Today’s guest is an actor, a producer, mental health activist, and even a Superhero--when she’s on set. You know her best as Kara Danvers aka SuperGirl on the CW, it’s Melissa Benoist. Today she joins Sophia to talk about art as a business and art as an expression, how you often end up feeling alive in the hardest times in your life, her experience as SuperGirl and the personal challenges she was facing during that time, her new book she wrote with her sister, and so much more!




Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Rabbit Grin Productions

Associate Producers: Samantha Skelton & Mica Sangiacomo

Editor: Josh Windisch

Artwork by the Hoodzpah Sisters

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Today’s guest is an actor, a producer, mental health activist, and even a Superhero--when she’s on set. You know her best as Kara Danvers aka SuperGirl on the CW, it’s Melissa Benoist. Today she joins Sophia to talk about art as a business and art as an expression, how you often end up feeling alive in the hardest times in your life, her experience as SuperGirl and the personal challenges she was facing during that time, her new book she wrote with her sister, and so much more! Executive Producers: Sophia Bush &amp; Rabbit Grin ProductionsAssociate Producers: Samantha Skelton &amp; Mica SangiacomoEditor: Josh WindischArtwork by the Hoodzpah SistersThis show is brought to you by Brilliant Anatomy.

Work in Progress with Sophia Bush features frank, funny, personal, professional, and sometimes even political conversations with people who inspire Sophia about how they’ve gotten to where they are, and where they think they’re still going. These discussions stem from her "aha" moment of realizing you are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously.

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Melissa Benoist

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Onscreen, he's known for saving lives as Ben Warren on Station 19 and Grey's Anatomy. Offscreen, he's making a real difference as the chair of SAG-AFTRA's Diversity Advisory Committee and as an advocate for gun safety.

Actor Jason George joins his 'fellow circus performer' Sophia for an insightful chat about how his upbringing led to his activism and union work, being in the negotiating room when the actors went on strike, saying an emotional goodbye to Station 19, and returning to Grey's!

Jason also talks about his new passion project - flipping the script on how guns are portrayed in the media and making gun safety cool. To learn more about Hollywood, Health & Society's 'Trigger Warning: Gun Guidelines for the Media' in collaboration with Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevention group, visit hollywoodhealthandsociety.org. 

Onscreen, he's known for saving lives as Ben Warren on Station 19 and Grey's Anatomy. Offscreen, he's making a real difference as the chair of SAG-AFTRA's Diversity Advisory Committee and as an advocate for gun safety.
Actor Jason George joins his 'fellow circus performer' Sophia for an insightful chat about how his upbringing led to his activism and union work, being in the negotiating room when the actors went on strike, saying an emotional goodbye to Station 19, and returning to Grey's!
Jason also talks about his new passion project - flipping the script on how guns are portrayed in the media and making gun safety cool. To learn more about Hollywood, Health &amp; Society's 'Trigger Warning: Gun Guidelines for the Media' in collaboration with Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence prevention group, visit hollywoodhealthandsociety.org.

Work in Progress: Jason George

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Serial entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author Gary Vaynerchuk, better known as 'Gary Vee,' currently has not one but two new books out, all while juggling multiple enterprises!

Gary joins Sophia to reveal how he finds balance, the two core foundations of his life, hustle vs burnout, and what petrifies him. He also shares some of the secrets to his success, including his biggest tip: be nice!

Plus, Gary chats about his new children's book, "Meet Me in the Middle," and for aspiring entrepreneurs and content creators, "Day Trading Attention," both available now.

Serial entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author Gary Vaynerchuk, better known as 'Gary Vee,' currently has not one but two new books out, all while juggling multiple enterprises!
Gary joins Sophia to reveal how he finds balance, the two core foundations of his life, hustle vs burnout, and what petrifies him. He also shares some of the secrets to his success, including his biggest tip: be nice!
Plus, Gary chats about his new children's book, "Meet Me in the Middle," and for aspiring entrepreneurs and content creators, "Day Trading Attention," both available now.

Work in Progress: Gary Vaynerchuk

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For online content creators Penn & Kim Holderness, the saying, "the couple that works together, stays together," is spot on!

The couple, who have been married for over 18 years, are best-selling authors, podcast hosts, and Season 33 'The Amazing Race' winners. They join Sophia to discuss their new project, taking on the stigma of ADHD with their book "ADHD is Awesome."

The power couple opens up about Penn's ADHD diagnosis, reframing how people think about ADHD, dealing with 'time blindness,' the viral video that jump-started their company and the lessons they learned along the way!

For online content creators Penn &amp; Kim Holderness, the saying, "the couple that works together, stays together," is spot on!
The couple, who have been married for over 18 years, are best-selling authors, podcast hosts, and Season 33 'The Amazing Race' winners. They join Sophia to discuss their new project, taking on the stigma of ADHD with their book "ADHD is Awesome."
The power couple opens up about Penn's ADHD diagnosis, reframing how people think about ADHD, dealing with 'time blindness,' the viral video that jump-started their company and the lessons they learned along the way!

Work in Progress: Penn & Kim Holderness

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