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As is customary, we jump start a new year by revisiting the old one! It's time to run through a bunch of meaningly award categories that we made up for fun! We even introduced a new set of "Wild Card" awards that are complete surprises for everyone at the table! So join us as we celebrate 2024 in all of it's glory. Our discussions cover everything from Dragons Dogma 2 to Silent Hill 2 to 1000x Resist... and everything in between.  Best World / Level Design (6:45) Best Storytelling (23:05) Best Gaming Moment (43:30) Wild Card Award #1 (1:08:13) Break | Best Soundtrack Picks (1:21:10) Best New Enemy / Boss Design (1:24:10) Best New Character (1:36:30) Biggest Surprise (01:48:30) Wild Card Award #2 (2:01:10) Break | Best Soundtrack Picks (2:15:10) Biggest Disappointment (2:16:30) I Won't Quit You, I Promise (2:33:20) The Spotlight Award (2:41:30)

In this episode, LeNaya Hezel, chief programs officer at the Warrior-Scholar Project, talks with co-hosts Andy Hibel and Monika Sziron about her career path as a military spouse and her work and research in higher education. In her current role, she helps develop educational experiences accessible to any enlisted veteran pursuing higher education.  Hezel talks about why higher education is a great career option for veterans and military-affiliated students. She also discusses results from her doctoral research studying how universities structure veteran and military-affiliated student resources on campus.Hezel previously served as director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Warrior-Scholar Project and was the inaugural Veterans Office director at Georgetown University. Hezel was a nominee for HigherEdMilitary's Spotlight Award in 2024, a 2021 Veterans Leadership Program scholar with the George W. Bush Institute, and a Pat Tillman Foundation scholar. Do you have a topic you would like us to discuss on the podcast? Send us your ideas, and you might hear it discussed on the HigherEdJobs podcast.

Courtney Swoboda, who received the 2024 HigherEdMilitary Spotlight Award, describes her career path as "random." But during a recent interview with HigherEdJobs podcast co-hosts Andy Hibel and Monika Sziron, we saw that she is a determined and forward-thinking leader making strides in veteran education. As the director of Military and Veteran Services at the University of Central Missouri, Swoboda and her team spend their days processing educational benefits for students through the U.S. Department of Veterans. They also oversee state and federal military tuition assistance and process military transcripts.   Swoboda launched a statewide organization, MOVES (Missouri Organization of Veteran Education Specialists) to help fellow educators solve common issues and learn from each other. In this episode, Swoboda described the group's role in shaping legislation to boost educational assistance for Missouri National Guard members. In addition to her academic career, Swoboda has served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve for more than 11 years. She is currently an education and training manager and was previously an aircraft armament specialist.  Do you have a topic you would like us to discuss on the podcast? Send us your ideas, and you might hear it discussed on the HigherEdJobs podcast.

Discover the inspiring journey of Andrew Garcia, an award-winning director and cinematographer from Miami, Florida. Specializing in Latin coming-of-age stories and family dramas with a docu-style approach, Andrew's recent works include "America Has an Accent," "The Sunset is Not a Permanent Home," and Puma's "The Fabric of Hip-Hop." In 2019, his film "La Piel De Ayer" was released by HBO and received accolades at the Miami Film Festival. His latest film, "Tumba Del Mar," showcased at Miami Film Festival, HollyShorts, and Florida Film Festival in 2023. Currently, he is developing his first feature film, "All The Things I Wish I Could Say," selected for the WEG Feature Film Lab in 2024. Subscribe for more filmmaker spotlights and behind-the-scenes insights!

Snom recognized as visionary leader, as brand recognition rises, Snom can brand for MSPs very quickly Channel Vision Magazine has awarded Snom's Partner Program with their 2024 Visionary Spotlight Award. In this podcast we learn that the award affirms the goals Marc Magliano, Snom's Vice President, Channel Business for the Americas and Antoine Karachekhlian, Snom's North America Channel Director, laid out as they laid out a plan to build Snom's band and Snom's channel program. “A solid channel partner program is the heart and soul of your channel,” says Mark. “It helps you build that awareness, and the brand awareness is something, quite honestly, that has challenged us over the past few years but with your help, and others like you, over the past 12 to 18 months, we've made strides and now you see Snom everywhere… Our partner Partner program helps us deliver and drive value to our MSPs and resellers, just right across the board.” “We've added, I think the number now is over 250 new MSP resellers. We've increased our breadth of partnerships in the ITSP community. We have significantly more partners that are co-branding or branding our technology to their customer base. Things have really exploded for us. Again, I couldn't be more thrilled.,” adds Mark. Building a Brand that Brands As the Snom brand has grown in visibility, Snom has been using its manufacturing power to help their MSP clients, brand their brand. “Everybody can brand, but us our parent company being a manufacturer and we get our stuff directly, you know, from the factory makes us more nimble, and quick, to react to that branding thing, the aspect of the business,” says Antoine. “We can brand products as small as a couple of hundred, whereas they're doing a couple of thousands. And that speaks to our power, basically, of how we can deliver.” In Stock Many customers took notice of Snom, as Covid disrupted overly extended supply chains. With two warehouses in North America, Snom is not only a manufacturer but also a company that maintains available stock. We learn about their fast, advanced replacement ability. We also discuss a personal approach. Customers needing help, replacements, or assistance with making a sale, can get directly on the phone or online with Snom's leadership team and get personalized attention. A partner program is about the products sold, but it also depends on people, support, logistics and quality. Visit www.snomamericas.com

Rozmawiamy o tegorocznej edycji Fotofestiwalu w Łodzi, podczas którego prezentowane będą premierowo nowe prace Weroniki Gęsickiej z cyklu  „ENCYCLOPAEDIA” oraz projekt Przemka Dzienisa "Dobry żal".Spotkanie z artystami i nowy podcast to okazja do rozmowy o procesie twórczym, powstawaniu koncepcji, konstruowaniu projektu, ale też konfrontacji z odbiorcami. Weronika Gęsicka i Przemek Dzienis dzielą się różnymi doświadczeniami i odsłaniają kulisy pracy.Weronika GęsickaUrodzona w 1984 r. we Włocławku. Artystka wizualna. W swej praktyce posługuje się głównie szeroko rozumianą fotografią. Jej projekty dotyczą tematów związanych z pamięcią oraz mechanizmów jej działania. Interesują ją również kulturowe zjawiska, które wpływają na współczesną rzeczywistość i które dają także możliwość manipulowania tą rzeczywistością. Często pracuje z materiałami archiwalnymi, w tym fotografiami znalezionymi przypadkowo w Internecie, ale także z banków zdjęć, archiwów policji i prasy. Tworzy również prace z pomocą sztucznej inteligencji. Laureatka wielu nagród, w tym Paszport Polityki , EMOP Arendt Award, Foam Talent, Spotlight Award i LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards. Finalistka Prix HSBC pour la Photographie i Prix Levallois. Stypendystka Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego. Jej prace publikują liczne magazyny, w tym “The Guardian”, “The New York Times”, “Internazionale” i “Le Monde”. Prace artystki prezentowane są na wystawach na całym świecie.Przemek DzienisAbsolwent szkoły filmowej w Łodzi, twórca obrazów opartych na fotografii. Jego kompozycje są proste, lecz precyzyjnie zaplanowane. Unika patosu i nadinterpretacji – ogranicza środki wyrazu do zupełnego minimum, w ten sposób upraszczając przekaz wizualny i czyniąc go bardziej czytelnym. Jego pracom bliżej do rzeźby niż do klasycznego malarstwa. W swoich pozowanych portretach analizuje relacje między człowiekiem a codziennymi, otaczającymi go przedmiotami. Jego zdjęcia były prezentowane na licznych wystawach w Polsce i zagranicą.

Warwick Thornton's "The New Boy" keeps collecting accolades! The film recently won the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Spotlight Award, adding to its growing list of honors. Featuring Aswan Reid's debut performance alongside Cate Blanchett and Deborah Mailman, the film received critical acclaim and is set to premiere in the United Kingdom and Ireland before its North American release.

Tune in to the 2023 Brooke B Productions Listeners Choice Awards! Hear if your favorites won Best Actress/Actor, Best Breakout Performance, Best Audio Project, and more! We will also be surprising a cast member with our special Spotlight Award! Don't miss this FIRST-EVER event! It's sure to be a fun time!

Billy McGuigan is the creator director of several internationally touring shows including Rave On! The Buddy Holly Experience, Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience, and Billy McGuigan's Pop Rock Orchestra. Career highlights include performing with Buddy Holly's contemporaries Tommy Allsup and Sonny West and headlining Las Vegas with Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience. Billy's love of music comes directly from his father who introduced Billy to The Beatles' music at an early age. With an out of tune guitar and tattered Beatles chord book, Billy, his brothers and dad spent countless hours at the dining room table learning and crafting Beatles songs. Shortly after Billy's dad lost a battle with leukemia in 1996 at age 42, the McGuigan brothers turned to the music their Dad taught them as kids to help deal with the loss of their father. Not only did they find healing in the music, but it led to the creation of Rave On Productions, whose mission is to create live concert experiences with the sole purpose of connecting an audience together through memories and music. Billy was recently inducted into the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame and has won the Spotlight Award for Best Actor in a Musical, an Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award, and the Midland Business Journal's 40 under 40 award, as well as a CPAC Alumni Award for Excellence in Public Service from the Faculty and Staff at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. In 2021, Billy opened the McGuigan Arts Academy, providing year-round classes, camps and lessons dedicated to teaching life skills through the arts.

Jason Stuart and Mitch Hara talk with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about the second season of their must-watch comedy series “Smothered” currently available on all major streaming services including Amazon, Apple, DirecTV and Revry. Jason Stuart (The Birth Of A Nation) and Mitch Hara (Mutant Olive) have co-written, co-starred and co-produced this series about a longtime gay couple that can't stand each other but can't afford to get divorced. With the success of the first season that was named one of the best comedy series by Amazon and was nominated for the Spotlight Award at the Indie Series Awards Jason and Mitch have upped their game. Season 2 of “Smothered” boasts an impressive cast of guest stars that include Amanda Bearse (Married w/ Children/Bros), Jai Rodriguez (Bros/Queer Eye), Carole Ita White (Laverne & Shirley), Armand Fields (Queer as Folk) and more. “Smothered” second season follows the boomer-aged gay couple Randy and Ralph who still can't stand each other and still can't afford to get a divorce so they attempt to salvage their hideous relationship in therapy hell before they kill each other and everyone else. Both Stuart and Hara were also nominated for Best Actor and the series for Best Digital Series at the Queerty Awards. “Smothered” season 2 is directed by acclaimed theatre director Carlyle King who is making her Television début. We talked to Jason and Mitch about what they hope to accomplish with Smothered and their spin on our LGBTQ issues.  Jason Stuart is one of the most prolific character actors who's also an outrageous openly gay stand-up comedian. With over 150 credits his film work includes “The Birth Of A Nation” “Tangerine”, “Love Is Strange”, “Gia”, “Kindergarten Cop” and “Vegas Vacation” among his fan favorites. His TV work has wowed audiences with guest roles on such shows as “Sleepy Hollow”, “Entourage”, “The Closer”, “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, “House”, “Everybody Hates Chris” and “Will & Grace” among others. Recently he won The Indie Series Award for Best Actor In a Comedy Series for the first season of “Smothered”. Jason also serves as the National LGBTQ Co-Chairman of the SAG-AFTRA LGBTQ Committee a role he co-created in 2004. For More Info… Mitch Hara is an actor/writer/director who joined the acclaimed Actors Studio when he was just 19. Mitch won Best Actor Award for his portrayal of “Sister Coco Call-Me- Ishmael” a mental-patient-drag-queen-nun. He also co- wrote and directed Joe Manganiello in “One Night Stand.” Hara's award-winning solo show “Mutant Olive” is currently playing to sold out houses in LA and is currently touring globally with rave reviews. For More Info…  For More Info... LISTEN: 600+ LGBTQ Chats @OUTTAKE VOICES

Join Eric, @WesMoss365, @TimAndrewsHere, @Autopritts, @JaredYamamoto, @EnglishNick67, and Greg as they chat about the useless Met Gala, Trump's CNN Town Hall, Jared's Spotlight Award, and much more! “Brought to you by Findlay Roofing”

Chris is a columnist, blogger, editor, writing coach and old-school muckraker for The Times-Tribune. He received a degree in journalism and creative writing from Keystone College in LaPlume in 1997 and began his career with the Times-Tribune the same year. He has been a clerk, regional correspondent, police reporter, feature writer, general assignment reporter, columnist and editor.Chris has won numerous awards, including eight first-place awards for columns from the Associated Press Managing Editors, the Keystone Press and the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2014, he won first place for Distinguished Writing and first place for best columns in the Keystone Press Awards.His coverage of local soldiers as an embedded journalist in Iraq won several reporting awards, and his five-page “Pilgrimage” special section about visits to the sites of the 9/11 terrorist attacks won second place for distinguished writing in all circulation categories in the 2004 Keystone Press Awards.While covering Scranton neighborhoods in 1999, he was part of a team that won a Society of Professional Journalists' Spotlight Award for investigative reporting for a series of stories examining drug activity at Village Park, a low-income housing development. The months of reporting revealed a grim scene of brazen drug trafficking, sporadic violence and terror against neighbors in and around the apartment complex.Chris is from Beaver, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He lives in Dalton with his wife, Chrisann, senior technical editor for Times-Shamrock's new media department, and their cats, Typo, Shadow, Smudge, Puck, Timmy, Silvio and Paulie Walnuts.CKelly@timesshamrock.com(570) 348-9100Read his award-winning blog at timestribuneblogs.com/kellySupport the show Stop by our Apple Podcast and drop a Review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/allbetter/id1592297425?see-all=reviewsSupport The Showhttps://www.patreon.com/allbetter

Get to know these successful thought leaders and find out how they present themselves and their crafts as experts in their fields. Tim Gaynor is a certified John Maxwell coach trainer and speaker. His passion is to help you live a life that matters, a life that you were uniquely made to live. His goal is to help you find traction in that area of your life that has you stuck, spinning, and preventing you from moving forward. Tim has spent 25 years at a Fortune 500 company leading, coaching, and developing individuals and teams. If you're reading this and you want to be able to live your life story, you should reach out to Tim Gaynor at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaynortim/ or https://www.coachdevelopinspire.com/.  Dr. Freda Drake is the VP of Member Development at News & Experts, an author, public speaker, key opinion leader, and public relations expert. She was awarded the 2018 Spotlight Award by Dustin Burleson Seminars for her “service and contribution … and unparalleled coaching to doctors and their employees.” Her mix of experience in marketing, sales, and public relations, as well as being active in the community serving on boards and other capacities are a testament to her passion for people and not numbers alone. She has also edited and contributed to various books and has written technical manuals on green cleaning that have been used for certifications. To learn more about Freda Drake and how to drive awareness of your expertise through top-tier media with expanded reach, visit her website, https://newsandexperts.com/ and go to https://linkedin.com/in/fredadrake/.  Karen McGregor is the founder and CEO of the Speaker Success Formula. She helps business professionals and entrepreneurs harmoniously merge daily action with profound inner growth to have the greatest impact and influence. If you're a speaker or an entrepreneur who knows that you're not as good as you need to be and you want to be significantly better, reach out to Karen McGregor at https://www.linkedin.com/in/Karen-Mcgregor-aa1627116/.    Global Credibility Expert, Mitchell Levy is a TEDx speaker and international bestselling author of over 60 books. As The AHA Guy at AHAthat (https://ahathat.com), he helps to extract the genius from your head in a two-three hour interview so that his team can ghostwrite your book, and publish it, distribute it, and make you an Amazon bestselling author in four months or less. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. He's provided strategic consulting to over one hundred companies and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Mitchell has been happily married for thirty years and regularly spends four weeks in Europe with family and friends. Visit https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ for an archive of all the podcast episodes. Connect to Mitchell Levy on: Credibility Nation YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3kGA1LI Credibility Nation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credibilitynation/ Mitchell Levy Present AHA Moments: https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ Thought Leader Life: https://thoughtleaderlife.com Twitter: @Credtabulous Instagram: @credibilitynation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get $20 off each pair of Premium, Polarized Sunglasses at https://shadyrays.com with code 'JOMBOYAS' Timestamps: 0:00 Heading to LA! 9:55 NL Recap 14:20 NL Standings 16:30 Mets-Braves 20:15 Dodgers-Cardinals 25:45 Padres-Rockies 31:50 DBacks-Giants 34:30 Pirates-Marlins 39:05 AL Recap 43:50 AL Standings 45:00 Red Sox-Rays 49:40 Astros-Angels 54:10 White Sox-Guardians 59:00 A's-Rangers 1:01:10 Tigers-Royals 1:06:20 Interleague Recap 1:10:30 Orioles Sweep Cubs, Mariners Sweep Nats 1:13:50 Reds-Yankees 1:18:40 Phillies-Blue Jays (Montoyo Fired) 1:25:50 Brewers-Twins 1:28:20 Shane Bieber 1:33:00 The Kellers 1:33:30 Max Scherzer 1:38:15 Slump Watch 1:39:10 En Fuego 1:40:55 Galdalf the White Award 1:46:00 Spotlight Award 1:49:10 Senioritis Award 1:54:15 BBD Simulator Stimulator

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Tami Bahat. Born in Israel, Tami is a lens-based artist (aka "LENS CRAFTER"), whose passion lies in molding the beauty of humanity into something extraordinary. She strives to push the boundaries of her own imagination, as well as the viewer's, by creating bold works of art from striking perspectives. Creating staged tableaux, Tami explores the performative nature of portraiture in many of her photographs, influenced by Renaissance and Neoclassical conventions of still-life and chromatic symbolism. After moving to the west coast, Bahat turned her creative interests to photography and was recognized by the U.K. publication Nikon Owner Magazine. Soon after, the work appeared on the cover along with a feature story detailing her as an artist. Tami was a finalist for the Julia Margaret Cameron Award and received a Spotlight Award for Black & White Magazine. In 2014, her work was exhibited at Fotofever Paris. In 2016, Bahat was selected for Critical Mass Top 50 and she received an award from the San Diego Art Institute. Bahat's solo exhibitions include Building Bridges Art Exchange in Los Angeles, This is No Fantasy in Melbourne and the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago. She also won a Young Masters Emerging Woman Art Prize from the Cynthia Corbett Gallery in London in 2019. Other venues and events that have featured her work include The Annenberg Space for Photography, The Griffin Museum of Photography, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, PULSE Miami, AAF Hong Kong, SCOPE NYC, and AIPAD. Tami currently lives and works in Los Angeles. We chat about her biggest inspiration (her father...how she got into photograph...working with wild animals...how connecting with people is her biggest passion...how we should all be helpers for others...soccer, chocolate, and more. Tami can be found @tamibahatphoto and https://www.tamibahatphotography.com/ Some of her work is being shown at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento June 19th through Sep 11th. The exhibition is called “Twinka Thiebaud And The Art Of The Pose.” https://www.crockerart.org/exhibitions/twinka-thiebaud-and-the-art-of-the-pose Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cuzihaveto/message

Paul Vato had the amazing opportunity to chat with the very inspirational and motivational actor and podcaster, Amber Wegner. Amber Wegner is an award winning actor and producer based out of Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in Sacramento CA, she knew at a young age, after her first visit to the backlot tour at Universal Studios, that she belonged in Los Angeles. She moved to LA at 28 years old to start her career in film and TV. Amber ended up meeting her husband, Paul, just weeks after moving to LA and the acting was temporarily put on hold to help raise a family. Finally, at the age of 37, Amber joined SAG-AFTRA and the rest is history. Amber has worked on multiple TV shows and most of all feature films. Amber won Best Supporting Actress at the Milan Independent Film Awards in 2021. In 2019, her film Underdog won Best Narrative Feature, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Cinematographer at the Los Angeles Film Awards. Underdog, which Amber was one of the Executive Producers on as well as acted in the film, went on to win the Spotlight Award at The Block Island Film Festival. Amber is the proud creator and host Actors Inspiration, an (almost) daily podcast created to motivate and encourage artists on what can sometimes be a very challenging journey. Paul Vato is an on camera and voice actor, improvisor, podcaster and entrepreneur. Connect with Paul Vato: PaulVato.com • VATO.tv • y.at/

Hi there, National Poetry Month goes on and on! So thrilled to be arts calling Saúl Hernández today! About Saúl: Saúl Hernández is a queer writer from San Antonio, TX who was raised by undocumented parents. Saúl has an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Texas at El Paso. He's the winner of the Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize 2021 chosen by Victoria Chang. He's a finalist for Palette Poetry 2020 Spotlight Award. Also, a finalist for the 2019 Submerging Writer Fellowship, Fear No Lit; semi-finalists for the 2018 Francine Ringold Award for New Writers_, Nimrod Literary Journal. His poems have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of The Net. Saúl's work is forthcoming/featured in _Frontier Poetry, Poet Lore, Foglifter Journal, Oyster River Pages, Cherry Tree, Atlanta Review, Quarterly West, PANK Magazine, Pidgeonholes, The Acentos Review, Cosmonauts Avenue, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, The Normal School, Rio Grande Review, and Adelaid Literary Magazine. He's participated in MACONDO and Tin House Workshops. He currently lives in San Antonio, TX. https://www.saulhernandez.net/ https://www.instagram.com/el_saulhernandez/ https://twitter.com/el_saulhdez -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro at cruzfolio.com. If you like the show: consider reviewing the podcast and sharing it with those who love the arts, your support truly makes a difference! Check out cruzfolio.com for more podcasts about the arts and original content! Make art. Much love, j

Curiosity Is Art's Velocity… 2022 is the year of Ruth Negga. The phenomenal actress took home the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for "Passing," is about to open on Broadway opposite Daniel Craig in "Macbeth," and is set to star as the legendary Josephine Baker in a limited television drama series. At SCAD, we honored Negga with our Spotlight Award during the 2021 SCAD Film Festival, a festival that fell in love with her after screening "Loving" in 2016. On this episode, hear from Negga as she sat with Paula Wallace to discuss "Passing," its ripple effect as a history lesson, and what she seeks to pursue as an artist.

A graduate of Wellesley College and UCLA's Graduate School of Film & Television, Giese completed a short documentary and two short films including the Student Academy Award finalist, "A Dry Heat". She was awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree in film production in 1994. She wrote and directed the British feature film, When Saturday Comes (1996), starring Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd and Pete Postlethwaite. This film, shot on location in Sheffield, England for Capitol Films, was released theatrically around the world in 1996. Giese also wrote, directed and produced the digital feature film, Hunger (2001), her contemporary adaptation of Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun's 1890 existentialist masterpiece. The San Francisco Examiner called the film "A champion", "A shot-on-video wonder" and named it the "The pick of the pack" at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. In addition, she has written two original feature films and is attached to direct the futuristic thriller, "Matching Blue", as well as the feature film media satire, "Justice". Giese re-wrote North Star (1996) (uncredited), directed by Nils Gaup (Pathfinder (1987) (aka Pathfiner)), and starring James Caan, Christopher Lambert and Catherine McCormack. She also wrote the original feature drama, "The Life Story of Che Guevara", and adapted the British novel, "Free To Trade", for Capitol Films. Giese is the recipient of numerous awards including two Cine Eagles, a Kovler Writing Award, a Spotlight Award, First Prize at the American International Film Festival, a Charles Speroni Scholarship, and an MPAA Award of Excellence. She lives in Beverly Hills and is a member of the Directors Guild of America. The Entertainment Business Wisdom podcast and its hosts are providing this podcast as a public service. Reference to any specific product or entity during these interviews does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the Entertainment Business League LLC or its hosts. The views expressed by guests are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Any views or experience shared by guests and the hosts has been shared for the betterment of the intended audience. Views expressed on the program by guests are the views and opinions of the guests and do not represent the views, interests, opinions or position of the podcast, its hosts, or the company. If you have any questions about this disclaimer, please contact the legal dept. of the Entertainment Business League LLC.

We're pleased to bring you another hour of great new music on Episode 603 of Folk Roots Radio. This episode is a little different though, as all the music is by Canadian artists and we're also including a short interview with Shane Whalen, Director of Marketing at the International Songwriting Competition who are celebrating their 20th anniversary with the launch of a brand new annual prize, the Spotlight Award which focuses on talent from a specific region of the world. This time around, in collaboration with Canada's music licensing organization SOCAN, the prize will go to a Canadian songwriter. We wrap up the episode with new releases from Canadian artists T. Buckley, Pat Chessell, Sophie Lukacs, The Fretless, Yves Desrosiers, Big Little Lions, Slow Leaves, Born On A Wednesday, Luke Michielsen, Joe Nolan, Daniel Jame McFadyen and Alanna Gurr. If you like the artists you hear on this show and want to support them, don't just stream their music – BUY their music and then you'll really make a difference to their income during this difficult time when it's much more challenging to find live shows. Folk Roots Radio is a labour of love - a full time hobby. If you enjoy this episode, please consider giving us a 'LIKE' and leaving a review/comment on your podcast provider and sharing the episode on social media. We'll love you for it! Check out the full playlist on the website: https://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-603-feat-independent-songwriting-competition-more-new-releases/

In episode 82 of Pop Culture Weekly, Kyle McMahon talks with Leslie Grossman of American Horror Story: Double Feature. They discuss her numerous roles in multiple seasons of American Horror Story and her delightfully insane two roles in American Horror Story Season 10. Then Kyle talks with songwriting legend Diane Warren about Film Fest 919, her 32 Top 10 songs, nine #1 songs, her Grammy Award, Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three consecutive Billboard Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year, and her twelve Academy Awards. Kyle and Diane also discuss winning the Spotlight Award at Film Fest 919 for her incredible and unprecedented contributions to the world of movies. Get tickets and more information on Film Fest 919 at http://www.filmfest919.com-----------Watch celebrity interviews at: https://www.facebook.com/realkylemcmahon/videosor Kyle McMahon YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/officialkylemcmahonRead the latest at http://www.PopCultureWeekly.comFollow Kyle on:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmacmusicFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/realkylemcmahonInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/kmacmusicYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/officialkylemcmahonWebsite: http://www.kylemcmahon.mePop Culture Weekly twitter: http://www.twitter.com/popculturepodca

Diane Warren receives the Spotlight Award from Film Fest 919- Exceptional Films: Be the first to see upcoming “Oscar buzz” movies and critically acclaimed foreign films in Sundance/Cannes style.  Non-Profit: Stray Cat Alliance

While the actual names of these incredibly coveted gongs (he says with his tongue firmly in cheek) is very much a work-in-progress, Sixties and Forty20 are proud to present their inaugural edition of TCT's Season Awards. From Harold Matthews to the NRL and everything in-between the boys recap how each of the six season campaigns fared and who were the standouts in each team. Player Of The Year, Best Back, Best Forward and the Sixties' Spotlight Award for the player to watch are up for grabs. Both Forty20 and Sixties picked their winners without any knowledge of each other's selections with the sole caveat that any given player can only take out a single award even if they played across multiple grades.

Laura Prepon is a versatile actress whose career spans both film and television. She made her television debut on the long running sitcom "That 70's Show," where she portrayed Donna Pinciotti, the girlfriend of next door neighbor Eric Forman (Topher Grace.) Prepon can be seen in the hit Netflix original series, “Orange is the New Black,” which recently wrapped its seventh and final season. In addition to her on-camera work in “Orange is the New Black,” Laura has directed three episodes. Prepon's second book, “You and I, as Mothers: A Raw and Honest Guide to Motherhood,” a practical handbook designed for mothers of any age, at any stage of motherhood, is set to be released April 7, 2020. The book includes topics such as self-care, stress reduction techniques, protecting one's partnership, asking for help, and getting a global perspective on maternity, as well as a selection of easy and delicious recipes, among many other things. Laura released her first book, THE STASH PLAN, a 21-day plan that combines the latest in food science with dietary wisdom, which was published by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. The book became an instant New York Times Best-Seller. The paperback edition was released in April 2018. Prepon can be seen in the film “The Girl On The Train,” based on Paula Hawkin's bestselling novel, alongside Emily Blunt. Laura's most recent film “The Hero,” directed by Brett Haley, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews. She has won a Spotlight Award from The Creative Coalition for her work in The Hero as well as two SAG awards for best ensemble in a comedy series for Orange is the New Black. In 2012, Prepon starred opposite Bruce Willis and Vince Vaughn in the film “Lay the Favorite” for director Stephen Frears. She also starred in the NBC comedy “Are You There, Chelsea?” the series adaptation ofcomedian Chelsea Handler's bestselling novel Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. Prepon portrayed “Chelsea Hanson,” a free spirited cocktail waitress who loves alcohol and one-night stands. She has made memorable guest appearances on “Castle”, “House” and “How I Met Your Mother.” She also starred in the ABC series “October Road,” opposite Bryan Greenberg. Prepon appeared opposite Ashley Judd in the critically acclaimed feature film "Come Early Morning," which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Prepon's other feature credits include "Slackers" opposite Jason Schwartzman, "Lightning Bug,” and the 2013 release, “The Kitchen.” In addition to “Orange is the New Black”, Prepon also directed, produced, and edited the comedic web series “Neighbros.” Prepon added her first producer credits when she combined her passion for poker and entertainment in her own television show for E! Entertainment entitled "E's Hollywood Hold' Em." She started her own Youtube in which she shares tips and tricks of Preparation with her fans and social media followers and it continues to grow daily. On her socials alone, she has over 5.2 millions followers on Instagram, over 900,000 on Twitter, over 450,000 on Facebook, which also continue to grow everyday. Prepon was raised in Watchung, New Jersey. She currently resides in New York City with her husband and daughter.

In this episode you will learn how Kema Charles went from in front of the camera as an Actress to the Founder of Light Camera Discover.  A non profit teaching our youth teamwork and STEM through filmmaking and animation. Kema Charles was born in Oak Park, IL and also spent some time living in Pensacola, FL. She was more of an athlete and never considered acting until she took her first acting class in Orlando in 1999. This leap of faith paid off, as she scored her first acting role in 2000 on the acclaimed show "Sheena".From there, Kema decided to leave the east coast and try to see if the entertainment business had a place for her. Due to family situations she only stayed in Los Angeles for about two years. While back in Orlando she then went on to work on other projects as well as scoring a role in the movie "Impiety" (with Wreaking Havoc Productions). In 2007 she produced her first film "Jamaican Me Crazy" (with DramaQueen Productions) in Atlanta, GA. At that time she realized that she was not done with Los Angeles, and moved back to the "City of Angels.In 2009 while producing projects with Phalanx Entertainment she discovered her true destiny and birthed Circle C Entertainment. Under the Circle C Entertainment and Phalanx Entertainment umbrella Kema had the opportunity to direct and produce the music video "Thinking About You" by Raz B (of the Multi-platinum selling group B2K and the hit show "Love and Hip Hop Hollywood").Afterwards, the budding entrepreneur took her skillsets to Africa as Director of Operations for a filmmaking program in Abuja, Nigeria. While spending time with the students, she rediscovered her first love in the entertainment world - acting. Upon her return from Africa she landed a role in the stage play "You Reap What You Sow" (a production of Stephanie Singleton).In 2011, Kema birthed "Lights Camera Discover" (LCD) a non-profit organization that teaches youth teamwork by way of filmmaking and animation. For the past nine years, she has run LCD in four different states. The organization is growing every year and Kema has received numerous awards and recognition on behalf of her tireless work with LCD. Some of these awards are the NBC Channel 12 "Non-profit Spotlight Award" in June 2018, the South by Southwest "Community Service Organization" award in March 2019, a city of "Phoenix Mayor Awards: Innovative Arts Organization" Finalist in October 2019. Recently, she was awarded the "Phoenix Suns Golden Standard" Award Winner in February 2020.Website: https://lightscameradiscover.org Instagram: https://instagram.com/lcdprograms Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kema-charles-18392220/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lcdprograms Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lcdprograms Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/lightscameradiscoverHost: Shereka JacksonFacebook: Shereka D Jackson Instagram: Shereka Jackson Website: Shereka Jackson   

Bas (virtually) sits down with Siah McCabe, a Population Health Specialist with Independence Blue Cross, and former honoree of the Chamber of Commerce for the Greater Philadelphia/Young Professionals Council's Spotlight Award. The pair discuss adjusting to Philly, career development, and mental health. Siah and Bas end by examing how Siah lives her best life.

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Jennifer Turner, President and CEO of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), who discusses their dedication to leading with excellence in the performing arts and arts education, creating meaningful and relevant experiences to enrich lives, strengthen communities, and support economic vitality. During the interview, Turner highlights TPAC's 40th Anniversary Celebration taking place virtually on February 20, their Broadway Programming and Educational Programs in the community, the shift to virtual events and performances during the pandemic, the season ahead, and much more.About TPAC:TPAC's role in the Nashville CommunityHow TPAC serves our communityWhat TPAC is known best for (Broadway Programming and reach of cultural offerings)Performance venues TPAC manages and Resident CompaniesHow TPAC fulfills its nonprofit mission in Tennessee outside of events and programming and serves as a Center for Learning for 45,000 students, teachers, and individuals.TPAC Education Programs in the CommunitySeason for Young PeopleDisney Musicals in Schools ProgramInside Out ProgramWolftrap Early Learning Through the ArtsThe Spotlight AwardsImpact of Covid-19 on TPACNote: TPAC Theaters have been shut down since March 2020, resulting in the cancellation or postponement of over 360 performances.Ways that TPAC has adapted during the shutdownVirtual Programming options for patronsSalon SeriesEducation and Community Outreach initiativesHoliday gift to the community - Mark Cabus "A Christmas Carol"Information about upcoming programs and initiatives at TPACReopening theatersLooking past Covid-19, to TPAC future, and what the organization will look like in a decadeTPAC's 40th Anniversary Celebration - Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m.40th Anniversary Celebration:Favorite moments at the organization as TPAC's President, and throughout TPAC's history. This includes TPAC's premiere engagement of Hamilton in January 2020, collaboration with Studio Tenn on Evita, working with Dolly Parton on the opening of the 9 to 5 tour, and other moments.TPAC's 40th Anniversary Celebration will be presented as a free virtual presentation on February 20 as a gift to the community for their support the past 40 years.Patrons can go to org/Celebrate to reserve access to watch the 40th Anniversary Celebration. After registering, patrons will be sent a link to view.The celebration is hosted by actress Tamiko Robinson Steele and features performances from Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera and Nashville Repertory Theatre, plus special guest appearances by Tony Award-nominee Susan Egan, actress and recording artist Diana DeGarmo, Spotlight Award-winner Hatty King, and more.The celebration is produced by award-winning director Matt Logan and filmed by MA2LA at TPAC.The 40th Anniversary Celebration is free to view, but patrons have the option of pre-purchasing gourmet dinner and appetizer packages from Juniper Green with proceeds going to TPAC's Forward! Recovery Fund.Other community partners are also helping TPAC Celebrate. Goo Goo Cluster has created “The Encore” a delicious special edition Goo Goo created to commemorate TPAC's “ruby” anniversary. This red velvet fudge, cream cheese ganache, chocolate sandwich cookies, and pearlized white chocolate confection is a sweet reminder of four decades of high-quality performing arts and the impact arts education programs make in our community. Ten percent (10%) of all sales of the Goo Goo will be donated to the TPAC Forward! Recovery Fund.How the community can support TPAC during the shutdown:In May 2020, TPAC launched the TPAC Forward! Recovery Fund so that donors and supporters have a way to sustain TPAC and help it return stronger than ever. Patrons have a variety of options to support TPAC right now, including giving to the TPAC Forward! Fund, donating the value of tickets to the organization, or participating in a variety of fundraising opportunities. Learn more:Facebook:             https://www.facebook.com/TennesseePACTwitter:                  https://twitter.com/tpacWebsite:                https://www.tpac.org/Instagram:             https://www.instagram.com/tennesseepac/40th Anniversary Information:Saturday, February 20 at 7 p.m.  RSVP and to Reserve Meal Packages:  www.TPAC.org/Celebrate

SPECIAL PODCAST WITH ONE OF THE TOP 25 WOMEN IN POWER IMPACTING SUPPLIER DIVERSITY Mrs. Arnice Lamb is a manager of Supplier Diversity and supports the enterprise construction and professional services categories, as well as the Walt Disney Parks Resorts segment. She has been with the Company since February of 1991. Prior to joining Disney, Mrs. Lamb held a number of managerial positions with organizations such as Shiley, Inc., a division of Pfizer Inc.; Medtronic Cardiopulmonary, a division of Medtronic, Inc.; and Bard Cardiopulmonary, a division of C.R. Bard, Inc. For several years, Mrs. Lamb has been instrumental in the development, implementation, and compliance of minority and women business enterprise (MWBE) programs. Mrs. Lamb is a native of the state of Ohio. She attended Whiting College in Cleveland, where she received a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Later Mrs. Lamb completed extension courses in purchasing & material management at Fullerton College in Fullerton, CA, and contract administration at the University of California, Irvine. An active participant in numerous organizations, Mrs. Lamb serves as chairwoman for the corporate advisory committees of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California, Asian Business Association of Orange County. She also serves as corporate advisory to the Women Business Enterprise Council – West, National Association of Minority Contractors & Women Construction Owners & Executives, and the National Minority Supplier Development Council, among others. She is the recipient of  the Woman in Spotlight Award for NABWIC's Billion Dollar Luncheon in Entertainment Centers Contracting Opportunties.

Jacqueline Olive is an independent filmmaker and immersive media producer with more than fifteen years of experience in journalism and film. Her debut feature documentary, Always in Season, premiered in competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Moral Urgency. Always in Season has received nominations for Best Writing from IDA Documentary Awards 2019 and the Spotlight Award from Cinema Eye Honors 2019, and the film will broadcast on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series, Independent Lens in February 2020. Jackie also co-directed and co-produced the award-winning hour-long thesis film, Black to Our Roots, which broadcast on PBS WORLD in 2009. Jackie has received artist grants and industry funding from Sundance Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, Independent Television Service (ITVS), Ford Foundation, Firelight Media, Chicken & Egg Pictures, International Documentary Association, Kendeda Fund, Catapult Film Fund, Southern Documentary Fund, Alternate ROOTS, and more. She was recently awarded the Emerging Filmmakers of Color Award from International Documentary Association (IDA) and the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation and profiled one of Variety's "10 Filmmakers To Watch."Learn more about Jacqueline at tellitmedia.org.Listen to Jacqueline's lecture at chapman.edu/wilkinson.Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on the Significance of Race is a ten-part podcast series of informed and enriching dialogues to help us better understand our world – how we got here, who we are, and where we are going as a society. This series engages in conversations with scholars, artists, filmmakers, and activists to investigate racial inequality, systemic racism, racial terrorism, and racial justice and reconciliation. Through education, art, and storytelling, we can all learn to be allies and engage the world to help evolve to a place of compassion and social equity.Guest: Jacqueline OliveHost: Jon-Barrett IngelsProduced by Public Podcasting in partnership with Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Chapman University.

In this special episode, TPAC's Kristin Horsley speaks with three 2020 Spotlight Awards recipients as well as the Director of the Spotlight Awards, TPAC's Cassie LaFevor!  The Spotlight Awards are presented in partnership with Lipscomb University with special thanks to Kraft CPAs. 

Our first gentleman on the show, Mr. Rezsaun Lewis, recently received the 2019 Spotlight Award. This an award local to Charleston that recognizes and honors servant leaders who give their time, energy and money to help others and to make a positive impact in the local community. Rezsaun Lewis has done that in a lot of ways, most recently with his work as the Executive Director of the Lowcountry Youth Services Program. He leads the Distinguished Gentlemen's Club, a mentoring program for boys 3rd – 12th-grade which is all about helping them to become confident, positive contributors to their worlds, the neighborhoods. The club helps steer these young gentleman away from discipline problems, school attendance issues and potential drug use. Rezsaun Lewis, is also a teacher and a motivational speaker. He hosts a video podcast called Real Talk with ReZsaun, with weekly live episodes. You can find his podcast and activities on the following link: linktr.ee/realtalkrezsaun Thanks for dropping by. For comments/questions/concerns, you may contact the host, James Deas, at james@gettingkidstolisten.com.

Jenn is what you get when you cross a love for 80s and 90s manga like Akira and Sailor Moon with a passion for groundbreaking indie comics like Dirty Plotte, Eightball and Optic Nerve with some “take no shit” feminism thrown in. This Brampton-raised Toronto resident is best known for her self-published comics Magical Beatdown Volumes one and two and Marie and Worrywort: Comics About Anxiety. Both works won the Gene Day Award for outstanding self-published comics at the Joe Shuster Awards, as well as the Spotlight Award, honouring the identical circumstance, at the Doug Wright Awards – both in 2018.In this episode, Aaron and Jenn geek out over Jenn's love of manga and anime, especially the magical girl genre, which was a heavy influence on Magical Beatdown. They talk about why the comic is such a local phenomenon in the indie comics scene, juxtaposing whimsical fantasy with over-the-top violence and gore. They also reflect on why the work often serves as a powerful catharsis for all women who have been catcalled and harassed by entitled men. They then move on to Marie and the Worrywort by tracing Jenn's ongoing battle with anxiety and depression and answering why she decided to go public in this comic. They talk about the emerging graphic medicine genre (comics covering mental illness, trauma, grief, disability and overall experience with the medical system) and why comics are one of the most effective ways to bring awareness and relatability to these still misunderstood issues. Plus, if you're an artist who also struggles with anxiety, Jenn has some great advice for you.This is episode of Speech Bubble is sponsored by Hairy Tarantula where you can get 50% off graphic novels, trade paperbacks art books and manga for the entire month of November. Take advantage at 3456 Yonge St. This episode is also sponsored by Bam Coffee Co. where you can order freshly roasted coffee and comic book swag, including a limited edition mug delivered right to your door as part of a Bam! Box. Listeners use code SB15 at checkout and get 15% off your next Bam Box.@funeralbeat@jenn_woodallJenn Woodall's Big Cartel StoreJennwoodall.comJenn on GumroadJenn's publisher Silver SprocketJenn's artist collective Friendship EditionSponsorsHairy TarantulaBam Coffee Co.

episode 273 Award-winning actress Kaiti Wallen is our guest. 8/29/19 Hosts Kinte https://twitter.com/KinteF Jen https://twitter.com/FollowingBliss1 Guest: Kaiti Wallen Kaiti Wallen Award-winning actress Kaiti Wallen has acted alongside legendary stars such as Tom Sizemore, Tara Reid, John Savage, Richard Tyson, Billy Wirth, Scout Taylor-Compton, Corbin Bernsen and Mel Novak among many others. She started acting and modeling at a young age. She always had an interest for the arts as she is very creative. When she married Harley Wallen she realized it was a passion as Harley is an actor/filmmaker. Together Harley and Kaiti formed the production company 'Painted Creek Productions' in 2016. It went from passion to purpose very quickly after that. She loves the transition to becoming the character. When Kaiti isn't acting, she's a mother, wife and a myomassologist. She loves to paint and stay active. More info about Kaiti:https://twitter.com/KaitiWallen https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381632/

In this episode I talked with  Cade Hayes and Jesus Robles, the principals of Dust Architects, based in Tucson, Arizona. instagram.com/dust_architects ? Dust architects is a very unique architectural firm, that gives value to the essentials of life to create their work. We talked about their special relationship with the  American South West landscape, and how through the observation of our environment we can create a strong  way of thinking. They share their latest projects and the process of how they actually build them. Dust recently received this year RDA´s Spotlight Award,  that considers architects from around the world within the first 15 years of their professional practice  who have demonstrated design excellence and curiosity through their body of work.

  Inventors Spotlight features products not yet on the market; giving you an inside look at what may be the next big product or service to revolutionize the home improvement industry. Inventors have the opportunity to meet with buyers and potential investors to get feedback on their products. 2019 Award Winners: Best Marketing Effort – Lionn Scherer, LADDER AIDE Most Innovative Concept – Mark Wolf, POP UP PIT Pinnacle Award (Best in Show) – Cody Kiser, GEARHEAD WRENCH

Today CIFF Speaks with this year's Director Spotlight Award recipient Jennifer Baichwal on her history with CIFF, and what winning this award means to her. Visit ClevelandFilm.org for Tickets and More Information Stay Connected during #CIFF43 through social media: Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Flickr

March 13, 2019 Steven St. John shares his thoughts on receiving the Spotlight Award from the UMKC Alumni Association.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Glee to Spike Lee's Netflix TV series She's Gotta Have It: Nolan Funk receives the Spotlight Award at the Filming Italy Los Angeles. The post Nolan Gerald Funk #FILA2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

From Glee to Spike Lee's Netflix TV series She's Gotta Have It: Nolan Funk receives the Spotlight Award at the Filming Italy Los Angeles. The post Nolan Gerald Funk #FILA2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

From Glee to Spike Lee's Netflix TV series She's Gotta Have It: Nolan Funk receives the Spotlight Award at the Filming Italy Los Angeles. The post Nolan Gerald Funk #FILA2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

From Glee to Spike Lee's Netflix TV series She's Gotta Have It: Nolan Funk receives the Spotlight Award at the Filming Italy Los Angeles. The post Nolan Gerald Funk #FILA2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

From Glee to Spike Lee's Netflix TV series She's Gotta Have It: Nolan Funk receives the Spotlight Award at the Filming Italy Los Angeles. The post Nolan Gerald Funk #FILA2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

From Glee to Spike Lee's Netflix TV series She's Gotta Have It: Nolan Funk receives the Spotlight Award at the Filming Italy Los Angeles. The post Nolan Gerald Funk #FILA2019 appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

This week on Everyday El Dorado we share the recent Spotlight Awards given by the Board of Butler County Commissioners to Allen VanSteenburg and Justin "JD" Smith. Also, El Dorado Fire Department Lieutenant Coby Spear installs smoke alarms and shares about their partnership with American Red Cross and the GetASmokeAlarm.org initiative.

Chris Chou is science teacher at Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado. She currently teaches Advanced Placement (AP) Biology and Forensic Science and coordinates the Medical & BioScience Academy program. In addition to her teaching, Chris advises a Students Modeling a Research Topic or SMART team. Chris is a member of the BSCS/NABT AP Biology Leadership Academy and has facilitated multiple workshops for science teachers. Chris received the 2014 Spotlight Award for Excellence in Teaching from the St. Vrain Valley Education Foundation and the 2016 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award in Colorado from the National Association of Biology Teachers. Before entering the classroom, Chris participated in the Human Genome Project as an intern at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and was a graduate research assistant in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois.

Gail Jhonson was born in Philadelphia, PA. Her fascination with the piano began at 10. By 14, Gail had played her first gig. Since then, she’s traveled the world. Gail graduated from Berklee College of Music with a B.A. in Composition. She moved to Los Angeles, where she’s performed with Norman Brown, Mindi Abair, Bobby Womack, Ray Parker Jr., Pink, Milli Vanilli, Morris Day, and Rain Pryor. On TV - The Jay Leno Show, BET, several videos, Gospel Theatre, Jazz Festivals with Cindy Bradley, Peabo Bryson, Jeff Lorber, and Patti Austin. In 2010 and 2011, The American Black Music Association awarded Gail a Spotlight Award in Los Angeles as "Best Jazz Musician." Her daughter Tamina performed and won “Best Jazz Vocalist.” Gail’s CD “Pearls” garnered the nod in the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, a featured artist on the SummerStorm Tour, hosted by Norman Brown, for whom she has been music director for many years. Gail leads the female ensemble Jazz in P!nk, with Karen Briggs, Althea Rene, and Mariea Antoinette. Her band is "3 Piece Suit". She is an educator and author of 3 music method books; composer for the musical “Overcome, Overjoyed” -showing at The El Portal Theatre/North Hollywood. www.gailjhonson.com www.wijsf.org

U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin '86 spoke at UVA Law before receiving the inaugural UVA Black Law Students Association Alumni Spotlight Award. McEachin, who has represented Virginia's 4th Congressional District since 2017, spoke about his career in Virginia politics and gave advice for students interested in pursuing political careers. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced McEachin. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 19, 2018)

Valerie Sheppard had just finished her book, Living Happy to Be ME!, which talks about transcending the density and the struggle of the 3rd dimensional reality, when she had a catastrophic stroke. It took nearly a year to recover from her brain hemorrhage until she finally published her book which became a best-seller. In fact, the stroke allowed Valerie the opportunity to double-down on everything she teaches her students at University of California, Irvine about living from your Magnificent Essence, fully embodied in the density and struggle of a body recovering from stroke. The stroke actually has given Valerie an opportunity to truly live her 4-Step Happy to Be ME!© process. Watch this interview for a honest, transparent discussion about the transition from surface-level material living to deeply profound and vulnerable spiritual journey. If you want to see us talking, you can watch the interview on Vimeo. More About Valerie Sheppard #1 best-selling author, catastrophic-stroke survivor, inspirational keynote speaker, university lecturer, and certified Laughter Yoga instructor! Valerie Sheppard is truly multi-faceted. Her passion is life-mastery, which she teaches featuring her 4-Step Happy to Be ME!© process. It's the centerpiece of her coaching/consulting practice, her partnership with the University of California, Irvine for a much-loved and successful class called Living 101: Being Happy and Whole, AND her new best-seller, Living Happy to Be ME!©. Valerie is recipient of the 2016 Spotlight Award from The Dynamic Women of UCI and the Excellence in Service Award from the National Society of Leadership and Success, the 2015 Unstoppable Award from the Evolutionary Business Council and the 2013 Life Enrichment Award from Rock Life. You can learn more about Valerie at http://happytobeme.net/ Connect with Valerie:  Web  LinkedIn   Facebook    Twitter   YOUR GUIDE TO SOUL NECTAR – KERRI HUMMINGBIRD SAMI I love mentoring women to rewrite the story of their lives through inner transformation, connection to essence, remembrance of purpose, and realignment to authenticity and truth. If you don't want to settle for anything less than a life of passion and purpose, book a Discovery Call and let's talk! Schedule today! http://bit.ly/2CpFHFZ FREE GIFT: The Love Mastery Game, an oracle for revealing your soul's curriculum in every day challenges. http://www.kerrihummingbird.com/play Do you lack the confidence to trust yourself and go for what you want? When you take actions towards your dreams, does self-doubt infect your certainty? Do you find yourself distracting and numbing while also feeling something is missing inside? Do you feel disrespected and like your wisdom is being dismissed? Do you have a hard time asking for what you need? You may benefit from healing the Mother Wound and reconnecting with the Divine Mother for love. Find out more at www.motherwoundbook.com You may be a member of The Second Wave, here to uplift human consciousness from the inside out by healing patterns of suffering that run through your ancestry. Find out about “The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama” and receive a guided meditation at www.thesecondwave.media READ an Excerpt from the Award-Winning memoir, Awakening To Me.

Angela Lanter is my guest for The Happy Hour #151. As one of the hot new trendsetters in the beauty and fashion blogging community, Angela has established a credible reputation and sizable social media following in a short period of time. The founder of Hello Gorgeous blog and Youtube channel, she was named a finalist for the Allure magazine’s Beauty Blogger of the Year Award and was honored with the “Spotlight Award” for Blogger of the Year by PopSugar. She has served as brand ambassadors for brands such as Paul Mitchell, Laneige and Garnier. Angela enjoys DIY crafts, cooking and spending time with her husband, 90210 and NBC’s Timeless actor Matt Lanter, at their home in Los Angeles, CA. In today's conversation, Angela and I chat about her life being married to a Hollywood actor, walking the red carpet, moving all over the country for acting jobs and their recent surprise cancellation-turned-noncancellation of her husband's hit show, Timeless. Angela shares about Hello Gorgeous, how she got started, how she and Matt work together and how she incorporates her faith into the work she does. And finally, we Angela shares a little of her story and struggle with endometriosis - a disease that affects countless women, but one that is rarely talked about.  If this is your first introduction to Angela, be prepared to get sucked into hours of her YouTube channel and feel like you have a new best friend and makeup artist.  {You can listen to the showHERE. And of course, I would love if you would share with your friends. Just use the FB & Twitter links at the end of this post!} Links from the Show Angela's Blog: Hello Gorgeous Timeless 90210 Pitch Perfect 3 The Magnolia Story by Chip & Joanna Gaines + The Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage by Dr. Laura Schlessinger What Angela is loving: Apple Watch, beautyblender and Wayfair Happy Hour Summer Book Club Music from Jason Poe Connect with Angela Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram Sponsors Third Love // ZipRecruiter

Ngozi and Face2Face host David Peck talk about Ms. Lovely, Sarah Baartman, freedom, shame and the colonial gaze, “othering” and why we no longer have excuses. Buy Your Tickets here. Synopsis: The Emancipation of Ms. Lovely, which is being staged as part of the inaugural season at The Crow's Theatre March 28 - April 8, 2017. The one-woman play stars Ngozi Paul (Da Kink in My Hair) and is directed by Canadian Screen Award winner Zack Russell (She Stoops to Conquer).  Especially relevant in today's social and political climate, The Emancipation of Ms. Lovely is a hilarious, timely and evocative tale of a young woman’s search for love and agency. At different stages in her life Lovely struggles with her understanding of herself as a Black woman and awakens to her sexual identity as mirrored through popular culture. Personal stories from Lovely's life interweave with the story of Sarah Baartman (The Venus Hottentot), the historical symbol of the commodification of Black women’s sexuality. From the 21st century twerk to the “faux-cul” of the 19th century, Lovely travels a musical landscape using movement, sound and dance, looking for self-love and emancipation on her journey.  The play was a Now Magazine critic's pick at the 2015 SummerWorks Festival, where Ngozi Paul also won the Spotlight Award for her performance. Would you be interested in speaking to her about the play and it's broader context in today's society? Biography Ngozi Paul is an award-winning Canadian producer of film, television and trans-media projects. Ngozi is best known for creating, producing and starring in the award winning television series ‘da Kink in My Hair. This top-rated sitcom has been broadcast in over a dozen countries and garnered multiple nominations and awards, including the Gold Medal Ribbon award for best scripted series and numerous Gemini awards. Ngozi was also a member of the original creative team behind Canada’s first black sitcom, Lord Have Mercy!, which was nominated for two Gemini Awards including best comedic series. In addition to being a recent graduate of the prestigious Canadian Film Center Producers Lab, Ngozi was selected by Women in View as a Creative Leader for 2012-13. This inaugural initiative is geared towards advancing accomplished women in television, film and the digital sector. Ngozi is also an award-winning actress and a recent graduate of the world-renowned Stratford Festival Conservatory for Classical Theatre. Ngozi has been called “a strong force, using her artistic voice to push boundaries,” (24 News). With a focus on creating stories that celebrate the diversity of the human experience and appeal to a global audience, she continues to raise the bar by seeking innovative ways to create, distribute and tell provocative stories that are commercially successful. Finding the sweet spot where artistic merit, passion and commercial viability intersect, Ngozika Productions is looking forward to new ways of reaching, entertaining and engaging audiences. Find out more about her here. ---------- For more information about my podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit my site here. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound.   Image Copyright: Ngozi Paul, NGOZIKA prodocutions. Used with permission. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ett intervjuavsnitt med cinematografen Peter Flinkenberg. 2014 blev han inte bara nominerad för en Oscar han vann också the Spotlight Award av ASC – the America Society of Cinematographers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. (Picador) Adelle Waldman, whose novel The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. has been on our bestseller list for months, discusses her book with film director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man). A debut novel by a brilliant young woman about the romantic life of a brilliant young man. Writer Nate Piven's star is rising. After several lean and striving years, he has his pick of both magazine assignments and women: Juliet, the hotshot business reporter; Elisa, his gorgeous ex-girlfriend, now friend; and Hannah, "almost universally regarded as nice and smart, or smart and nice," who holds her own in conversation with his friends. When one relationship grows more serious, Nate is forced to consider what it is he really wants. In Nate's 21st-century literary world, wit and conversation are not at all dead. Is romance? Novelist Adelle Waldman plunges into the psyche of a flawed, sometimes infuriating modern man--one who thinks of himself as beyond superficial judgment, yet constantly struggles with his own status anxiety, who is drawn to women, yet has a habit of letting them down in ways that may just make him an emblem of our times. With tough-minded intelligence and wry good humor The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. is an absorbing tale of one young man's search for happiness--and an inside look at how he really thinks about women, sex and love. Praise for The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: "Deliciously funny, sharply observed, elegantly told, The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. is the best debut I've encountered in years, the best novel about New York, and the best novel about contemporary manhood and the crazy state of gender roles and just "contemporary" life. With a pitch perfect balance of satire and sympathy, reminiscent of Mary McCarthy's The Group, Joshua Ferris' Then We Came to the End, and Jay McInerney'sBrightness Falls, Adelle Waldman's voice is nevertheless entirely--and unabashedly--her own." --Joanna Smith Rakoff, author of the novel A Fortunate Age "Novelist Adelle Waldman does a very tricky thing: she succeeds in crossing the gender line, imagining the world from behind the eyes of a male character both sympathetically and unsentimentally. This former young-literary-man-in-Brooklyn found himself cringing in recognition." --William Deresiewicz, author of A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter "I can't remember the last novel this good about being young and smart and looking for love in the big city. The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. reads as if one of the top tier 19th-century novelists zeroed her social x-ray eyes onto present-moment Brooklyn. Up-and-coming writers and artists everywhere will be squirming with uncomfortable recognition of themselves, their friends, and their psyches; far more readers will be thanking Adelle Waldman for this hilarious, big-hearted, ruthlessly intelligent, and ridiculously well-written novel." --Charles Bock, author of the best-selling novel Beautiful Children ""Bracing and astute. Waldman writes these crisp, smart sentences that are every bit as thoughtful as her characters--people whose relationships founder and flourish in ways that will captivate readers from page one." --Fiona Maazel, author of Last Last Chance and "Woke Up Lonely Adelle Waldman is the author of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Slate, The Wall Street Journal and other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband. Filmmaker Marc Webb most recently directed The Amazing Spider-Man 2, after helming the critically acclaimedThe Amazing Spider-Man which grossed over $750 million worldwide. Webb will direct the third installment in the series, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, scheduled for release in 2018. Webb made his feature film debut with the two-time Golden Globe nominated (500) Days of Summer for which he received The National Board of Review's Spotlight Award, recognizing outstanding directorial debuts.