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Celebrating one year of the Your Creative Journey Podcast: the podcast designed to help listeners get their creative work done! HOSTS: Paul Carganilla & Kevin Gregg Independent Filmmakers Josh Kushner and Andrew Belmares join Kevin and Paul to discuss their new independent short film The World Between Worlds: Solana vs Skywalker Premise: 5 years after the destruction of the First Order, two Reys from different universes encounter each other in the World Between Worlds, a realm that connects to all of space and time. It’s going to be a fun night talking filmmaking and Star Wars. Be sure to join the fun and the conversation!

Kevin Gregg & Paul Carganilla discuss creativity and inspiration with this week’s special guest: Korey Pollard.

Korey Pollard returns for another round at Your Creative Journey as Kevin and Paul unpack more of his incredible story. Also news about an exciting podcast Korey’s involved with! Don’t miss the fun!
Korey Pollard is a DGA first assistant director, mentor, and lecturer.
His previous television and film credits include Salem (WGN), The Player (Sony/NBC), The King of 7B (ABC Family), Kevin From Work (ABC Family), A to Z (NBC), Stephen Bochco’s Murder In the First (TNT), Nashville, (ABC), Rizzoli & Isles (TNT), The Wedding Band (TBS), Lie to Me (FOX), Life (NBC), the critically-acclaimed show Monk (USA), Deadwood (HBO), House (FOX), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), Boomtown(NBC), and CSI (CBS).
Film credits include: Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Spy Kids 2, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself, Thirteen Days, Waterworld, Clear & Present Danger, Eye For An Eye, G.I. Jane, That Thing You Do, and Stand By Me, among many others.
He has been on the advisory boards of Compass College of Cinematic Arts and Hollywood Connect.
He also holds a position on The First Assistant Director/Unit Production Manager Committee of The Directors Guild of America.

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Kevin Gregg & Paul Carganilla discuss creativity and inspiration with this week’s special guest: Bonnie Utley. Bonnie Utley is the founder-owner of Blossom of Snow, creator of The Dream Retreat, and a certified professional coach specializing in personal and professional leadership development. Her current focus is collaborating with Christian business owners, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and executives who deeply desire to unceasingly become the best versions of the unique leaders God created them to be, starting with their own personal dreams, goals, and relationships, and infusing lots of creativity, fun, and adventure along the way.

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Kevin Gregg & Paul Carganilla discuss creativity and inspiration with this week’s special guest: Paul Rubin.

Paul Rubin is a flying sequence choreographer and designer who has designed some of the most memorable flying sequences from the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Wicked to Cathy Rigby’s Tony nominated Peter Pan. Paul is a proud member of The Academy of Magical Arts (The Magic Castle) and I.A.T.S.E. Local 720.

Broadway credits include: the Tony Award winning Frozen, The Pirate Queen, Saturday Night Fever, Dance of the Vampires, Doctor Zhavigo, The Green Bird directed by Julie Taymor, Some television credits include: Kevin Can Wait, Entertainment Tonight, The Tony Awards, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, CNN and A&E’s Emmy winning Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby. Some of the talented performers Paul has given wings to include: Kevin James, John Rhys-Davis, Adam Lambert, Michael Crawford, John Turturro, Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Danza, Howie Mandel, and David Hyde Pierce

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This week Kevin and Paul are joined by Eric Close.
Eric is an actor, director, and writer. He has had the privilege of starring in a number of series for television and MOW’s during his 30-year career including hits Without A Trace, Nashville, and Suits. 

Highlights from the show:

• Eric realized that pre-med was not going to be the direction for his life
• How he wanted to get involved in the film business in some capacity. Finding a mentor who helped him navigate the business of acting.
• Always wanted to do the thing that he was told to not try
• Taking a chance with Tom Cruise on the backlot
• Taking a last-minute chance with acting teacher Howard Fine in front of an entire class
• The contrast between seeing a billboard of himself in Times Square to a year later being soaked to the bone in the rain running late for an audition
• Creating a friendship with Clint Eastwood starting at a brief encounter encourage by Eric’s wife at The Golden Globes
• Directing lessons learned while observing Clint Eastwood on set
• Don’t be afraid to initiate conversations when the opportunity presents itself. They’re people just like you and me
• A cool story about Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut
• Eric’s experience breaking into directing by working on a second unit for the television show McKenna
• How he broke through to direct on Without a Trace by persistently showing his authentic interest to learn. It took 5 seasons before he got the chance to do it.

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