Creative Innovators with Gigi Johnson

Creative Innovators with Gigi Johnson


Latest Episodes

Knocking Down Boundaries . . . with Jordy Freed - Innovating Music
May 02, 2023

Jordy Freed from Sony Corporation of America shared his journey from jazz saxophone and building websites to public relations and marketing. Twists and turns took him to radio, Blue Note, Grey Advertising, and finally to Sony. He shares the stories of his

Seek Out Creative Opportunities…with Mark Harper
March 01, 2023

"I had no idea what I was doing." Mark Harper shares his story of going from ROTC to Combat Camera (leading teams of combat photographers) to Technicolor to high-end headphones to joining a startup military channel. He talked about each time where he sou

I fell in love with IP…with Mike Huppe, SoundExchange - Innovating Music
March 01, 2023

Michael Huppe, CEO of SoundExchange, fell in love with IP and came into music through law. He had played keyboard and trombone as a young person and ended up at the Recording Industry Association of America, which led him to SoundExchange. He shares how S

Creativity, Branding, Muppets, Yo Gabba Gabba, and other Career Adventures . . . with Mike Polis
January 19, 2023

Mike Polis started and ended with animation and graphic novels and cool creative content. In between, he has run marketing for Yo Gabba Gabba, Jim Henson, and other adventures. Mike shares his stories of how he moved from desktop publishing afte

I didn’t just have one thing . . . with Lafiya Watson Ramirez
November 28, 2022

From photography to musician websites to Flash to now AR, Lafiya Watson Ramirez combines visual and experience creation with storytelling. She tells her own story about how she moved from photography to web and interactive design into being inspired by P

Bonus: Postcard Moments . . . with Gigi Johnson
November 17, 2022

We are in post-production on new episodes, so our host, Gigi Johnson, shared a story about "Postcards" and Postcard Moments that has come up in prior episodes and in many recent conversations. She shares how a single postcard created a pivot that changed

Simplifying Complexity for Indie Labels . . .with Bruno Guez
November 03, 2022

Bruno shares his saga from playing the drums and enjoying international music, mixing songs and culture from Tunisia, France, and LA. Those facets led to studying at UCLA Ethnomusicology, becoming a DJ at KCRW, and building a record label in his living r

Educated Luck and Building Digital Bridges . . . with Dick Huey
October 20, 2022

Dick Huey claims that his career jumps have been "educated luck." Dick shares with us his 25-year career, ranging from teaching software applications to getting his first music management client to building his digital music chops at Beggars Group to bui

Architecture, Mars, and VR . . . with Alfredo Muñoz
May 05, 2022

Questions: How do we design for extreme conditions and resource challenges?  Is that for Mars or Earth?Guest: Alfredo Muoz, Architect; Founder; Onteco; Founder, ABIBOO Studio; Chair for Memberships of the Technical Committee of Space Architecture at

Out on a Limb . . . with Darryl Hurs
April 28, 2022

In this episode, Darryl Hurs shares his journey from studying music, working in retail at HMV, and being in a band to building a dynamic life in digital arts and music business through the reach of the people he has met and putting himself out there, even