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Hollywood Is In The Toilet

KID PORCELAIN

Toilet Whisperer

Where does your optimism come from?

Every time I discover a toilet in the wild, it tells me something about the world around us. It’s not always pretty – but by filtering the abandoned and broken through a fluffy cloud and puppy dog lens, it helps the positive nuggets of any situation naturally shine through. And from that positivity comes hope. And it’s hope that creates the optimism.

Can you describe three important qualities, skills or areas of knowledge in your work.

Discovering toilets in the wild requires the confidence to walk into scary allies, an ability to stop quick, turn around, pull over and jump out of a car with the unbridled fortitude to snap away while others look at you like a freak. In Hollywood, this translates into a sniffing out fresh opportunities and coming up with unique ways to put yourself out there to go for it.

Will enough ever be enough?

I was discouraged when Guinness World Records thought the world’s largest photographic collection of abandoned photographs in the wild (over 1200 at last count) was too weird. But I found new light when the United Nations lauded my “Perfect Life” video for its promotion of clean sanitation around the world. Now, as I continue to log miles all around LA , I still find the thrill of the hunt and desire to capture things in a unique way just as odd and joyful as when I found that first toilet on the side of Hollywood Boulevard.

What’s next for Kid Porcelain and the Toilets in the Wild Brand?

Excited about the publication of “The Adventures of Kid Porcelain” – it’s a Hollywood story of evolution and metamorphosis. Moving forward, manifesting a promotional tour of toilet-obsessed Japan, a local gallery show, a duet with Skibidi Toilet and an American Standard, Toto or Squatty Potty sponsorship.

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Communication skills

We live in an age where our ability to communicate effectively can be like a superpower. Can you share how you developed your ability to communicate well?

When it comes to communicating, I always attempt to work backwards from the person I’m interacting with by attempting to understand where they might be coming from on the particular subject and where my communication ‘fits’ into the course of that person’s busy day. At that point, I look inside my corporation within and assign the conversation to the most appropriate ME team member. Then, WE just march forward as our best, most natural self.

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Tell our readers about yourself.

Inside each of us is a business. And that business contains all the same elements, important decisions and daily dramas that exist at larger corporations.

The corporation within
Meet the team:
ME – Chief Executive
Me – Management
Me – Staff
me – Intern

ME is YOU. Pass it on.

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There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

• Internal strength is key
• You be YOU
• There is an “i” in team

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What would you advise – going all in on your strengths or investing on areas where you aren’t as strong to be more well-rounded?

We are who we are. And since it’s just US, we need to do our best to try and steer into our strengths, while also being prepared to ‘dance’ in the event the ball hits a leg or bounces another way.

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