# Follow Your Dream: HIs journey from Atlanta dancer to globally recognized choreographer and director for icons like Michael and Janet Jackson. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/follow-your-dream-his-journey-from-atlanta-dancer-to-globally-recognized-choreographer-and-director-for-icons-like-michael-and-janet-jackson Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/follow-your-dream-his-journey-from-atlanta-dancer-to-globally-recognized-choreographer-and-director-for-icons-like-michael-and-janet-jackson.md Podcast: [Money Making Conversations Master Class](https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829) Published: 2026-05-07T10:35:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/money-making-conversations-master-class-1/travis-payne Audio file: https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/b1db7263-d1a3-4d00-8976-af62012aab44/8e28b411-5855-436a-a0d7-b45c014da4aa/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=35a10561-3e1b-4d05-a529-af62012aab6a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/episodes/follow-your-dream-his-journey-from-atlanta-dancer-to-globally-recognized-choreographer-and-director-for-icons-like-michael-and-janet-jackson Duration seconds: 1723 ## Resource Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily.  I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur.  Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Travis Payne. The interview serves three main purposes: Inspiration & Career Blueprint To highlight Travis Payne’s journey from Atlanta dancer to globally recognized choreographer and director working with icons like Michael and Janet Jackson. Business of Entertainment To educate listeners on how creativity (dance, music, performance) intersects with business, branding, and revenue generation . Motivation for Entrepreneurs & Creatives To reinforce themes of persistence, preparation, and leveraging opportunity—aligned with the show’s mission to help audiences “plan their own success story.” [TRAVIS PAYNE | Txt] 🔑 Key Takeaways 1. Success = Preparation + Opportunity + Fearlessness Payne emphasizes being constantly ready for opportunities in competitive environments like LA. He notes that many people have talent, but lack access and readiness. ➡️ Insight: Preparedness + courage to engage = career breakthroughs 2. Rejection Is Part of the Process He attended multiple auditions daily and expected rejection. Thick skin is essential in creative industries. ➡️ Insight: Expect “no” as part of the… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/episodes/follow-your-dream-his-journey-from-atlanta-dancer-to-globally-recognized-choreographer-and-director-for-icons-like-michael-and-janet-jackson/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-making-conversations-master-class-991829/follow-your-dream-his-journey-from-atlanta-dancer-to-globally-recognized-choreographer-and-director-for-icons-like-michael-and-janet-jackson.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.