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b'Welcome! In this episode of Level Up! With Shay, I have an awesome conversation with Julie Ouellette! Julie is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of The Commons, a Los-Angeles based production company dedicated to empowering work from a diverse group of LGBTQ+ artists whose voices are underrepresented in the entertainment community. We talk about her journey from childhood to creating a theater! From growing up as THAT theater kid, to moving out to Los Angeles right out of high school to go to college, finding jobs that fulfilled her career path and happiness, even though they were \\u201csurvival\\u201d jobs, and then having the guts to quit her job with no plan B - something she doesn\\u2019t recommend by the way. Julie knew since she was 4 years old that she wanted to run and create a production company. She may have not had the details down, but guess what? You don\\u2019t NEED to have the details. Julie is one of those people who truly has faith in taking the next step and believing that whichever direction it is, a U-turn, a detour, a different exit than planned is the right move. Anything to keep moving. She\\u2019s so brave for following her heart, and so strong for continuing to do so even when she\\u2019s lying on her floor crying to her mom on the phone. That\\u2019s strength people! I\\u2019m so excited for you to hear this episode! It\\u2019s real and it\\u2019s raw! I hope you enjoy!\\nYou can find and support Julie and The Commons on Instagram at @thecommons_la and her personal IG @officialjulieo. If you are an arts organization who would like to integrate systemic equity into your business (or just interested in the initiative!) check out www.joyjackson.org and @joyjacksonnow on Instagram.\\nFollow me on Instagram @levelupwithshay\\nSubscribe to my blog at www.levelupwithshay.com/blog'