Persistence 360°

Imagine losing $15 million, being broke, having no friends, and in the process of losing your home. How did James Altucher rebuild his life to have friends, publish 20 book, and once again become a millionaire? You are about to find out.

Imagine going after your dream job in your late 50's. The job? The director of Saturday Night Live. The problem? You don't have any experience directing live comedy. How did Don Roy King successfully land his dream job directing Saturday Night Live and go on to win 9 EMMYs? You're about to find out.

Would you be willing to commute seven hours daily for your dream internship? This was just one of Cynthia Silva's many obstacles just to level the playing field. Cynthia Silva's work ethic, determination and willingness to walk away from the stability she built to go after what she really wanted will leave you inspired to keep going when you hit those roadblocks.

The Bill Murray Stories and Ghostheads director/producer Tommy Avallone discusses how he went from having zero experience directing films to getting his first of three documentaries on Netflix within six years.

After 10 years and nearly 7000 performances how did Twisted Sister finally achieve their dream of a record deal? Jay Jay French, guitarist and a founder of the band, discusses the countless obstacles that Twisted Sister had to endure before finally selling millions of records.

Imagine pitching a documentary series and being told, "If it was a good idea it would have already been done." How did Susan Lacy who had no producing experience successfully go through roadblocks to get her legendary series, "American Masters", on PBS, win 14 Emmys, and pull of the impossible by getting Steve Spielberg to participate in his first and only full length documentary? You are about to find out.

Imagine you're an actor and your agent informing you there are no roles for you simply because of the color of your skin. For Aasif Mandvi even when he was cast it almost always was what he calls the "brown guy roles" such as a cab driver or a deli owner. How did Aasif Mandi go from sleeping in a small room in Queens while catering to making a big name for himself and eventually Jon Stewart hiring him on the spot for The Daily Show? You are about to find out.

Not only does author A.J. Jacobs get rejected constantly, he even rejects 98% of his own ideas. Through the rejection Jacobs has become a NY Times best selling author. His books chronicling his social experiments are famous worldwide. How did A.J. Jacobs, a man who still struggles with natural self-confidence, rise to the top? You're about to find out!

Soledad O'Brien defines persistence as NOT GIVING UP. How did she go from someone that wasn't comfortable on camera to an EMMY award winner journalist? You are about to find out!

In his early 40's, Michael Emerson was still not able to financially support himself by acting. Multiple EMMY wins and two highly rated television shows later Emerson takes us on his epic journey to Hollywood stardom.