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Tammy Locke started at the tender age of 18 months when she played Robert Redford's daughter in "The Voice of Charlie Pont". She continued working until she was 8 or 9 years old with entertainment talents like Ann-Margret, Clint Eastwood, Barbara Hershey, Rance, Ron, and Clint Howard to name a few. Tammy feel truly honored to have been blessed at such a young age. Although it has taken her almost 40 years to make my way back to the screen, she had never lost her passion for the business. It has been a part of her life in one form or another since she can remember. When she was 16 years old she began to make my way into the music business when she won 3rd place in The Battle of the Bands. At the age of 19, she became a professional Roller Derby skater with the Detroit Devils as #22 and a short time later she even had my own radio show on 93.5 FM, "The Tammy Jean Show". Not long after, a well-known promoter, Mr. Johnny Burger introduced her to a band known as the California Express. Its members included the nephews of the Famous Tex Williams, Russ Paul, and Dennis Orr and Tex's son in law Sam Aiello as well as Marty Rifkin and Christopher Nielson. They, in turn, introduced her to singer/songwriter, Jeffrey Steele. They all became great friends and bandmates as she headlined all over California as Miss Tammy Jean and the California Express over the next 5-6 years. It wasn't until much later, when she discovered Karaoke that her real dream came true and she met her wonderful husband Tom and would have a beautiful son Robby. Her has a website tammylocke.com

Wrapping up his 33rd season as Fullerton College's skipper, Nick Fuscardo has devoted his heart and vast experience to Fullerton College as a coach and educator.

In 2013, Fuscardo led the Hornets to an Orange Empire Conference title (32-15 overall, 15-6 OEC) and to the final four CCCAA State Tournament where Fullerton was the state runner-up.

In 2015, the Hornets made it to the postseason and swept Cypress College in the first round. In the Super Regionals, Fuscardo's Hornets fell to Santa Barbara City College in a hard-fought series.

The 2016 season saw the Hornets making it all the way to the Super Regionals after sweeping the #2 seed Glendale College Vaqueros. FC ended up falling to Cypress College in the Super Regionals in a close two games to one series.

Fuscardo locked down his 500th win on a 3-2 come-from-behind 11 inning victory against Allan Hancock College on February 25, 2011.

On February 2, 2016, Fuscardo won his 600th game as the Hornet Skipper on opening day at San Diego Mesa College 10-4.

Coach Fuscardo also holds the Hornet record for most career wins with 665. It was an 8-3 win on March 18, 2010 against Irvine Valley College that gave Fuscardo his 488th win surpassing the previous mark set by FC Hall of Fame coach Mike Sgobba (487 wins).

Fuscardo has led the Hornets to 25 wins or more in seven seasons, including 1988 (30 wins) and 2013 (32 wins - school record). He also has 16 seasons with 20 or more wins with the Hornets.

Fuscardo has coached more than 70 players who have been drafted or have signed professional contracts, including New York Mets standout pitcher Steve Trachsel, San Diego Padre catcher Tom Wilson, Mitch Levier to the Oakland A's, and Jose Rojas of the Angles. Other recent draftees include outfielders Shane Carrier (Twins) and Austin O'Banion (Rangers) off the 2016 Hornets. Fuscardo is also proud of two other 2016 grads in Laine Huffman (shortstop for Long Beach State) and Justin Row (2nd Base for the University of South Carolina).

More than 200 of Fuscardo's players have gone on to play baseball at the four-year level.

Before coming to Fullerton, Fuscardo was the head coach for 13 seasons at nearby Troy High, where he led the Warriors to a 205-68 record, five Freeway League championships and 11 playoff appearances.

Fuscardo was offered an assistant position at Cal State Fullerton under Titans Coach Augie Garrido in 1981, but instead, accepted a position as an assistant under Sgobba in 1982. Four years later, he was named the ninth coach in Fullerton's history.

Fuscardo has been on the other side of the lines in community college baseball as well. He was the starting second baseman at El Camino College in 1962 and 1964, when he was an All-Metro Conference selection.

During the 2004 season, Fuscardo was inducted into El Camino's Athletic Hall of Fame. He attended West Liberty University in West Liberty, West Virginia, where he started at shortstop and earned All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors. Coach Fuscardo was also named as the CCCBCA/Victory Athletics Coach of the Year in 2010.

Fuscardo earned his bachelor's degree from West Liberty College in physical education and speech in 1968, and later received a Master's degree in Education Administration from Cal State Fullerton.

Fuscardo is also an avid golfer and coached the Fullerton College women's golf team to a share of the Orange Empire Conference title in 2000 (Coach of the Year). During that time Hornet Golf had State Golf Championship finalists, including Hye Yoon Jung (1999, 2000) and 2-time finalist, Jeri Costello (2002), He recently served a two-year term as president of the California Community College Women's Golf Association.

Steven Bridges is the senior photographer for the Office of Communications and Marketing at the University of Tennessee. He became a full-time staff member in 2018 after a 17-year run as a full-time freelancer in the Knoxville, TN area. Before that he did newspaper work in his native Arkansas. Steven is a 1999 graduate of Arkansas State University and was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps. We talk about getting hi first camera, his up bring, his creative process and the photo world.

Paul Pantani was born in New York City and raised in Southern California. From a young age Paul knew he wanted to be a police officer. Paul got his first job with a law enforcement agency in 1988, shortly after graduating high school. Paul has spent the last thirty plus years working in law enforcement in various assignments and capacity, both civilian and sworn. Paul has been a police officer since 1992.

During his law enforcement career Paul has held assignments as a Field Training Officer, Detective, Bicycle Patrol Officer, Range Instructor, Tactical Team Member, and Computer Forensics Examiner; spending two years assigned to the FBI. Paul has also commanded divisions including Task Forces investigating Internet Child Exploitation, Narcotics, Gangs, Violent Felon Apprehension, and Cold Case Homicide.

Paul has a master’s degree and has been teaching college level graduate and undergraduate programs in Cybersecurity and Computer Crimes Investigations since 2011.

Paul has a podcast Transition Drill https://www.transitiondrillpodcast.com

Whether it is retirement, the end of an enlistment, an unexpected opportunity or other interest, or something that occurs which forces you to transition before you planned to, we will all have to address our transition. How each of us handles our transition comes from how prepared we are.

International award-winning photographer Dave Sandford is best known for his dramatic collection, Lake Erie - Liquid Mountains.  Submerging himself into the freezing waters of Erie, Sandford’s striking images reveal the violent & breathtaking beauty of this Great Lake.

His viral waves paved the way for a lifelong dream, a meaningful career in conservation & wildlife photography.

Sandford, a native of London, ON. Canada originally established himself as a world class photographer around the ‘frozen ponds’ of the National Hockey League. During Sandford’s time at his Alma Mater - Toronto Metropolitan University, Sandford channelled himself into the world of professional sports photography. Sandford’s work in sports quickly grabbed the attention of others & he found himself with a rinkside seat at the professional ranks before he even completed his degree.

Sandford’s storied career in professional sports brought him international recognition & established Sandford early on as one of the leaders in the industry. With over 25 years of experience Sandford’s work has landed him roles with sports giants such as the NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, the Canadian Olympic Committee, Sports Illustrated and Getty Images to name a few. While Sandford still has a foothold on pro sports, these days you are more likely to find Dave face to face with a polar bear on frozen tundra or dancing with whales under the sea.

Throughout Sandford’s career the call of the wild continually whispered in his ear.  Sandford’s passion for nature and wildlife led Dave down a path with strong ties to conservation. In 2015 when Sandford’s Liquid Mountain’s grabbed the world by storm, Sandford channelled that momentum at this pivotal point in his career, to make the shift into nature photography.

Seizing opportunities in wildlife conservation, Sandford quickly transitioned into this role, once again establishing himself as sought-after leader in the industry.  Sandford turned this into his opportunity to roam where the wild things are.

Canadian to the core, and similarly to his spirit animal, the polar bear - Sandford is right at home when the mercury dips well below the freezing mark. Making his first trip to the Arctic in 1997, Sandford now has over 20 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica to his credit. With saltwater coursing through his veins, Sandford has also taken his photographic skills into the world’s oceans, swimming alongside natures gentle giants (whales) or finding himself face to face with another of Sandford’s favourite subject’s, the great white shark.

Claws, paws or jaws, wide open spaces or tiny places, Sandford enjoys showcasing the beauty of our natural world, blended with exciting and insightful storytelling from his adventures both near and far. It is Sandford’s hope that by sharing what he loves, others will share in that love - promoting positive change in the preservation of our wild spaces and those wonderful creatures who inhabit them.

You can find Sandford’s work in many traditional international publications including National Geographic, Outdoor Photographer, Canadian Geographic, Reader’s Digest, The Surfer’s Journal, MacLean’s, Natures Best and many others. 

Follow online at davesandfordphotos.com / Instagram: @davesandford / 

Facebook: Sandford Photography / Twitter: @dave_sandford / TikTok: @davesandford and LinkedIn: Dave Sandford

International award-winning photographer Dave Sandford is best known for his dramatic collection, Lake Erie - Liquid Mountains.  Submerging himself into the freezing waters of Erie, Sandford’s striking images reveal the violent & breathtaking beauty of this Great Lake.

His viral waves paved the way for a lifelong dream, a meaningful career in conservation & wildlife photography.

Sandford, a native of London, ON. Canada originally established himself as a world class photographer around the ‘frozen ponds’ of the National Hockey League. During Sandford’s time at his Alma Mater - Toronto Metropolitan University, Sandford channelled himself into the world of professional sports photography. Sandford’s work in sports quickly grabbed the attention of others & he found himself with a rinkside seat at the professional ranks before he even completed his degree.

Sandford’s storied career in professional sports brought him international recognition & established Sandford early on as one of the leaders in the industry. With over 25 years of experience Sandford’s work has landed him roles with sports giants such as the NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, the Canadian Olympic Committee, Sports Illustrated and Getty Images to name a few. While Sandford still has a foothold on pro sports, these days you are more likely to find Dave face to face with a polar bear on frozen tundra or dancing with whales under the sea.

Throughout Sandford’s career the call of the wild continually whispered in his ear.  Sandford’s passion for nature and wildlife led Dave down a path with strong ties to conservation. In 2015 when Sandford’s Liquid Mountain’s grabbed the world by storm, Sandford channelled that momentum at this pivotal point in his career, to make the shift into nature photography.

Seizing opportunities in wildlife conservation, Sandford quickly transitioned into this role, once again establishing himself as sought-after leader in the industry.  Sandford turned this into his opportunity to roam where the wild things are.

Canadian to the core, and similarly to his spirit animal, the polar bear - Sandford is right at home when the mercury dips well below the freezing mark. Making his first trip to the Arctic in 1997, Sandford now has over 20 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica to his credit. With saltwater coursing through his veins, Sandford has also taken his photographic skills into the world’s oceans, swimming alongside natures gentle giants (whales) or finding himself face to face with another of Sandford’s favourite subject’s, the great white shark.

Claws, paws or jaws, wide open spaces or tiny places, Sandford enjoys showcasing the beauty of our natural world, blended with exciting and insightful storytelling from his adventures both near and far. It is Sandford’s hope that by sharing what he loves, others will share in that love - promoting positive change in the preservation of our wild spaces and those wonderful creatures who inhabit them. 

You can find Sandford’s work in many traditional international publications including National Geographic, Outdoor Photographer, Canadian Geographic, Reader’s Digest, The Surfer’s Journal, MacLean’s, Natures Best and many others. 

Follow online at davesandfordphotos.com / Instagram: @davesandford / 

Facebook: Sandford Photography / Twitter: @dave_sandford / TikTok: @davesandford and LinkedIn: Dave Sandford

Though it seemed like photographing them was his destiny, Green actually aspired to be a documentary photographer. Becoming the Cubs photographer, he recalls, was serendipitous. Green was doing a graduate thesis on Wrigley Field, then owned by the Wrigley family at the Art Institute of Chicago, but unable to afford the tuition, he still decided to work on the project independently. For the next year, he covered publicity events and the seventh inning stretches. When the Wrigleys sold the ballpark to the Tribune Company at the end of the 1981 season and with their photographer retiring, Green was offered the position of official photographer. In his 35 years, he’s photographed alongside Associated Press and Sports Illustrated photographers including Walter Iooss, John Biever, Neil Leifer and Brad Mangin. One of things he’s picked up over time is shooting things that moves. With that in mind when on assignment for magazines, Green explains the different approaches in shooting a baseball game outside of the basics. “If you’re shooting for a trading card, you just need very clean peak action,” he says. “If you’re working for a magazine, it’s usually a story specifically driven about a player and you want, like in Sports Illustrated or those magazines, a picture that’s got a lot of emotion in it and a lot of intense action.” Of all the Cubs teams he’s photographed over three decades, Green states the 2016 Cubs were his favorite to shoot because the group had grown up together and had developed a history, unlike previous years where players acquired through trades and free agency didn’t stick around for long. “This team’s really kind of cool,” he says. “I really love photographing [infielder] Javier Baez. He’s so athletic. He’s so excitable and fun to shoot. They’re all so different. Kris Bryant is very classic. His form is really good. He’s really easy to take a good picture of. Same with [Anthony] Rizzo. His swing is so perfect. But Anthony Rizzo is very emotional. He’s very responsive.” We talk about his love of photography, jazz and blues, Oprah and rain delays.

Dr. Dan Mickool had an idea during the pandemic about soap and cleaning products, something he had been making for himself for years. One thing lead to other and Ryan Crawford jumped into help and Maine Farm House Brands was formed. A deep connection to the land, farms, ocean, and natural products are not a new fad here in Maine. Local craftsmen, farmers, and fishermen have produced products we’ve used for generations. We have close communities built on honesty and integrity. We think honest-made products are best and we trust that you will agree. 

At Maine Farmhouse Brands, our growing concern about chemicals in personal care products based on petroleum led us to formulate without using these hormone disrupting and toxic substances. We want to feel good about our families using soaps and cleaners especially those with sensitive skin.

At Maine Farmhouse we practice environmental stewardship caring for all creation.

Check out the website mainefarmhousebrands.com

Claudia Christian is an American actress, singer and author, known for her roles as Commander Susan Ivanova on Babylon 5, as Captain Maynard on Fox's 9-1-1, and as the voice of Hera on the Netflix series Blood of Zeus. She is also the voice of Helga Sinclair in Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Claudia Christian began her career on stage as a child in Connecticut. She booked her first television job as a teenager in the hugely popular series "Dallas" and never stopped working. She has been in dozens of films and hundreds of hours of TV. She became a sci-fi icon with her portrayal of "Susan Ivanova" in the Hugo and Emmy award winning series, "Babylon 5". She has worked with legends such as Morgan Freeman, Michael Keaton, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Faye Dunaway, Bob Hope, Don Ameche, George Clooney, Nicolas Cage, Sharon Stone and more in her 35+ year career. She lends her distinctive voice to dozens of the world's most popular games and is a published author of non fiction and fiction. Claudia runs C Three Foundation and is a TEDx speaker. In 2014 she produced the award winning documentary "One Little Pill" and is a passionate activist. She is the founder and CEO of the C Three Foundation, a proponent of the medication based Sinclair Method for treating alcohol dependence. Christian wrote a memoir in 2012 (Babylon Confidential) that tells of her experiences in Hollywood and her battle with alcohol addiction. The book was #1 on Amazon and has mostly 5 star reviews. She also writes alternative history novels. Tor/Macmillan published Wolf's Empire in 2016 to terrific reviews. She has a new young adult novel coming out in 2020 also with Tor/Macmillan. In 2014 she produced a documentary about TSM (One Little Pill) that explains the science behind the treatment and takes a look at real people on TSM. It is available on Amazon, Hulu and Tubi

Check out her website https://claudiachristian.net check out her Instagram www.instagram.com/officialclaudiachristian

and her foundation cthreefoundation.org

Jessica comes from a photo journalistic background and it shows in her work. With a diploma in Professional Photo Imaging and a Degree in Business Administration, specializing in Marketing /Advertising, Jessica has worked with such Companies as the Vancouver Canucks, Getty Images and has been published in multiple Sports Fishing Magazines and other publications.  With an editorial based shooting style, Jessica has been capturing Sports fishing for over 10 years. In her early life, growing up on the ocean in Vancouver British Columbia; Jessica could be found running boats, sailing and fishing around the Pacific North West.  It was there that Jessica’s passion for Photography and Nature grew into a profession. Jessica played Hockey at Wayne State and played in a school-record 132 consecutive games, never missing a game in her four-year career ... named to the CHA All-Academic Team.  Jessica currently resides in the Bitterroot of Montana. Her website www.jessicahaydahlphotography.com and instagram www.instagram.com/haydahlphoto/

Paula Smith was named Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at UC Irvine on June 6, 2019.

Smith is one of 50 female Division I athletic directors nationally and the second at UCI following Linda Dempsay (1977-1983) who was the country’s first female athletic director at an NCAA Division I school. Smith has over 30 years of experience in college athletic administration, 17 of those at UCI. She previously served as executive associate athletic director (2008 to 2012), senior associate athletic director (2006 to 2008) and assistant athletic director for academic and student services (2000 to 2001). Additionally, she was associate athletics director at UC Riverside from 2001 to 2006. She began her career at the Big West Conference office, starting as a compliance intern and finishing as an assistant commissioner.

Smith is active in campus entities such as the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics, the Chancellor’s Advisory Council, and the Campus Ethics and Compliance Risk Committee. In addition to her UCI duties, Smith serves on the DI-AAA ADA Executive Committee and the DI-AAA ADA All-Sports Trophy Committee. Smith has also served on the NCAA Division I Council from 2017 to 2021, the NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee from 2015 to 2021, and the NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Committee from 2014 to 2017. Other committees served during her tenure are the NCAA Minority Opportunity and Interest Committee with the Division I Strategic Planning Cabinet, NCAA Progress towards Degree Waiver Committee, NACWAA Nomination Committee, and CCACA Committee. Over the past 25 years, she has served on several national panels.

A native of Alamogordo, NM, she earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing at New Mexico State University.

With Smith serving as Athletic Director, UCI teams have advanced to the NCAA Championships five times and claimed seven Big West titles. Several teams have been ranked nationally, including women’s water polo and men’s volleyball who have each been as high as No. 3 in the country. Individually, 20 student-athletes were honored as All-America, nine as Big West Player of the Year, four as conference Newcomer of the Year, 137 as all-conference and 302 as all-academic.

Tommy Martino is the photography manager working for the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. Tommy Martino is an award-winning photographer and photojournalist based in Missoula, Montana. Tommy graduated in 2014 from the Montana School of Journalism. Tommy went on to intern and work as a photojournalist at papers in Michigan, Montana and Wyoming. Tommy is an award-winning photographer and photojournalist based in Missoula, Montana. We talk about finding photography, being whiling to travel for a job, working and living in cold places as well as the challenges of being the lead photographer at a University. We can see Tommy's work at his website www.tommymartinophoto.com and follow him on Instagram www.instagram.com/tommymartinophoto

All trees have a life cycle, so Street Tree Revival are making every effort to save the trees we can from ending up in landfills. When city trees need to be removed, we preserve their natural beauty and also limit carbon emissions by salvaging trees lost during storms, disease, or normal senescence and recycling this wood into useable raw lumber.

Our urban wood offers a story unlike any other as they have been salvaged from our city streets… a true Street Tree Revival. 

Why urban wood? We have these beautiful heritage trees that provide a ton of resources and can give a new life if we allow ourselves to build something new out of them. We also once had this hundreds of years old tree that we got to witness scientists cut through and examine it, estimating it as one of the oldest in the known universe. They found bullets inside it, which was crazy. Abraham Lincoln could have stood under it. If you put it in a chipper and let it mulch up, that’s not honoring its whole story.

Another reason to use urban wood is because California is blessed with a diverse array of species of trees. San Diego has over 900 species of trees for example. The West Coast is typically a soft wood market, but there are so many exotic trees like eucalyptus globulus from Australia, Tasmanian blackwood from Tasmania, carob from Southeast Asia, eucalyptus camaldulensis, and the ficus from India. Who knew North Indian rosewood would be growing on the streets of California, Arizona, and Nevada? It is kind of invasive but look at the beautiful wood that has been going in the trash all these years.

From one log alone, you can get 3,500 board feet, which could be enough to floor an entire house. There are so many resources that aren’t being tapped into or not being tapped into well enough. People need to realize that what they have in their front yard is valuable beyond when it’s still standing.

124 million tons of CO2e could be sequestered nationally from urban hardwood over the next 30 years. “Could be” is key. We currently don’t have the best management practices to harvest that wood and turn it into useable lumber; it’s more beneficial for cities and contractors not to use the wood. Urban trees in the U.S. hold about 774 million tons of carbon. Look how much is stored in our urban forest right now. The more trees we plant, the bigger the waste stream will eventually be. This means we need to think about what happens to trees in their next stage of life.

50% of above-ground is suitable for solid hardwood products. We’re currently making benches from logs that can only be 20 inches wide, so we’re not just talking about the big ones. Small ones work, too.

Also, urban lumber is valued greater than forest grade because of history, unusual figure, and personal meaning. Just like how Abraham Lincoln stood under this oak tree. When we chop a tree like that down, you can turn it into something else like a table or a mantelpiece to keep the tree alive for even longer.

A board foot is a 12-inch by 12-inch by 1-inch piece of lumber. For each board foot of wood, there is 4.7 pounds of carbon. We have at least 8,000 board feet in our showroom, which equates to over 37,000 pounds of CO2 stored! Each kiln load is 3,000-4,000 board feet, which is 14,000-18,000 pounds of stored carbon. By turning this wood into lumber, it keeps the carbon from going back into the atmosphere.

STR is located all over the state, collecting trees from Northern California and milling them up there and drying them down here in Southern California or vice versa. We also do work in Arizona and Nevada, just like WCA. It takes a team to get this profound amount of wood (300 tons of green waste a day) through our systems.

Reformed fine-dining chef Joseph Mahon (ex-Bastide in West Hollywood) has made a name for himself in the last few years with a menu of highly regarded premium burgers at Burger Parlor in Orange and Fullerton. Everything there is from scratch including the ketchup.

Adapting to weathering the lingering Covid 19 crisis Chef Joseph has morphed his two Burger Parlor locations to Jaxon’s Scratch-Made Chix Tenders with the same commitment to premium quality using all-natural, antibiotic free chicken. On the compact menu are 2, 3 and 4 piece chicken tender meals (served with crinkle fries,) a chicken sandwich and a teriyaki bowl with teriyaki basted chicken tenders, steamed veggies and white rice. House prepared sides include a side salad, pickles, sweet potato fries, crinkle fries, coleslaw and mac & cheese. A wide selection of rotating craft beers on tap is also part of the menu.

To complement the chicken tenders are a variety of dipping sauces. The house specialty is Jaxon’s Cajun Sauce. Premium Sauce selections are Polynesian, Scorpion Vinegar, Garlic Herb Parmesan, Reaper BBQ, Lemon-Lime Pepper and Blue Cheese.Joseph Mahon has been involved in the restaurant industry since he was 16 years old. Joseph quickly moved through the ranks in the local restaurant scene and enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Joseph's drive and passion landed him working weekends for free in New York City's 3 and 4 star kitchens. Eventually, he earned an intern position at Cafe Boulud with Andrew Carmellini. Upon graduating from school, Joseph was picked from his class to go work in the south of France. Returning to the United States, his passion for food led him back to Cafe Boulud in NYC. Feeling secure in his cooking foundation from Daniel Boulud and Andrew Carmellini; Joseph went on to take positions at Danube and Bouley under David Bouley where he was Chef de Partie. Joseph moved back to California to become Sous Chef of Sona with David Myers in Los Angeles. He was recruited for opening Chef de Cuisine position of the Fairmont Newport Beach and Executive Chef of 208 Rodeo in Beverly Hills.

Joseph went on to become Executive Chef of the now 'infamous' Bastide in West Hollywood. Critics noted his ability to do the simple things very well, maximizing flavors of his ingredients, innovative technique and overall balance on all of his plates. During his tenure, Bastide was awarded Top Food in Zagat with 27 for food. 4.5 Stars for opentable.com, 2.5 stars from the LA Times and Best Restaurant by LA FEAST with a score of 93.

He went on open 'Burger Mondays' at Bastide which turned out to be a huge hit. Joseph was surprised and inspired at the reactions of such a simple dish. Joseph notes, “Every Monday there was at least 2-3 people saying it was the best burger they ever had. At that moment, I knew what I was going to do next”.

 My guest Richard Mackson also photographed football all levels. We’ve both seen changes in the way this wonderful sport has been covered over the years. Today we dive into football etiquette.

Former Vice President at Kodak and Sports Illustrated photographer Richard Mackson talks about 40 years in the photo industry.  Richard has photographed World Cup Soccer, America’s Cup Yachting, fourteen Olympic Games, Rose Bowls, the Oscars, Kentucky Derbies, NCAA Final Fours, BCS/CFP Championships, NBA Finals, over thirty Super Bowls, Stanley Cups, World Championship Boxing, and countless other national and international sporting events. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial Arts Education from California State University, Long Beach, and is also a frequent and enthusiastic speaker and lecturer on photography, technology and business strategy topics.  Today Richard resides in Santa Monica, California with his wife Joy and their daughter Lauren.

Jill Connelly is a documentary photographer and educator based in Los Angeles. She is a contributor to Zuma Press and her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, TIME magazine, Newsweek Japan, People, The Globe and Mail, The San Francisco Chronicle,  the Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe and many others. She has produced images for the Associated Press, Bloomberg and Reuters  and for five years worked as a contract photographer for the Los Angeles Times. Her images are included in the books “Wichita: Coming Home, Going Global” and “4:31– Images of the 1994 Los Angeles Earthquake.” Her work has also been exhibited in numerous group shows at galleries and other venues. Her current project, “Living With the Dead,” explores cemeteries as places for celebrations of life, art, culture and history.

She has enjoyed photographing numerous celebrities, athletes and politicians, including Rosa Parks, Shaquille O’Neal and Bill Clinton, but her favorite stories are those of the ordinary people who have overcome hardships, and have interesting stories to tell of their journey along the way.

Jill has done work for NGOs as well. She traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo and photographed the subjects of education, malnutrition, child soldiers, survival and sexual violence for UNICEF. She also went to Greece to photograph the refugee crisis for Allied Aid and photographs for The Red Cross in Los Angeles

Jill teaches photojournalism at Pierce College where she is the Chair of the Media Arts department and advisor for the campus newspaper and magazine. She has also taught at Brooks Institute of Photography and with the UCLA Student Media program.

She has a master’s degree in Journalism with a photojournalism concentration from Boston University and a bachelor’s in Communication from State University of New York (SUNY) Plattsburgh, where she minored in Photography. She also completed a social media certificate at Cal State Dominguez Hills and has created social media content for Allied Aid and Pierce College.

Dr. Tiffany Herbert is the Associate Vice President for Health and Well-Being at California State University-Dominguez Hills. Herbert has been with CSUDH for 18 years, ever since she arrived on campus as a pre-doctoral psychology intern. She fell in love with the campus and its students, and was officially hired as a full-time counselor in January 2005. Over the years, Herbert has held several positions on campus, including a year as chair of the Africana Studies department. As such, she’s developed relationships with faculty, staff, and students from all areas of the university.

Mike Greenlee and I sit down talk about MLB baseball playoffs.  We are both Dodgers fans and we discuss their game against San Diego as well as the Yankees, Albert Pujols, Angels and more. Mike is in the Cal State Fullerton Hall of Fame as he was a pitcher with a devastating slider. I've shot over 1000 MLB games and spent 4 years as the Angels team photographer. We both worked together at CSF covering college baseball and doing a documentary on Rosenblatt Stadium in 2010.

Jason is a CSU, Chico alumnus in communication design and former photo editor for The Orion. He also has an MFA in photography from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Previously, he worked as a staff photographer for the Chico Enterprise-Record, where he won two first-place awards for his photos from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Among his duties are taking photos for Chico State publications and web pages, covering campus events, and managing a database of university images. We talk about finding his love of photography, his newspaper career and finding home at Chino State.

Cristina Salvador Klenz, a photojournalist, freelance photographer, and Board Certified Behavior Analyst, graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism degree majoring in Photojournalism (1986). Cristina's documentary photography work on the Roma culture has been published worldwide in Aperture, Geo France, Interfacemagazine in Paris, and the textbook Photojournalism the Professional's Approach. She also received a National Endowment for the Arts/WESTAF grant for her work on the Roma culture. She was a grant finalist for the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Nikon Documentary Grant. Her Roma images are in the collection of The Romani Archives & Documentation Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

Cristina's interest in psychology inspired her to purse an additional Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Cal State University Long Beach (2005) and a Master of Education Curriculum and Instruction/Applied Behavior Analysis from Arizona State Univeristy (2015). In 2020 she became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

She currently works as a behavior intervention assistant for Long Beach (CA) Unified School District.

Kyle Zedaker is in his fourth year as the Team Photographer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After graduating from LSU in 2016, Kyle landed an internship with the Minnesota Vikings for a season. College came calling in May of 2017 and Kyle found himself at the University of Tennessee. After wearing orange for 15 months he moved up sunshine state to work for the Bucs. We talk about find photography, pushing he's limits in his art and dealing with athletes.

Christopher Bates is a proud family man and has passionately worked in sports medicine and human performance for over a decade. He is both a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), as well as a Registered Strength & Conditioning Coach (RSCC). Bates' experiences and paradigms for excellence have led to the creation and establishment of several holistic sports medicine and athletic-performance skill development programs across all levels of athletics including Olympic, University, High School and youth. We talk about finding a college, picking a career and making his Industry better. Chris a wonderful podcast The ATLast Podcast.

Dominic DiSaia is a native of Los Angeles. He once co-piloted an Italian Fighter Jet. He shares a birthdate with Albert Einstein. He drank beer from the Stanley Cup. And he was ejected from a basketball game after an altercation with Steve Urkel. Dominic loves the creative process and collaboration. He thrives on challenges. He has photographed the largest personalities in the sports world and has the ability to draw the best out of his subjects.

We talked about spending the day with Vin Scully, getting autographs and opening on a photo studio. Check him out on instagram www.instagram.com/dominicdisaia and his website www.dominicdisaia.com. HIs new photo studio Fourteen Studio. www.fourteenstudios.com

Being recruited as a college athlete is no easy matter, the choices you make will effect your life for ever, Hailey Pohevitz was the first in her family to go through this process. The battle scars of that experience and playing college soccer changed her forever, it turned out it made her stronger than ever. Hailey was recruited to Cal State Fullerton, for three years she was lost on the teams depth chart, a suspension on a team trip and then an injury was the final straw. She left CSUF and moves east to Southern Mississippi to finish out her playing career and start her career path in law enforcement. 

I seat down with my mom Chris Brown and we talk about how she handled when my father Tom Brown passed away in 2001 unexpectedly. A couple years later she wrote a book about the experience and for years talked to groups about what to expect when it happens to you. 

Paul Olden is the current public address announcer for the New York Yankees at Yankees Stadium. He has been the announcer since the Yankees moved to their new ballpark in 2009. Born in Chicago, Olden moved with his family to Los Angeles  as a child. He attended Dorsey High school and Los Angeles City College. Olden was formerly a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Yankees,  Tamps Bay Devil Rays, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Eagles,  UCLA Bruins, Los Angels Rams, New York Jets, New York Nets and ESPN. Olden was the target of Los Angels Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda's infamous and profanity laden "Dave Kingman tirade" in 1978, in which Lasorda ranted at Olden (who worked at Los Angels radio station KLAC at the time) when he asked him about Kingman having hit three home runs against the Dodgers that day. He was also the PA announcer for 13 consecutive Super Bowls from 1993 to 2005.Olden replaced Jim Hill, the successor to Bob Sheppard, who had been the Yankees announcer since 1951.

With two Emmy's under her belt Jaime Maggio has made a name for herself in the world of TV sports. Born in Long Island, New York, where she grew up to be an enthusiastic Mets and Giants fan with the help of her grandparents. When she was in 9th grade, she moved to California were find public speaking with the help of two insightful teachers who saw something in the young girl. She studied at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she graduated with a degree in communications. Maggio got her big break in 2011, her first year covering the NCAA tournament. Her next job was at Fox Sports Net where she worked as Operations Assistant/Regional Feed Cordinator (2001 – 2004), as a Talents Relations Cordinator from 2004 to 2006 and as a Production Manager from 2006 to 2008.

Subsequently, she would go on to work for companies like GoTV Network, and Comcast Sportsnet as host of weekly show “Sixers Season Pass.” While at Comcast she won a Mid-Atlantic Emmy for her sideline reporting on the Philadelphia 76ers.

Since then, her career has been on a high. For three years, between December 2006 and September 2010, she worked as an On-Air Correspondent at Fox Interactive Media. She joined Turner Sports in 2011 and became notable for her coverage of the NBA playoffs, the MLB playoffs, and the NCAA tournament.

She shares her working time with other juggernaut networks including the NFL where she appears on NFL Network Now and NFL Fantasy Live and on Spectrums Sports Net. She worked as the LA Angels reporter for two years before moving to the LA Lakers reporter. 

You can see her on CBS 2 and KCAL 9 reporting on sports and the finding wonderful stories. Jaime loves long walks on the beach, reading great novels and spending time with dog Yogi, named after the great Yankees catcher Yogi Berra.

Craig Bisacre is the Director of Photography for Texas A&M University Athletics, where he has been capturing the Aggies 18 Division-1 teams, focusing his lens on the impressive talents of their student-athletes, since 2019.

Proud "Army Brat" developed his resiliency with 11 different military moves, including living abroad in South Korea. Bisacre graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia and earned his Bachelor in Arts in Integrative Studies – Photojournalism.

Before moving to College Station, Texas, he was the Head Photographer at Indiana University Athletics from 2017 to 2019 and the Assistant Photographer for the University of Tennessee Athletics from 2015 to 2017.

His passion for photography is ever-changing. He loves the challenge of being able to visually tell the story of a split-second moment, without any words. He constantly strives to produce unique and engaging images that incorporate the true beauty of sports that are encapsulated way beyond just the game.

When not taking photos, he enjoys life with his Golden Retriever, Oakley, fly fishing with his Dad and exploring the mighty outdoors with his Fiancé, Hayley.

Kevin Reece is a New Yorker who found his way to LA in in 1986 and has never look back. Kevin has cover Super Bowls, World Series, NBA Finals and his favorite sport college football. For almost 40 years Kevin has travel the country covering sports, the early morning flights, games with pouring rain and long drives. We talk about growing up in New York in the 60's and 70's. Sneaking on to the floor to shoot basketball at Madison Square Garden, being a only children and motel pools in the south. 

Nathaniel S. Butler have photographed more than 35 NBA Finals as the senior official NBA photographers. Based in the New York area, Butler has been covering the New York Knicks and New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets for the NBA since 1984.

Butler went to St. John’s University and began photographing basketball games at Madison Square Garden, where the team played their larger games. At MSG, he met photographers from Sports Illustrated who were also there to cover the game.

“I started working as an assistant which was basically an apprenticeship. It was the greatest experience ever,” Butler said. “At that time, Sports Illustrated was what we all aspired to do…it was the greatest learning experience I’ve ever had.”

From that experience, Butler learned how to light indoor arenas and the importance of timing using the strobe system that restricts shooting to one photo every four seconds. He continued to shoot games at MSG and worked as an intern in the NBA PR Department in 1984, the same year David Stern was promoted to Commissioner.

“There was no photography department back then,” Butler said. “David had just started NBA Entertainment, he wanted to archive the NBA history and document history.”

At that time, the NBA did not send photographers to every game and the NBA Photo Department was nonexistent. Butler explained that the international market sparked a demand for NBA photos and, in 1985, the NBA Photos Department was created.

“It started with me covering press conferences and talking my way into a Knicks game,” Butler said of his NBA photography career.

Bernstein and Butler reminisce about the early days of covering NBA games, from dragging two miles of zip cords through arenas and stadiums to dealing with spontaneous strobe failures and being limited to a finite number of photos per roll of film.

“What some of the younger people may not realize was that we were shooting with film…editing and processing the film was a labor-intensive process,” Butler said.

Butler shares the memories behind some of his most iconic photos including the time when someone stole Michael Jordan’s jersey from the locker room and MJ had to wear a generic no. 12 jersey during the game on February 14, 1990.

Other images include the iconic shot of Bill Russell and Michael Jordan with the MVP award which was taken in just a few frames.

“These guys have 17 rings between them…This is what I talk about being fortunate enough to document things,” Butler said.

Butler shares a documentary project he’s working on to sort the fact from fiction when it comes to NBA championship rings.

“After you get one ring, you don’t get another ring…Bill Russell won 11 championships in 13 years. There’s a lot of urban myths about what you get instead of a ring,” Butler said.”Everyone talks about rings and championships…but Bill Russell may have gotten a tea set for winning an NBA Championship.”

Everard Williams Jr. is has the look of a TV doctor and the voice for radio. He has a business degree and went to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California because he taught the bug. The photo bug. A working photographer for over 30 years Everard still has the drive and passion for his craft. Deeply curious and welling to push bounds in photography has pushed him into becoming an educator at the school he once attended. For over 20 years Everard has been help shape the next great photographers coming out of Art Center. After meeting him for 45 minutes I knew I had to have him on the podcast. We sit down and talk living in a house with a darkroom, discovering the magic in that room as well as the high and lows in a ones career. Talk a listen to us solve the worlds problems through photography. Check out his instagram https://www.instagram.com/everard_williams/?hl=en

Luis Sinco is a photojournalist with more than 40 years of experience. His career started with small, ethnic community newspapers in Seattle and Los Angeles. In 1987, he got a job as a reporter-photographer with Copley Los Angeles Newspapers. He was a freelance photographer for four years before joining the staff of the Los Angeles Times in 1997.

Sinco was part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for the Times—for coverage of the Northridge Earthquake and for the 2004 California wildfires. In 2003 and 2004, the Times assigned him to cover the war in Iraq. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his photographic coverage of the battle of Fallouja.

Born Sept. 11, 1959, Sinco migrated from the Philippines to the United States as a child. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has a bachelor’s degree in communications/journalism from the University of Washington. He has lived in Long Beach, California, since 1984

Joe Johnston’s approach to photography is grounded in an earnest desire to serve his community through the lens of his camera.

His most cherished assignments have given him the opportunity to document the events that shape the human experience. In particular, he is drawn to the beauty and destructive power of nature and humankind’s relationship with the environment.

Joe has received awards from the Associated Press, the National Press Photographer's Association, The Society for News Design, the California Newspaper Publishers Association and others. His images have been published in newspapers around the country and the world, as well as in several magazines including National Geographic Explorer, The Surfer’s Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, and People.

Joe is now works full time at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California as the University Photographer.

Ben Orloff finished his fifth year atop the Anteater baseball program as head coach and 10th season with the program for the 2022-23 school year. Orloffassumed the reins of UC Irvine Baseball in July of 2018 as the ninth head coach in program history. Orloff initially joined the coaching staff in 2014 as an assistant rising to associate head coach in the five years since. In his first year in 2019, he took the team to a second-place finish in the Big West going 37-17 overall with 21 home wins.

The Anteaters returned to the postseason stage in 2021 reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in his coaching career, ninth time in Division I, and 14th time in program history. The team was crowned Big West champions winning an all-time conference record 32 games. UCI finished with an overall record of 43-18 reaching the Stanford Regional taking the hosts to the Regional Final. His efforts scored his first Big West Coach of the Year accolade, the fourth for the program and third since joining the Big West.

Coach Orloff and the Anteaters had their season shortened like every collegiate program in 2020. After just 15 games, the 'Eaters were 8-7.

Spearheading the Anteater recruiting efforts, Orloff played at UCI from 2006-09 and became the program’s first Big West Player of the Year. An accomplished shortstop, Orloff won the 2009 Brooks Wallace Award and was also the first Anteater player to win an American Baseball Coaches Association Gold Glove award. A three-time All-American, Orloff also was named to two NCAA Tournament teams and helped UCI to four post-season berths.

Recognized for his defensive talents, Orloff also evolved into a potent offensive threat, ending his collegiate career with a lifetime .320 batting average. Orloff is UCI’s all-time hit leader with 281 and owns the top mark in runs scored with 178. He leads all players with 241 games played and 877 at-bats. With 62 stolen bases, he is second in the UCI career annals and also dots the single-season records in multiple categories. Orloff led the nation two consecutive years in sacrifice hits and holds the NCAA single-season mark of 34 set in 2007 and in a career with 86.

Orloff was drafted in the ninth round by the Houston Astros. He climbed to Double-A Corpus Christi, hitting .298 this season with 11 RBI on 39 hits with 20 runs scored before finishing out his professional career playing 355 games over five seasons. Orloff was also a participant in the World Baseball Classic in 2012 as a member of Team Israel. Israel was eliminated in the qualifying round with Orloff starting one of the three games

Erik Helmstetter is a partner with Oder Investment Management, LLC. Erik’s responsibilities include portfolio management, investment plan construction and new client generation. He has been in the industry over 20 years and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. His experience is enhanced by his professional designations as a Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor. We talk about saving for the future at all ages, what to ask and what to know. Erik attended the University of California at Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Business Specialization.  While at UCLA he also played on the golf team.

Wyman Meinzer is the only official State Photographer of Texas, named so in 1997 by the Texas State Legislature and then Gov. George W. Bush, an honor he still holds today. He was raised on the League Ranch, a 27,000-acre ranch in the rolling plains of Texas. Since then, he has traveled to every corner of this great state and all points in between in search of the first and last rays of sunlight in its magnificent sweep across the Texas landscape.

Meinzer graduated from Texas Tech in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Management and was voted Outstanding Alumnus in 1987 by the department of Range and Wildlife Management at Texas Tech University. He also received the Distinguished Alumnus award in 1995 from the School of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. In august of 1999, Meinzer was honored to give the graduation commencement address at his alma matter Texas Tech University.  During his 12 years as adjunct instructor in communications at Texas Tech University, Wyman was selected as Agriculture Communications Teacher of the Year in 2005. In 2009 he received the Distinguished Alumnus award from Texas Tech University in recognition of outstanding achievement and dedicated service.

Post graduation Wyman spent five years as a professional predator hunter on the big ranches of the rolling plains. During this period he worked to perfect his photographic skills and now, after 33 years as a professional photographer, Wyman has photographed and /or written 24 large format books, and his images have appeared on more than 250 magazine covers throughout America. His images have appeared in Smithsonian, National Geographic Books, Natural History, Ebony, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, Audubon, Sports Afield, Field and Stream, Outdoor life, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Highways, Korea GEO, German GEO, Das Tier, Airone, Horzu, BBC Wildlife, and a host others.

Honors include: Official State Photographer of Texas by the 75th Texas State Legislature, the John Ben Sheppard Jr. Award from the Texas State Historical Foundation for contributing to the preservation of Texas History through writing and photography, 1997 National Literary Award for the book, “Texas Lost: Vanishing Heritage” (with author Andrew Sansom), the San Antonio Conservation Award for the natural history book, “Roadrunner”, the 2003“Star of Texas Award”, from the Gillespie County Historical Society with author John Graves for their collaborative work, “Texas Hill Country”, and in 2011 the dual awards of “Texas Heroes Hall of Honor”, from the Frontier Times Museum in Bandera, Texas, and The A.C. Green Literary Award, presented to a distinguished Texas author for lifetime achievement.

Meinzer is a self-taught historian who lives in Benjamin with his wife, Sylinda.  Along with his photography, Meinzer loves hunting with rifles, pistols and bow, flying and wood work.  David Baxter, former editor of Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, described Meinzer best when he called him “a man with the eye of a nineteenth-century impressionist painter and the soul of a buffalo hunter”.

John Biever was born in 1951 in Port Washington, Wi. He started photography working with his father, Vernon, who was the long time Green Bay Packer sideline photographer. John started shooting football in 1965 with him
and recalls being at the NFL Championship game in Green Bay that year; Cleveland Browns, NFL legend Jim Brown’s last game. He vividly remembers shooting the 1967 NFL Championship game in Green Bay, the infamous ‘Ice Bowl’, played in -15 degree temperatures. A picture he took at that game, of Packer QB Bart Starr scoring the winning touchdown with less than 30 seconds to play, has been called one of the iconic photographs of NFL history. He was 16 at the time.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 1973, he worked 13 years at the Milwaukee Journal & Sentinel, before leaving to freelance in 1986. He became a Sports Illustrated contract photographer in 1988, and a staff photographer in 1998. During his time at SI, he has been privileged
to cover major sporting events, such as the 23 Masters Golf Tournaments, and 10 Olympics, including this year’s Games in London. He has been credited with 129 SI Covers, which ranks in the top five all time number.  He is one only photographer to have photographed all 56 Super Bowl games.

He is a 2-time winner of the NFL Photographer of the Year’ plaque, awarded by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Chet White completed his 12th season as the director of photography for University of Kentucky athletics department. 

White is responsible for leading Kentucky’s award-winning photography department. In addition to serving as the primary photographer for the department, White oversees UK’s growing photography staff. Under White’s direction, the staff has expanded to cover all home events for UK’s 22 sports.

White oversees the scheduling of all photoshoots and serves as the primary photographer for the men’s basketball team, including traveling to all away games and postseason events. He contributes heavily to Kentucky’s massive social media presence.

An award-wining photographer, White was named the Kentucky Sports Photographer of the Year by the Kentucky News Photographer Association in March 2020. He also won first and third place in the sports action category at the 2018 KNPA photo contest. White also took home first place and third place at the 2017 KNPA contest in the sports feature category. He's earned honorable mention in the portrait category in multiple years.

White previously worked as a staff photographer at the News and Advance in Lynchburg, Virginia. He began his career at the Morning News in Florence, South Carolina.

Art director, producer, stand-up comedian, TV show host. If those job descriptions don’t conform to your image of a successful production executive, maybe that’s because you’ve never met one quite like Marcus Vadas. He has 15 years of experience creating and producing award-winning commercials, videos and documentaries. Just over 6 years ago Marcus co-founded Campsite Media House. We talk about his career path and what it took to get to where he is today. He understood very early on that staying in on e spot for to long is not a good with without growth. 

Maxx Wolfson has been working at Getty Images since 2003. He is the current Director of Photography for the Americas. At Getty Images, Maxx started working directly with the NBA working on images from photographers all over the league. He quickly transitioned to a field editor working in sports, news and entertainment. Maxx would be in charge of editing events ranging from the Super Bowl to the Academy Awards. In his time at Getty Images, it has taken him to major events all over the world. Through his work with many sports leagues, Maxx possesses a deep institutional knowledge of the industry. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree in journalism. We talk about his time at UA and covering the great wildcat basketball teams. His 19 years at Getty and what he has learned along the way.

Drone talk with Jay Seidel; we talk about what's new, what's coming and all the new rules are happening to the drone world. Jay is professor and director of the Fullerton Drone Lab at Fullerton College. He has always had a passion for aviation as he was a member of the Civil Air Patrol as a teenager, where he flew gliders and immersed himself in all things aviation. This, coupled with his other passion of visual storytelling is what lead him to drones and to create the Fullerton Drone Lab at Fullerton College.

He is a Part 107 certified UAS Pilot and has been flying drones since 2016. He is an AUVSI TOP (Level 3) UAV Instructor and is a member of the FAA’s Safety Team where he is a Drone Pro for Orange and Los Angeles counties. He regularly speaks across Southern California communities about drone safety and drone education.

He wrote the textbook Drones: Training and Applications to Digital Imaging and has been a guest speaker and trainer at a variety of industry workshops and conferences. He is the president of the AUVSI Lindbergh Chapter, which include members from all areas of autonomous systems from all of Southern California.

He served 12 years in the U.S. Army and California Army National Guard where he worked as an engineer and photojournalist.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism of Cal State Long Beach and his master’s degree in communications from Cal State Fullerton. He is helping to build the drone journalism course and program at CSULB, San Diego State University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.

In addition to teaching drone tech courses, he also teaches a variety of courses in multimedia and visual journalism and trains students on everything from writing and photography to audio and video (including drones and 360 video). He has worked as a journalist for more than 15 years.

He is also the festival director and founder of the Southern California Drone Film Festival, which showcases the creative work or aerial visual storytellers.

The Orange County native enjoys spending time with his family, sports, traveling, photography, flying drones, 360 video/VR, and all things tech.

Dr. Laura Zettel-Watson is an Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Psychology and a Coordinator, Aging Studies Program at California State University, Fullerton. Her research focuses on close relationships in later life. She is especially interested in how social support and social participation impact physical and psychological well-being for at-risk populations. She currently is involved in studies investigating caregiver health and well-being, social support resources available to those aging without a spouse and/or adult children, and the impact of psychosocial factors on persons with fibromyalgia. We talked about how to age better and understand the process. 

Ricky Romero was born and raised in East Los Angeles. He attended Cal State Fullerton from 2001 to 2005. The lefty starter helped the Titans capture the 2004 College World Series. Romero was drafted by the Blue Jays as the sixth overall pick (and first pitcher selected) in the 2005 MLB draft. On April 9, 2009 Romero made his Major League debut against Detroit Tigers. Ricky earned the win while surrendering two runs on seven hits over six innings in the Blue Jays' 6–2 victory. Injuries shorten his baseball career. On December 31, 2018, Romero officially announced on Instagram that he would be retiring from professional baseball. He is married to retired Canadian soccer player Kara Lang and they have 2 sons and a daughter.

Candice Ward has a massive drive to make an impact in photo community by creating beautiful visuals and she’s done just that with frozen lake hockey series of images. We talked about growing up in Canada as indigenous woman, finding a camera and her great hair.

Katie Meyers is the Director of Content at Tulane University. We talked about growing up in a house full of creatives, becoming a Bruin and then working at the school. We talk about going to her first Catholic mass, understanding what winter is like outside of California and learning at Youtube University. She still drives her Mazada 3 she got in high school and lives to make great work. 

After 6 years as the Colorado Rockies team photographer, Matt Dirksen said it was time to move on. As an award winning photographer with a strong passion for stories Matt is driving into the freelance world of photography. We talk about finding photography, 135mm and running around Africa and making beautiful photos for clients. Check out his website www.dirksenphoto.com and follow him on Instagram @ dirksenphoto to see some of the wonderful work Matt is making.

18 years old and ready to take the world by storm, that's Drake Harris. The owner of Aggravated Culture a clothing line for young kids. Drake has his mind set on the bigger things. We talk about how an idea become a business, shipping problems, ideas that work great and those that fell flat and what it takes to make it to the next level. Check out his website AggravatedCulture.com and follow him on Instagram www.instagram.com/drizzy_drake1230/

Peter Read Miller has been photographer for more than 40 years. He worked as a staff and contract photographer for Sports Illustrated for more than 35 years, with his images appearing on over 100 Sports Illustrated covers. In addition to covering 9 Olympic Games and 41 Super Bowls, Peter has shot 14 NBA Finals. He has covered the Stanley Cup Finals, the World Series, the Kentucky Derby, the NCAA Basketball Final Four, and the Men’s and Women’s World Cup Soccer Finals. Peter has published a book on Sports Photography as well as staring a workshop 15 years ago to help the photo community. 

I’m strong believer of being involved in local government. Sure State and National government get all the heads lines but only local with a few people can make changes that effect your life immediately. My guest is a La Habra city councilman James Gomez, with over 20 years of local government under his belt I knew he would be a Fantastic resource…The power of local government.

Paul Rodriguez spent 33 years making Orange County his visual playground. He’s was never one to back down from pushing the envelope to when it came to making a power image. We talk about his journey to the OC Register, keeping letters and his love of all things USC. You can see his work at www.paulrodriguez.biz

In part 2 we take a deep dive into how a kid from Southern California became a farmer in Washington. Carlos Delgado was raised in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2007 with a emphasis in photojournalism. A professional photographer with a client list that includes The Associated Press, The New York Daily News, The Orange County Register, Molina Healthcare, Alorica Inc., and many more. Two years ago Carlos and his wife packed up the kids and moved up north to Washougal, WA. Carlos now finds himself a farmer living on a 3 acre small farm raising food and animals. The family goal is to be 100% self sufficient on the farm. 

Carlos Delgado was raised in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2007 with a emphasis in photojournalism. A professional photographer with a client list that includes The Associated Press, The New York Daily News, The Orange County Register, Molina Healthcare, Alorica Inc., and many more. Two years ago Carlos and his wife packed up the kids and moved up north to Washougal, WA. Carlos now finds himself a farmer living on a 3 acre small farm raising food and animals. The family goal is to be 100% self sufficient on the farm. In part 1 we  discuss the move and the reasons behind it and all the details in beginning a farm.

A Denver based photographer, Garrett Ellwood originally started in Los Angeles as an assistant to the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings and Los Angeles Clippers in the 90's. In 1998, he moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and became the Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Panthers team photographer. In 2002, he had the opportunity to return home and assume the team photographer position for the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Rapids. Since 1995 Garrett has photographed 22 NBA Finals, 23 NBA All-Star Weekends, 3 Super Bowls, 5 Olympic games as well as numerous other major sporting events. We about how his career started and what he's doing to making great images today. Follow Garrett on instagram at instagram.com/gwephoto and check out his website gwephoto.com

Los Angeles based photographer Jeff Cohen was brought up going to track meets. Internationally recognized for his unique view, he continues to travel the world capturing the essence of the sport. His interest has taken him to Olympic Games and World Championship meets for athletics since 1983. Checkout Jeff's work at jeffcohenphoto.com and on Instagram at jeffcohenphoto

Education is a hot topic, so I bring Dr. Sarah Lepe back to talk about it. With over a decade of educational leadership experience being a classroom teacher and a school site administrator, she helped build strong school culture and community at her school sites. From unions, students and teachers are all on the table.

Paul Kennedy started his photography career as a stringer for the Associated Press. In the early '80's Paul become a was a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated. In 1984 I worked as an official photographer for the 1984 Olympics games. For the last 25 years Paul has shot corporate annual reports and done a considerable amount of work for colleges and universities.

Mike Goulding is an award-winning photojournalist with over four decades under his belt. He covered the World Series, NBA Finals, three Olympic Games, Super Bowls, Academy Awards ceremonies and other major events.

We talk about finding the camera, his path through college and the many photo jobs that shaped his career. Mike is teaching photo journalism at Long Beach State to help guide the next generation of creatives. 

Michael Der is a full-time photographer with nearly 10 years of experience in the freelancing world, we sit down talk marketing, business, and the lessons we learned in their careers with the hope of helping younger creatives. Michael has a podcast, ARTrepreneurs a weekly podcast that can be heard every Friday.

Brace Hemmelgarn is currently the Coordinator, Publications and Photography for the Minnesota Twins. Hemmelgarn is responsible for photography needs throughout the organization as well as overseeing the content produced in the club’s yearbook and magazine. After graduating from St. Cloud Cathedral High School, Hemmelgarn attended Saint John’s University in Collegeville, MN, where he played baseball and graduated in 2012 with a degree in Communication.

Mark Langill is the Team Historian at LA Dodgers. It doesn't get any better then that! He fell in love with the team the moment he walked into the stadium as a young boy and for over 25 years he's been working for the team he loves. We talk about he's love for baseball and all things Dodgers.

Robert Lachman has been around photography since his childhood. He attended the California Institute of the Arts, where he earned a bachelor's degree of fine arts in photography. Robert started at the LA Times as a intern in 1974 and had been a staff photographer and photo editor for 42 years. He covered the Olympics, World Series, Super Bowls, Stanley Cup presidential elections and other major events in Southern California.

Austin Perryman is a staff photographer at Mississippi State Athletics. He oversees and maintains Mississippi State's photography systems while covering MSU's events for all 14 intercollegiate teams. We talked about covering the 2021 College World Series during covid as well as working through a very difficult personal moment while covering the final game.

Rodney Allen Rippy is a former American child actor, television personality, marketing director, producer, and politician. He appeared in TV commercials for the fast-food chain Jack in the Box in the early 1970s, as well as in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Caron, The Odd Couple, The Six Million Dollar Man and Blazing Saddles. Rodney was also a candidate for Mayor of Compton in 2013. We talk about that and more on the podcast.

Mike Franze is the owner of the Fullerton and Buena Park bicycle shops as well as the Fullerton electric bikes. We talk about his love for BMX, September 11th and buying a small business.

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Ron Henry is huge lawn care geek and uses his youtube channel to share what he's learned along the way with the world. He documents all the steps over several seasons. www.youtube.com/c/RonHenry/videos

Robert's work then earned him a position as Staff Photographer at Getty Images where he photographed high profile events in the news and entertainment industry. His success enabled him to open his own business in 2003 where he has since served clients such as MGM Resorts, Golden Nugget, Adidas, and The Honda Center.  Robert Chief Team Photographer for the LA Galaxy, Major League Soccer's most successful club.

Robert Mora began his photography career in high school at the age of fifteen. After attending Art Center College of Design, he became an assistant photographer at Bernstein & Associates in Los Angeles. His experience grew immensely at the age of twenty one while being one of the team photographers for the Los Angeles Lakers and Kings.

Jon Wilhite is the sole survivor in the fatal drunk driving crash that killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart Henry Pearson and Courtney Stewart in April of 2009. Suffering an internal decapitation might have been the easy part to what happened to Jon and dealing with the aftermath has become his real challenge.

Rebranded Athlete was founded by Dr. Sarah Lepe who is a former Division I Cal State University, Fullerton Volleyball Alumni. Athletics played a tremendous role throughout Sarah’s life and especially in pursuing her career goals. After the final whistle of her last game, little did she know what a challenge it would be to transition out of athletics and pursue her career.

Jenny Topping is one of the best softball players period! Pac 10 newcomer of the year, 3 time Big West player of the year. Gold medalist at Pan American Games 2003, Gold medalist at the Athens Olympics 2004, International Sports Invitational Champion 2005, Softball world Champion 2006 and 2012 Olympic Hall of Fame as well as Cal State Fullerton Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015. She started a softball training center goldmedaltraining31.com to help young girls better understand the softball. We talk about that and more on the podcast.

The lost art of building and maintaining work relationships is the topic Robert Huskey and I discus. From mentoring, working together to now a working partnership. Take a listen to how he did it and the pay off in the end. Check out his work at huskeyweddings.com or roberthuskey.com

For over 35 years Southern California was lucky to have my guest Paul Rodriguez making images in local newspapers. We discus his time at the OC Register, cover major events and getting better light You can see his work at www.paulrodriguez.biz

Isaac Salazar is the director of strength and conditioning at Cal State Fullerton. Isaac earned his bachelors degree in exercise and sports science at Vanguard University and his masters degree in kinesiology (performance enhancement emphasis) at Cal State Fullerton. We talk about getting into weights at all ages, what to eat and not eat make when lifting and more. 

Not too many people can say they have changed an industry for the better,  my guest Gaby Mullinax changed the photo lab industry and more. She bought Fullerton Photographics in 1999, within two years she and her team tossed the photo lab industry upside down. We talked about buying a small business, the challenges of covid as a business owner and the future of Fullerton Fast Signs.

You can’t say Long Beach Press Telegram with saying Jim McCormack. For more than 40 years that newspaper was his life. He worked as a beat writer covering Long Beach State athletics, copy editor, Sports Editor, he did lay out, was a Religion Editor and even got his hands on a camera from time to time get a photos in the paper. We talk about his career and the newspapers future.

Michael Coronado is an old soul, a true newspaper man. He’s covered the news for small local papers and traveled half way around the world to cover the war in the middle east. Now a professor at Cypress College he’s teaching the next generation of journalist on how to cover the next big story and the smallest ones as well. Michael and I talk about journalism, mustaches and Land Rovers.

Peter Proemba worked at Dynalite Lighting for over 40 years, 28 as the CEO. One of the best strobe company in the photo business for many of those years. In January of 2020 the New Jersey-based company founded in 1970 filed for Chapter 7. Peter and I sit down and talk about finding the business, it's growth and the end.

Bill Alkofer hails from the hinterlands of North Dakota. He received a degree in journalism in 1985 and has been shooting pictures professionally for over 42 years, including stints at the Orange County Register, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Daily News. Bill was shooting a football game in late to 2018 when he started having trouble lifting his arms. Weeks later Bill was diagnosed with ALS. 

Bill Alkofer has been shooting pictures professionally for 42 years, including stints at the Orange County Register, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Daily News. In spite of a dearth of opportunities in Southern California, Bill is a prolific curler, having won the 1979 Walsh County, North Dakota Curling Championship. He drew up in Minnesota, lives in Long Beach—but is a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He’s also an expert in United States presidential history; in his view, the best presidents were James Buchanon, Andrew Johnson and Warren G. Harding.

Ben Liebenberg is a 4-time Emmy award winning, Los Angeles based photographer. His passion and drive has allowed Ben to travel the world. For the last 14 years, Ben has worked for the National Football League as the Director of Photography and Lead Photographer. He has covered and managed the imaging of hundreds of games and professional media events, including many Super Bowls. 

Part 2: Marcus Yam is a roving Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and staff photographer. Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he left a career in aerospace engineering to become a photographer. In 2019, Yam was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for his unflinching body of work documenting the everyday plight of Gazans during deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip. He was also part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news teams that covered the San Bernardino, Calif., terrorist attacks in 2015 for the Los Angeles Times and the deadly landslide in Oso, Wash. in 2014, for the Seattle Times. His previous work has also earned an Emmy Award for News and Documentary, World Press Photo Award, DART Award for Trauma Coverage, Scripps Howard Visual Journalism Award, Picture of the Year International’s Newspaper Photographer of the Year Award, Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award, National Headliner Award and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

Part 1: Marcus Yam is a roving Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and staff photographer. Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he left a career in aerospace engineering to become a photographer. In 2019, Yam was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Journalism Award for his unflinching body of work documenting the everyday plight of Gazans during deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip. He was also part of two Pulitzer Prize-winning breaking news teams that covered the San Bernardino, Calif., terrorist attacks in 2015 for the Los Angeles Times and the deadly landslide in Oso, Wash. in 2014, for the Seattle Times. His previous work has also earned an Emmy Award for News and Documentary, World Press Photo Award, DART Award for Trauma Coverage, Scripps Howard Visual Journalism Award, Picture of the Year International’s Newspaper Photographer of the Year Award, Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award, National Headliner Award and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award.

Stephanie Sampson was an athlete at Long Beach State were she was on the track team. We talk about working in sports at UCLA and Long Beach State and dealing with the craziness that comes with the jobs. She has been working at LAX for 6 years now, the last two as the Director of Communications at airport. We dive into all that and more.

It's been a year and I thought I'd have a conversation with my two youngest son Malcolm and Willem Brown about Covid and how it's been for them. When the pandemic start Willem was in 8th grade enjoying time with buddies and getting ready for high school. Malcolm was a sophomore at Servite high school where he was doing great and loving to learn how to pole vault. A year and I wanted to see what they thought of the whole experience. 

Ric is commercial photographer with an emphasis in creating sports imagery. He has been recognized three times by the National Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio for Action Photography. Ric’s work has been viewed by millions of people across all platforms including: Los Angeles Rams billboard, Sports Illustrated covers, ESPN poster, Skechers in-store displays, Kia television commercial, and all over the internet for the NFL. We talk about finding photography and building clients as well as managing his business.

Demian Brown graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1997 with a degree in communications, Brown was a four-year letter winner for former Head Coach Al Mistri as a defender for the Titans from 1992-94 and 1996, helping Fullerton to the semifinals of the 1993 College Cup. Over the last 16 years as both an assistant coach and head coach, Brown has helped the Titans to seven Big West regular season titles (2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019), eight conference tournament crowns (2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019) and eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament - including a trip to the “Sweet 16” in 2005 a second round berth in 2006 and first round trips in 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019. 

We talk about falling in love with soccer, finding your ACL and learning how to communicate with women. 

John Benton: switching loyalties from GM car culture to the aircooled Porsche world at 23, John Benton has never looked back. His 912, which he still drives today, is a rolling manifestation of all his dreams over the years. That love has translated into the brick and mortar establishment we know today as Benton Performance. A chat with him usually reveals two things; his deep knowledge of all that is aircooled and his genuine interest in helping those who need it.

John Benton: switching loyalties from GM car culture to the aircooled Porsche world at 23, John Benton has never looked back. His 912, which he still drives today, is a rolling manifestation of all his dreams over the years. That love has translated into the brick and mortar establishment we know today as Benton Performance. A chat with him usually reveals two things; his deep knowledge of all that is aircooled and his genuine interest in helping those who need it.

I sit down with Jennifer Bauer to discuss marketing at Intel and the LA Angels to finding her new career in Life Coaching. We dive deep into her 20 Year journey after her mom’s suicide and dealing with covid-19 now and in the future. Jenn has a hiding passion....It's photography! She has traveled to many beautiful places in the world and put together a book "Nature Guides" full of wonderful photos and more. You can find more information about Jenn and life coaching as well as the book at www.jennbauerhealing.com

Eric Sorenson is one hell of a good writer for D1 Baseball and Athlon Sports. You've seen him on ESPN and College Baseball Today. There aren't a lot of guys who dedicate to covering a college baseball nationally, Eric is one of them. We sit down and talk about growing up in the midwest, finding writing and his love of college baseball. If you enjoy a good read and a better laugh check him out on twitter @ Stitch_Head. 

Mel Franks was a sports reporter for the Daily News Tribune and a  public relations representative the California Angels before coming to Cal State Fullerton were he spent the next 32 years the Sports Information Director. Mel was inducted into the Cal State Fullerton Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017. Mel Franks was one of the best to ever do it. When it came to relating with the media and keeping track of Cal State Fullerton's athletic achievements throughout the years, no one did it better.

Joseph Mahon has been involved in the restaurant industry since he was 16 years old. Joseph quickly moved through the ranks in the local restaurant scene and enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Joseph's drive and passion landed him working weekends for free in New York City's 3 and 4 star kitchens. Eventually, he earned an intern position at Cafe Boulud with Andrew Carmellini. Upon graduating from school, Joseph was picked from his class to go work in the south of France. Returning to the United States, his passion for food led him back to Cafe Boulud in NYC. Feeling secure in his cooking foundation from Daniel Boulud and Andrew Carmellini; Joseph went on to take positions at Danube and Bouley under David Bouley where he was Chef de Partie. Joseph moved back to California to become Sous Chef of Sona with David Myers in Los Angeles. He was recruited for opening Chef de Cuisine position of the Fairmont Newport Beach and Executive Chef of 208 Rodeo in Beverly Hills.

Joseph went on to become Executive Chef of the now 'infamous' Bastide in West Hollywood. Critics noted his ability to do the simple things very well, maximizing flavors of his ingredients, innovative technique and overall balance on all of his plates. During his tenure, Bastide was awarded Top Food in Zagat with 27 for food. 4.5 Stars for opentable.com, 2.5 stars from the LA Times and Best Restaurant by LA FEAST with a score of 93.

He went on open 'Burger Mondays' at Bastide which turned out to be a huge hit. Joseph was surprised and inspired at the reactions of such a simple dish. Joseph notes, “Every Monday there was at least 2-3 people saying it was the best burger they ever had. At that moment, I knew what I was going to do next”.

Three months later 'The Burger Parlor' was born.

Don Bartletti is Southern California based photojournalist. His 32-year career at the Los Angeles Times and 10 years prior with other San Diego County newspapers took him throughout the United States and around the world for news. Don is a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist dedicated to creating photo essays, videos, exhibits, lectures and guest teaching to promote a greater understanding of causes and consequences of illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico and Central America.

Eric Vallely is a 4th generation Newport Beach resident and he has a huge passion for the ocean. He began surfing at the age of 5 at Blackies, which is located next to Newport Pier. He bought a camera and was determined to figure it out. It took a few years to really begin capturing images the way he wanted and imagined them. He spends time making beautiful images of his hometown of Newport Beach.

My guest is Cal State Fullerton mens soccer goalkeeper coach Andy Gutierrez. He dodged gangs and murder while growing up in South Central LA. He fell in love with soccer has a teenage. We talk about growing up in a life of gangs and missing a chance to play D1 basketball basketball and what he likes in a goalkeeper. 

Maggie Weston has been a real estate agent for over 30 years. She is the host of The Face of Fullerton Youtube channel that is posted weekly were they share short videos about the city of Fullerton, Ca. and its surrounding cities. From where to eat, to where to play, to its rich history. Maggie was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 and again 2014. We talked about those challenges and more.

Cal State Fullerton head men's basketball coach and long-time college assistant Dedrique Taylor talks about his 20 year career in NCAA basketball. Entering his eighth season at Cal State Fullerton we examined providing leadership to young men, the unseen pressures of coaching, basketball recruiting and dealing with covid today and moving forward. We discus the life altering surgery that Coach Taylor under went after the basketball season.

Cal State Fullerton head men's basketball coach and long-time college assistant Dedrique Taylor talks about his 20 year career in NCAA basketball. Entering his eighth season at Cal State Fullerton we examined providing leadership to young men, the unseen pressures of coaching, basketball recruiting and dealing with covid today and moving forward. We discus the life altering surgery that Coach Taylor under went after the basketball season.

Michael Kitada earned his bachelor of arts degree in communication with an emphasis in photojournalism from California State University, Fullerton. After graduation, he was employed as a staff photographer at the Orange County Register where he was able to travel and document top events of the time over the last 25 years. For the last 10 years, he managed his own photography business and taught photojournalism as an adjunct at UCLA, California Baptist University and Biola University.

Former Cal State Fullerton Head Coach Michelle Gromacki coached the Titans' softball program for 12 years and has made Fullerton one of the most prestigious programs in the nation. A head injury during the 2007 season changed her life forever. 

Gromacki has devoted the past 17 seasons to the Titans' program after spending five years as an assistant. Regarded as one of the best catchers in the nation, Gromacki helped lead the Titans to a combined 170-19-1 overall record and a 65-10-1 mark in the Big West as a player from 1985-87 while helping Fullerton claim the 1986 NCAA National Championship. Gromacki was also inducted as part of the inaugural class of the Antioch Sports Legends Hall of Fame in her hometown of Antioch, Calif. The first female athlete chosen for induction, Gromacki was a three-time Most Valuable Player at Antioch HS and her jersey was officially retired at AHS in April, 2007.

Ryan Ermeling graduated from Concordia University Irvine in 1997 with a B.A. in Communication. After graduation, Ryan moved into collegiate athletic media relations, eventually serving as the primary media contact for the Cal State Fullerton baseball team, which captured the College World Series championship in 2004. Shortly thereafter, he left to pursue his fledgling business, Stretch Internet. During his 15 years as President and CEO, he grew Stretch into the largest streaming video provider in the collegiate athletics space, with a client base of nearly 600 colleges and universities (more than 40 percent of the market). In 2017, Stretch was placed on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in the country. The company was acquired in May, 2018, by Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm.

My guest is the Director of Human Resources at Incipio Group Bahare Mehrinfar. With so many people looking for work for the first time in a long time I thought hearing from a person in HR would be very helpful. The do's and don't of resumes and interviews as well as other tips to getting a job. 

If you are looking buying or selling your home realtor Scott Himelstein gives us an inside look at what to expect. Every year, Scott is consistently one of the top producers in the San Fernando Valley. Previously before moving to Park Regency Realty, Scott was the Number #1 agent at his Keller Williams Market Center averaging more than 20 million in production. Prior to his career in real estate, Scott broadcast Long Beach State & Cal State Northridge basketball games on the radio. Scott also worked several years for all of the major networks as an associate director, stage manager, & statistician covering the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and PGA. Scott had the opportunity to cover such events as the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup Finals and the British Open.

Former Vice President at Kodak and Sports Illustrated photographer Richard Mackson talks about 40 years in the photo industry.  Richard has photographed World Cup Soccer, America’s Cup Yachting, fourteen Olympic Games, Rose Bowls, the Oscars, Kentucky Derbies, NCAA Final Fours, BCS/CFP Championships, NBA Finals, over thirty Super Bowls, Stanley Cups, World Championship Boxing, and countless other national and international sporting events. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial Arts Education from California State University, Long Beach, and is also a frequent and enthusiastic speaker and lecturer on photography, technology and business strategy topics.  Today Richard resides in Santa Monica, California with his wife Joy and their daughter Lauren.

Travon free is a comedian, actor and writer. He formerly wrote for The Daily Show and now writes for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Travon has won Emmys on both shows for writing. A former Division I college basketball player at Long Beach State, after he injured his knee during his second year he took a comedy writing class. We chat about his early life growing up in the Compton, Gang life, playing basketball, coming out as bisexual and falling for comedy.

35 years as a photographer is long, Mark Rightmire has spent that just at the OC Register as a staff photographer.  Everything from Oscars, Stanley Cups, Major Fires and the Winter Olympics this Ohio university grad is still making beautiful photos every day. His love nature and the ocean shows up in his work as well as the ability to tell a story in a single photo. We said down and talked about learning photography in the 70's and starting to working the 80's. There has been a lot of changes during that time and we disgust those challenges. 

Mike Greenlee current works as the design coordinator for Associated Students Inc., at Cal State Fullerton, after nearly 20 years of part- and full-time service in the University's Athletics Department.

He graduated with his bachelor of fine arts degree from Fullerton in 1998, after having competed as a member of the Titans baseball team from 1995-97.

Mike was inducted into the CSF Athletics Hall of Fame in October 2013, with his 1995 NCAA College World Series Champion teammates.

Mike Greenlee current works as the design coordinator for Associated Students Inc., at Cal State Fullerton, after nearly 20 years of part- and full-time service in the University's Athletics Department.

He graduated with his bachelor of fine arts degree from Fullerton in 1998, after having competed as a member of the Titans baseball team from 1995-97.

Mike was inducted into the CSF Athletics Hall of Fame in October 2013, with his 1995 NCAA College World Series Champion teammates.

I had a wonderful conversation with Jay Seidel. Jay is a professor and head of the drone technology and journalism programs at Fullerton College. He is a certificated drone pilot and has written a book on drone piloting. He was the editor and publisher of the La Habra Journal, a community newspaper in Orange County. Prior to becoming a college instructor in 2005, he worked for 12 years as a writer and editor for various publications, including the Los Angeles Times and Popular Hot Rodding. He served 11 years in the U.S. Army and California Army National Guard where he worked as a combat engineer and photojournalist.

Phil was born and raised in Orange County, California. After graduating film school at Chapman University, he created his own production company Odessa Films, USA where he produced and directed two feature films (Degenerate and Guy In Row Five). He has also produced and directed various commercials, documentaries, sports promos, and web content.

Phil Thurman enters his 15th year as Fullerton College's Sports Information Director. He oversees media relations and publication production for all of the FC athletic department's sports programs.

Just a Good Conversation host Matt Brown talks about why he restarted his podcast and what he hopes you get out of it. I've been making visual images for over 30 years. During that time I've always loved a good conversation with people inside and outside the photo business. So I thought I'd seat them down and talk to them with a microphone this time and let you enjoy the good conversation.