Passion In Progress With Javier Mercedes

Harvy Danger Films was a former semi-pro triathlete until fate had more in store for him. After a tragic accent left him unable to compete, he looked to learn a new craft, filmmaking and photography.

Graphic Designer, JustinRyanOrg (Justin Tordella), takes us on his rollercoaster journey from doing breakout graphic design work for Fall Out Boy to scratching up work any where he could for his family. Staying hungry for success he found ways as a freelancer to provide, give back to the community, and live his passion as a graphic designer full time.

Taylor Wood is a Marketing Manager for theCHIVE, but she has a passion for burlesque dancing and fashion. We dive into the details of burlesque dancing along with some behind the scenes looks at theCHIVE. @Taylor_Would @JavMercedes

Yellowbird Sauce Co-Founder George Milton talks about seeking validation in your craft, maintaining self discipline, and the foundation of a household hot sauce brandname, Yellowbird Sauce. Social: @Yellowbirdsauce Javier Mercedes Instagram: @jrmercedes Javier Mercedes Twitter: @javmercedes

Bob Phillipp has been with the blogging juggernaut website, theCHIVE, for 8 and half years. We dive straight into the experience of being a host on a podcast with +90 episodes and behind the scenes stories of theCHIVE. You can follow Bob Phillipp on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/bobphillippchive/ Javier Mercedes Social: IG: JRMERCEDES Twitter: JAVMERCEDES Youtube: Passion in Progress

Wine Explorer & Tasting Event Consultant, Kelly Cornett, is an exercise physiologist by day and a wine enthusiast...all the time. Mentored by a South African winemaker, she managed a winery in Virginia, biked to wineries in Mendoza, explored tasting rooms in Napa and Sonoma, studied Pinot Noir in Willamette Valley, coordinated tasting events in Georgia, designed multi-course wine pairing dinners in the Shenandoah Valley, sold small-batch wines to big retailers in Washington D.C. ...and now she's sharing joy of all things wine through A Cork in the Road's tastings, classes, and adventures. Kelly's Social: @ACorkInTheRoad http://acorkintheroad.strikingly.com/ Instagram: @jrmercedes Twitter: @javmercedes

Scott Clark is Professional full-time DP director of photography based out of Austin, TX. He shoots Music Videos, Short Films, Commercials, Branded Content, and Documentaries. He filmed material for the X games, theCHIVE, Nissan, Fear the Walking Dead, Car2Go, Circuit of the Americas, The Bright Light Social Hour and much more. In this interview of passion in progress we go over how he does about making a living as a DP and his career advice to others looking to get into the space. We also talk about his style of shooting and some of the ideas behind his workflow. Follow Us On Instagram Javier Mercedes: @jrmercedes Scott Clark: @undeadbatteries

This episode of Passion In Progress is with audio engineer/sound designer for Adult Swim show Squidbillies and Too Many Cooks, Shawn Coleman. He tells his behind the scenes look into some of Adult Swim's most famous content. Other topics covered are the current state of the recording industry and is it worth it to go to college for audio engineering or what is it like to be the audio engineer during a session with a producer and VO Talent. As well as much more!