Damon Sumner has been bringing laughter to people’s lives even before he held a mic on a stage. He has continued to hone his craft and every time he touches the stage, he delivers hilarious stories about his upbringing, and witty, high-energy observations of everyday life. Since starting standup in Atlanta, Damon has shared the stage with numerous headliners, like Iliza, Brent Morin, Todd Glass, Sarah Tiana, George Wallace, and so many more. He can be seen on The Weather Channel’s “Weather Gone Viral”, EPIX’s “Unprotected Sets, and heard on Sirius XM. He co-hosts the hilarious podcast, “Forth and Ten”, created the YouTube Channel “BETTER DAD” and runs shows all-around the ATL. In 2012, Damon toured China for a year and was a part of the team that opened the first full-time mainland comedy club in China, Kungfu Comedy Club. Damon has also performed in illustrious comedy festivals around the U.S. including the Dallas Comedy Festival, Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Comedy Festival and was a semi-finalist for the American Black Film Festival's Comedy Wings Competition, sponsored by HBO. If you didn’t know, he’s about to become your new, favorite comic.

This week we talk all things chasing a dream and Damon’s journey to becoming a full time comic. Damon explains why dreams matter and How thinking outside the box can help you persevere. We talk how his comedy journey has changed from the beginning to now and how it’s all about shifting and adapting realizing that things are changing. He explains how important it is to not put yourself into it one box.

Damon is a husband and father to 3. He and his wife cohost a podcast called “Sum it up with the Sumners” it’s a podcast empowering marriages. Especially millennial marriages. There’s so many negative things about relationship, dating, and marriage in our culture this is The Sumners way of giving back and sharing what they’ve learned along the way.

Damon is also a cohost of the “Forth and Ten” podcast. A sports podcast for the non sports fan. All things sports and comedy.

We talk the balance of having a podcast with multiple people and how important it is to have roles with the people you are working with.

“The Better Dad” is a youtube channel to uplift fathers. We talk how there is not enough platforms for uplifting fathers. He shares with a comedic twists about the journey of being a father. He talks how he doesn’t feel extra pressure but extra pride in being a father.

Damon just released his first comedy album and he explains the process of creating “I Know Who I Am.”

This episode is all about dream chasing and putting yourself out there. There’s so much power in the cold email. Be sure to check out Damon’s album and follow him on socials!