Stop Waiting Tables with Alex Curtis

Costume designer turned illustrator and author, Bruna Mebs, shares her experience working in the film industry, setting out on her own as a illustrator and the way she has turned her passion for history and nostalgia into small business. Find out more about Bruna and see her amazing work on her website: https://brunamebs.com/

Novelist and professor Amanda Harris shares her passion for teaching, writing and openly discusses the ups and downs of a living in academia. Amanda received her MFA from The New School. Her stories have been published in The Normal School and The Missouri Review. She won the Normal Prize for fiction, was a finalist for The Missouri Review’s Editors’ Prize Contest in fiction, and won the 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award at John Jay College. She is currently working on a novel. Check out her prize winning story "Isle au Haut" here: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/549955/pdf Listen to her interview with John Jay College here: https://tlcpodcasts.podiant.co/e/36869492118928/

Music producer & concierge Louis Rodriguez shares stories from growing up in Brooklyn, how he went from a year homeless as a teenager to president of Zodiac Creative Agency, and why he loves working with new talent. ZCA represents musicians (primarily rappers) and produces music videos, albums, and special events to get their work out there. Find out more about ZCA at their website here: http://www.zodiacagency.com/

Comedian and Handyman, Tanael Joachim, is a originally from Haiti. Now he lives in New York City and performs regularly at some of the best clubs in New York, including Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Eastville Comedy Club, to name a few and the best alternative shows, such as Comedy at The Knitting Factory and Night Train at Littlefield. He's been a featured performer at the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival. He's also performed at the Laughing Skull Festival in Atlanta, the Underground Festival in Washington D.C and was one of the 8 finalists in the Boston Comedy Festival in 2016. He's also an Op-Ed contributor for The New York Times and author of the book "Knowing the Path." Check out his upcoming shows & even buy his book at this website: https://www.tanaeljoachim.com/

Singer, Actress & Yoga Instructor Vanessa Dunleavy shares her experience performing in regional theater, on cruise ships, and what the performing lifestyle taught her about what she really wants. Learn about her performing career & see clips from her original musical "My Post-Traumatic Cruise Ship Cabaret" at her website: http://www.vanessadunleavy.com/ Find out about Vanessa's yoga work & even upcoming retreats at her yoga website: https://www.yogawithvanessa.co/

Actress & Home Organizer, Jolin Polasek, talks about dealing with stage fright and turning her passion for organizing into a business. Check out her website at: http://www.sageorganization.com/

Acclaimed writer, actor, podcaster, comedian: Sean Peter Drohan. Sean earns money as an admissions counselor helping high school students in China apply to American universities. In the process he helps the students understand their stories and recognize what makes them interesting. Sean also made $50,000 as a contestant on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' which he has used to produce his own work creative work and subsidize his freelance lifestyle. Check out his blog Drohan Deconstructs: http://drohandeconstructs.blogspot.com/ Check out his podcast: Tops, Bottoms, and Side Pockets: https://soundcloud.com/sean-drohan-815283395 Check out his viral speadsheet "Texts I'd Like to Send My Ex" : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-5O_OrSkaI__pnjkKXOyZMMzqiPmpT3KKSxCNx7EyAc/edit#gid=0