#186 Andy Jones - Comedian, actor, writer, and a former member of CODCO

Send us Fan MailAndy Jones was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. He is one of the founding members of the Resource Centre for the Arts at the L.S.P.U. Hall.Besides performing in theatre productions across Canada, Andy was notably a member of the groundbreaking Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO, in incarnations both theatrical (4 theatre pieces) and television (38 episodes).He has also written, performed, and nationally toured five one-man comedy shows. His other works include Albert, his one-act play for one man and a budgie bird, The Lady with the Lapdog (a theatrical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s short story), Tartuffe (an adaptation of Moliere’s classic to a 1930s Newfoundland setting), and the children’s plays The Queen of Paradise's Garden, and Jack Meets the Cat (co-written with the Sheila’s Brush Theatre Company collective.)Gale Force Wins exists to help individuals and companies tell their stories and inspire more optimism in people, products, our economy and our lives. The podcast focuses on conversations with leaders, business owners and change-makers THAT INSPIRE...diving deep with each guest to uncover their wins and the stories behind them.Unique Value PropositionOur point of difference lies in our Gale Force Content Creation Technique which includes 3 key elements:1 - BRILLIANT STORYTELLING: We grasp the bigger purpose and strategy behind the content we’re creating, practice active listening to be flexible in the moment while prepping and interviewing our subjects, and get to the heart of the brand by unearthing the stories from the people who can tell them best.2 - AUTHENTICITY: Unscripted. Real footage. Real people. Real stories. Really good content to use in your external marketing or internal communications that will resonate.3 - SPEED & EASE: From our technological tools to our strategic yet agile approach to content creation, part of our secret sauce is we are resource friendly with your time and money, unobtrusive, and we’ve refined our process that allows you to get your content quickly and easily.Gale Force Wins started out simply as an inspirational podcast releasing episodes wherever you get your podcasts every Tuesday evening. We continue to do that every Tuesday but have expanded into custom content for clients. We also have perfected a conference and trade show offering where you can receive over 20 videos edited and posted to social media at the same time the event is unfolding.For businesses and organizations we also create digital content quickly and efficiently.Visit our services page here:https://galeforcewins.com/servicesTo message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/