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Ronnie Marmo is an actor/producer/director/writer, has managed to call both the East and West coasts home during his twenty five year career.

He is most recently known for his stellar performance in his one-man show, “I’m Not A Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce”, which he also penned – directed by Tony award winning and Television star, Joe Mantegna.

Marmo has starred in over 40 stage plays. He also starred in more than 70 feature films and television shows, most recently guest starring on “Criminal Minds” and “Lethal Weapon.”

He also starred in “Ammore E Malavita (Love and Bullets),” an Italian musical film which won the David di Donatello for best picture (the Italian equivalent to an Academy Award).

Marmo enjoyed a three-year run on ABC’s “General Hospital” as Ronnie Dimestico. He continues to serve as the Artistic Director of Theatre 68 in Los Angeles and New York City.

Joy chats with Artistic Director Julian Louis about live performance and what it takes to make it in the theatre world, the purpose of theatre and being true to your unique creations. 

We explore concepts and duality, trusting your process and the synergy of a shared experience.

Julian shares his journey of growth, "making" in regional settings, fusing place and people to be reflected in story and the importance of listening to First Nation's voices.

Whether you are a seasoned creative, a content creator or someone bursting to make a start, you will discover some home truths on making rich shows and content, that ignites an unforgettable experience, the realities of doing the work, the impacts of chaos and global challenges and how to be more resilient to finally put your works out to an audience. 

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Dans cet épisode j'ai l'honneur d'accueillir Olivia Igwe, une styliste, personnal shopper et fashionista basée à Londres.  Cet épisode est une conversation en 2 parties: une en français et une anglais. On y parle, liberté de style, validation de Beyonce et du courage d'être soi même

Les réseaux sociaux d'Olivia :
Website: www.oliviaigwe.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaigwe/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OliviaIgweInt/
LinedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviaigwe/

BIOGRAPHY Olivia IGWE

Described once as “an unusual nomad”, Olivia was born in Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Her family was always moving due to her Dad’s job as a civil engineer and later becoming a Consultant,

Speaker and Moderator in the Retail Industry.

Olivia spent her early childhood traveling from East of France, Strasbourg, to Germany, to The

Netherlands, going back to France, Paris, then moving to Italy from Firenze to Napoli and now

being based in London.

In Paris, Olivia attended the much sought Instituto Marangoni Fashion school, where she

graduated with a degree in Fashion Styling, a passion working with High-End Magazines,

Celebrities, Designers to well known Fashion Houses such as Christians Dior, Givenchy, Aline

Ocho, Adidas, Nike, Balenciaga, Rick Owens, Emporio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, Modus Mensus,

Numero.

She also qualified as a Personal Shopper, Image Consultant in Switzerland to dig deeper into

body image and colours matching.

For Olivia, styling is about expressing yourself. She enjoys mixing different styles, eras, colours

and ethnic prints to get a daring and inimitable looks.

Olivia has always been a Creative Entrepreneur and as a result is wanting to empower female

lead business owners to dictate their story with class. Owning, claiming their crown with their

personal Signature Style and to walk with excellence.

Styling is a second skin and should be used the right way while infusing Chakra Charting but

also falling in love with thy self. The best gift one can give to her self is walking in purpose and

on purpose.

Today, Olivia Igwe, does the Legendary London Experience, which is a personalised,

unique personal shopper service based in London, UK.

Olivia guarantees a transformation will take place by:

- Knowing and use the strengths of your personal style to influence your audiences perception of

who you are and what you do.

- Defining your style through your body shape, face shape, colours matching and Chakra Charting

- Investing in long term pieces that lasts a life-time.

- Grabbing the attention and build rapport with your audience.

- Tips on how to pose.

- Understanding how you alter a simple style with powerful details.

- Being a more confident leader.

- Being a stylish women.

- Finding my personal blueprint.

- Receive compliments from friends, colleagues and complete strangers.

Olivia believes every woman can rebirth again but it takes a decision.

In this new episode of Amulet, I celebrate my 31st birthday and look back on the many learnings I've had during this intense year.

Dans ce nouvel épisode d'Amulette, je célèbre mes 31 ans et je reviens sur les nommmmbreux apprentissages que j'ai eu durant cette année intense.

In this episode Murielle and I discuss the paths that lead us to accumulate toxic relationships in our lives and how we have managed to free ourselves from them.

Discover Murielle Marie 

Murielle is a Serial/Portfolio Entrepreneur, Certified Business & Leadership Coach and a Freelance Project Manager.

Murielle has more than 22 years of entrepreneurial experience. She’s done everything from building, growing and successfully exciting a web agency to founding start-ups, investing in cryptocurrency, and more recently creating a successful online coaching business.

As a two-times certified coach, she helps creatives & entrepreneurs get unstuck, build sustainable projects and make smart decisions about their time and money. 

Murielle specializes in getting personal goals, creative projects, portfolio careers and change-making businesses successfully kick-started or re-ignited. She’s an advocate for Soulful Productivity™, and an expert in mindset and money mastery. Oh, and she has a strong belief in the power of feeling fear and doing it anyway 🙂

Murielle loves working with people who are ambitious and multi-passionate, but who struggle with overwhelm, insecurities, lack of boundaries, perfectionism and procrastination. She helps them transform their mindset and raise their confidence, so they can finally put a plan together and take action to achieve their personal and professional dreams.

Helping women take charge and thrive as leaders is what makes Murielle get out of bed in the morning. So does unraveling the mysteries of the Universe, taking long walks around her neighborhood, rocking Blondie t-shirts on TEDx stages, and visiting libraries around the world.

Follow Murielle Marie on Social 

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Dans cet épisode Murielle et moi échangeons sur les chemins qui nous amener à accumuler les relations toxiques dans nos vies et comment nous avons fait pour nous en libérer.

Suivez Murielle Marie sur les réseaux 

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LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muriellemarie/

About Murielle Marie 

Murielle is a Serial/Portfolio Entrepreneur, Certified Business & Leadership Coach and a Freelance Project Manager.

Murielle has more than 22 years of entrepreneurial experience. She’s done everything from building, growing and successfully exciting a web agency to founding start-ups, investing in cryptocurrency, and more recently creating a successful online coaching business.

As a two-times certified coach, she helps creatives & entrepreneurs get unstuck, build sustainable projects and make smart decisions about their time and money. 

Murielle specializes in getting personal goals, creative projects, portfolio careers and change-making businesses successfully kick-started or re-ignited. She’s an advocate for Soulful Productivity™, and an expert in mindset and money mastery. Oh, and she has a strong belief in the power of feeling fear and doing it anyway 🙂

Murielle loves working with people who are ambitious and multi-passionate, but who struggle with overwhelm, insecurities, lack of boundaries, perfectionism and procrastination. She helps them transform their mindset and raise their confidence, so they can finally put a plan together and take action to achieve their personal and professional dreams.

Helping women take charge and thrive as leaders is what makes Murielle get out of bed in the morning. So does unraveling the mysteries of the Universe, taking long walks around her neighborhood, rocking Blondie t-shirts on TEDx stages, and visiting libraries around the world.

Welcome to Season 2 of Amulet Podcast.
In this new episode I tell you about the motivations that pushed me to embark on this adventure and I share with you the new vibe of Amulet.

This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews Caitlin Trainor, Founder of Dancio and Artistic Director at Trainor Dance, Inc. Trainor, a Rhode Island native, received a Masters of Fine Arts in dance before moving to New York City to work with various companies and choreographers. In 2011, Caitlin founded her own company — Trainor Dance — where she currently serves as Artistic Director. Caitlin also founded Dancio, which provides online dance classes with some of the best teachers around the world. Additionally, in 2016, she was voted into Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch.”

Trainor would be the first to admit that her journey into the dance world was a nontraditional one yet would argue that her “outsider” mentality has worked to her advantage. Nowhere is that seen clearer than in her own business, Dancio, which is using emerging technology to disrupt the traditional idea of dance education. On the podcast, Trainor discusses how Dancio came to be and shares some great (and difficult) truths about entrepreneurship and living life outside your comfort zone.

Moving Quotes:

“Dance, at its essence, is a shared, communal art form, and live class is a sacred, irreplaceable experience. That said, we need to learn from many different sources and that’s often at odds with [many different barriers, such as time and cost] … So streaming dance class will become an indispensable tool for the global dancer."

“Being a little bit of an outsider to dance can be an asset when you want to create things because you have ideas that are just slightly different than what’s happening. And you can say, ‘Well gee, I guess I can make this if it doesn’t already exist.’"

“I’m a big believer in connecting to your intuition. Being quiet and listening to your internal voice — your hunch — and giving yourself space to explore that curiosity and intuition. Don’t just jump on the ambition treadmill."

“Not being a perfectionist is the best way to make things perfect … The only way you create something of value is to begin creating it."

“Entrepreneurship is not for those who need stability and regularity; it’s a nerve-wracking thing. I am up many nights. But it’s exciting and gratifying, and I wouldn’t want it any other way."

“Over time, [my lack of formal training] has allowed me to really follow my passions as a maker, creator, and doer in the field because I just thought, ‘Well, if I don’t fit into the field as it is now, I will build some things that I can do.’"

“[Juggling my career with my four-year-old] is a little crazy. But life is short, and I’m going to live the heck out of it."

Bullet Points (w/ timestamps) - Highlighting key topics discussed:

3:22: Caitlin retells her introduction to the world of dance and how being an “outsider” actually worked to her advantage.

7:34: Caitlin discusses how she executed the vision for Dancio — her dance-streaming company.

10:27: Trainor, as the founder of multiple different companies, describes her love for entrepreneurship and how it’s not for the faint of heart.

12:54: Caitlin explains the benefits of Dancio’s exciting technology and how her company aims to absolutely disrupt the dance industry.

14:40: Caitlin shares about the beginnings of Dancio and speaks to fighting against perfection when creating something new.

18:21: Trainor outlines some predictions on how streaming technology — and evolving technology, in general — will change the dance industry.

22:37: Trainor describes her dance company that she founded and built from scratch.

26:34: As a dance lover and serial entrepreneur, Caitlin shares some life lessons that she has learned along her journey.

28:37: Caitlin discusses how she became one of Dance Magazine’s Top 25 to Watch in 2016 and how this honor has helped her career.

30:10: Caitlin shares some advice for any dance-lovers that may desire a career in the dance industry without being an actual dancer.

Bullet List of Resources – 

Caitlin Trainor

• LinkedIn

Dancio

• Company Website
• Facebook
• Instagram

Trainor Dance, Inc.

• Company Website

This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra speaks with Darla Hoover, who is currently the Artistic Director of both the Ballet Academy East and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB). Hoover received training from both the CPYB and the School of American Ballet, prior to accepting an invitation to become a member of the New York City Ballet in 1980. After 11 years, Darla retired from the stage and is now staging ballets for the George Balanchine Trust, as well as teaching internationally. She is also the director for the CPYB’s Teachers’ Workshop, where dance educators can learn from methodologies developed by Marcia Dale Weary.

Darla’s passion in life is teaching dance, and she has shared her smarts with a variety of audiences across three different continents. However, Darla would be the first to tell you that there is more to teaching dance than teaching form and technique — a good teacher instructs students on how to live. On the podcast, she reflects on her time teaching around the globe, gives some practical advice for dancers, and shares some thoughts on what a good teacher looks like.

Moving Quotes:

“What you teach has to be what they’re going to carry through for the rest of their lives, no matter what they do. You have to be teaching life lessons along the way."

“First and foremost, I think a great teacher is a great role model. You have to practice what you preach."

“Students will love you for your honesty, and they’ll hate you for your honesty. But, ultimately, if they know you have their back, they will respect you."

“I had this philosophy — ‘If I’m still breathing, I can dance.’ I don’t really feel like I made wise decisions that took care of myself in the best ways. I would just pretend the injury was not there. And by the time I had to acknowledge it, it was such a large injury that it would set me back for months."

“In many ways, the [modern dance industry] is a healthier atmosphere because it’s wonderful that dancers are pursuing college and are dancing at the same time."

“When my students deal with injuries, I’ll tell them I’m glad they got injured. Because now they’ll have to line up a team [of trusted medical professionals] before you’re a professional dancer. And that’s so important because it’s not the only injury you’re ever going to have.”

Bullet Points (w/ timestamps) - Highlighting key topics discussed:

3:55: Darla recaps her recent trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, where she spent time staging George Balanchine’s “Raymonda Variations” for the Vaganova Academy.

9:14: Darla discusses what surprised her most about Russia and Russian ballet.

11:46: Hoover describes what she believes makes for a great teacher and the importance of teaching life skills beyond the stage.

14:46: Darla retells her introduction to ballet and how her parents “accidentally” enrolled her into Marcia Dale Weary’s ballet school, which eventually became CPYB.

17:28: Hoover reflects on her decision to choose dance over going to college and speaks to how the current dance landscape has changed for the positive in this regard.

21:08: Hoover discusses her past difficulty with injuries as a professional dancer and how she could have better handled those situations.

23:45: Darla explains how dancers can best know whether the pains they feel are routine dance aches or are serious injuries that need to be further explored.

26:44: Darla gives some advice for any dance students that are looking for the ideal teacher or mentor.

29:02: Hoover shares about the challenge of finding quality dance personnel to help further the artistic director’s mission and vision.

31:30: Darla shares how she currently has no plans for the future — and that’s just the way she likes it.

Bullet List of Resources – 

Darla Hoover

• Instagram
• Darla on CPYB website
• Darla in Dance Teacher Magazine

This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra speaks with Darla Lemay, who has spent nearly three decades as Artistic Director of Stageworks Academy of the Performing Arts, which offers performing arts education to all people, no matter their gender, abilities or financial status. On top of her nearly 28-year-run with Stageworks, Lemay has also directed many different Broadway Productions — such as Annie, the Sound of Music, the King and I, Hairspray, and Mamma Mia — and has been extensively involved community projects.

Lemay teaches dance for the love of dance, and her pursuit in life is to share that joy with all people who are willing to have it; however, Lemay also knows the danger of losing sight of that target — of veering off course. On the podcast, Darla shares about her incredible dance journey, deep dives on her dance academy, and expresses the importance of sticking by your values in all situations, even if it means taking a more difficult road.

Moving Quotes:

“I heard a quote — ’Talent is universal, but opportunities are not.’ And I want to switch that. I want to say, ‘Opportunities are universal in our organization.’"

“The arts are just an extension of who we are. If we love the arts, it’s hard to deny the arts."

“When you’re dealing with people, they’re not robots. They come with their own experiences, desires, and passions."

Bullet Points (w/ timestamps) - Highlighting key topics discussed:

3:17: Darla deep dives on her academy, describing its structure and the values that it instills into the hearts and lives of its students.

9:16: Given the many different academy programs, Lemay discusses how she effectively ties all of these elements together under one common goal and mission.

13:42: Lemay shares more about her incredible theater empowerment program which serves adults with special needs and what inspired her to kickstart a program like this.

17:35: Darla discusses how “by the grace of God” she got involved in dance when, as a young person, the art was basically nonexistent in her community.

21:51: Darla shares about a difficult time at her academy when she was drawn away from her core values and paid the price for it.

26:09: Lemay explains how her academy is able to accept all dance students, regardless of economic situation or ability to pay tuition.

28:28: Lemay discusses what the future holds for her, which involves serving even more kids and more communities by introducing a love of dance.

29:47: Darla ends the podcast by answering some unique, rapid-fire popcorn questions.

Bullet List of Resources – 

Darla Lemay

• LinkedIn

Stageworks Academy of the Performing Arts

• Company Website
• Instagram
• Facebook

This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra speaks with Terence Marling, Artistic Director at COMMON conservatory. A Chicago native, Terence trained at the Ruth Page School under the direction of Larry Long. Upon leaving, Marling danced and choreographed at a wide variety of both domestic and international dance companies, including serving as Rehearsal Director at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Director at Hubbard Street 2. In September of this past year, Terence became Founder and Artistic Director of COMMON conservatory, which hopes to serve as a launching pad for the future dancers of tomorrow.

Terence is a seasoned dancer and choreographer, who brings a wise perspective to the dance industry. His goal is to see young dancers succeed professionally in an industry that grows more exclusive by the day, and he has established his conservatory to achieve that end. On the podcast, Terence discusses the origins of his company and why he feels that a conservatory like COMMON is vital in today’s dance landscape. Along the way, he also shares some invaluable wisdom around the importance of networking, having a willingness to learn and evolve, and so much more.

Moving Quotes:

“I’m 44 years old, and I’m still a student of dance. I’ve been dancing since I was 6, and I’ve been dancing the whole time. And there’s so much to learn."

“We have to have dancers nowadays who are willing to advocate for themselves — who are willing to build their own networks. And the more people you have reach to, the more opportunities you’re going to have. It’s just that simple."

“It’s a difficult thing for some young choreographers to take ahold of — that your success is measured by how well you communicate in front of a room and the energy that you create. If you come in unsure, you’re only going to make an unsure piece."

“[When people leave my performances,] I want them to feel that they’ve been able to detach from the every day."

“Every single contact that you make in a dance situation is important to keep. In order to maintain those relationships, it’s a good idea to just reach out and check in."

“The people that end up being really successful are those people that communicate well."

“Thinking while watching dance is great, but unfortunately, I think a lot of the dance that is created today asks almost too much thinking of the audience."

“What I’m finding is that, while training for dancers has become better and better over the years, unfortunately, the jobs have become fewer and fewer."

Bullet Points (w/ timestamps) - Highlighting key topics discussed:

2:54: Terence discusses the origins of COMMON conservatory and his vision for the conservatory.

4:52: Marling explains the importance of choosing a space near central Chicago.

7:05: Marling explains why he believes a conservatory like COMMON is crucial for dance professionals in the modern dance landscape.

11:58: Terence shares some incredible words around the importance of networking within the dance industry.

13:54: Marling discusses some of his past and present choreographed works.

16:39: Terence describes his typical process (or lack thereof) when mapping out a piece of choreography and retells the story around his first ever choreographed work.

19:25: Terence describes how he wants his audience to feel after leaving one of his performances and discusses the danger of overcomplicating choreographed pieces.

21:58: Marling shares some sound advice for aspiring choreographers around gaining experience and being bold.

26:35: Terence gives some tips for dancers who are looking to break into today’s dance scene.

31:31: Terence rounds out the discussion by sharing his hopes and dreams for COMMON conservatory and why he believes it will be a success.

Bullet List of Resources – 

Terence Marling

• LinkedIn

COMMON conservatory

• Company Website
• Instagram
• Facebook