HCTS #009 Devina Persaud

On this episode we welcome Devina Persaud who is a digital marketer, and once and former improviser (that's how we met), stair climber, and very silly person! Lacey and Devina talk about Devina's childhood dreams of Bollywood to how she got to where's she's at now, as well as the usual show questions (and a couple of news ones!) *****Note: Each episode the guest is asked the same set of questions, occasionally with some slight differences or changes. Here is what was asked/discussed in this episode***** TIMESTAMPS Lacey and Devina talk about the improv class they met in and their respective experiences with improv (1:22) Tell us more about digital marketing and what your job entails (4:44) Devina talks about how she got into stair climbing, where she's at, and her ultimate goal (5:38) Misconceptions about Scarborough, where Devina lives, plus a bit of talk about Montreal (7:38) Land Acknowledgement (8:40) When you were a kid, what did you want to be or do when you grew up? (9:43) What is one of the biggest misconceptions about digital marketing? (11:30) Where were you at when you were 30, and what age were you when you found the right track for you to follow? (13:54) In general, do you feel on par with your peers, or do you maybe feel ahead or behind? (16:42) What's the last silly or playful thing you did on purpose? (18:15) What is a positive or silver lining in your life that resulted specifically because of the pandemic? (19:42) What is the last new thing you learned or tried, and what is something new that you would like to learn about or try? (23:38) What are your two most dissimilar 'hats'? - interests or skills (26:47) Do you have a peak time of day? (27:57) Have you had any disabilities or mental health struggles and how have you worked through them? (29:20) The importance of finding the right therapist (30:03) How improv helped Devina deal with social anxiety (31:47) What advice would you give to people? What advice would you give to your teenage self? (33:06) What cause or charity would you like to raise awareness of? (35:06) Plugs! (36:57) The Traditional Hat Signoff Segment (39:20) **NOTE - Some people are having problems accessing my merch site, you can either go through www.artemiscreates.com, or go to www.redbubble.com/people/artemiscreates ** THANK YOU :-) ** Remember to head over to https://www.patreon.com/artemiscreates to access the bonus episode! On the bonus episode, Devina geeks out about her favourite animal, something she's nostalgic about, and some other stories. Hat Collecting Links: https://www.hatcollecting.com https://hatcollecting.libsyn.com https://www.patreon.com/artemiscreates [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/hatcollecting https://www.twitter.com/hatcollecting https://www.facebook.com/hatcollecting Devina's links: https://www.instagram.com/hi_dev_ https://www.360kids.ca Lacey's Links: https://www.patreon.com/artemiscreates https://www.ko-fi.com/artemiscreates https://www.artemiscreates.com https://www.redbubble.com/people/artemiscreates https://www.linkedin.com/in/lacey-artemis-she-her-artemis-creates-25b7b06a/ https://www.instagram.com/artemis_creates https://www.twitter.com/artemis_creates https://www.facebook.com/artemiscreates https://artemiscreates.bandcamp.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/4givxAK2d1wR2FoyaVo267 https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/artemis-creates/1523998434 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUge36jJCp08IXd3LaYjF_7avwkAIftFS Charities and Causes: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.io https://linktr.ee/NationalResourceList https://unistoten.camp/support-us/donate https://foodnotbombs.net/new_site/ https://www.translifeline.org/ https://www.360kids.ca https://threshold.us/c/cancelprime/amazon-alternatives https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/27/how-to-avoid-amazon-the-definitive-guide-to-online-shopping-without-the-retail-titan?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.kiva.org https://www.native-land.ca