Emily Best's guest appearances

Emily Best

The Agents of Change Digital Marketing Podcast

She Does Podcast

Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast

Dude Panel Radio

Indie Film Academy | Free Online Filmmaking School for Independent Filmmakers | Screenwriting | Crowdfunding | Cinematography

Film Trooper Podcast: Empowering Filmmaking Entrepreneurs | Filmmaking | Film Business | Film Marketing | Film Distribution |

Curious About Screenwriting Network

Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing

Indie Film Tribe: filmmakers/screenwriters/directors/actors creating socially conscious content

The Bootstrapped VC - A Backstage Capital Podcast

The Documentary Life

Shut Up and Listen with Heather Matarazzo

Business of Film

Mission & Values - A Backstage Capital Podcast

Film Festival Secrets Podcast

Alex Ferrari

Mark Stolaroff

Oliver Stone

David F. Sandberg

Liz Manashil

Linda Seger

Stephanie Palmer

Richard Linklater

Christopher Rufo

Kyle Prohaska

Eric Roth

Noam Kroll

Ismael Gomez

James Morosini

Heather Hale

OwlTail

Emily Best is the founder and CEO of Seed&amp;Spark, an online crowdfunding and subscription streaming platform for content creators and audiences that emphasizes diversity and inclusion. Best founded the company in 2012 and is responsible for business development, fundraising, and overseeing all day-to-day operations.In addition to her work at Seed&amp;Spark, Best produces films, series, and VR that have premiered at Sundance, SXSW, and other festivals. Best produced projects include "Like the Water," a feature film starring Caitlin FitzGerald ("Masters of Sex," "UnREAL"); "Fck Yes!," a digital series about sexual consent which she also cowrote and codirected; Janicza Bravo's virtual reality film "Hard World for Small Things" which premiered at Sundance; and James Kaelan's "The Visitor," which premiered at Slamdance and was featured at Tribeca.Film Discussed:West Wide StoryBaby BoomStar WarsGabbehMr EdI love LucyBewitchedBlueyElmo's WorldDaniel TigerMoanaFrozenWreck it RalphTurning RedBed Knobs and BroomsticksSpace JamE.T.GooniesSandlotRichie RichJurassic WorldArachnophobiaThorSome Like it Hot

Raising Cinephiles

Emily Best is the founder and CEO of Seed&amp;Spark, an online crowdfunding and subscription streaming platform for content creators and audiences that emphasizes diversity and inclusion. Best founded the company in 2012 and is responsible for business development, fundraising, and overseeing all day-to-day operations. In addition to her work at Seed&amp;Spark, Best produces films, series, and VR that have premiered at Sundance, SXSW, and other festivals. Best produced projects include "Like the Water," a feature film starring Caitlin FitzGerald ("Masters of Sex," "UnREAL"); "Fck Yes!," a digital series about sexual consent which she also cowrote and codirected; Janicza Bravo's virtual reality film "Hard World for Small Things" which premiered at Sundance; and James Kaelan's "The Visitor," which premiered at Slamdance and was featured at Tribeca.Film Discussed:<ul><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/west-side-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">West Wide Story</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/baby-boom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baby Boom</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Wars</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116384/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gabbeh</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054557/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr Ed</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/i-love-lucy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I love Lucy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/bewitched" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bewitched</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/bluey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bluey</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/elmos-world-elmos-big-discoveries" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elmo's World</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/daniel-tigers-stop-go-potty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Tiger</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/moana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moana</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/frozen-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frozen</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/wreck-it-ralph" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wreck it Ralph</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/turning-red" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turning Red</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/bedknobs-and-broomsticks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bed Knobs and Broomsticks</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/space-jam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Space Jam</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/et-the-extra-terrestrial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">E.T.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-goonies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goonies</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-sandlot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sandlot</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/richie-rich-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richie Rich</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/jurassic-world" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jurassic World</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/arachnophobia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arachnophobia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/thor-love-and-thunder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thor</a></li><li><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/some-like-it-hot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Some Like it Hot</a></li></ul>

Emily Best talks about her second album, Light Up the Dawn, which mixes indie rock, folk, and jazz. She released it from Vancouver on April 8, 2022.Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminster at 12thst.ca/rcp.Thank you to Railtown Mastering for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about the mastering studio in Vancouver at railtownmastering.com. .

Rhythm Changes

<a href="https://www.emilybest.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Best</a> talks about her second album, Light Up the Dawn, which mixes indie rock, folk, and jazz. She released it from Vancouver on April 8, 2022.Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminster at <a href="https://www.12thst.ca/rcp/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">12thst.ca/rcp</a>.Thank you to Railtown Mastering for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about the mastering studio in Vancouver at <a href="https://www.railtownmastering.com/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=episode-description" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">railtownmastering.com</a>. .

Emily Best - Light Up the Dawn

**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains a discussion of sexual assault  If you need support, please talk to someone.  You can reach out to the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and online chat. Don’t be afraid, but two badass women are joining us in The Waystation today! In today’s episode, Emily and Dani share their deepest fears: being too big, being too small, being a woman, and of course, raccoons.

The Waystation

**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains a discussion of sexual assault  If you need support, please talk to someone.  You can reach out to the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and online chat. Don’t be afraid, but two badass women are joining us in The Waystation today! In today’s episode, Emily and Dani share their deepest fears: being too big, being too small, being a woman, and of course, raccoons.

Season 1, Ep. 10 - Fear w/ Dani Faith Leonard and Emily Best

Welcome to Reimagining Company Culture, a series discussing emerging trends and priorities shaping the future of workplace culture and employee wellbeing. We highlight thought leaders who are constantly evolving their strategy and can provide insight to folks about how to address new business challenges.  AllVoices is on a mission to create safe, happy, and healthy workplaces for all, and we’re excited to learn from experts who share our mission.In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Emily Best, CEO &amp; Founder of Seed&amp;Spark.  An advocate for diversity and inclusion in the entertainment industry, Emily regularly speaks at conferences and events about leveraging entertainment to build equity and sustainability for everyone.About AllVoicesIn today's workforce, people often don't feel empowered to speak up and voice their opinions about workplace issues, including harassment, bias, and other culture issues. This prevents company leadership from making necessary changes, and prevents people from feeling fulfilled, recognized, and included at work. At AllVoices, we want to change that by providing a completely safe, anonymous way for people to report issues directly to company leaders. This allows company leadership real transparency into what’s happening in their companies—and the motivation to address issues quickly. Our goal is to help create safer, more inclusive companies.To learn more about AllVoices visit us at www.allvoices.co!

AllVoices, Reimagining Company Culture

Welcome to Reimagining Company Culture, a series discussing emerging trends and priorities shaping the future of workplace culture and employee wellbeing. We highlight thought leaders who are constantly evolving their strategy and can provide insight to folks about how to address new business challenges.  AllVoices is on a mission to create safe, happy, and healthy workplaces for all, and we’re excited to learn from experts who share our mission. In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Emily Best, CEO &amp; Founder of Seed&amp;Spark.  An advocate for diversity and inclusion in the entertainment industry, Emily regularly speaks at conferences and events about leveraging entertainment to build equity and sustainability for everyone.About AllVoices In today's workforce, people often don't feel empowered to speak up and voice their opinions about workplace issues, including harassment, bias, and other culture issues. This prevents company leadership from making necessary changes, and prevents people from feeling fulfilled, recognized, and included at work. At AllVoices, we want to change that by providing a completely safe, anonymous way for people to report issues directly to company leaders. This allows company leadership real transparency into what’s happening in their companies—and the motivation to address issues quickly. Our goal is to help create safer, more inclusive companies. To learn more about AllVoices visit us at <a href="http://www.allvoices.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.allvoices.co</a>!

Emily Best, CEO & Founder of Seed&Spark- A Mindset and Framework for Accountability

Emily Best is the founder and CEO of Seed&amp;Spark, a platform that makes entertainment more diverse, inclusive, connected and essential. Over the last 8 years, Seed&amp;Spark has developed an unprecedented pipeline of unique voices and award-winning content through its education and crowdfunding platform. Seed&amp;Spark’s platform and national education program have helped thousands of bold storytellers raise millions to bring to life entirely new stories, and Seed&amp;Spark delivers those stories into workplaces for employee training, engagement, and intelligence through its proprietary Impact Screening Platform. 

A BRIGHTER LENS

Emily Best is the founder and CEO of Seed&amp;Spark, a platform that makes entertainment more diverse, inclusive, connected and essential. Over the last 8 years, Seed&amp;Spark has developed an unprecedented pipeline of unique voices and award-winning content through its education and crowdfunding platform. Seed&amp;Spark’s platform and national education program have helped thousands of bold storytellers raise millions to bring to life entirely new stories, and Seed&amp;Spark delivers those stories into workplaces for employee training, engagement, and intelligence through its proprietary Impact Screening Platform.

Emily Best and Seed&Spark

This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Emily Best, Founder and CEO of Seed&amp;Spark. They talk about the Robitussin of Spain, wearing boxers to school (for fashion), a new pronunciation of “Non-Technical,” STEW (!!!), and the marriage proposal so good it set off fireworks.You can find Emily on Twitter at twitter.com/emilybest and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay and instagram.com/yayalexisgay or twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod.This episode is sponsored by Secureframe! Secureframe helps organizations get enterprise ready by streamlining SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance, so you can get compliant in weeks, not months. Their team of compliance experts and auditors are happy to help answer any questions and give you more information on SOC 2 or ISO 27001 compliance so schedule a demo today at Secureframe!

Non-Technical

This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Emily Best, Founder and CEO of Seed&amp;Spark. They talk about the Robitussin of Spain, wearing boxers to school (for fashion), a new pronunciation of “Non-Technical,” STEW (!!!), and the marriage proposal so good it set off fireworks.You can find Emily on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/emilybest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/emilybest</a> and Alexis at <a href="http://twitter.com/yayalexisgay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/yayalexisgay</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/yayalexisgay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/yayalexisgay</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod</a>.This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://secureframe.com/?utm_campaign=nontechnical&amp;utm_medium=cpm&amp;utm_source=partner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Secureframe</a>! <a href="https://secureframe.com/?utm_campaign=nontechnical&amp;utm_medium=cpm&amp;utm_source=partner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Secureframe</a> helps organizations get enterprise ready by streamlining SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance, so you can get compliant in weeks, not months. Their team of compliance experts and auditors are happy to help answer any questions and give you more information on SOC 2 or ISO 27001 compliance so schedule a demo today at <a href="https://secureframe.com/?utm_campaign=nontechnical&amp;utm_medium=cpm&amp;utm_source=partner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Secureframe</a>!

18. Emily Best (Founder & CEO, Seed&Spark) is crushing her houseplant acquisition numbers

Interview with director, founder and CEO of Seed&amp;Spark, Emily Best as she discusses the platform and future and importance of crowdfunding.  Member Spotlight:  Marisa Mirabal  Movie Review:  The Half Of It  WIFT Austin Podcast is the podcast for all things women and film and television. Bringing you in depth interviews with dynamic women in the film and media industries plus movie reviews, member spotlights and entertainment news to keep you entertained and informed. Follow us @wift_austin  Produced by: Samantha Rae Lopez, Kelly Coffee, Chantelle James,  Editors: Shannon Stefan, Miranda Devere  Movie Reviews: Summer Heart  @s_heart1997  follow us: @wift_austin  https://www.wiftaustin.com  https://www.wiftus.org  podcast@wiftaustin.com

WIFT Austin Podcast

Interview with director, founder and CEO of Seed&amp;Spark, Emily Best as she discusses the platform and future and importance of crowdfunding. Member Spotlight:  Marisa Mirabal Movie Review:  The Half Of It WIFT Austin Podcast is the podcast for all things women and film and television. Bringing you in depth interviews with dynamic women in the film and media industries plus movie reviews, member spotlights and entertainment news to keep you entertained and informed. Follow us @wift_austin Produced by: Samantha Rae Lopez, Kelly Coffee, Chantelle James, Editors: Shannon Stefan, Miranda Devere Movie Reviews: Summer Heart  @s_heart1997 follow us: @wift_austin <a href="https://www.wiftaustin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wiftaustin.com</a> <a href="https://www.wiftus.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wiftus.org</a> podcast@wiftaustin.com

WIFT Austin EP 105 - Emily Best

Another inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by Emily Best, the founder of Seed+Spark, a platform that makes entertainment more diverse, inclusive, connected and essential. We discussed: The unhealthy tradition of treating companies like they exist without their people How using conventional wisdom in unconventional times with hurt your business and people How investing in diversity and inclusion will always lead to better teams and better resultsThanks for Listening. Head to zeroto5000.com to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results. And Founders, don't forget to join our monthly email. One life-changing email to help you with your mindset, your methods, and your mission each month.

Zero To 5000

Another inspiring conversation on the Zero to 5000 Podcast today. We were joined by Emily Best, the founder of Seed+Spark, a platform that makes entertainment more diverse, inclusive, connected and essential. We discussed: <ul><li>The unhealthy tradition of treating companies like they exist without their people</li> <li>How using conventional wisdom in unconventional times with hurt your business and people</li> <li>How investing in diversity and inclusion will always lead to better teams and better results</li></ul>Thanks for Listening. Head to <a href="http://zeroto5000.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">zeroto5000.com</a> to download The Founders Guide to Talent Optimization. A 60-page report unpacking the specific talent practices that translate to peak business results.   And Founders, don't forget to <a href="https://www.zeroto5000.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">join our monthly email</a>. One life-changing email to help you with your mindset, your methods, and your mission each month.

Do the Opposite! - Emily Best, Seed&Spark

This week I'm thrilled to be joined by Emily Best, the Founder and CEO of the wildly popular crowdfunding platform Seed &amp; Spark. As many of you know, Seed &amp; Spark takes a very different approach to crowdfunding, one that is specifically tailored for filmmakers and content creators, which is what makes it so uniquely valuable.Over the course of our discussion, Emily outlines exactly what it takes to successfully raise funds via crowdfunding while avoiding many of the common pitfalls. We also chat about the importance of audience building as it pertains to fundraising, distribution challenges for indie filmmakers this year, and countless other key lessons for filmmakers looking to build a long term, sustainable career.Links from the show:Seed &amp; Spark - EventsSeed &amp; Spark - FundSeed &amp; Spark - TwitterSeed &amp; Spark - FacebookSeed &amp; Spark - InstagramFor more content like this visit www.noamkroll.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5470278/advertisement

Show Don't Tell: Micro-Budget Filmmaking

This week I'm thrilled to be joined by Emily Best, the Founder and CEO of the wildly popular crowdfunding platform Seed &amp; Spark. As many of you know, Seed &amp; Spark takes a very different approach to crowdfunding, one that is specifically tailored for filmmakers and content creators, which is what makes it so uniquely valuable. Over the course of our discussion, Emily outlines exactly what it takes to successfully raise funds via crowdfunding while avoiding many of the common pitfalls. We also chat about the importance of audience building as it pertains to fundraising, distribution challenges for indie filmmakers this year, and countless other key lessons for filmmakers looking to build a long term, sustainable career. Links from the show: Seed &amp; Spark - Events Seed &amp; Spark - Fund Seed &amp; Spark - Twitter Seed &amp; Spark - Facebook Seed &amp; Spark - Instagram For more content like this visit <a href="http://www.noamkroll.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.noamkroll.com</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5470278/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/5470278/advertisement</a>

Crowdfunding Done Right With Emily Best, Founder and CEO Of Seed & Spark

We have a spirited conversation about the future and how the mindset of filmmakers needs to change to make it in the future. Emily Best is the founder and CEO of the crowdfunding platform Seed&amp;Spark, which she started with a group of independent creators

We have a spirited conversation about the future and how the mindset of filmmakers needs to change to make it in the future. Emily Best is the founder and CEO of the crowdfunding platform Seed&amp;Spark, which she started with a group of independent creators