The Actress || The Creator || The Joy Seeker with Ajarae Coleman

not a straight line · 2025-03-12

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Ajarae Coleman is an actor, coach, and entrepreneur whose journey exemplifies the power of following one's artistic calling while building meaningful communities along the way. Growing up in New Jersey, she found early academic success that led her to boarding school through a fortuitous scholarship, followed by Harvard where she studied biological anthropology.

After graduation, her path took her to Los Angeles through Teach for America, where she taught in Compton for two years. This experience, while demanding, revealed her deep capacity for impact and connection with others. During a subsequent corporate role at McMaster Car Supply Company, she discovered her passion for acting through evening classes.

Making the pivotal decision to pursue acting professionally in 2009, Ajarae approached the transition methodically, researching the industry and creating Workshop Guru, a platform connecting actors with casting workshops. This entrepreneurial venture naturally evolved into coaching, where she helps other actors navigate their careers while maintaining her own acting pursuits.

Throughout her journey, Ajarae has developed a disciplined approach to success, incorporating morning routines, accountability partnerships, and strategic goal-setting. Her current focus includes landing a series lead role in a single-camera comedy while expanding her presence internationally.

Now at a personal and professional crossroads, Ajarae is embracing expansion by planning to split her time between Los Angeles and London, viewing this next chapter as an opportunity to grow her artistic career and community across continents.

Find out more about Ajarae

Website

https://actingresourceguru.com/

Social Media

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ajaraecoleman/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajarae/

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not a straight line

Every Wednesday, join your host, actor, producer, and former tech entrepreneur Peter Daly-Dickson, for a deep dive into the zig zag journeys through the lives of entrepreneurs and artists. And entrepreneurial artists! Together, we want to shatter the myth that it's ever too late to be who you want to be, and give you hope, inspiration and self-belief that the journey from where you are to where you want to get to is possible. It's just not a straight line!

NEW: Thursday through Tuesday, tune in for daily bite-sized episodes where Peter shares his raw, unfiltered thoughts on intuitive action, personal growth, and the art of articulating who you are. Join him for this [initial 30-day] experiment in real-time self-discovery as he navigates his own non-straight line journey - exploring everything from creative practices and non-negotiable commitments to human design and the power of daily ritual.

About your host: After 30+ years working first as an actor and then a career in IT culminating as the CEO of a software company, I walked away from everything at the end of 2021 close to burnout and in a poor state of mental health. I ended up driving luxury cars around the UK, delivering them to dealerships and customers, and relished the space it gave me to think and simply BE. 2.5 years later I returned to the 22 year old Pete, sitting on the top deck of a bus wondering what his life would be like if he went to drama school, and reestablished myself in a creative career as an actor and producer. Oh, and as a podcast host too!

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