George Mihaly: Recent Episodes
George Mihaly
Conversations about technology, filmmaking, photography, martial arts, fitness, education, and entrepreneurship.
George Mihaly has produced livestreams and live video commercially since 2012. George has produced livestreams for companies including Google, the NFL, TEDx, and USA Climbing. Recently, George has been hosting individual and small groups trainings about livestream video production. To watch this presentation in video format go to https://www.youtube.com/georgemihaly or https://georgemihaly.com/. If you like the show, please give it a five star review on iTunes and subscribe to the YouTube channel. Thank you and enjoy the presentation.
Follow George on Instagram at http://instagram.com/georgemihaly
Connect with George on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgemihaly/
Listen to Episode #14 with George on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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Listen to Episode #13 with Craig on Apple Podcasts
Colleen Kuhn is a Registered Dietitian and Health Coach. Colleen is an expert in Plant Based Nutrition and helps clients incorporate elements of a plant-based diet into a healthy lifestyle. To learn more about Colleen, go to her website https://www.nutritiontranslator.com or Instagram https://instagram.com/nutritiontranslator
Listen to Episode #12 with Colleen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a video production company specializing in commercial, documentary, event, and livestreaming video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/
Rich Crowder is a Commercial and Advertising Photographer with a degree in Fine Art Photography from the University of Arizona. Rich has been working as a profession photographer for over 16 years and has done commercial photography for Exxon Mobil, Adidas, Under Armour, General Electric, and Gore-Tex. To learn more about Rich, go to his website https://richcrowder.com or Instagram https://instagram.com/richcrowder
Listen to Episode #11 with Rich Crowder on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a video production company specializing in commercial, documentary, event, and livestreaming video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/
Niko Pal is Head Coach at Forge Parkour in Portland, Oregon and a practitioner of Holistic Biomechanics. Niko has been practicing and teaching Parkour since 2009 and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Health & Exercise Science. In the conversation Niko talks about the origins of parkour, body mapping, and holistic biomechanics.
Listen to Episode #10 with Niko Pal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a video production company specializing in commercial, documentary, event, and livestreaming video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/
Dr. Lee Poe is a Naturopathic Physician practicing in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Poe combines naturopathic primary care and narrative medicine in a single practice where he provides individualized care that aims to restore health, balance relationships, and prevent disease.
Listen to Episode #9 with Dr. Poe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast.
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Learn more about Dr. Poe’s Naturopathic Medicine Services at http://www.medicinalnarrative.com
This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a video production company specializing in commercial, documentary, event, and livestreaming video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/
Kate Crosman is a Yoga Teacher and Entrepreneur. Kate co-founded Yoga Roots Studio Manzanita in Manzanita, Oregon in 2014. Kate is a RYT-500 (Registered Yoga Teacher with 500 Hours of Training) and studied under her beloved guru Yogrishi Vishvketu in Rishikesh, India and was trained in the Akhanda (holistic) lineage.
Listen to Episode #8 with Kate Crosman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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Learn more about Kate’s Yoga Studio at http://www.yogarootsmanzanita.com
This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a video production company specializing in commercial, documentary, event, and livestreaming video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/
Doug Neill is a Sketchnote Teacher, Artist, and Entrepreneur. He has 49,000 Subscribers on his YouTube Channel, VerbalToVisual, and has created 6 successful e-courses that teach students across the globe the craft of visual note taking.
Listen to Episode #7 with Doug Neill on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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Learn more about Doug Neill at http://www.dougneill.com
See Doug Neill’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/verbaltovisual
This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a film production company specializing in commercial, documentary, education, and event video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/.
Michelle Jones is Founder, President, and Chief Academic Officer at Wayfinding Academy, a 2-year higher education program located in Portland, Oregon. Prior to starting Wayfinding Academy, Michelle spent 15 years teaching Leadership and Organizational Behavior courses in the traditional college system. Michelle also volunteers as Lead Organizer of TEDxMtHood and SuperThank.
Watch Michelle Jones’ recent TEDx Salem Talk HERE
Listen to Episode #6 with Michelle Jones on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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Please enjoy!
This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a film production company specializing in commercial, documentary, education, and event video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/.
Oliver Asis is a Civil Engineer for Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) and also an award-winning photographer.
As an engineer, Oliver specializes in Hydraulic Analysis and Design, Roadway Design, and Geographic Information Systems. Oliver’s award winning photography spans across remarkable landscape, architecture, and wedding imagery.
Oliver also actively volunteers with HOBY (Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation) where he mentors young people and teaches them the crafts of photography and cinematography.
Listen to Episode #5 with Oliver Asis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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Please enjoy!
This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a film production company specializing in commercial, documentary, education, and event video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/.
Jonathan Mead is an Entrepreneur & Fitness Coach. Jonathan’s work has been featured in Fast Company, Nerd Fitness, Gold Medal Bodies, and Art of Manliness.
Listen to Episode #004 with Jonathan Mead on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a video production company specializing in commercial, documentary, education, and event video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/.
Ray Tsang is a 3-Time Emmy Award Wining filmmaker who runs a film production agency called Only Today. Only Today has created work for Facebook, Lyft, ABC, Showtime, ESPN, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, T-Mobile, and Ikea.
Listen to Episode #3 with Ray Tsang on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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Enjoy!
This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a video production company specializing in commercial, documentary, education, and event video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/.
SELECTED LINKS FROM EPISODE
- Connect with Ray Tsang on Instagram
- Connect with Ray Tsang on Facebook
- Community Voices from Facebook
- Canon 5D Mark II
- Joyce Tsang Instagram
- Stillmotion Website
- Game of Honor Documentary
- Only Today Website
- Only Today Instagram
- Only Today on Facebook
- standwithme Documentary
- Rock The Park TV Show
- Kevin May
- Tremendous Entertainment
- Denali National Park
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Sheryl Sandberg
- Emmy Award for Outstanding travel show with Rock The Park
- Slack
- Dropbox
- Frame.io
- Quip
- Canon C100
- Filming Scuba Diving in Roatan Islands, Honduras
- Filming Operation Surf
- George Mihaly on Instagram
SHOW NOTES
- How Ray Tsang and George Mihaly met [0:30]
- Who is Ray Tsang, 3-Time Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker [1:00]
- Producing a film in Cairo, Egypt [2:00]
- Flying 600,000 miles [2:40]
- Why Ray Tsang decided on a career in filmmaking [3:20]
- Storytelling motivations [4:20]
- Working on filmmaking projects for Facebook [4:45]
- Producing films worldwide [5:12]
- Transitioning from working in finance to working as a filmmaker [7:30]
- Ray Tsang deciding to drop out of college [7:50]
- Getting married and deciding to change careers during a honey moon [8:30]
- Canon 5D Mark II [8:52]
- Joyce Tsang leaving engineering to become a filmmaker [10:42]
- Investing in filmmaking equipment [12:34]
- Starting a filmmaking business without filmmaking experience [13:33]
- Wedding filmmaking in Los Angeles, California [13:50]
- Teaching filmmaking at Stillmotion [15:07]
- Wedding film from Stillmotion [16:30]
- Working at Stillmotion [17:30]
- Moving from Los Angeles to San Francisco [18:05]
- Working for the NFL [18:35]
- Working on a documentary for CBS Sports [20:03]
- Game of Honor [21:04]
- Teaching filmmaking workshops [21:50]
- Developing work ethics as a teenager [23:00]
- Work culture at Only Today [25:50]
- Ray’s Immigrant parents leaving China [26:50]
- Dropping out of college between sophomore and junior year [30:00]
- Working in Finance without an MBA [31:00]
- Ray Tsang winning his first Emmy Award for Game of Honor Documentary for Showtime [33:00]
- Filming #standwithme Documentary on Child Slavery for Stillmotion [36:00]
- Filming the NCAA Championships [36:40]
- Filming Rock The Park TV Show about national parks for ABC [37:21]
- Kevin May [38:30]
- Tremendous Entertainment [38:40]
- Hiking and filming Alaska and Denali National Park [42:00]
- Telling stories and filming for Facebook Q&A, Mark Zuckerberg and Cheryl Sandberg [45:54]
- Winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding travel show with Rock The Park [47:58]
- Ray Tsang starting his own production company, Only Today [50:00]
- Producing a film with filmmakers in Egypt and Dubai [55:39]
- Software and communication tools for filmmaking (Slack, Dropbox, Frame.io, Quip, Whatsapp) [58:11]
- Dream Job [59:40]
- Producing Playing with Fire documentary [1:01:22]
- Producing short form documentaries for Facebook Stories now Facebook Community Voices [1:02:26]
- Canon C100 [1:08:10]
- Filming a Canon C100 promotional video in Croatia [1:09:37]
- Only Today narrative project, Nova [1:11:20]
- Filming Scuba Diving in Honduras [1:12:09]
- Filming Operation Surf with Military Heroes in to Santa Cruz, California [1:15:56]
- Filming Wings Flights of Hope story for Facebook Community Voices [1:16:11]
- Using fear as fuel [01:23:38]
- Being an advocate of working with super talented people [01:27:08]
- Ego in the creative industry [01:27:38]
- Ray Tsang and Only Today on Instagram and Facebook [01:33:37]
Chloe Mandell is an Event Planner Event Director who has worked at the Summer Olympic Games, X-Games, and organizes the Portland Boulder Rally, ranked as one of the top beginner friendly Climbing Competitions in the Nation by Climbing Magazine.
Listen to Episode #2 with Chloe Mandell on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
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This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a film production company specializing in commercial, documentary, education, and event video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/
Show Notes
Chloe Mandell Intro, 0:51
Chloe Mandell on traveling at 5 years old to Japan, 2:30
Studying Abroad, France, Japan, 2:55
World Climbing Championships in Innsbruck, Austria, 3:24
Rock Climbing in the Olympics, Youth Olympics, 5:00
IOC, International Olympics Committee, 5:34
Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 5:54
Living in Japan, 6:16
Chloe Mandell’s Language Skills, 6:39
IFSC International Federation of Sport Climbing, 7:12
What does Chloe Mandell do as an event planner, event director?, 8:10
Starting With Why, Start With Why Simon Sinek, 8:59
Value in Experience, 9:32
Experiences growing in value over time, 11:40
Benefits before, during, and after events, 12:39
Meeting Mikhail Gorbachev, Condoleezza Rice, and Bono, 13:30
Women’s Voices Lecture Series, 13:39
World Affairs Council, International Speaker Series, 14:40
The Value in Hospitality, Being Service Oriented, 16:25
When Chloe Mandell Called The Whitehouse and accidentally hung up, 16:52
Origins of The Portland Boulder Rally, 17:46
Next Adventure Sports Store, 18:20
Becoming Event Organizer of The Portland Boulder Rally in 2013, 19:54
Ashima Shiraishi, Alex Puccio, Sean Bailey, Carlo Traverse at The Portland Boulder Rally, 21:49
Climbing competitions as a way to change lifestyle, 22:40
Portland Boulder Rally as a USAC sanctioned event, 23:20
What type of climbers compete at The Portland Boulder Rally, 24:50
Outside Magazine, Portland Boulder Rally as a top 20 beginner friendly comp, 25:13
Story Firm livestreaming The Portland Boulder Rally, 25:48
Route Setting for The Portland Boulder Rally, 26:10
Fundraising and non-profits at The Portland Boulder Rally, 27:14
Motivation for hosting an event, 28:06
Non-Profit Partnerships for The Portland Boulder Rally, 29:56
First conversations before planning an event, questionnaire, 33:05
Having a clear vision before planning an event, 34:05
Turning an idea into experiences, 34:50
Hosting multi year events, growth strategy for an event, 35:28
Timelines for planning events, 36:17
TEDxMtHood, TEDxConcordiaUPortland, 36:53
Sleep and event planning, event endurance, 37:13
Importance of being detail oriented, 38:40
Chloe Mandell’s experience working at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 39:45
Living on a luxury cruise ship in Rio de Janeiro while working at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 40:38
Developing a process for planning events, 43:38
Working with teams during event planning, 44:01
Working behind the scenes as an event planner and event director, 44:40
Teamwork and event planning, 45:11
Ways to adapt to challenges as an event planner, 45:40
Creativity, persistence, and Google Docs for event planners, 45:57
Sponsorship and event planning, 47:30
Negotiating as an event planner, 47:48
Templates in event planning, 48:11
How to communicate effectively as an event organizer, 48:45
Importance of being a fun person as an event planner, 50:10
Event planners are like swans, 50:51
GMR Marketing, 51:00
Event planners are like swans part II, 51:10
Accountability, 52:34
Finding someones preferred means of communication, 53:12
What makes someone good at e-mail?, 53:20
George’s story about getting an internship in college, 55:30
Benefit of meeting in person and handwriting thank you notes, 1:00:35
Chloe’s advice on asking for what you need, 1:01:19
How Chloe got a kayak for a fundraising event, 1:02:00
Chloe Mandell’s strategy of having leads for departments in events, 1:02:40
Persistence, communication, and humility as important factors for success in event planning, 1:03:26
Importance of mentorship for entrepreneurs, 1:04:00
Entrepreneurs Organization, Michael Knapp, 1:05:03
How Chloe found a mentor, 1:06:23
Challenges of being an entrepreneur, 1:09:24
Books Traction, Start With Why, 1:10:04
Chloe Mandell’s advice for finding a mentor, 1:11:06
Gestalt Method, 1:11:52
Shaun Alcott, 1:12:32
Mercy Corps Northwest, 1:13:14
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, 1:13:28
How often to meet with your mentor, 1:13:50
Defining success as an entrepreneur, 1:14:53
Chloe’s relationship with fear as an event organizer, 1:15:30
Free Solo Alex Honnold and fear, 1:17:08
Using fear as a propellor as a motivator, 1:17:30
Ragnar Running Event, Trail Running, 1:19:59
Closing Thoughts, 1:20:21
Greg Bander is Champion Muay Thai Fighter & Trainer. Greg has trained Muay Thai, also known as Thai boxing, extensively across Thailand, Oregon, and Washington.
Listen to Episode #001 with Greg Bander on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Overcast
Download Episode #001 with Greg Bander
This podcast is brought to you by Story Firm. Story Firm is a video production company specializing in commercial, documentary, education, and event video content. Story Firm’s work has generated millions of views for brands including USA Climbing, Facebook, Google, Under Armour, T-Mobile, and National Women’s Soccer League. To see examples of Story Firm’s work or inquire about an upcoming project, head on over to https://www.storyfirm.com/.
Greg Bander on Instagram
@gbander_ptb https://www.instagram.com/gbander_ptb/
Muay Thai School that Greg Teaches at in Portland, Oregon
http://www.pdxmuaythai.com/
SHOW NOTES:
Who is Greg Bander?, 1:53
What is Muay Thai?, 2:10
Tony Jaa, Ong-Bak, 2:30
Science of eight limbs, art of eight limbs, 4:00
Difference between Muay Thai and kickboxing, 4:20
Use of elbows in Muay Thai, 5:20
Grappling in Muay Thai, 5:30
Wrestling in Muay Thai, 6:10
Greg Bander’s background in Muay Thai, 6:48
Chinese Kung Fu, Wushu, Wing Chun, Hapkido, Aikido, Filipino Martial Arts, 7:20
Tai Chi, 8:40
Moving to Portland, Oregon, 9:01
Muay Thai in UFC, Muay Thai in MMA, 9:30
Discovering Muay Thai, 12:14
Game of Death, Dan Inosanto, 13:18
Capoeira, 14:01
Moonlighting at restaurants while training, 14:15
Teaching for the first time, 14:37
Sparring vs fighting in competition, 15:11
Competing in Muay Thai for the first time, 15:16
Tips for being a better student, 16:07
Repetition is the mother of skill, 16:50
Portland Thai Boxing, 17:30
Tips for joining a new gym, 17:58
WBC belt, 18:40
Muay Thai in Thailand, 19:40
Facing Fears, 21:44
Fear in Muay Thai, 22:37
Competing vs Sparring Muay Thai, 23:25
Adjusting training leading up to a match, 24:03
Music in Muay Thai, 24:45
Music influences pace of the fight, 26:01
Training Muay Thai in Thailand, 26:33
Why Train in Thailand, 26:43
Traincation, 27:10
How to find a good school in Thailand?, 27:48
Going to Thailand the first time for training, 28:25
http://www.muaythaischolar.com/, 28:51
Aaron Jahn, http://www.muaythaischolar.com, 29:08
Muay Thai Fighters from the Golden Era, 29:20
SitChaPo Muay Thai, 29:56
Psit Kambamb, Kru F, 30:15
FeMa Style, 30:44
Sitmonchai Gym Thailand, 30:51
Two Top Gyms in Thailand for training Muay Thai, 31:13
Ido Portal, 31:43
Swedish Muay Thai Fighters, 32:58
The most popular countries for Muay Thai, UK, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, 33:12
Training Muay Thai for Fitness and Self Defense vs Training for Competition, 35:02
What does a Muay Thai class look like?, 36:00
Krav Maga, 36:55
Muay Thai Schools in New York City, 37:43
Choosing a Martial Art or Choosing a martial arts school, 37:55
Coban’s Gym in New York City, https://www.teamcoban.com/, 38:37
What a Muay Thai Class looks like, 38:59
Age range of Muay Thai students, 40:24
Online Coaching, Distance Coaching in Muay Thai, 41:38
Training with others vs training alone, 42:45
Training at home vs training at the gym, 43:05
Music during training, music in class, 44:40
Weight cutting before competition, weight cutting before a match, 46:50
Diet before competition, dieting before a match, 47:56
Eating clean, 48:31
Weighing in before a competition, weighing in before a match, 49:14
Muay Thai in the Olympics in 2020 Tokyo, 49:56
IMFA International Federation Muay Thai Association, 50:25
Split between men and women participating in Muay Thai, 50:40
Mental Toughness, Women in Muay Thai, 51:15
Tony Deva, Muay Thai Iyrayn, 52:30
What makes a good student? How to become a good student, 54:05
Characteristics of a good teacher, traits of a good teacher, 55:19
Communicating effectively as a teacher, 56:20
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