Making Elephants Fly | Conversations with High Octane Leaders, Dreamers, & Creatives

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with animation legend Butch Hartman LIVE from the Mini Thing LA 2019. Even if you have not heard the name but you've probably seen his work on Nickelodeon, Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Family Guy. Butch Hartman creator of The Fairly Oddparents and has been a powerhouse in the world of cartoons for over twenty years. He worked on iconic Cartoon Net...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Jeff Barnes. Jeff is the best-selling author of  The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth  and  Beyond the Wisdom of Walt: Life Lessons from the Most Magical Place on Earth . Known as Dr. Disneyland, he teaches the only accredited college course on the History of Disneyland. He is an international Disney m...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Nick Nanton. Not only is Nick making a big impact with his personal brand he spends most of his time amplifying other's stories. From the slums of Port Au Prince Haiti with special forces raiding a sex trafficking ring and freeing children to the Virgin Galactic Space Port in Mojave with Sir Richard Branson, 11-Time Emmy Award Winning D...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Jason Kotecki for his second visit to the show. Jason is a professional reminder-er and permission granter who moonlights as an artist, author and speaker. Jason and his wife Kim founded the Cure Adultitis Institute and created Escape Adulthood, a company and lifestyle brand that helps people and organizations break free from the vile c...

On this episode of "Making Elephants Fly," Terry sits down with Katrina Stone. Katrina a native of Colorado is now right in the middle of Hollywood. She's a singer, producer, songwriter, and a successful entrepreneur. Every day from her studio and music venue in Burbank, CA Maeweather Music she's working on creating the soundtrack to our lives. Unlike most musicians that commit to moving to Hollyw...

On this episode of "Making Elephants Fly," Terry sits down with Mike Brennan. Mike is a New Jersey-based designer and illustrator. His artistic journey began as a boy in New York, where he would construct heartwarming greeting cards which lit up the faces of his family and friends. From an early age, he understood the importance of serving others through his art and bringing them value, an ethos s...

On this episode of "Making Elephants Fly," Terry sits down with Steve Anderson, author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling book, "The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon." Steve is a trusted authority on Risk, Technology, Productivity, and Innovation and has over thirty-five years of experience in the insurance industry. He holds a master's degree in Ins...

On this episode of "Making Elephants Fly," Terry sits down with Andy Andrews, the author of the New York Times bestseller "The Traveler's Gift." Andy is back for the second time to talk about his latest book, "The Bottom of the Pool: Thinking Beyond Your Boundaries to Achieve Extraordinary Results". His books have been translated into nearly 35 languages. Hailed by the New York Times as "someone w...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down for a conversation with himself. Yes, you read that right. No guest or interview on this episode. Be careful because you're going to be hearing Terry's inner dialogue. On this episode, Terry wrestles with this idea:  Shipping Hope. We used the springboard of the quote from Tom Hanks as he was portraying Walt Disney in the movie, Saving Mr. B...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Brian Dixon. Terry sit's down to talk with Brian about his new book, Start With Your People. Brian Dixon is a podcaster, conference speaker, and business coach. He believes that each of us were made for a purpose. You will discover that purpose by clarifying your calling, discovering your audience, and creating your products, which will...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry stands up with Shane Quick LIVE from the stage of The Thing Orlando 2019. Shane is the Managing Partner at  Premier Productions and someone who's not afraid to make waves and break things. The music industry is all about labels, but you can't put one on Shane Quick. He wears many hats– He's an artist manager, a promoter, a creative, a disrupter, and a...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Sarah Centrella. This time not alone and for the first time with a guest host, the one and only Leslie Weaver. Sarah is a Best-Selling Author, Master Coach, and vision board, expert. As a master life coach, she's worked with professional athletes in the NBA and NFL, WAGS and thousands of people from around the world, helping them manife...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Johnathan Lee Iverson. Terry and Johnathan talk about his journey from the circus to the stage and his new journey launching a speaking career with a TED talk at Harvard. At a young age Johnathan understood the power of stages as a member of The Boys Choir of Harlem. Performing before world leaders and dignitaries, including United Stat...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Craig Gross. Craig is a serial creator and entrepreneur. He started started speaking across the country in 1998 with his best friend, Jake. They called it "Craig and Jake LIVE." and it eight years they spoke in front of a half million people. Since then he's been speaking everywhere from churches, conferences, workshops, and many other...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Liz Wilcox. Author of Tales From the Black Tank, Liz Wilcox is an Army wife turned RV entrepreneur. When she's not out exploring the US with her family, you can find her telling jokes and swapping campfire stories. She is a firm believer in the power of the campfire. At the end of 2017, she gave up personal space in return for personal...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Roberto Candelaria. We learn how to POSITION our brand so that other companies will want to PARTNER with our PLATFORMS and get us on the path to PROFIT. Brands have BILLIONS of dollars they want to invest in SPONSORING your brand and on this episode, we unlock the secret to how to get a piece of that for the work we do. Roberto C. Cande...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Adam Kirk Smith. We learn the path to move from FEAR to COURAGE. We talk about the P word... and how PASSION really does matter. Together we discover Adam's Bravery process and how to move past fear and step into the life we've been made for. Adam is an entrepreneur, life coach, consultant, and motivational speaker. His popular blog, ht...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Micahel Hudson. There are days when he's in the boardroom helping financial services executives and the next he's in the weeds with an entrepreneur helping them get their message heard. Michael was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug at an early age—starting his first business when he was just seven years old. He went on to start a disc j...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry recorded a special episode for all the speakers, sponsors, and attendees on the way to The Thing 2019 in Orlando, Florida. As you're on the way this episode will help you prepare for The Thing and how to get the most out of the event. f you're not coming this year you better get your tickets for a Thing event ASAP or if you listen soon enough get on t...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Aurora Gregory, David Dollar, and Chad Pennycuff. We talk about there experiences as Attendees of The thing and what they got out of the event. We answer the questions you submitted on my page about what the attendee experience is at the thing. Aurora Gregory helps entrepreneurs use marketing to build their business focusing on the bank...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Paul Klein. In 2009 at the peak of the recession as layoffs and the economy were tanking with a family to support and hefty mortgage to go along with it I Paul chose to leave a safe and secure successful 18-year career. Fast forward 9 years and he's started 3 successful businesses generating well over 6 figure incomes with no debt which...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Rob Lott. Rob is a Disney Cast Member, actor, Speaker, Host of the Leading Creative Podcast, an avid reader, and one of the key leaders in Orlando's creative and theater community. Rob has been a professional performer and director for almost twenty years. He and his teams have created intimate atmosphere shows as well as spectacle stag...

On this BONUS episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with former Disney Imagineer McNair Wilson. I wanted to share with you immediately the conversation we had about Creativity, Frankenstein, Writing, and Wrestling Bears on Facebook LIVE earlier today so you could listen to the audio version. Doing creative work isn't easy and often those wanting the results from us are the ones standing...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Mike Kim. He is a marketing consultant, communications strategist, copywriter, and all around fine human being. Mike ditched his comfy C-suite marketing job in pursuit of career freedom. He now hosts the #1 ranked podcast on personal branding in iTunes, The Mike Kim Show, and helps brands clarify their message. Mike has crafted the mess...

On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Rachel Pedersen the Queen of Social Media, award-winning, international viral sensation, top social media strategist & strategist. Featured on TODAY Show, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, Glamour, The Daily Mail. She is the Social Media powerhouse who has won awards and has gone viral globally for her social media work. Her clientele is c...