Masters of Craft
Chris Denson
From the team behind the top-ranked Innovation Crush interview series, Masters of Craft explores the life and times and minds of some of the world's greatest thought leaders in business and beyond. Created and hosted by Chris Denson and Caleb Thorpe, the show serves up a giant helping of some of the best minds around the world, all with a heaping side of occasional bad jokes. Listen. Enjoy. Repeat.
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#007: James Roh -- Creators, Collaborators, and Connections
Masters of Craft
08/17/23 • 50 min
As an ultra multi-hyphenate, James Roh is a musician, a lawyer, a restauranteur, record label owner, community organizer, investor, and mustache connoisseur. As a founding member of Far East Movement, James was part of the first Asian-American music group to reach #1 on Billboard and has worked with artists ranging from Bruno Mars, to Wiz Khalifa, Snoop, Rhianna and Lady Gaga to name a few. With the group's rise to unprecedented heights, James began placing big bets in other areas of business and community. Through all of his creative work, he has seemingly mastered the secrets of developing collaborative relationships, business development and growth, team work, monetization, and maximizing cultural impact. We explore everything from group therapy to serial entrepreneurship in this episode of Masters of Craft.
Music by MEGA.
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#208: Kinjaz - Respect All, Fear None
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11/28/18 • 57 min
After an upsetting second place finish on America's Best Dance Crew in 2015, the fan favorite Kinjaz turned their loss into a huge win, by going on to form the first ever crowd-funded global dance studio ($127,000), and the highest raised ever in the dance category on Indiegogo. Since then, the group has opened up 3 studios in the US and China, launched an international camp program, and a line of merchandise ranging from watches to hats to jackets, and racked up millions of interactions across social media. Additionally, they've worked with brands and partners ranging from McDonald's to AT&T, Bruce Lee, and Volkswagen to name a few. On this episode, co-owner Ben Chung (formerly of the Jabbawockeez) and choreographer/teacher Charles Nguyen speak on their inspirations, building community, and balancing art and business, and managing the expectations of 30+ crew members.
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#005: Sanjay Sharma -- From Marginal to Mainstream
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07/26/23 • 57 min
As an investor, lawyer, creative savant, Sanjay Sharma has been the engine behind everything from the All Def Digital to the Clinton Administration, Machinima, numerous technology ventures, and now his very own Marginal Studios with projects nominated for, or winning at The Gotham Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, GLAAD, NAACP Image Awards, and the Imagen Awards to name a few. On this installment of Sanjay schools us on building success in artificial intelligence, storytelling, wellness, serial entrepreneurship, and even how we should name the show.
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07/01/20 • 60 min
What happens when you grow up on both Fat Albert and Albert Einstein? You get Hakeem Oluseyi. As one of the world's foremost scientists, Hakeem wears many hats-- TV personality, professor, life coach, consultant, voice actor, philanthropist, and former chief science officer at the Discovery Channel, to name a few. As a kid, he grew up in some of the poorest neighborhoods in the country. As an adult he has traveled the world, spreading the gospel of the sciences. On Innovation Crush, Hakeem stops by-- alongside special guest co host and Emmy award winner, Pili Montilla-- to discuss personal branding, his early obsession with how the universe works, life balance, that one time he almost dropped out of Stanford, and even makes a special exclusive announcement. Social: @hakeemoluseyi @pilimontilla. Enjoy Apollo Neuro: www.apolloneuro.com/crush
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#241: [Republished] Sugar Ray Leonard - Say Yes to the Yes
Masters of Craft
02/25/20 • 47 min
#240: KC Ifeanyi - Fast Company Fridays (Ep. 4)
Masters of Craft
02/01/20 • 49 min
Every month, the good folks Fast Company and Innovation Crush sit down to chat about some of the most inspired developments across innovation, creativity, and human performance. In this fourth installment, Fast Company podcast host and editor, KC Ifeanyi, gives us the latest from his world of creativity, entertainment, and pop culture. More particularly, how the entertainment industry distracts us with nostalgia, overcoming failure, advertising industry flaws, Oscar the Grouch, becoming award worthy and more. Listen. Enjoy. Repeat. For more from KC and guests like Paul Scheer, Tracy Ullman, David Sedaris, Killer Mike, and others, visit here bit.ly/2Zw4h5i.
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#235: John Canning - Staying Ahead of the Curve
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11/26/19 • 49 min
A brief history of how innovations are birthed and reach critical mass, with John Canning, a 20+ year industry veteran who's career has been spent developing new methods of creating and delivering media, games and interactive experiences from concept to consumer devices. He is currently the first ever executive producer of new media & experiential at Digital Domain, the company that gave us hologram Tupac, Benjamin Button, and Marvel's Thanos to name a few. John is also the chair of the new media council for the Producer's Guild of America, a documentary film maker, and a member of the Interactive Emmy's committee.
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#234: (Republished) Adam Garone - From Success to Significance
Masters of Craft
11/12/19 • 59 min
Episode #65: A self-proclaimed "mustache farmer," Adam Garone is the CEO and co-founder of Movember, a globally celebrated movement that pits mustaches against men's health issues; particularly prostate cancer. Adam comes from a long line of military, was a digital web and marketing exec, and now for the past 10 years, has brought 10's of millions of men and women together across more than 20 countries; raising well over a half a BILLION (yes, with a "B") dollars in its brief history. On Innovation Crush, Adam dishes on his personal history, what it means to be a leader, why Movember works, the future of his organization, and much more.
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10/29/19 • 51 min
From BMW to Activision to EA to Star Wars, hundreds of creative projects have the secret weapons of Chip Beaman and Julia Bianco behind them. They've spent the majority of their collective career building a vast network of top tier content and game publishers, voice talent, production services, educators, and everything in between. In 2018, they created The Halp Network, a global network of creative entertainment professionals that connects talented individuals with game-changing projects, and vice versa. On this episode, the dynamic duo discuss ups and downs of principles like trust, chemistry, creativity, building a business, and launching a first of its kind entertainment academy.
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#10: Kellen Roland -- The Champion of Challenges
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10/13/23 • 63 min
With over 10000 hours of mediation under his belt, Kellen Roland has become masterful at reframing the many challenges we face in life and business. As a pioneer in fashion & accessories, and recent stints building Pharell William's I AM OTHER where he was COO, and luxury shopping platform Joopiter, as CEO -- Kellen is no stranger to the ever changing tides of culture, innovation, and creativity. On this installment of Masters of Craft we navigate perception vs reality, the power of clarity, seeing our teams and clients through different eyes. Oh and coffee. Lot's of talk about his affinity and love and knowledge of coffee. Music by Mega.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Masters of Craft have?
Masters of Craft currently has 257 episodes available.
What topics does Masters of Craft cover?
The podcast is about Ideas, Society & Culture, Marketing, Author, Podcasts, Books, Business, Innovation and Interviews.
What is the most popular episode on Masters of Craft?
The episode title '#242: [REPUBLISHED] Hakeem Oluseyi - Becoming an Industry Mercenary' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Masters of Craft?
The average episode length on Masters of Craft is 48 minutes.
How often are episodes of Masters of Craft released?
Episodes of Masters of Craft are typically released every 7 days, 2 hours.
When was the first episode of Masters of Craft?
The first episode of Masters of Craft was released on Sep 4, 2013.
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