083: Juggling Creative Career Choices

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 10 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries.

We start the show this week with an interview conducted by Rohan Chhabra who sits down with the Head of Literary Management at Bold Soul Studios, Michael Masukawa. Rohan discusses with Michael his journey from his early college days interning at as many production companies as he could find to his current role at Bold Soul. They also discussed how he also founded his own creative consulting company, Masukawa Creative Management. Michael provides helpful insights for creatives, including that his path is not one that everyone follows, and that is a good thing.

To conclude the show Libby Chun speaks with actress, dancer, and content creator Jenna Alvarez. Jenna who has appeared in such film and TV projects as Jim Carrey’s television show Kidding, Disney Channel’s Shook, and HBO’s Generation. The pair discuss how Jenna started as a dancer, but came to love acting, and how different roles can influence the relationship with creativity. They cover Jenna’s desire to be a part of new and upcoming narratives about the Asian American experience like Netflix’s BEEF. And finally, they wrap the interview by touching on what Jenna is currently working on and excited about within her many careers.