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Permission To Shine

23. Dan & Chris Powers | The Mighty Brothers Discuss 10 Years of Taking on Hollywood

Feb 20, 2024
Dan & Chris Powers, two brothers who moved to LA to pursue their dream in entertainment, share their journey filled with adversity from sleeping on floors to being rejected for jobs. They discuss their success running the Empty Netters Podcast and making a name for themselves as screenwriters, showing that behind every success is a bucket of challenges.
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Quick takeaways

  • Moving to LA for their entertainment career involved adversity but led to success.
  • Lebanese community support was crucial after the grandfather's passing in Dover, NH.

Deep dives

Lebanese Heritage and Family Support

Our mother's side of the family is Lebanese, and our grandfather immigrated to America and became a doctor. He settled in Dover, New Hampshire, where a large Lebanese community formed. Despite his passing at a young age, our grandmother and uncle were supported by this tight-knit community.

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