MEET JEN LAFORTE: Being a professional actor for almost 20 years, I’ve performed on stage at IO (formerly Improv Olympic) and Second City. I’ve done a lot of theater and film in Chicago and even had a national commercial for 5 Hour Energy running a few years ago. My quirky, funny, girl next door personality, landed me a supporting role, on Logo’s TV Movie, Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together. In 2016 I jumped behind the camera to associate produce and act in the web series Easy Abby which has over...
Feb 23, 2018•39 min
Rachel Cossar began her performance career as a Rhythmic Gymnast, representing Canada in international competitions across the globe. She arrived in Boston in 2006 to join the Boston Ballet Ballet where she danced professionally for the next ten years. In 2017, she founded Choreography For Business, LLC. Combining her expertise in body awareness and nonverbal communication, Rachel leads workshops designed to inspire greater posture and physicality in everyday interactions. Working with restauran...
Feb 15, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Meet Alex Okoroji: Currently ranked as One of the ‘Top 250 Most Influential Women Leaders’ in the World by Richtopia, Alex Okoroji is a Nigerian Actress & Multiple Award Winning Media Personality – Often referred to as the “Queen of Expression” for using different mediums of the Art to empower people using The NAKED Philosophy. She has reinvented herself at every stage of her career as an Actress, TV Personality, Talk Radio Host, Speaker, Author, Thought Leader & Global Influencer. She i...
Feb 08, 2018•57 min
Lisa Kastner Lisa Diane Kastner is the co-founder and executive editor of Running Wild Press. Lisa is a former correspondent for the Philadelphia Theatre Review and Features Editor for the Picolata Review, her short stories have appeared in magazines and journals such as StraightJackets Magazine and HESA Inprint. In 2007 Kastner was featured in the Fresh Lines @ Fresh Nine, a public reading hosted by Gross McCleaf Art Gallery. She founded Running Wild Writers and is the former president of Pennw...
Feb 02, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Recently featured on Entrepreneur.com, Michael Nova has developed a proven track record of overseeing multiple businesses & creative projects simultaneously, both as a creative artist and entrepreneur. As president of Nova Music Productions, Inc., Michael was featured in The New York Times as a pioneer in offering multiple services to independent artists in the music industry. Several years later, Michael then created that would focus on offering business-to Google, L’Oreal, Calvin Klein, Am...
Jan 26, 2018•50 min
Susanne Buckler began her art career as a sculptor but she soon found the immediacy of photography. For 25 years her photography studio, Foto Imagerie, was a major contributor in the world of jewelry, lifestyle, interiors, and food with clients including Saatchi, Unilever, Food & Wine magazine, and Avon. Her latest project, Talk to Me, is a mixed media installation of portraits of women. Buckler’s ongoing investigation of women’s bodies was spurred by her disfigurement brought on by a life-t...
Jan 12, 2018•34 min
MEET ADRIANA GAVAZZONI: Adriana Gavazzoni is a Brazilian author. She has won The Golden Book Award 2017- Readers Choice for her first novel Behind the Door, Book Excellence Award 2017 (Canada), honorable mention at Reader’s Favorite, and an honorable mention at Paris Book Festival 2017. Adriana is a lawyer, a former professor of law and a writer of novels and legal books, but she is also a voracious reader. She speaks four languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. When she is not pract...
Jan 05, 2018•46 min
Meet Frostine Shake: Frostine Shake graduated from The University of North Texas with a B.F.A. in Fashion Design. Obtaining skills such as industrial pattern making, industrial sewing, fashion illustration, textile knowledge and more. Frostine Shake obtained a cosmetology license issued by the state of Texas in 2008. She continues to provide makeup and hair styling for selected photo shoots and events. Frostine has been previously employed by Benefit Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics, Christian Dior, and...
Dec 22, 2017•40 min
MEET CHRIS STEAD Writing has been a part of Chris Stead’s life since he was very young. In fact, he won the “creative writing” award way back in Year 3 at school as a seven-year-old. During his senior school years, Chris wrote constantly, be it stories while he was sitting at his desk in class not concentrating on the teacher, or writing up news reports on all the sports and experiences the kids in his local neighborhood enjoyed every day. Fast forward a little and Chris’ media career could only...
Dec 15, 2017•48 min
MEET ANGELA FERRARI: Angela Ferrari is an artist, children’s book author/ illustrator based in Portland Maine. She is the creator and host of the Story Spectacular podcast. Angela grew up in the mountains of western Maine. Living in a rural setting, she developed a talent for finding creative ways to play and captivate her imagination. After graduating with a BA in studio art from The University of Maine, Angela moved to Portland. She was accepted into the Assets for Artists program which focuse...
Dec 07, 2017•26 min
MEET JEN MONKS: Jen Monks is the founder of Life Wise Lady, the business blog for women over forty. She is a mom, wife, writer, entrepreneur, and steadfast optimist devoted to helping women create and grow companies of their own. RESOURCES: The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke by Suze Orman The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey CONTACT: http://lifewiselady.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lifewiselady/ https://twitter.com/life...
Nov 30, 2017•29 min
This is a sneak peek at a new cryptocurrency podcast call The Coin Chat that will be officially launching in a few weeks by my good friend Steve Good. I have been working behind the scenes on the podcast and another project he is working on called coinvestors.io We are recording the first episodes right now. Send me your cryptocurrency questions at yuri@advanceyourart.com MEET STEVE GOOD: Steve is a digital strategist and Cryptocurrency expert who has worked in FinTech for more than 20 years. He...
Nov 23, 2017•47 min
MEET DAMION LUPO: Best Selling Author in personal finance and retirement planning, host of the Transformation Nation podcast, owner of 30+ companies and founder of his own martial art – Yokido ®. The only thing Damion really fears is REGRET. His formula for success AND a fulfilled life by making tons of mistakes as quickly as possible. This guy literally plays by a different set of rules, even buying his first rental house on his VISA, a move that snowballed into 150 rental houses in less than 5...
Nov 16, 2017•42 min
ABOUT Jenny Cavanaugh-Bond Jenny Cavanaugh-Bond is a Mad Scientist, Mixed Media artist and Creative Mentor based in West Yorkshire, UK. She is the terrified creative’s secret weapon. Helping you to transform fear and overwhelm into tangible art that you love, what’s more; healing your mind, body and soul to boot! Together we will tackle the terror and rebuild your creative confidence so you can indulge in the creative outlet you love. You can find her up to her eyeballs in paint, paper and glue ...
Nov 09, 2017•40 min
ABOUT Jenny Cavanaugh-Bond Jenny Cavanaugh-Bond is a Mad Scientist, Mixed Media artist and Creative Mentor based in West Yorkshire, UK. She is the terrified creative’s secret weapon. Helping you to transform fear and overwhelm into tangible art that you love, what’s more; healing your mind, body and soul to boot! Together we will tackle the terror and rebuild your creative confidence so you can indulge in the creative outlet you love. You can find her up to her eyeballs in paint, paper and glue ...
Nov 09, 2017•40 min
MEET MICHELLE KHOURI Michelle Khouri is an arts and culture writer and the host of The Cultured Podcast , a weekly show that unearths intriguing perspectives in art, theatre, travel, design, and literature while digging at the roots of what inspires us. Aside from her work as a storyteller, Michelle helps businesses bring their narratives to life as a branding and content development consultant. EXTRA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRh04jz_30E https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-17875/a-sage-smudg...
Oct 31, 2017•56 min
MEET TASHA REIGN A 2014 UCLA graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies, Reign has been outspoken about her support for women’s rights and women’s sexual freedom as well as an advocate for normalizing sexuality and advancing the rights of sex workers. She played a pivotal role in helping defeat the anti-porn Prop. 60 last year by campaigning vigorously and raising awareness through the media, as noted in The Guardian last fall. In addition to being published in notable mainstream media...
Oct 26, 2017•46 min
MEET RACHEL ARCHELAUS: Rachel Archelaus is the founder of the Intuitive Art Academy where she teaches people how to have a two-way conversation with their intuition. She is an internationally known spiritual teacher and business mentor to lightworkers. Her latest book, Intuitive Art: Have a Two Way Conversation with your Higher Self, released this year. Find more at http://intuitiveart.com http://sephyrus.com/ BOOK: Intuitive Art: How to Have a Two-Way Conversation with Your Higher Self BONUS: T...
Oct 20, 2017•30 min
MEET APRYL MILLER: Apryl Miller, daughter of a minister, was born in Chicago and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. She credits her art career to being raised in a large, creative, DIY family and her work reflects the tradition she was taught as a child, that of making something your own, by making it yourself. A lifelong poet, she came to visual art later in life, when the apex of her background resulted in crafting a vernacular art environment in which to raise her young daughters. This space h...
Oct 12, 2017•1 hr 2 min
MEET JULIE BROAD: Julie Broad is an Amazon Overall #1 Best Selling Author, an International Book Award Winner, and recipient of the Beverly Hills Book Award for Best Sales book. As an entrepreneur and successful real estate investor, she was also awarded the Top 20 under 40 Award. Her latest venture, Book Launchers, helps entrepreneurs and professionals build their brand and boost their business by writing, publishing, and selling a top quality book. In 2017, she also became a new Mom and moved ...
Oct 05, 2017•35 min
