From The Written Page to The Big Screen: Making Your Dreams Come True




Enterprise Podcast Network – EPN show

Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Tom Ingrassia, an award winning author and radio personality, success coach, motivational speaker and a dreamer again joins <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://epodcastnetwork.com/category/exclusive-interviews/enterprise-radio/" target="_blank">Enterprise Radio</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to host <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.twitter.com/EricDye" target="_blank">Eric Dye</a> &amp; guest Tom Ingrassia discuss the following:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Your book, One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams was published in 2013, and has won several national awards. Now, it is being adapted as a documentary film. How did that come about?* What is the message of the documentary?* Did you ever imagine that a book you wrote would become a feature film?* What challenges have you faced in bringing One Door Closes to the screen?* What are your plans for One Door Closes once production is completed?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Tom Ingrassia, founder and president of both <a href="http://www.ingrassiaproductions.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tom Ingrassia Productions</a> and The MotivAct Group, is a motivational speaker, success coach, award-winning author, and radio personality. <br> <br> <br> <br> In 2001, following a successful 25-year career in higher education–Tom re-invented himself as an entertainment manager (his life-long dream) with the formation of Tom Ingrassia Productions and Artist Management. Along the way, he has worked with some of the legendary siners of the 1960s, including Mary Wilson (The Supremes), Arlene Smith (The Chantels), Barbara Alston (The Crystals), June Monteiro (The Toys), The Velvelettes, Carl Gardner (The Coasters), and actress Dee Wallace. <br> <br> <br> <br> In 2006, Tom formed <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.motivactgroup.com%EF%BB%BF" target="_blank">The MotivAct Group</a>, offering holistic personal and professional development workshop, seminars, and individual coaching for success. Tom’s award-winning books One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams (co-authored with Jared Chrudimsky) and Reflections Of A Love Supreme: Motown Through The Eyes Of Fans were published in 2013 and 2015. <br> <br> <br> <br> One Door Closes currently is being adapted as a documentary film–Korey’s Courage–due out in late 2020. Every Wednesday morning, Tom morphs into “Motown Tom”–host of The Motown Jukebox on WCUW 91.3FM in Worcester, MA, and streaming live worldwide at <a href="http://www.wcuw.org/">www.wcuw.org</a>, where he spins the very best of the Motown Sound, and tells the stories behind the music. Tom was named Best Radio Personality in the 2014 and 2015 Landmark Readers’ Choice Awards.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Websites:  <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.motivactgroup.com" target="_blank">www.motivactgroup.com</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.ingrassiaproductions.com" target="_blank">www.ingrassiaproductions.com</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> People also listened to this: <a href="https://epodcastnetwork.com/how-innovation-keeps-your-company-on-top/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Innovation Keeps Your Company on Top</a><br>