Vibrant Visionaries

Indie Filmmakers, Estelle Girard Parks and Elise Finnerty join me for a hilarious, revealing and delightful conversation recorded the day after winning the award for Best Feature By A First Time Director at Chattanooga Film Fest, 2022! Since Chatt Fest, their film, The Ones You Didn’t Burn became an official selection at Frightfest in London, snagged the audience award at Soho International Film Fest, traveled to Australia’s A Night of Horror and the Irish Film Institute’s Horrorthon 2022, made several Best Horror Film lists and kicked off 2023 at Nevermore and Salem Horror Fests. Watch the trailer and see what else Elise and Estelle are up to at Red Booth Productions Connect with them on Instagram Get your badge and join me for this year’s Chatt Film Fest! Celebrating 10 years and recently named by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World! June 23rd – 29th, 2023. In-person and/or virtually. Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day!

Writer, Producer, Director of sci-fi audio fiction, Stephanie Elie shares the creative process behind her latest project, Alpha 8, during the final day of her Seed & Spark crowd funding campaign. Alpha 8 is a family-friendly sci-fi adventure podcast that explores what happens when a desperate alien from another planet body-swaps with a struggling mom to understand the meaning of family to save her own kind from extinction. Listen to the pilot HERE Learn more about Alpha 8 and how you can contribute to it’s success HERE Stephanie’s social links: Instagram Twitter Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day!

Writer/Director/Actor Cate Jones and Producer/Actor Kassie Gann hop on the mic to share their film making experience after debuting their hilarious and wonderful indie feature Chicken House at Chattanooga Film Fest. This film was a BIG nostalgia trip for me as you’ll hear. Chicken House is a subversive comedy that follows a house full of small town actresses that get a new mysterious roommate from LA. The new roommate not only shakes up their lives, but also the lives of two latter-day saints and a poltergeist. It’s based on a true story but also pulls from Ben Stiller’s “The Cable Guy“, Ingmar Bergman’s “Smiles of a Summer Night” and Brady Corbet’s “Vox Lux” all with the tone of a Christopher Guest comedy.  Check out the Trailer Follow Chicken House on Instagram Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day!

Eduardo Talbert joins me for a relaxing conversation about building a community of engaged fans by sharing what you love, in your own way. This episode is an audio podcast and also a video. Check out how Eduardo creates creepy, spooky DIY video tutorials on his popular YouTube channel, Monster Tutorials Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day!

I had a blast talking with Joe Badon, co-writer and director of Blood of The Dinosaurs, a featured short film at both Chattanooga Film Fest and Fantastic Fest this year. Check out his website Cosmic Family Films for trailers and more info about all of his films and upcoming projects. Find Joe on all the usual socials by searching… Joe Badon! Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day!

My Pal Jarf Harden takes over the podcast and puts me in the hot seat as we celebrate 4 years of the Vibrant Visionaries Podcast! Big Big thank you to Jarf, Brian, David, Molly, Sean, each and every guest, my podcast communities, Patreon supporters and YOU. Check out Jarf’s latest podcast Dazed and Confused 33 1/3 Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day!

Creative Producer & Entertainment Leader of Diversity 2.0, Damion Taylor breaks down the importance of using data to better understand what your audience wants and how best to market your next creative project! Follow Damion’s many creative endeavors on LinkedIn Find Damion’s podcasts Tech Witch and Professional Confession wherever you listen to podcasts. Check out what I’ve been cooking up over on our YouTube channel The Vibrant Visionaries Network Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day!

Award-Winning Podcast Producer Tonia Ransom is my amazing guest today. We cover a wonderful array of subjects including how to launch a successful fund raising campaign for your creative project, the impact of sharing your own story, and our mutual love of the Twilight Zone, True Blood and Lovecraft Country! Check out her novella Risen, current Podcast Nightlight: Horror Fiction For All (Best Fiction Podcast 2021) and support her next podcast project Afflicted: A Horror Thriller Audio Drama through Indie Go Go! Tonia is a blast to follow on social media. She’s @MissDefying on Instagram and Twitter Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day!

I’m answering travel and work related questions on today’s AMA aka Ask Me Anything. Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day!

Amber Hawley is a therapist and ADHD coach who’s podcast, The Easily Distracted Entrepreneur offers business owners “support for the emotional side of business”. We have a lively conversation about honoring your sleep schedule and work flow no matter how unconventional it may look to others. Amber shares more ideas on her podcast in this episode: The Power of Visual Accountability Here’s a link to her free “Stopping Shiny Object Syndrome” downloadable Find ALL the ways to connect and collaborate with me HERE Loving Vibrant Visionaries? Tell a friend or two and leave a REVIEW – it’ll make my day! Hire Heidi as a creative consultant, podcast producer, or on air talent at: https://heidibennett.com/