Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about "making it," it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen. Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast
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A podcast for men to understand their struggles, and solutions.
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Encompasses the everyday struggles of real women. Cover art photo provided by Lurm on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@lurm
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Come along with me on my journey of self awareness . Let’s Talk about different experiences & life’s growing pains , let’s talk about love & relationships,spirituality, and a whole lot of other stuff .
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We all know about the struggles of a Monday, but what about after a major holiday?! Tune to hear mine.
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Mrs. Miller's English 2P Honors Class
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Four teens from diverse backgrounds sit down and talk about the struggles that come with being a teenager in modern day society
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Learn about the obstacles and hardships civilians who are fleeing Syria are facing today
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The Struggles of a Privileged Life lets us into the lives of Cameron and Jarod, which are filled with laughter, spontaneous-adventures, and their own life struggles. This podcast will put you in their shoes as they go through the journey of life in the eyes of a 17 year old JR in high school and a 19 year old, who ironically looks way younger than his younger cousin. New podcast drop every week hopefully on likeeee. Monday, yeah lets go with that.
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WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are Today
Eddie Hinkle
The WebJoy podcast is an inclusive community centered on celebrating the diverse origins, skills, and experiences that make up the tech industry. Talking with guests about their origin stories, what they love about working in their roles, and what they find joy in keeps this an upbeat and rather lighthearted podcast. We approach the world with optimism and hope, while recognizing the flaws and challenges within our own industry and the world at large. We believe that if we work together, we ...
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This podcast series explores the intersections of business, organizational culture, and talent through conversations with leading thinkers – and doers – around the world. Learn more at: https://www.heidrick.com/ Heidrick & Struggles serves the executive talent and leadership needs of the world's top organizations as a premier provider of leadership consulting, culture shaping and senior-level executive search services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Real Family Eats: Parents dishing on real parenting struggles and recipe sharing
Reesa Morala, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Parents talk with our resident couples therapist for parents about their real parenting struggles. They are sharing navigating parenting challenges, the parent support and resources they found along the way, and any parenting tips they have discovered through their journey. While they chat parenting insights and stories, they are recipe sharing balancing parenting and family meals. Make sure to subscribe, like, and follow for more recipes and parenting tips.
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The not-so-urban adventures of a dope creative going vegan and striving to keep her Zen in this ever evolving NYC. If you are looking for variety then I'm your lady. My collection ranges from all too relevant pet peeves to really mind blowing health tidbits I gather on my path to vegan bliss. The goal is to keep my rants positive as well as entertaining. Please let me know how I'm doing with that. Thank ye in advance!
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Lynn & Patti talk about everything and anything regarding being a People Pleaser. People Pleasers are the most helpful people you know. They usually don't say no. They spend a great deal of time doing things for others and disregard their own needs. Being a People Pleaser could cause you to be disappointed because not everyone has the same heart as you do. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/quiet-struggles/support
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This is a journey a mother and son have taken together while navigating a childhood full of mental health and medical struggles after a car accident in 2014. Now they navigate growing up, parenting, the medical/mental health industry, insurance, medications, school and so much more.
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A personal take on the life of Polish Marxist, philosopher, economist, anti-war activist and revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg. Although it will reflect on the events of her life in light of the historical context and political climate, this podcast doesn't pretend to be an academic work on the life of Rosa Luxemburg. Telling stories of her life and times, with excerpts from letters to her friends, lovers and fellow social-democrats is the real aim here. Over a century after her assassi ...
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Every person has had at least one traumatic event happen in their life, but how much of it is actually exposed and let out? Becky Greenhagen shares transparent and raw stories of her life and others' of trauma and hardships, embracing you with the wisdom she has gathered through some of life’s most difficult moments. Having a voice and speaking your truth is such a powerful and beautiful thing. Transparent Wisdom is a place to have that voice and build the courage to use it. Be inspired to t ...
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Send us a text with your feedback here! Ignacio Corona, dad of 2 and Director of Merchandising at Adobe Maison, talks with Reesa, our resident couples therapist for parents about their real parenting struggles. He is sharing navigating parenting challenges and resources he found along the way, and any parenting tips they have discovered through the…
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This week we welcome Jennifer Sorenson, Writer, Producer and star of For When You Get Lost on the show to talk about how she pulled the film together and made it all happen. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy. Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.ap…
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Adapting your personal leadership style: Shawn Bushouse, former president of emerging brands at Nestle Health Science, discusses the differences in leadership at start-ups and larger organizations
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In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Adam Howe sits down with Shawn Bushouse. Throughout his career, Shawn has spent time on multiples sides of large and small businesses, from start-ups shipping their first order to global enterprises with market value nearing $300 billion. He has led teams of varyi…
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 284 from September 2020 with director Jay Cheel who talks directing the documentary series Cursed Films for Shudder! Alrik thought this was a good match for Kitty Norton because they both went out and made documentaries they were passionate about, but in very different c…
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Empty Nesting: Journey Through Grief + Mac n Cheese | Real Parents, Real Struggles, & Recipe Sharing
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Send us a text with your feedback here! Dommie Shaun, mom of 2 and owner of Dommie Shaun Health and Wellness Coach, talks with Reesa, our resident couples therapist for parents about their real parenting struggles. She is sharing navigating parenting challenges, the parent support and resources they found along the way, and any parenting tips they …
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Kitty Norton - Turning Grief into Art Through Film!
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This week we welcome filmmaker Kitty Norton on the show to talk about directing her first feature documentary, Wine Woman and Dementia. Kitty talks about how taking care of her mother lead her to making this movie.. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Rev…
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 355 from January 2022 with show runner and writer Christopher Cantwell who talks about landing his first creator/showrunner job for his own show Halt and Catch Fire. I felt like this was a good match for Francesco because they both created their own shows but went very d…
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Send us a text with your feedback here! Doctora Amanda Corona, mom of 2 and Director of Corporate Partners at UCSD, talks with Reesa, our resident couples therapist for parents about their real parenting struggles. She is sharing navigating parenting challenges, the parent support and resources they found along the way, and any parenting tips they …
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Francesco Loschiavo - Packaging and Producing an Indie TV Series!
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This week we welcome Francesco Loschiavo, the creator, director and writer of the new show Tales from The Void on the show to talk about how they managed to package, fund, sell and shoot their own anthology series. After that Alrik and I talk budgeting for indie features, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Lea…
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 264 from May 2020 with director Justin Kurzel who talks about his feature the True History of the Kelly Gang and how he parlayed a successful indie feature into directing studio features. Alrik thought this was a good match for Stephen Chbosky because they are both write…
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Battling Isolation: Covid Newborn Lockdown + Fried Rice | Real Parents, Real Struggles, & Recipe Sharing
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Send us a text with your feedback here! Sarina Chan, LMFT (she/her), mom of 1, talks with Reesa, our resident couples therapist for parents about their real parenting struggles. She is sharing navigating parenting challenges, the parent support and resources they found along the way, and any parenting tips they have discovered through their journey…
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Stephen Chbosky - Writing Your Way to Directing Studio Features!
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This week on our very special 500th episode we welcome writer and director Stephen Chbosky on the show to talk about starting his career by directing an indie feature that got into Sundance and getting management based on response to the feature and how he parlayed that to writing and directing studio features. After that we play another round of T…
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 322 from June 2021 with director Michelle Boyaner who talks about her life as a documentary filmmaker, how she gets her films made and how she has made it her full time job. I felt like this was a good match for Penny because they are both full time documentary filmmaker…
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Send us a text with your feedback here! Tanya Reinhofer, teacher and mom of 3 adult children, talks with our resident couples therapist for parents about their real parenting struggles. She is sharing navigating parenting challenges, the parent support and resources they found along the way, and any parenting tips they have discovered through their…
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Penny Lane - Putting Yourself and Your Life in Your Movie!
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This week we welcome director Penny Lane on the show to talk about directing her latest feature, Confession of a Good Samaritan, why she decided to make a film starring herself and how she has so successfully navigated the festival circuit with her previous films. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Pa…
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Andrew Schrader - BONUS Throwback Interview!
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 20 from October 20 with writer/director Andrew Schrader who talks about sustainable filmmaking ideas and talks to Alrik and old co-host Timothy about the making of his two feature films. Alrik thought this was a great episode to play with Andrew’s latest episode because …
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A Father's Heartbreak: Rejection Sensitivity + Tortellini Soup | Real Parents, Real Struggles, & Recipe Sharing
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Send us a text with your feedback here! Andy Pollock, dad of 1 and Culinary Marketing Chef at Mezzetta, talks with our resident couples therapist for parents about their real parenting struggles. He is sharing navigating parenting challenges, the parent support and resources they found along the way, and any parenting tips they have discovered thro…
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Transitioning from a man to a woman as the CEO of an insurance company: Caroline Farberger shares her unique experience and remarkable insights on inclusive leadership
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In this interview, former CEO Caroline Farberger shares how her mindsets and behaviors changed as a leader after she transitioned and how she realized that her previous way of leading was not inclusive—and what had to change for it to become truly inclusive. She also argues that leaders make better business decisions if they can master the skills o…
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Andrew Schrader - Writing Screenplays to Writing Novels!
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This week we welcome writer, director and novelist Andrew Schrader on the show to talk about his latest book Unnamable which is currently available for pre-order on Kindle and Amazon. Andrew also talks about the difference between screenwriting and writing a book and a little bit about his latest short film After that we play another round of THE G…
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 260 from April 2020 with director Neasa Hardiman who talks about making her first feature Sea Fever, which she coordinated across 4 countries and many different grants to do so, and what it was like to work in other environments. We thought Neasa was a good match for Nor…
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A Mother's Battle: Breast Cancer Journey + Grandpa's Mac | Real Parents, Real Struggles, & Recipe Sharing
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Send us a text with your feedback here! Jamie Lauren, mom of 2 and middle school teacher, talks with our resident couples therapist for parents about their real parenting struggles. She is sharing navigating parenting challenges, the parent support and resources they found along the way, and any parenting tips they have discovered through their jou…
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Nora Fingscheidt - Making the Jump to Hollywood Features!
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This week we welcome writer and director Nora Fingscheidt on the show to talk about directing her latest feature The Outrun starring Saoirse Ronan and how she went from directing her first feature System Crasher which led her to a career in Hollywood, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on App…
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Dominic Mercurio - BONUS Throwback Interview!
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 238 from November 2019 with filmmaker Dominic Mercurio who talks about making his first short film after 8 years. While Dominic and Darieus have very different stories they both talk about going back to filmmaking after taking a break, so I felt they were a good match. A…
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Building high-performing teams and driving followership: A conversation with Matt Carter, the CEO of Intrado
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Matt Carter, CEO of Intrado, the Stonepeak-backed provider of 9-1-1 critical infrastructure and technology solutions, and a board member at both JLL and NRG Energy, sits down with Heidrick & Struggles’ Jessica Gentile and Francesca “Chessy” Michel, to discuss his approach to building high-performance teams, the particular leadership skills or capab…
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Failing Motherhood Myths + Portabella Pizza | Real Parents, Real Struggles, & Recipe Sharing
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Send us a text with your feedback here! Andrea Knox, LMFT, mom of 2 and author of You'll Bounce Right Back: The Motherhood Myths That Fail Us and the Tools We Need Instead, talks with Reesa, our resident couples therapist for parents, about their real parenting struggles. She is sharing navigating parenting challenges, the parent support and resour…
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Darieus Legg - Leaving Hollywood to Make Stoker Machine!
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This week we welcome director Darieus Legg on the show to talk about directing his short film Stoker Machine and deciding to leave hollywood and focus on making films 100% independently. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https:…
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 318 from May 2021 with actor turned director Nitzan Mager who talks about taking the leap from acting to directing during the pandemic and how they made their pandemic webseries. Alrik thought Nitzan was a good match for Brian because they are both actors who then switch…
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In this special feature, three of our Heidrick & Struggles colleagues—Kathryn Bardi, Christina Cary, and Sean McLean—sit down to talk about neurodiversity: what it is and what it means for leaders, particularly CHROs and chief people officers, looking to make their organizations more inclusive. The three offer their advice to a leader or manager wh…
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Brian Silverman - Putting the Money Down for Your First Feature!
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This week we welcome producer, writer, director and star of his first feature, Two Lives in Pittsburg to talk about how he made his first feature, why this was the movie he decided to make and his process for pulling it off. After that Liz aks me why is it so expensive to make a movie, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/m…
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Send us a text with your feedback here! Samantha Alloway, mom of 3 and Executive Director of the Arc of Illinois, talks with Reesa, our resident couples therapist for parents about their real parenting struggles. She is sharing navigating parenting challenges, the parent support and resources they found along the way, and any parenting tips they ha…
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Timothy Plain and Alrik Bursell - BONUS Throwback Interview!
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the first episode where my old co-host Timothy and I talked about fundraising, way back from episode 73 from October 2016 where we talk about what we know about fundraising, back when all I had done was raise $6k for my first short film Strange Thing. This is a great match for our solo episode bec…
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Finding the right fintech talent: A conversation with Ben Grolimund, general manager of UAE, Rain
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A recent study from Bitget Research found that countries in the Middle East saw a 166% increase year-on-year in daily crypto traders in 2024 alone, with the UAE clearly emerging as one of the fastest-growing markets for cryptocurrency adoption worldwide. Ben Grolimund, the general manager of the UAE at Rain, the first fully regulated virtual assets…
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Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell - Fundraising and Crowdfunding for Features!
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This week we welcome our producer Eric Toms to interview Alrik and I all about fundraising for our films, including my successful crowdfunding campaign for Best Friends Forever After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts…
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Tony Vella - BONUS Throwback Interview!
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 173 from September 2018 with stunt coordinator/actor and stunman Tony Vella who talks about everything that goes into pulling off stunts. Alrik thought this was a nice pairing for JJ because Tony talks about stunts from an indie perspective and we get to hear about stunt…
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J.J. Perry - From Stunts to Directing Studio Action Features!
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This week we welcome director, 2nd unit director and stunt man JJ Perry on the show to talk about his latest film The Killers Game, how he made the jump from stunts to 2nd unit directing and how he made the jump from 2nd unit directing, to directing. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.pat…
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Melanie Miller - BONUS Throwback Interview!
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 436 from about a year ago in August 2023 with producer Melanie Miller who talks about finding her way in the industry, from being a VP at Samuel Goldwyn to starting her own production and winning an Oscar! I thought Mel was a good match for Pinky Promise because they fee…
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Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett - Navigating the Golden Elevator with Pinky Promise Films!
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This week we welcome Producers, EPs and the team behind Pinky Promise Films Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett on the show to talk about their latest film I Don’t Understand You starring Nick Kroll, how they got their production company started and how they manage a film finance company and a production company at the same time. After that we play a…
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 344 from November 2021 with the team at the Film Festival Alliance who talks about what the film festival alliance is and how they help film festivals grow and stand out in the sea of thousands of film festivals. Alrik thought this was a good match for Spades episode bec…
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The democratization and the future of the robotics industry: An interview with Ujjwal Kumar, group president of Teradyne Robotics
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Ujjwal Kumar, group president of Teradyne Robotics, sits down with Heidrick & Struggles’ Jerry Gorss to discuss the changing status quo of the industrial robotics sector and manufacturing generally. Kumar shares his outlook on how the next 12 months will impact the industry, particularly its leadership needs. He also shares what he believes are the…
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This week we welcome writer, producer and director Spade Robinson on the show from the Rogers Short Film Festival in Arkansas to talk about filmmaking in Arkansa, the film festival and her upcoming feature. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Ap…
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On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 407 from January 2023 with director Roxanne Benjamin who talks about establishing a career as a genre director and her latest movie at the time, There’s Something Wrong with The Children. I thought this was a good match for Audrey because they are both female genre direc…
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Adapting to rapid advancement in telecommunications technology: A conversation with José Perdomo Lorenzo, chief strategy officer of Deutsche Telekom Group
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José Perdomo Lorenzo, chief strategy officer of Deutsche Telekom Group, sits down with Heidrick & Struggles’ Lukasz Kiniewicz to discuss Lorenzo’s primary strategic goals for Deutsche Telekom Group over the next five years, particularly in the context of fiber optic network expansion. Lorenzo also shares how he thinks about balancing AI with data p…
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This week we welcome director Audrey Cummings on the show to talk about directing her latest feature, Place of Bones, how she picks her projects and why she enjoys being a genre filmmaker. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! http…
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