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Kaira Akita

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Actress and creator talks about how she got her start in the entertainment industry with her first feature and starring role getting accepted into the Sundance Film Festival and later being turned into a BET TV series called Somebodies to working with Tyler Perry as Keisha in Why Did I Get Married. We discuss how she approaches her career today, obstacles, challenges and how she's overcome and continued to maintain a successful career over the years. She opened up about the importance of identity and knowing who you are outside of this industry, being courageous, transitions, how she stays sharp as an actress and the differences in the Los Angeles and Atlanta market. Kaira also directed a one woman show called A Rose Called Candace and she shares her experience of creating the show from start to finish, untold stories she'd like to tell in the future and how acting fulfills her as a person. If you'd like to keep up with Kaira check out her website, http://www.kairaakita.com/. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theactorslounge/support

Actress and creator talks about how she got her start in the entertainment industry with her first feature and starring role getting accepted into the Sundance Film Festival and later being turned into a BET TV series called Somebodies to working with Tyler Perry as Keisha in Why Did I Get Married. We discuss how she approaches her career today, obstacles, challenges and how she's overcome and continued to maintain a successful career over the years. She opened up about the importance of identity and knowing who you are outside of this industry, being courageous, transitions, how she stays sharp as an actress and the differences in the Los Angeles and Atlanta market. Kaira also directed a one woman show called A Rose Called Candace and she shares her experience of creating the show from start to finish, untold stories she'd like to tell in the future and how acting fulfills her as a person. If you'd like to keep up with Kaira check out her website, <a href="http://www.kairaakita.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kairaakita.com/</a>. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/theactorslounge/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/theactorslounge/support</a>

Kaira Akita 

Kaira Akita is an artist, thinker and maker. As an actress, she has appeared in films such as Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? and The Family That Preys, and she is a creative who writes, produces, directs and designs several projects. More than that, Kaira is, as she says, "always unfolding," and her vision for what she wants to create in this world continues to evolve.  On this episode you’ll learn: The importance of knowing your authentic self and how that affects your workThe parts of Hollywood that thrives on fearHow understanding that what you think is "wrong" with you is actually makes you, youBeing aware of whether you're being committed to a false identity of yourselfThe importance of doing self work (something that I am a big proponent of)Getting comfortable in what Kaira calls the "inspired interim" Show notes, links, contacts and resources for this episode may be found at www.elaynefluker.com/podcast  Enjoy, and thank you for listening! And hey, if you love it, please leave us a five-star review!   [Music: "Someone Else's Memories" by  Revolution Void] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kaira Akita is an artist, thinker and maker. As an actress, she has appeared in films such as Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? and The Family That Preys, and she is a creative who writes, produces, directs and designs several projects. More than that, Kaira is, as she says, "always unfolding," and her vision for what she wants to create in this world continues to evolve.  On this episode you’ll learn: The importance of knowing your authentic self and how that affects your workThe parts of Hollywood that thrives on fearHow understanding that what you think is "wrong" with you is actually makes you, youBeing aware of whether you're being committed to a false identity of yourselfThe importance of doing self work (something that I am a big proponent of)Getting comfortable in what Kaira calls the "inspired interim" Show notes, links, contacts and resources for this episode may be found at <a href="http://www.elaynefluker.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.elaynefluker.com/podcast</a> Enjoy, and thank you for listening! And hey, if you love it, please leave us a five-star review! [Music: "Someone Else's Memories" by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Revolution_Void/The_Politics_of_Desire/revolution_void_-_03_-_someone_elses_memories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Revolution Void</a>] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Truth About Hollywood, Loving Your Authentic Self and Getting Comfortable in the 'Inspired Interim' with Kaira Akita