Stick with it: "The Queen's Gambit" producers Allan Scott and Bill Horberg

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Fight for your dream: Comedian Cristela Alonzo

When the ABC show Cristela premiered in 2014, Cristela Alonzo made U.S. history, the first Latina to write, produce, and star in her own prime-time comedy. But this dream didn’t come easy: Cristela had to fight for her vision at every stage of the process. As she takes us on the ...  Show more

Find the people who see your dream: Actor Aasif Mandvi

In the 1990s, Aasif Mandvi was a struggling actor looking for roles that didn’t seem to exist. So he wrote Sakina’s Restaurant — a solo show about an Indian immigrant family who owns a restaurant in New York City. When Sakina’s Restaurant premiered off-Broadway in 1998, there was ...  Show more

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