PREVIOUS GUESTS

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Tom Provost

Tom Provost is a filmmaker, actor, and humanitarian, and the CEO of Bags and Grace. His work spans acting, producing, and writing, alongside community-focused service.

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Dr. Jatali Bellanton

Dr. Jatali Bellanton is the founder of Kids Who Bank and Brilliant Minds Unite. She brings experience in investment banking and works to expand financial literacy for young people worldwide.

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Peter Allas

Peter Allas is an actor born in Chicago and raised in New York. He studied at Boston University and Fordham University and is based in Los Angeles.

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Eve Richards

Eve Richards is an actress, writer, executive producer, and host of The Discovery Pod with Eve. Her work spans film, television, and digital media, and she leads candid conversations with accomplished voices across entertainment, business, leadership, innovation, and culture.

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Thaao Penghlis

Thaao Penghlis is an actor best known for Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara, and General Hospital. His television credits also include crime dramas such as Kojak, Cannon, and Magnum, P.I.

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Sean Kanan

Sean Kanan is an actor, author, and producer known for playing Mike Barnes in The Karate Kid Part III and Cobra Kai. He created and executive-produced Studio City, earning Emmy recognition for producing, acting, and writing.

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Rex Smith

Rex Smith is a singer, actor, and television host whose career spans music and screen. He first gained attention as a teen performer and has continued working across entertainment.

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Rachel Kylian

Rachel Kylian is an actress, writer, and producer. Her screen credits include Almost Christmas, Interpreters, The Moment, The Wrong Man, and The Climb.

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Sandro Monetti

Sandro Monetti is an award-winning journalist and CNN contributor who has interviewed Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, and George Clooney. He co-hosts BBC Radio’s Oscars coverage and reports on Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

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Rico E. Anderson

Rico E. Anderson is an actor whose work began in childhood and includes mainstream and independent theater and film in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a founding member of the African American Shakespeare Company and has performed in educational touring theater. 

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Bran Ferren

Bran Ferren is co-founder and chief creative officer of Applied Minds and was named among Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business. His work combines art, design, science, and engineering; his TED Talk on combining art and engineering has reached a global audience.

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Martyn Hale

Martyn Hale is an actor from Alma, Michigan, whose credits include Coldwater, commercials for Nike, Mattel, and Oculus, and appearances on Disney’s Just Kickin’ It and ABC’s Switched at Birth. He was discovered through Barbizon’s Passport to Discovery cruise. 

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Jeremy Miller

Jeremy Miller is an actor best known for playing Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its reunion films. He also voiced Linus Van Pelt in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! and appeared in commercials and other television projects.

PREVIOUS GUESTS

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Eve Richards

Eve Richards is an actress, writer, executive producer, and host of The Discovery Pod with Eve. Her work spans film, television, and digital media, and she leads candid conversations with accomplished voices across entertainment, business, leadership, innovation, and culture.

Portrait of a serious-looking man with dark hair and stubble wearing a black leather jacket against a gray background

Sean Kanan

Sean Kanan is an actor, author, and producer known for playing Mike Barnes in The Karate Kid Part III and Cobra Kai. He created and executive-produced Studio City, earning Emmy recognition for producing, acting, and writing.

Smiling man in a navy blue three-piece suit, patterned tie, and pocket square against a white background

Thaao Penghlis

Thaao Penghlis is an actor best known for Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara, and General Hospital. His television credits also include crime dramas such as Kojak, Cannon, and Magnum, P.I.

Bearded man in a beige jacket gesturing while speaking at an indoor event

Bran Ferren

Bran Ferren is co-founder and chief creative officer of Applied Minds and was named among Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business. His work combines art, design, science, and engineering; his TED Talk on combining art and engineering has reached a global audience.

Smiling man with short curly hair and goatee wearing a plaid shirt over a gray polo

Rico E. Anderson

Rico E. Anderson is an actor whose work began in childhood and includes mainstream and independent theater and film in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a founding member of the African American Shakespeare Company and has performed in educational touring theater.

Smiling man in a shimmering black suit and bolo tie at a film awards event

Sandro Monetti

Sandro Monetti is an award-winning journalist and CNN contributor who has interviewed Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, and George Clooney. He co-hosts BBC Radio’s Oscars coverage and reports on Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

Portrait of a smiling young man with brown hair and goatee wearing a red sweater against a blue background

Jeremy Miller

Jeremy Miller is an actor best known for playing Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its reunion films. He also voiced Linus Van Pelt in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! and appeared in commercials and other television projects.

Portrait of a blond man in a pinstripe suit jacket and white shirt seated outdoors in a leafy garden

Rex Smith

Rex Smith is a singer, actor, and television host whose career spans music and screen. He first gained attention as a teen performer and has continued working across entertainment.

Portrait of a woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a white lace top

Rachel Kylian

Rachel Kylian is an actress, writer, and producer. Her screen credits include Almost Christmas, Interpreters, The Moment, The Wrong Man, and The Climb.

Smiling Black woman with curly hair wearing a black dress and pearl necklace against a purple studio background

Dr. Jatali Bellanton

Dr. Jatali Bellanton is the founder of Kids Who Bank and Brilliant Minds Unite. She brings experience in investment banking and works to expand financial literacy for young people worldwide.

Portrait of a man with curly hair wearing a dark coat outdoors in sunlight

Martyn Hale

Martyn Hale is an actor from Alma, Michigan, whose credits include Coldwater, commercials for Nike, Mattel, and Oculus, and appearances on Disney’s Just Kickin’ It and ABC’s Switched at Birth. He was discovered through Barbizon’s Passport to Discovery cruise.

Portrait of a bald, bearded man wearing black glasses and a navy blue shirt outdoors

Tom Provost

Tom Provost is a filmmaker, actor, and humanitarian, and the CEO of Bags and Grace. His work spans acting, producing, and writing, alongside community-focused service.