Creative Breakthrough
**Winner of 2021 International Women's Podcast Awards for Best Business Podcast** Jumpstart your Creative Career with informal mentorship from successful creative entrepreneurs, across TV, film, music, literature, and beyond to turn your creative passion projects into full-time careers. Hear from experts, get inspired, and drive your creative career forward! Past guests include Jeff Friday, James Lopez, Maz Jobrani, Rizwan Manji, Stefon Bristol, Sarah Thawer, and Maaza Mengiste! Shereen Kassam aka FunnyBrownGirl will also share stories and strategies that she used to step outside her 9-5 to become an internationally touring stand-up comedian, radio personality, actress, and now podcaster. Join our community of creatives and let's lift each other up! Subscribe to receive alerts when a new episode is available. For inspiration Instagram - @funnybrowngirl Shownotes - www.funnybrowngirl.com/podcast
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2022
How to be Unstoppable! The Finale!
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How to be Unstoppable
Update: April 2022 - My TEDx talk - How Chicken Wings Made Me Unstoppable - is now available to watch! I share how to become unstoppable by embracing the lesson of the chicken wing - the ability to …
Nelu Handa: How to Get Work and Stay Sane
Hi Creatives, This week we chat with Nelu Handa, a writer on A Little Late with Lily Singh. Nelu is a writer, actor, improvisor, and comedian. You’ve seen her on Netflix’s Workin’ Moms and The Van …
MSNBC's Ali Velshi: Keys to Success
Hello creatives! This week Ali Velshi, television journalist, from MSNBC joins us to share how he went from studying religion to becoming a globally recognized journalist. He shares tools to become …
TV Personality Bevy Smith: It Gets Greater Later
Hello Creatives! Bevy Smith joins me this week to talk about her new book Bevalations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie. Bevy shares inspiration and wisdom on everything from finding the courage…
Spotify Called Me!
Hi Creatives! This week I share BIG news – Spotify called me! I also talk about setting intentions for 2021 vs setting goals, our guest next week – Bevy Smith to chat about her new book Bevalations: …
Plan for Success in 2021 with Jaime Callica
Disney Channel and BET favorite, and seen Lifetime alongside Kelly Rowland, actor Jaime Callica takes the hot seat to chat about growing your social media (he has 81.8K IG followers), pursuing your p…
Side Hustles: Advice from a Serial Side Hustler
Hi Creatives! This week I answer all your questions about starting and growing a successful Side Hustle. With experience running a profitable comedy career, podcast, and e-commerce business, Shereen…
How to Move with Purpose: Storyteller Nia Malika Dixon
Hi Creatives! This week we chat with storyteller Nia Malika Dixon who shares her creative journey and how she moves with purpose. Nia shares her journey to LA, finding her own production company, an…
Side Hustlers: How to Maximize Your Profits
This week, Henry Gibson share with us financial advice, tips, and tricks to maximize our financial savings. This is not a sponsored episode – Henry is a friend and actor who offered up his time to p…
Told to Apologize for Being Muslim
Ep 59: Told to Apologize for Being Muslim
Last week, the Islam Channel featured me in a piece about being Muslim and losing my radio gig.
I’m Shereen Kassam – comedian, podcaster, spe…
How to Start a Successful Side Hustle in 3 Steps
How to Start a Successful Side Hustle in 3 Steps
What is a side hustle - any activity outside of your day job that helps you make more money
Different types of side hustles - drive uber…
Bob Sumner: How to Be a Star
Welcome to the Creative Breakthrough
I am your host Shereen Kassam
This week, we continue our conversation with the Founder of Def Comedy Jam – Bob Sumner
Before we jump in to pa…
Bob Sumner: Creating Def Comedy Jam and Advice to Excel in Your Creative Journey
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Episode 55: Welcome to Season 3! Future guests, life updates, and more!
Welcome back to Season 3 of the Creative Breakthrough Podcast!
After a three month, hiatus I am back!
When I took a break from this podcast in June 2020, COVID was in full swing, I had been furloughe…
How to Start a Successful Side Hustle; Hiatus until September 10th
Host Shereen Kassam, a serial side hustler, shares her tips and advice on starting a successful side hustle and ideas to get you started. She also shares her thoughts about the recent murder of Geor…
Director Tina Mabry: How to Positively Handle Rejection
This week, we chat:
- How to handle rejection
- How not to let rejection turn in to resentment
- And the 4 ways to be successful in your creative journey
Tina Mabry, our guest from Episode 2 of Creativ…
Writer/Director Felicia Pride: How to Create a Positive Mindset and Apply to Writing Competitions
This week I discuss my third week of furlough from Walt Disney World, my own creative breakthrough, and how I’m staying sane.
Felicia Pride, from episode 33, released her first short film this wee…
How to Deal with Being Laid Off Due to COVID-19
This week, host Shereen Kassam, chats about being laid off from Disney due to COVID-19 and why now is the perfect time to start or continue pursuing your creative passion. Shereen also chat the impo…
Comedian Damon Williams: How to Adapt and Adjust to Changing Times (COVID-19)
Damon Williams is an internationally touring comedian who has been seen on Showtime at the Apollo, BET’s Comic View, and The Tom Joyner Sky Show. We chat about the emotional and financial impacts of…