Doug Truppe is a creative talent agent specializing in the representation, marketing, and management of award-winning commercial Photographers and Directors. Gabriel Most is a licensed social worker and registered nurse who is interested in how our minds work and helps clients restore balance in their lives and move forward mindfully. Together, they've created the blog series Leading Life to empower, elevate and foster a sense of community for those employed in the advertising industry. On this episode, I talk to the duo about how they came up with Leading Life, what they've learned from the process, and what they have planned for the project in the future. Content warning: We discuss the subject of suicide in this interview. Discover the Leading Life blog here. About our guests: Doug Truppe Represents is a creative talent agency specializing in the representation, marketing, and management of award-winning commercial Photographers and Directors domestically and internationally in a variety of categories. Doug's mission is that we provide the best services to ensure our client's goals are achieved with the greatest success. We devote a high level of attention to every project and handle all aspects of negotiations, management and production services. It is our commitment to excellence that has culminated in many years of service to our loyal clients. Doug's website. Gabriel Most LCSW, RN has always been interested in how our minds work and what motivates us. He has worked as an LCSW in Hospital, Hospice, and Outpatient settings for over twenty years with adults, couples, and families. For the last ten years, he has also worked as a Registered nurse (RN) as an adjunct to his Therapeutic practice, incorporating wellness techniques and practices for daily life. He has also taught Mental Health Care to RN students. "As someone who was born outside of the U.S., whose first language was not English, and as a gay person, I suffered from low self-esteem and the challenges of identifying with a marginalized sexual orientation. It was only when I went to college and volunteered as a peer counselor working with those challenged by addiction, depression, grief, and PTSD that I began the journey of being comfortable in my skin. Through my mental health journey, I embarked on the work of finding my voice, feeling relaxed and proud of my own identity, and then advocating for those who also felt marginalized, unseen, or stereotyped. This process also allowed me to fine-tune my skills when it came to questions of self-identity. I took this passion and went to Hunter College School of Social Work to obtain my LCSW and then later my RN at Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing so that I could help people explore the connections between caring for the mind and body as a partnership to ensure maximum success and life balance." Gabriel's website.
