Today's guest is Jannica Olin. You may remember her from a bonus episode back in Season 1. I am so glad to have her back, talking about an exciting opportunity where she will perform her one-woman show, (IM) Perfekt next week in NY City. Jannica is a Swedish born actress and TEDx speaker, and is known as Hollywood's Bald Blonde. I'm super excited to share this interview with you, and to have you learn more about all Jannica is doing to encourage her audience to examine disempowering thoughts about identity, beauty and labels. 

*More About Jannica - A graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, Jannica has worked extensively in theatre, film, commercials and music videos in the US, UK, Australia and Sweden. In 2014, Jannica lost all her hair to Alopecia and went on an inward journey of finding her place in the world again, as a woman, and as an actor. What she uncovered through that journey, led to the TEDx Talk; Welcome To My New Normal, and centers around the idea: If I Am Not My Body, Who Am I? - when that which defines you is gone.

Jannica’s journey with Alopecia also inspired the one-woman show; (IM)PERFEKT which had its world premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2019 to sold-out houses and took home the Producers’s Encore Award; the Critics' Choice Award and the Audience Choice Award, as well as a nomination for The Diverse Diva Award by The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival. (IM)PERFEKT has been invited to perform twice at Santa Monica Playhouse, and at the 28th annual Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival. Jannica received a BroadwayWorld Regional Theatre Award nomination in 2020 for Performer of The Decade and Production Of The Decade. In 2017, Jannica was nominated for the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Women’s Summit; an event that recognizes and honors outstanding professional women who have made significant contributions to their professions and the Los Angeles community.

Thank you for listening to today's episode. If you happen to be in NY city or the surrounding areas, and want to go see Jannica's show next week on Friday, October 14th - the United Solo ticket sale link is here in the show notes for your convenience. To learn more about Jannica, watch her Tedx Talk, or read her interview with the Hollywood Reporter, check out the show notes below for all those links. I've also attached a link for Andy Grammar's music video, "Damn It Feels Good to be Me" where Jannica is featured being all she's worked to become. What a fun video to watch.

Tickets to (IM)PERFEKT in United Solo: https://unitedsolo.org/imperfekt/
Instagram: @jannica.olin
website: www.jannicaolin.com
TEDx talk: https://youtu.be/rbyzkul4JIk
Interview with the Hollywood Reporter: "Actress Jannica Olin Shares Her Personal Journey Living With Alopecia: “How Can This Become My Superpower?”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/actress-jannica-olin-alopecia-imperfekt-1235127608/
Watch Jannica’s TEDx talk he

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