Beyond Better with Stacy Ennis Stacy Ennis

In this week’s episode, I get to pull back the curtain on the elusive world of writing for television and movies with my guest, Katiedid Langrock, and share some behind-the-scenes on what it’s like to write for major animated series, including Barbie, Paw Patrol, and Hello Kitty.

Katiedid is a screenwriter, television writer, longtime syndicated humor columnist, adjunct professor, author, and writing coach. Shows she codeveloped have been nominated for a number of awards, including an Emmy for Best Children's Series and multiple NAACP Image Awards, and won the 2020 Diversity Media Award for Best Kid Series. She recently worked as a writer or head writer for shows on Disney Jr., Nickelodeon, and Amazon, and just published a humorous book on pregnancy called Baby Bump Bucket List.

Katiedid is also location independent, so you know I had to talk about that! We discuss her year traveling the country in an RV while working on Hello Kitty, as well as her philosophy on taking risks and living a bold life. You don’t want to miss this episode.

Learn more about Katiedid:


Instagram @writeinthewild
Katiedid’s website
LinkedIn

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To submit a question, email hello@stacyennis.com or visit www.stacyennis.com/contact and fill out the form on the page.

For this first episode of season 5 (!), our team got to record in person! For the first time ever, three of us were in the same room—normally we work from the U.S. and Portugal. Our time together inspired us to record an episode all about our work. We cover:


What it's like meeting for the first time in person
The pros and cons of remote team dynamics 
What it's been like for me (Stacy) to go from working on my own to leading a team
How we've stayed connected while living so far apart
The risks we've each taken to go after our dreams
Our wonderful clients and why we love working with them 
What we value in each person on the team

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To submit a question, email hello@stacyennis.com or visit www.stacyennis.com/contact and fill out the form on the page.

As part of my summer podcast replay series, I'm excited to share this week’s episode with my good friend Amanda Turner (writing as AK Turner). In this episode, she shares how her family travels two to four months a year—all while running a business and writing New York Times best-selling books.

Amanda's Vagabonding with Kids series was inspirational for me as we were dreaming of moving to Thailand way back when I was pregnant with my oldest child. As kindred travel and writing souls, we had a lot of fun in this episode talking about our travel experiences and what we've learned about the book-writing process. Amanda shares so many great pieces of advice! If you’ve ever wanted to travel the world or write a book—or both—you won’t want to miss this episode.

Learn more about Amanda:


Join her Facebook group for writers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/255224582360857/
Access her free video series: https://www.bookwrite.org/getting-started-book
Check out her excellent and inspiring Vagabonding with Kids series: http://vagabondingwithkids.com/

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Facebook @stacyenniscreative
LinkedIn
Youtube @stacyennisauthor

Learn more about my Idea-to-Draft Accelerator and Author Mentorship program here.

To submit a question, email hello@stacyennis.com or visit www.stacyennis.com/contact and fill out the form on the page.

As part of my summer podcast replay series, I'm excited to share this week’s episode with author David Morales. His book, American Familia: A Memoir of Perseverance, was released in February 2022 and already has dozens of five-star reviews and has impacted readers across the US and beyond.

In this conversation, David shares the inspiration behind the book and his larger vision of impact, including the work he’s doing through Ahora Inc., a nonprofit organization he cofounded with his wife, Samanda Morales, focused on increasing economic mobility and empowering individuals and families to gain financial freedom. We discuss how two qualities, self-agency and critical thinking, helped him overcome both rural and urban poverty to become the person he is today. He also delves into how he navigated publishing a vulnerable memoir while working as a high-level executive in the health-care industry.

If you’re an aspiring author on the journey to impact, David’s insights about his own author journey will inspire you to take action.

Learn more and connect with David:


American Familia on Amazon
David’s website
Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter
Ahora Inc.

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Instagram @stacyennis
Facebook @stacyenniscreative
LinkedIn
Youtube @stacyennisauthor

Learn more about my Idea-to-Draft Accelerator and Author Mentorship program here.

To submit a question, email hello@stacyennis.com or visit www.stacyennis.com/contact and fill out the form on the page.

As part of my summer podcast replay series, I’m excited to share this week’s episode with Michael Zipursky, CEO of Consulting Success®, a consulting business that specializes in helping entrepreneurial consultants grow profitable, scalable, and strategic businesses. We talk about Michael’s journey through multiple businesses and how he transitioned from burning the midnight oil to structuring his business in a way that supports a lifestyle of freedom. He shares what a healthy entrepreneurial work-life balance looks like for him and the mindset shifts necessary to achieve it. Hint: the key is to optimize our business and our lifestyle so we can start enjoying more of what we want today and not delaying it for the future.

Michael explains how authorhood impacted his business (Michael has published three books to date), as well as the four pillars of developing a highly profitable, scalable coaching business (the components of his Clarity Coaching program); content marketing; social media; and more.

This is a value-packed episode you don’t want to miss!

Get to know Michael:


Consulting Success website
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/zipursky

Learn more about my Idea-to-Draft Accelerator and Author Mentorship program here.

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Instagram @stacyennis
Facebook @stacyenniscreative
LinkedIn
Youtube @stacyennisauthor

To submit a question, email hello@stacyennis.com or visit www.stacyennis.com/contact and fill out the form on the page.

As part of my summer podcast replay series, I’m sharing a replay of a powerful podcast episode with a past student, May Lam Rocco.

May’s memoir, Confi-Dance: Memoirs of an Asian Businesswoman’s Journey from a Traditional Upbringing into Unconditional Love, has been endorsed by an impressive list of people, including the former president of Gucci China; the speaker-elect of the US House of Representatives; and my friend and coauthor, Ron Price, president of TTI Success Insights.

During her time in my program, May went from thinking her memoir was meant for an audience of one—her son—to realizing that her book had a significant role in fulfilling her newfound purpose of helping other people up-level their confidence in business, parenting, and life. She’s a shining example of using one’s voice for impact, stepping into a bold message, and helping further other women (and all people!) through her story.

Get inspired by this week’s pod replay on building confidence, writing a book, and making an impact.

Learn more about May


Get May’s book: Confi-dance
Follow May on TikTok: @maylamrocco
Follow May on Instagram: @maylamrocco


Learn more about my Idea-to-Draft Accelerator and Author Mentorship program here.

Follow me on:


Instagram @stacyennis
Facebook @stacyenniscreative
LinkedIn
Youtube @stacyennisauthor

To submit a question, email hello@stacyennis.com or visit www.stacyennis.com/contact and fill out the form on the page.