Mack Garrison (motion designer, co-founder of Dash Studio) joins Aaron McCall to talk about ADHD as both a curse and a creative advantage, building a studio rooted in empathy over ego, and what happens when you decide burnout isn’t a badge of honor. He opens up about the lessons that shaped Dash’s first decade, from mentorship and community to leading with transparency when things get hard and what it means to keep the work moving without sacrificing the humanity behind it.
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dashstudio.net
IG: @dash_nc
Writer/Producer/Editor/Host:
Aaron McCall
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Instagram: @aaron_mccall
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Co-Host/Sidekick/Photographer:
Joe Matteson
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Instagram: @joe_dustin
Co-Host/Sidekick/Manager:
Amber Gray
Instagram: @bad_ambellina
LinkedIn: Amber Gray
Music:
"Noises" by Mike Mains & The Branches
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