How I Got Over. Artists Roads to Success
Artists and change makers enrich lives by following their passions. Artists are most powerful when they overcome obstacle after obstacle, and yet they persevere. Representation matters. We’ll talk to individuals who are passionate about what they do and their commitment to mentoring others in their field.
Episodes
Nathaniel Stampley is a joyful artist and a pleasure to talk to. On this podcast episode, I interview Milwaukee-born Stampley who just ended his run on Broadway with Tony-nominated Paradise Square. His full-throated laugh is contagious as we walk through his theater, music, and television career to date. His website sets the tone, as his "Nate's Grates" page salutes about 100 people who have had a "tremendous impact on my life." St...
Kate DiCamillo believes in 'seeing' children. Presenting them with characters who speak to the full humanity of childhood. She doesn't shy away from the lows, along with the highs. “There’s this wonderful case of being seen when you find a story and feel like somebody is telling you the truth," Camillo says.
Her books tug at the heart strings of children and adults. With 40 million books in print, in 43 languages, Two Newbery medal...
This episode features Meredith Shea, a top executive at ARRAY. Founded in 2011 by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, ARRAY is a Peabody award-winning multi-platform arts and social impact collective dedicated to narrative change.
Meredith spearheads industry relations at ARRAY Crew, the personnel database designed to connect below-the-line crew, with a special focus on the amplification ...
Filmmaker Suzanne Jurva has reached pinnacles in her career. Who wouldn't want to have working with Steven Spielberg, Oprah and Tom Hanks on their resume?
As founder and head of the Research department at DreamWorks SKG, Suzanne worked on Saving Private Ryan, Amistad, Minority Report, AI, The Lost World, Gladiator, Price of Egypt and more.
Following that she began her own passion projects and produced films screening at 50 film fe...
Abby Ginzberg has the unique talent of discovering passionate individuals and bringing their accomplishments to the forefront through documentary filmmaking. Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power is her latest film. Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee's story is one of a champion for little heard voices in America. Her mentors included the first African-American woman who ran for president of the U.S., in 1972, Shirley Chisholm. As...
Lissa Jones is known as a public intellectual. Her caring and concern for the next generation shines through. Her storytelling on Black Market Reads, through the Archie Givens Foundation for African American Literature, and her literacy efforts provide a platform for Black authors.
She strongly believes in building a better world for her children and all children. She welcomes all to the table called America and invites us to work...
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