Level Up! with Shay

On this week’s Level Up! With Shay, I am so excited to introduce you to Moni Oyedepo, writer, actress, and comedian. Moni is a 2021 Women Write Now fellow through Lol Studios, Kevin Hart’s studio, and the Sundance Institute where she was selected from 100’s of applicants for her comedy short, Take the Job which is now available on Peacock. Her comedy has been featured on Freeform, WhoHaHa, CollegeHumor, Funny or Die, and Voyage LA.

In this episode Moni talks about why we should do things we’re interested in, how believing in yourself starts by diving head first into the unknown, the importance of being present, why we need to be selfish with our joy, how to have more fun on our creative journey and so much more.

I hope you enjoy our conversation and if anything that Moni says resonates with you, please share this episode on Instagram and tag me @levelupwithshay and Moni @momonilessprobs.

Thank you so much for being here. It’s time to level up.

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Show page and transcription: www.levelupwithshay.com/podcast/s2e19

Moni’s links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momonilessprobs

Watch Take the Job on Peacock: https://bit.ly/takethejobpeacock

Watch Platonic the Series: https://www.youtube.com/c/PlatonicTheSeries

Resources mentioned:

The Artist’s Way: https://amzn.to/3NuwSx7

Big Magic: https://amzn.to/3sLksZw

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On this week’s Level Up! With Shay, I am eager to introduce you to Will Hines, an actor, comedian, author, podcaster and musician. Will shares how he got into comedy as a computer programmer, how he knew he was getting better at improv, why he loves trying almost every idea he has, how it is being a beginner all over again, but this time in stand up comedy and so much more.

I hope you enjoy our conversation and if anything that Will says resonates with you, please share this episode on Instagram and tag me @levelupwithshay and Will @williebhines.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/williebhines

Twitter: https://twitter.com/willhines

Website: https://www.willhines.net/

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2654402/

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On this week’s Level Up! With Shay, I am so excited to introduce you to Carl Tart, writer, actor, performer, and DJ. Carl is a lead on NBC’s Grand Crew and can be seen on Miracle Workers, The Good Place, Arrested Development, and more. He’s written for Kenan, MadTV, Brooklyn Nine Nine, just to name a few. In our conversation, Carl shares how he got into comedy, how he deals with criticism on social media, his writing style and how he rewards himself, the fun he has working with his friends, and where he fits in with the grind and hustle mentality of our culture.

I hope you enjoy our conversation and if anything that Carl says resonates with you, please share this episode on Instagram and tag me @levelupwithshay and Carl @dammitcarl.

Thank you so much for being here. It’s time to level up.

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Show page and transcription: www.levelupwithshay.com/podcast/s2e17

Carl's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dammitcarl

Watch NBC’s Grand Crew: https://www.nbc.com/grand-crew

The Flagrant Ones: https://www.instagram.com/theflagrantones/

XOXO Gossip Kings: https://www.instagram.com/xoxogossipkings_podcast/

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On this week’s Level Up! With Shay, I am honored to introduce you to Heather Parady, a podcaster, heart-centered creative, and unconventional leader. Heather shares her experience of wanting to be a therapist but realizing the 9-5 life was not what she wanted. She took a deep dive into the online space as a photographer and helped therapists and coaches build online programs. We talk a lot about creativity, the biggest hurdles people face when creating an online presence and building a community, whether to know if your idea is a good or bad one, and why fostering a deep relationship with your creativity is so important to creating good, meaningful work. For the first time ever, Heather shares some of her recent writing, which she wants to do more of and she also sings a little bit for us.

I hope you enjoy our conversation and if anything that Heather says resonates with you, please share this episode on Instagram and tag me @levelupwithshay and Heather @heatherparady.

Thank you so much for being here. It’s time to level up.

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Show page and transcription: www.levelupwithshay.com/podcast/s2e16

Heather Parady's Links

Website: https://www.heatherparady.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherparady/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heatherparady

NFTs for Newbies: https://www.nfts4newbies.com/

Happy Brain: https://tlbc.co/happy-brain/

Join her for a Community Building Coffee Chat: https://www.heatherparady.com/coffeechat

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On this week’s Level Up! With Shay, I am eager to introduce you to Brett Schultz, comedian, host, and actor. Brett shares his story of coming up as a leader in the Christian church, with his parents being missionaries and how that propelled him into being a performer. He opens up about being a cancer survivor at 12 years old, the importance as an artist of practicing your point of view, the power of adaptability, his urge to put himself out there and fail, why we need to focus on the work more than anything and his experience of coming out as gay within the past year which has opened up the conversation to his social media following of over 600K and to his Christian community.

I hope you enjoy our conversation and if anything that Brett says resonates with you, please share this episode on Instagram and tag me @levelupwithshay and Brett @bretttheastronaut.

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Show notes and Transcription

Brett Schultz's Links

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bretttheastronaut?

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/bretttheastronaut

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On this week’s Level Up! With Shay, I am excited to introduce you to Lace Larrabee, actor, stand up comedian, founder of Laugh Lab, and co-host of the Cheaties podcast. Lace shares her story of being a child actor, eventually moving to pageants where a lot of her comedy started to take shape, the lessons she learned growing up from her hard-working parents, the struggles of a female comedian in a male dominated space, and she opens up about how she gets through the hard days and stops herself from doom scrolling on Instagram, even if it’s just getting some sun for 15 minutes.

I hope you enjoy our conversation and if anything that Lace says resonates with you, please share this episode on Instagram and tag me @levelupwithshay and Lace @lacelarrabee.

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Thank you so much for being here. It’s time to level up.

Show page: https://www.levelupwithshay.com/podcast/s2e14

Lace’s links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lacelarrabee

Cheaties Podcast: https://linktr.ee/cheatiespodcast

Laugh Lab Comedy Class: https://www.instagram.com/laughlabcomedy

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lacelarrabee

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On this week’s Level Up! With Shay, I am proud to introduce you to Kia Barnes, comedian, activist, and an LGBTQ community leader. We talk about how at a young age Kia used comedy and humor as a defense mechanism to protect her from people knowing she was gay, the discrimination she faced in schools as a teacher, how she found herself in comedy, the importance of visibility and why she has decided to take on a leadership position in the LGBTQ community, continuing to always walk in her purpose.

I hope you enjoy our conversation and if anything that Kia says resonates with you, please share this episode on Instagram and tag me @levelupwithshay and Kia @kiacomedy.

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Thank you so much for being here. It’s time to level up.

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On this week’s Level Up! With Shay episode, Shay shares the lessons she's learned from taking breaks. Life is not a straight shot of all work, it is a flow between work and play. Let us go into our hearts and be able to see what is right for us at different times. Cut out all of society's expectations of artists and be true to yourself and your journey.

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