Episode 13: Amanda Samoyloff

Amanda Samoyloff, a Cal State University Long Beach alumni, won Prose at HFO and placed 4th in Poetry at AFA during her first year of competition. She and the rest of CSULB would soon place 5th in the nation at AFA-NIET. In 2009, Samoyloff won 1st place in Prose at NFA. After graduation, she made her way into Hollywood, taking the skills and work ethics she learned from her time in speech and debate and became an actress and filmmaker. She's produced, written, and performed in multiple films over the last decade.  Currently, she's the CEO + founder of the PR firm, Samoyloff PR, and is set to publish her first poetry book in Spring 2020.

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In this episode, Robert and Amanda discuss how to continue during interruptions, the annoyance of high heels, and the endurance needed to be successful at nationals.  Listen for free through Apple Podcasts, GooglePlay, Overcast, Podbean, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Amanda politely applauds all the losers who couldn’t beat her.