Remember the last time you and few close friends stayed up too late at the Diner because no one wanted to leave? You didn’t need that grilled cheese with a side of pancakes but damn if it didn’t hit the spot! You laughed until you cried or cried until you laughed. Regardless of which lead to what, you left feeling a little more thoughtful, grateful, and actually full. Those are the best conversations we have in our lives, and the reason why Diner Talks with James exists. I’ll be your bearded bespectacled host, James Robilotta. I’m an author and professional speaker who talks to willing and unwilling audiences on the role that authenticity and vulnerability must play in life and business. I am a life coach with a Masters in counseling and 16+ years of improv comedy experience. Most importantly, I am a fellow human being with a fervent curiosity for others’ passions, relationships, insecurities, ambitions, patterns, and food quirks. So, come join me in The Diner. Slide into the booth, place your order, and tell me a story.
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episode 21: How fun is anxiety!? With cheese monger/actor Anne-Marie Pietersma
This week Anne-Marie Pietersma, actor and cheese monger, joins me in the diner! We first talked about her experience with COVID-19 because losing your sense of taste as a cheese monger is probably not ideal. We compared east coast vs. west coast late night eating options and then jumped into Anne-Marie’s life. We started with her journey from going space camp to wanting to be a therapist to finally setting into acting. Anne-Marie was raised on a dairy farm and it was fascinating to learn how it shaped perspective in multiple avenues of life. Naturally from dairy farming we went head first into a delicious conversation about cheese making and different types. After nerding out about cheeses Anne-Marie told an incredible story about being in a hot air balloon accident. We wrapped our conversation with a deep chat about living with anxiety – how it shows up, and how Anne-Marie is working on worrying less and improving her mental health.
About the Guest:
Anne-Marie Pietersma is an actress, writer, comedian, and cheese educator who grew up on PBS and British Comedy, and saw Spaceballs before she saw Star Wars. She is a California-raised and Brooklyn-based artist that comes from a family of farmers. She gets excited about any opportunity to merge empathy and humor, and/or art and agriculture. Anne-Marie will never turn down pizza. Inside of her brain she has A LOT of ideas...A LOT, and has often struggled to choose which ones to pursue and prioritize. Just in the past few years, she has started to look inward for what is true and good for her rather than seeking those answers from outside sources. She believes every person should be required to do three things: take a theatre class/be in a show, go to therapy, and know where their food comes from.
Connect with Anne-Marie and learn more:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woah_annemarie_just/
Video: Magic the Gathering: https://youtu.be/udeGVqP63Zo
Video: I Got Dressed Today: https://youtu.be/q24Kv8_0TD4
About the Host:
Friends! Here's a somewhat stuffy bio of me:
I am an author, professional speaker, coach, host, and entrepreneur. My first book, Leading Imperfectly: The value of being authentic for leaders, professionals, and human beings, is available wherever people buy books. I speak internationally to willing and unwilling attendees about authenticity, vulnerability, and leadership. My clients include American Express, General Electric (GE), Accenture, Yale University, The Ohio State University, and many others. As a speaker, I am doing the two things I loves the most: making people think and making people laugh!
I host my own events multiple times a year. They are 2-day events called Living Imperfectly Live (and sometimes they are 1-day virtual events). They are a space where humans from every walk of life can come together to be part of a community on the pursuit of badassery. The goal is to help attendees start living the life we say we want to live.
Alas, you're here because of an idea I had a number of years ago and didn't think I was good enough to pull it off. I finally acted on it and alas Diner Talks with James was born! As you can see from what I do in my professional life, Diner Talks is alligned with everything I believe in and teach. If this wasn't dry enough, and you would like to know more info about my speaking, events, or coaching feel free to check out my website: JamesTRobo.com.
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