Creative Breakthrough

Jeff Friday, the CEO of American Black Film Festival Ventures, a multifaceted company specializing in the production of live events, television and films focused on African American culture shares wh…

Playlist Live conference strategies, learnings, and more! Shereen shares what she learned at this conference for YouTube and TikTok influencers. 

Big shout out to the UK and Zimbabwe where Creative…

Maaza Mengiste, the author of The Shadow King, selected by the New York Times as one of the 100 most notable books of 2019

This week I talk about balancing a Full-Time Job with a Creative Passion! Ch…

Maaza Mengiste, the author of The Shadow King, selected by the New York Times as one of the 100 most notable books of 2019

Who is Maaza Mengiste?

Maaza Mengiste is a novelist and essayist. She is the…

JP Lambiase, YouTube Personality of the Hellthy Junkfood channel with over 2.2M subscribers

Who is JP Lambiase?

Chef and YouTube personality best known as the co-creator of the food channel Hellthy…

Jason Gregory, writer and producer of the film Waking Up White

Who is Jason Gregory?

Jason D. Gregory is a recent film production MFA graduate from the University of Central Florida’s Nicholson Schoo…

Episode 43: From Advertising to Film: Jason Gregory on Waking Up White (Part 1 of 2 episodes)

This week’s guest: Jason Gregory, writer and producer of the film Waking Up White

Who is Jason Gregor…

Big news – we are trending in Kenya!! Thank you to my Kenyan listeners.

This is my last episode for 2019.  Last year, I did an episode on goal setting and how much I love the end of the year becaus…

This week’s guest: Me, your host – Shereen Kassam aka the Funny Brown Girl!

Who is Shereen Kassam?

Shereen Kassam has been named “Funniest Female in Florida” and has performed on HBO and NBC.   

Af…

Episode 40: How to Launch an Award-Winning Podcast with Ahmed Akbar

This week’s guest: Ahmed Akbar, host of the podcast See Something Say Something

Who is Ahmed Akbar?

Ahmed Ali Akbar is a writer…

This week’s guest: Ahmed Akbar, host of the podcast See Something Say Something

Who is Ahmed Akbar?

Ahmed Ali Akbar is a writer and host of the See Something Say Something podcast and video series.…

This week’s guest:

Who is Darryl Hinds?

Darryl Hinds is a graduate of the University of Toronto – Mississauga Theatre and Drama Program and alum of the Second City Toronto Main State where he had the…

Highlights:

• It’s our one year anniversary! Thank you everyone for listening!
• Past guest are killing it!
  • Episode 8: Rizwan Manji was nominated for an Emmy for his role in Schitt’s Creek. He’s also s…

Who is Stefon Bristol?

Brooklyn-born, Long Island-bred, Stefon Bristol is writing his own success story as a fresh face with a creative voice in the indie film world. Stefon is an award-winning filmm…

Welcome back to season 2 of Creative Breakthrough!  After a three-month hiatus I have a lot to share!  At the end of Season 1, I was stressed out, semi-depressed, and definitely not feeling creative.…

Announcements

1. This is the last episode of season 1. Season 2 will start in September. Thank you for joining me every week for the past 34 weeks! I have loved the feedback, the reviews, and most of a…

Announcements

1. We were trending on Apple’s What’s Hot podcast last week! Thank you all for listening!
2. Next week will be the last episode of season 1. We will then take a 3 month break and resume with…

I’m back from Africa, where I had the opportunity to speak about creativity and my podcast, facilitate improv workshops, and perform comedy.  In this week’s episode, I talk about my experience, how I…

James Lopez, the Head of Motion Pictures at Will Packer Production, opens up about his journey from call center representative to Producer of Girls Trip and Little.  He discusses his time in the musi…

There is a stigma around quitting.  We are scared people will judge us or that we are not worthy of the opportunity.  But guess what?  Winners quit all the time.  Being flexible is a key trait of a w…