The Jayme Starr Podcast

Hope Easterbrook grew up dancing since she was a young kid. She discovered at an early age that this is something she wanted to do professionally. Easterbrook made her Broadway debut in 2015 when she was cast in the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. Although she wasn't part of building and creating the show from the ground up, she got to still perform with the original company. Her experience with Hamilton also landed her in the filmed performance of the Tony winning musical on Disney+ and got the chance to perform at the Tony awards in front of the biggest Broadway stars and fans in the world. Easterbrook is also the founder of Dance4Hope which allows students who have a passion for the arts to do what they love in a safe and fun environment. 

Aricka McCauley is a radio personality from Metro Detroit. She was born and raised in the mitten state, and now she is doing what she loves right in her hometown. McCauley got her training from Specs Howard, and has been on the air ever since. Her voice has been featured around the midwest in other cities besides Michigan including Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Now, listeners can catch Aricka weekdays on 104.3 WOMC or anywhere you can access Audacy during middays. McCauley's passions for both Radio and the city of Detroit runs deep, and it can be seen and heard through her work. 

Audrey Ray is a rising country singer from Metro Detroit. For as long as she can remember, working in this industry is something that she has always dreamed about. Although she is from Michigan, she has gotten the chance to travel not various locations to share her talents with other states besides The Great Lake State. In the recent months, she has been performing in the country music capital of the world, Nashville Tennessee. This past summer 2021, Ray got to open up for country music legend, Travis Tritt at the Genessee County Fair. Besides music, Audrey has a great eye for fashion. She is also a style ambassador at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, Michigan. Additionally, Ray's newest single "Temporary Fix" is out now where ever you stream music. 

Megan Gallagher has many hats in the professional world. She is an actress, voice over artist, model, and author. Ever since she was a kind in a Pinnochio play in school, she knew she always had a love for acting and expressing herself in front of groups of people. This lead her to chose a career where she gets to do just that. While all students were stuck at home doing online school, Gallagher wanted to do anything she could assist students with doing online school. This inspired her new book, How to Thrive in a Virtual Classroom. Here, she gives tips and tricks to students on how to be the best students they can be despite all of the wild changes that have happened over the course of the past few school years with the pandemic. Megan is still continuing to grow in her craft and in her field, which will highly inspire future generations to come. 

Taylor Cruz is an actor, reporter, and model based in New York City. Her love of acting began when she would watch the Queen herself, Selena Gomez on Wizards of Waverly Place. After being a dedicated viewer to that show, she knew that this is what she was meant to do. As her love for acting grew stronger, Cruz found other passions that she never knew she had such as reporting and modeling. Back in September, she got to cover the Fashion Media Awards on behalf of Daily Front Row where she got the opportunity to interview model superstars such as Gigi Hadid and Alexis Ren. Some of Cruz's modeling can be seen in Paris, France's fashion magazine, Fienfh Magazine as well as Australian Fashion's Like a Lion. It is without a doubt that Taylor is going to be doing great things in her future. 

Lindsay Hoffman is an entertainment news journalist who currently is working for Life and Style Weekly, US Weekly and In Touch Magazines. She is also the founder of MashupLA, which is a way that allows brands to connect to one another to create out of this world content. Hoffman also has a blog called, "Dose of Bliss." here she posts motivational and inspiring quotes and tips to encourage people and inspire them to always be happy and to believe in themselves. Creating platforms such as her blog, and MashupLA on top of being a journalist for the world of entertainment are huge life goals that Lindsay has accomplished, and it is no doubt that she's going to keep shining a light on people everywhere. 

Jessie Price is a journalist and writer. She currently works behind the scenes at E! News. Growing up, Price has always had a passion for everything Popular Culture, and has dreamed of working in the industry. After college, she has been able to combine that passion along with her passion for journalism together and work for her dream company "E!".  Each day at work, she comes to realization that she is is indeed living her dream. This Oregon native is a next generation top journalist who will absolutely be making waves in the industry throughout the future. 

Hayley Podschun is no stranger to the world of musical theater. She made her broadway debut as a kid in The Sound of Music opposite Broadway legend, Laura Benanti. She then went on to perform in shows like Something Rotten and Chaplin. The musical hit Hairspray has impacted Podschun's career tremendously as she has gotten the chance to work on Broadway (with pod alum's Michelle Dowdy and Diana DeGarmo), the national tour, and if you look closely you might be able to catch her in the hit film. Hayley has also gotten to live out a true dream of hers when she got to travel the country and enter theaters by bubble as Glinda on the national tour of Wicked. As her comeback to musical theater post pandemic, Hayley starred in Smokey Joe's Cafe at The Muny in St. Louis opposite pod alums Dee Roscioli and Michael Campayno. 

Helen Hall is an entrepreneur who has a passion for healthy foods and making sure people get the best possible nutrients in their bodies. She has the founder/CEO of blender bombs which is a meal supplement product, which is a superfood ball that transform your smoothers, oatmeal and or yogurt into a meal replacement. Hall is also the owner of Hustle Smoothie Bar in South Carolina, with hopes and dreams to open more locations around the US in the future. Additionally, Helen is the owner of 80X20 Market, which is a company that creates a healthier version of your favorite sweets, as well as Hustle Hot Wheels which is a food truck version of Hustle Smoothie Bar.