Breaking Boundaries Podcast

We partnered with Following Boston and Industrious Boston to do a live podcast featuring Boston creatives and their approach to their craft and spreading their knowledge through social media and live events.

Hanson Gobron is an activist and model who has transitioned from a woman to a man. In this episode, Hanson discusses the challenges of becoming a transman in today's society and the reason for sharing this unique journey on social media.

Videographer Joel Irizarry became a successful entrepreneur after pursuing a videography full time. Previous to his path in entrepreneurship, Joel was scrubbing toilets for 8 hours a day at the Newark Airport in New Jersey. He credits his success to dedication and overcoming mental barriers.

Once Instagram was solidified as a social media giant, it became a running joke that its users were actual “photographers.” The term “social photographer” grew from this skepticism, and used to identify those who were incredibly talented and possessed the ability to tell stories with their images. This was the major catalyst for Producer Michael Kalish, in creating the “Following Boston” documentary film series that launched summer 2015, and is now live in 9 US cities with more to come.Leveraging Instagram as the pulse and distribution channel for the series, @FollowingBoston has become the hottest hub in Boston quickly approaching 25k followers, and more than 250k images tagged by the community looking to have their photos featured… or perhaps to be selected to host an upcoming episode.

Your hosts Matt Collamer and Rafael Avcioglu discuss committing to the creative path, defining success, diversifying income streams and much more on Episode 9 of Breaking Boundaries Podcast

Designer and entrepreneur Nick Iby started Adfectu because of a hard time in his life and used drawing as therapy. He hopes he can inspire those of you who are going through something tough and can be an example in that things do get better. He aims to remind us that we are never given anything we cannot handle.

Artist and sculptor Ryan Kelley creatively transforms wire, wood, metal and stone into unique pieces of art. He has created hundreds of sculptures residing in homes and businesses in Boston and throughout the country. Over the years, his pieces have grown in scale and intricacy, much like his signatures trees crafted from hundreds or even thousands of wires.

Boston-based Photographer Alex Iby discusses his path of being an artist and the power of realizing your own potential an ability to create the life that you imagine.

Videographer/Photographer Alyssa Pascucci discusses her path of pursuing videography and how self-employment allows for freedom and constant growth through learning.

DJ/Producer and Musician Alexander Padei discusses the life of a creative entrepreneur, the importance of building a team and how our skills cross over into multiple disciplines.

Photographer and former military journalist Tyler Viglione discusses life lessons that he has learned throughout his unconventional career and creative pursuits.

Director of Photography Jonah Kaplan discusses his aspirations within filmmaking and how a unique opportunity to live on the other side of the world shaped his life and outlook.

Breaking Boundaries Podcast hosts introduce themselves and chat about their own personal journeys within art, travel, creativity and business.