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People's Choice Podcast Award nominated. Taking intentional risk for your creative life. Hosts: @heather_vickeryandco & @alanseales

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What if you don't have to choose just ONE thing to be? 👀

Writer. Poet. Broadway producer. Mom. Creator.

Why do we keep telling ourselves we have to pick one identity, one career path, one version of success?

On our latest episode of Was It Chance?, Heather Vickery and @alanseales Seal sit down with @meganminutillo to talk about what happens when the career you're supposed to want turns out not to be the one you actually want.

Megan left a steady teaching job, followed her creative curiosity, and built a career that includes poetry, producing, writing, and a Tony Award nomination for Operation Mincemeat. 🎭

But the journey wasn't a straight line.

Heather and Alan get into the messy, honest realities of being a multi-passionate creative: navigating motherhood, making space for writing, knowing when to focus on one project, and giving yourself permission to let another wait.

Megan also shares how poetry emerged during a challenging season of motherhood and IVF, eventually connecting her with readers who saw their own experiences reflected in her words.

And then there's Tuscan Witch—her intriguing novel-in-progress about witches, sisterhood, Italy, and a world responding to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Her reminder? You can have it all. Just not all at the same time.

If you've ever felt behind because you're pursuing too many things—or guilty because you're not doing them all at once—this conversation is for you.

🎧 Was It Chance Podcast — link in bio.

With Heather Vickery and Alan Seales, from Broadway Podcast Network.

#WasItChance #BroadwayPodcastNetwork #MeganMinutilloWeiner #MultiPassionateCreative #CreativeCareer #Broadway #WritingLife #WomenInTheArts by @wasitchance

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5 days ago

What happens when you discover your mom is a civil rights icon… from a history book?

On our latest episode of Was It Chance?, Heather Vickery and @alanseales sit down with @lokimulholland for a conversation that starts with his mother, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, and goes somewhere much bigger.

Growing up, Loki mostly knew Joan as “Mom.”

It wasn’t until he saw her in his history books that he began to understand the extraordinary role she played in the Civil Rights Movement.

Years later, Loki picked up a camera to tell her story.

He thought he was making a documentary.

Instead, that one creative decision opened the door to an entire career telling stories about civil rights, racism, voting rights, and the people who too often get left out of history.

Heather and Alan dig into what happens when you follow an opportunity before you know where it’s going, how an “accidental” career can become an intentional calling, and why preserving these stories matters.

They also talk about Loki’s new book, Get Back to the Counter.

And then there’s the story of how Loki accidentally got trapped in Russia at 20 years old.

🎧 Listen to the Was It Chance Podcast — link in bio.

#WasItChance #WasItChancePodcast #HeatherVickery #AlanSeales #BroadwayPodcastNetwork #LokiMulholland #CivilRights #Storytelling #History #Podcast by @wasitchance

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Alan and Heather sit down with New Jersey–based voice actor and coach @chrisdattolivo to unpack the winding, risk-filled path that led him from a corporate marketing job he despised to a thriving career behind the mic. Chris shares how a mix of early creative instincts, a pivotal audiobook opportunity, and one bold decision to quit his job forced him to bet on himself in a big way. What followed was a crash course in resilience, self-marketing, and navigating the unpredictable “feast or famine” reality of voiceover work.

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#wasitchancepodcast #podcast #broadway #chrisdattoli #voiceacting by @wasitchance

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5 months ago

We sit down with documentary filmmaker @kscoggin to unpack the decade-long journey behind her deeply personal film Flood. What begins as a curiosity about science, faith, and her upbringing as a young earth creationist evolves into a profound exploration of family, identity, and the limits of belief. Katy shares how a chance opportunity to work in documentary filmmaking, along with a simple ask to a mentor, set her on a path that would ultimately lead her back home with a camera, confronting the most complicated relationship in her life, the one with her father.

Visit bpn.fm/wasitchance to find your way to listen or visit our website, https://www.wasitchance.com/

#wasitchancepodcast #podcast #broadway #katyscoggin #documentaryfilmmaking by @wasitchance

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6 months ago

In this episode, @alanseales and Heather sit down with @rayhartjen —a self-described professional storyteller whose career has spanned investment banking, pharma, tech, marketing, and creative writing. Ray shares how storytelling became the throughline across every chapter of his professional life, even before he consciously recognized it. From crafting narratives in corporate boardrooms to writing books and playing music, Ray reveals how understanding engagement and human connection ultimately shaped his work and his identity.

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#wasitchancepodcast #podcast #broadway #rayhartjen #storytelling by @wasitchance

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6 months ago

In this episode of Was It Chance, @alanseales and Heather Vickery talk with comedian, keynote speaker, and storyteller @meritkahn about turning life’s unexpected plot twists into powerful creative material. Merritt is the creator and performer of Optimistic Personality Disorder, a one-woman show that blends stand-up comedy, storytelling, and personal insight as she explores divorce, parenting, empty nesting, and the unpredictable turns life can take. With a background in sales training, emotional intelligence, and positive psychology, Merritt brings a unique perspective to the stage—using humor not just to entertain, but to help people rethink how they relate to their own life stories.

Visit bpn.fm/wasitchance to find your way to listen or visit our website, https://www.wasitchance.com/

#wasitchancepodcast #podcast #broadway #meritkahn #optimisticpersonalitydisorder by @wasitchance

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7 months ago

In this deeply vulnerable episode of Was It Chance?, we sit down with @richwrightunltd , founder of The Artist Recovery, for an honest conversation about creativity, depression, suicide, and the courage it takes to stay curious about hope.

Rich shares how his creative instincts showed up early—from reverse-engineering fashion designs in his mind to launching his own clothing line with zero formal training. But when that venture collapsed in a high-stakes moment at Lollapalooza, it triggered a spiral that led to a suicide attempt and a long journey through inpatient care, therapy, and ultimately a search for healing beyond traditional models.

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#wasitchancepodcast #podcast #broadway #richwright #artistrecovery by @wasitchance

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7 months ago

Have you listened to our newest episode with Heather Vickery from the @wasitchance podcast yet?!

🎧if not, what are you waiting for?
✨if so, drop your thoughts below👇

Thank you SO much for this fascinating and insightful conversation, Heather!
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#podcast #queer #mom #joy #humandesign taken in Washington D. C. by @wasitchance

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7 months ago

🎙️NEW EPISODE IS LIVE✨

💎Heather Vickery is SO many things: a transformational coach, a Joy Warrior, a mother of four daughters, a queer woman, a Projector in Human Design, and more!

🌈Watch and/or listen to our conversation about her extensive, ever-evolving identity on @spotifypodcasts @applepodcasts @youtube @iheartpodcast @pandora @pocketcasts @substack or any other podcast platform!

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#newepisode #podcast #joy #humandesign #queer by @wasitchance

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7 months ago

Heather Vickery and Alan Sseales sit down with Troy Horne, a multi-hyphenate creative whose career spans music, Broadway, television, entrepreneurship, and authorship. The conversation explores what it really means to take intentional risks—especially in midlife—and how clarity, courage, and self-trust compound over time.

Troy shares how his creative journey began with a childhood performance in church that revealed both his talent and his appetite for risk. From there, he followed a path shaped by persistence rather than certainty, navigating choir, talent shows, and eventually national television on Star Search. That experience became an early lesson in how the entertainment industry actually works—where talent matters, but timing, narrative, and business needs often matter just as much.

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#wasitchancepodcast #podcast #broadway #midlifereinvention #troyhorne by @wasitchance

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8 months ago

The difference between success and failure can be so tiny. Historian David Armstrong reflects on that thin line in this crossover episode with Was It Chance?⁠
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Drop “416” in the comments and I’ll DM you a direct link to listen. ⁠
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🎧 416 - David Armstrong: Broadway’s Untold Story- Who Really Created the American Musical⁠
Hit play wherever you get your podcasts or tap the link in bio.⁠
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#davidarmstrong #theatre #directing #stage #broadway by @wasitchance

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8 months ago

In this episode of Was It Chance, Heather Vickery and Alan Seales sit down with Paul Pape—creative problem navigator, TEDx speaker, author, and the man affectionately known as “Santa for Nerds.” From a studio in Nebraska, Paul has built custom props, collectibles, and prototypes for Disney, Universal, Nickelodeon, Broadway, and The Tonight Show, becoming the go-to person when clients need something that doesn’t exist yet.

Paul shares how a theater background, relentless curiosity, and a bend-don’t-break mindset led him from being told he’d never act again to designing iconic objects for film, television, and live entertainment. Along the way, he breaks down how creatives can build sustainable businesses without sacrificing their artistic soul—by charging for labor, reframing pricing, and even gamifying business strategy.

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#wasitchancepodcast #podcast #broadway #paulpape #intentionalrisk by @wasitchance

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9 months ago