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This week we step outside our comfort zone with entertainment journalist, Courtney Tezeno! From journalism school to the bright lights of LA, Courtney talks about her journey as a journalist, a woman, and most importantly, a nerd from Houston who has carved out a spot for herself as one of the top 5 black female entertainment journalist under 30 in Hollywood according to Buzzfeed.

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Timestamps:
01:30 - Introduction to Courtney
04:30 - How Steph and Courtney know each other
06:30 - What makes Courtney the coolest nerd in the room?
08:00 - How pageantry brought out the best in Courtney
11:00 - Thuggin’ it out in journalism school
16:00 - Transitioning into entertainment journalism
23:00 - Courtney’s perspective on technology opening new doors for talent
24:00 - How it feels to have someone skip you in line for an opportunity
27:00 - How Courtney stays rooted
33:00 - The most surprising interviews Courtney has experienced
40:00 - How Courtney keeps her perspective fresh?
44:00 - The Watchmen bandwagon & Youtube rabbit holes
49:00 - Challenges as a black woman in entertainment journalism
1:07:00 - Just keep living…
1:10:00 - The dating struggle
1:18:00 - 2 years of celibacy and a engagement ring later
1:25:00 - Breakthrough through break-up
1:28:00 - Would you propose for a second time?
1:32:00 - The bridge between a man’s logic and a man’s emotions
1:37:00 - How are we going to become cooler nerds this week?

Social Media
Twitter - @coolestnerdpod
IG - @coolestnerdsintheroom
Email - coolestnerdsintheroom@gmail.com
Steph on Twitter - @StephandSec
Madblkman on Twitter - @Madblkman
Courtney on Twitter - @courtney_tezeno

Resources

• CourtneyTezeno.com

Intro/Outro produced by @chaisnuclear of the Tin Clock Productions

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