Pardon My Success

WELCOME TO THE SEASON 6 FINALE!!! Today we are sitting down with Vita Kari: the visual and performance artist, virality researcher, creative icon, and social media master!! Tune in as we chat all about the lifelong artistic journey, and eventually their Masters Thesis, which lead to the creation of their series "The Craziest Thing About Being Creative" which has garnered millions of foll...

TRIGGER WARNING: We're piercing ears today on PMS so please tread carefully if you are at all squeamish around needles and blood! Happy 3 Year Anniversary of PMS!! We are celebrating this momentous achievement with the first ever Kelsey Kusinitz Piercing Party! We are so luck to welcome this incredible actor, visionary, earscape designer, piercing professional, and Peaseblossom in our recent M...

We are officially peaking all the way behind the curtain into CHW Productions rehearsals and performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 60 Minutes at The Hobgoblin Playhouse in Hollywood!! Meet the entire double cast show and see footage from the hectic 3 day rehearsal process right into Opening Night!! This amazing team shows up ready to go, with actors entirely off book and able to block an...

We are back with fashion designer and icon Natalia Trevino Amaro for a fitting during the mid-customization process of both of my wedding dresses!!! Eeeekkkk!! Get excited for some sneak peaks, on-camera alterations, and discussing our ultimate vision for the finished products. Natalia Trevino Amaro @NataliaTrevinoAmaro IG @natalia.trevino & @nataliatrevinoamaro Website Watch our previous epis...

TRIGGER WARNING: There is some mild vulgarity regarding sharts in this episode, so for those with sensitive sentimentalities, be aware Everyone please give a warm welcome to the incredible actor / model / creative / filmmaker / writer / shart Queen, Kelly Tappan! Our friendship bloomed from first smell, as we met on a Scentbird set and have since grown (maybe a little too) close. Join us as we dis...

This week we're officially creating a score for PMS after chatting with Collin Pemberton: writer, director, actor, and composer extraordinaire! Tune in to hear about the process of making and scoring his Los Angeles Recording School graduate short film and submitting it to 20 film festivals, as well as his acting career in LA theater and verticals. Afterwards, we show the entire process of com...

Today we get a private chess lesson from the pre-chess Master, talented actor, comedic genius, and Hollywood Fringe Best Fringe Solo Show Nominee - Jay Whitmore!! Watch some sneak peaks from the final performance of his one man show “Only Child Syndrome” while hearing how it came to be, along with Jay's SNL dreams and upcoming 20th Theatrical Role reveal! Jay Whitmore IG @jay_freakin_whitmore...

This week, we are embarking on one of the greatest filmmaking tests of all time: The 48 Hour Film Project!! Our cast and crew wrote, filmed, edited, and uploaded an entire short film in less than two days and I couldn't be more proud of us. Sacrificing sleep, rest, and our own sanity, we managed to put together an incredibly fun Swordfighting Sports Comedy and I can't wait for you all to s...

Today we have two return guests coming on the pod, our favorite Director / Producer Duo, Colleen Hammond Whitmore and Sandra Benton!! We sit down to chat CHW Productions at Hollywood Fringe, the Red Carpet Opening Night Party, and all of the excitement and hard work that goes into putting on four shows at once. At the same time, we make some traditional Chinese eggrolls to wrap up the Fringe seaso...

We're officially back from the Mid-Season Break!! Welcome to the official Confessional Recap of Kristina and Jake's incredibly beautiful Boston wedding. We go through all of the juicy details of the weekend, with plenty of behind the scenes footage since I was also the content creator! Enjoy the full Mei of Honor speech, and a peek at the performance of "Your Honor," the original...

It's the Mid-Season Finale!! Before we take a lil 3 week break, we're sitting down with the dynamic duo, and loving wives, Alla Arutcheva and Geri-Lynn Cesar! Alla's photography and marketing talent paired with Geri-Lynn's psychology and styling skills have created Femini Rising and Visionary Media Labs, two companies focused on branding the whole person through storytelling and au...

This week we take a seat with Mateen Bizar to chat about what it's like getting ready to perform 5 shows as the titular character in "Tartuffe in 60 Minutes" in the Hollywood Fringe Festival!! Mateen's experience in entertainment has taken him around the world, and inspires anyone with a dream to get out there and break any molds that holds them back! Mateen Bizar IG @mateen.biza...

Today we're chatting with the incredible actor, performer, cabaret producer, and overall legend Eric Seppala to hear all about his journey in the arts! From his fellow Tour Guides at Universal Studios helping him qualify for SAG, to the most joyous Xanadu Experiences in the world, Eric's story is full of funny moments and synchronicities. We then take a moment to sing-song some of our line...

This week we're finding out how Magic John B fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a professional magician, and made it to "The Mecca of Magic" aka, The Magic Castle in Hollywood. From the suburbs of Chicago (shoutout Dasha & all our midwestern friends), all the way to performing for the stars, John B's story is an inspiration to us all! Magic John B IG @magicjohnb YT @ma...

June is swiftly approaching, and with it The Hollywood Fringe Festival!! This month long theater fest encompasses nearly 500 shows at over 30 venues across a 3 mile stretch of Hollywood, and the entire thing is run by Co-Executive Directors (aka the Co-Fringe Mommies) Lois Neville and Ellen Den Herder. Today, we are so excited to welcome Lois to the show to talk all about the history of Fringe, he...

This week we're spilling the hottest tea on SYD/NEY's first single "One Year" and all of the juicy breakup backstory that comes with it! Sit down with us (with a special cameo from the ever iconic Dasha German!!) to hear all about how SYD/NEY is making her musical dreams come true, from playing gigs back home in Mexico at 16 years old, to now pursuing music professionally here in...

Strap in and get excited, because we are taking another trip to Boston for a top secret visit to surprise Kristina for her Bridal Shower!! After months of planning and covert operations with my bff's mom, fiancé, and family, it was finally time for me to continue my Mei of Honor duties as I helped put together a beautiful Surprise Shower for my girl. It was so much fun, and I am beyond gratefu...

We're taking it back to Ye Olde England this week as Cynthia Valenzuela and I analyze and modernize William Shakespeare's monologues for Cassius Longinus and Mark Antony respectively as we prepare for "Julius Caesar in 60 Minutes"! Cynthia tells all regarding her industry experience to date, including all the tea on multiple National Commercials and what it was like working with...

This week we are sitting down with our most decorated guest to date, the incredibly talented actor, writer, sweet treat lover, and 2-Time Emmy Award Winning Producer, Jean Fiumara! From walking into a CBS affiliate and securing her first job, to continuing to produce award winning TV shows after facing cancellations, Jean's experience in the industry is a testament to the kind of flexibility a...

WELCOME BACK TO PMS!!! We return with the SEASON 6 premiere on a lil trip to The Berkshires for Kristina's Bachelorette Party!!! Come along the entire journey with this Maid of Honor as we celebrate the upcoming nuptials of the absolute most amazing girl I know with an entire weekend of dress-up, crafts, and good vibes (minus the absolutely horrifying nature related incident right at the end t...

IT'S THE SEASON 5 FINALEEEEE!!!! We're closing out this season (and celebrating OVER 100 EPISODES!!!) with some good ole fashioned MeiTime as I meet again with fashion designer (and my wedding designer!!) Natalia Trevino Amaro. We look at all of the dresses I've tried on so far, and take a look at the two wedding dresses I'm hoping to alter, as well as discuss the BridesMei dresses...

We are getting ~introspective~ and writing a new song this week with the incredibly talented Nashville based singer/songwriter, Gabby Michelle!! Join us as we chat through what sonically inspires this indie artist's music and live performances. From her days at Berklee College of Music to the stage at the Bluebird Cafe, Gabby takes us through her experience, education, and personal process! Th...

We're getting ~spiiccyyy~ in here this week with author, actor, model, and creative icon, Casey Hodge!! Under the alias Cynthia A. Scarlett, Casey and her two bffs wrote "The Shadow of Mortalis," the new steamy Romantasy available now with all of the features we've been missing in the Romance Novel space! Casey tells us about the writing process, her experience in the industry, a...

This week we're taking to the streets of Hollywood to do some guerrilla marketing for Abbey Scott's new single "Merry Me"!! First we sit down to chat about the process behind this self proclaimed Valley Girl's independent artist experience, hearing all about the music she's made. Then we delve into the world of Entertainment Reporting to find out what it really feels like...

Today we are sitting down with Sandra Benton: actor, producer, the Voice of Disney World's Navi Shaman, and Game Show Expert! We chat about her experiences producing theater, being a professional actor, visiting Disney World and hearing her own voice on the Avatar Ride, before Sandra tells us what it takes to win BIG on MULTIPLE game shows. She gives us some tips before we head on Let's Ma...