Behind the Visual with Mark Hanson

Griselda left her home country of Mexico and came to NYC with only a dream and almost immediately landed a job with worldwide advertising agency TBWA. She has since worked with celebrities, traveled, for work, to other countries, secured Bacardi as a client and can tell you all about how to run social media at a major advertising agency. Griselda was a lot of fun to talk to and very enthusiastic,...

Do you want to know what Will Smith is really like to work with? Brian tells you in this episode. We also discuss almost getting beat up by Ghost Face Killah, working with Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Wu Tang Clan, BeBe Winans, Randy Moss and a lot of other artists. We spend time talking about Culture wars, growing up, how some recording studios used to leak music, and a whole lot more. This was a gr...

Have you ever asked a celebrity to watch your coat and bag so you could go spend time with friends? Barbara has, and it was a huge country music star, who waited around on her to come back and get her things. This is just one of the many great stories Barbara McKay tells during our chat as we discuss her book ‘Coming Home’ which you can find at www. BarbaraMcKay.com which is filled with great stor...

This is a must listen/watch if want to hear some great stories about set decoration and propping for film and TV. Cindy has some amazing stories. We talk about the time she was shooting for a newspaper and wasn’t allowed on the infield of the Richmond NASCAR track because she had on shorts, but Cindy figured out a way to get some pants. You want believe what she did to get them. We also discuss ho...

Listen to David talk about the time the licensing company he worked for turned down a video game that turned out to be a huge hit and a movie! We also talk about what David thinks every creative needs to be successful, his time working with Andrew Lloyd Weber, what it’s like to own and start a magazine that is distributed around the world, how he mentors black fashion designers and how, on occasio...

Ever had a 300 lb boulder crash your set? Katie has! We discuss what happened when this monster boulder rolled through her set heading straight for the photographer, camera and the car they were shooting. We also discuss shooting in a remote area with the client on zoom and you have to have a satellite truck on set so everyone can see what’s going on, our thoughts on the possible IATSE strike, Kat...

Are you curious as to why the old lead singer left? Well, we discuss that in this latest episode, along with fan reactions to what was being said by the former lead singer leading up to the departure. We also talk about how Bad Wolves practices, different ways bands do their live shows, how to possibly get tickets to a sold-out concert. Let me know what you think about this one. Be sure to Like it...

What did Dee Ann have to do to the topless model pics for one of the Easy Rider magazines during the time she worked for their printing company? Listen and find out! Dee Ann gives you the answer to that plus, we talk about living on a boat, the difference between Art and Print Producers, what it takes to be a good print producer and how they help a production from making costly mistakes. We discus...

Have you ever been told to Rise, by Steven Tyler, backstage at the MTV Music Awards or had a Television Executive have a nose bleed while you’re pitching a new idea? Well, John can tell you how both of those things happened to him as well as what it’s like to be the Geico Caveman, a comedian, a writer and producer of TV and movies as well as an actor who is the star of the HULU series QuickDraw, w...

Nate and I talk about a model who showed up on set missing something that was needed and no one knew ahead of time the model was missing it. They worked it out, but listen to hear what was missing. We also discuss Nate spending his High School years in Hong Kong and part of it, he was living on his own. We talk about the difficulties and rewards of doing something totally different in a very regul...

What happens when your car prep guy parks a car at the shoreline on a beach and leaves it there? Nothing good, and Chrissy can tell you all about what happened. She can also tell you about the Apple ‘Think Different’ and iMac campaigns, because she worked on them! We also discuss how she turned down a job at one of the biggest ad agencies in the country, but somehow still ended up working there a...

Who has worked with the cast of The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Grey’s Anatomy, Amy Schumer, Stephen Colbert, and every other entertainer you can think of? Michele Romero, that’s who! In this episode we discuss being backstage at a Kiss concert and seeing an older woman bring Gene Simmons baked good. Can you guess who it was? We talk about working on covers with everyone of the cast members mentio...

Muzam and I discuss, a certain Keeping up with the Kardashians star asking if she can take her clothes off, Martha Stewart planning here own funeral and letting everyone in on a secret they didn’t know about, first job as an intern at Glamour magazine was working on a cover shoot of Beyonce, He also shares a good story about working with John Legend before anyone knew who John Legend was. We also...

Do you know Morris the Cat? Lisa does, and she know if he actually eats 9Lives cat food. Listen to find out the answer. Lisa and I also discuss what it takes to shoot on remote islands with a large crew, how a model getting a breast enhancement before a shoot and not telling anyone can cause havoc, how she was able to produce a shoot with a guy covered in bees, her approach to portfolio reviews an...

Are you ready for some great stories? Well Wylie has them! We talk about shooting in Spain and recreating the running of the bulls for a campaign, her first ever shoot which was with Faye Dunaway, who the nicest celebrity she ever met was, why she had to call a photographer’s agent and have them calm the photographer down, what it was like going to the Olympics in Australia and so much more! This...

I’m welcoming back Frank Maddocks on this episode to discuss the Deftones current albums ‘Ohms’ and how he, and they, came up with the album cover. We also discuss the Deftones brand of beer, NFTs, Frank’s sticker packs he trades and sales, his inclusion in ‘The Future Happens’ exhibit as well as a phone call he received from Madonna! So check this one out and let me know what you think. Be sure t...

Have you seen the Tom Brady Hulu Ad, or the Baker Mayfield, Saquon Barkley deep fake Hulu ad, or the Taco Bell moon campaign? If you have, then you know some of Guto Araki’s work. Guto and I talk about all of these campaigns as well as how he started his own company at 19 and then was bought out and started working at an agency. We talk about him living in South Africa for a year at 15, going t Ro...

What do you do when the model misses her flight, doesn’t tell you until the morning of and doesn’t show up for the shoot? Carmen can tell you what she did. She can also tell you how to handle a stylist and assistant that get drunk the night after day 1 and sleep through their alarms and show up severely hung over! So, on top of those amazing stories, we also discuss how her dad had a big influence...

Did you know that Facebook has Creative Directors, and at least one amazing Creative Director. If you didn’t know that, or even if you did, you should listen to this episode. Toby and I discuss the time she worked on the floor of the NY Stock Exchange, how she is partly responsible for the inclusion of plus/curvy models in a lot of what you see today. We also talk about a shoot she did with WestWo...

Want to know what it’s like to work with Bad Bunny and Snoop Dogg and Zoe Saldana, Forest can tell you. He can also tell you about working with Rick Ross and having deep conversations with celebrity athletes. Forest tells us about the time he drove from Colorado to Atlanta, just for a job interview. Listen to find out if it was worth the drive. He also tells us a story he has never told before. We...

You want to know what a Diva, Hand Models can be? Listen to this episode with New York Times editor, Kim Gougenheim. Kim and I discuss, hand models, shooting on the set of Sesame Street, meeting and working with Elmo. We find out what Elmo can’t do, or is allowed to hold, we discuss her time at Rolling Stone magazine, working at O magazine and her first time meeting Oprah, which also included meet...

Ryan talks about a dinner he had in London where a couple of famous artists, asked him to go out and party with them and then asked him to attend one of their showings. Find out who they were and what Ryan said to their invitations. We also discuss working at smaller agencies versus larger ones, the relationship between the art producer and the creative director, why he had to build a huge hamburg...

This is one of my most interesting episode, so definitely check this one out! Krystle and I talk about the time she played HORSE with Kobe Bryant and it wasn’t easy, for him! We discuss working on shoots with Kobe, LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo, including which one always has to have tropical Skittles. We also discuss the past life regression therapy she does for people and she shares some st...

Tim tells us about what it was like to work at McCann Advertising as his first job, how things go down in meetings where the agency is presenting Photographers and Directors to their clients. We also discuss the time he worked with Cindy Crawford, a voiceover he did with Gary Sinise and how nice he was, the MasterCard shoot he did for the World Cup that took him all over the world, why he moved so...

In this episode Nathan and I catch up on how his career has exploded since he moved to London and lockdown has ended. We discuss how he has been getting jobs, the benefits of constructive criticism, his shoots for Mimi London, and other companies, what it was like when each of us shot covers, that we were told not use in our portfolios. We also talk a little bit about the stories we have heard abo...