The 2IS1 Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to The 2IS1 Podcast - where we dive into some of the world’s most talented and innovative creatives. We sit down with award-winning designers, photographers, content creators, and more to share insights on the industry they’re conquering and discover how they made it happen. From where they’ve been to where they’re going, we talk about it all.
Shea Jones has been in this industry for over 10 years. She started as an actress and found success both in Atlanta, and Los Angeles. While she was on set, she knew her skillset was to be worked in a different facet. She entered production and realized she adored putting out fires. She is a producer in Atlanta and has worked with companies such as Amazon, USWNT, Fox, Coca-Cola, iHeartRadio, Academy Sports, Walt Disney, Quibi, ESPN, Univision, Apple Music, CBS, Facebook, and many more. This led her to create her own production company, Shea K Studios. Since opening, Shea K Studios has become a go-to in Atlanta for any national commercials, music videos, EPK's, and branded content. With the growth came a skilled team under her to take on more shoots at once and become their own force.
Alyson Kate Long (a.k.a. AK) has been a professional copywriter for 13 years. She and her husband run Social Burro Inc. — a social media marketing company dedicated to small businesses. AK has built brand voices for 20+ SMBs & is on a continual quest to find the “Why”.
AK is a writer by day; a Kindle junkie by night. She loves Indian food, MacGyver reruns, breaking grammar rules for the sake of sentiment & her tattoo of falling into a really great book. When not writing for clients, AK is relearning how to sew, dancing to pop-punk, or splashing bourbon in her teacup.
Yvette Cherkala is a 32-year-old touring event producer and VIP Hospitality manager for various well-known musical acts and various sports organizations. Working in the world of event planning, her career journey has been anything but “planned.” An Ohio native, her career has taken her from Akron, Los Angeles, and now Nashville; touring all the cities in between.
Originally working on her degree in television and journalism, Yvette quickly discovered a new dream - fan experience and VIP events. Only in recent years has the world of music and sports catered to fans in a more personal aspect; through meet and greets, exclusive events, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences for fans of all ages. Yvette shares the unexpected path that has led her to this colorful career, currently working in one of the newer* departments in the touring world. With no rule book to follow, she jumped in with both feet over ten years ago and now looks to share her knowledge with those who will be the future of fan experience. This is truly the career for, what she calls, a “professional fan”.
Michael Angelo Zervos is a DGA director with over a decade of industry experience. At the age of 23, he was the youngest filmmaker in the state of Michigan to direct a tax credit awarded feature film. Over the subsequent five years, his body of work includes such films as The Listing (2015), King Ripple (2015), The Wolf Who Cried Boy (2016), Tommy Battles the Silver Sea Dragon (2018), Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved? (2018), and Ovid and the Art of Love (2019). He has directed commercial content for clients like Shinola, Pure Michigan, Ford Motor Co., S2 Games, State Farm, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Renegades, Dreamhack, Warner Brothers, PepsiCo, and others. He is currently the Director of Video for Complexity.
Stephen Wilson is a commercial photographer who has spent 10 years working in advertising, design, production, and post-production. Stephen has worked alongside some of the most renowned creatives of our generation. He has worked with brands such as LULULEMON ATHLETICA, MERCEDES-BENZ, NEW YORK TIMES, STYLE, and VOGUE.
Luke Bryant is a colorist in the Atlanta area. He is the owner of Safehouse Post, a virtual color grading boutique. Luke can break down Davinci, an industry standard for color grading, like no one else. By now I’m sure you are dying to jump into our conversation with Luke Bryant
Marco Nava is a Music Producer, Audio Engineer, and CEO of Clock’O a multimedia production studio. Living in Argentina and having 10 years of audio engineering experience. He provides the foundation for brands to focus on what truly matters. Creativity!
A native of Mexico City, he grew up surrounded by art and the cosmopolitan culture of an international city. He attended Ringling School of Art and graduated from Florida Bible College. Founded and ran “The Advertising Library”, for 18 years. His latest artistic invention “SandStory”, is a combination of sand, light, and epic stories. he has now spoken and performed his SandStories for dignitaries, presidents, kings, and audiences in over 47 states, 25 foreign countries. His work has been seen on NBC, CBS, PBS, FNC, BBC and he reached the finals on America’s Got Talent.
By now I’m sure you are dying to jump into our conversation with Joe Castillo.
Mark Wilson Sunderland is an Atlanta-based Film Executive, Business Strategy Consultant, and Army Veteran. 15 years of experience in the creative industry provides the foundation for Mark to lend his perspective and network to productions and businesses alike. With a focus on finance, distribution, strategy, and physical production, Mark is a well-rounded creative businessman working to elevate creative products in the Southeast.
Let’s jump into our conversation with Mark Sunderland.
He is a video director and a storyteller at heart. For 15 years he has developed and built a production company to serve clients who have a unique story to tell and who need amazing videos. Atlanta is home-base, although he serves clients all over the country and has had the honor of creating remarkable content for some familiar names: like Chick-Fil-A, Wrigley, the Zac Brown Band, and difference-making non-profits such as Ronald McDonald House Charities, Habitat for Humanity, and Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
If you have ever thought about being a video director this is the one you have been waiting for. Let’s jump into our conversation with AJ Parker.
Our guest today is Michael Albanese, a multi-disciplinary artist, producer, and writer located in Atlanta GA. Michael has proven his talents on Turning Night in the Dying House”. His award-winning death-row drama, “Red Herring” was produced in New York with the late Thomas Jefferson Byrd & Shane McRae and won "Most Outstanding Play of the Summer". Currently, Michael is developing his feature film, a semi-finalist in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ prestigious Nicholl Fellowship, which chronicles the life and wrongful conviction of death-row inmates. By now I'm sure you're eager to dive a little deeper and listen to this episode. Well here is our conversation with Michael Albanese.
He is president of Cookerly Public Relations, where he leads a team developing strategic communications and marketing campaigns for growth organizations. His networking techniques and world-famous brainstorming sessions in the PR world also extend to creative work done in theatre and movie production. But he’s not just the president of a PR firm. He’s a “writer, Executive producer, and a movie reviewer” His secret sauce is finding a way for his two sides to talk together and work in harmony. Well, let’s get into it. Here is our conversation with Stephen Michael Brown.
He claims he was born into a bloodline of pirates, bank robbers, and rebels, driven with passion by the inspiration for adventure. He pursues motion picture storytelling, loves marching with his boots on set and he sees Underwater Cinematography as the pinnacle of a production challenge. Though as a Dive Master he brings these added skills and experience to his underwater camera work. He’s been supported by multiple productions like Disney's Jungle Cruise, Apple TV's Amazing Stories, Spiderman Homecoming, and more ever since.
He continues to work on narrative feature films, television productions, and commercials traveling around the world, wherever there is a story to be created through the lens, and adventure to be had! Now let’s dive into our conversation with Nate Rigaud.
This week's guest has spent over a decade working as a freelance photographer. Being deeply intrigued by people's individuality and the stories that helped form who they are. His work is primarily focused on portraiture which ranges from corporate to editorial, from advertising as well as direct to client. If it can be photographed, he has most likely shot it. While he is meticulous about the technical aspects of the craft, he really prides himself on ensuring that each client walks away with having an enjoyable experience overall. Without further ado let’s dive into our discussion with Mike Colletta.
When you hear the term “quiet on set” you might think the camera’s rolling. When in reality it’s all about sound. Hailing from Ohio and residing in Atlanta GA, Nate Busch is a true sound engineer and a self-titled entrepreneur. He does a lot of live audio work, a little bit of on-set, and a bit of sound mixing. In short, Nate’s a man of many talents and titles.
If there’s one thing to learn from Nate, it’s this: share yourself and your story. People can really relate to what you’re doing when you’re transparent, open, and willing to talk about things you experience. Let’s dive into our discussion with Nate Busch.
In this episode we have an open discussion with Samantha Squirrels, Yes that is her name. She is everybody’s favorite hype man and 2IS1 Studios Creative Director -
She’s worked with brands like Mizuno USA, Royal Caribbean, and Time Inc. and occasionally gets behind the camera to tell some fun stories. She’s won two Magellan Awards for website design in the travel industry w/ the confidence level of JLo and dance moves like Lil Dicky.
Felicia Lopes, a female business owner who resides in Atlanta but holds a global reach in the world of creatives.
She spent years consulting with and managing Fortune 500 companies and executive relationships in a marketing agency environment, delivering high-priority event activations. During the pandemic, she took that knowledge and applied it to starting her own experiential agency from the ground up.
Marina Gridley is a Brazilian-American that lives in Los Angeles, CA. Her on-camera work includes starring in national commercials for companies like Allstate, McDonald's, Apple, Google, Samsung, Walmart, etc., and working in both film and TV. She also works as a voice actress behind the camera and has voiced projects for Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros, just to name a few. So relax, sit back, enjoy our conversation with Marina Gridley.