Evolving a Career in Storytelling and Comedy, with Actress & Producer Shondrella Avery, 07-11-2021

In this episode, hear from Shondrella Avery who is an actress and producer and began her career in entertainment as a comic, performing as a member of well known improv groups The Groundlings in Los Angeles and Second City in Chicago. Most notably, her film roles include “LaFawnduh Lucas” in the cult classic comedy Napoleon Dynamite, and supporting roles in Domino and The Secret Life of Bees. Her latest release is the movie Free Byrd which released this year. Additionally, Shondrella is a children’s advocate, mentoring kids at “A Place Called Home” in South Central. She is also involved with the WGA Writer’s Program for teens, speaking at high schools and universities. She gives time at Los Angeles children’s charity Penny Lane and is a sitting board member of the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California; her mother has the disease and two of her siblings died of it. She also works with Coach Art, a charity offering free athletic and arts training to chronically ill children. Read more at: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1414931/ and at https://freebyrdmovie.com/ Craig DiVizzio has been a training and coaching professional for over 30 years and his life work has been as a thought leader, honing to precision his knowledge and understanding of human behavior in the workplace. He currently offers virtual courses in Interviewing Skills, Career Development, Assertiveness, Work Performance Feedback, Leadership, and Team Building. In his new book, “I Got The Job” Craig leaves no issue uncovered. During an unprecedented time of unemployment, he lays out, in a quick e-format, guidance on preparing for a job interview, essential keys to completing an interview successfully, and how to overcome every perceived obstacle in the race to win your best job, at: https://www.craigdivizzio.com/ Amy Lacey is the founder of Cali’flour Foods, offering healthy and delicious pizzas ,pizza crusts, flatbreads and entrees taste as good as they make you feel. Enjoy low carb, gluten free, keto-friendly pizza crust made from 4 simple clean ingredients – cauliflower, egg whites, and mozzarella cheese. Amy founded Cali’flour based on her experience with Lupus. Amy has also built a personal brand alongside her company’s brand story and has great following on social and frequently appears on TV segments around the country, at: https://califlourfoods.com/ Trevor Sumner is the founder of Perch Interactive, retail’s leading digital shopper marketing platform for product engagement in-store. Perch drives 30-80% sales lift by uniting physical products with digital content and provides real-time insights into physical products, digital content, and sales conversion for real-time shopper marketing. Perch’s computer vision interactive displays and smart shelves drive 87% sales lifts at scale, at: http://perchinteractive.com   Visit https://passagetopro...