Kareem-BYOD

Have you ever heard "I'm sorry you don't fit the description we're looking for". In a constant changing world we find ourselves in situations where certain industries are stuck in old fashioned ways. For example, the entertainment industry is very specific when looking for talent. A common casting for a character may sound like this: Must be male, no taller than 6'0, weighing no more than 185, ethnic (just another word for black), etc...So how does someone who's 6'4 and weighing 210 pounds attack the entertainment industry?

I had the chance this past weekend to ask my friend/actor Kareem how he deals with the industry being that he isn't the "physical norm" of what casting agents look for. Kareem said he uses the fact that he is different as his motivation and it has helped him. Kareem has been in LA for less than a year and he's been on his grind! He's been featured in TV series such as Undateable, Black Jesus, Gotham, and Shameless which will be premiering in two weeks. Be on the look out for this rising star and listen to his story below!

We all have used our negatives as our positives! Email me at JimmyV@beyourowndad.com to share your story and motivate someone else in a similar situation.

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-Jimmy V aka MR.BYOD