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S3 E7 S3 E7: How to Turn Event Footage Into Year-Round Revenue Assets Change the Reel website SHOW NOTES Episode 7: Event Video Coverage – Stop Letting Footage Collect Dust You spent thousands on your event. You captured hours of footage. And now it’s sitting on a hard drive somewhere, doing absolutely nothing for your...
S3 E6 S3 E6: Katherine Turner Change the Reel website S3E6 Katherine Turner on Equity-Centered Leadership – Why Representation Matters Katherine Turner, founder of Global Citizen LLC, joins Monique Velasquez and Piper Kessler to break down equity-centered leadership, why the anti-DEI movement is based on false messages, and how diverse leadership teams outperform homogenous ones—economically,...
S3 E5 S3 E5: Video as Financial Infrastructure – How Video Supports Your Bottom Line Change the Reel website What if the most valuable video your organization creates this year is never posted on social media? Monique Velasquez and Piper Kessler break down how the smartest organizations aren’t using video for just marketing—they’re using it...
S3E4 S3 E4: Azza Kamala Harris inauguration: I was her videographer. I wish I could show you what I've seen. - This article reminds me that visibility matters. Change the Reel website CHANGE THE REEL with Piper and Monique LinkedIn:Apple Podcast:SpotifyYoutube Executive Producers: Monique Velasquez and Piper KesslerProducer: Arielle MortenDirector/Editor: Simon BeeryCopyright 2026 Monique &...
S3 E3 S3 E3: Content Creation Burnout? Find Your Natural Visibility Identity Change the Reel website Season 3, Episode 3: “Content Creation Burnout? Find Your Natural Visibility Identity” Why does posting feel like emotional CrossFit? You know your craft. You’ve built a career on this. You have the receipts. And yet showing up online feels...
S3E2 S3 E2: Build a Business on YOUR Strengths, Not Cookie-Cutter Advice – Guest Arielle Morten Change the Reel website 80% of women-owned businesses don’t exceed $100K in revenue—even when they’re doing everything “right.” Business growth strategist Arielle Morton knows why, and she’s not holding back. In this episode of Change the Reel, Arielle breaks...
S3 E1 S3 E1: Why Video Quality Actually Matters Change the Reel website Over 50% of YouTube watch time now happens on TV screens—which means that selfie video you shot in your car is being displayed on a 55-inch monitor in someone’s living room. And the algorithm knows it. In this episode of Change the...
S2E 11 S2 Bonus Episode: We are going on Hiatus but before we do Change the Reel website CHANGE THE REEL with Piper and Monique LinkedIn:Apple Podcast:SpotifyYoutube Executive Producers: Monique Velasquez and Piper KesslerProducer: Arielle MortenDirector/Editor: Simon BeeryCopyright 2026 Monique & Piper
E2 E10 S2 E10: Live Streaming Costs Explained: What You Actually Need to Budget Join hosts Monique Velasquez and Piper Kessler as they break down exactly what it costs to run professional live streams for your business—from bandwidth to tech support, and everything in between. In This Episode You’ll Learn: What live streaming actually is...
Join hosts Monique Velasquez and Piper Kessler for an inspiring conversation with Shaunelle Curry—educator, author, and founder of Media Done Responsibly. From starting her first nonprofit at age 6 to teaching 20,000+ youth about media literacy and digital wellbeing, Shaunelle shares why preserving marginalized stories isn’t just about history—it’s about our future in an AI-driven...

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Monique Velasquez

Monique Velasquez

Co-Host & Producer

Piper Kessler

Piper Kessler

Co-Host & Producer

Arielle Morten

Arielle Morten

Content Coordinator & Producer

Simon Beery

Simon Beery

Tech Director & Editor

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