Ep. 95: Be All In: Ola Shokunbi Talks About Making The Leap From Lawyer To TV Writer

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Careers, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Liz and Sarah talk to Ola Shokunbi about his journey from representing pharmaceutical companies as a lawyer in D.C. to being a staff writer for The Fix. His advice on switching careers? Be all in! Then Sarah shares her airplane hit, and Liz has a post-surgery bomb. This week’s Hollywood Hack is all about self-pampering: invest in a paraffin wax bath. Finally, Mary shares her Big Little Lies Celebrity Sighting: Laura Dern! Links:Outer Order, Inner Calm: https://www.amazon.com/Outer-Order-Inner-Calm Declutter/dp/1984822802 The Fix: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJhX-ccM5k Ola Shokunbi: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8356628/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Sade: https://deadline.com/2018/07/disney-sade-fairytale-african-princess-rick-famuyiwa-producing-1202434114/ Paraffin Wax Bath: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/homedics-reg-paraspa-trade-pro-heat-therapy-paraffin-bath/1040811918?skuId=40811918&&mrkgcl=609&mrkgadid=3301588810&enginename=google&mcid=PS_googlepla_nonbrand_beautywellness_local&product_id=40811918&adtype=pla&product_channel=local&adpos=1o4&creative=232742510542&device=t&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6qHF0Y3p4AIVoRx9Ch3phw4SEAQYBCABEgJc-_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Laura Dern: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000368/?ref_=nv_sr_1Mendocino Farms: https://www.mendocinofarms.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So where is this billboard?
0:03.8	It's coming up.
0:07.0	I need to see it.
0:08.3	No, we've been looking for it.
0:09.7	I think we've been looking for it for like weeks.
0:12.8	OK, it's coming up.
0:15.1	I see an American Idol billboard.
0:17.1	Up there it is.
0:18.0	Where?
0:18.5	Oh, there it is.
0:19.6	The fix.
0:20.6	I see it.
0:21.9	Oh my god.
0:22.8	Yes.
0:24.6	It's real.
0:25.6	It's really nice.
0:26.6	Isn't it good?
0:27.6	Yes.
0:28.4	Is it a billboard?
0:29.1	All right, we need to stop and take a picture.
0:31.0	OK.
0:36.8	Hi, and welcome to Happier and Hollywood,
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