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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1562: How to Produce a Hit HBO Show With Archie Gips

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Wahl Street & McMillions (HBO Max) producer Archie Gips. Archie is the president of Unrealistic Ideas in which he is partnered with well-known film star Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson.

  • Municipal is CRUSHING! (1:58)
  • The hard work it takes to own a business. (4:04)
  • A peek behind the scenes of scripting a reality show. (5:22)
  • What is a ‘soft script’? (7:30)
  • How to structure an effective story. (9:07)
  • The value of focus groups. (12:21)
  • Why non-scripted business models aren’t as sexy as people would think. (13:21)
  • How the pandemic impacted the production of Wahl Street. (17:37)
  • The importance of being a problem solver. (19:45)
  • The value of improv training in being a better leader. (21:21)
  • The pivotal moments that shaped the person he is today. (23:21)
  • The project he is most proud of. (27:41)
  • Why great ideas can come from ANYONE. (31:43)
  • The weeding-out process of creating a hit show. (37:16)
  • Why he is a HUGE fan of editors. (39:45)
  • The treacherous process of selling and pitching a project. (41:01)
  • Not all buyers are created equal. (45:31)
  • Are there particular challenges working with talent? (48:02)
  • What future projects are on the horizon? (50:18)
  • The common mistakes new producers tend to make. (52:49)
  • What drives him to continue to do what he does? (54:35)
  • How does he balance work and home life? (57:39)

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:06.0

MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

You just found the world's number one fitness health entertainment podcast.

0:16.0

This is Mind Pup, right? In today's episode, we interviewed Archie Gips.

0:20.0

He's an American filmmaker and producer, most well known for his recent reality show, Wall Street.

0:28.0

But he's also helped produce Justin Bieber's never say never Katie Perry's part of me.

0:34.0

And even the popular show Duck Dynasty, he's been nominated for Emmy Awards.

0:39.0

This guy's really, really good at what he does.

0:42.0

Very smart, great conversation.

0:44.0

He talks all about how to create good stories, what it's like to make some of these stories

0:50.0

and get them in front of people and get popular with them and convey messages.

0:54.0

It's a fun, very interesting episode we know you're going to enjoy.

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