S3E12: Katrine Spang-Hanssen-Juggler
In this episode, I\xa0talk to corporate juggler Katrine Spang-Hanssen, partner to Scotty Meltzer. We\xa0delve into corporate entertainment exploring topics like brainstorming jokes for your act, writing custom scripts, and memorizing them. Also find out why the show MUST NOT GO ON!
\nKatrine Spang-Hanssen is a corporate juggler who\u2019s talents have taken her around the world!
\nShe grew up in Denmark from a musical family, so performance was not an uncommon thing. She moved to the States when she was 20 and is just barely recovering from culture shock.
\nShe\u2019s had the opportunity to tour with and open for a number big name entertainers like Kenny Rodgers, Willie Nelson, and Natalie Cole. Add to this hundreds of comedy clubs, fairs, festivals, colleges, and theater productions. She\u2019s now one of two principal performers for Comedy Industries which specializes in creating custom presentations for trade shows, training sessions, sales meetings, and other corporate applications. Clients include Ansys, Commvault, HP, IBM, NETGEAR, and Seagate.
\nA couple cool facts about Katrina: She speaks six languages, and also plays drums with several bands around the Bay Area. I\u2019ll leave it up to you to decide which is cooler. \xa0
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\n\nSuccess Quote:\nIt just doesn't matter. \u2014 Katrine Spang-Hanssen
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\nFavorite Success:\nOpening for Barbara Mandrell for a sold out audience. \xa0
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\nFailure Moment:\nPerforming at the same venue as she did opening for Barbara Mandrell, but for an audience of six. What a contrast! \xa0
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\nTending Corporate Gigs\n\u2022 Incorporating client's message into the act.
\n\u2022 Memorizing custom scripts. - mnemonic connections. - recording and listening to the script over and over again.
\n\u2022 How to cover when you forget part of your script.
\n\u2022 Brainstorming jokes for the act. \xa0
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\nHow Does Katrine Differentiate Herself?\nCustomization for clients. Scripts, tricks, etc. \xa0
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\nWorked Best for Growing Business\nBeing a person that other people want to be around. \xa0
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\nBiggest Professional Challenge\nFear of failure. FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real - Zig Ziglar \xa0
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\nInteresting Story from Career\nFind out why if anything must go on, it's NOT THE SHOW! Katrine tells about how she got appendicitis before a gig, performed anyway, and ended up\xa0taking an ambulance to the hospital after her gig. This is the other half of a story that Scotty Meltzer mentioned in his interview. \xa0
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\nParting Advice\nDon't get hung up on a dream. Appreciate the journey. \xa0
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\nOther Topics Covered\n\u2022\xa0Fear of failure.
\n\u2022\xa0Working with what you've got.
\n\u2022\xa0Most people aren't "out to get you." \xa0
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\nRecommended books and resources:\nNote: Many of the links in this section are affiliate links, meaning we\xa0earn a small portion of any sales. If you're enjoying our\xa0podcast and decide to purchase one of the recommended resources or books, please consider using our\xa0affiliate links to help support the work we're doing here at the Successful Performercast. Thanks! \xa0
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\nBooks
\nThelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original by\xa0Robin Kelley
\nFeel the World by Noerretranders \xa0
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\nWhere can we find Katrine Spang-Hanssen?\n\n