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Hosted by Blockhouse34 · business · EN · 38 episodes
"From Passion to Paycheck" highlights creative professionals who make a living off of the crafts they love. From film and television to music and every creative profession you can imagine, these entrepreneurial artists are doing amazing work every day, in fields that a lot of people might consider impossible. We hope you enjoy hearing their stories as much as we do. And maybe, just maybe, it will ignite creative passion in you as well.
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Signup to Generate a Pitch"From Passion to Paycheck" highlights creative professionals who make a living off of the crafts they love. From film and television to music and every creative profession you can imagine, these entrepreneurial artists are doing amazing work every day, in fields that a lot of people might consider impossible.
From Passion to Paycheck is hosted by Blockhouse34. The show has published 38 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Craig Siebels, Producing Director / Executive Producer: CROSS; THE GREATEST; BURN NOTICE; GOOD SAM" (4 September 2026, 63 minutes), "Joe Passarelli, Cinematographer - ANOMALISA; SCORPION; ULTRA CITY SMITHS; FRANKENHOLE" (24 August 2026, 59 minutes), and "Jason Gurvitz Part 2: Producing Indie Film in Columbia - the ins and outs from a Multi-Hyphenate" (3 August 2026, 57 minutes).
From Passion to Paycheck publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 59 minutes across 38 episodes.
Booking probability for From Passion to Paycheck is 26%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. From Passion to Paycheck requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. From Passion to Paycheck's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for From Passion to Paycheck are Film & Video and Artists, Writers & Performers. From Passion to Paycheck has a business audience.
Blockhouse34 hosts From Passion to Paycheck, a business show with 38 episodes published.
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From Passion to Paycheck
Executive producer Craig Siebels launched his television career on the hit series BURN NOTICE, where he began as art director and production designer before fully transitioning into what he is most known for today, as...
From Passion to Paycheck
Joe Passarelli, DP, has been working as a cinematographer in Hollywood for over two decades on projects including the Oscar-Nominated stop-motion Charlie Kaufman written film ANOMALISA and the upcoming action film...
From Passion to Paycheck
Tri-lingual multi-hyphenate Director, Writer, Producer and Actor, Jason Gurvitz spoke with us previously - but in this episode we get way more in-depth about his extensive work producing independent films in Columbia...
Episode #33
When her most recent hit show ACT YOUR AGE garnered a nomination for the Humanitas Prize, TV Showrunner and Creator Alyson Fouse had already been cranking out badass comedy for decades - with work on projects including...
Episode #32
TV Director, Editor and Producer, Doug Hannah, got his start on unscripted shows like AMERICAN IDOL and then worked his way up through scripted shows, including BURN NOTICE, WHITE COLLAR, CODE BLACK and MAGNUM PI to...
Episode #26
Some directors come up through film school. Geoff Browne came up with a camera in places most people never reach. He’s lived in a cave village in China, filmed monks in Tibet, worked in the Arctic, crossed the Atlantic...
Episode #30
Jordan Mitchell-Love is an Actor, Casting Producer, Host, 1st AD and Stunt person here in LA. As a Casting Producer, Jordan mainly works in unscripted television on some of the biggest shows in the world including Beast...
Episode #22
<p>Steven Esteb is a WGA screenwriter who's sold TV and film projects to places like MGM and RKO Pictures, directed 6 feature films, from an AIDS documentary to a political comedy starring Beau Bridges and Judd Nelson...
Episode #28
<p>This is a fun conversation with the badass Kevin Clark-Ryan who recently released VIPERS, the short film he co-wrote and shot in LA, and who is currently a TV Showrunner’s assistant. With extensive experience in both...
Episode #27
<p>With experience on close to 3000 TV, Film, Video Game and Stage projects, Karen Huie is a veteran actor who plays the role of Grandma Tanaka in the 2026 Disney Pixar film, HOPPERS. She also has extensive experience...
Episode #23
<p>Jason Shuman has had a prolific film and television career as both a writer and producer. From his beginning days, producing a horror film about the tooth fairy in Australia through projects from BANGKOK DANGEROUS to...
Episode #21
<p>Carole Kirschner has been a Career Coach in Hollywood for over 25 years and is the Director of the WGA Showrunner Training Program & the Paramount Writers Mentoring Program. She actually started off as a stand-up...
Episode #21
<p>Jeane Phan Wong has sold numerous pilots, a feature, and has experience producing television from prep to post including episodes she wrote on freelance for ARROW. She staffed on Freemantle's SANDOKAN and consulted...
Episode #23
<p>Known for multiple award-winning concepts, Adrien Prevost has scored custom work for companies like A24, Sony Pictures Classics, Amazon Studios, Disney / Pixar, Focus Features, Aviron, Hulu, FX, Universal, Warner...
Episode #22
<p>Fresh off runs on the series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “IT: Welcome to Derry,” Helen Shang rose from Researcher and EP assistant to Co-Executive Producer with writing and producing work on shows including...
Episode #15
<p>Keegan DeWitt has over 80 credits as composer on film and television projects including “People We Meet On Vacation,” “The Chair Company,” “Friendship,” “Kevin Can F**k Himself,” “Sorry For Your Loss,” “The OA” and...
Episode #20
<p>David Bianchi has established himself as not only a multi-hyphenate actor, producer and screenwriter with over 120 professional film and TV credits, he is also an entrepreneur with a massive online following who...
Episode #19
<p>Rebecca Metz got her start on planet Earth in Bruce Springsteen‘s hometown of Freehold New Jersey. Born to classically trained singers, Rebecca went on to act in recurring roles including projects like “Shameless,”...
Episode #19
<p>Gregory Locklear just completed a run on the Peacock series “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy,” a unique and compelling approach to a scripted version of the infamous true crime story. He is now Co-Creator and...
Episode #10
<p>Peter Jang has credits that include roles in over 60 projects from “CSI: Vegas” to “Soulmates,” “American Horror Stories,” “Mask,” “NCIS Hawaii,” “Seal Team,” “Westworld” and “The Suicide Squad. “ He is a stunt...
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