Episode 73 - GenX Speaks Series: Kelly Manno

Retired Party Girl, Full-Time GenX IconShe calls herself a "retired party girl from the 1900s", but Kelly Manno is one of the busiest women in GenX comedy.  The social media star and stand-up comedian grew up in the small blue-collar steel town of Granite City, Illinois, and built a following of more than 5 million by being exactly who she is: pink, bedazzled, foul-mouthed dynamite and the "girls girl" everyone wants in their corner.  In this episode of GenX Adulting, she pulls back the curtain on how it all happened.Kelly takes us from a Granite City childhood that included living in a haunted house, to the start of her media career in morning radio, through her days as a professional photographer and host of “The Kelly Manno Show” podcast, and into the viral social media stardom and stand-up career that made her a household name for GenX audiences.  She's hilarious and refreshingly real about the stuff most people won't say out loud: navigating divorce after 20 years of marriage and a co-parenting relationship most can only wish for, raising teenagers while going viral, finding fame in her 40s and the hard-won confidence to not care what anyone thinks.We also get into her life as part of the GenX Takeover Tour (alongside The Real Slim Sherri, The Dadbod Veteran and The Professor Nick Harrison), including the time Edwin McCain joined them onstage.  There is no question, Kelly is rich in life in all the best ways, and as busy and chaotic her life may seem at times, being a mom to her 3 amazing kids is her #1 priority and the joy of her life.If you love Kelly, this is the long-form, unfiltered conversation you've been waiting for.  Find Kelly Here:Website: https://kellymanno.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kellymannoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellymanno/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheKellyMannoShowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KellymannoCheck Us Out Here:https://genxadultingpodcast.com/🔔 Subscribe for more Real People. Real Stories. Real Conversations. From Every Generation.#KellyManno #KellyMannocomedian #KellyMannoTikTok #GenXAdulting #GenXwomen #midlifereinvention #perimenopause #menopause #GenXTakeover #femalestandupcomedian #healthydivorce #co-parenting #raisingteenagers #ADHDinwomen #viralTikTokstar #SlimSherri #therealslimsherri #dadbodveteran #theprofesor #sherridindal #jonwellington #nickharrison #genxtakeovertour #genxcruise #comedy #socialmedia #podcast #hauntedhouse #latchkey #radio #morningradio #parenting #mom #motherhood #divorce #marriage #separatebedrooms #genx #generationx Check us out at genxadulting.com#generationx #genx #podcast #marriage #relationship #interview #mom #family