Success rarely follows a straight line. Career decisions, family, ambition, setbacks, and unexpected opportunities all force us to decide what deserves our time and attention.

In this episode of Reverb Podcast, we explore those questions with Gregg Bell, Seahawks & NFL Writer for The News Tribune. From growing up in a football-driven community in Ohio and attending West Point, to serving in the military and building a career covering the NFL and Seattle Seahawks, Gregg has experienced a unique path shaped by discipline, perseverance, leadership, and change.

We talk about:

• Making difficult career decisions and knowing when to take a chance
• Perseverance, leadership, and discipline learned through military service and professional life
• Time management, priorities, and balancing career with family
• Defining success and keeping perspective when work doesn't always feel as important as the bigger challenges in life
• The realities of NFL and sports journalism, including what it's like to cover the Seattle Seahawks and experience major events like a Super Bowl

While Gregg's experiences are rooted in the military, professional football, and journalism, the questions at the heart of this conversation are universal:

What does success mean to you? What deserves your time? How do you keep going when the path isn't clear? And how do you build a meaningful career without losing sight of the life you're building around it?

Whether you're an NFL or Seattle Seahawks fan, interested in sports journalism, navigating your own career, developing as a leader, or simply trying to figure out what matters most, this conversation offers lessons that extend far beyond sports.

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What does it take to help create some of the most iconic films in cinematic history?

In this episode of Reverb Podcast, we sit down with Dan Goldman, AI/ML Architect and Principal Engineer at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), to explore his remarkable career spanning Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and the future of artificial intelligence.

Dan shares behind-the-scenes stories from working on legendary films like Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Galaxy Quest, and 101 Dalmatians. He also reflects on his time at Adobe and Google, discussing how generative AI is transforming visual effects, filmmaking, and the creative process.

Along the way, we explore career growth, problem-solving, innovation, and what it really means to build a career fueled by curiosity, continuous learning, and passion.

• Behind-the-scenes stories from Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Galaxy Quest, and 101 Dalmatians
• The evolution of CGI and visual effects at ILM
• How generative AI is reshaping filmmaking
• Lessons learned from Adobe, Google, and Lucasfilm
• Career advice for aspiring engineers, technologists, and creators
• Dan's perspective on success, creativity, and lifelong learning

Whether you're passionate about film, technology, artificial intelligence, or building a meaningful career, this conversation offers valuable insights from one of the industry's most experienced innovators.

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What does it look like to trade the spotlight for a calling?

In Episode 7, Gary Barss and Todd Sherman welcome Doug Early — Presbyterian minister, author, and poet — to the Reverb Podcast. Doug was headed for an acting career before a single audition weekend changed everything. What followed was a year in China, two years in a small California town called Weed, and nearly three decades leading a tight-knit congregation on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle.

In this conversation, Doug opens up about:

• Leaving behind dreams of acting to pursue a life of faith and service
• How loneliness has become a modern epidemic — and what the church is doing about it
• The surprising ways pastors are just as human as everyone else
• What 30 years of walking alongside people through births, deaths, and everything
• in between teaches you about what truly matters
• His definition of success — and why it has nothing to do with money
• Why he'd choose Vincent Van Gogh as his dream dinner companion

This is a conversation about reinvention, resilience, community, and living with intention.

If you've ever wrestled with purpose, belonging, or what it means to lead a life well-lived — this episode is for you.

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