5 Questions With Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel asks TV host and author, Tamron Hall about pursuing a career in media, interview style, crime fiction series, views on the criminal justice system, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks MSNBC host, Joy-Ann Reid about starting a career as a journalist, the role of journalism with social justice, her new book, what she’s learned from Myrlie Evers about the Civil War, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks former UFC champion and Olympic wrestler, Dan Henderson about how his upbringing shaped him as a fighter, inspirations, competing in the U.S. Olympics, proudest UFC fight, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks bestselling children’s fiction author, Kate DiCamillo about growing up with chronic pneumonia, receiving 473 rejection letters for her book, writing for children as an adult, The Puppets of Spelhorst, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks PAW Patrol and Bob the Builder mastermind, Keith Chapman about his early experience working at the Jim Henson Company, the business of intellectual property, how PAW Patrol became a billion-dollar empire, merchandizing, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks film directors, producers and screenwriters David and Jerry Zucker about how they created their own theater, collaborating with each other while being brothers, biggest obstacles developing their movie Airplane!, how the movie appeals across generations, and their best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks playwright and filmmaker, David Mamet about his early influences, becoming a playwright, failures and challenges, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks philanthropist, Melanie Lundquist about becoming a philanthropist, how she decides whom to donate to, economic factors impacting charities, working with her husband to deliver results for non-profits, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks TV producer and director, Jeff Margolis about how his uncle helped him break into showbusiness, working with Michael Jackson, how to make a TV show successful, views on streaming shows, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks entrepreneur, YouTube Star and Actress, Rebecca Zamolo about who inspires her, turning social media posts into a business, going into business with her family, lessons learned, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks actor, TV host and author Kirk Cameron about going to school on the set of Growing Pains, prioritizing his family, the importance of humility, his children’s book, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks co-founder and CEO of United Talent Agency Jeremy Zimmer about his motivation for joining a talent agency at age 19, the biggest challenges in the entertainment landscape, developing artists as “multi-hyphenated” brands, his view of NFTs, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks bestselling author and journalist Doug Preston about his time spent working at a museum, collaborating with Lincoln Child on books, how he gains access to historical places, The Lost Tomb, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks country singer and songwriter Chase Rice about his work ethic, transitioning from NASCAR to being a singer, new album, relationship with his father, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Ed Boon about how pinball games inspired the creation of Mortal Kombat, how the game has evolved, making the reboot, how technologies will change the video game experience, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Jana Kramer about her career as an actor and singer, coming to terms with her divorce, writing her new book, lessons learned from relationships, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Bane co-creator Graham Nolan about his inspiration for becoming a comic book artist, creating Bane, collaborating with Chuck Dixon, Compass Comics, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Bruce Campbell about his dad’s influence on his career, collaborations with Sam Raimi, new comic book, iconic Evil Dead series character Ash Williams, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key about collaborating on projects together, the history of sketch comedy, interviewing influential performers, the future of sketch comedy, and their best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Ben McKenzie about growing up with two brothers who were actors, how The O.C. changed his life, becoming a critic of cryptocurrency, book, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Rick Riordan about pursuing a career as an author, how his son inspired the Percy Jackson book series, involvement with the movies and shows based on his material, new book, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Felicia Day about being home-schooled in her childhood, expanding her creative pursuits, her new project Third Eye, choosing the right mediums to tell stories, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Jerry O'Connell about what influenced him to become an actor, transitioning to being a TV show, his show Pictionary, time management, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Alex Gibney about how his father influenced his career, how he comes up with topics for his documentaries, his Boris Becker documentary, upcoming Elon Musk film, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Juicy J about his start in the music business, forming Three 6 Mafia, memoir, the “hustlers spirit”, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Carla Harris about her business obstacles as an African American female at a financial firm, navigating the workplace, essential leadership skills, daily success habits, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Steve Guttenberg about what inspired his career, why his father wanted him to return to acting, his new staged play, being a caregiver, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Tiffani Thiessen about her source of inspiration, challenges of fame, upbringing, cookbook, favorite recipe, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Andrew Rannells about his biggest childhood challenges, his book, being an uncle, pleasing others, the role of children in his life, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Keltie Knight about her childhood dance competitions, transitioning to hosting shows, her new show SUPERFAN, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Brian Michael Bendis about his inspiration to get into comics, the creation of Miles Morales, his new weekly comic, partnering with illustrators, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Annie Murphy about who inspired her to be an actress, why she almost quit acting, her new series Praise Petey, and her best career advice. This interview was conducted before the SAG/AFTRA strike.

Dan Schawbel asks Gillian Flynn about how reading and writing were an escape for her as a kid, the unique challenges of writing a movie script, new book imprint, making a book a bestseller, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Kevin Jonas about the advice his parents gave to him, collaborating with his wife on children’s books, important lessons for children, his brothers unspoken rule, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Ted Leonsis about his high school guidance counselor’s impact on his career, what he learned while working for AOL, the proper way to network, work-life principles, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Jaren Lewison about how he got started as an actor, challenges filming while being a student, the new season of Never Have I Ever, why the show resonates with Gen Z, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Nick DiGiovanni about developing his passion for food, new book, preparing food, celebrity collaborations, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Andy Grammer about playing instruments as a kid, being discovered as a street performer, the meaning behind his new song, his new album, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Jasmine Cephas Jones about her parents influence on your career, being in the original Hamilton cast, background in theater, her show Blindspotting, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Rainn Wilson about the impact of his parents, why we need a spiritual revolution, traveling the world, the secret of happiness, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Jodi Benson about the role of faith in her childhood, struggles landing a job on Broadway, becoming the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, her own relationships, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Ashley Tisdale about doing commercials at 3-years-old, reinventing herself, her plant-based diet, making wellness more approachable, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Chris Hayes about the importance of community, the 10th year anniversary of his show, his daily habits, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Bill Bellamy about his cousin Shaq, becoming an MTV host, celebrity interviews, being an entertainer now compared to when he started, and best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Marc D’Amelio about pursuing a career as a comedian, who her mentor is, calling out celebrities publicly, misconceptions about her industry, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Heather McDonald about pursuing a career as a comedian, who her mentor is, calling out celebrities publicly, misconceptions about her industry, and her best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Omarion about why he pursued a career in music, the downfall of B2K, defining a good life, daily practices, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Tim Brown about the inspiration behind his company Allbirds, parallels between his athletic and business careers, taking the company public, sustainability in the footwear industry, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Brian Baumgartner about his interest in theater, why The Office still resonates, his Chili business and book, podcast hosting, and his best career advice.

Dan Schawbel asks Frankie Muniz about being home-schooled during his childhood, his interest in racing, lessons learned, meeting Dale Earnhardt, and his best career advice.