The Ultimate Shift

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Emmy Award-winning Movie and TV Producer, Richie Walls. Richie is the CEO of Richie Walls Entertainment, an International Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, CA, representing some of the top actors and models in the country. In this episode we talk about what it looks like inside the industry and advice how to get your career started, alongside special guests Brando Eaton and Taylor Zamora.

Let's jump into Richie’s crazy stories and learn how you can still break through in these trying times and what it has looked like for Hollywood having to adapt to the changes.

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 – 05:12] Opening Segment

• I welcome and introduce my guest, Richie Walls, to the show
• Featuring Brando Eaton and Taylor Zamora
• Richie tells his story from Knoxville to L.A.
• Modelling, to fashion agent to film
• Met Brando through mutual friends

[05:13 – 11:53] Life in the Industry

• Richie gives advice to people wanting to get into the industry
• Just do it, stick with it, get your face out their
• Get the right agents
• Richie talks about everyone loving Vince Vaughn
• Richie’s craziest story
• Where do you see the industry going?
• It’s coming back a little bit
• LA has changed
• Richie talks about life/work balance
• It’s a daily battle
• Brando talks about getting into acting
• Take your craft seriously
• Taking it seriously puts you in the top 1%

[11:54 – 20:58] Advice on Building Your Craft

• Richie talks about the importance of vulnerability finding a new client
• Getting to know the person through interview first
• How covid is affecting work
• Cancellations and push backs
• It was tough on the industry at first
• Richie and Brando talks about their favourite projects
• Entourage and Marvel
• Affected by the writer’s strike
• What makes a good script writer?
• There’s no one answer
• Lay the foundation first then decorate it later
• Advice to aspiring child actors and talents
• Brando’s start as a young guy

[20:29 – 32:15] Adapting to the Shifting Industry

• We talk about what makes shows like Friends so popular and influential
• Having Fun
• Great writing
• Great Actors
• Sometimes it’s luck
• The impact on the music industry
• It’s time to switch up what you’re doing
• You can get to you goal in different ways than other people
• People are leaving LA and changing how we need to do things
• Some people are doing well at it
• We talk about working through the night
• How travelling looks for everyone these days

[32:16 – 38:54] Closing Segment

• Richie tells some final stories
• Chasing a stalker
• Burt Reynolds hitting on his mom
• If you are put on a world stage and have 5 minutes to talk to people to remember you by what would you say?
• Richie: It’s all about family, keep them close
• Taylor: Take a shot at the goal
• If you could ask anyone in the world something, who and what?
• Chris Farely
• Just have fun and learn some weird fact
• Richie talks about being around Rob Schneider
• Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

"Sometimes you just have a magical, accidental mixture that just works out... of course you want to do the right homework and due diligence of having the script tight and having a good cast... but sometimes there’s certain factors you can’t account for.” - Brando Eaton

“You can go from point A to point B in different ways. I feel like everybody tries to follow each other and they get stuck.” - Richie Walls

“You can’t score if you never take your shot at the goal.” - Taylor Zamora

You can connect with Richie on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook or email [email protected]. Visit http://www.richiewalls.com/ to learn more.

You can connect with Brando on Instagram, and Twitter.

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Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Brando Eaton. Brando is an actor, Writer, Producer and Military Tech. You may recognize him from titles such as Zoey 101, Dexter or even American Sniper. Brando is the kind of artist that breaks things down practically with more of a business mentality to find the right tools for the job.

Let's jump into Brando’s story about how vulnerability can lead to healing and getting control over your own life.

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 – 03:55] Opening Segment

• I welcome and introduce my guest, Brando Eaton, to the show
• Actor on TV and Movies
• Brando gives a bit of background
• Starting in acting as a child, professionally since age 17
• Going with the flow, “this is my career”

[03:56 – 09:31] Getting Good at Rejection

• Brando talks about his experiences going through castings
• Got used to rejection
• Brando shares a story about a casting with Kevin Bacon
• Good training for the business world
• Brando talks about the impact of repetition
• You become more comfortable in your own skin
• Brando talks about his fears
• Nothing irrational
• I talk about the fear of not giving my all
• None of us are perfect out of the womb
• Recognize mistakes and learn from it

[09:32 – 16:31] Using the Right Tools for the Job

• Brando talks about separating real life from acting
• Certain scenarios in acting may correlate to your life
• It can be healthy or unhealthy depending on how you’re affected
• Getting into acting with a more business orientated mind
• Using certain tools to get the job done
• Do the homework first then let loose
• Brando shares how to overcome disagreeing with a character's response
• The writers wrote this for a reason
• Use whatever you need to get the job done
• Save the energy where you can

[16:32 – 26:09] Getting Control Over Your Life

• Brando’s family life growing up
• No father figure
• Self taught
• Let go of the things outside your control and take control of the things you can
• Your past should not be running your life, get on the saddle and get it done
• Brando gives advice about what steps to use to work through things
• Break it down and dissect it
• Brando gives an example with his own life
• Step outside yourself and look in
• Once it’s broken down talk to someone about it to get a different perspective
• The importance of vulnerability
• It takes healing to do it genuinely
• If your walls are to thick, you’re pushing away the good people and keeping around the ones that don’t care about the real you
• It takes away people’s power over you
• At the end of the day all we have is ourselves

[26:10 – 39:15] Shifting the Political Landscape

• Brando talks about how the political landscape is being affected by our differences
• We’ve gone from pitting ideas to war
• We need to move away from aggression and towards debate
• Staying away from surface level politics
• We talk about the possibility of moving toward libertarianism
• It’s easier to control two parties than multiple
• I put things into perspective from an entrepreneurial stand-point
• There’s a lot more going on underneath the surface
• Brando talks about the trajectory of the moving film industry
• It might die out
• Hollywood is making less money and becoming more about pushing an agenda
• The focus isn’t about making a good product anymore

[39:16 – 47:49] Closing Segment

• If you are put on a world stage and have 5 minutes to talk to people to remember you by what would you say?
• Never be afraid of the truth - don’t try to bury the truth
• Be a seeker of truth
• If you could ask anyone in the world something, who and what?
• How were the pyramids made? Uncovering a mystery we may never know
• What’s next for you?
• Recently aired Psycho Sister-in-Law
• Auditions picking back up a little bit
• Partial owner of a military tech company
• Providing new cooling technology
• Creating water from atmospheric pressure
• How can people follow you, support you, and connect with you?
• See below for social links.
• Final words from Brando and me

Tweetable Quotes:

"Having certain opportunities arise that you don’t take advantage of, or certain doors that you don’t step through; that’s a mistake I’ve m...

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Buck Reising. Buck is a Sports Broadcaster and News Personality for A to Z Sports. He is also the host of the 615 Sessions Podcast. Buck is an amazing guy that knows how to make light of every situation and he can do it while making you laugh.

Let's jump into Buck’s story and have some fun learning how finding and owning his own space led to his success as a sportscaster in Nashville.

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 – 07:48] Opening Segment

• I welcome and introduce my guest, Buck Reising, to the show
• Sportscaster and podcast host
• We talk about how Buck is like the Bob Menery of Nashville
• Buck gives a bit of background
• Buck had 5 years in Nashville a also worked with an ESPN affiliate overnight
• Seeing the underbelly of radio
• Covered the Titans
• Originally wanted to go to law school
• Learned sports on the way

[07:49 – 13:50] The Unknowns of Sportscasting

• Buck talks about where he wants his career to head
• People’s listening habits are changing so fast
• You have to be able and willing to do everything
• Buck talks about the difficulties of play by play
• You need to know each and every element of each story of every person
• All while keeping track of everything happen without getting in the way of it
• People have such powerful associations to sports
• The evolution of sports and sportscasting is unknown in 2020

[13:51 – 26:12] Finding Your Space

• Buck talks about getting comfortable behind the mic
• It’s all about reps and time spent talking
• Identify the role and adapt in the process
• What’s next for Buck Reising
• It’s hard to predict life especially with everything in 2020
• Recently bought first house
• “Nashville is my home”
• Never say no to opportunities
• Buck talks a bit about the work A to Z is doing
• Break away from traditional media
• Buck shares some advice for people trying to make it especially in Nashville
• Leadership and mismanagement has caused a shudder in Nashville
• Spread your content over social media
• Figure out how to diversify in a saturated market
• Buck gives advice about breaking through an industry
• Sounded like reading off a paper
• People want to feel like they’re listening to a conversation
• Find something in your space and be the best at it

[26:13 – 37:42] The Economy and Sports

• Buck talks about what makes people quit before they make it
• In Sportscasting usually financial reasons
• You have to say yes to opportunities or else people will stop asking
• Quitting for family reasons
• The importance of sports in our society
• We don’t need it as much as we think
• Our economy within universities relies heavily on certain sports
• Buck talks about testing positive for Covid19
• Got through the worst of it
• Opening things back up isn’t worth the potential risks long term
• A lack of concise leadership has led us to where we are today
• Give people the option of a waver
• Everyone has their outlet

[37:43 – 46:46] Closing Segment

• If you are put on a world stage and have 5 minutes to talk to people to remember you by what would you say?
• You can affect change
• Take the time to change your circumstances
• If you could ask anyone in the world something, who and what?
• Johnny Cash - How many drugs were you really doing and for what performances?
• You have to learn to laugh at yourself
• Buck tells the funny Toilet Story from his podcast
• How can people follow you, support you, and connect with you?
• See below for social links.
• Final words from Buck and me

Tweetable Quotes:

"Find something with nobody in your space... Get in there, exploit it and make it yours; and once people see that you’re the ‘go to guy’ then everyone else wants a piece.” - Buck Reising

“You have the ability to affect change, without question, You as the individual has the ability to affect change... People undervalue that they have the ability to do that.” - Buck Reising

“If you can’t laugh at yourself, especially in this ibusiness... if you can’t enjoy what everyone else is enjoying, at your expense or otherwis...

Cisco Carter is the Founder of FOMO Entertainment, DJ and social media influencer. He is also a Financial Advisor at New York Life Investments and Claims Analyst at Thomas and Thorngren. Coming from a diverse culture and as a DJ, he believes that life is like music which has different rhythms and tunes can still create a smooth flowing symphony. His life goal is to offer people value and happiness.

Abbie Pell is an Executive Assistant at The Ultimate Shift. She is a Branding Strategist with expertise as a marketing lead, entrepreneur, sales supervisor, business developer, leadership development advisor, and photographer. Her life goal is to add value rather than having a title.

Let’s tune in and learn more about their inspiring stories.

[00:01 – 05:45] Getting to Know Cisco & Abbie

• I welcome and introduce my guests, Cisco Carter & Abbie Pell
• Abbie describes Cisco’s personality, “It’s a rhythm, it’s a flow.”
• Cisco talks about the connection between his physical and psychological conditions

[05:46 – 19:29] How to Create Authentic Relationships

• Living with a different family culture and filling in other people’s gaps
• “You can have this goal. Things can change in a heartbeat.”
• Listening to kids and making a changes in their lives
• Learning from your own and others’ failures’
• Observing in a one dimensional way

[19:30 – 29:37] Understanding People

• How to Protect Your Energy and Comfort Zones
• Building Cisco’s brand
• The right opportunity for the right energy
• Why people go out and run from their problems
• Finding passion and fun
• Their ‘whys’ control their actions
• “It’s not always going to be me.”

[29:38 – 49:31] Building Friendship Instead of Apprenticeship

• Keeping yourself present
• “Use your phone and put it down.”
• Cisco talks about the current generation’s digital dependence
• Learn what people want to talk about
• Five Minutes Early for Everything
• Accepting what can be offered

[49:32 – 51:38] Closing Segment

• How to connect with Cisco Carter & Abbie Pell.
• See links below.
• Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“It is really nice to be surrounded by so many people from different cultures with different levels of education and still want to go on.” - Cisco Carter

“The transition of every mistake or the transition of every success and what you do after that determines where you’re going to go.” - Cisco Carter

“If you give all of you all the time, what are you saving for yourself?” - Cisco Carter

“Being present is being engaged with your intention.” - Cisco Carter

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