Where Are All My Friends | Discovering Creative Careers with Inspiring Entrepreneurs

Erik Rojas is a director, creative, and excellent friend. He has directed music videos for artists such as Jessie J, Dillon Francis, Rich Brian, Maisie Peters, Good Charlotte, Chase Atlantic, and so many more. In this week’s podcast we tell Erik’s story starting from his college days then going to a52/Rock Paper Scissors where he got to work with director Albert Hughes (The Book of Eli, Menace II...

Chad Tepper is an artist with one of the craziest stories I've ever heard. He joins the podcast this week to share it all. He's lived a TON of life including going pro skateboarding, growing a huge following on YouTube, having a show on MTV, and now signing to Epitaph. If you like this one, share it with a friend! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:41 - Florida Boy 6:10 - Getting Married at 18, Random Job...

Niko Ivanov is an artist manager who works with Chad Tepper and GADDO. In addition he owns a media agency called NOX. He has a great outlook on the music industry and following your true passions in life. In this episode he shares how he got his start in music management and the tips and tricks he's learned along the way to become successful at it. Timestamps: 2:09 - When He Discovered a Career in...

Brandon Holman is an avid mental health and wellness advocate. He spent the last 10 years at the intersection of tech and music, working for companies including Snapchat, TikTok and AWAL. Now he's spending a lot more time focusing on his passion for supporting creatives by teaching them to reset and be their highest and best selves. In this episode we talk all about it. Chapters: 00:44 - Who Brand...

MILES joins the podcast this week to share his come up story and talk about his brand new EP 'Never Have I Ever'. Do people read podcast descriptions? If you do - hello, thanks for caring.  And if you like this episode - do us both a massive favor and share it with a friend!  Chapters: 1:12 - When It All Started 5:14 - Rapping & How He Got His First Session 9:30 - Going Viral in High...

Travie McCoy is an artist, singer, songwriter, and co-founder of Gym Class Heroes . Most importantly, he's one of my biggest influences in finding and falling in love with the golden era of Fueled by Ramen bands and the Vans Warped Tour. I have so much respect for this dude, it's crazy! This was a truly special episode where we got to talk about the very beginning of his career, starting Gym Class...

Sam Morrison is the founder of Early Rising and a writer / editor at Lyrical Lemonade . In this episode we talk about a single DM changing his life and the trajectory of his career, having integrity and values over chasing current trends, how to perfectly pitch your music, and so much more! I truly loved this one. If you do as well, do us a huge favor and share it with a friend! 1:23 -Who is Sam?...

Jack Griffo is an actor and musician. He joins this week to share his story of an early age come up in acting and starring in the Nickelodeon show The Thundermans, then leaning more into his love of music which ultimately led him to start his new band, kid baron. What stands out to me the most about Jack is how real he keeps everything and his incredible perspective matched with a level headed vie...

Neal Donnelly is the Brand Marketing Manager for Young & Reckless . He's also a brilliant, well-spoken, hilarious human. In this episode we talk about how to live a genuinely meaningful life and how to find your calling, even if it takes some trial and error. We talk about when it's time to quit one thing and move onto another, and we talk about his genuine love for culture and creating. And i...

Toni Cowan-Brown is one of those people who is good at everything. She has a unique expertise in tech, politics, internet culture & motorsport. This week she joins the podcast to share how she built her own brand as a creator in the F1 space and talks about leaning into the activities and interests you love and how that can open so many doors for your career. All around a rad inspiring episode...

44Blonde comes on the podcast this week to share the story of how he got signed, moved to LA and found his sound with the help of some rad friends like Lil Aaron and many others.  If you like this one, spread the word and share it with a friend! 44Blonde: @its44blonde Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw Produced & Edited by - Deanna Elise: @deannaelxse Website: https://www.whereareallmyfriends.com...

Jack Cook is a Filmmaker based out of Los Angeles. For almost a year now he's been making daily TikTok vlogs which have gotten him a ton of attention and opened several new doors and brought incredible opportunities to him. He joins this week to share his story and shares all of the secrets he's learned along the way to grow a personal following and TikTok audience. If you like this one, do us a m...

Dee Kei is the host of the Mixing Music Podcast, the owner of In The Mix Studios, a father, a children's book author, and so much more! Basically, he's one of those people who's great at a ton of things that I respect a whole lot. I've been listening to Dee Kei's podcast and keeping up with his career for a little while now, so it was a genuine honor to be able to sit down and have him on the show...

In this episode I wanted to take a second to share some of the best advice and life lessons that I’ve learned from talking to over 150 brilliant guests on this podcast. These three points stand out to me as some of the most impactful and valuable lessons that I’ve taken away from doing this show. I hope they help you as well! If they do, please do me a favor and share this episode with someone els...

Fish is quite possibly the nicest human being I've met. He's also the host of Gone Fishkin on idobi radio and a rad DJ! He's normally the one interviewing all of the artists, so it was a rare fun chance to turn the tables and hear his story. Chapters: 1:58 - Intro 4:15 - Learning How to Treat People 11:37 - Building Confidence and Overcoming the Social Anxiety 15:26 - Finding His Lane 19:58 - Star...

Bruce Wiegner is a producer, songwriter, and artist. In this episode he tells his story including some wild highs and lows, and we share a very honest back and forth of lessons we've learned while chasing our dreams. If you like this one, and got value out of it, please do us a favor and share it with anyone else that would like it too! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Small World Moments 5:07 - Wa...

Danny Rakow is an Artist Development Specialist, Manager, and Platinum Songwriter. He manages Brakence and Peter McPoland , he’s written platinum and gold songs with Jeremy Zucker , and now has a joint venture record label with Republic Records. What stands out to me most about him is his ability to find and develop talent so early, and his genuine passion for the craft. It’s rare to meet a manage...

Max Funk is one of those people who's great at a lot of things. He's a designer, event creator, and the co-founder of Craftwerk Berlin, an incredible community garage for motorcycles.  In this episode we talk about the universal language of creativity, what it takes to teach yourself new skills, and how to elevate your attention to detail.  Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Who is Max Funk 2...

Chase Bell is an artist and songwriter who has written with some incredible artists, and is now focusing on his own artist project. In this episode we specifically discuss the differences between being an artist, performer, and songwriter and how he finds unique fulfillment in all of them in their own respects. If you like this episode, share this with a friend! Timestamps: 4:07 - Who is Chase Bel...

This short episode features three of my favorite clips from a few recent Where Are All My Friends episodes featuring Loren Wells (Music Lawyer), Caterina Nasr (A&R at Elektra & Fueled By Ramen), and Mike Koziel (Director of Photography). Let me know what you think of the format and if you want more episodes like this! Loren Wells: @lorenswells Caterina Nasr: @cat3rina Mike Koziel: @mkoziel...

Sydney Hamm is an actress, model, and host. We met while hosting Porsche Unseen together at Porsche SXSW and became instant friends! She’s got a certain energy and passion to her that translates into everything she does which I truly love. In this episode she shares her come up story and an inside look into just how much work it takes to become a successful actress! Timestamps: 1:00 - Who is Sydne...

Bisi Ezerioha is somewhere between a mad scientist, engineering wizard, and mechanical genius. He's built an incredible name for himself by creating some of the most iconic car builds of the decade and by being an overall incredible human. He's built a huge online community by consistently live streaming and answering community questions, and has built a rather successful business out of that as w...

DYSN is an artist that I've followed for several years now and we finally got to do a podcast together! He shares his story of humble beginnings growing up in Texas and learning how to record in a home studio, all the way to the point of making it out to LA, connecting with some exceptional friends, and being pushed to pursue is own artist career. If you like this episode, please do me a massive f...

Chris Ruediger is the founder of The 615 house, and is an artist / songwriter. Typically I've found people to be great at making music, or to be great at business - but the combination of the two is a little more rare. Chris joins the podcast this week to tell his story and share exactly what he did to become exceptional at both. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - Who is Chris Ruediger 5:00 - Moving to...

Part 2 of the Cody Carson ( Set It Off ) podcast is here! In this episode we talk about the growth and evolution of Set It Off, Cody's personal milestones and memories, and the most important lessons he's learned along the way. Him and I celebrated episode 100 of the podcast by talking about our early days and how both of our careers got started together. We got so deep in the stories that we didn...