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Where is the podcast heading? Creative Vets rebranding.

Justin Sloan — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:46:50 +0000

The show has been a lot of fun, but the three co-hosts feel it needs a bit of rebranding. Stay tuned for a possible name change (maybe CreativeVets?), as well as more updates. Tells us what you think – what should the new show have? What worked and what didn’t? Email [email protected]. Thank you! In other news, Justin’s ...

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Author of Awesome Fiction Craig Martelle on Writing

Justin Sloan — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:28:52 +0000

Justin and Jennifer talk with author Craig Martelle, who Justin met through the 20Booksto50k Facebook group – one any author who wants to be part of the community and make money as an author should be part of. He shares how he made his Free Trader series (and their awesome covers), and how online writing communities can help us succeed. NOTE: Justin’s audio sounds ...

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From Marine to Filmmaker with Paul Porter

Justin Sloan — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:00:55 +0000

Paul Porter shares his experience learning filmmaking and then the benefits and how to shoot movies outside of LA. He is a writer, director, and producer, and offers great advice for military veterans aspiring to become filmmakers. Paul’s Bio: Paul J. Porter is the owner of Rogue Taurus Productions, which he runs with his wife, actress Hayley Derryberry. Born in ...

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Veterans Making Moves to Deal with PTSD, with Benjamin Patton

Justin Sloan — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:18:43 +0000

Founder of the Patton Veterans Project and creator of its I Was There Film Workshops, and grandson of General Patton (YES! That General Patton), Benjamin Patton talks about how collaborative filmmaking and being creative can help deal with posttraumatic stress, and why it’s great regardless to get involved in filmmaking. Bio: The grandson of WWII general George S. Patton Jr., documentary filmmaker ...

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Video Game Streaming with Owen Monahan – MachinegunnerUSMC

Justin Sloan — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:00:51 +0000

Video game streamer Owen Monahan, whose Twitch name is MachineGunnerUSMC, tells Justin, Trevor, and Jennifer what it means to be a video game streamer full time. He talks about getting started, how to find sponsors, and how awesome it is to play games all day. Bio: Owen Monahan served in the Marines for four years as an 0331 Machinegunner, where ...

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Treating Your Creative Passion as a Business with Charlie Gilkey

Justin Sloan — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:34:00 +0000

Justin, Jennifer, and Trevor speak with Charlie Gilkey of Productive Flourishing about how to treat your creative passion as a business. Charlie gives us his advice for starting off in your creative pursuit, how to set goals and achieve them, running a business, and more. Charlie Gilkey is an in-demand trainer, speaker, and business growth advisor who helps small businesses ...

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Author Matt Betley talks going from the Marines to being an author, published through Simon and Schuster.

Justin Sloan — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:00:13 +0000

Matt Betley, author of OVERWATCH, shares his experience going from the military to publishing through Simon & Schuster. His experience directly contributed to his book, as Betley was a Marine and alcoholic (now 7 years sober!), much like the character in his book (who struggles with alcoholism). For advice on how to approach writing and incorporating your military and life ...

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Publishing Military Fiction with Matt Gallagher, author of Young Blood

Justin Sloan — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:00:00 +0000

Matt Gallagher shares his experience going from getting in trouble for his blog while still in the military, to how he leveraged his military experience and writing MFA to get published with Simon and Schuster. He teaches veterans and civilians about military writing, and has an amazing novel titled YOUNG BLOOD. So whether you’re a veteran or any aspiring writer ...

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Commercial and Television Acting with Michael Broderick

Justin Sloan — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:08:35 +0000

Marine Corps Veteran turned Hollywood actor, Michael Broderick, shares his journey from military to punk bands, to voice over, to on-screen actor, and what it’s like to be on the set of some of the most popular TV shows (24, Justified, NCIS, Jane the Virgin, The Unit, Criminal Minds, People vs. OJ Simpson, and tons more). He explains to us ...

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Trevor’s Article on the WGF’s Veterans Writing Project

Justin Sloan — Wed, 25 May 2016 12:00:46 +0000

This episode starts off with Trevor and Justin discussing the articles they’ve recently done for Military.com. Trevor wrote an article about his experience with the Writers Guild Foundation’s Veterans Writing Project, an article Justin did about Musa Media and military advising on television and movie sets, which included an interview with Trevor about his experience on set of the Fox ...

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