With a fiery passion for what she does it’s easy to see why Caitlynne Medrek has had such success as an actor and performer. At an early age she knew a life in the performing arts was her destiny and she has never wavered from that revelation. Her career has brought her from stage performing in Billy Elliot and Pinkalicious, to voice work in Total Drama Island and Dragon Ball, to digital series’ Clutch and Out With Dad, to television roles in Fargo and Hell On Wheels. She’s a highly sought-after talent who lives to perform and spread her positive vibes around the industry. She also has a performance art business called YYC Princess where she and other actors bring joy to children by performing as their favorite princess characters. Check out her website to see if she could come perform for you at www.yycprincess.com. This episode is available to listen to on iTunes and to watch on youtube. Both link can be found at doingitpod.ca.

Cody Broadway’s passion and talent for filmmaking is derived from his deep seeded need to tell stories that matter. Which is why he chose to tailor his unique cinematic style with journalism and carve out a career in news media. Influenced and inspired by his own personal experiences, he reports on the things that matter with a cinematic feel. He has won multiple Emmys, 3 regional Edward R. Murrow awards and his documentaries have screened in Oscar-qualifying festivals such as Cannes in France. He now creates content for NBC LX, an online documentary-style news outlet owned by NBC Universal aimed at bringing important news items to consumers utilizing Cody’s unique cinematic storytelling technique. Not bad for a guy who thought his life was going in an entirely different direction. LISTEN or WATCH our podtalk and check out www.codybroadway.com to learn more about him. Also check out his reports on NBCLX at www.LX.com .

On June 9, 2020, Antonio Cayonne, a good friend, fellow actor and writer posted a video to Instagram about how people can educate themselves on injustice and the horrific effects racism has had on the black community. He has generously allowed me to share it as an episode. Listen. Watch. Do the work.

Wayne Turmel has done it all. He’s a former Stand Up Comedian with 20 years of laughs under his hat. He’s an entrepreneur who’s brought training secrets and workplace strategies to numerous companies and is now the author of several books including "The Count Of The Sahara", "Acre’s Bastards", "Acre’s Orphans" and the upcoming "Johnny Lycan and the Anubis Disk." He’s a man of great humour with a tenacious work ethic and endless creativity. The lessons he’s learned as a performer and writer are priceless and he passes those on in our podtalk. Plus he’s got stories. Good ones. Check out his website www.wayneturmel.com. LISTEN to our talk on iTunes. Or you can WATCH our chat at doingitpod.com or on YouTube. 2020 ForShadow Productions Hosted and edited by Will Conlon Theme composed by Adrian Ellis Animations by Will Conlon Visit the DOING IT Podcast website at doingitpod.ca Also on FACEBOOK at www.facebook/com/doingitpod Twitter: @doingitpod Instagram: _doingitpodcast_ Email: [email protected] Thanks for your support!

Nikki Payne climbed to the top of the comedy highlands very quickly. She’s sharp, short and has more energy than a monster drink addict. In addition to countless live stand up performances, on stages from coast to coast, she’s appeared on CTV’s Comedy Now!, the Halifax Comedy Festival and Just For Laughs. She’s also racked up numerous television appearances such as CBC’s The Debators and Comedy Inc. Originally from Nova Scotia, she’s trail blazed her way around the world leaving audiences in puddles on the floor still gasping for air after the onslaught of laughs they’ve gotten from her Tasmanian devil style comedy. She’s also a hell of a painter. Check out our podtalk both in audio and new EXTENDED video format which can be both seen and heard. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/IJxFKpsrOD0

Lisa Jakub is one of those people that we all look at and say, “She’s got it all figured out,” even though she would argue that fact. Her journey of self-discovery truly began after she decided to leave the Hollywood spotlight where she starred in such movies as Mrs. Doubtfire and Independence Day to focus on who she is and what she wants. Now, after discovering her true passion as a writer, she has released two books. The first, You Look Like That Girl: A Child Actor Stops Pretending and Finally Grows Up which covers her life as an actress and her decision to leave that life behind, and her second, Not Just Me: Anxiety, Depression, and Learning to Embrace Your Weird in which she welcomes us to explore intimate details of her heart and mind to help better understand those who deal with anxiety, depression and all the taboos that surround the subject. We also discuss the events of Charlottesville, Virginia where she has lived with her husband for 16 years and was front and centre during the recent terror that occurred there. While her story continues to unfold, she finds solace in being open and honest about who she is and expressing that unapologetically. While she is a multi talented person, her greatest gift is the unconditional love she sends out to the world through her work and life well lived. Check out our pod talk and also her books and website at the links below… https://lisajakub.net/ https://www.amazon.ca/Not-Just-Me-depression-learning-ebook/dp/B072MNGQPX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504077044&sr=8-1&keywords=lisa+jakub https://www.amazon.com/Not-Just-Me-depression-learning/dp/1548088080

Dave Martin is celebrating two decades of comedy and counting. Starting his career as a stand up comic in the nineties, he’s toured across Canada from coast to coast performing on countless stages as well as television and radio. After only a few years in the business he received his own televised one hour comedy show on CTV and The Comedy Network. His show "Anything Goes with Dave Martin & Darren Frost" on SIRIUS/XM Radio was nominated for 2 Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Radio Program and he continues to produce new ventures for himself as well as touring throughout Canada. Check out his website www.davemartinworld.com and listen to part two of our podtalk!

Dave Martin is celebrating two decades of comedy and counting. Starting his career as a stand up comic in the nineties, he’s toured across Canada from coast to coast performing on countless stages as well as television and radio. After only a few years in the business he received his own televised one hour comedy show on CTV and The Comedy Network. His show "Anything Goes with Dave Martin & Darren Frost" on SIRIUS/XM Radio was nominated for 2 Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Radio Program and he continues to produce new ventures for himself as well as touring throughout Canada. Check out his website www.davemartinworld.com and listen to part one of our podtalk!

Michael Kaplan is young, handsome, smart, talented and funny. God I hate him. I kid, of course. He’s been an actor since he was 9 years old and landed is first television role at the age of 17. Since then he has worked on several projects including Disney’s “Backstage” and the upcoming Hallmark Christmas movie “Journey Back To Christmas” which airs Nov 27. He’s an incredibly intuitive actor who dives into his work with an enthusiasm that leads to deep, authentic and emotional characters. He’s a genuinely sweet guy with a big heart and one of my favorite people. Check out our great podtalk!

Matt Nadeau is a funny dude. Very funny. For the last 2 years he has been a part of Sunday Night Live, a weekly sketch comedy show performed every Sunday at The Comedy Bar in Toronto. He writes and performs on the show as well as contributing to several other sketch comedy teams. He’s a mix of the gentleman, the party animal and the odd guy who stares at you uncomfortably from a corner. But mostly Matt is a ridiculously talented, nice guy who has a real gift for creating characters that seem to flow from a bottomless well of creativity and hilarity. Awesome chat we had. Check him out at Sunday Night Live before he is scooped up for Saturday Night…