by Leesa Renée | Sep 28, 2016 | Personal
I didn’t take time two-years ago to celebrate my first stage acting gig since high school. Here’s the picture from opening night. The stage play was called Finding a Wife for Isaiah. It was a dramedy and the ensemble cast included almost 20 characters. I...
by Leesa Renée | Jul 22, 2016 | Personal
Through my genealogical search, I was amazed to learn that my grandfather, James Barnes, married my grandmother, Lucille Amelia Milton, on January 12, 1944. I was born on January 12, 1974, exactly 30-years later… I never met my grandmother and I only met my...
by Leesa Renée | May 23, 2016 | Personal, Telling Sells
My next acting challenge – playing the role of astronaut Devan Smith in a Christian Sci Fi web series called Atlas V Horizons. Devan allows me to get in touch with my inner crazy and explore my deep, dark emotions. We often hide from our gloom; we treat it like...
by Leesa Renée | Mar 31, 2016 | Personal
On March 26, 2006, I launched my digital marketing agency called Caprica Interactive Marketing. It took me 8-months to land my first client… It was an investment firm who wanted to launch a podcast. After launching their podcast and paying my contractors, I...
by Leesa Renée | Feb 19, 2016 | Personal
There are 3 daily practices that I MUST do to help me rid my body of physical, emotional and spiritual toxins: 1 – I must laugh. Before I go to bed, I watch a few funny videos on YouTube. Or, I spend some time in conversation with those I know will make me see...
by Leesa Renée | Feb 11, 2016 | Innovative Ideas, Personal
I’m a first generation Black Canadian of Jamaican decent who is heterosexual, Christian, red “small-c” conservative, urbanite who grew up in an affluent neighbourhood and can speak French (my 2nd language). Assumptions will be made about: My stance...