Andy and Stephen have a conversation with Squint, a photographer and filmmaker from the Bay Area. Squint considers himself a visual composer and has an impressive list of clients that include Michael Jordan, D'Angelo, and Steph Curry. We talked about how he got a job at a local television station when he was just a kid, how he keeps love as the North Star of his life and business, the importance trust being earned in a relationship, and much more.

This week, Andy and Stephen have a conversation with Salomon Ligthelm, an award winning filmmaker who has directed projects for the Weekend, Ford, Adidas, and countless others. Salomon opens up about what it was like being raised by missionary parents in South Africa and Dubai, what it means to work in the shadows, and the steps that lead to a period of burn out and depression in his life and career.

Andy and Stephen have a conversation with Sophia Matinazad, a photographer and creative director for musical artists. We talked about working with high profile artist like Kacey Musgraves, the importance of communication in creative jobs, how to "put in your order" to get the clients you want, and how she overcomes insecurity to put out great work.

This week, Andy and Stephen have a conversation with Greg Lutze, cofounder of VSCO, about the good and bad in perfectionism, harnessing chaos in the creative process, the power of collaboration, and more. 

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Hello and welcome to beautiful failures podcast. This is Andy Reale and I'm Steven Keech And this is a show where we interview creatives about failures in their life and career that help propel them where they are today So there's like a million podcasts out there.

Andy Reale and Stephen Keech have a conversation with seck, a director and artist. We talk about how he grew up in Senegal in West Africa, got started making films, experienced his first "no's" in the business, and how he embraced and utilized his unique voice to say something with his art.