Fear drives me a lot. My biggest fear is like waking up and I'm 80 and like I didn't do anything in my life.

I was always like, if I don't do this now, when am I ever going to do this? Like when am I ever going to really try?

I can't say I didn't try. Even if I failed to doing it, that's fine. But I can't feel because I didn't try. That's not okay with me. That's Melissa Carcachi.

She's a producer, writer, and actress.

She's best known for her role in the Nickelodeon show Every Which Way.

She's got a new comedy series coming out called Hailea.

Melissa and I talk about her untraditional path as an actress, how she got her first big break,

and the opportunities she created where none existed.

You're listening to The Ground Up Show,

a podcast that inspires creatives to make meaningful content

and pursue their passions.

My name's Matt Diavella,

and I'm a filmmaker best known

for the Netflix documentary

minimalism. And I'm sitting down with creators to talk about their process, the lessons they've

learned, and how to make an impact. So Melissa, thank you so much for being here.

Thank you for having me. I'm so excited. I'm excited too. You just told me that you just started a podcast

of your own. I did. Yeah. It has no name, which is like weird. I don't even know what I want to call it,

but it's on anchor. And so we also film it as well, like I was telling you, where you can actually see

where my guests work, because the whole idea is to show like kids and young adults like different jobs within the entertainment

industry that's not necessarily like actor, writer, director, like all types of jobs that

maybe they didn't know exist. Right, just showing that there's other opportunities because a lot

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