Scotch Parlor with Rick Scotch

When you come across Ian Wood's photography, you get a real sense of the intimacy he holds with the cars that he photographs. His unique perspective, which uses color and light to highlight what we normally wouldn't notice, identifies his style as an artist.

The photographer, half British and half American, has been in love with cars since he can remember, often dreaming of his own custom designs and a car company that he would love to own one day. He credits his perseverance in the photography industry and his stick-to-it-ness to the success he's achieved so far.....



Learn more and see his work at www.ScotchParlor.com

Cheers, and go create.

Alex Cottles is the man behind The Routine Creative, a brand identity design business that helps entrepreneurs take their branding from boring to worthwhile. Alex is the kind of person you hope to be in business with one day. Not only does he offer his unique expertise in graphic design to help your business-level up, but he does it in a way that's fun and engaging.



Alex tends to work with clients that already have a good foundation for their businesses. They've seen growth and know their market audience well, but they require a new angle or a push to create that success they've been after from the start....



Learn more and see his work at www.ScotchParlor.com

Cheers, and go create.

When you first look at Jono Melamed’s photography, you’re quite literally stunned. The detail is exquisite, and you feel like, for the first time in the day, that you’re alone and at peace. His incredible skill and talent for capturing the wild comes from how he lives his life and finds inspiration in the most isolating parts of the world.

Jono doesn’t consider himself a landscape photographer. He’s a photographer who shoots the wild. He’s someone who usually forgoes location scouting in favor of living in the moment and shooting his authentic day-to-day life, which is why most of his work is landscape. You’ll find Jono on the road for many weeks or months in the year, and he’s happy living out his days on the road among the wildlife. Jono describes himself as a simple man who loves the world we live in and strives to keep his carbon footprint at a minimum.



Learn more and see his images at www.ScotchParlor.com

Cheers, and go create.

Most successful artists today were in some way creatives when they were younger. They drew inspiration from family members or friends and found ways to entertain the creative bug they had early on in life. This rings true for Brett Wilbanks, who found himself most days drawing and building Legos and train tracks over any other activity as a child. He was inspired by his grandmother to start drawing anything that came to mind, and soon he knew this is what he found the most joy in. He confessed that if it wasn’t for his grandmother, who encouraged him to start drawing, he probably wouldn’t be an artist today.



Cheers, and go create.

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This episode is a recap of Scotch Parlor Podcast Season 3. I had the opportunity to interview seven Creators out in the world doing what they love - that's creating. 

Take a listen to this episode for some sound bites from each of the episodes.



Cheers, and go create.

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If you ask any car enthusiast you know what their dream job would be, it would probably be to design and create the most luxurious and classic cars out there. For Sean Smith, he gets to live this dream job every day. Sean specializes in the bespoke automotive industry and founded Sean Smith Designs. He has designed the most spectacular cars for celebrities like Kevin Hart and Robert Downey Jr. and works with brands like Saleen Automotive, Ringbrothers, and Speedkore.



In this episode, we talked about Sean's design journey from being a student in high school to working at Honda to establishing Sean Smith Designs, his automotive design process, where he gets his inspiration from, tips and advice for future designers and we even talked about Chili; plus a whole lot more.



Enjoy getting to know Sean smith and his journey as a creator.



Cheers, and go create.

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