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In this episode, Lisa chats with photographer and hypno-coach, Grace Chon. Grace shares how she started her career in advertising and soon found herself building a creative career out of a what started as a hobby to help shelter dogs find homes. Grace has gone on to publish two books with another on the way and has an active career of shooting pets for many commercial clients. Additionally, this art has led Grace to dig deeper into her journey as healer. She has become a coach using hypno-therapy to help clients over their blocks and release their creative powers onto the world. Please enjoy Lisa and Grace getting vulnerable and a little spiritual.

Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Find Grace Chon on Instagram at @thegracechon

Music by Jeff Roi @jeff.roi

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In this episode Lisa chats with actor, improvisor and Executive Director of Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts, Carrie-Ann Pishnak. Carrie-Ann was mainstay in the Second City Hollywood office where she worked behind the scenes for many years in marketing, producing Premium shows and taking the lead on the Really Awesome Improv Show.  Since Second City Hollywood closed it's doors, Carrie-Ann has gone on to do a number of teaching jobs and carried on bringing improv to children via the Rockin' Awesome Improv show.  Carrie-Ann shares with us the tools she uses to keep her focus on working in the creative arts throughout her life and allowed her to build such a unique and interesting career.

Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Find Carrie-Ann on Instagram at @rockinawesomeimprov

Music by Jeff Roi @jeff.roi

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In this episode, Lisa chats with successful screenwriter and aspiring author Michal Lali Kagan. Lali shares with us her creative journey which has blossomed along side a day career at Universal, as a Vice President in the credits department. Lali started working with directors and producers on incredible films, but soon found that the mental toll of working in development was taking away from her ability to be creative in her free-time. Thanks to her husband's advice and encouragement, Lali took a job in the credits department, which ended up becoming a full career. The structure of her day career has given Lali the freedom and energy to write in her off hours. Lali's most recent film, The Etruscan Smile has a successful run on the film festival circuit and helped lift up indie cinema during the pandemic.

Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Check out Lali Kagan on Instagram at @lalikagan
Find her work on IMDb

Music by Jeff Roi @jeff.roi

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In this episode, Lisa chats with former opera singer turned actor Stephen Cannon. Stephen is one of those braves soles who decided to change careers in middle age. He has jumped in with both feet and got right into training all over Los Angeles, including at the famous and competitive comedy school, The Groundlings. Stephen is fully committed to his craft and he shares the importance of that commitment with us. Stephen is sweet, humble and kind. Be on the look for this rising star.

Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Check out Stephen Cannon on Instagram @actualstevec

Edited by Hannah Parsons @hkpar
Music by Jeff Roi @jeff.roi

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In this episode Lisa chats with journalist and author, Vanessa McGrady. Vanessa has written for Forbes, the New York Times, the Washington Post, KPCC/LAist and so many more publications. She is also the author of her 2019 memoir Rock Needs River about her journey to adopt her daughter. Lisa and Vanessa chat about how working in the structure of corporate environments can help strengthen the work of the artist and how corporations in turn can benefit from hiring artists. In addition, they talk motherhood and art, how art can benefit society and how to tell your individual and unique stories for the general public.

 Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Check out Vanessa McGrady on Instagram @vanessamcgrady
Check out Vanessa's website http://vanessamcgrady.com/
Order Rock Needs River Here.

Music by  @jeff.roi

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In this episode, Lisa chats with director & writer, Mo Perkins. Mo shares with us her journey to becoming a film director including her early experiences of discovering her passion for storytelling via cinema, her experience with motherhood and filmmaking and the challenges for female filmmakers. Mo is a delight and creates art that is unapologetically feminine and we are so honored to have had her on our show.

Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Check out Mo's work on IMDb

Music by  @jeff.roi

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In this one year anniversary show, Lisa makes herself the guest and invites her dear friend and host of the Mothering Heights Podcast, Leonora Pitts, to be her guest host. Lisa and Leonora chat about the catalyst for starting the podcast, commonalities between Lisa's guest, mothering and creativity and Lisa's biggest take away from a year of interviewing middle aged artists. As only two friends can do, Leonora and Lisa get vulnerable and honest about some of life's challenges and their own personal growth points. This episode is a wonderful way to commemorate one year of Making it After 40. 

Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Follow Leonora Pitts on Instagram at @leeleepitts
Listen and subscribe to Mothering Heights podcast

Music by  @jeff.roi

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In this episode Lisa chats with actor, improviser and writer Rich Baker. Lisa and Rich chat about his acting journey and transition to focus on mainly teaching, coaching, writing and working with corporations as keynote speaker and workshop facilitator. Rich and Lisa also dive into the ways in which the arts and business can benefit from  adopting each other's practices, whether that's through learning to truly listen, learning to set boundaries or simply treating your associates and the unique individual that they are.

Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Rich Baker Keynote Speaking & Workshops for Corporations http://www.playlikeateam.com/
For Rich's improv classes or private coaching http://www.richbakercoaching.com/
Find Rich on LinkedIn
Follow Rich Instagram @richbakercoaching
Sign up for Rich's email blast here.
Sign up for a free online drop in class with Rich here.

Music by  @jeff.roi

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In this episode, Lisa chats with actor and comedian Clayton Farris, who is best known on Instagram for his many viral videos, including Every Los Angeles Hike, Erewhon Shopper Goes to a Regular Grocery Story, Gen Z Breakup and the whole breakup series. Clayton shares with us his start stop story of moving out to Los Angeles from Dallas, Texas, finding his community and getting his start in viral videos with the now dead app Vine. Clayton is down to earth, hilarious and so charming. Don't miss this episode.

Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Follow Clayton on Instagram @claytonfarris

Music by  @jeff.roi

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In this episode, Lisa chats with actor and solo show coach, Heather Dowling. Heather started her acting career at age 39 when she and her husband picked up and moved to Los Angeles for his career. At this point in her life, Heather had been employed since the age of 14. Now, at 39 with no job and in a new city, she found the inspiration to pursue her first love, performing. It started with a solo show and that show led to her helping other creatives find their voice and their own solo shows. Heather shares so many insights and has had an incredible life with so many unique experiences. She shares so much of herself and she shares the importance of supporting unions in this wonderful episode.

Links:
Follow the show on Instagram at @makingitafter40
Follow Lisa Rodriguez on Instagram at @lisaroiriguez
Follow Heather on Instagram at @saysheather
Check out Heather's Work on her website https://www.heatherdowling.com/
Watch her series Down the Middle
Get Coached by Heather https://www.soaringsolostudios.com/instructors/

Music by  @jeff.roi

Support the Show:
Help fund the show by following the link when you click on the heart below to "Buy me a Coffee".

Thank you to Riverside.fm for making these remote interviews so easy to record. Check them out at this link.

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