New Rules Podcast

Benjamin Edgar is most notably the guy who started Boxed Water, the company that started out as a way to make bottled water more efficient, and better for the environment. Jason skypes with him to learn about his midwest childhood, his early ventures into the startup world, how he started Boxed Water, and his newest venture “Th-oughts,” a peer to peer resource for putting emerging creatives in touch with their mentors directly. This podcast is brought to you by WestwoodWestwood.

Dan Hall aka Decatur Dan is a director and photographer from Atlanta, currently living in Los Angeles. He got his start directing music videos for rappers like Future & Jeezy, he now owns his own photo studio and creative agency in LA, regularly shooting for clients like Nike & Beats. Jason Stewart sat down to speak with him about his journey to where he is today, with some pro tips and advice on how to make it in this every changing world of photography.

Michael Voltaggio is a chef and restaurant owner in Los Angeles, most known for winning one of the first seasons of Top Chef, he’s gone on to make a very successful career for himself in the food world. Jason sat down with him at his restaurant INK to chat about his story to how he got to where he is today, motivation, fitness, collaboration, and so much more.

This week’s episode of New Rules was recorded live from "Little Everywhere” a podcast studio in Los Angeles with co-owner Jane Marie. She’s a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist who produced This American Life for nearly a decade before becoming an independent content creator. She's since collaborated with a wide variety of outlets including Epic Magazine, Earwolf, and PBS. She is the host of the official Tinder podcast by Gimlet Creative, DTR. As a writer, Jane served as an editor for Jezebel & The Hairpin and penned columns for various sites including The Toast & Cosmopolitan. Jason had a chat with her about how she came to be where she today, great episode both in content and sound quality :)