the founder of VidaFair, a video streaming platform that is disrupting subscription models by giving creators a new way to monetize — think pay-per-view, but for videos.    Before VidaFair, Bob built an impressive career as a journalist, documentary producer, and television commentator for outlets like PBS and Bloomberg, where he became passionate about giving people a platform to share their voices. He also directed The Cartel, an award-winning documentary exposing what he saw as corruption in public education. Bob also appeared in satirical sketches for the Onion News Network. Bob's journey touches on everything from idea conception to execution in a crowded market.    Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey. About the host: www.writevoicecreative.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/   Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead

The Business Power Hour with Deb Krier

Bob Bowdon is the founder of VidaFair. He has his mechanical engineering bachelor's degree from Purdue and his engineering management master's degree from Stanford. Bob has been a television professional for 18 years, including entertainment and talk shows, a reporter for Bloomberg Television, host/executive producer for American Public Television, as well as an on-camera comedy reporter for the Onion News Network. Additionally, he is a documentary filmmaker of "The Cartel," about corruption in public education, which was a winner of 12 film festival awards, national theatrical release and distribution by Warner Brothers and Netflix.

Future Fit Founder
Navigating Sustainable Entrepreneurship with Bob Bowden

Future Fit Founder

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 17:42 Transcription Available


Ever felt overwhelmed by the challenges of starting and scaling a business? In this episode, we're joined by Bob Bowdon, founder and CEO of VidaFair, a pay-per-stream video platform. Bob has worked as a reporter and producer for companies such as Bloomberg, Choice Media, and PBS.Together, we explore:• How leveraging your immediate network can make all the difference in hiring.• The importance of embracing a sustainable growth mindset for long-term success.• Knowing when it's time to pivot in your entrepreneurial journey.For more insights connect with Bob Bowdon on LinkedIn and explore his work at VidaFair.More from James: Connect with James on LinkedIn or at peer-effect.com

The Digital Executive
Redefining Content Consumption: Ending Subscription Fatigue and Empowering Creators with Bob Bowdon CEO | Ep 934

The Digital Executive

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 16:55


In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas engages with Bob Bowdon, the innovative founder and CEO of Vidafair, a pioneering pay-per-stream video platform. Bob shares his journey from a television producer and satirical news commentator to a visionary entrepreneur reshaping how we consume and support video content. He discusses the inspiration behind Vidafair's unique model, born out of his own frustration with subscription fatigue, and how it offers a fair alternative for both creators and consumers.Bob also reflects on his impactful documentary, The Cartel, and how his investigative journalism experience influenced the mission of Vidafair. As the conversation unfolds, Bob provides insights into current trends in content consumption, the rise of micro-payments, and the importance of authenticity in marketing. Tune in to explore how Vidafair is empowering creators and eliminating traditional gatekeepers in the digital content space.

The Jeff Bullas Show
Is Subscription Fatigue Killing Your Profits? Here's the Way Out

The Jeff Bullas Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 61:22


Bob Bowdon is the founder and CEO of VidaFair, a pay-per-stream video platform re-shaping the landscape of content monetization. He is also the founder and former Executive Director of Choice Media - the leading School Choice media group. He has been a television producer, reporter and commentator for PBS, Bloomberg Television. He also appeared as a recurring character in satirical news sketches for the Onion News Network. The Cartel, Bowdon's documentary, reveals the nature and extent of corruption in public education. The film won a dozen film festival awards. With VidaFair, Bob and his team are opening door for creators to reclaim their worth by setting their own fees for fair monetization. What you will learn How to amplify your business income and market reach through effective video monetization strategies. How to identify and overcome the drawbacks of traditional business subscription models. The new era of entrepreneurial content consumption and how to break free from subscription fatigue. Innovative approaches to content monetization that empower creators to set their own fees. The future of content creation and consumption in a world moving away from traditional subscription-based models.

The Creative Influencer
Bob Bowdon: Content Promotion and Monetization

The Creative Influencer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 31:12


Episode Ten of Season Seven. We interview Bob Bowdon. Bob is the CEO of VidaFair, a content monetization platform that allows creators to set their own fees for their content. Bob has experience as a television reporter, TV producer, talk show host, and documentary filmmaker. Bob talks about his experience as a recurring character on The Onion News Network and shares a story about a foreign news agency mistaking an Onion story for real news. Bob shares his vision for the future of VidaFair and gives advice to creators on how they can promote their content. A full transcript of this episode is available at Jon's entertainment law blog at www.pfeifferlaw.com/entertainment-law-blog/

Dirty Jersey
The Corrupt NJ Education System

Dirty Jersey

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 24:21


This week is the first episode of a two-week series regarding corruption throughout New Jersey's Education System. Showcasing the egregious actions by officials, what taxpayers are really spending, and the detriment all of it has caused NJ kids. If you have any feedback, your own personal story, input or even criticism on this episode email dirtyjersey@myyahoo.com At the beginning of next week's episode, I will open up the floor to any who have submitted feedback! The Cartel documentary from 2009, created by Bob Bowdon, which was cited in this podcast. Can be found on most streaming platforms. Including YouTube, Tubi, and Amazon Prime.  

In Love with the Process | Filmmaking | Photography | Lifestyle |
EP177 | Finding the Confidence to Monetize Your Work (w/ Bob Bowdon)

In Love with the Process | Filmmaking | Photography | Lifestyle |

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 97:15


How much money is your time worth? How often do you ask yourself that question? Why are filmmakers and artists generally lacking the confidence to ask for compensation? What do we give away our hard work for free? These are the questions that drive this episode of IN LOVE WITH THE PROCESS podcast, and host Mike Pecci sits down with Vidafair founder and veteran broadcaster Bob Bowdon and the two trying to get to the bottom of the age-old question. What is my art, my song, movie film worth?Expect an in depth conversation about  finding the right place to host your films for a fair price, traditional distribution, and the next wave in content creator controlled monetization.Grab those noise cancelling headphones and get ready to learn something new! This entire episode is sponsored by Vidafair. We are proud to have them as a sponsor and we pride ourselves on working closely with brands and companies that we truly feel will help you change the way you create. For the better. Start charging for your content now now at vidafair.com SUBMIT THE THE VIDAFAIR FILM FESTIVAL: https://filmfreeway.com/VidaFairFilmFestival ►Vidafair's IG: https://www.instagram.com/vidafair/ ►Mike Pecci's IG: instagram.com/mikepecci ►ILWP's IG: instagram.com/inlovewiththeprocesspod -------------> Featuring Music by: ►Russell Nash ►CODE ELEKTRO ►NIGHT RIDER 87

Free to Offend
Post-election our education system still sucks

Free to Offend

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 42:01


The election has come and gone, and for most Americans this week of 2020 feels remarkably similar to the several weeks before it. Especially if you are a parent struggling to navigate public education’s absurd and tone-deaf approach to “education” during the age of coronavirus.   Nevada Policy’s Michael Schaus talks with ChoiceMedia’s founder, Bob Bowdon, about how education reform—specifically the exploding popularity of choice programs—will impact politics and culture in the post-election world we now face. 

Random Assignment
Random Assignment Podcast Trailer

Random Assignment

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 1:40


Bob Bowdon and Corey DeAngelis break down what's really happening in education across the country. The inaugural broadcast of #RandomAssignment will be in the history books for decades to come. --- Music: Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players https://youtu.be/P9QQO5v0u5o --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/random-assignment/message

The Learning Curve
Cato's Neal McCluskey on School Choice & Educational Federalism

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 50:41


Special thanks to Bob Bowdon & Choice Media for helping us launch “The Learning Curve”! On this episode of “The Learning Curve,” Cara welcomes new co-host Gerard Robinson and guest Neal McCluskey, Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom. They discuss America's growing interest in school choice, with 500,000 children now attending private schools through vouchers... Source

The Learning Curve
Susan Wise Bauer on Classical Education & Homeschooling

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 34:25


This week on “The Learning Curve,” Bob Bowdon & guest co-host Kerry McDonald talk with Susan Wise Bauer – writer, historian, homeschool parent, and author of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, as well as numerous other books. They explore the impact of technological innovation, online tools and social media, and the plethora of resources now available to the... Source

The Learning Curve
Derrell Bradford on the Future of Education Reform

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 48:24


This week on “The Learning Curve,” Bob Bowdon is joined by guest host Alisha Thomas Cromartie, personal growth coach, education leader, and former Georgia state legislator. They talk with Derrell Bradford, Executive Vice President of 50CAN, about the myth that school choice programs siphon funds away from traditional public schools, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, the impact of the 2016... Source

The Learning Curve
Joy Pullmann on the Fallout from Common Core

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 41:40


Co-host Bob Bowdon talks with Joy Pullmann, executive editor of The Federalist, about the mediocre NAEP and PISA results, after a decade of the Common Core national education standards and the failed experiment with federal involvement in standards, curricula, and tests. They also discuss social emotional learning, parental involvement, and the media's coverage of K-12 education policy issues. Source

The Learning Curve
E.D. Hirsch, Jr. on Background Knowledge & Educational Equity

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 46:47


Co-hosts Cara Candal and Bob Bowdon engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Professor E.D. Hirsch, Jr., founder and chairman of the Core Knowledge Foundation, professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, and acclaimed author. Professor Hirsch elaborates on his career-long thesis that the critical ingredient of academic achievement is the shared background knowledge needed for language... Source

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The Learning Curve
Steven Wilson on Anti-Intellectualism in K-12 Education

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 45:52


Co-host Bob Bowdon talks with Steven Wilson, Founder and former CEO of Ascend Learning, a charter school network in Brooklyn, New York. They discuss the emergence of anti-intellectualism in K-12 schooling, the topic of a controversial blog post in which Steven raised concerns about the increasing politicization and radicalization of the curriculum. He argues that this troubling trend threatens our... Source

The Learning Curve
Dr. Lindsey Burke on LBJ's True Education Legacy

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 51:02


Dr. Lindsey Burke of the Heritage Foundation talks with co-host Bob Bowdon about her new book, The Not-So-Great-Society, co-edited with Jonathan Butcher, which includes contributions from top policy experts. They explore why Lyndon Johnson's “Great Society” is an inflection point for federal intervention in local school policy. The constitutionally limited national role in K-12 education grew... Source

The Learning Curve
Charter Approval in CA, Online Learning in OK, Outsourcing Teachers?, SCOTUS School Choice Case, NYT on Success Academy

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 38:54


ChoiceMedia‘s Bob Bowdon and Pioneer Institute‘s Cara Candal talk about charter school authorizing in California and a recent bill that gives school districts rather than the state the authority to approve charter schools; good news for online learning programs in Oklahoma; and is there a shortage of teachers in American schools? Plus, Bob calls out Dale Russakoff for a selective New York Times... Source

The Learning Curve
Introducing The Learning Curve: Student Discipline, Teacher Diversity, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Presidential Politics & School Choice

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 38:53


In the inaugural episode of the new, national education podcast, “The Learning Curve,” co-hosts Bob Bowdon of Choice Media & Cara Candal of Pioneer Institute review the stories of the week – teacher pushback on school discipline reform in California, teaching hot-button social issues in Illinois and New Jersey schools, and scrapping gifted and talented programs in New York City. Source

The Learning Curve
Learning Curve

The Learning Curve

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 0:34


“The Learning Curve” is where you'll find straight talk about the nation's hottest education stories – news and opinion from the schoolyard to the 2020 campaign trail. Co-hosts Bob Bowdon and Cara Candal serve up provocative commentary on the issues that impact parents and kids, teachers and students, political leaders, policymakers and taxpayers all across the country. “The Learning Curve”... Source

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The Soho Forum Debates
Is School Choice Good for Kids? Listen to Last Night's Debate. [Reason Podcast]

The Soho Forum Debates

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017 97:46


ChoiceMedia's Bob Bowdon vs. Teachers College's Samuel Abrams in New York City last night.

Speaking with TJ Walker - How great leaders communicate through the media, public speeches, presentations and the spoken word

  Navigating from Old to New Media Careers - Bob Bowdon Bob Bowdon is a long-time broadcaster, television host and filmmaker. He's hosted programs for national PBS distribution, Bloomberg Television and even been a recurring on-camera reporter for the Onion News Network.   Currently, Bowdon runs Choice Media, a national education newsgroup which publishes a daily newswire, website (ChoiceMedia.TV) and Twitter feed (@ChoiceMediaTV) about American schools.  He frequently appears in the media to promote education reform and school choice, including Morning Joe, The O'Reilly Factor, The [Megyn] Kelly File and Stossel on the Fox News Channel; and many other national and local broadcasts. Bowdon is also a filmmaker. His latest film, The Ticket, is about seven school choice innovations happening in seven states, and it's been screened at functions hosted by the Cato Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, the Friedman Foundation, the Mackinac Institute, the Nevada Policy Research Institute, the Platte Institute and many others.  Last July, The Ticket also won the coveted Audience Choice award at the Anthem Film Festival in Las Vegas.  Bowdon's previous film, The Cartel, was about corruption in public education. It won 12 film festival awards, a national theatrical release and distribution from Warner Brothers.      Thanks for listening to “Speaking with TJ Walker.” Please subscribe to the show here https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1072936158?mt=2&ls=1   The show about public speaking, media training, presentation skills, crisis communications, and presentation training. Please send any speaking-related questions you have directly to TJ at tj@mediatrainingworldwide.com and he will answer them in future episodes.   Please connect with us at Media Training Worldwide and post your questions here http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog/   On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tjwalkerinteractive Twitter: https://twitter.com/tjwalker Linkedin: T.J. Walker Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/user/MediaTraining iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1072936158?mt=2&ls=1   Receive Free online Public Speaking or Media Training Course today http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/give-away.html     Call +1.212.764.4955 now to discuss a customized media training or presentation training program for you or your organization.   For keynote speech and media inquiries, call +1.212.764.4955   Online media and presentation training at  http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/online-training.html   Media Training Worldwide teaches people how to speak effectively to the media and to live audiences. We train people on all aspects of media training, public speaking, PowerPoint Presentations, crisis communications and presentation training.  

Freedom Fest Broadcasting
Bob Bowdon - Freedom Fest 7-11-15

Freedom Fest Broadcasting

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2015 26:32


Bob Bowdon, Executive Director of Choice Media, joins Clint to discuss choicemedia.tv as well as the current education system in America.

Freedom Fest Broadcasting
Bob Bowdon - Freedom Fest 7-11-15

Freedom Fest Broadcasting

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2015 26:32


Bob Bowdon, Executive Director of Choice Media, joins Clint to discuss choicemedia.tv as well as the current education system in America.

Education Talk Radio
SHOW RE-SCHEDULED T0 11/7,9aET: PHILLY SCHOOLS:. IS SCHOOL CHOICE THE ANSWER ?

Education Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2014 3:00


WHAT'S GOING ON IN PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IS SCHOOL CHOICE THE ANSWER ? Starlee Coleman formerly of The National Public Charter Schools Association  has set me up with Bob Bowdon who is an expert on school choice  and runs "Choice Media' and we are going to discuss the stae of Philly and I don't mean Pennsylvania. I'm a K-12 grad of Philly Public Schools and we'll get some good insights from Bob. Thanks Starlee!?  

Cato Daily Podcast
School Choice Is Winning

Cato Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2014 9:50


The number of states with zero school choice options gets smaller every year. Bob Bowdon of Choice Media evaluates the state of educational freedom for children in the United States. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Cato Event Podcast
The Ticket: The Many Faces of School Choice

Cato Event Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2014 88:19


The Ticket: The Many Faces of School Choice, is a new documentary film that takes viewers on a whistle-stop tour across the United States, asking: “What is school choice?” As the film illustrates, various forms of choice are proliferating around the country, from charter schools to scholarship tax credits. The film finds one simple premise underlying these different models: parents and children deserve the freedom to choose the schools that work best for them. Please join us for a screening of this highly informative documentary, followed by questions and answers with director/producer Bob Bowdon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pantsless Aggression Productions
TRH: Education Reform

Pantsless Aggression Productions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2012 55:24


It's a very special Education Reform edition of The Right Hook with guests Lindsey Burke from the Heritage Foundation, Bob Bowdon from "The Cartel" and "ChoiceMedia.TV," and Long Island activist Anthony Scuderi from Save LaSalle.

GadflyRadio » Podcasts
Bob Bowdon of ChoiceMedia.TV–January 17th 2012

GadflyRadio » Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2012 51:35


Martha Montelongo along with Ben Boychuk of CA City Journal and John Seiler of CalWatchDog.com.  Bob Bowdon, founder of ChoiceMedia.TV and the producer and director of the film The Cartel, talks about National School Choice Week.  Joel Fox is the Editor at Fox & Hounds political daily, talks about Public Employee Pension Crisis and ballot […]

Freedomizer Radio Network
Proof Negative Show: REAL PATRIOT NEWS - w/ Guest Bob Bowden

Freedomizer Radio Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2010 181:00


Welcome to the Proof Negative Show, home of REAL discussion of Patriot News. YounaTuber cohosts for the show. Today Proof welcomes in the 1st hour filmmaker Bob Bowdon. We are discussing his latest film, "The Cartel" (http://www.thecartelmovie.com). This is a film discussing the tyranny in the nations' school systems, and where the education funds REALLY go. Proof describes how we need to free ourselves from the Republican-Democrat boxes the Global Elites placed us in. Come join us & let us help you wake up before it's too late!