Episode 55: Welcome to Season 3! Future guests, life updates, and more!
Release Date: 09/10/2020
How to be Unstoppable! The Finale!
Creative Breakthrough
I’m proud to say, that my TEDx Eustis talk - How Chicken Wings Made Me Unstoppable - is now available to watch at My website: or On YouTube: or TED.com I encourage you to check it out, hit the like button, and share it with someone! I also share my advice and tips on how to be a TEDx speaker! Including how to submit a stellar TEDx application and how to give the talk of your life! Special thank you to: TEDxEustis and all my friends and family who supported me, rooted for me, and made this possible! Watch: On YouTube: TED.com Image: TEDxEustis
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How to be Unstoppable
Creative Breakthrough
Update: April 2022 - My TEDx talk - How Chicken Wings Made Me Unstoppable - is now available to watch! I share how to become unstoppable by embracing the lesson of the chicken wing - the ability to re-sauce yourself! It will have you laughing, thinking, and craving a good chicken wing! Three ways to watch it! My website: or On YouTube: or TED.com I encourage you to check it out, hit the like button, and share it with someone! Hi Creatives, a couple of month ago I was honored to be selected as the keynote speaker for a virtual event titled, “Unstoppable.”. Today, I will...
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Nelu Handa: How to Get Work and Stay Sane
Creative Breakthrough
Hi Creatives, This week we chat with Nelu Handa, a writer on A Little Late with Lily Singh. Nelu is a writer, actor, improvisor, and comedian. You’ve seen her on Netflix’s Workin’ Moms and The Van Baron Show. Nelu shares with us how she’s navigated her creative journey, leaving her 9-5 job to be a 24/7 Creative, and more! Show notes at
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MSNBC's Ali Velshi: Keys to Success
Creative Breakthrough
Hello creatives! This week Ali Velshi, television journalist, from MSNBC joins us to share how he went from studying religion to becoming a globally recognized journalist. He shares tools to become successful in one’s creative journey, as well as his secret sauce for success. Ali and I also talk about Twitter trolls and living up to our immigrant parents’ expectations. Show notes: .
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TV Personality Bevy Smith: It Gets Greater Later
Creative Breakthrough
Hello Creatives! Bevy Smith joins me this week to talk about her new book Bevalations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie. Bevy shares inspiration and wisdom on everything from finding the courage to leave her 6-figure corporate job, transitioning from being a fashion executive to a media personality, becoming an entrepreneur, and more! She even drops a special Bevalation solely for listeners of Creative Breakthrough!
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Spotify Called Me!
Creative Breakthrough
Hi Creatives! This week I share BIG news – Spotify called me! I also talk about setting intentions for 2021 vs setting goals, our guest next week – Bevy Smith to chat about her new book , and of course why Spotify called me!
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Plan for Success in 2021 with Jaime Callica
Creative Breakthrough
Disney Channel and BET favorite, and seen Lifetime alongside Kelly Rowland, actor Jaime Callica takes the hot seat to chat about growing your social media (he has 81.8K IG followers), pursuing your passion, and being part of Tyler Perry’s TV show Ruthless. We also chat about staying positive, being grateful, and working smarter. Real life advice plus motivational messages all rolled up in one episode! Learn more at CreativeBreakthroughPodcast.com
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Side Hustles: Advice from a Serial Side Hustler
Creative Breakthrough
Hi Creatives! This week I answer all your questions about starting and growing a successful Side Hustle. With experience running a profitable comedy career, podcast, and e-commerce business, Shereen Kassam answers all your questions, plus shares with you what she wished she knew when starting out. Learn more:
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How to Move with Purpose: Storyteller Nia Malika Dixon
Creative Breakthrough
Hi Creatives! This week we chat with storyteller Nia Malika Dixon who shares her creative journey and how she moves with purpose. Nia shares her journey to LA, finding her own production company, and creating and launching a film festival. Learn more at CreativeBreakthroughPodcast.com
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Side Hustlers: How to Maximize Your Profits
Creative Breakthrough
Hi Creatives – I’m Shereen Kassam – comedian, podcaster, actor, speaker, and entrepreneur. This week we chat with Henry Gibson, a financial coach and investment advisor about maximizing our creative and side-hustle profits. Henry shares tips and advice to start a side hustle set up for success Catch a new episode every other Thursday.
info_outlineWelcome back to Season 3 of the Creative Breakthrough Podcast!
After a three month, hiatus I am back!
When I took a break from this podcast in June 2020, COVID was in full swing, I had been furloughed from my full-time job, all the comedy clubs were closed, and I was mentally and emotionally exhausted.
I’m happy to say, I’m back at work, comedy clubs are re-opening (though I am not yet taking any chances), and hyped to be back on this podcast!
How did I spend the last three months?
I grew my CBD business – My Pain Center -by learning about email marketing, digital marketing, and more! And am transferring those learnings to grow my other store – Womandela.com
E-commerce sites are booming right now! If you are interested in starting an e-commerce store, I suggest checking out Shopify
I took a bunches of courses on Coursera.org such as The Science of Well-Being and Transmedia Storytelling
I also thought a comedy class to high school students across the world, including Kenya, Congo, Russia, Syria, Qatar, UK, India, Pakistan, Canada, and USA. I heavily relied on Judy Carter’s The Comedy Bible to create my curriculum
And I had the chance to mentor seven undergrads at Brown University.
You can say I kept busy!
I also worked on this podcast!
This season, we have amazing line-up of guests!
I’ll be chatting with:
- Co-founder of Def Comedy Jam Bob Sumner
- Actor on Tyler Perry’s BET hit show Ruthless and Perfect Pickup Jaime Callica
- Chef Saqib Keval whose restaurant Masala y Maiz has been named One of the World’s Greatest Places by Time Magazine
- Nelu Handa who is a writer and actor on the hit Netflix show Working Moms
- Host of MSNBC Ali Velshi
Who am I?
I’m Shereen Kassam, the host of Creative Breakthrough and internationally touring speaker and comedian. If you are looking for a speaker to talk on topics including creativity, branding, or work life balance, get in touch! I am also open to being guest on your podcast, TV show, or other medium.
Contact me:
Email: hi @ funnybrowngirl.com
Facebook: facebook.com/funnybrowngirl
Twitter: twitter.com/funnybrowngirl
Instagram: Instagram.com/funnybrowngirl