Fireside Chats w/ MDS

Mike sits down by the fire, tequila in hand, to chat about what lies ahead from covid-19. This series was live streamed featuring guests who are leading the way through the new normal.

LIZZY WEINRAUB @ CAST PARTNER

8PM EST, THURSDAY MAY 21TH, 2020

This week Lizzy Weinraub from Cast Partner joins Mike to talk about casting in the age of Covid and beyond. Their conversation will focus on the silver lining of this crisis and how it has shifted the landscape and erased borders when it comes to where they look for talent.

Clean + Green

8PM EST, THURSDAY MAY 14TH, 2020

This week’s Fireside Chat features three guests in the green and sustainability movements!! We’ll take a look at how to be eco conscious as well as safe and clean in our offices and on-set moving forward.

Mikel Elliott @ Quixote

8PM EST, THURSDAY MAY 7TH, 2020

This week Mikel Elliott from Quixote joins Mike to talk about how Quixote has weathered the storm of this pandemic and what they are doing to be ready for when productions start up again. They will also talk about Quixote’s Safe Set Program and why they are a complete solution for the new reality that lies ahead for all productions.

Jen Jenkins @ Giant Artists

8PM EST, THURSDAY APRIL 30TH, 2020

This week Mike will be catching up with Jen Jenkins of Giant Artists about how her artists have been staying busy and creative during quarantine. They will also discuss the importance of a trade organization that services the non-union content production industry and her joint effort with other industry professionals in forming one.

Michael Schmidt @ Cozen O'Connor

8PM EST, THURSDAY APRIL 23RD, 2020

Michael Schmidt, Vice Chair for the Labor & Employment Department of the law firm, Cozen O’Connor, discusses contracts, best practices, and proactive measures to take when productions are back up and running!

Dennis Dickinson @ Dickinson Wealth Strategies

8PM EST, THURSDAY APRIL 16TH, 2020

Mike speaks to Dennis Dickinson, president and founder of Dickinson Wealth Strategies. Dennis offers up his 15 years of financial planning experience to discuss retirement strategy in the face of covid-19.

Cameron Woodward @ Wrapbook

8PM EST, THURSDAY APRIL 9TH, 2020

Meet Cameron Woodward, co-founder of the entertainment payroll and insurance platform, Wrapbook. Get the scoop from Cameron on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting their business, insights on how insurance can help production companies now and moving forward, and what relief is out there to help producers and their crews weather the storm.

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