{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Corporate Escape Artist - with Deedre Daniel and Guest: J. Shawn Durham","description":"Do you wish you could quit your job? What would happen if you did? Shawn Durham left his safe decade-long corporate career to chase his dream of being a published author. Four months later, he suffered a significant hand injury, which made writing nearly impossible. Find out what he did to not only survive but thrive. Interesting people take risks and often fail miserably as they try new things. The resilient ones bounce back stronger than before. Shawn takes us through the many ups and downs in his journey of self-discovery. We learn: \ud83d\udcbb How he continued writing. (No, he did not dictate it!) \ud83d\udcb5 How he made money to pay his bills. \ud83d\udcfa How he landed a gig on HBO and multiple national commercials. \ud83d\udc98 How he wound up on a reality dating show and what he learned from it. \ud83d\udc8c His predictions for dating in the future. \ud83c\udfc6 His dreams and aspirations \u2013 and what it takes to make those a reality. Shawn also broke the show rules by briefly mentioning politics, religion, and an "ad nauseam" topic or two. These remarks have been preserved for your listening (dis)pleasure. Interesting people have thoughts and beliefs that do not always blend in with popular opinions. Shawn shares plenty of his, which may ruffle a few feathers. You have been warned. You may cringe or laugh, but overall, you will be inspired to chase your dreams. New episodes of Shut Up and Say Something!\u00ae come out on Fridays with a target time of 11:11 AM Eastern on all major music streaming platforms. Some platforms take longer than others to make the episodes available. Subscribe on your platform of choice, so you know when you can listen to the next available episode. These conversations are perfect for listening to before you kick off your weekend \u2013 giving you interesting topics to discuss with friends and family! Connect with Deedre Daniel here: https:\/\/interestingconversations.com\/links\/ Bio: J. Shawn Durham is an actor, pitchman, improv artist, entrepreneur and humorist. Shawn recently appeared on OWN'S "Ready To Love" DC series and has a speaking role on the second episode of the HBO miniseries, "We Own The City." Some highlights of Shawn\u2019s career include playing the lead in the PBS historical drama "The King of Crimes" as Pres Thomas Jefferson. Shawn is also the star of the Amazon Prime horror \u201cThe House Invictus\u201d and the indie comedy \u201cSylvia.\u201d Shawn has also done extensive TV commercial work, including FH FURR eight-spot campaign, CareFirst Vaccines, Boy Scouts, HCA, Febreeze, Papa Johns, NFL and more. Also, Shawn was a "ringer" cast member on the hit reality dating show, "Ready To Love" on OWN. As a writer, Shawn is a 2017 Arena Stage Playwrighting Fellow and penned the successful comedy novel The Broke Brothers\u2019 Revolution, and recently wrote and directed the three-part satirical podcast miniseries The Great Recession (or \u201cHow Democracy Broke Its @$$ Through A Comedy of Errors\u201d), available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other popular mediums. CONTACT or FOLLOW the show host, Deedre Daniel here: https:\/\/interestingconversations.com\/links\/ This episode was originally recorded on July 15, 2022 ","author_name":"Shut Up and Say Something!\u00ae with Deedre Daniel","author_url":"https:\/\/interestingconversations.com\/shut-up-and-say-something-podcast-with-deedre-daniel\/","html":"