We’re taking a short break from our usual lighting dork topics this week to chat with Tyler Gildin about his documentary The Starfish, which profiles his grandfather’s journey from Nazi Germany to Sweden, across the USSR, and over the pacific ocean to reunite with his parents.

Chatting about Herb Gildin’s life in America and building Satco leads to discussions of overcoming adversity, building a business and personal brand, treating employees like family and the drives and motivations that created a successful company.

We also chatted about making the documentary, family anecdotes, and legacy.

The Starfish is available as a rental on a number of video on demand platforms, find out more here: https://gildinmedia.com/thestarfish/

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