The Commtastic Podcast

Student host Audrey Norton sits down with Vanguard University Alumnus Daniel Avila ('18) who is the Communications and Engagement Director at The Garden Church in Huntington Beach, CA. As an intercultural and interpersonal communication major, one of his favorite classes was Gender Communication with Dr. Derrick Rosenior. Still to this day, he refers back to the lessons he learned in that cour...

Student Host Audrey Norton discovers how tech and emerging media major and sophomore Tiffany Pope balances her studies, playing for Women's Softball , serving on the athletic leadership team at Vanguard University , and interning with Rogue Creatives . Listen as she shares how God's strength, along with waking up early, being disciplined, managing her time wisely, making sacrifices, and ta...

Student host Audrey Norton gets the scoop on how Vanguard University alumna and founder of Revolver PR , Amanda Samaan ('10), got her start into Sports Public Relations. Amanda has an impressive background working with high profile clientele such as MLB “super-agent” Scott Boras and singer Carrie Underwood while earning multiple awards including the PR Net Next Gen Awards 2024 Sports and Enter...

Student Host Audrey Norton learns how passion and creativity motivates Vanguard University senior Brooklyn Motske to balance a very busy life as a tech and emerging media communication major, golf captain for the VU Lions Women's Golf team , and sports information officer at her alma mater Pacifica Christian High School . Listen as she shares how her classes like Social Media and Digital Advoc...

Student Host Audrey Norton gets the scoop on how Vanguard University Alumna Serena Prince ('23) started her own social media agency, Sharai Prince Media , before graduating last year. She says it was God's perfect timing and providence of taking a social media course, being a surfing ambassador and influencer for SISSTRevolution and working as a local barista in Long Beach, CA that sparked...

Student Host Audrey Norton chats with Matt Barnes, founder and CEO of Rogue Creatives , Rogue Collective , and Rogue Aviation . Matt shares about the importance of helping organizations tell their story and connecting personal experiences to build good branding. He also shares how he pursued different interests and passions to figure out his colored career path, which led him to founding a creativ...

Student Host Audrey Norton engages with Vanguard University Alumnus Sam Huff ('23) about how he was able to build his content creation portfolio during college, which ultimately led to multiple freelance photography and videography opportunities with local high school basketball teams like Sierra Canyon featuring Bronny James, to NFL players like Christian McCaffrey, to The League featuring Ju...

Student Host Audrey Norton gains inspiration from VU Alumna Brenda Springer ('99), founder and CEO of Reveille , a marketing and public relations agency based in Orange County. Brenda's global ventures into public relations and marketing began in Skid Row where she helped to raise awareness about homelessness and later, to launching product collections in New York, Paris, London and beyond...

Student Host Audrey Norton sits down with Vanguard University senior Esmeralda Jarquin who is set to graduate in May 2024. Her story begins during COVID when she first began her freshmen year as a pre-nursing major. Coincidently, it was during her sophomore year when she found herself in student leadership and met some influential seniors who were all communication majors. As a first generation co...

Student Host Audrey Norton caught up with Vanguard University Alumnus Phoenix McGee ('22) who graduated with a communication degree in tech and emerging media. While at VU, he created social media content for NFL athletes and Nike football trainers, once met the late Kobe Bryant who inspired him to pursue photography and videography, and was the social media editor for VU Athletics. Today, he...