Camera Ready & Abel

The Showrunner in television literally runs the show, like a hands-on CEO: In charge of vision, creative (often the head writer), leading (and inspiring) a crew of hundreds, managing multiple agendas from the network to the legal department, marketing and advertisers while putting out daily fires and tapping into the personal magic that earned them the role in the first place.  Sharing all his wis...

Strange but true: It's hard to slow down. My guest for this episode, Spiritual Life Coach and Marketing Mentor, Candis Hickman, changed my life forever when she taught me To Become Known You Must First Become Known to Yourself (episode #3) and now she's back gently walking me through the transformational wisdom of learning how to slow down. To put it simply, slowing down is the opposite of rushing...

According to the Cambridge English Dictionary Accountability in a person means someone who is completely responsible for what they do. If accountability was easy we wouldn't need people like my guest for this episode, productivity and accountability coach Carol Clegg. Carol explains that accountability is really a combination of mindset and the right tools and systems that work for you in alignmen...

Authenticity, as is often mentioned on the podcast, means to be real, actual, true to one's own personality, spirit or character. It can be hard enough day to day. Translating this on-camera is next level. Joining me on this episode of Camera Ready & Abel to discuss how to be your awesome self on-camera is Hena Doba who is an anchor for Cheddar News and the host of Cheddar News Wrap, Trending and...

The word authenticity gets thrown around a lot to the point that its meaning gets diluted, so producer, composer, mentor and guest for this episode of Camera, Ready & Abel, Barb Morrison couples it with credible to combine true to one's own personality with worthy of trust. In other words, don't just tell me you're authentic, show me. Barb lives it every day. Barb says authenticity is a feeling, m...

A lot of creating, especially writing - whether it be music, prose, poetry or nonfiction - is a solo pursuit and often happens in isolation which is why this conversation about Collaboration is so inspiring to me. My guests for this episode, composer and author Karen LeFrak and creative facilitator and strategist, Cathleen Murphy, explain how they came together to collaborate and what they did to...

If you are like me, there is a certain amount of stress you find energizing but it can be a fine line between productive and overwhelmed. Stress is the body's response to physical, mental, or emotional pressure and causes chemical changes in the body that left unmanaged can wreak havoc on your mind and body. Here to discuss how to manage stress is Sarah Vallely, lead instructor/coach and founder o...

Feeling a little stuck? Need to change your energy? My guest for this episode, actor-writer-sought after public speaker-instagram slayer, Franchesca Ramsey, delivers a Master Class in how to regenerzie, refocus, get back in alignment to bring back the joy and make your goals happen.  Franchesca currently has shows in development at Paramount+ and Amazon. But she didn't start there and she generous...

Bookmark this episode of Camera Ready & Abel! You will want to come back to it over and over again. Joining me to discuss RESULTS is America’s only Chief Results Officer® Blaine Oelkers who generously shares not just what you need to do to achieve results but also science-backed strategies and tips on how to achieve them: Unlock what's between you and your goals by truly knowing and embracing what...

A goal map is a roadmap for your career or your life that clearly lays out your goals and objectives, and per my guest for this episode, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Fuel to Fire, Midori Verity, goal mapping is a methodology that helps you stay focused in order to accelerate your success and can be applied to everything from building your business to creating the life you want. Because as Midori...

There are so many sub-titles and themes for this episode of Camera Ready & Abel with Transformational Breathing Facilitator, Kathleen Donnelly Israel: You are never too old to learn, grow and heal Healing has no timeline - it doesn't care how old you are You will never be younger than you are today, so do it now Hold on to your dreams and goals - even if it feels like they are far out of reach You...

If you're not where you want to be, give yourself space to sit still and listen to this episode of Camera Ready & Abel with Cynthia Garrett. Cynthia shares with her signature grace, warmth and humor her very human story of struggle to surrender to belief to breakthrough. You'll smile, laugh, nod your head in recognition and open your eyes wide in amazement as Cynthia inspires you to disrupt the pa...

Do you feel like you are the world's best-kept secret? Are you stumped on how to stand out from the crowd in your space? My dear friend Vinnie Potestivo - multimedia advisor, celebrity brand executive and host of the podcast, I Have a Podcast, returns to Camera Ready & Abel to generously share how to get discovered which Vinnie explains is simply exposure X action. What action do you want someone...

Publicity has changed dramatically in my lifetime. Heck, it's changed a lot in the past few years. But The Power of Publicity remains something every business owner, subject expert and performer needs to harness. My guest for this episode, Brielle Cotterman, is a Publicity Expert and Celebrity-Maker, who distills the Power of Publicity down to one phrase we discuss here a lot on the podcast: Liste...

It fills my heart to discuss Storytelling Through a Lens with my long-time friend, six-time Emmy-nominated writer-director and multimedia journalist, Michael Nigro, on this episode of Camera Ready & Abel. Michael brings heart, humanity and a powerful, fresh perspective to everything he does from photography to film to video to print. You have seen Michael's photojournalism, unforgettable images of...

This is a special episode of the podcast because while I'm away enjoying a holiday with my family I am sharing my episode as a guest on Nicole Tremaglio’s podcast, Nicstalgia, where I had a blast going deep discussing what I love to talk about pop culture, change, and personal growth.  If you're new to the podcast Nicole was a guest on Camera Ready & Abel and discussed the important difference bet...

It’s time to deliver an impactful lesson on branding that will change how you think of the subject forever. Here to deliver the message on Camera Ready & Abel is DP Knudten, Chief Collaborator at his business, Collaborator Creative. DP is the author of the must read, NONFICTION BRAND—Discover, craft and communicate the ‘completely true / completely you’ brand you already are . His fresh take on br...

I strive to deliver positive, actionable takeaways at Camera Ready & Abel but this is an especially inspiring episode! It's not easy to stay the course in pursuit of your dreams. There's a constant din of outside noise, opinions, societal pressure and your own gremlins. Katie Linendoll shares generously how learning to keep the blinders on took her from production assistant at ESPN to Emmy Award-w...

We can give approval, we can receive approval and very often we put too much time and energy into seeking approval. As a recovering people pleaser, I know this well.   My guest for this episode of Camera Ready & Abel, entertainment journalist, producer, and entrepreneur Chris Witherspoon, gets raw and vulnerable sharing how his quest for approval stalled him from getting to his next level of great...

You don't know how little you know about Intellectual Property (IP) until you interview an attorney specializing in IP on your podcast. I don't think I've ever taken so many notes during a recording of Camera Ready & Abel before. For the uninitiated, Intellectual Property is defined by the World Intellectual Property Organization as: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic...

Grab your journal. This episode of Camera Ready & Abel is full of nuggets you're going to want to remember. My nourishing conversation with life, business and career coach, Brian Patacca, begins with marketing and ends with dignity and respect. Along the way, Brian reframes the entire concept of marketing around generosity and purpose: Marketing is going public with your gifts and being seen for y...

One of the best parts of having a podcast is being able to explore interesting ideas with interesting people. It was my pleasure to be a guest on the Nicstalgia podcast with host Nicole Tremaglio and something Nicole mentioned in that conversation about the difference between building community versus building audience sparked me into needing to learn more.  Nicole is a branding consultant, pop cu...

Giving and receiving feedback is essential to camera readiness and a hallmark of leadership. But it strikes fear into the hearts of so many of us. I said feedback but you heard criticism, shame, what you did wrong. Here to reclaim FEEDBACK from its negative reputation is returning podcast champion, Alan Ibbotson, who gave us a masterclass on resilience in episode 6 which I highly recommend you (re...

I talk about tapping into your superpowers all the time to grow your business and make an impact on the world. Cathy Pedrayes tapped into her innate ability as a well-prepared, analytical thinker to make complicated information around cybersecurity super simple and digestible, combined it with her natural warmth and relatability, posted a video to TikTok about what she carries in her first aid kit...

To build means to make, by putting together parts and materials. It's a powerful, positive, active verb. This episode of Camera Ready & Abel is a master class in How to Build with brand strategist, change agent, marketing maverick and investor, Lauren Maillian. Lauren shared so much valuable information I'm going straight to the Key takeaways: Learn how to thrive in uncertainty Failure is always a...