Ilana
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Podcast Appearances
So before that, because that was amazing. So you're finishing college. And if I know correctly, you're not really sure what to do next. So take us there, because I think also when I'm looking at a lot of the people in our audience, a lot of them are right now, there's just so many opportunities. So it's like, I don't even know what's on the menu and what do I want to do next in my career?
So before that, because that was amazing. So you're finishing college. And if I know correctly, you're not really sure what to do next. So take us there, because I think also when I'm looking at a lot of the people in our audience, a lot of them are right now, there's just so many opportunities. So it's like, I don't even know what's on the menu and what do I want to do next in my career?
So did that scare you? Where did that catch you right after college?
So did that scare you? Where did that catch you right after college?
And that sounds interesting because it sounds really rough, but it also sounds like later, and we'll show it, it sounds like you picked... the best pieces and you actually stitch them together to what you're doing now, which is fascinating. But you decide to move to LA. First of all, why? And what did that do for you?
And that sounds interesting because it sounds really rough, but it also sounds like later, and we'll show it, it sounds like you picked... the best pieces and you actually stitch them together to what you're doing now, which is fascinating. But you decide to move to LA. First of all, why? And what did that do for you?
It was...
It was...
Oh, my God. That's so cool. What year is this?
Oh, my God. That's so cool. What year is this?
And right now, you're still not with a fancy camera or anything. You're still with, what, a flip phone? Like, how do you do all these things? Oh, now I use a really pretty Canon. No, not now.
And right now, you're still not with a fancy camera or anything. You're still with, what, a flip phone? Like, how do you do all these things? Oh, now I use a really pretty Canon. No, not now.
And I think the agents at that point didn't understand what you were doing. For them, that was like, why are you not focusing on TV and other things? Am I right, Rosanna? That is completely correct.
And I think the agents at that point didn't understand what you were doing. For them, that was like, why are you not focusing on TV and other things? Am I right, Rosanna? That is completely correct.
So the YouTube was paying the rent and giving some stability, and then this was giving another set of stability? Is that how you saw it?
So the YouTube was paying the rent and giving some stability, and then this was giving another set of stability? Is that how you saw it?
It was just I had just a really good feeling. The fact that you had that hunch is in that conviction. That was amazing. So tell me about the day that you decided, OK, I'm going all in. Do I want the stability and the comfort or am I like leaping into this unknown world?
It was just I had just a really good feeling. The fact that you had that hunch is in that conviction. That was amazing. So tell me about the day that you decided, OK, I'm going all in. Do I want the stability and the comfort or am I like leaping into this unknown world?
I meant to ask this at the end, but did you ever go back to them and say, you know, kind of like the pretty woman, big mistake? Did you ever actually go back? No.
I meant to ask this at the end, but did you ever go back to them and say, you know, kind of like the pretty woman, big mistake? Did you ever actually go back? No.