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Ditch Your Backup Plan

Ditch Your Backup Plan

Written by: Jen Vellenga
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 Stories of rewarding careers between starving artist and celebrity. Longtime professor, Jen Vellenga interviews creatives in arts and entertainment careers to give listeners the courage to ditch their backup plan.Jennifer Vellenga 2020 Art Careers Economics Entertainment & Performing Arts Personal Success
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  • 51. A Future of Possibilities - Peter Royston

    51. A Future of Possibilities - Peter Royston
    Apr 13 2021

    Peter Royston (he/him) is an equity stage manager based in New York, and originally from the Bay Area area. His credits include: Blue Man Group, The Public Theater, The Lark, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Theatre Works, among others. Since 2017, Peter has become a vocal advocate and ally to the disabled community, specifically through his lived experience as a White Gay man with Cerebral Palsy. Peter hopes to see disabled stage management representation on Broadway and increased visibility of disabled artists across all aspects of the industry. Show Notes and Transcription at DitchYourBackupPlan.com
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    45 mins
  • 50. Build Your Own Position - Elsie Escobar

    50. Build Your Own Position - Elsie Escobar
    Apr 6 2021
    Elsie Escobar is a 14 year veteran in the podcasting industry and inductee to the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. She is the co-founder of She Podcasts, a podcasting community for women + non-binary that has over 19 thousand members with a corresponding podcast and conference. She's a podcasting advocate, pundit and mentor to primarily women podcaster leaders. She also has an MFA in Acting! Elsie is Libsyn's Community Manager and co-host/producer of The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast Elsie loves to drive dialogue in the podcasting industry focusing on podcasts' impact on society, diversity, and culture as well as their power to drive social change.
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    54 mins
  • 49. While Waiting for Your Shot - Noah Lindquist

    49. While Waiting for Your Shot - Noah Lindquist
    Mar 23 2021

    Noah Lindquist is a member of AEA, a singer and actor, and the creator of the viral videos, "Wear a Mask," and "I Just Can't Wait for Vaccines."

    Show Notes at DitchYourBackupPlan.com
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    46 mins
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