Aug 11, 2015
This week's episode of The
Chauncey DeVega Show features
two firsts.
David
Friendly is
the director and producer of the new documentary on sneaker
culture known
as "Sneakerheadz".
David is the first Best Motion Picture of the Year Oscar-nominated
guest--for his work on the great movie Little
Miss Sunshine--to
sit down at the virtual bar and salon known
as The
Chauncey DeVega Show.
David Friendly is also the first person to spend some time chatting
with Chauncey DeVega who has won a BAFTA for Best
Film.
Steve
Scheier is
the author of the new book Do
More Good. Better. He
is the first organizational consultant with expert and practical
advice on "diversity", "leadership", and "the workplace" to be a
conversation partner on The
Chauncey DeVega Show.
This is a good and informative episode.
Chauncey and David talk about being a "closer" in the film
business, the art and politics of sneaker culture, how making a
documentary is different from working in other genres, and how
sneaker culture is a type of social history.
In the next segment, Chauncey and Steve talk about a wide range of
topics. How does a person navigate the corporate and not for profit
worlds? How do questions of leadership, identity, and
decision-making interact and complicate one
another?
Steve and Chauncey also explore such topics as privilege,
consulting, communication styles, and remaining positive and
productive in the face of the challenging realities of the
contemporary workplace where one may be afraid of truth-telling?
What about finding a mentor? Surviving a toxic work
environment?
During this episode of The
Chauncey Devega Show,
Chauncey also works through his mental confusion as caused by the
Chicago heat, reflects on being slurred by a drunk woman at the
local tap, is upset about ign't "Serial", talks about Donald Trump
and pro wrestling, and shares the biological science that drives
his addiction to high fructose corn syrup.