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Ideate & Emanate: Predevelopment for Content Creators
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Starting ANYTHING, taking the FIRST STEP, is incredibly challenging and brave. As much as we'd all love to jump right into our content creation, our artistry, our craft—it is important to delve into a predevelopment process. I want to share what I have learned as well as a few developmental processes I have personally used as a freelance, independent content creator and consultant.
This 6-part video series is focused on the development of skills and tools that will allow you to harness your ability to ideate, assess, strategize, and implement processes that will help to bring your ideas to life. Ideate & emanate! |
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Actor & Improvisor
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In 2008, I realized that I had a passion for the craft and dreamed of "performance as a vocation." After several auditions, I realized that this was something I wanted to pursue much more aggressively,. I took improv classes and workshops; hosting classes and workshops. I booked more and more work over the years, mostly commercials and product spokesperson which are a lot of fun!
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Commercial Work
I was even on a SuperBowl commercial as well as billboards and LA city buses. Talk about a surreal experience!
Bad Mochi Race Card Kickstarter Campaign.
TIVO Edge.
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Milspec extension cords.
Surgical procedure for men.
Evercast: Remote collaboration for media creators..
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Trim-Daddy clippers.
Content Creator
Yes, we can wear many, many hats during our lifetimes—or just a few. I have definitely chosen the path less traveled. I dabble in all kinds of modern digital creative creative expression. I can produce. I can write. film. I can edit. I can compose music for my content.
I have been taking photos for as long as I can remember! I specialize in "candids." I was honored to have served as lead photographer at the 2018 TEDXCrenshaw.
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WTFK Radio–A Puppet Web Series for AdultsQuirky personalities and offbeat topics converge at a listener supported radio station. Radio shows are hosted by a not-so-talented, but highly spirited, eclectic group of characters - all trying to get their message across to the listeners, that is, if they even have any!
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Meditation & Yoga Practitioner
Volunteering with youth programs has been one of my many hats since high school! Leading "Engage the Vision's" weekly meditation circle for one year was immensely rewarding.
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When we delve into something unfamiliar, most of us give up before we even get started! Remember that everyone has a starting point for everything they do. We all have a first try, a first day, a first month, but sustained commitment is what makes the difference. Keep trying, keep exploring, keep searching for that which brings you a sense of joy, purpose, peace, and tranquility. You will find it, so abandon all timelines and simply get started!
I have learned so much from this wonderful lady right here—not just yoga but life in general. We are bonded—we created a web series together and I travelled to Bali for her yoga retreat—life changing. Check out "Chocolate Twist Yoga" on YouTube!
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There is something pretty special about doing something that you never thought possible—like inversions!
Yes, I felt that—and it's okay!
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Live Event & On-Camera Hosting
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I love hosting. It makes me feel alive. It challenges me to think on my feet! It allows me to connect with people and make them feel completely comfortable in front of a crowded room or on camera. For me, this makes the moment even more special, when you can help someone push through their own insecurities and anxiety—because I know full well how that feels!
I think it is helpful to always be prepared and to be passionately tied to whatever you are communicating. Preparation need not always be something that is written down, but, instead, can be something that tumbles through your mind and subject to continual refinement until that golden moment comes and you can pull it out of your "magic hat" and feel completely secure with what you will say and how you will say it. |
I believe in being prepared to seize the moment and let your voice be heard!
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Seeking Selfdom in the Age of Selfies—A Personal Quest
"This book is more than just words on a page, but embodies the totality of who I have defined myself to be."
This book right here . . . a true homegrown effort. I even taught myself Illustrator so that I could design and layout the cover. The project was a monumental effort for someone like me, someone who hates sitting still for too long—but it was necessary when writing something of this length. Interweaving higher level ideas with everyday experiences and making it accessible, interesting, and meaningful to the reader was always at the forefront of this project. In retrospect, I can hardly believe I accomplished this within my lifetime! I believe that we all have a book inside our minds but putting it down into words is another thing.
SELECTED READER REVIEWS
"The author digs deep into the exploration of how and what makes us whom we are while not claiming to have the answers. His honesty, vulnerability, and intimacy are refreshing. His theories are thoughtful and complex but written in a digestible manner. It made me want to explore and talk about my own identity." —Nicole
"To be able to take complexities, subdue them, and interchange them in written prose to assist the reader in walking more deeply in selfdom can only be classified as genius...his book is a beautiful and beneficial contribution for the betterment of humankind." —Tony
"Seeking Selfdom in the Age of Selfies is an important book that anyone can gain benefit from reading. I found myself taking photos of and highlighting passages over and over again." —Nico
This book right here . . . a true homegrown effort. I even taught myself Illustrator so that I could design and layout the cover. The project was a monumental effort for someone like me, someone who hates sitting still for too long—but it was necessary when writing something of this length. Interweaving higher level ideas with everyday experiences and making it accessible, interesting, and meaningful to the reader was always at the forefront of this project. In retrospect, I can hardly believe I accomplished this within my lifetime! I believe that we all have a book inside our minds but putting it down into words is another thing.
SELECTED READER REVIEWS
"The author digs deep into the exploration of how and what makes us whom we are while not claiming to have the answers. His honesty, vulnerability, and intimacy are refreshing. His theories are thoughtful and complex but written in a digestible manner. It made me want to explore and talk about my own identity." —Nicole
"To be able to take complexities, subdue them, and interchange them in written prose to assist the reader in walking more deeply in selfdom can only be classified as genius...his book is a beautiful and beneficial contribution for the betterment of humankind." —Tony
"Seeking Selfdom in the Age of Selfies is an important book that anyone can gain benefit from reading. I found myself taking photos of and highlighting passages over and over again." —Nico
Co-Hosting with MILCK at the Hotel Cafe
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Apr 08/ 2016—Hollywood, California
Oh what a feeling have been In the presence of this Incredibly talented and equally compassionate artist and share In the experience of bringing a live, benefit concert to the people was one of my favorite moments in the "life and times." It was a dream that I secretly wished to carve out for my life. |
