ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
You see the success. What you don't see is the unscripted reality it took to get there.
Hosted by Austin Trachsel, a production company owner with credits including the Olympics, Kentucky Derby, Netflix, and NASA, this show shares the tape usually left on the cutting room floor. We sit down with behind-the-scenes leaders to reveal the real story. Expect raw discussions on logistical disasters, blind panic, the unglamorous daily grind, and the exact pivot points that saved the business.
Hosted by Austin Trachsel, a production company owner with credits including the Olympics, Kentucky Derby, Netflix, and NASA, this show shares the tape usually left on the cutting room floor. We sit down with behind-the-scenes leaders to reveal the real story. Expect raw discussions on logistical disasters, blind panic, the unglamorous daily grind, and the exact pivot points that saved the business.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 10 days
Average audio length:
61 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
5 episodes
since Aug. 8, 2026
episodic
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