Interviews with interesting people
Krista Stevens’ love of reading started as a child and led her to study communication in college. And ultimately to editing books. Krista also helps people on a daily basis as part of a distributed online company. She likes the flexibility of time, the fun of working with people around the world, and the diversity of multiple projects. And she gets to live in Canada.
If you want to listen to Ray Charles, you buy an album. If you want to put the likeness of Ray Charles on a t-shirt or sing his song in a movie, you call Tony Gumina. He knew Ray, traveled with him, and now represents his legacy. You’ll love his story of how he went from golf caddy to casino owner at the age of 12.
Tony died on April 27, 2014. He was 56, way too young to leave us.
What does a music video genius do after years of success, in Mick Kleber’s case, switch to being a screenwriter. He is a descendent of a famous French family, grew up moving from one Marine base to another, and now spends his time in Hollywood. Mick gives insights to what makes a good music video, and how to follow the passion of your heart. Carnie Wilson & Mick Kleber click here.
Richard teaches children to learn. He has years of experience working with people with autism, learning disabilities and physical handicaps. Richard gives some good advice of how to work with violent patients, difficult cases, and normal folk. For Richard’s site, click here.
The compliments he received for taking pictures as a child propelled him to take photography in high school and to study at Brooks Institute. He started out with “wet” photography but has been all digital for the last decade. Check out the smooth transitions I make been segments; clearly I edit audio like audio engineers do cognitive therapy. For Jay’s site click here.
Kevin Purdy was born in Syracuse but lives in Buffalo, NY; it’s okay, he has a shovel. Trained as a newspaper reporter, he left his job as a contributing editor at Lifehacker for the security of being a freelance writer. Essentially, he is a mercenary; have pen will travel. For Kevin’s site click here.
Mary is an animator, cartoonist and artist. Living in NY, she gets to do a wider variety of projects as a free lancer. Although she loves directing animated shows, she’s working hard on her own cartoon strip (online, of course). For Mary’s site click here.