Braun Strowman (Won the Arnold Amateur Strongman World Championships, WWE Champion, Entrepreneur and Now Host of EVERYTHING ON THE MENU) sat down on 10,000 NOs with Matthew Del Negro podcast…

He doesn’t just flex his muscles…

He drops some legit, hard-earned, plain-spoken KNOWLEDGE BOMBS full of wisdom on us!!

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Welcome to 10,000 NOs with Matthew Del Negro — a channel for actors, filmmakers, writers, creatives, and entrepreneurs navigating the ups and downs of building a career.

Through honest conversations with working artists, storytellers, and industry professionals, we explore the realities of rejection, persistence, and what it really takes to succeed in entertainment and creative business.

If you’re chasing a creative career or building something of your own, remember: every “no” can bring you closer to your next “yes.”

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:

00:00 INTRO

01:55 WHO IS BRAUN STROWMAN

07:00 SECOND CHANCES

10:46 STRONG MAN

18:59 GET THESE HANDS WWE

26:00 CATCH THE AUDIENCE

29:00 LEARN A SKILL/TRADE

33:00 BEING A GOOD STUDENT DOESN’T PAY OFF

36:00 MANIFEST IT!

40:00 EVERYTHING ON THE MENU

46:57 WHY BRAUN STROWMAN?

“I dropped my accent immediately. I said, ‘Bro, listen… I’m an actor. I’m just acting, alright? I’m not a gang member. I’m not even from this country!”

In today’s episode, Matt sits down with actor Tobi Bamtefa, whom you may recognize as Bunny, the gangster kingpin at the heart of Paramount +’s Mayor of Kingstown. The conversation dives deep into Tobi’s intricate character development with Bunny as well as his departure from his path to becoming a lawyer to pursue stage and screen, eventually working across from stars like Jeremy Renner, Bryan Cranston and Tim Roth, among others.

Actors will particularly enjoy this conversation as they spend some time demystifying audition preparation, creating a character and their specific self-tape practices.

If you’re an actor, writer or filmmaker and you think you’d benefit from being part of conversations like this every week with a group of fellow artists, consider joining our Working Actors Community. Find out more by CLICKING HERE.

And remember: “failure” is just opportunity in disguise. You can flip the script to make your setbacks serve you.

Remember, “failure” is just opportunity in disguise, and you can flip the script to make your setbacks serve you.

SHOW LINKS:

10,000 NOs: THE BOOK

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"Self-reflection is often saying ‘I wish I had done something differently’, and that to me can sound like lack of gratitude, but also these things are true”.

In today’s episode, Matt sits down with his Mayor of Kingstown colleague and celebrated American Actress and singer, Laura Benanti. Renowned for her extensive Broadway Career, Laura is a Tony Award Winner and five time nominee.

She has also won a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and been nominated for a Saturn Award, among others. The conversation covers her meteoric path to Broadway dominance, the side-effects of rising so quickly while still finding one's self, and a deep dive into her powerful role on Season 4 of Mayor Kingstown.

10,000 NOs is here to inspire you and help you realize you are not alone if you’re battling to overcome rejection in your career or life.

So, if you’re an actor, writer or filmmaker and you like what you hear in the snippets from our Working Actors Community zooms enough to want to be a part of it, CLICK HERE.

Remember, “failure” is just opportunity in disguise, and you can flip the script to make your setbacks serve you.

SHOW LINKS:

10,000 NOs: THE BOOK

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR (WEEKLY) NEWSLETTER

FOLLOW MATT ON SOCIAL

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE WORKING ACTORS COMMUNITY