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Andrea Greer is Senior Advisor for Strategy & Research at Project Row Houses in Houston — the Third Ward institution behind the recent restoration of the Eldorado Ballroom. In Part 2 of our conversation, Andrea walks us through the founding story of Project Row Houses — seven Black artists in Houston in the late '80s, a bus tour where city leaders called Third Ward's shotgun shacks &qu...

Andrea Greer's career has been shaped, start to finish, by artists, activists, and the places they build. A lifelong Houstonian, she started out interning for Houston's Art Car Parade and is now Senior Advisor for Strategy & Research at Project Row Houses, the Third Ward institution behind the recent restoration of the Eldorado Ballroom. In Part 1, Andrea takes us back to the beginning...

Glenn Chin takes Rob and Munir from EA's customer support desk in 1992 to the VP suite, revealing how entry-level hustle and authentic cultural connections built some of the most iconic campaigns in sports and gaming. As a fifth-generation San Franciscan who grew up navigating diverse communities on the Peninsula, Glenn discovered his superpower: being curious about people. This insight became...

She took one look at me and said, 'No, absolutely not. You don't have the training, you don't have a business degree. We don't allow people to jump silos.' Monica Nassif saw who the stars were in retail and wanted to move into a role that would have her on track to succeed. When she was denied by HR, she knew that was the last day she was going to work in corporate America. Tha...

What if your basement could be your first stage? Heather Brown takes Rob and Munir from her childhood Staten Island basement—where she performed solo concerts to Elton John, Billy Joel, and Rod Stewart—through the legendary halls of LaGuardia High School, where she studied drama alongside future Emmy winner Sarah Paulson. Her journey winds through the University of Michigan theater program, an adv...

What does growing up as a military brat have in common with transitioning from Emmy-winning sports TV to leading global tech marketing campaigns? Meleata Pinto joins Rob and Munir to unpack how constant childhood moves, from Germany to Iowa to Alabama to Virginia, built the adaptability superpower that would later fuel her creative success across completely different industries. She reveals how he...

What happens when a former pro baseball player discovers that the same focus that drove his fastball can power his filmmaking dreams? Rob and Munir sit down with Anthony Seratelli, whose journey from the Arizona Fall League to founding award-winning production company Jersey Filmmaker proves that creativity often begins in the most unexpected places. Anthony shares how his father's illustrated...

What if practice isn't just about getting better at something, but about connecting to something larger than yourself? Rob and Munir dive deep into how practice becomes a form of creative spirituality by transforming mundane repetition into meaningful ritual. Whether it's Munir's late-start acting journey at age 30 through the Susan Batson Acting Studio, or Rob's ongoing battle wit...

There is no safety net. You make the shot or you don't. That's how legendary sports photographer Rob Tringali describes a career that has taken him to nearly half of all Super Bowls ever played, countless World Series, the Olympics, and the FIFA World Cup. It's the same pressure an athlete feels stepping to the plate or lining up for a free throw — except Rob's instrument is a came...

“If your work isn’t what you love, then something isn’t right” - Talking Heads Rob and Munir explore the delicate art of creative pivots through unexpected teachers and bold career moves. Munir discovers the transformative power of encouraging instruction at his local library's ballroom dancing class, where the teacher focuses on building confidence rather than pointing out mistakes. This spar...

What happens when a latchkey kid with ADD discovers that music isn't just sound—it's a celebration? Keith Overton grew up in Tuckahoe with his grandmother's strict no-video-games rule pushing him toward classical piano at age 10. His digital distraction free upbringing also created space for vinyl discovery. What started as structured practice and curiosity became something deeper: a c...

Kevin Frank spent years trying to make his headlines perfect. What he eventually learned after Apple, after building LinkedIn's brand from the ground up, after writing Raising Creative Teams is that the best work doesn't come from the work. It comes from the relationships. That realization didn't arrive in a boardroom. It started with a shark fin pun in a 1970s kids' magazine, a sk...

In 1980, Jim Henson walked into 20th Century Fox with an idea for a film where audiences choose their own ending — 72 possible variations of the same movie. They told him it couldn't be done. His daughter Lisa later said: "Really where it all ended up was in video games. We just didn't know that at the time." That's the kind of story Munir and Rob bring back from a week that...

Two brothers. One feed. A conversation that turned out to be ahead of its time. In this early episode, Munir and Rob introduce themselves properly for the first time. And the origin story is worth the price of admission alone. Munir traces how the Madden video game cover quietly shifted from John Madden to player covers, why it happened first in Europe, and how Eddie George ended up on the box. Ro...