RADICAL STRATEGIES

For our final investigation of all things Sim Racing, we decided to speak to Belma Nadarevic, Head of Marketing at Fanatec, one of the world's top manufacturers of gaming steering wheels, pedals and accessories, and a key sponsor across the racing eSports sector. Belma gives us a great overview across the various segments of Sim racing. Follow:  Belma Nadarevic: https://www.instagram.com/its_belma_xoxo/ Rod Chong: https://www.instagram.com/rev_sect/ Race Service: https://www.instagram.com/race.service/ Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: https://www.instagram.com/andrew_ftw/

For episode three of our season of Sim Racing themes discussions, we decided to talk to a long time friend, professional racing driver, Tommy Milner. Tommy bridges the gap between virtual and real life motorsports, as he completes in eSports events, is a multiple sport car racing champion, has worked on game development and even co-owns an eSports racing team. This conversation gives great insight into the racer side of pro eSports competition and how it bridges into the motorsports industry. Follow:  Tommy Milner: @tommymilner Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Meet Dom Duhan, the founder of Team Redline, one of the world's foremost eSports sim racing teams. This conversation gives an excellent perspective onto the day to day operations of a professional video game racing team, as well as insights across all aspects of the sim racing industry. Watch this video if you want to learn more about how to forge a career racing games for a living. Follow: Dom Duhan: @dominoduhan Team Redline: @teamredlinesim Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Meet Stefano Casillo, the technical director who spearheaded the creation of the Assetto Corsa sim racing video game franchise. In this conversation, we deep dive into the backstory behind the platform that’s given rise to the world’s most active racing based mod community. This is an exciting and insightful interview that gives insights into the technical challenges behind game development and looks into the future of racing games and user generated content. Follow: Stefano Casillo: @kunosstefano Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

C24 is an independent platform, exploring collaboration as a creative practice. For this episode, the Berlin based founders of Collide24 - Lena Manger and Kevin Moll look in detail at Artist-to Artist collabs, with a glimpse into the NFT world and how it intersects with solo and group works.

The cofounder of Youtube Channel Wong Fu Productions, Influencer and Brand Collaborator, Wesley Chan talks through the all aspects of collaboration programs and lays out solid advice for both brands and artists alike. Follow: Wesley Chan: @thewesleychan Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Toronto based Graphic Design + Creative Director + Live Streamer, Mike Sunday's discourses on the history, present and future of the collaboration universe. Follow: Mike Sunday: @mike_sunday Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Artist and electronic music producer, Reuben Wu talks through his multi-facetted creative career while talking through the ins and outs of collab practices and artist commissions. Follow: Reuben Wu: @itsreuben Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Ahh the mysterious Paulus. A shadow from outside of the data mined world of the interwebs. Is he a spy? An agent? I am not sure. That I know is that he's someone who moves between continents and cultures with seemingly great ease. A man of unknown origin and purpose. But listen to his insights. He has a viewpoint that needs to be taken in.

Most of the people I talk to in Radical Strategies can be categorized one of two ways. 1: My friends: people I consider to be insightful and inspirational; who are guaranteed to give a fantastic conversation. 2: People I wish I was friends with, who are also rather insightful and inspirational; and are guaranteed to give a fantastic conversation. Hollis falls into this second category, and although many people know her as a recording artist, it's her deep understanding of cultural + societal structures and movements that I wanted to tap into with this conversation. Have a listen. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:58 - Who you are and what you do 4:00 - When we were younger how did we imagine the future? 7:30 - Her experience as an artist during the pandemic 14:50 - Coming back to her artist project with a new perspective 16:00 - Observations of a triple pandemic 20:30 - New ways of thinking emerging 22:08 - Echo chambers 23:26 - How social media Platforms profit off of continued conflict & polarization 27:53 - Beneficiaries of social progress 31:10 - You have to think beyond what you see 33:50 - What is your radical strategy? Mentioned on the Show:  Emergent Strategy: https://www.amazon.com/Emergent-Strategy-Shaping-Change-Changing/dp/1849352607 Grace Lee Boggs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Lee_Boggs Parable of the Sower: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52397.Parable_of_the_Sower Follow: Hollis Wong-Wear: @holliswongwear Hollis Wong-Wear's Website: https://holliswongwear.com Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Why do we think the things we do? Why do we believe the things we do? How are values and storylines inserted into our brains? I am often left pondering these questions, every time I have had the opportunity to converse with Monika Bielskyte. A futurist, speaker, and science fiction world designer, Monika is someone with the insight and courage to challenge and question the existing power structures that dominate the world as we know it. Listen to what she has to say here: much-insight-there-is. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Who you are and what you do 2:10 - Growing up in the Soviet Union 5:00 - Finding VR for the first time 8:00 - How can the world adopt the technology of VR for the better? 9:18 - The movie Black Panther was a watershed moment for Protopia visions of the future 11:07 - The pandemic was not a surprise 12:00 - Where do you see things going in the next 5 years? 13:20 - Action // Inaction 14:13 - It's hard to see a future in which your own world view is obsolete 16:45 - What is Protopia Futures? 17:40 - What is your radical strategy? 18:00 - We change the world by the choices we make 20:45 - Show up and care about everything you do Mentioned on the Show: Protopia Futures: @protopiafutures Follow: Monika’s Bielskyte: @monikabielskyte Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Ahh, Ed Palumbo. My dear friend Ed Palumbo. Professionally, he's a strategist. And a futurist. He mixes game theory with a penchant for pattern recognition and an understanding of technology. Any time spent with him is always guaranteed to be filled with insights and massive lateral leaps of thought process. He's also one of about three people who gets my rather odd sense of humour. Check the conversation. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:58 - Game Theory + Strategy = Futurism 3:09 - Why Ed is a futurist 7:15 - Could you predict something like the pandemic happening? 9:20 - The problem with celebrification of any one individual 10:15 - The control of information & ideology is changing 12:41 - Discourses on the American Dream storyline 18:30 - Unintended consequences of technologies and platforms 21:00 - Self driving cars & AR / VR: The Fear Of Technology 24:45 - The future benefit of Virtual Reality 27:45 - Never Peak - Commit to a lifetime of learning Follow: Ed Palumbo: @doted Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Welcome, Brandon Smith to the Radical Strategies podcast! For some, Brandon is a guitarist and electronic musician, operating under the banner, The Anix. For others, he is the collab manager for supercar manufacturer, McLaren Automotive, with a history of partnerships including our Race Service team's recent 01R Capsule Collection launch. In this chat, Brandon outlines how he balances his artistic outputs with his different careers - its great source material for artists trying to build up their financial stability while keeping their artistry pure. Much good advice there is!

Tee Vaden is a Los Angeles-based director, writer, and film creative specializing in music videos, commercials, and documentaries. They are also rather gifted storytellers, as shown in this fascinating conversation with our host @rev_sect Have a listen, to hear about Tee’s journey and how they built their filmmaking practice. Love this chat!

Ornamental Conifer is the moniker of British artist Nicolai Sclater, artist-in-residence at Race Service. Working with enamel paint, and using traditional sign painting brushes, Nico's work is known for being bright, bold and subversive. He is also known for his series of hand-painted art cars and his ongoing collaborations with F1 driver, Daniel Ricciardo. In this episode of Radical Strategies, Nico and our host, Rod Chong, deep dive into all aspects of how he developed his creative practice.

Tosin is the founder and lead guitarist of instrumental progressive metal band, Animals as Leaders. Tosin is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time; primarily known for his avant garde work with extended-range and non-traditional guitars and blending an eclectic set of techniques and motifs. This podcast episode uncovers Tosin’s pathway as a recording artist with a look into the mindset that allowed him to successfully live from his artistic talents. Fascinating stuff.

Kristen Lee is the Deputy Editor of the automotive media outlet, The Drive. She oversees the site’s car reviews and features initiatives in addition to writing her own automotive articles. She’s been covering the automotive industry professionally since 2013, having previously worked at Road & Track and Jalopnik. In this episode of Radical Strategies, Kristen dissects her career path with our host, Rod Chong - the conversation is an excellent primer for anyone interested in an automotive journalism career. A must-listen!

Our last Radical Strategies Season 6 podcast recording is a fab conversation with Bisi Ezerioha. It’s a fascinating story, starting from Bisi’s beginnings in Nigeria, his move to the US, and a deep dive into how he learned automotive engineering in the underground Los Angeles street racing scene. He has plenty of advice about getting started in content creation too. An inspiring chat all in all :>

From the Canary Islands to the International Stage. Extreme E off-road, and rally racer, Christine GZ steps us through how she built her motorsports career. It's a fascinating story, with many twists and turns, showcasing the power of Christine's fearlessness, positive mindset, and tenacity. She also has many insights on how to land sponsor deals, race drives, and a social following to boot. This is a fun one!

Love race cars? Video Games? Dream of having a creative career in motorsports? Want to know how to make this happen? Well look no further than this conversation with famed race car livery designer, Andy Blackmore. This is a fun chat, where Andy discusses his time working on the McLaren F1 GTR program, F1 racing in the 1990s, and his stints on EA’s F1 and Need for Speed games. He’s also got plenty of great advice for any burgeoning freelance designers. Have a listen!