About this episode

Preston Zeller discusses his journey from a seemingly successful Hollywood career to finding true purpose and fulfillment.

Send us Fan Mail A Hollywood career can look like the dream while quietly draining the life out of you. We sit down with Preston Zeller, an award-winning filmmaker and growth leader, to talk about the moment he realized the “successful” path wasn’t making him whole and what it took to rebuild his faith, his work, and his sense of purpose. Preston walks us through growing up with music and storytelling, getting indoctrinated into film culture, and then colliding with the realities of the ente...

People in this episode

Host: Gary L. Wise

Guest: Preston Zeller

Topics covered

• grief
• personal growth
• filmmaking
• purpose
• storytelling

Keywords

• grief
• filmmaking
• personal growth
• storytelling
• career change

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