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Every Deal Is a Dance Ep. 11: Musician Adam Gaynor on The Art of the Pivot: From Matchbox 20 to Creative Entrepreneurship
From selling 30 million records with Matchbox 20 to building family animation company Creationville, Adam Gaynor embodies perpetual creativity and the art of the pivot. In this conversation, he shares hard-won lessons about launching before building everything, meeting the universe halfway, recognizing when your creative barometer is working, and why this is the year every creative entrepreneur needs to make halftime adjustments.
The Licensing Exchange Ep. 6: From Pokémon to Manga's Future: Jazwares President Jeremy Padawer on Collecting and the Toy Industry
Jeremy Padawer's journey spans Mattel, founding Wicked Cool Toys, acquiring Squishmallows, and now leading Jazwares under Berkshire Hathaway. But he's equally known for his collecting conviction—from publicly spending a million dollars on Pokémon to facilitating Logan Paul's $6M Pikachu Illustrator purchase to his latest $275K bet on graded manga. In this conversation, Jeremy shares hard-won lessons about retail strategy, why kidults are now the #1 toy segment, and why One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Naruto are the next Batman and Superman.
Every Deal Is a Dance Ep. 9: Authenticity and Vision: Horror Director David Yarovesky on Building a Hollywood Career from Obsession
Horror director David Yarovesky has known who he is since age 4 when he declared "every day is Halloween for me." In this conversation, he shares his journey from childhood obsession to directing Elizabeth Banks and Anthony Hopkins, discussing authenticity, handling doubt, staying calm under pressure, and why the entertainment industry's upheaval means artists will need the industry less than ever.