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A Must-Watch Documentary Following Teacher Musician Konrad Wert on Tour Engaging Audiences on Conversations about Special Needs and Public School Education Award-winning filmmaker Todd Tue who talks about his documentary, the inspiring journey of Konrad Wert who steps away from his classroom in Texas to pursue his musical side as a career under his stage name, Possessed by Paul James. Konrad tours the country with his family to engage teachers, parents, and audiences in a conversation about the current state of special education in public schools. As opportunities arise, Konrad must decide how his service is most effective- as an advocating artist or as a teacher in the classroom. When It Breaks is available for sales and rental via Reelhouse. Follow on Twitter @WhenItBreaks.     PODCAST NOTES: Running Time: 38:-07 Time Codes: 00:55 - 1:25 Intro 1:30 –Todd Tue finding his inspiration in teacher-musician with Konrad Wert’s for the documentary ‘When It Breaks’ 6:10 – Getting Konrad’s wife, Jenny, to sign off on the film 6:55 – Filmmaker POV on Konrad the musician touring the country and talking to his audiences about the challenges in the public school system, and more specifically special needs education 8:45 – Following Konrad from a dad POV 9:45 – Following Konrad as an audience member and hearing from him what is going on in public school education 11:00 –Konrad at crossroads, making more money as a musician 12:40 –Konrad the musician 13:40 –Konrad leaving the classroom and his teacher side on tour 15:30 – Takeaways and challenges in the film about public school education. 17:45 – Filmmaker’s opinion on why teachers should be paid more 23:00 –The producing and creative process 25:00 –Cameras, equipment and skeleton crew 28:30 –Audio when shooting verité 29:15 – Editing on Premiere and editors 32:00 – Producing lessons learned 33:30 – Funding and sponsors of  ‘When It Breaks’ 35:45 – What is on the horizon for filmmaker Todd Tue?    

A Special Teacher Takes the Conversation about Public Education on His Music Tour Across the U.S. in the Documentary When It Breaks, Directed by Todd Tue This is a teaser for the upcoming episode with award-winning filmmaker Todd Tue who discusses his documentary, When It Breaks, the inspiring story of special education teacher Konrad Wert and his journey to avoid becoming another victim of teacher burnout. Stepping away from his classroom in Texas, Konrad turns to his musical side career under his stage name, Possessed by Paul James, as a means to tour the country with his family and engage teachers, parents, and audiences in a conversation about the current state of Special Education. As opportunities arise, Konrad must decide how his service is most effective- as an advocating artist or as a teacher in the classroom. When It Breaks was released to coincide with Teacher Appreciation Week and it is now available for sales and rental via its Reelhouse.  

SPECIAL EPISODE -  COVID_19  AND THE CARES ACT ON SMALL BUSINESS Thank you for tuning in to a special episode. COVID-19 is affecting all of us, from our health to our finances. So, I’ve invited a friend Barry Roy who is an NJ-attorney to share his thoughts on what the Cares Act means for small businesses and self-contractors. Barry assists small and medium-sized businesses facing difficult financial decisions with bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related matters. He also helps individual clients in eliminating their credit card debt, judgments, medical bills, and other types of debt to help them move forward with their lives without the loss of their most important assets. Please excuse some of the sound issues, as this episode was recorded over a Zoom call, not a studio. Disclaimer:  Barry Roy is on this podcast to provide the public with general information and a general understanding of the law, and not to provide specific legal advice. His appearance and opinions do not create an attorney-client relationship between you, a listener, and Rabinowitz, Lubetkin & Tully, LLC or any of its lawyers. This podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney in your state.  Thank you for listening. Music by Kurt Borst.

You're listening On Verite with Giovanna Aguilar. I am a multimedia creator working with business partners to produce high-impact multimedia content and events focused on stories that inspire thought-leadership, entrepreneurship and social good. La Responsabilidad Social y Pactos Saludos desde NJ, Estados Unidos, soy Giovanna Aguilar y les agradezco por escuchar mi podcast On Verite. Actualmente, soy productora y estoy desarrollando contenido en multimedia, trabajando con emprendedores, ejecutivos, y lideres de opinión con el compromiso de responsabilidad social. Estoy compartiendo una conversación que tuve con Alberto Avila, de Innovating Politics. Es un ejecutivo y líder estratega, orientado al cumplimiento y a la administración de riesgos en los negocios, con más de 23 años de experiencia en el campo del combate al lavado de dinero. Alberto ofrece apoyo práctico a miembros de Consejos de Administración y de empresas transnacionales y brinda su habilidad en el manejo de equipos multiculturales y es Creador de los sistemas de capacitación avanzadas en cruceros. También trabaja en la Prevención de proliferación de armas de destrucción masiva. Creditos: Compositor musical Kurt Borst. All Rights Reserved by Candesco Productions LLC.

On Vérité - storytelling and conversations on the source of inspiration or motivation for our work - conducted by writer-producer-director Giovanna Aguilar. March 17, 2020, These are challenging times that can inspire solutions to keep you moving forward and creating opportunities and community. On the latest episode of On Verite, multimedia creator and host Giovanna Aguilar speaks with business consultant and coach Dayana Cabeza.  about how they connected on LinkedIn, why they are working together, and how cultivating honest ‘human’ conversations with other professionals, at networking events and online, can build partnerships. Giovanna would like to thank Dayana Cabeza and music composer Kurt Borst. Copyright 2020 Candesco Productions LLC

Si estás en Los Ángeles y eres fanático del boxeo, es muy probable que conozcas el nombre: Brian Ceballo. Y para los fanáticos del boxeo en los estados unidos en cualquier parte del mundo, les invito que conozcan al boxeador profesional que proviene de Brooklyn, Nueva York, y es de origen dominicano y puerto riqueño.   Escucha este episodio de On Verite donde yo, Giovanna Aguilar, entrevisto al pro boxeador y recién graduado de la universidad, cuyo promotor es Tom Loeffler, fundador de 360 Promotions. Brian nos habla por qué el 15 de septiembre de 2018 es un día especial para él. Creditos.Editor del episodio Claudio Fayngolz.  

If you are in Los Angeles and are a boxing fan, chances are you know the name - Brian Ceballo. For boxing fans around the country, or anywhere in the world, meet the rising professional boxer who hails from Brooklyn, NYC and who has Dominican Republican and Puerto Rican roots.  Tune in to this episode of On Verite where I, Giovanna Agular, interview a warm-hearted recent college grad, whose promoter is Tom Loeffler the founder of 360 Promotions, wants to share why September 15, 2018, is a special day for him.      CREDITS. I'd like to thank Claudio Fayngolz who edited and sound mixed this episode. Check out Claudio's multimedia work here.  

On January 24, 2018, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentenced Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor. That same week Giovanna Aguilar conducted this interview with Top NJ and NY Personal Injury Attorney Rosemarie Arnold. She has been a powerful advocate of victims, working on numerous civil cases related to sexual harassment and assault. Rosemarie Arnold has been on the SuperLawyers List in NJ and NY for over a decade. WeToo a Transmedia Initiative in Development This interview is part of the transmedia initiative, in development, "We Too" by artists and storytellers on healing and empowerment after sexual trauma. Multimedia content will be released beginning Summer 2018. More information to follow. Thank you for tuning in.   Thank you for tuning in.

Interview by Giovanna Aguilar for my podcast On Vérité. Between 2000 and 2014 about half a million people died in the United States from drug overdoses. 2014 went on record as the year of the most drug-overdose deaths, most of them (6 out of 10) due to opioids. Every day 78 Americans die from opioid overdoses. Behind these statistics of our national health epidemic, as reported by the CDC, there are real, personal stories of families coping with the loss of a family member. I invite you to listen to an interview with Linda Lajterman who shares with us her profound story of having lost her son Danny (19) to a drug overdose, and how she hopes the message in her book, Life After You -What Your Death from Drugs Leaves Behind, can help open up conversations among families and our youth to prevent others from losing their loved ones to drugs. Shortly after her son’s death, Linda wrote a poignant letter “Dear Friends,” and although it was intended for her local community, it touched the hearts and opened up the minds of thousands of addicts and their families all around the world. The tremendous connection that so many people had to her story inspired her to write the book that presents a sobering yet very visual picture of death from a drug overdose, such as in Chapter 5 “Your Death” and Chapter 6 “Your Funeral. Moreover, Linda underscores the point that none of us should ever say or think, “Drugs and my Kid? Never!” It can happen to anyone because addiction does not discriminate. Linda is a member of the Family Advocacy Partnership (FAP), created by Steven Rogers, the Commissioner of Nutley, NJ who invited me to facilitate this much needed support and resource group to help families directly affected by drug addition by connecting them to each other. Linda can be reached at www.lifeafteryoubook.com, and Facebook Life After You -What Your Death from Drugs Leaves Behind -  and Twitter at Lajterman23.   Save

“What do you wish you had known as a producer on your first independent film?” “What one word describes your writing process?”   Reinaldo Marcus Green, one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film (2015) and recipient of the Spike Lee Film Production Grant 2016 (Monsters and Men,) shares best practices with Giovanna Aguilar on filmmaking. On Vérité Top List for Independent Filmmakers is complementary content for an upcoming written article to be published on my blog at Giovanna Aguilar. Watch Reinaldo Marcus Green’s acclaimed short film STOP—a young man's livelihood is put to the test when he gets profiled and stopped by the police on his way home from practice, courtesy of Conde Nast’s steaming platform The Scene.