In this Happy Hour podcast, John, Ryan, and Max are chatting with Laura Gallagher about how the pandemic affected The Creative Company, her goals for the future, and hypothetical time traveling questions from Max!저자 Ryan Freng & Backflip

In this Happy Hour podcast, John and Ryan are chatting with Kate Prehn about her involvement with the Fitchburg Teen Center, engaging with UW Alumni, and her thoughts on whether or not college may be the right path!저자 Ryan Freng & Backflip

In this Happy Hour podcast, John and Ryan are chatting with the Backflip team about some of the awards they won at the 2022 American Advertising Award show! Timestamps (4:51) Our first guest…. Scott Pfeil! (7:57) Miami Scott! (20:14) Emily and Hannah! (25:57) What does it mean to win awards? (41:04) The other guys. (47:02) […]The post 83 – Celebrat…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Laura Borkenhagen and Andrew Carlson about web, marketing, and ministry! Timestamps (8:47) Who is Laura and what is her role at Fort Wilderness? (18:19) Who is Andrew and what is his role at Fort Wilderness? (21:57) Following the call while still using your talents. (26:48) What does […]The post 82 – …

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Adam and Andrea Parikh about targeted advertising, their craziest ad placement, and TikTok. Timestamps (8:46) Who are Adam and Andrea Parikh? (12:33) Digital out of home marketing. (16:02) Should you advertise in every medium? (18:23) Adam’s face on a billboard? (22:32) What is the craziest place Adam…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Tyler Kortekaas about how he ended up in Madison studying film production and why he makes films. Timestamps (6:40) Who is Tyler Kortekaas? (7:32) Tyler’s first video project. (8:08) NLE’s. (19:39) What did Tyler find interesting about film. (22:28) Tyler’s favorite writers. (29:49) How did Tyler end …

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Edmundo Reyes about two of his projects, Revive Parishes and Real + True. Timestamps (11:13) Who is Edmundo Reyes? (28:10) Real + True. (54:35) Producing high quality Catholic content. (59:54) Preparing kids to make their own choice. (1:14:45) Two truths and a lie. Transcript Ryan Freng 4:11 […]The po…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Emily Shea about TikTok marketing, virtual events, and time management techniques. Timestamps (11:12) Who is Emily Shea? (19:19) S&B’s 75th anniversary. (28:01) TikTok marketing. (37:36) What gets Emily up in the morning? (40:10) Staying focused. (58:12) Virtual events. (1:03:05) The limits of technol…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Daniel Kinney about His business ‘The Diligent Company’, what it’s like to be a one man band and lessons that he has learned in the industry. Timestamps (4:28) Who is Daniel Kinney? (6:24) One man band? (7:35) What does a work week look like for Daniel? (22:17) […]The post 77 – Staying Diligent with D…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Steve Kroll and Jordon Meyer about the mysterious world of PPC and what it’s like to be a digital agency. Timestamps (6:40) What is Jordan watching right now? (8:04) Who is Jordan Meyer? (9:20) What is Steve watching right now? (12:10) Who is Steve Kroll? (14:47) Who […]The post 76 – Let’s get Granula…

In this Happy Hour podcast, John and Ryan are chatting about the pre-production that goes into Backflip’s annual Christmas video! Timestamps (4:24) Christmas video origins. (21:21) Backflip’s approach to their Christmas videos. (26:15) Where we’re going there is no box. (53:27) Crew with no budget. Transcript Ryan Freng 1:58 Hello and welcome back …

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Nathan Stevens and Matthew Roth about documentary filmmaking and narrative shorts, with a focus on exploring the complexities of faith. Timestamps (8:15) Who are Nathan and Matthew and what is their story? (10:24) How did Matt start making films? (13:16) Nate’s origin story. (16:57) Enjoyable Christia…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Fr. Tait Schroeder about the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, discipline within the Catholic Church and Covid in Rome. Timestamps (13:09) Who is Fr. Tait Schroeder? (19:19) What is the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and what role does Fr. Tait fill? (35:12) […]The post 73 – Fr. …

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Carolyn Averill about a big website we just redesigned for her. Joining us will be Hannah Hess, designer, and Emily Wenman, developer, here at Backflip. Timestamps (5:21) St. Ambrose website redesign. (21:23) What was the most challenging part of the process for Hannah and Emily? (26:58) How […] The p…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Matthew Pearson about his vocation, the Vatican during COVID, and Breaking Bad! Timestamps (9:27) Who is Matthew Pearson? (13:01) What led Matthew to study media? (22:00) Where stage of the seminary is Matthew in? (30:23) How does Matthew see his interest in media carried out in his […] The post 071 –…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Lynne Fraser about German beer hall party’s, film school, and the challenge of innovation. Timestamps (12:20) Who is Lynne Fraser? (24:24) Good Fortune. (27:58) Ski Team. (30:41) German beer hall party. (35:15) Agencies. (48:29) Film school? (1:03:06) What innovations is Lynne excited about? (1:23:18)…

In this Happy Hour podcast, John and Ryan are chatting about software that they use to keep productions running smoothly. Timestamps (6:31) Studio Binder. (18:43) Frame.io (27:46) Dialpad. (40:02) Basecamp. (46:27) Notion. Transcript Ryan Freng 2:18 What’s up world? I’m Ryan Freng, co creative director here at backflip. And joining me as I say alwa…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Max Olmsted about life at Backflip, VFX, and The Top Hat Balloon Show. Timestamps (7:18) Who is Max Olmsted? (11:28) The interview. (17:38) Jordan Johnson. (26:37) Story time. (32:30) VFX. (39:15) Life at Backflip. (42:46) The Top Hat Balloon Show. (45:40) How does Max stress out? (54:50) […] The post…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Benny Rose about being a father, music, and pop culture. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lGmJb-D-DI Timestamps (6:40) Who is Benny Rose? (15:35) Pop culture. (17:12) The Toys That Made Us. (21:36) Conventions. (26:06) Being a father. (30:28) Not the drummer. (44:02) How do you pr…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with good-friend and co-conspirator Rob Pero about traveling for work, life at home, and fitness. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb1ORykXhdM Timestamps (5:51) Who is Rob Pero? (7:13) What is a regular day look like for Rob? (10:00) How does Ryan handle all the work travel? (25:42) Int…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Apache Danforth about public relations and project management. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2ilT9zh_ko Timestamps (6:05) Who is Apache Danforth? (10:52) Sovereign nations. (13:34) Growing up on a reservation. (16:26) Apache’s traditional name. (20:10) Family trees. (29:53) Pow…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Cord Young & Dave Hibler about red light therapy, adult onesies, and business during a pandemic. Timestamps (10:30) What do Dave and Cord do? (15:09) Which onesie is Dave and Cord’s favorite? (19:47) How did Forever Lazy begin? (21:58) How did someone source manufacturing in 2009? (24:41) […] The post…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Brent & Peggy Hoffman about entrepreneurship. Timestamps (8:16) Who and where is Peggy Hoffman? (11:55) Has Peggy always led an active lifestyle? (29:11) What do Brent and Peggy do? (49:45) Seal team 6. (55:26) Working with different sleep schedules. (1:06:28) Tattoos. (1:18:24) Double standards? (1:2…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Fr. Scott Jablonski and Marc Laudonio about conversion, vocation, and basketball. Timestamps (7:05) Who is Fr. Scott Jablonski? (9:28) Who is Marc Laudonio? (14:22) Working with your best friend. (22:46) How do friends have both a good personnel and professional relationship? (38:43) The definitive pr…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Fr. John Putzer and Carolyn Averill about the priesthood, and virtual events. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOOrRdvPtSg Timestamps (11:22) Who is Fr. John Putzer? (16:52) Fr. John’s day to day. (19:21) Axis & Allies. (23:45) What are the different roles a priest can fill within …

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Eli Fhima about his role as Director of Operations at Fhima’s in Minneapolis. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UDg_9TeGrs Timestamps (3:46) Who is Eli Fhima? (5:22) The setting. (15:26) Can the maître d’ hang? (22:45) How do John and Ryan process the heavy stories they tell? (34:4…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Sarah Noonan about her role as Social Media Director for the Wisconsin Historical Society. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTkg9mC7fMI Timestamps (5:23) Who is Sarah Noonan? (10:49) A finger in every pie. (12:32) Moving to social. (22:18) What does the Wisconsin Historical Society…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Megan McDuffee about her work in music for video games. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZydT7lIOpg Timestamps (2:31) Shootin’ the breeze. (20:31) How did Megan get into music? (22:31) River City Girls. (27:04) Writing music for video games. (31:01) Who are Megan’s musical influen…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Michael Graf about his Emmy Award-Winning directing. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfm7F_WQVqQ Timestamps (15:43) Catching up with Michael. (20:36) What does Michael do with scripts once they are finished? (34:15) What is the challenging part of Michael’s job? (41:59) Out of the…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Shane Reinbold about marketing and ministry. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuMO2hkHeQE Timestamps (6:19) Who is Shane Reinbold? (11:28) How did Shane get into ministry? (15:41) Skillsets. (18:54) Shane’s faith story. (24:58) Marketing. (1:09:06) Making beautiful work. (1:13:07) …

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Angela Hineline about producing the musical Singin’ in the Rain virtually. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59QSAJe_yD8 Timestamps (4:51) Who is Angela Hineline? (7:24) Quality not quantity. (10:48) Delayed because of Covid. (15:54) The film elements of Singin’ In The Rain. (22:28)…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Ryan Orr about editing and up-cycled art. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZOpkaXgOyE Timestamps (3:27) Who is Ryan Orr? (7:11) Upcycling. (11:22) What is it like creating commissioned art? (18:45) How long do Ryan’s projects take? (30:04) Ideation. (36:45) Is Ryan organized? (40:…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Ryan Dembroski about his roles as producer, pilot, filmmaker, and YouTuber. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdfA5hY263s Timestamps (3:07) Who is Ryan Dembroski (7:31) Staying local vs moving to LA. (14:19) Ryan and the pandemic. (23:51) UWM. (27:52) Working with what you have. (36…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting account management and producing with Julia Smith. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm13smXKvdM Timestamps (6:15) Who is Julia Smith? (15:12) Directing. (18:17) Backflip layoff (23:08) Be Grounded: Mental Health & Yoga Therapy (1:00:29) Podcasting (1:04:47) Two truths and a lie. The pos…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting music and composing with Joshua Stromer. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbzvVs8wSa8 Timestamps (2:36) Who is Joshua Stromer? (3:27) How do you teach music during a pandemic? (11:12) Josh’s kids. (16:22) How did John and Ryan meet Josh? (18:44) The first project. (21:52) EV Land – Elec…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Brent King, Communications Director for the Diocese of Madison. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec2axxmkT18 Timestamps (5:00) Brent’s origin story. (24:24) Creating high quality content. (28:41) Priests for Our Future Campaign. (41:42) What are the challenges of being a communicat…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting about our Christmas video, Backflip to the Future with our editors, Jeff and Andrew Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ShNzHg0Sxc Timestamps (9:39) How does Backflip come up with it’s Christmas videos? (15:45) Fleshing out the script. (19:27) How was Andrew’s experience working on this C…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Michael Graf about his Emmy award-winning writing and directing. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2fC7MBmFOg Timestamps (3:11) Who is Michael Graf? (15:59) The Last Indian War. (20:36) What does optioning a script mean? (22:10) What is the ideal optioning scenario? (27:02) How has…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Sarah Kochan about entrepreneurship. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSAizVLYPz8 Timestamps (3:32) Who is Sarah Kochan? (4:51) Sarah’s origin story. (10:31) How has the switch to online learning worked for Sarah? (12:43) Sarah’s second business. (15:09) Does Sarah help people with…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Carolyn Averill about turning an in-person gala to a livestreamed event. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySLEyOshls0 Timestamps (4:30) Who is Carolyn? (7:45) The first ever virtual St. Ambrose Gala. (9:15) The inspiration for the event. (13:01) What are the pros and cons of a virt…

In this Happy Hour podcast, Ryan and John chat about hunting, shopping and thankfulness. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9aWasVP3-M Timestamps (3:42) Opening weekend hunt! (50:34) Thankfulness. (59:22) What are John and Ryan thankful for? The post 045 – Hunting, Shopping, and Thankfulness first appeared on Backflip.…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Ashley Taylor about her advertising experience. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hdw3mMLgt0 Timestamps (5:18) Who is Ashley Taylor? (8:03) Ashley’s transition to AAF president. (11:12) What has it been like for Ashley to be the AAF president during a pandemic? (15:36) What does an…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Joe Fulton about his editing experience. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3RCoiMQ9c0 Timestamps (4:12) Who is Joe Fulton? (22:42) From high school video projects to Emmy nominated. (25:01) How was the move from the Midwest to LA? (29:33) NLE software. (51:24) Remote directing/cons…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Molly Luksik about her experience with ballet and starting her own studio. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chcCdrOJ6zY Timestamps (7:48) Who is Molly? (9:26) What is being a professional ballerina like? (21:57) How has the transition been from professional ballerina to opening you…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Chad Halverson about drone tips and tricks. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnCFUxYOb3I Timestamps (3:50) Who is Chad? (19:55) Drone stuff! (20:55) Chad’s reel. (31:47) Chad’s first drone crash. (38:49) Drone insurance. (52:15) Flying at night. (59:07) Has Chad ever done any inter…

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re chatting with Tom Kermgard of Kingdom Filmworks about Commercial Production and getting things done while still having fun. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibsdvtCYSd8 Timestamps (3:47) Who is Tom Kermgard? (18:26) From copywriter to Kingdom Filmworks. (24:53) What are the qualities you need to…

In this Happy Hour podcast, Ryan and John chat with Luke Kolarsky about studio and live production. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFEfNNEJpw Timestamps (3:18) Who is Luke? (5:56) What is it like being a jack of all trades at Backflip? (12:08) The Backflip studio demo reel. (14:37) Luke’s favorite studio set/project. (18:01) …

In this Happy Hour podcast, we’re going to go behind-the-scenes and talk about how we pulled EV Land together. We’re going to watch the short film and walk frame by frame to show you how we made the magic. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJTkkZCd5JI Timestamps (14:45) Watching EV Land. (28:58) How has EV Land been […] The post …

In this Happy Hour podcast, Charlie, from MGE, is joining us to share the newly premiered short film ‘EV Land.’ This film tells the story of a ballerina who is trying to find her way. It combines ballet, hip-hop, and electric vehicles in an exceptional way. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDKzondKf10 Timestamps (13:51) Watching…

In this Happy Hour podcast, Ryan and John chat live event production with Brent Hoffman. Watch the chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b0FbjUcmJ4 Timestamps (1:51) John had a baby! (4:16) Perodigm wall wrap. (8:43) Why live? (13:10) Restream.io (17:53) Why do you need to do that live? (26:31) Multi-cam live theatre productions? (31:28) What…