Beyond The Norm Asylum Podcasts

Norm continues to chat with his good friend Jonathan Bekemeir this week. They chat about what a class taught by Jonathan might look like were he to work for the Improv Asylum Training Center.

In this episode Norm sits down with his good friend Jonathan Bekemeir. Jonathan is a prolific Boston based filmmaker who has produced commercials you have absolutely seen many times. Norm and Jonathan talk about making professional connections, long term goals, and building for the future.

In this episode, Norm talks about his creative process behind writing his book, how to maintain a high quality of work when there is a high quantity of work, how to build professional casts, and how to retain your audience.

In today's episode you're going to hear Norm answer some more questions from our Training Center students. Some of the things discussed are the reasons why comedy "works", how relaxation leads to success, the biggest differences between stand up and improv, and memorable disasters.

In this episode we're taking you back to San Diego to the big HR conference that Norm led a keynote at. In this part of that conference, you're going to hear Norm lead a couple of fun exercises that focus on negating, agreeing, trust, and status.

Today's episode is a chunk of a business meeting Norm had with Tito Jackson and Justin Brown, the men behind Apex Noire, Boston's newest and best dispensary, located over on State Street. Norm and Tito chat about exclusivity, barriers to entry, and how commodity is often a race to the bottom.