#111 - Leveraging Celebrity to Create a Life of Influence and Mentorship with Randall Franks

Randall Franks is an actor who best known for his work as Officer Randy Goode on In the Heat of the Night. Randall is also a multiple Hall of Fame Appalachian entertainer, author of nine books, syndicated columnist, president of the non-profit Share America Foundation, and former Vice Mayor and Volunteer Downtown Development Authority Chairman.  Ideas and questions discussed in this episode include: Appalachian Blue Grass Boy to Hollywood Star Encouragers Guide Our Steps Making a difference in your hometown Inspiring others  through words, music and acting Uplifting a new generation of artists How do you chose projects in which to act?  You have written a book series on Encouragers. What inspired you to write it? You’ve found success in several musical genres, which is your favorite?  Do you have a favorite album or recording from your work ? What was Carroll O’Connor like to work with? You give scholarships annually in your late parent’s names, what brought that about? Who was your favorite actor to work with?  Do you have a favorite on stage musical memory?  You chose to make your first fiction book a murder mystery. Why? How did a fiddler from Appalachia wind up a Hollywood actor? Randall can be reached at https://www.randallfranks.com, where you can also find his Encourager series.  Thank you to our sponsor, CityVest: https://bit.ly/37AOgkp Please check out our affiliate, Doc2Doc Lending: https://doc2doclending.com/financialfreedomforphysicians Follow our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/chL1357