Ransomware, Phishing, and Trojans – Oh My!

Trends in Cyber Threats and the Potential Impact to the Entertainment Industry

Insurance and COVID-19: Where Coverage Stands Today and What Comes Next

The Candence Podcast
How to Project Your Business

Michigan artists and podcasters Hafsah Mijinyawa and Yen Azzaro ‘grill’ our Chris Johnson on what to cover when you’re an individual creative versus a mid-sized organization versus a big-sized production.

Arts Alliance Illinois:

Expanding Your Creative Business

Agency founder Chris Johnson joins an attorney to discuss tools for expanding and protecting creative business.

Lawyers for the Creative Arts: Curtains Up! Assessing and Mitigating Risk

Chris Johnson joined a panel discussing issues involved with re-opening theatres as we move to a new phase of recovering from the COVID pandemic.

Screen Magazine:

Dennis Dean Answers Five Questions with Screen

Dennis is our expert on group benefits and life insurance. He stopped by Screen Mag and somehow the conversation included Bill Clinton, Hollywood Squares, and Aquaman!

Read more here.

Chicago Film Office & Lawyers for the Creative Arts Panel: The Keys to Film Law

Chris Johnson joins other leaders of the Chicago film industry to discuss concepts, strategies and information that all independent filmmakers should know.

The Wide World of Esports: Esports Insurance

Brokerage founder Chris Johnson is interviewed by Katharine Nohr of the Wide World of Esports podcast. They discuss in detail insurance solutions for eports organizations and teams.

Esports Trade Association:

Member Spotlight: Johnsonese Brokerage

Chris Johnson and the Johnsonese Team catch-up with the Esports Trade Association to talk about the esports industry, the agency’s experience and what the future of the industry holds.

Read more here about insurance and esports, and to read Chris’s bold predication about where esports will be in 10 years.

Chicago International Film Festival Panel:

Indie Town Hall – Legal and Insurance Challenges and Opportunities in the Midst of COVID-19

Johnsonese Owner, Chris Johnson, joins leaders of the Chicago film industry and Congressmen Danny Davis to discuss the film industry’s challenges in the face of COVID-19 and what the industry may expect next with legal and insurance solutions.

Chris shares a number of insights into how COVID-19 impacts the private insurance model, the availability of insurance coverage for film productions and how federal legislation may provide opportunities for insurance in the future.

Screen Magazine:

Chris Johnson Answers Five Questions with Screen

Chris Johnson stopped by Screen Mag to discuss his worst job ever, go-to karaoke song and what keeps him inspired amidst a global pandemic.

Spoiler alert: Chris reveals his worst job ever was a clerk at Rink’s Bargain City. Read more here.

Taste Media Group – Intelligence Series:

The Importance of Production Insurance

Chris Johnson joins Taste Media Groups’ Thatcher Kamin for a discussion on his start in the entertainment insurance industry, what insurance is and how important insurance is to help protect film production projects.

Chris details common problems experienced on film productions, the different insurance coverage available to help mitigate those risks and whats next in the world of film and entertainment.

Esports Trade Association – Esports Decoded:

Speeding Towards Esports Success

Johnsonese is a proud sponsor of this month’s Esports Decoded podcast!

Listen here to hear Julian Tan, Head of Digital Business Initiatives at Formula 1 speak about the growing success of Formula 1 esports, their challenges, and what the future holds.