Cup of Ambition Podcast S2[5]: Event Producer, Creative Director, and Writer LaChelle Chrysanne

LaChelle Chrysanne is a multitalented creative professional: she's the Founder/Creative Director of multimedia brand UNPOPCULTR, host of the Day One Fans podcast and a freelance event producer, writer, creative consultant, and graphic designer.

LaChelle talks with us about how she's built her career and followed her talents and passions, one step at a time. We talk about being selective with each new position you take, when it's time to move to the next opportunity, a lot about experiential event production and what it entails, and how she helps amplify the voices of marginalized communities in her work.

00:03:20: What's LaChelle's job and where does she work? What has her career trajectory looked like?

00:14:26: What is experiential design? LaChelle tells us about producing events like the Tribeca Film Festival - what does an event producer do? What are the rewards and challenges of this job?

00:23:20: What is UNPOPCULTR? LaChelle tells us about founding this creative production and digital content agency that specializes in amplifying the voices of Black and POC creatives.

34:05: LaChelle tells us about her podcast, Day One Fans.

00:44:22: Back to the Future: What would LaChelle tell her younger self? What's been her biggest career mistake and what has she learned from it.

00:50:00: Listener Questions: and Lighting Round