Award winning fiction podcast creator and YA author Lauren Shippen talks with us about how creating The Bright Sessions gave her creative freedom and authority in her career. She started with a character who time travels with panic attacks, minimal equipment and YouTube editing tutorials and has skyrocketed her career in a short five years. Supported by an organic community, she received a three book deal, wrote a Marvel audio show, and landed on Forbes 30 under 30 in media. She is a beautiful example of how an organic idea built out of necessity turned into a long withstanding IP and further doors opening in her career.