The Colaborator Podcast with Douglas Caballero

The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. If you’d like to watch our interview, we have a video version at www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn ! In this interview, we explore the future of news publishing with executives from Gatehouse Media, specifically I sat down with Penny Riordan - Director of Digital Audience Engagement - AND Tony Elkins - Director of Innovation. Based in Austin, TX, GateHouse is one of the largest publishers of locally-based media in the United States - 36 states to be exact - publishing 130 daily newspapers, more than 640 community publications and over 540 local market websites that reach more than 21 million people each week. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn www.instagram.com/colaborator

The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. If you’d like to watch our interview, we have a video version at www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn ! How does theCHIVE handle subscription models for their millions of subscribers?! And monetize? On this week's Colaborator Podcast with Douglas Caballero, Cameron Berkman, theChive's previous Director of Video Production, fills us in on which departments keep the company running and what the secret is to maintaining their audience. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com Cameron Berkman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camerontberkman/ JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn www.instagram.com/colaborator

The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. If you’d like to watch our interview, we have a video version at www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn ! In this interview, we explore the future of live music and live event video experiences with Daniel Gibbs, the visual media director at C3 Presents. Based in Austin, TX, C3 Presents is a live music and live event juggernaut producing some of the world’s biggest and most important music festivals - including Lollapallooza festivals in Chicago and all over the world, the Austin City Limits Music Festival and many many many more festivals. They also own ticketing agency Front Gate Ticketing and C3 is partially owned by Live Nation. Daniel is responsible for all of the video, VR and AR and social networking experiences that take place at these festivals. He’s always working on new and innovative ways - through video - to engage festival attendees, as well as fans online with the musicians, artists and brands that make these festivals so successful. Daniel is also a good pal and fun guy to just chill have a beer with. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com Daniel Gibbs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-gibbs-65185a2 JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn www.instagram.com/colaborator

The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. If you’d like to watch our interview, we have a video version at www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn ! In this episode, we explore the future of strategic marketing and event marketing for the gaming, tech and entertainment industries with Amber Allen. Amber is the founder and CEO of Double A Marketing - one of the most cutting edge marketing companies bringing gaming, tech and media face to face with consumers using the most innovative technologies and methods, from in person events, to activations, to live streaming - they do it all. Double A works with top companies in E-sports, gaming companies like Blizzard, VR and AR companies like Magic Leap and Survios, gaming hardware company Alienware and big media companies like Hulu. In the past, Amber worked for Riot Games, Warner Brothers and Disney. While we recorded this in Austin, TX, Amber has offices all over the country and one in London - so she is always on the go. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com Amber Allen- www.doublea.com, @doubleaevents JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn www.instagram.com/colaborator

This podcast is for musicians, music fans and those interested in the legal side of how the music business is run in the 21st century. My guest is music law expert, Chris Castle. Chris advises creators in the music industry, he represents innovative music tech startups, as well as mature technology companies, and he addresses public policy. Chris has spoken in front of the US House of Representatives and the UK Parliament and he has worked with everyone from Sony Music to the founder of Napster. So if you’re considering a career in music, or if you’re already in the music business and you want to arm yourself with more knowledge, this chat is for you. The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. If you’d like to watch our interview, we have a video version at watch.colaborator.com. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com Brad Coolidge: www.imdb.com/name/nm3502336/ JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn www.instagram.com/colaborator

Brad Coolidge, Texas executive producer of films starring Al Pacino and Nicolas Cage, explains why state film incentives given to film productions are good for the entire state’s economy. The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. If you’d like to watch our interview, we have a video version at watch.colaborator.com. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com Brad Coolidge: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3502336/ JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn www.instagram.com/colaborator

This episode is for the computer gamers, the lovers of MMO’s - massively multiplayer online games. Our guest J Todd Coleman created the legendary games Shadowbane and Wizard 101. Todd’s enthusiastic personality pops in this interview. We talk about his entry into computer game design way back when players had to use dial up in the 80’s and 90’s, we obsess over the TV show “Halt and Catch Fire,” and Todd lays out what it takes to make a successful MMO. So take notes. The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. If you’d like to watch our interview, we have a video version at watch.colaborator.com. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com J Todd Coleman- www.twitter.com/jtoddcoleman www.crowfall.com/ JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn www.instagram.com/colaborator

This episode is for the tech entrepreneurs. Joshua is a celebrity in the Austin tech community - the fastest growing tech community in the country. He is the Executive Director of Capital Factory, one of Austin’s biggest tech incubators and coworking spaces. A serial entrepreneur and investor, he’s invested in many many startups - too many to list here. And because of this he’s been a significant force in the Austin startup scene for the past 20 years. Josh has given a face to the Austin tech community as one of its biggest champions and representatives. Learn from his origin story of starting his company in a house in the suburbs to the rise of the Austin VR scene to why Austin is the best place to start a company. The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. If you’d like to watch our interview, we have a video version at watch.colaborator.com. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com Joshua Baer: https://capitalfactory.com/mentor/joshua-baer/ JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn

Newsman, former CNN TV producer, and new media visionary Josh Rubin joins us in Austin, TX. Josh is the executive producer of The Daily Dot, the “hometown newspaper” of the internet with over 8,000,000 monthly viewers, as well as the director of Capital Factory Studios at one Austin’s largest tech incubators Capital Factory. And he spent a bunch of crazy years running around the united states as Senior Producer at CNN running the CNN Express Bus. The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. Josh is fun conversationalist with strong opinions and sharp tongue. We have a lot of fun discussing the future of media, creating video for the web, how Austin might become the capital of media for everywhere outside of LA and NYC. If you’d like to watch our interview, we have a video version at watch.colaborator.com. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com Josh Rubin: www.twitter.com/jrubin JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn

The Colaborator Podcast is an in depth conversation with luminaries in entertainment, tech, and other industries about the convergence of media and technology. Celebrated filmmaker, director, producer, actor and marketing expert Brian Klugman sat down with us. Brian has done it all in Hollywood, from co-writing the Tron Legacy movie, to directing actors Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde and Jeremy Irons in indie films, to acting in TV hits “Frasier”, “Madmen” and “Bones”. To watch the video of this podcast, go to watch.colaborator.com We cover a lot of ground, including his leap into Hollywood inspired by Brian’s uncle and legendary actor Jack Klugman of the original “The Odd Couple” fame. Then we dive into his acting, directing, writing. And to finish it all off, we discuss the collision of brands and storytelling. What does the future hold for branded entertainment? Hmmm. Brian has some ideas. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com Brian Klugman: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0460206/ JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! www.colaborator.com www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn

How did Charles Yu get his big break? Writer of HBO’s Westworld on getting his big Hollywood break while juggling a family, writing a novel and working as a corporate lawyer. Download the rest of the iTunes podcast here: http://podcast.colaborator.com The Colaborator Podcast explores the convergence of entertainment and technology through interviews with luminaries in tech, gaming, media and business. Hosted by Douglas Caballero, executive at Colaborator and longtime TV host and producer for Current TV, The Young Turks and The CW. Business Inquiries: podcast@colaborator.com Charlie Yu: http://twitter.com/charles_yu JOIN COLABORATOR, the marketplace where video professionals can apply directly to top company jobs, and create their own projects using our easy online tools. Company or Professional? Join today! http://www.colaborator.com http://www.twitter.com/colaboratorpcn http://www.facebook.com/colaboratorpcn

Niko Bonatsos is a very successful and thoughtful VC at top tier venture fund 'General Catalyst Venture Partners' in Silicon Valley. In this talk, he schools me on the VC world: Niko describes how he helped fund Snapchat, talks about his do’s and don’ts for tech and media startups in 2016, and he discusses whether the tech community is more like HBO’s “Game of Thrones” or “Silicon Valley”. You’ll want to take notes on all of it.

Comedian Ben Gleib, star of the new hilarious Showtime comedy special, “Neurotic Gangster,” host of the hit game show, “Idiotest” on GSN, and host of the very funny podcast, “Last Week on Earth” joins me to talk about his career, question whether or not Snapchat is making us dumber, and to drop hilarious rap freestyles about Millennials and the state of social media. (Warning - You will laugh a lot during this interview.)

Dr Norm, renowned TM expert, psychiatrist, author and public speaker, talks about his brand new Transcendental Meditation book, “Super Mind.” He outlines the benefits of TM and describes how he uses media and technology to amplify his message of mental health and wellness. His TM instruction has improved the lives of highly successful people like Hugh Jackman, Arianna Huffington and Maria Shriver.

Heidi Levitt is the celebrated casting director of successful films “The Artist,” “Natural Born Killers,” and “JFK,” startup founder of two popular tech platforms (Actor Genie and qwireCast), and a professor at American Film Institute. We discuss how tech is disrupting the traditional Hollywood casting process, what it means to take career risks in entertainment, and what “good filmmaking” means.