Today, Erik sits down with Jo-Issa Rae Diop, known professionally as Issa Rae. Rae is an American actress, writer, and producer. She first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl. Rae has achieved wider recognition as the co-creator, co-writer, and star of the HBO television series Insecure, for which she's been nominated for multiple Golden Globe Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards. Her 2015 memoir, titled The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, became a New York Timesbest-seller. In 2018 and 2022, Rae was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Rae has also starred in feature films, with roles in the drama The Hate U Give (2018), the fantasy comedy Little (2019), the romance The Photograph (2020), and the romantic comedy The Lovebirds (2020). She will also voice Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Rae provided the voice work for the short film Hair Love, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2020.

 

5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling.

 

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