FILO Podcast

Imagine this: you are having a conversation with your friend about something important. Just as that friend starts to talk, another friend walks up and also starts talking to you. Then, your phone rings. Amidst these three people needing your attention, you are also late for a meeting.  This type of stressful situation

 I’ve always been a doer, a self-proclaimed productivity ninja. I was thriving on the rush of completing tasks, but as I dove deeper into my role as a Production Director I realized that my obsession with productivity was hindering the team's growth.I started as many of us do: a passionate sound engineer, eager to twea

Brian Taylor joins Todd to talk about how to show up fully in our roles as technical artists, and how our perspective can help completely change our environments. Show Notes: FILO 2025 Conference: Today’s guest will be joining us at the Conference that kicks off next week, on May 6th! And it's not too list to join us I

I’m no stranger to the need for a cultural reset for production teams. When I was placed at our main campus in 2019, I inherited a team that had no clear bullseye, struggled with pride, and who were like sheep without a shepherd. I was a 20-year-old female who was placed in the middle of this already established team a

Todd talks with Brian Grahn from Clear-Com. They talk about how a good intercom system can help free us up to do what we do best instead of worrying about how to communicate. Brian also talks about the new technology that Clear-Com offers to help integrate into a system you might already have. Show Notes: FILO 2025 Con

I was working at a church and tasked with a pretty simple project - create a sermon bumper to set up our upcoming series. When I turned in the film project, I was proud of it--really proud. I had worked hard. A few hours later, after the critiques came in, I wasn't proud anymore. They hated it. One of the problems with