The Visual WOW Story
Visual WOW has been part of my world since March 1995 — when my then-partner, now wife, Monica and I launched one of the very first e-commerce photo sites on the internet, three months before Kodak launched theirs. The name meant "Cool Photos" — VisualWOW. It later became an industry newsletter, and in 2020, as the world locked down, it found new life as a podcast: conversations recorded during the strangest two years most of us have lived through. Here's a look back at where it all started, and a few of the guests who made it worth doing.
A Few Favorites from the Archive
E1 — Welcome (Aug 2020)
E2 — How We Got Here: An Evening with Monica Vidal & Jack Hartzman (Aug 2020)
E3 — Jaclyn Bernstein, Then and Now (Aug 2020)
Full Episode Archive (77 Episodes)
E1
WelcomeAugust 11th, 2020
E2
How We Got Here: An Evening with Monica Vidal & Jack HartzmanAugust 18th, 2020
E3
Jaclyn Bernstein, Then and NowAugust 18th, 2020
E4
Sunflower photographers meet-up with Michael Kress, Shmulik Almany and Sean O'GradyAugust 21st, 2020
E5
Sunflower photographers meet-up with Michael Kress & Shmulik Almany (in Hebrew)August 21st, 2020
E6
"PARKS PARTY CENTRAL" - The Good that Comes from Sheltering in Place with Craig ParksAugust 25th, 2020
E7
Albums to Outsourcing with Mark ZuckerAugust 21st, 2020
E8
Zach Dalin: A Very Clear Picture in St. LouisAugust 28th, 2020
E9
Moving & Rescheduling Events: A tough discussion about today's event world.August 26th, 2020
E10
Rescheduling & Refunding: BTS with Robert Sherman & Shana LangSeptember 1st, 2020
E11
Chet Fortune: COVID-19 is Affecting Events Everywhere, Even in Japan.September 3rd, 2020
E12
John Harrington - Best Business Practices for PhotographersSeptember 4th, 2020
E13
Steve Ornstein & Elise Kolle: "The Blooming Bus" A Covid-19 Pivot ConversationSeptember 8th, 2020
E14
"I'm On The List!" Concert Photographers and Their Tales with Seannie Cameras & David HartzmanSeptember 11th, 2020
E15
Reflection on the First 30 Days - What's Next? Jack Hartzman and Monica Vidal ExplainSeptember 15th, 2020
E16
A Rosh Hashanah Message from Jack HartzmanSeptember 18th, 2020
E17
Gary Bordman, CIO of AE&ES: "Las Vegas is Dark - Try a Virtual Game Room"September 22nd, 2020
E18
Yaneck Wasiek: Portfolios to Head Shots, YouTube Videos to Master PrintsSeptember 25th, 2020
E19
More Than Just Hot Air (balloons) with Mark ZettlerSeptember 29th, 2020
E20
Samara Schwartz Hurley: "We're All Struggling, but Things Are Still Happening"October 1st, 2020
E21
Lindsay Gill: "Planning a Walk-a-Thon, Running a Non-Profit during a Global Pandemic"October 6th, 2020
E22
Nathan Holritz, Host of the BOKEH Podcast: "Creating Freedom and Flexibility as Business Owners"October 2nd, 2020
E23
Nancy Shaffer, BRAVO! Events and Jaclyn Bernstein: "Virtual is NOT a Zoom Call, Virtual is NOT Easy"October 7th, 2020
E24
Debbie Katz Holt: "Make Someone Else's Dream Come True, but Make Sure it's Done Right!"October 9th, 2020
E25
David Adler & Jaclyn Bernstein: "Keep Confidence Up, Stay Authentic, Real and Transformational"October 13th, 2020
E26
Ari Jones: "Putting Someone's Visions into Reality, Keep Communication Lines Open"October 20th, 2020
E27
Alex Bourquin: "The Name Visual WOW is Why I Got into and Love Photography." with Co-Host Seannie CamerasOctober 16th, 2020
E28
Jake Sherman: "From the Second I Pull-Up, I Do NOT Take My Mask Off..."October 22nd, 2020
E29
Happy Birthday Dad, Love You Mom!October 20th, 2020
E30
Rabbi Deborah Reichmann: "It's Different, but No Less Than an In-Person Event"October 27th, 2020
E31
Ben Hartley: "Don't Add Time to Your Decisions!"October 24th, 2020
E32
Senator Cheryl Kagan: The Coronavirus has devastated so many IndustriesOctober 26th, 2020
E33
David Phillips: "Put it in Writing, Create the Plan, Put a Timeline to it, Do Something..."November 3rd, 2020
E34
Anna Tu: "I had 93 Events Reschedule in 1 Week, but They Kept Their Service Dates"October 30th, 2020
E35
Glynis Keith: "Ultimately for Us, We want to Ensure that All of Our Staff and Your Guests Remain Safe!"November 6th, 2020
E36
Heidi Hiller: "What Can We Do to Make that Re-Envisioned Event Happen?"November 10th, 2020
E37
Monica Vidal: EVENT COCKTAILS with Jaclyn Bernstein and Samara Schwartz HurleyNovember 11th, 2020
E38
Cara Weiss: "I Think the World has Started to Realize that there is a More Important Aspect to This..."November 15th, 2020
E39
Monica Vidal Hosts: Planners & Photographers a Roundtable of Creatives from Every AngleNovember 25th, 2020
E40
Danny Weiss: "This Pandemic has been very different. What do these Clients need to Survive?"November 19th, 2020
E41
JJ Flizanes and Doug Sandler: "Podcasting, Coaching & Making Money doing what You Love to do."November 24th, 2020
E42
Rick Recht: "Even in this Crazy Environment, You can have a Tremendous Amount of Success..."December 1st, 2020
E43
Liese Gardner: "When We are Creating Something, You are Putting something out in the World..."December 8th, 2020
E44
Ryan Jacobs: SPOTMYPHOTOS - A Deep Dive Roundtable with Peter Hurley, Kelsey Harrison and Ivan PiedraDecember 11th, 2020
E45
Chad Ricardo, NBC Sports Washington: "When You Love what You do, You want to do it."December 15th, 2020
E46
Michael Bennett Kress: "You have to be able to make sure the client is being treated fairly."December 18th, 2020
E47
Samara Schwartz Hurley: "Integrating Individuals into the Events while they're Happening"December 22nd, 2020
E48
LIVE from TIMES SQUARE, NEW YEARS EVE with Jaclyn Bernstein, Empire Force EventsJanuary 1st, 2021
E49
Roman Guzman - Radio Personality - The RIVER, 105.5 FM & Comedian Too!January 5th, 2021
E50
Ritz Carlton Pentagon City: "Newly Renovated and Ready for Business in 2021!"January 8th, 2021
E51
Adam Bultz: "Everyone said, If you build it, They will come!"January 12th, 2021
E52
Aisha Khan & Federico Alessandro Galli: "TOGETHER with BIG News!"January 15th, 2021
E53
Mark Zucker: "We've become a Boutique Outsourcing Company..."January 19th, 2021
E54
Kellie Mendoza - President, NACE Phoenix, AZ: "It's All About Diversifying Yourself"January 26th, 2021
E55
Mina Habibi: "I can talk with somebody and get a feel for their vibe..."January 29th, 2021
E56
Hope Katz Gibbs: "This is a fantastic time to embrace your essential self..."February 2nd, 2021
E57
Hunter Kieserman: "The Man Behind Our Podcast"February 5th, 2021
E58
Marvelless Mark: "I don't think anyone thought this would be going on a year later..."February 19th, 2021
E59
Purnell Thurman: "Stepping-up, it's all I know how to do..."February 23rd, 2021
E60
Brett Guterman: "The Man Behind the Bag"February 26th, 2021
E61
John Harrington: "No Picture is worth Life or Limb"March 22nd, 2021
E62
Gabrielle Bosche: "You only have one light to live and one light to give..."April 6th, 2021
E63
Purnell Thurman: "I committed that I will deliver the best experience possible..."July 2nd, 2021
E64
Robert Hulsmeyer: "Since January, I've been setting up vaccination sites..."July 10th, 2021
E65
Meryl Snow: "We're all start-ups again, just with a lot more experience now..."July 14th, 2021
E66
Karen Gordon: "How to be a helper, not a hustler..."July 15th, 2021
E67
Marvelless Mark: "His name says it all... Say it loud and say it MARVELOUS!"July 17th, 2021
E68
Michael Cerbelli: "The man who made the hot list!"July 19th, 2021
E69
Chad Everett: "Ignite the light!"July 21st, 2021
E70
Tye-Ler Jae: Actress Model and InfluencerAugust 3rd, 2021
E71
Wally Carnes: Darkroom SoftwareAugust 10th, 2021
E72
David Hercenberg: Documented VideoAugust 17th, 2021
E73
Trish Simitakos: President NACE Washington, D.C.August 25th, 2021
E74
Jeff Kay: My Digital MemoriesSeptember 7th, 2021
E75
Haily Fadden: ASU, Event Professional of the FutureSeptember 14th, 2021
E76
Holly Verbeck: Make Your Business CookSeptember 21st, 2021
E77
LA Photo Party: Vivi, Director Software SalesOctober 5th, 2021
In Their Words
