The Forty-Eighth Wednesday of Twenty Twenty Four. We reach the end of our second volume of GOOD CONVERSATION. Today, we have a BIG TIME honor to host a guest who has been contributing to El Paso’s film industry by sharing and supporting the works of many aspiring and working film professionals all over Texas. His efforts are through El Paso’s Film and Creative Industries Commission, CreativELPASO, where he has been steadily rebranding and building the organization since 2017. Our guest’s journey in the film industry began in the 1980’s where he found himself in Austin, Texas and then eventually all over as he was able to scout locations and build a strong network through his career. Now, with much experience, he has been present in how the next generations of filmmakers can continue to push the artform forward. Through conferences and his direct support towards growing film platforms, he has lent an enormous hand to where our community can go. It’s an honor to host the guest of our Volume II finale because our flagship program, Midnight Sessions, is a prime example of his and CreativELPASO’s support towards the arts. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ… we welcome DREW MAYER-OAKES.

Follow and keep up with CreativELPASO here:
https://www.instagram.com/creativelpaso
https://www.creativelpaso.org

Chapters:
1. 0:00 - Housekeeping
2. 1:19 - Introductions
3. 3:01 - An Introduction to CreativELPASO
4. 7:12 - Finding Your Way Into the Film Industry
5. 12:07 - A Film Student in Austin in the 1980’s
6. 17:18 - Figuring Out What to Do After Film School
7. 27:37 - Selecting Locations for Film Productions
8. 33:53 - The Progression of Media Consumption…
9. 39:09 - and It’s Effect on Film Productions
10. 43:31 - How Films Move Around in the Marketplace
11. 53:04 - The Opportunities Available for Texas Filmmakers
12. 1:05:09 - The Business Behind Big Budget Blockbusters
13. 1:12:41 - Experienced Critiques and Appreciations of Film
14. 1:27:35 - What El Paso Filmmakers Can Look Forward To
15. 1:35:06 - Networking El Paso to the Rest of Texas
16. 1:42:30 - The Grind It Takes to Succeed in Film
17. 1:54:14 - Closing Words

Live! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.com

For all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

The Forty-Seventh Wednesday of Twenty Twenty Four. It's all GOOD conversation only as always! Today, we welcome another Brother of mine to the HQ. However, it's a little different today as I first met him when he was already an alumni who was deep into his career. Our guest is a great representation of hard work en la Frontera. Growing up on the other side of the border in Mexico, he experienced the journey that was crossing into the states for a university education. It is a unique experience for most, but in El Paso, it's something that we see quite often with our special geography. It doesn't make the journey any easier, however. Yet immediately, he nurtured an avenue of serving others and fostering collaboration. Since his education, he's evolved this passion on an international scale. Moving his way from DC to Spain to Mexico while adjusting to changing cultures and policies fine tuned him into understanding what it means to create meaningful and long lasting collaborations across nations. Today, he oversees this for that same university that provided him so much opportunity. [The University of Texas at El Paso] And from what we get to hear in this conversation, the opportunities are STILL continuing to grow rapidly. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ… we welcome ARTURO BARRIO.

Chapters:
1. 0:00 - Housekeeping
2. 1:30 - Introductions
3. 3:24 - The Landscape of International Relations at UTEP
4. 12:43 - Addressing the Needs of Mexican Students
5. 16:31 - Having Non-Negotiable Routines in Your Lifetime
6. 22:56 - Creating Successful International Relations
7. 29:29 - The Idea Behind Continued Learning
8. 35:11 - Readjusting to the Tone of Life’s Different Cultures
9. 43:43 - Balancing Different Generations Skillsets
10. 55:53 - Working Closely with University Presidents
11. 1:01:51 - Determining What to Do After a Bachelor’s
12. 1:04:56 - Making the Most of Any Given Opportunity
13. 1:15:18 - Understanding The Bill Archer Fellowship
14. 1:18:41 - The Art of Preparation & Being Yourself
15. 1:26:21 - When Purpose Becomes Secondhand Nature
16. 1:30:36 - Closing Words

Live! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.com

For all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

Wednesday number Forty-Six. We continue our journey on understanding the ins and outs of what moves a community forward, and today's guest represents a key pillar of that: the people. Her -as of now- 13-year adventure of documentation has helped connect our home to all of the great local business and art that comes from right here en La Frontera. Through practice and consistency, she has covered so much of the Borderland through different mediums ranging from simple of-the-moment photos to long-form conversations on her Youtube channel with who knows what's to come. Whatever gets the info out there, as she puts it. Her passion and authenticity in her content creation have allowed her to create what is now a massive portfolio of El Paso highlights, and so much more beyond our city as well. Our city has steadily grown closer and closer together as a community, and it's safe to say that so much of that stems from the efforts of our neighbors and friends, such as our guest for Episode 038. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ… we welcome ANNIE PEREZ, the creative behind ANNIE'S ADVENTURES.

Follow Annie and all of her adventures at:
https://www.instagram.com/anniesadventuresep/
https://www.facebook.com/AnniesAdventures
https://www.youtube.com/@anniesadventuresep

Chapters:
1. 0:00 - Housekeeping
2. 1:36 - Introductions
3. 3:13 - Finding Where the Adventure Begins
4. 14:49 - Evolving the Content You Create Over Time
5. 29:50 - Improving on the Marketing of Annie’s Adventures
6. 37:08 - The Weird World of Social Media Marketing
7. 48:59 - Examples of Local Businesses Doing Great Things
8. 53:40 - How a Community Can Evolve with Collaboration
9. 1:00:07 - & How a Creator Can Evolve Through Consistency
10. 1:09:31 - Closing Words

Live! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.com

For all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com