"Guest Rodney Damon Collins"

03/05/19 • 42 min

Actor, Motivational Speaker, Director, and Writer, Rodney Damon Collins joins us for a look into his life and some stories on how he made it from Cleveland, OH to Los Angeles, CA. Being a family man, Rodney wanted to tend to his family and ensure that he spent time with his kids, prior to chasing his lifelong dream of acting. It all started for him in high school when we made a "skit" with some buddies for the "homecoming court". He went onto college and minored in theatre (without his parents knowledge), in order to have an opportunity, at some point in life, to get into acting. He's done some smaller roles on independent films as well as appearing as a Superhero on "Chosen Kin Origins" that can be seen on Amazon. Even with as busy as Rodney is in his full time acting career, he's written a motivational book entitled, "Shattered: A Journey Through the Pieces". A brief description of this book: The broken pieces of our lives create the most incredible portrait. Individually, each piece represents a part of our story. The journey to our dreams is like an unmarked roadmap, through each stage we learn the true meaning of what it means to live a fulfilled life. (-Source- Amazon) You can find the link to his book in his links below. We cannot wait to read it, or maybe even listen to his work. He's appeared in "Deadly Sins" a TV Series, and movies "The Job Interview", "Equal Chances", and "The Single Life" TV Series. With the look of Denzel Washington and one of the kindest people we've had on the podcast, we wish Rodney only the best as he moves forward in his acting career. BOOK - https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Journey-Rodney-Damon-Collins-ebook/dp/B07MQPCV7M IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7928242/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rodneydamoncollins25 Twitter: https://twitter.com/rodneydamoncoll Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rodney_damon_collins/?hl=en

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