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Live! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast based in El Paso, Texas and hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. Take a step into our headquarters and enjoy some free game from public figures, entrepreneurs, and other creative professionals that we invite over to the studio. We'll be sitting down with leaders around our city and region as we take deep dives into their career and life in order to discover new ways of perceiving the world around us. You may know us from Midnight Sessions, where we provide private, intimate, and genre-less stages for emerging musicians to visually extend their sound. Our goal in that to help uplift artists and the message they are trying to spread through their music. Naturally, we've come across professionals outside of the music industry that are also introducing new and fresh ways of navigating through life's challenges while also presenting unique products and experiences for us to take in. Ultimately, this leads us to our latest project, this podcast. You can find all our episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts, and you can catch all of our other content over at emmeffpearl.com

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November 27, 2024Episode 251 hr 59 min

DREW MAYER-OAKES | Episode 040 | Live! at MFHQ

The Forty-Eighth Wednesday of Twenty Twenty Four. We reach the end of our second volume of GOOD CONVERSATION. Today, we have a BIG TIME honor to host a guest who has been contributing to El Paso’s film industry by sharing and supporting the works of many aspiring and working film professionals all over Texas. His efforts are through El Paso’s Film and Creative Industries Commission, CreativELPASO, where he has been steadily rebranding and building the organization since 2017. Our guest’s journey in the film industry began in the 1980’s where he found himself in Austin, Texas and then eventually all over as he was able to scout locations and build a strong network through his career. Now, with much experience, he has been present in how the next generations of filmmakers can continue to push the artform forward. Through conferences and his direct support towards growing film platforms, he has lent an enormous hand to where our community can go. It’s an honor to host the guest of our Volume II finale because our flagship program, Midnight Sessions, is a prime example of his and CreativELPASO’s support towards the arts. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ… we welcome DREW MAYER-OAKES.Follow and keep up with CreativELPASO here:https://www.instagram.com/creativelpasohttps://www.creativelpaso.orgChapters:1. 0:00 - Housekeeping2. 1:19 - Introductions3. 3:01 - An Introduction to CreativELPASO4. 7:12 - Finding Your Way Into the Film Industry5. 12:07 - A Film Student in Austin in the 1980’s6. 17:18 - Figuring Out What to Do After Film School7. 27:37 - Selecting Locations for Film Productions8. 33:53 - The Progression of Media Consumption…9. 39:09 - and It’s Effect on Film Productions10. 43:31 - How Films Move Around in the Marketplace11. 53:04 - The Opportunities Available for Texas Filmmakers12. 1:05:09 - The Business Behind Big Budget Blockbusters13. 1:12:41 - Experienced Critiques and Appreciations of Film14. 1:27:35 - What El Paso Filmmakers Can Look Forward To15. 1:35:06 - Networking El Paso to the Rest of Texas16. 1:42:30 - The Grind It Takes to Succeed in Film17. 1:54:14 - Closing WordsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.comFor all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

November 20, 2024Episode 241 hr 35 min

ARTURO BARRIO | Episode 039 | Live! at MFHQ

The Forty-Seventh Wednesday of Twenty Twenty Four. It's all GOOD conversation only as always! Today, we welcome another Brother of mine to the HQ. However, it's a little different today as I first met him when he was already an alumni who was deep into his career. Our guest is a great representation of hard work en la Frontera. Growing up on the other side of the border in Mexico, he experienced the journey that was crossing into the states for a university education. It is a unique experience for most, but in El Paso, it's something that we see quite often with our special geography. It doesn't make the journey any easier, however. Yet immediately, he nurtured an avenue of serving others and fostering collaboration. Since his education, he's evolved this passion on an international scale. Moving his way from DC to Spain to Mexico while adjusting to changing cultures and policies fine tuned him into understanding what it means to create meaningful and long lasting collaborations across nations. Today, he oversees this for that same university that provided him so much opportunity. [The University of Texas at El Paso] And from what we get to hear in this conversation, the opportunities are STILL continuing to grow rapidly. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ… we welcome ARTURO BARRIO.Chapters:1. 0:00 - Housekeeping2. 1:30 - Introductions3. 3:24 - The Landscape of International Relations at UTEP4. 12:43 - Addressing the Needs of Mexican Students5. 16:31 - Having Non-Negotiable Routines in Your Lifetime6. 22:56 - Creating Successful International Relations7. 29:29 - The Idea Behind Continued Learning8. 35:11 - Readjusting to the Tone of Life’s Different Cultures9. 43:43 - Balancing Different Generations Skillsets10. 55:53 - Working Closely with University Presidents11. 1:01:51 - Determining What to Do After a Bachelor’s12. 1:04:56 - Making the Most of Any Given Opportunity13. 1:15:18 - Understanding The Bill Archer Fellowship14. 1:18:41 - The Art of Preparation & Being Yourself15. 1:26:21 - When Purpose Becomes Secondhand Nature16. 1:30:36 - Closing WordsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.comFor all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

November 13, 2024Episode 231 hr 11 min

ANNIE'S ADVENTURES | Episode 038 | Live! at MFHQ

Wednesday number Forty-Six. We continue our journey on understanding the ins and outs of what moves a community forward, and today's guest represents a key pillar of that: the people. Her -as of now- 13-year adventure of documentation has helped connect our home to all of the great local business and art that comes from right here en La Frontera. Through practice and consistency, she has covered so much of the Borderland through different mediums ranging from simple of-the-moment photos to long-form conversations on her Youtube channel with who knows what's to come. Whatever gets the info out there, as she puts it. Her passion and authenticity in her content creation have allowed her to create what is now a massive portfolio of El Paso highlights, and so much more beyond our city as well. Our city has steadily grown closer and closer together as a community, and it's safe to say that so much of that stems from the efforts of our neighbors and friends, such as our guest for Episode 038. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ… we welcome ANNIE PEREZ, the creative behind ANNIE'S ADVENTURES.Follow Annie and all of her adventures at:https://www.instagram.com/anniesadventuresep/https://www.facebook.com/AnniesAdventureshttps://www.youtube.com/@anniesadventuresepChapters:1. 0:00 - Housekeeping2. 1:36 - Introductions3. 3:13 - Finding Where the Adventure Begins4. 14:49 - Evolving the Content You Create Over Time5. 29:50 - Improving on the Marketing of Annie’s Adventures6. 37:08 - The Weird World of Social Media Marketing7. 48:59 - Examples of Local Businesses Doing Great Things8. 53:40 - How a Community Can Evolve with Collaboration9. 1:00:07 - & How a Creator Can Evolve Through Consistency10. 1:09:31 - Closing WordsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.comFor all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

November 6, 2024Episode 221 hr 40 min

JOHNNY ESCALANTE | Episode 037 | Live! at MFHQ

The Forty-Fifth Wednesday of Twenty Twenty Four. Our guest today is no stranger to the entertainment community here in El Paso. For 14 years now, he and his team have been at the forefront of La Frontera's progression with music and venues, hosting what is now a mountain-sized catalog of artists at various levels of audience size. Ranging from morning brunches, to shows at their own main venue, to closing the streets of downtown for the weekend, our guest has seen the potential, success, and even some shortcomings from producing events at such a high scale. Through these experiences, he has learned what it takes to grow a brand of such magnitude, and what comes with all of the growth. For us, it's one great night on top of another, but for the team operating this - it's many late nights of grind mode, and many days of some more of that, along with uncertainties and curveball after curveball. This episode, it is an honor to get even just a glimpse of understanding what it means to drive a community's culture forward at this level, and we are appreciative for the transparency our guest provided through these stories. The man hardly needs any introduction! Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ… we welcome, J&K's own, JOHNNY ESCALANTE. Learn more about J&K Presents as well as their concepts over at:https://www.instagram.com/jandkpresent/https://www.jandkpresent.comFollow Johnny here:https://www.instagram.com/johnnyesc/Chapters:1. 0:00 - Introductions2. 2:16 - Initial Reflections After Hosting Boiler Room3. 7:17 - Entertaining the Idea of Music Management4. 11:45 - The Logistics and Strategy Behind Booking Shows5. 15:22 - Understanding the Pivot of Lost & Found6. 21:51 - Mastering El Paso’s Entertainment Market7. 29:47 - Trusting & Adjusting Your Creative Direction8. 37:49 - The Logistics & Details Behind Building Concepts9. 44:54 - Retaining As Much Control Throughout Your Growth10. 55:19 - How a Brand Evolves a Concept & Influences People11. 1:04:02 - Improving Upon Each Event That You Produce12. 1:08:33 - Staying Above All of Life’s Challenges13. 1:17:21 - Realizing Potential & Overcoming Self-Projections14. 1:25:58 - Creating Digital Content From the Live Events15. 1:31:45 - Staying True to the Pace of the Market’s Growth16. 1:37:49 - Closing WordsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.comFor all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

October 30, 2024Episode 211 hr 56 min

KEVIN ESTRADA | Episode 036 | Live! at MFHQ

Wednesday number Forty-Four. No better time to have a special edition. Today, we welcome EMMEFF FAMILIA. One of the brothers that's been not only a supporter, but contributor to the platform that we are trying to grow. The time spent being friends with this week's guest is impossible to count at this point. And, with his life's story, time is one of the most delicate things to have. His journey covers all of the corners from not being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel to having ambitious life-long goals that inspire us to get our shit together. The patience behind his strategies are everything we want to learn, and seeing the residuals from playing the long game is something that immediately speaks to the soul when thinking of life long fulfillment. When we first learn about our guest, it's commendable to see him build these habits and goals. But, man.... I'm telling you... when you realize just how different everything could be if only a couple more cards were flipped differently. So today, we cover that time and learn about his values and how one overcomes whatever hand you are dealt. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ… we welcome, KEVIN ESTRADA. Find Kevs on the Instagrams:https://www.instagram.com/the_real_kevster/Chapters:1. 0:00 - Housekeeping2. 1:24 - Introductions3. 3:00 - A Brief But Honest Yet Casual Dissection of the Self4. 28:07 - A DEEP Look Into a Successful Investment Portfolio5. 1:16:53 - The Journey Behind Getting Two Kidney Transplants6. 1:49:46 - Closing WordsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.comFor all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

October 23, 2024Episode 201 hr 48 min

JONATHAN LIMON | Episode 035 | Live! at MFHQ

Wednesday number Forty-Three. Today, we welcome a guest who hails from the world of real estate. The last time we were able to see him regularly was before 2020! So much has changed, yet with our guest, so much has also progressed. His drive and perspective through his career has solidified him as one of the top real estate professionals in El Paso, and the ability to combine personal habits with professional results has allowed him to connect with his clients in a way that builds sustainable trust and network. Throughout the conversation, we’re given an amazing opportunity to learn about what that entails, ranging from the risks of sitting on the fence for too long all the way to embracing humility and humbling the ego when the new wave of realtors arrive. As entrepreneurs, it’s always refreshing to hear about the grind that goes down in other industries. This conversation scratches that itch tenfold.. ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ… we welcome, JONATHAN LIMON. Follow and reach out to Jonathan Limon on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jonathanlimon.realtor/Chapters:1. 0:00 - Housekeeping2. 1:15 - Introductions3. 3:50 - Getting the Kite Up in the Air4. 9:01 - When You Look Good, You Feel Good, and So On5. 18:25 - The Truth About the Real Estate Market6. 27:19 - The Risks of Sitting on the Fence for Too Long7. 36:26 - Learning From Personal Experience8. 48:06 - Authenticity with Everything You Do9. 52:01 - Investing Wealth and Time into Growth10. 58:38 - Leveraging Competitiveness within Real Estate11. 1:06:38 - Creating Non-Negotiables Around Your Work12. 1:12:09 - Establishing Routine & Stacking Positive Habits13. 1:16:34 - Addition by Subtraction: Alcohol14. 1:28:26 - Staying In Tune with Where Real Estate is Trending15. 1:40:01 - Defining Your Professional End Game16. 1:43:18 - Closing WordsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.comFor all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

October 16, 2024Episode 191 hr 45 min

ERIN COULEHAN | Episode 034 | Live! at MFHQ

The Forty-Second Wednesday of Twenty Twenty Four. Today, we get the opportunity to speak with a guest who truly knows what goes into the art of storytelling. From birth, journalism has been in her blood with the field having been a part of both her parents and grandparents lives. With a spark of inspiration striking you so early on, you truly do get a head start in diving in, and her career has been on go the very second that it was able to. Although born and raised in El Paso, she has had the opportunity to cover lifestyle and social issues on a grander and more rapid scale, which is where she credits so much of her insight and values stemming from. Returning with this experience has allowed her to not only become a bigger contributor to El Paso's The City Magazine, but has also given her new opportunities to pay the knowledge forward to the next generation of storytellers. In her words, print is not dead, and everyone has a seat at the table. And in this episode, we get to learn more about what that all truly means. What an honor to have this conversation happen. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, Live at the HQ... we welcome ERIN COULEHAN. Follow Erin and keep up with her work at:https://www.instagram.com/erin_coulehan/https://www.instagram.com/thecityelpaso/Chapters:0:00 - Housekeeping1:10 - Introductions2:52 - Generations of Journalism10:19 - Understanding the Importance of Literature15:53 - Navigating Through the District of Columbia22:16 - A Dream Start with Rolling Stone31:18 - Being in the Room with Some of Your Favorites36:57 - Overcoming the Friction of an Interviewee41:44 - Erin’s Role Within The City Magazine51:34 - Battling Misconceptions & Having to Say No1:03:46 - A Glimpse of Erin, UTEP Professor1:07:47 - The Social Issues that Drive You1:12:04 - The Balance of Work and Personal Life1:19:43 - Pushing and Pulling with Sponsors & Advertisers1:24:46 - A Discussion Around the Best Of Awards1:29:42 - Building the Team of Writers for The City Magazine1:32:37 - Letting Go of Perfection & Being of Service1:38:24 - Closing WordsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.com For all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

October 9, 2024Episode 181 hr 56 min

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES | Episode 033 | Live! at MFHQ

The Forty-First Wednesday of Twenty Twenty Four. To see how much GOOD conversation we’ve had this year is incredible. This week is no different. Today, we welcome one of La Frontera’s biggest legends of modern times! His work within photo and video has taken him all around the city capturing amazing skylines as well as documenting El Paso’s best. A true artist, his work is never to be driven by monetary or celebrity reasons, and that ultimately is his secret to the growth of his brand. In this episode, we dive into the humility and constant seek for knowledge that pushes us forward as creatives, the importance of letting go of perfection, and how to steadily rise in the world of digital media. Authenticity and long-lasting relationships help us tie a nice pretty bow around this monster episode jam packed with value for the modern day creative. What an honor it is to sit with arguably El Paso’s most well-known creative today… ladies and gentlemen.. without further ado… we welcome CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.Follow Christian and all of his work over on his Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/christianchurches/Chapters:1. 0:00 - Housekeeping2. 1:15 - Introductions3. 6:32 - The Man with the Eyes in the Sky4. 9:57 - Recognizing the Size of Your Audience5. 13:10 - Staying On Your Toes & Always Learning6. 16:03 - Stopping and Enjoying the View7. 27:36 - Turning Your Artwork Into Resources & Products8. 32:07 - Building Lasting Relationships with Great Clients9. 44:49 - Navigating the Infamous Editing Process10. 54:14 - Routines & Dialing In to the Sunrise11. 1:00:12 - Forget About the Algorithm12. 1:08:01 - Managing Healthy Competitiveness13. 1:11:56 - Escaping the Creative Ruts14. 1:15:27 - Slight Banter Regarding Running15. 1:20:56 - A Major Appreciation for La Frontera16. 1:23:45 - Getting Comfy Behind AND In Front of Cameras17. 1:31:52 - Lighting, Coloring and Even More Tech Talk18. 1:39:43 - Overcoming the Myth of Needing Expensive Gear19. 1:48:05 - Insight on the Part 107 Drone License20. 1:54:37 - OutroductionsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.com For all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

October 2, 2024Episode 171 hr 37 min

KASSANDRA HUHN | Episode 032 | Live! at MFHQ

The FORTIETH Wednesday of Twenty Twenty Four brings us to episode 032. For a second straight week, we welcome one of my brozays to the HQ. I've had the pleasure of meeting her through my time at UTEP, and since our first introductions, I have been able to see a LEGEND in the making! Her career, and life as a whole, have been driven through consistent values and clear cut goals and ambitions. Habits grow as you continuously enforce them, and these have led her to play a major role in our community's development. Her efforts revolve around improving the quality of life for El Pasoans. To be more specific, this journey of city development was shaped by her early contributions to our economy's development by working with prospective businesses that can bring their companies to the Sun City. This opens up employment and resources for our population thus providing us with new and growing opportunities. Her current focus is within critical infrastructure and during our episode, we learn about what a good chunk of our neighbors are experiencing due to our geography, city age, and other factors. Building and developing our city is involves a massive web of people who are all turning so many gears, and getting a chance to understand that better brought us so much more appreciation - and patience - for our city's growth. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ, we welcome... KASSANDRA HUHN.Chapters:1. 0:00 - Housekeeping2. 1:29 - Introductions3. 4:42 - A Roller Coaster of Economics and Community4. 14:35 - Addressing the Needs of El Pasoans5. 22:47 - What It Takes to Improve the Communities6. 29:06 - El Paso's Geographic Access to Technology7. 35:19 - The People's Role in Community Development8. 37:24 - Staying Adaptable Within a Structured Plan9. 42:13 - Managing Your Expectations & Capabilities10. 46:58 - Learning When to Turn the Switch Off11. 56:25 - Improving as a Leader, Collaborator & Speaker12. 1:08:41 - An On, But Mainly Off Relationship with Social Media13. 1:11:51 - Exploring the City in Many Different Ways14. 1:15:06 - Minimizing Days Wasted15. 1:27:06 - How a Career Evolves and Becomes Clearer16. 1:33:26 - OutroductionsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.com For all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com

September 25, 2024Episode 161 hr 29 min

CHRISTOPHER CANO | Episode 031 | Live! at MFHQ

Wednesday number Thiry-Nine of Twenty Twenty Four brings us to our Thirty-First episode of MFHQ. A lot of numbers, we know... But, this week one of my bro bros takes a seat with us and catches us up on the past few years of his journey. During this time, he's developed in a way - personally and professionally - that's given him the opportunity to share and provide for all of the different teams that make up his day to day life. Family, upcoming leaders within work, little league soccer teams... he's become equipped to progress through life with certainty and fulfillment and bring those under his guidance along with him. Our guest realizes the beauty of life when all is in harmony with each other, and when the values of your professional and personal career become one of the same, the small wins become gigantic and every moment in life is taken all the way in. As he mentions during our conversation, he wasn't on a bad path, and yet he still experiences each passing moment as though it's a chance to learn and develop further. A clear cut recipe for a complete life. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, live at the HQ, we welcome... CHRISTOPHER CANO.Follow and keep up with Chris here:https://www.instagram.com/christopheryo/Chapters:1. 0:00 - Housekeeping2. 1:13 - Introductions3. 3:22 - A Bird's Eye View of Cano's Professional Timeline4. 6:47 - The World of Sales Within PepsiCo5. 12:28 - Building the Capabilities of a Leader6. 16:39 - Finding Your Way Thru the University Experience7. 23:40 - Creating a Plan While Taking in the Most of Life8. 29:44 - Raising Children in the Today's Digital Age9. 35:15 - Developing Your Style of Developing Leaders10. 39:50 - The Evolving Nature of Your Fitness Journey11. 47:50 - Constant Improvement Each and Every Day12. 53:21 - Attention Spans & Working Thru the Process13. 57:48 - The Self Discovery that Comes from Fatherhood14. 1:06:05 - An Extra Look Inside How Sales Works with PepsiCo15. 1:13:53 - Sports & Their Impact on Our Culture and Values16. 1:26:52 - OutroductionsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.com For all inquires, contact us via email: emmeffpearl@gmail.com