Verbal Tea is a journaling podcast where we focus more on tuning into our inner voices than those around us. In this episode we cover success, money and art from the perspective of a funeral director and film maker, Wade Simmons. We explore the following prompts:

What does success mean to you?

How has being a funeral director shaped your relationship with finances?

How do you balance your artistic pursuits and money pursuits?

What determines if your film work is successful to you?

Wade Simmons is a Chicago filmmaker. He is a producer and actor who graduated from film school in 2020. Simmons also worked in the funeral business for 13 years and graduated from mortuary school in 2018. His motto is "use your time wisely." He also has acted and filmed in several episodes of an intriguing series that can be seen on Vimeo.