Hey guys, Willie Geist here with another episode of the Sunday Sit Down Podcast.

My thanks as always for clicking and listening along.

Got one I think you're really going to like this week with one of the icons of Hollywood.

Shonda Rhymes, she of course is the queen of the Shonda Land Empire, which began in 2005

with Grey's Anatomy, a show she created and wrote.

It was really her first TV job and she built something that is now entering its 20th season.

Since then, she's gone onto the spin-off private practice scandal Bridgerton and now a spin-off

from Bridgerton that's streaming now on Netflix called Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton story.

She is fascinating as Shonda Rhymes.

She grew up the youngest of six children in Chicago.

She'll hear her talk about being a shy kid who sort of played in the kitchen pantry and

created these scenes and move characters around, went on to Dartmouth and just got a passion

for creating and for being a writer and went out to Hollywood where she struggled like

so many people do.

She started writing some movies here there and then had this great epiphany while she

was writing a movie during 9-11.

Like what am I doing with my life?

What do I want my legacy to be?

And from there, she turned to television and started with Grey's Anatomy and the rest

is history.

She recently signed a deal, a multi-year deal with Netflix reported to be worth $100 million.

She is truly one of the most prolific and powerful people in entertainment and in our

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