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The Render and Repeat Podcast
by Will and Mose
Helping creators ask better questions, make meaningful work, and meet the challenges of selling ideas for a living.
Episodes
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We're Going On A Podcast Vacation
This week the boys announce we're taking a little break from the pod. It's not going to be forever, we'll be back in 3 weeks. We chat about why we needed a break and some of the challenges of putting out a podcast every week. Work has been picking up and we have some really exciting projects we...
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Alex Te — Creating Content with Influencers
This week we're lucky to be joined by Alex Te. Alex shares some humbling stories from how he started out shooting video, including a $50 budget he charged and what he learned from that. We talk about how Will and Alex met at Ryerson, and who slid into who's LinkedIn DM's, and much more. If you...
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End of Summer Wrap
This episode the boy's catch up on the past week. We talk about a new project coming for September and why we're weighing the pro's and con's of teaming up and forming a production company. We try to imagine what it's like from the client's perspective when talking about a 4-5 figure budget for a...
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1 Easy Tip to Manage Burn Out
This week the boy's catch up on Will's work-trip to Arizona, and share the tragic airport mistake it ended with. L's in the chat. Then we dive into how to make work suck less. Lock-downs have really taken away some of the most fun places to enjoy time off with friends and unwind for the day. But,...
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Applying the 80/20 Rule to Video Editing
This week the boys bounce all over the place. We talk about Mose grinding on the job-hunt, and what he's learned from it. We laugh about how poor his LinkedIn profile is. Seriously, it could not be much worse. We dive into an ELITE grindset post. It's amazing many layers these value-judgements…
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What It Means To Be A Grindset Sigma Male
This week the boy's dive into hustle culture; the good, the bad, the ugly. From watching your first Gary-Vee video, to not texting your friends back because a Twitter guru told you that if your circle isn't discussing fitness, stocks, and self-improvement, we try to define what living the…
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The Barstool Effect: What Does Them Getting into Live Sport Mean?
This week the boys discuss Barstool getting into live sports television. Is it good news for traditional networks? Is Barstool trying to become ESPN? And, is this really a smart play for Barstool? Mose thinks so, and he'll explain why in this episode. We also catch up on recent projects, and what...
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Rolling With The Punches
You get to a production set, and you're missing a cable. Or maybe you forget your camera batteries. You feel a pit in your stomach. That unformatted SD card isn't going to write itself. Time to hit the panic button? No; you can handle this. This week the boys talk about the ability to roll with…
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McGregor Fight Reaction & UFC Marketing
This week the boys recap a crazy weekend in sports, starting with the UFC fights. We dive into some marketing partnerships from the event, from all of the celebrities and influencers providing between-the-scenes-access, to partnering with select AMC movie theatres to stream the fight-card; could...
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Ep. 50 - Crypto Pump & Dump
This week the boys dive into: (1) Josh Richards being hired as an ambassador to the NHL; why the NHL needs help on social media in the first place, and how effective will this partnership really be. (2) Helping-The-Kids; a crypto-currency coin that didn't really help any kids, except the...
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Ep. 49 - Social Gloves Boxing: Where's the Money?
This week the boys talk about creators who got the bag, and creators who didn't. Lot's of drama with the Social Gloves, Youtubers vs. TikTokers fighters not getting half of the money they were promised on their contracts. Would you pissed be if you were Bryce Hall and you got beat up for free? We...
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Ep. 48 - $60M for Call Her Daddy: Good Deal, Bad Deal?
This week the boys catch up on all the news in the creator space. Call Her Daddy was acquired by Spotify on a 3-year deal for $60m; we talk winners, losers, and the drawbacks of going "platform-exclusive." We touch on the NelkBoys newest product; a hard-seltzer. We're seeing more and more…
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Ep. 47 - Alan Kian: Managing Your Creativity
This week we dive into the inner-game of creativity. We talk about the Big-5 personality traits and what a typical profile looks like for creative people. Even if you're not interested in psychology, being informed about your own personality traits can help you live a healthier, more integrated...
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Ep. 46 - Reacting to The Mayweather vs. Paul Fight
This week the boys give their reaction to the Floyd vs. Paul fight from last weekend. We jump into the event itself, how influencers are branching away from just making Youtube videos by moving to new spaces/industries, and where that trend could go in the future. Zooming into boxing, we cover…
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Ep. 45 - Are You Only as Good as Your Last Project?
This week the boys buzz in person. We talk about imposter syndrome, and how social media feeds into that belief. We dive into better ways of framing the question — "Am I only as good as my last project?" and also share some useful follow-up questions to ask when you feel stuck on a project. We…
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Ep. 44 - Should You Do Spec-Work for Big Brands?
This week the boys dive into free work; when to do it, when to think about it, and when to run away from a project. We jump into specifics about the productive mindsets you should bring into these projects, setting healthy expectations and clear boundaries. Will shares a personal example of when…
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Ep. 43 - Pat Greenall: More than a Video Influencer
This week we're joined by @patgreenall, to talk about the videography scene in Toronto, and all of the interesting people Pat collaborates with, what it's like to travel and work with tourism boards and countries to make videos, and much more. If you enjoy interviews like this, and want us to…
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Ep. 42 - Evan Hammerman Explains Everything You Didn’t Know About Concert Photography
This week we're joined by the talented Evan Hammerman. Evan is a concert photographer, video editor, and some might even say child prodigy. While most kids were playing video games, or shotgunning beers in their senior year of high school, Evan was busy sneaking into concerts and music festivals…
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Ep. 41 - Gibson Hazard x Call of Duty: Is Gaming The Next Major Cultural Engine?
This week the boy's jump into the latest collaboration between Call of Duty Warzone and Gibson Hazard. We talk about how gaming culture has evolved from the fringes of society into the mainstream, and what comes next. We ask — what's the bigger deal: being a star musician today, or being an…
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Ep. 40 - Max Mao: The NFT Crypto Art World Will Change the Creative Market
This week we're joined by the talented, and powerful Max Mao. In 2020, Max graduated from Western University's MIT program, and has since worked as a freelance video producer, and in the crypto-art-world. He's minted 9 pieces of work, which are called NFTs, and has an upcoming collaboration with...
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Ep. 39 - Reacting to the Jake Paul x Ben Askren Triller Event
This week the guy's dive into the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight that went down on Triller over the weekend. We dive into the absurdity of influencer culture, and how it's intersecting with boxing. We also talk about the project's we're working on, and go deep on website Landing Pages. We cover,...
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Ep. 38 - Weighing the Pro's & Con's of Working Solo vs. With a Team
This week we dive into the 4-5 day music video shoot that Will was brought onto last week as a director of photography. We discuss the differences between working on a traditional "set" and working solo for digital or social projects, and how that might change what type of projects Will takes on…
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Ep. 37 - Managing The Tension Between Business & Creativity
This week Will had some things he wanted to talk to Mose about. It was a mini therapy session where Will talked through some issues he's been facing lately, due to the sudden increase of work he has taken over the last month. The boys talked about how to manage the feeling of being overwhelmed…
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Ep. 36 - Dave Peragine: Personal Wellbeing is One Breath Away
This week we're joined by Coach David Peragine. David is a mobility specialist, and a primal health and wellness coach. In this conversation we dive into his approach to teaching and coaching, his career transition from engineering to personal coaching, and much more. While David primarily works...
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Ep. 35 - Dom Modeste: Athlete to Entrepreneur
This week we're joined by Dom Modeste. Dom is former collegiate athlete, and semi-professional soccer player turned entrepreneur. Today, he's applying what the learned from decades of competition to build GLADI8R Recovery. GLADI8R develops cutting edge sports massage equipment, geared for…
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Ep. 34 - Breaking the Mold: How Gibson Hazard Changed the 3D-Video Game
Boom, this week we're back to discuss inspiring creative work that came out of the Grammy's, what the future of animation and CG video looks like and how 3D experiences will evolve over the next decade, and most importantly of all— the teams behind these projects. We dive into the complexity of...
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Ep. 33 - Kyle Moore 2: The Long-Term Hustle of Building a Brand
This week we're joined by Kyle Moore. We wanted to bring Kyle back on to dive into how his mental-health brand has blown up since the last time we talked, how this is caused him to shift his own expectations from short-term rewards to a longer-term focus, and how he measures success. Since we…
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Ep. 32 - RnR Podcast Ep. 32 - Pitching, NFT's and Creator to Market Fit
What a week. Crypto, and NFT's have exploded in popularity. The NBA launched their own NFT store, with some highlights selling for more than a million dollars. Bleacher Report will also reportedly make more than $500,000 selling NFT's on their 2v2 celebrity basketball event with 2Chainz, Jack...
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Ep. 31 - Jakob Burkhardt: Pioneering Travel Videos & Brand Collabs
This week we're joined by Jakob Burkhardt, @JBxCreative. Jakob is a videographer and content creator who played a big role in the travel videography scene, working with pioneers like Sam Kolder among many others. We dive into what it was like working with major brands and travelling the world…
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Ep. 30 - The Two Questions Brands Should Answer Before Hiring a Videographer
This week we're dropping another in-house episode. For us, these are a fun way to catch up and talk shop about what projects we're working on and also share what's on our minds. We kick off show outlining the pro's and con's brands should consider when they decide to work with a videographers.…
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Ep. 29 - Peter Sarellas: The Life of a Full-time Videographer
This week we had Peter Sarellas on the show. He is a full-time videographer for the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He creates all of their social media content while balancing a freelance career, his education at Ryerson University and his YouTube channel. We had a great conversation...
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Ep. 28 - Grant Tucker: Innovating with Iteration
This week we're joined by product videographer, Grant Tucker or @schnows on Instagram. We first stumbled on Grant's work in the summer of 2019, when an animation he did for Finish Line came up on our feed. Follow us! Grant Tucker: https://www.instagram.com/scknows/ The Show Youtube...
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Ep. 27 - A Freelance Roadmap: Avoid These Costly Mistakes
This week we're dropping another in-house episode. We wanted to get super tactical on what goes into the transition from working in-house for a company to building an independent creative business. We turn back time to when we were just starting out and ask: if we had to do it all over again…
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Ep. 26 - Ryan Ward: Balancing School with Building a Business
This week we're joined by Ryan Ward. We met Ryan at Ryerson a few years back, and couldn't wait to bring him on the podcast. In this episode we talk about our experience going to film/media school, and whether or not we recommend someone follow the same path if they were graduating high school…
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Ep. 25 - Arudz: Scaling a Production Company, Launching a Course, and Tackling Creative Challenges
This week we're joined by Arudz Goudsouzian. Arudz is a Toronto-based videographer, animator and CG artist. In this episode we dive into his experience in film school, and where he saw a disconnect between the skills he used to start his own production company and the skills being taught in…
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Ep. 24 - Theo Zgraggen: Blending Videography and Art for Self-Expression
This week we're joined by an idea-machine. Theo Zgraggen is a Toronto-based videographer, and multimedia artist. We kick off this episode by talking about the power of Instagram, and how Theo has used the platform to build his freelance business, connect with like minded creatives and find his...
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Ep. 23 - The Business of Creativity
Another week, another podcast. This week we recorded an in-house episode, where Mose puts Will on the hot-seat. We spend an hour diving into the mechanics of how to effectively manage client relationships. We run through a number of scenarios from raising your rate with an existing client, to...
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Ep. 22 - David Vahey: A 17 y/o Videographer Making Waves
This week we're joined by David Vahey. David is a creative force who hasn't even graduated high school yet. He's shot with professional NBA players, top brands, and teams with a focus on sports. His work blends traditional videography, with animation, CG, and design. In this episode we dive into...
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Ep. 21 - Where We're at 4 Months Later
And we're back! After taking the holidays off, the boys met up in person to record for the first time ever. This episode, Will and Mose reflect on their podcast journey over the last 4 months. They talk about what they love about the pod and what they hate, reflect on memorable episodes and how…
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Ep. 20 - Mo Ismail Bridges the Gap Between Video, Creativity, and Strategy
This week we're joined by Mo Ismail. We were first introduced to Mo through a channel we highly recommend, TheFutur. We started this conversation by diving into Mo's back story of how he started his career in the world of academia, and then making the switch into the creative-field of video...
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Ep. 19 - Julian Deguzman: A Creative Driving Hoop Culture Forward
This Friday we're joined by Julian Deguzman. Julian is a basketball photographer/videographer who grew up in the Bay Area with a love for the sport. He is one of the many talented creators driving the culture of the sport forward with his work. Basketball sits at the nexus of music, culture, and...
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Ep. 18 - From College Athlete to Digital Content Coordinator w/ Leo The Creator
This episode we're joined by Leo The Creator, a Digital Content Coordinator at the University of Minnesota. Unsure of what to do after he graduated college, Leo took up videography and quickly fell in love with the craft. The only problem? He was making no money. Even today, Leo still remembers...
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Ep. 17 The Story of The Hockey Collective w/ The Founder, Patrick Scebba
Patrick Scebba is the founder of the "Hockey Collective" Instagram page, which he launched 8 years ago at the age of 18, sharing hockey memes for fun. In just a few years of posting, he saw his audience grow by the thousands, opening his eyes to the possibilities of making this hobby into a...
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Ep. 16 - How to Produce a Documentary From Start to Finish w/ Camryn Kern
This week we are joined by Camryn Kern who is a video editor at CBC and freelance filmmaker based out of Toronto, Ontario. We discuss the process of producing a documentary from start to finish, knowing your worth as a creative, and whether going to school for creative media is a good decision in...
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Ep.15 - What's Next for Women's Hockey? Ft. Ailish Forfar
This week we're joined by Ailish Forfar. While she might describe herself as a washed-up pro hockey player in her Instagram bio, Ailish is an ivy-league graduate, has worked for every major Canadian sports media company, and most recently hosted a digital talk-show with none other than Steve...
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Ep. 14 - Victoria Morton: Content-Marketing That Wins Customers in 2020
This week, we're joined by digital strategist, and agency owner Victoria Morton. Victoria helps small-businesses, and public-speakers share their story on digital platforms through her company, Decker Creative Strategy. In this episode, we talk through our strategies for building brands on…
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Ep. 13 - Hockey Culture, Athletes as Brands and Making Content as a One-Man Show
This week, we're joined by Moose Bendago. Moose works at a bunch of interesting places including the Athlete Tech Group, Bardown, the Toronto Raptors, and his own project Moose Media. From content creator, to editor, and podcast host, Moose wears many hats, and had lots to share about how hockey...
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Ep. 12 - Why Relationships are the Currency of the Media Industry
On this week's episode, we bring on friend of the podcast, Max Lewis. Max is a writer, producer, and content guy who's worked for the GTHL, and with the Don Mills Flyers organization. In the episode we chat about funny stories from university, what it was like interviewing NHL stars like Connor...
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Ep. 11 - Where's Attention in 2020: Content Creators, Networks & Growing a Following Online
This week we're joined by Sarah Jenkins, a digital content creator and the project lead for CBC's newest online video portal. In this episode, we talk about the evolving digital content space, what's changed since Sarah graduated in 2018, and walk through the projects and experiences at Yahoo...
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Ep. 10 - Moving to LA to Pursue the Filmmaking Dream
This week we're joined by Blaize Fobbe. He is a videographer who got his start shooting content for the University of Minnesota Duluth football team. Earlier this year, he decided to pack his bags and move to L.A to transition from shooting sports to music videos, and commercial work. We talk…
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Helping creators ask better questions, make meaningful work, and meet the challenges of selling ideas for a living.
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Will and Mose
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