Ep. 39 Action Sports Filmmaking to Building a Creative Agency | Darren Rayner
In this episode of The Outliers Project, I sit down with Darren Rayner, founder of Vancouver BC based creative agency Magnifire and a filmmaker whose career grew out of the action sports world long before social media content became a marketing industry obsession.
What started with Darren picking up a camera after a serious skiing injury eventually evolved into building films, creating a grassroots apparel brand, and later helping shape modern content strategy for some of the biggest brands in outdoor sports and beyond.
A podcast about people who do things a little differently.
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Molly Hawkins is a brand strategist, founder, creative operator, and storyteller with a career spanning brand building, business strategy, and culture-driven marketing.
She has worked in film, music industry, outdoors and helped build consumer brands, working companies to translate big ideas into stories people actually care about. Her work sits at the intersection of creativity and connection, combining narrative instinct with operational experience.
As the host of The Outliers Project, Molly brings curiosity, humility, and earned credibility. She shows up as a peer, a listener, and someone willing to ask the questions most people avoid.
This project is a natural extension of her work: traveling, listening, and making space for conversations that feel increasingly rare.
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