I'm J.J. Heller, and this is Instrumental, a show about the big and small moments that shape our lives.

In every episode, my guest and I start near the end of their story and work our way back to the beginning.

I hope our conversation reminds you that every second matters, because none of us knows which moment will be the one that changes everything.

Big love happens in the small moments.

Hello, friends. It's JJ.

Hello, enemies. It's Dave.

We welcome everyone to this space. If you are an enemy, I hope that this podcast is a good

influence on you. And you become a friend.

Speaking of friends, today we get to introduce you guys to our friend Harris III.

Back in 2017, we were trying to figure out what to do next in terms of our career, and we were not really sure.

And so we heard about this story conference that was happening in Nashville, and we went,

and it was incredibly inspiring. What do you remember about it? It was held in downtown Nashville

at the Symphony Hall, the skirmer horn. Which is a beautiful building. Yeah, it's gorgeous.

And it was a carnival theme.

And so not only was the entire auditorium space decked out in carnival theme, but even the lobby.

And there were like carnival performers and there were different actors walking around in character.

And it was like stepping into a different planet or something like that.

Yeah, totally set the tone to just be open to new things and new ideas.

I mean, it was sort of like the TED conference for creative people.

Yeah.

Writers and actors and singers and filmmakers

and just people who want to tap into inspiration. Yeah. It felt like an honor to be there, actually.

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