Taylor Gagliano is a professional dancer, choreographer, creative director and aerial performer best known for performing on 14 tours around the world with Lindsey Stirling.

Throughout her career, Taylor has worked with artists and productions including Sabrina Carpenter, Katy Perry, Green Day, Tiësto, Disney Channel, ABC, CMA Country Christmas, and The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Originally from Central Florida, Taylor turned her love for dance into a career in Los Angeles, building a path through auditions, touring, choreography, teaching, judging national competitions, and creating her own project, At Home Project.

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Greg Dolph is an actor, stunt performer, sword combat instructor, and the original Deacon from the WaterWorld Stunt Show at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Since opening day on October 21st, 1995, Greg has spent nearly 30 years bringing one of Universal’s most iconic live characters to life — combining comedy, improv, and stunt work in front of thousands of guests every week.

Before becoming the face of the Deacon, Greg built his career through theater, speech and debate, live action stunt shows, fight direction, and acting work, including Resident Evil: Extinction and appearances on Conan.

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Jess Rowland is a restaurant coach, actor, and former server who spent 26 years working in upscale hospitality while training over 10,000 servers. In this episode, Jess breaks down what it actually takes to make great money as a server, how menu knowledge leads to better tips, and why the best servers treat hospitality like a real performance skill.We also talk about the difference between order takers and true servers, how to turn tables faster without rushing guests, the phrases servers should stop using, and the five skills that helped Jess make over $100K serving tables: speed, accuracy, efficiency, awareness, and knowledge.

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Kenny “Unrooolie” is a Twitch streamer, content creator and former Halloween Horror Nights scare actor. In this episode, Kenny shares how his love for Mortal Kombat and fighting games helped shape his path into streaming, how he became part of YoVideogames, and what it was like going from local arcades to working with major gaming brands.We also talk about his years performing at Halloween Horror Nights, the creativity behind scare acting, becoming a Twitch Ambassador, seeing himself on a Times Square billboard, and the advice he would give to anyone trying to build a career as a streamer or creator.

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Armani Cuts is an 18-year-old barber, content creator, and entrepreneur who built a successful barbering brand from the ground up. After growing up in East LA, experiencing homelessness, and sleeping in cars with his mom, Armani used barbering as a way to change his life and create a future bigger than his circumstances.

In this conversation, we cover:

* How Armani built a barber business at 18

* Growing up in East LA and overcoming a rough childhood

* Sleeping in cars and using struggle as motivation

* Starting barbering at 12 during COVID

* Getting his first clients from school

* Going from $15 cuts to making $15K/month

* Building confidence through barbering and content

* Why mentorship changed his business

* His mission to help other barbers grow

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Priya Mehta is a comedian, actress and content creator who left a 10-year career in finance to pursue entertainment. Since moving to LA, she’s built her own lane through stand-up, acting, wedding choreography, and sold-out comedy shows. In this episode, Priya shares how she found the courage to start over, create her own opportunities, build community, and even get Jay Shetty to show up to one of her shows.

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Jamad Mays’ journey started far from Hollywood.

Before acting on shows, commercials and becoming part of NBA 2K23 history, he was graduating with a degree in accounting and figuring out a completely different path.

Today, Jamad is an actor and model based in Los Angeles, known for his roles in All American: Homecoming, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Chase Commercials, and his appearance alongside J. Cole in NBA 2K23.

Enjoy this episode with Jamad Mays!

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Today’s guest has spent over a decade performing at Universal Studios Hollywood performing stunts and on stilts as characters such as Optimus Prime and Megatron to stilt walking creatures at Halloween Horror Nights… and he’s currently performing in the show WaterWorld.

Enjoy this episode with Joey Wilson—aka Scarecrow Joe.

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My guest today is one of my very close friends. In this episode he shares his story of growing up in an abusive household and moving out at an early age. We go into detail about the people who inspired him and helped him along his journey. I respect and appreciate this guy and the wealth of knowledge and positivity he shares. When you first meet him you would never guess he had a rough up bringing. He shines light into everyone he meets and we discuss how his past didn't stop him from becoming successful and being a leader in multiple different organizations throughout college and in life. Such an inspiring story!

Welcome to the show Robby J. Bobby!

My guest today is one of my long time friends. We use to serve together at a little place called Olive Garden. When the pandemic hit she left to explore other career opportunities and found herself in the door to door solar industry. She has absolutely changed the course of her life with sales and went from selling breadsticks at Olive Garden to making multiple six figures selling solar. In this episode she shares her experience about solar, her mindset about money before and after leaving Olive Garden. She also shares the importance of being confident and believing in yourself. Overall we had a fun time talking!

Welcome to the show Kat Perez!