Carl Kozlowski is a surprise TikTok star. His nontraditional path involved undiagnosed autism and bipolar disorder. Things changed when we returned home to Arkansas. A WalMart job reignited his comedy career. Daily mass improved his life. Hear his story on the Matt Balaker Podcast.  

http://www.carlkoz.com/

Brad Stewart is a comic and actor who played the Hollywood game for years. Then he moved home to Nebraska to care for his ailing parents. What happened? His comedy career was reinvigorated. Hear his tale on the Matt Balaker Podcast.

Patrick Rea, founder of Canopy Boulder, has led 130 investments since 2015. He believes business can be the greatest agent of social change.   Hear his story about from college soccer player to leading cannabis investor. 

Patrick joined Poseidon Garden Ventures as Managing Director.  

https://twitter.com/patrickrea

Singer/songwriter Röckët Stähr spent 8 years animating Death of a Rockstar on his own, having never previously animated anything before in his life. The entire project took 13 years in all to complete.  Hear his rock 'n roll journey about meeting his idols, making his own path, and why he loves the music so much.

https://deathofarockstar.com/

Sean Malone discusses economics in plain English and sounds off on the recent student debt forgiveness controversy.  Malone studied music performance and composition before working in various creative roles in the music and film industries.   

He helped build the Foundation for Economic Education's versatile, world-class creative team from the ground up.  

His on-going video essay series "Out of Frame" and FEE's other popular shows like "Common Sense Soapbox" have generated tens of millions of views and earned FEE a Silver Play Button award from YouTube; and his award-winning documentaries, such as "Locked Out", "Farming in Fear", "Rigged", and "Made in Mekhe" have been screened at film festivals and on college campuses around the country.

Paul Farahvar is the host of the successful podcast "Singles Only" and is a regular guest host on WGN Radio.  Hear his story about working as a lawyer then musician and comedian.  

After becoming a regular at Chicago stand up clubs like Zanies, Comedy Bar and Laugh Factory, Farahvar was given the rare opportunity to host and produce his own weekly show called "Drink Date Laugh”, focusing on dating. 

He also produces and hosts a comedic game show called "Everyone's a Lawyer”. Both shows are performed at the famous Laugh Factory.  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfarahvar/ 

https://twitter.com/paulfarahvar

Comedian Sam Morril has established himself as a standup comedy star. Fresh off his David Letterman "Netflix is a Joke" interview, Morril sits down with us to talk Greg Giraldo, New York Comedy, and making his mom laugh.  After doing his first show at 18, he's been on Conan, Last Comic Standing, America's Got Talent, and released multiple specials.  

Check out Up on the Roof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0qDTYmaT-Y https://twitter.com/sammorril?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.instagram.com/sammorril/ https://www.youtube.com/user/smorril/videos

Detroit raised comedian and actor Kerri Pomarolli caught the performance bug at an early age. A failed scoliosis test at 11, derailed her dance aspirations. So she focused on musical theater and acting. 

After graduating from the University of Michigan, she moved to Los Angeles. Now she balances being a single mom with an active touring schedule. Hear her story.  

https://www.kerripom.com/