Fight Fog Eating

I just finished editing a series of audio podcasts for weight-loss coach Brooke Castillo. The podcasts consist of actual coaching phone calls with Brooke's clients. In the premiere podcast I learned about "fog eating." I think it's the act of subconsciously eating just to be doing something. The next podcast touched on the sensuous subject of licking your fingers after eating ribs. Here's a link to Brooke's podcasts so you can hear for yourself!

Wanna Be a Landlord?

I've started recording interviews with folks who are investing in multi-family real estate (think apartment buildings). The First Cornerstone Group provides guidance to investors looking to enter this lucrative field. I talk with their clients, who share their first-person stories about becoming landlords. Listen to one of the interviews, and find out what they do about those 2AM phone calls from tenants with a backed-up toilet...

Taking Off with a New Podcast

My friend, Benét Wilson, has just started a new blog and podcast for Aviation Week (the McGraw Hill publication). Her previous podcast, Towers & Tarmacs, was on a Top 50 Travel Blog list, so she was rewarded with a new project: This Week in Business Aviation. Congrats, Benét! You can subscribe to her blog and podcast at AviationWeek.com. I was hired to produce custom introductions, bumpers, and exits for her podcast, and the Check 6 podcast.

Blogger Hits the Airwaves

Today I mixed several promos for Doryn Wallach - she's the prolific blogger behind Doryn's Dish. Her blog provides "the scoop on anything and everything useful." She shares the latest products in a variety of categories from food and fashion to gadgets. How about a travel coffee cup with a built-in clock? Starting this week, Doryn is leveraging the popularity of her blog to become the host of her own radio show on WGCH. Listen in every Tuesday from 9-10AM.

You Are What You Wear

We just finished editing a series of audio programs for Stever Robbins on what to wear for business. The series is called "Dressing Up and Down: Comfort and Style for Men in the Workplace." Stever interviews Julie Foley, a fashion guru for men, who provides a wealth of information on the best attire for business. Stever shares that he favors two types of clothes: jeans, and ripped jeans. Julie recommends that all business slacks be made of wool. I am starting to itch just thinking about it. But there are a ton of good tips on everything from what to wear for an interview to what is really meant by business casual. The program will be available on both CD and downloadable MP3 files soon at www.SteverRobbins.com.

The Secret Banker

I've been working on an audio book for Jay and Brian at Consumer Publishing Group for the past month or two. The topic of the CDs is how to reduce your personal debt (certainly a timely subject). Yesterday, I had the opportunity to record an interview with a bank loan officer. He spilled the beans on many of the tactics banks employ to increase their profits (while increasing your level of debt). Here's a hint: have you ever really read the loan agreement that the bank shoves at you? Ever wonder why you suddenly qualify for a larger loan that you really wanted? I had to disguise the Secret Banker's voice (I applied some GarageBand filters to his track) since he's still employed by a financial institution, and would prefer not to lose his job.

Charlie Black - Secret Agent

I had fun over the weekend editing the next episode of the radio dramedy “Charlie Black - Secret Agent.” In this episode Charlie must thwart an evil Brazilian scientist who has aimed an “asteroid timebomb” at Earth. Xavier (X-man) Paul provides me with the voice files, and I mix in the music and sound effects. This time I got my old cohort Bob Hunt involved as the episode announcer. The screen grab on the right shows the complexity of the mix of sound effects, music, and actor's audio.

I just voiced three scripts for “The CJ Files.” This take-off on TV reality crime shows (think Dateline NBC) is being produced by Matt McClain in New York. He’s shooting over the next week or so, and I’ll try to provide a link to the videos after they are produced. Matt has been working in TV since the turn of the century (dramatic pause), and is currently producing educational films that kids will like watching. As he says " I avoid using the word EDUTAINMENT... Oops, there I said it."

Stever Robbins

Ok - that’s NOT my photo - it’s Stever Robbins, a new podcast client of mine. Stever is a Harvard MBA-type, corporate consultant, and a fountain of knowledge.

I just finished editing a podcast interview he did with Bob Burg about Bob’s new book, "The Go-Giver". The interview will be available on the Business Explained podcast. Stever also hosts the Get-It-Done Guy podcast, consistently one of the top-10 on iTunes.