Brayden Figueroa & Kostas Garcia

THE 505 PODCAST

Business EN ↓ 211 episodes

This is a podcast for creatives, entrepreneurs, and anyone trying to live outside of society's normal boundaries. We are here to share our experiences, answer questions, and feature impactful guests with incredible insights. We also share our stories and make each other laugh.

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Brayden Figueroa & Kostas Garcia

Category

Business

Podcast website

the505podcast.beehiiv.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

136. He Gambled $3.5 Million on The Creator Economy, here's what happened 03.12.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Landon Bytheway. In this episode we talk to Landon about his recent acquisition of Full-Time Filmmaker, going from freelancing to taking over a company, and how his whole business is structured. Check out Landon ...

135. From Moms Basement to MILLIONS of Views: The Story of Brady Bessette 26.11.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Brady Bessette. In this episode we dive deep into Brady's YouTube journey, how he's balanced YouTube and his cinematography career, and what he feels makes an incredible DP. Brady is a Cinematographer and lightin...

134. How Mark Bone is Taking CBUM’s 6th Mr. Olympia Win to Netflix 19.11.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome the Documentary Filmmaker Savant Mark Bone. Mark just finished filming Chris Bumstead capture his 6th Mr. Olympia title, for their new documentary "The Standard." In this episode, we talk to Mark about what makes...

133. From Fired to Filmmaker: How a Setback Turned into a Dream Career w/ Jonny Roams 14.11.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome travel filmmaker and photographer Jonny Roams. We talk to Jonny about being let go from his job in the medical field, to then becoming a full time travel filmmaker and photographer. Jonny touches on how he's deal...

132. Why Most Creators FAIL at Monetizing Their Brand & How You’re Sabotaging Your Success w/ Tom Noske 05.11.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Tom Noske to the show. Tom is a content creator and endurance athlete from Melbourne, Australia. Over the last few years has built his personal brand to around teaching other creatives how to monetize their follo...

131. 19 Years at Google: Her Winning Strategy for Brands to Dominate YouTube 29.10.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Emma Jennings to the show. Emma helps our biggest advertisers tell great stories on YouTube. She is part strategist, part creative director - with a little bit of a producer hat thrown on for good measure. She he...

130. Becoming Full-Time Creatives: Our Journey & Biggest Lessons Learned 22.10.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we're reminiscing on our journeys of how we became full time creatives. We shared our stories in episode one, but so much has changed since that episode three years ago. Let us know in the comments where you're at in your c...

129. Through Her Lens: Meet The Woman Capturing 49ers History (Sarina Soriano) 16.10.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Sarina Soriano to the show! Sarina was born and raised in San Jose, California and has always been passionate and involved in sports. Her tenacity led her to become the first female Senior Producer for the San Fr...

128. We Reviewed Your Videos And Gave Our Honest Opinions (Work Review #3) 09.10.2024

What's up Rock Nation, we're back with our third work review. Thanks to all the rocks who sent in videos for us to review. Keep crushing the content! Enter for a chance to win $100k from Artlist! The Creator Pricing Guide - The No BS Guide to Pricing Y...

127. How YouTubers Are Robbing Big Brands Blind in 2024 30.09.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we're breaking down how creators like Ryan Trahan, Mr. Beast, Mark Rober, Christian Guzman, Nick Bare, Logan Paul, Jake Paul, and Emma Chamberlain are all disrupting industries with their creator lead businesses. How are th...

126. The Blueprint Any Creative Can Follow to Build a 7-figure Business - Daniel Priestley 25.09.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Daniel Priestley. Daniel is an award-winning serial entrepreneur who has built and sold several successful businesses and written 5 books on starting and scaling businesses. If you're looking to level up your cre...

125. Balancing Content Creation with a 9-5: When to Quit w/ JHAWK 17.09.2024

We got JHAWK, Johnny Hochstetler back on for round 2! This was a fun episode as the boys were fresh off the Sony Kando Trip. JHAWK and Bfig both recently left their full-time jobs and discuss the pros/cons of working a 9-5. This episode is very insight...

124. How to Land Your DREAM CLIENT and GET PAID What You're Worth 10.09.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we're talking about positioning. Today we cover why positioning is so important, what people get wrong when it comes to positioning, and how you can separate yourself from the competition through becoming a specialist. We k...

123. The Truth About Why I Left My Dream Job with the Los Angeles Lakers 05.09.2024

The day has finally come, Brayden has officially quit the Lakers. Today, he goes into what his tenure filming for the Lakers was like, and why he ultimately decided to leave his dream job. We want to help you take your creative business to the next lev...

122. MTVJesse Unfiltered: Leaving NELK to Build His New Brand (Sunday) 27.08.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome the legendary MTVJesse. Jesse is well-known for his time with NELK and building the empire of FULL SEND merch. After seven years of partying and pranking people for a living, Jesse decided to walk away from the c...

121. 10 Tips for Shooting Better Concert Photos from a Touring Photographer 21.08.2024

What's up Rock Nation! Today we're talking all things concerts. Kostas has been shooting concerts for the past three years, and today's he's sharing with you his top 10 tips to for better concert photos! Take your Concert Photography to the NEXT LEVEL:...

120. Nadeshot’s Journey to Building 100 Thieves into an eSports Empire 13.08.2024

What's up Rock Nation! Today we welcome an absolute gaming GOAT, Nadeshot! Nadeshot went from pro gamer, to building one of the largest esports brands in the world with 100 Thieves. In this episode, we talk about everything from going from what the ear...

119. How We Shot a Commercial for Mercedes-Benz 07.08.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we have a good ole fashion rock talk. Kostas and Brayden shot a brand deal for Mercedes, Chase made some LUTS, Brayden's going to a Idaho for a family ruinion, and Kostas is back on the road with Loud Luxury. Cop Chase's To...

118. Cracking Instagram's Algorithm in 2024 w/ Kane Kallaway 30.07.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Kane Kallaway. Kane is a short form content master, and has documented his journey of going full time as a creator for a full year through his weekly newsletter, Blueprint. Kane is one of the most analytical gues...

117. Crafting a Winning Director's Treatment (In-Depth Analysis & Breakdown) 23.07.2024

What's going on Rock Nation, today we welcome Duncan Heger! Duncan is a commercial and documentary filmmaker with a focus on storytelling that connects with today’s audiences. From working with Will Ferrell, to creating impactful content for brands lik...

116. How Posting Instagram Reels led to Photo Campaigns for Converse & Vogue 16.07.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Josh Aikan to the show! Josh is a fashion and portrait photographer, who's love of shooting film started from a young age. Josh originally moved out to LA for acting, but once the pandemic hit, he decided to comp...

115. The ONE Thing that Took Our Creative Work to the NEXT LEVEL (Q&A) 08.07.2024

What's up Rock Nation! You asked, we answered. Please enjoy our 3rd Q&A! Collab with Artlist and get 2 extra months for free here: https://artlist.io/artlist-70446?artlist_aid=the505podcast_2970&utm_source=affiliate_p&utm_medium=the505podcast_2970&utm_...

114. Build a Personal Brand that Dominates your Niche w/ Chris Do 27.06.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome the master of personal branding, Chris Do. Chris is someone we've been following for a very long time, and have learned so much from. Whether it's how to hone in on your superpower and master your personal brand,...

113. We Reviewed your Creative Work 20.06.2024

What's up Rock Nation! Thank you to everyone that submitted their work. We tried to review as many photos and videos as we could. We hope the feedback helps, and let us know if you'd like for this to be a series we do regularly! Collab with Artlist and...

112. An Inside Look at Danny Gevirtz Award Winning Feature Film (Scene Breakdown) 13.06.2024

What's up Rock Nation, today we welcome Danny Gevirtz. Danny is a Filmmaker, Director, DP, and YouTuber, and just released his first feature film "I Think I'm Sick". We had the opportunity to see the film and sit down with Danny and talk through the en...

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