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"Chicago Talent" is a Chicago online reality show that showcases the lives and endeavors of several Illinois artists and entrepreneurs. It is taking a new angle to the idea of creatives being successful in business.  As so many people envision LA or NYC with this subject, we want to make sure that Chicago is represented as well. It will show them at work, at play and even some emotional moments that occur behind the scenes of such hardworking, ambitious talents. What you normally wouldn’t see when browsing their social media, websites or even interviews, you will see on this show. The series’ first three seasons gained  nearly 200,000 views and received great reviews from several viewers and media outlets on a shoestring budget of several hundred dollars ! The first season being their test run, the cast and its producers were taking a leap of faith and were blessed with a great outcome. It is produced, edited and filmed by some of the same team who released  The Fresh

Season 3 of "Chicago Talent TV"

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Nikhaule Nikhaule is the award-winning CEO of Pour Into It Media, a black owned media production company that offers a variety of content centered at the experience of those from the African Diaspora. Some of their ventures include Project DeConstruction, a web series following the spiritual discovery journeys of millennials and gen z, Nikhaule Be Reading, a bookstagram and community dedicated to highlighting black authors, and a nonprofit book store that is in the works. Check out her website:   https://pourintoit.com/   Deanna K Deanna is the award-winning founder and host of the Label Free Podcast, a series dedicated to interviewing artists, business owners and public figures of all walks of life in a judgement free zone. She has been featured in numerous news outlets for her innovative media work and is known for both her lovable journalistic style and her iconic fashion looks as a former designer. She also is an advocate raising awareness for human trafficking, health & wellne

Season 2 of "Chicago Talent TV"

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Jennifer Benson  Jennifer Benson is an actress, solo artist, and founder and lead singer of the rock band from Chicago, IL called Ignescent. Jennifer is Oscar-nominated and has been featured as an artist on Mancow. She has also been on Fox TV show Empire and has been an extra in the movie The Resurrection of Gavin Stone with Brett Dalton who plays Agent Grant Ward on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Neil Flynn who is currently on ABC’s The Middle as Mike Heck. One of the songs from her solo project was remixed by a producer who has worked with artists like Mariah Carey. Jennifer performed one of her newer songs at the 2018 Chicago Oscar Awards. Since 2011, Jennifer's band, Ignescent, has been primarily touring throughout the Midwest and Nashville area and has opened for Flyleaf, Eve 6, John Cooper of Skillet's band - Fight The Fury, Saliva, Otep, and many others. https://ignescentmusic.com/ Cass Lloyd  Cassady Lloyd has been acting for many years. Cassady was an extra in the

Season 1 of "Chicago Talent TV"

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   Elaine Rau  lost her brother-in-law, her job, and her home all in one week. Stuck in a third world country with no job opportunities, she had to learn how to make an income online ASAP, so she spent her last bit of savings and invested in a blog domain:  LadyBossBlogger.com . Since it's conception, LadyBossBlogger has garnered a massive audience of 100K in under 2 years. It's a platform that helps female entrepreneurs learn how to start, grow and scale their own online businesses and blogs. She has been featured on the  Huffington Post ,  Thrive Global , and over 100+ other websites, magazines and books.    Instagram:  instagram.com/ladybossblogger ,  instagram.com/elainerau Deborah Sievers  is Doodles Cookies Inc's President! Doodles Cookies Inc is an Organic, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Peanut Free,Dairy Free and Vegan Friendly edible cookie dough and baked cookies company. Their Tag Line "A Heartfelt Hug for the Tummy". They took out all the bad stuff and only le

About Our Executive Producer and Creator

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Dr.  Calynn M. Lawrence   is the CEO of the  Calynn Communications & Creative corporation  (est 2020) that owns  Chicago Talent TV  (est 2018) and  The Fresh Faces Project  (est 2014). She is a 28-year-old, seventeen-time award-winning entrepreneur in the Marketing Management and Editorial industries with heavy ties to the fashion, arts, and entertainment sector!  She also is a college graduate with degrees including a Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling, MS - Management and Leadership ( WGU ), BS- Liberal Arts and Social Science -SUMMA CUM LAUDE ( NAU ), AA - Business and Art ( Daley ), and certificate programs in Persuasive Communications - Public Speaking and Writing + Entrepreneurship - Focused In Emerging Economies + Leadership ( Harvard Business School Online ).  AS SEEN IN She got her start at 15 years old when she started a fashion blog and began a Retail Business/Fashion internship at the downtown Chicago Nordstrom Mall in 2011, where she stayed for 3 years until 2014. Th