#16: Alexis Gay - The Professional Unprofessional

My guest today is Alexis Gay. While on the rise in her career in tech, Alexis took to the internet to lampoon her own industry as her social alter ego, @yayalexisgay. With razor sharp comedic instincts and magnetic screen presence, she pokes fun at the absurdity of a new professional class that’s trying to put a dent in the universe while navigating petty personal problems. After 25 million video views, countless industry conference keynotes, and over a hundred episodes of her podcast Non-Technical, Alexis has left her desk job and incessant slack notifications behind. She’s now started a new chapter as an entertainer, trading annual performance reviews for nightly standing ovations.

After debuting her one woman show Unprofessional at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, she’s taking it on an eight city tour across the United States. We sat down a day before her performance in Los Angeles to talk about her travels in the creator economy and her craft of self-parody.

Please enjoy my conversation with the consummate unprofessional professional, Alexis Gay. 

Show Notes:

Alexis Gay Website 

Alexis Gay Instagram 

“Unprofessional” tour dates and tickets 

The War of Art Book 

The Body Keeps the Score book 

Box Breathing 

Cat Cohen

Alex Edelman 

The Artist’s Way

📸@swhnorton 

🐦@swhnorton

🖥️www.atlargeshow.com

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