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

Hannah, appreciate you joining us today. Do you think your parents have had a meaningful impact on you and your journey?

My parents recognized that at the very early age of three, I had a different set of abilities. Public speaking, performing, anything involving being extroverted and entertaining- this was not a fear of mine whatsoever.

At three years old, they enrolled me in dance lessons at my local academy. We continued this training and eventually my parents concluded that dance was a great idea, now maybe theater will be of her interest as well. At the age of five, I not only had booked my first role, but it was the lead! Dance and acting all continued, and pageantry was later introduced as well.

My parents are my heroes because they have always supported me. They have always listened to me. To this day, they are still consistently my number one fans and they will do absolutely anything to make sure that I know how proud they are of me. It means the world to me as an adult that they poured so much time and energy into my skills, which ultimately led to my future.

I hear stories of so many people that are in the industry that don’t have the support of their parents. These stories make me so sad, and though I never falter on possessing a great amount of gratitude for my parents’ support, it is certainly a reminder that I am grateful for my unique situation.

Hannah, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am Hannah Fletcher. I proudly hold a BFA in Acting and I am blessed to be able to state that I have a career in the entertainment industry. I am passionate about the arts and entertainment industry, and I always have been.

I am a host and interviewer, having interviewed hundreds of celebrities and influencers. I am most proud of my motivation and drive to keep striving. I moved to LA with little to no understanding as to how to network, market myself, and craft a career. My parents helped as best as they could, and I knew a few colleagues that were in the same boat as me- so I was posed with quite the challenge of navigating Hollywood.

I was determined to make a name for myself in this industry. I pride myself on being the role model that I wish I could have had to look up to as a young girl. When I moved to LA, I relocated just a few months before the lockdown. I was finally finding my groove with acting classes, self-tapes, submissions and so on. When I realized that acting tapes and opportunities were dwindling, I had an epiphany. I’d realized that if I was to make it in this industry, it may not be of the best mindset to hold out solely for acting opportunities. Yes, I loved (and still do love) acting- but if I want to achieve my definition of success- I need to expand my horizons.

With this, I found old home videos of when I was much younger- interviewing my cat at the time, Milo. I also realized my passion that I had for social media and I found that podcasts were particularly popular. So with this, I decided that I wanted to become an interviewer and a host. I took on several unpaid internships and dove in head first, learning the ropes of booking talent, conducting interviews, and engaging and honing all of the necessary skills to be an exceptional interviewer. Meanwhile, I launched a podcast that later took on many different forms and formats- and the goal was not to go viral or have the highest numbers. The goal was to, in realtime, exercise my skillset. I wanted to meet the talent, leverage the connection, and have a conversation with them on-camera. I figured that this could serve as a blueprint for launching my own talk show.

What people don’t understand about Hollywood, is that if you cannot show your abilities or have something to show for it, especially with a network that is growing or nonexistent-it is very difficult to gain respect and trust from industry colleagues that could present you with opportunities. For example, many actors get auditions because they have their reels. Photographers and makeup artists have portfolios. It’s the same concept.

I am proud of the resilience that I have possessed since 2019 and relocating to LA. I am eager and finally at ease to see that all of the hard work and effort of recalibrating, accepting all kinds of gigs and saying yes, has finally paid off. I do believe that my resilience, motivation, and solid support system is what sets me apart in this industry.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My mission is to be the role model I wish I had to look up to as a young girl. I also very much want to continue to create and maintain a positive space where those I meet and interview, can be at ease with me, and to provide the feeling to them, that they are being heard.

I also aspire to convey to others that it’s okay to not have all of the answers in life by a certain societal timeline. I want people of all ages to realize that finding your true happiness is the ultimate goal to achieve, and if your aspirations, goals, or dreams pivot-that is absolutely okay. You will know when you are aligned with your dream-come-true calling. If you don’t, you may not have found it yet, and no matter what age you are, that is PERFECTLY okay.

Additionally, I strive to show that no matter who you are, what you believe in, or how you’ve been raised- you can achieve your highest dreams and goals. I had the pleasure of interviewing Miss USA 2024, Alma Cooper. Her slogan says it best and she honestly brought me to tears and inspired me when I heard her say it to me in our interview. She states: “If you can see, me you can be me”. I could not agree more with this, and I want to echo to my audience that I feel the exact same way.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

I’ve recently had to unlearn the idea of people pleasing. I am STILL unlearning it and working on this concept.

I love people and I especially love to make them happy. I am the type of person where I am most happy if I’m doing something that makes others happy.

Unlearning people pleasing is solely for the sake of preserving my energy so I can infuse the appropriate amount of energy in the correct places. It is not to say that I won’t always have elements of these tendencies. I’ve noticed that even in the work of acknowledging this observation about myself and giving myself permission to realize that this is just a factor of myself that I want to be conscious of- this has been helpful in and of itself.

I am an empath and I care so much, it’s hard to not be a people pleaser. What I have learned in my work so far is that, if someone loves me and I love them, they will understand if I cannot have that lunch on Tuesday, or go out for happy hour after work on Friday. If the relationship is solid, this will have no impact on our friendship whatsoever.

Realistically, I’m sure that everyone people pleases to some extent. However, when we become more intentional with ourselves, our time, and how we spend it, I think it will ultimately garner the utmost respect and actually inspire others to be more in alignment with themselves, all the while.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahrfletcher/?hl=en
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/?doFeedRefresh=true&nis=true&

Image Credits

3 people will be to credit:

Melissa Brownell (green and pic photo)

Sheryda Taylor (red dress and white dress photo)

Buzz photo credit to Bobby Jones of “The Buzz”