From Crack Drug Lord to Top Boy Actor! School of Rock Bottom 29: Jennifer Joseph

[TW//Drug use, drug dealing] At 16, actor Jennifer Joseph was coerced into a life of drug dealing. Quickly she rose to the very top and was known as The General, travelling the world as a generator and importer of narcotics - with connections to all the major players including "The Cocaine Godmother" Griselda Blanco. Jen thought she was invincible, whilst also battling a daily crack addiction and, eventually, was caught at Gatwick airport with hundreds of thousands of pounds of marijuana and was sent to prison at aged 39. This rock bottom proved to be the moment she completely changed her life. You absolutely will not believe how much Jennifer's life has changed in the past 16 years! Join the conversation RIGHT NOW you absolutely do not want to miss this!! A huge thank you to Jen for being so brutally honest - her story will inspire and fill you with hope and joy & her journey is bullet proof evidence that you can turn any sutuation into a positive one - I am proud to know you Jen and to call you a friend ❤️ More on Jen - Jennifer has been a Clean Break Theatre Company member since 2010 - recently performing Hear by Deborah Bruce at The House of Lords. Other stage credits include Phyllida Lloyd’s Shakespeare Trilogy for the Donmar Warehouse, Paradise at the National Theatre & Inside Bitch at The Royal Court. TV & Film include Topboy, My Mad Fat Diary, Honey Trap, Riches & You Used To Be Famous. As a potent advocate for Arts in Prisons, she takes part in outreach programmes about penal issues and is an Ambassador for Women In Prison. Jen is currently working on developing her new theatre company call Nubian CoHearts and is working towards its first complete showing sometime this year. Topics - 0:00 Intro 3:05 Jen's rock bottom 3:50 How Jen went from being an accountant to selling drugs 7:30 Jen's connections to Griselda Blanco 8:20 Why Jen chose drug dealing at 16 13:30 Can you just "leave" drug dealing? 15:55 Jen's recovery from using crack 21:12 Can you be a functioning drug addict? 23:28 Stopping using crack whilst also selling it 24:30 Jen using a higher power and acting to trimph over crack addiction 32:10 "My acting career took off because I went to jail!" 33:20 How does the crack buzz & acting buzz compare for Jen? 35:10 How does the drug dealing world compare to the entertainment industry? 37:20 Getting support from acting agency 39:20 The sensitive/actor side to Jen vs being a drug boss 44:00 Working on Topboy 48:00 Working in women's prisons as an ambassador 52:20 Can Jen forgive herself? This Podcast is not for profit but my goal is to break even. To help me make more please donate here. Thank you! https://bit.ly/3kSucAs Follow Jen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gemzgirl Follow Nubian Co-heARTs https://instagram.com/nubiancohearts Follow Oliver Instagram - https://bit.ly/3IemHLY Facebook - http://bit.ly/3w8S1Gx TikTok - https://bit.ly/3YGLsYm LinkedIn - http://bit.ly/3kp4ymC Threads - https://bit.ly/3svw7yL X - http://bit.ly/3GQYj2l Listen or watch on: (please subscribe/follow & rate/review) Spotify - https://bit.ly/3wCI3R3 YouTube - https://bit.ly/49UqvOM Apple - https://apple.co/3PajZvQ