Roadmap: Find Your Path With Roadtrip Nation

Netflix marketing director Keana McGee reflects on being a kid in South-Central Los Angeles, becoming the first in her family to graduate from college, and finding the resilience to be her authentic self, all by continuing to put one foot in front of the other.

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For Freestyle Love Supreme's cornerstone performers—Broadway superstar Christopher Jackson ("Hamilton," "In the Heights," "The Lion King") and improv innovator Anthony Veneziale—freestyle rapping is more than just the center of their show; it's an art form that teaches you how to get out of your comfort zone and embrace the ups and downs life sends your way.

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After welding unexpectedly sparked her interest as a teen, master welder Lisa Legohn spent the rest of her career passionately dedicated to the trade. For her, there's no secret formula for success. It just comes down to good old-fashioned dedication, hard work, and a willingness to prioritize your self-betterment.

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For Emmy-winning actor Tony Hale—known for his iconic characters on "Arrested Development" and "Veep"—success has been an ever-moving target. Listen as he reflects on living a life of purpose, the importance of building support networks, and why practicing contentment has become a daily discipline for him.

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Sit down and look back with Leah Chase, the legendary Queen of Creole Cuisine. Her iconic New Orleans restaurant, Dooky Chase's, was a gathering place for Freedom Riders and leaders of the civil rights movement. Success and struggle—she saw it all, but her response? There's nothing more beautiful than living.

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Go behind the scenes at Pixar Animation Studios with director of photography Danielle Feinberg and Oscar-winning director and art director Ralph Eggleston. They share how their childhood interests in art and computer science led to careers on the cutting edge of animation, making joyful movies like "Finding Nemo" and "WALL-E."

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When Catalina Laverde was 18, she arrived in the U.S. with $200, one suitcase, and zero knowledge of the English language—but she was on a mission to pursue a better education. She's now a senior software engineer at Spotify who believes that challenges—like the ones she faced!—are what make us who we are.

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Before he was an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning musician, John Legend was a self-described "fish out of water"—the first in his family to go to college. In an intimate interview, John shares the rarely told story of how we went from attending an Ivy-League school, to dabbling in business consulting, to finally achieving his dreams in the music industry.

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When everyone was telling her she couldn't, or she shouldn't, Bogi Lateiner set out to prove them wrong. Now a master mechanic, shop owner, and TV personality, Bogi shares her story of overcoming the noise and pressure from society, and carving out a path in the automotive industry—all on her own terms.

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Oscar-winning filmmaker, photographer, and professional climber and skier Jimmy Chin shows us the blueprint for building an adventure-packed, multifaceted career. Hear his views on facing and overcoming fear, dealing with high expectations from your parents, and taking the unconventional life path.

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