048: Entrepreneurism and Experience in Creative Endeavors

Catalyst: A Creative Industries Podcast

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 7 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries.

Segment one this week tags along with Joey Graziano as he sits down to talk with entrepreneur Timmi Jandro, co-founder of the online retail experience Energy Muse. Jandro explains the jewelry, crystal and gemstone business that she runs with her partner and how she found that her background in the garment industry could be applied when starting Energy Muse. In addition, Joey and Timmi delve into marketing for the company and what the exciting next steps are for expanding the experiences Energy Muse.

In segment two, Johnnie Ladd interviews voiceover actor and acting coach David Kaufman. Kaufman has a long list of credits including roles in Prom Night, Back to the future animated series, and CBS Dweebs! to name just a few. In addition to discussing how he got started in the entertainment business Kaufman tells Ladd about Young Actors Workspace, an acting studio that he and his wife Lisa Picotte started in Los Angeles for coaching young actors. Their studio has worked with many aspiring and talented actors including Taylor Lautner and Rico Rodriguez from Modern Family. To end, the two talk about how becoming a coach has helped Kaufman’s own craft and how rewarding the job can be.