Bisi Ezerioha

Our last Radical Strategies Season 6 podcast recording is a fab conversation with Bisi Ezerioha. It’s a fascinating story, starting from Bisi’s beginnings in Nigeria, his move to the US, and a deep dive into how he learned automotive engineering in the underground Los Angeles street racing scene. He has plenty of advice about getting started in content creation too. An inspiring chat all in all :&gt;

Our last Radical Strategies Season 6 podcast recording is a fab conversation with Bisi Ezerioha. It’s a fascinating story, starting from Bisi’s beginnings in Nigeria, his move to the US, and a deep dive into how he learned automotive engineering in the underground Los Angeles street racing scene. He has plenty of advice about getting started in content creation too. An inspiring chat all in all :&gt;

Bisi Ezerioha | Electrified Engineering: Creating the Future

From the Canary Islands to the International Stage. Extreme E off-road, and rally racer, Christine GZ steps us through how she built her motorsports career. It's a fascinating story, with many twists and turns, showcasing the power of Christine's fearlessness, positive mindset, and tenacity. She also has many insights on how to land sponsor deals, race drives, and a social following to boot. This is a fun one!

From the Canary Islands to the International Stage. Extreme E off-road, and rally racer, Christine GZ steps us through how she built her motorsports career. It's a fascinating story, with many twists and turns, showcasing the power of Christine's fearlessness, positive mindset, and tenacity. She also has many insights on how to land sponsor deals, race drives, and a social following to boot. This is a fun one!

Christine GZ | Maximum Attack: The Race Driver

Andy Blackmore

Love race cars? Video Games? Dream of having a creative career in motorsports? Want to know how to make this happen? Well look no further than this conversation with famed race car livery designer, Andy Blackmore. This is a fun chat, where Andy discusses his time working on the McLaren F1 GTR program, F1 racing in the 1990s, and his stints on EA’s F1 and Need for Speed games. He’s also got plenty of great advice for any burgeoning freelance designers. Have a listen!

Love race cars? Video Games? Dream of having a creative career in motorsports? Want to know how to make this happen? Well look no further than this conversation with famed race car livery designer, Andy Blackmore. This is a fun chat, where Andy discusses his time working on the McLaren F1 GTR program, F1 racing in the 1990s, and his stints on EA’s F1 and Need for Speed games. He’s also got plenty of great advice for any burgeoning freelance designers. Have a listen!

Andy Blackmore | Of Formula One, Games and Racing Cars

Wilson Tang

How to have five careers in one? How to start creating in one area and end in another? How to bridge working for a renowned Japanese architect, Shin Takamatsu to Anime, Star Wars, and Need for Speed racing games? How to start your own video game company? Want to know more? Listen to what concept designer, art director, and entrepreneur, Wilson Tang has to say! In this episode of Radical Strategies, Wilson and our host, Rod Chong, deep dive into all aspects of his career and critical lessons learned along the way.

How to have five careers in one? How to start creating in one area and end in another? How to bridge working for a renowned Japanese architect, Shin Takamatsu to Anime, Star Wars, and Need for Speed racing games? How to start your own video game company? Want to know more? Listen to what concept designer, art director, and entrepreneur, Wilson Tang has to say! In this episode of Radical Strategies, Wilson and our host, Rod Chong, deep dive into all aspects of his career and critical lessons learned along the way.

Wilson Tang | Star Wars, Need for Speed and Beyond

LEAD

Sometimes you just have to unlock the right combo of elements - the right angle to apply your skills and talents. Our next Radical Strategies guest, Nour Alkhadra appears to have done just that. Since a recent career change, she’s been on a quick ascent in the acting world; having just starred in a Middle Eastern TV series and is a few months away from the launch of her first feature film starring role. Check the conversation for the details. It’s a fun one. (Yes she's also a hardcore gamer!)

Sometimes you just have to unlock the right combo of elements - the right angle to apply your skills and talents. Our next Radical Strategies guest, Nour Alkhadra appears to have done just that. Since a recent career change, she’s been on a quick ascent in the acting world; having just starred in a Middle Eastern TV series and is a few months away from the launch of her first feature film starring role. Check the conversation for the details. It’s a fun one. (Yes she's also a hardcore gamer!)

Nour Alkhadra | Video Gamer to Acting Lead

Welcome to the world of music photography - care of LA-based shooter, Kate Gorbacheva. Known for her work with progressive metal bands like Periphery and Animals As Leaders and gothic + doom + folk artist Chelsea Wolfe, Kate talks us through the ins and outs of photographing live shows for a living. It’s a fab interview for any aspiring photographers!

Welcome to the world of music photography - care of LA-based shooter, Kate Gorbacheva. Known for her work with progressive metal bands like Periphery and Animals As Leaders and gothic + doom + folk artist Chelsea Wolfe, Kate talks us through the ins and outs of photographing live shows for a living. It’s a fab interview for any aspiring photographers!

Kate Gorbacheva | The Discipline of Band Photography

Misha Mansoor

Want to feel inspired? Like anything is possible? That you’ll find your way in life? Well, listen to what our friend Misha Mansoor has to say. In this week’s episode of Radical Strategies, Misha chats with our host, Rod Chong about the start of his progressive metal band, Periphery, and how he built up multiple income streams and business ventures. It’s a fantastic story, full of great advice for any aspiring musicians and creatives.

Want to feel inspired? Like anything is possible? That you’ll find your way in life? Well, listen to what our friend Misha Mansoor has to say. In this week’s episode of Radical Strategies, Misha chats with our host, Rod Chong about the start of his progressive metal band, Periphery, and how he built up multiple income streams and business ventures. It’s a fantastic story, full of great advice for any aspiring musicians and creatives.

Misha Mansoor | Metal Guitarist to Entrepreneur

Welcome to Radical Strategies Season Six - eight conversations showing eight dream jobs and the people behind them. Let’s learn how they scored their dream gigs and how they got started! First up we have automotive designer, Dalal Elsheikh, someone who definitely has the beginnings of a dream career happening. Tune in to hear our host, Rod Chong, interview Dalal on how she got started, and what’s involved in her day-to-day life as a car designer.

Welcome to Radical Strategies Season Six - eight conversations showing eight dream jobs and the people behind them. Let’s learn how they scored their dream gigs and how they got started! First up we have automotive designer, Dalal Elsheikh, someone who definitely has the beginnings of a dream career happening. Tune in to hear our host, Rod Chong, interview Dalal on how she got started, and what’s involved in her day-to-day life as a car designer.

Dalal Elsheikh | Getting Started in Automotive Design

Erin Elmore

Our good friend, the digital artist, Tru Erin Elmore is back, chatting with Rod Chong about the evolution of her artistic vision and initial entry into the NFT space. The final episode of Radical Strategies Season 05, this is yet another primer for anyone interested in digital art and its relation to NFT collecting.

Tru Erin Elmore | How to Start: Digital Art and NFTs

Mike St-Jean

This is a most fascinating conversion - a chat between Web3 strategist + adviser and music-forward NFT artist, Mike St-Jean and our host, Rod Chong. This interview is a must-listen for any recording artists who are interested in the NFT space - it’s a chat focused entirely on the convergence of music and NFT tech. 

This is a most fascinating conversion - a chat between Web3 strategist + adviser and music-forward NFT artist, Mike St-Jean and our host, Rod Chong. This interview is a must-listen for any recording artists who are interested in the NFT space - it’s a chat focused entirely on the convergence of music and NFT tech.

Mike St-Jean | Tech + Audio: When Music Meets NFT

Radical Strategies is a podcast about creative careers. Hosted by LA based creative director, Rod Chong, each episode features a different creative professional, from photographers, fashion designers, musicians to automotive designers, video game developers, and content creators. The focus of our conversations: the ins and outs of developing a professional creative practice - how to get started, what mistakes to avoid, and important best practices to bear in mind. This is a great resource for anyone pursuing a creative career.

Please welcome Tokyo-based, digital artist, Ruben Fro to Radical Strategies. Ruben has a unique artistic practice, as he codes the custom shaders needed to visualize his point cloud-based immersive animations. It’s a unique POV that sees programming as a core element of his creative output. Listen in on his interview with Rod Chong, outlining how he first started his creative practice as well as his first forays into minting NFT releases. There’s plenty of advice and information to unpack here!

Please welcome Tokyo-based, digital artist, Ruben Fro to Radical Strategies. Ruben has a unique artistic practice, as he codes the custom shaders needed to visualize his point cloud-based immersive animations. It’s a unique POV that sees programming as a core element of his creative output. Listen in on his interview with Rod Chong, outlining how he first started his creative practice as well as his first forays into minting NFT releases. There’s plenty of advice and information to unpack here!

Ruben Fro | Minty Fresh: The Creative Technologist

The next interview, in our investigation into Digital Art and NFTs, sees series host, Rod Chong chat with Berlin-based artist Sam Madhu. Originally from India, Sam outlines how she developed her signature ‘Indo-futurist’ style and got started publishing NFT based digital art. She offers plenty of inspiring advice for any aspiring artist, especially those who are considering entering the NFT space.

The next interview, in our investigation into Digital Art and NFTs, sees series host, Rod Chong chat with Berlin-based artist Sam Madhu. Originally from India, Sam outlines how she developed her signature ‘Indo-futurist’ style and got started publishing NFT based digital art. She offers plenty of inspiring advice for any aspiring artist, especially those who are considering entering the NFT space.

Sam Madhu | A Berlin Dispatch: Creating Futurist Visions

Please welcome digital artist, Dog Mad Jones to Radical Strategies! We. Are. Excited. Watch the episode to hear Rod Chong’s full interview with Mad Dog Jones aka Michah Dowbak. It’s an amazing story, detailing his initial beginnings and inspirations, before reviewing the development of his unique aesthetic vision and innovative approach to NFTs. There’s much to unpack!

Please welcome digital artist, Dog Mad Jones to Radical Strategies! We. Are. Excited. Watch the episode to hear Rod Chong’s full interview with Mad Dog Jones aka Michah Dowbak. It’s an amazing story, detailing his initial beginnings and inspirations, before reviewing the development of his unique aesthetic vision and innovative approach to NFTs. There’s much to unpack!

Mad Dog Jones | Art on the Block: The Digital Native

Ed Palumbo

Let’s get back into Radical Strategies season five, and our investigation into NFTs-for-creatives. We have an interview series with a fab group of digital artists coming up soon, but before we talk to them, there is one more foundational, technology-based NFT discussion to have. Please welcome back Radical Strategy’s resident futurist + strategist, Ed Palumbo, the perfect person to demystify the mystery of NFTs! In this episode, our host Rod Chong and Ed look through all aspects of NFT trends, terms, tactics, and technologies, an attempt to catalog the dynamic and ever-changing world of NFTs.

Let’s get back into Radical Strategies season five, and our investigation into NFTs-for-creatives. We have an interview series with a fab group of digital artists coming up soon, but before we talk to them, there is one more foundational, technology-based NFT discussion to have. Please welcome back Radical Strategy’s resident futurist + strategist, Ed Palumbo, the perfect person to demystify the mystery of NFTs! In this episode, our host Rod Chong and Ed look through all aspects of NFT trends, terms, tactics, and technologies, an attempt to catalog the dynamic and ever-changing world of NFTs.

Ed Palumbo | NFT and More NFT: Demystifying the Mystery

Joshua Schachter

Let’s kick off Radical Strategies Season Five - with the first of six episodes, dissecting the world of NFTs, digital art, and related terms + technologies. First up, Rod Chong talks to Silicon Valley based creative technologist, entrepreneur, and investor, Joshua Schachter. The aim of this conversation was to look at all aspects of NFTs and give some basic overviews for creatives who have yet to join the space. Joshua has a deep understanding of these technologies, and offers plenty of insights and critiques; it’s a most fascinating conversation, straight from the mind of a tech industry insider.

Let’s kick off Radical Strategies Season Five - with the first of six episodes, dissecting the world of NFTs, digital art, and related terms + technologies. First up, Rod Chong talks to Silicon Valley based creative technologist, entrepreneur, and investor, Joshua Schachter. The aim of this conversation was to look at all aspects of NFTs and give some basic overviews for creatives who have yet to join the space. Joshua has a deep understanding of these technologies, and offers plenty of insights and critiques; it’s a most fascinating conversation, straight from the mind of a tech industry insider.

Joshua Schachter | NFTs For Creators: An Open Discussion

PHIL SAUNDERS

Our final guest for Radical Strategies Season Four is the acclaimed Hollywood Concept Designer, Phil Saunders. Best known for designing the Iron Man superhero suit, his long credit list ranges from Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Avengers:  Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, to WandaVision, Shang-Chi, Tron Legacy, and the Ironman films amongst many others. In this episode, Rod Chong interviews Phil about his career story and gets his in-depth advice about concept design career development.

Our final guest for Radical Strategies Season Four is the acclaimed Hollywood Concept Designer, Phil Saunders. Best known for designing the Iron Man superhero suit, his long credit list ranges from Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Avengers:  Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, to WandaVision, Shang-Chi, Tron Legacy, and the Ironman films amongst many others. In this episode, Rod Chong interviews Phil about his career story and gets his in-depth advice about concept design career development.

Phil Saunders | Sci-Fi For a Living: The Concept Designer

Please welcome the graphic designer and typographer, Raf Rennie to Radical Strategies. In this podcast session, we learn the story of how he built up his design practice - from his initial struggles as a college graduate to his establishment in New York, one of the world’s top design locales. This episode is a must-listen, for anyone looking to have a go as a graphic designer.

Please welcome the graphic designer and typographer, Raf Rennie to Radical Strategies. In this podcast session, we learn the story of how he built up his design practice - from his initial struggles as a college graduate to his establishment in New York, one of the world’s top design locales. This episode is a must-listen, for anyone looking to have a go as a graphic designer.

Raf Rennie | Building a Design Practice

Meet the enigmatic TRU, the Toronto based digital artist and NFT creator. This conversation sheds light on how to forge a traditional gallery-focused artist practice while offering glimpses into the world of NFT minting. It’s an insightful, energized conversation, which we are excited to share!

Meet the enigmatic TRU, the Toronto based digital artist and NFT creator. This conversation sheds light on how to forge a traditional gallery-focused artist practice while offering glimpses into the world of NFT minting. It’s an insightful, energized conversation, which we are excited to share!

Trudy Erin Elmore | The Way of the Digital Artist

Steffie Baik

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The title of this week’s Radical Strategies episode is a bit of a universal goal for what seems to be half the planet - A Life in Front of the Lens. So many want this career, but so few actually make a living doing it! Meet Steffie Baik, who is forging her way as a professional model, content creator, and upcoming actor. In this interview, she breaks down for us exactly how she got her career started and some key lessons learned along the way. It's a fun chat!

The title of this week’s Radical Strategies episode is a bit of a universal goal for what seems to be half the planet - A Life in Front of the Lens. So many want this career, but so few actually make a living doing it! Meet Steffie Baik, who is forging her way as a professional model, content creator, and upcoming actor. In this interview, she breaks down for us exactly how she got her career started and some key lessons learned along the way. It's a fun chat!

Steffie Baik | A Life in Front of the Lens

Discover the career story of Corin Roddick, the electronic musician behind “future pop” band Purity Ring. Corin outlines his early days, as a recording engineer and drummer, back in his native city of Edmonton, Canada, and details the first steps that lead to the start of Purity Ring. The conversation is full of interesting stories and advice and will be especially useful to young musicians and audio producers.

Discover the career story of Corin Roddick, the electronic musician behind “future pop” band Purity Ring. Corin outlines his early days, as a recording engineer and drummer, back in his native city of Edmonton, Canada, and details the first steps that lead to the start of Purity Ring. The conversation is full of interesting stories and advice and will be especially useful to young musicians and audio producers.

Corin Roddick | Creating Purity Ring: A Music Career Primer

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