We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Georgia Beam a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Georgia, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success?

Success is all about your perception of it. Everyone has their own measures of it, and it means something different to me than it would to you.

To me, it always meant something unreachable; always to strive towards but never to fully have, like a path that never had an end to it. Over time, my relationship with it has become a lot healthier, and a lot more within reach, and it’s something I let myself feel that I have more and more in the moment.

Working through why it’s so easy to feel unsuccessful, like comparing yourself to your peers, being your own worst enemy and having imposter syndrome has been really important to me in 2023. When I would achieve something, I wouldn’t be proud of yet would everything to the next person. Calling myself out on those negative thoughts as they come in has led me to be so much more grateful for my journey so far, and for what’s to come.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, I made the coastal jump at 18 to continue pursuing my dreams in the heart of the industry. From playing competitive sports my whole life to taking on any new job or role that excites me, I stay true to my love of entertaining others, and spreading positivity; now as a SAG Eligible actress and model based in Los Angeles. I got my start with a talent agency based in my home town at fifteen, and once in college out in LA, that’s when I began working with talent management companies and agencies to help take my career to the next level.

Forging my own connections from scratch in a new town thousands of miles from home is a big part of my journey that I feel sets me a part from others in my industry. I’m very proud of the connections I’ve made for myself, where I come from, and of whom this city has let me grow into.

I’ve only ever wanted to effect change on a mass scale. I feel what this world needs more of is emotional expression. Life imitates art and vise versa; the visual medium of it can be a great teacher for oneself. It can force you to look within, whether it’s subconscious, or you feel it looking in the mirror. I feel through this career that I can help people feel things, and the more emotional expression we can process as humans, the more positive and brighter moments and exchanges start to add up for everyone.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

No one knows how their life is going to go, no matter how much you may plan, or how in tune with your path you may feel. I’ve always felt a call to be a vessel for art and for positive change, but if I were to tell you I’ve ever known what I’m doing besides that, you’d have to call my bluff. Knowing things in your head vs sharing them out loud makes all the difference, and that’s something I’ve slowly started to learn since I was about 17.

No one in my family knew of my dreams until I was in high school, it seemed so out of the blue, because I wasn’t voicing thoughts that made sense to me that I’d had my whole life. Because of my late start in taking charge of my own path, I’ve had to prove at every turn that this life is something I want, and that it is for me. People don’t just move across the country on their own so young where I’m from. However a lot of people do choose the struggling artist path regardless, but they give it a time-frame, an ultimatum, and fall into step with that.

Thousands of hopefuls are moving away from LA everyday, for one valid reason or another. The fact that I’m still here paving my own way after setbacks like the Covid pandemic, the seriously necessary WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes, and a recession proves my resilience to follow my path. Following your dreams isn’t for the weak, to say the least.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

Feeling like I’m staying true to my younger self, that she’s here with me helping adult Georgia make decisions, feels like the most rewarding aspect of being an artist. I decided that no matter the cost, and no matter how far away I get from being able to express my creativity, that I will never choose a life path where my imagination and passion for life will go away for too long.

Contact Info:

• Website: Georgiabeam.com
• Instagram: Instagram.com/georgiabeam
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgiaalixandra/
• Other: Contact: Jana Luker Agency https://pro.imdb.com/company/co0081856/

Image Credits
Laura Burke, Mava Gomez, Mia Redwine, Nick Azzaro, John Soto III