Meet Wellie Jackson

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Wellie Jackson. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Wellie, we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?

My Resilience comes from my up bringing I grew up in the projects and I know its a real place so everyday I do my best to make sure thats in my past and not my future

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

Wellie who has toured with Tracy Morgan since 2011 was apart of Tracy’s come back tour entitled “Picking up the Pieces” doing over 65 dates throughout the United States and Canada which included New York’s prestigious Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, Chicago’s Civic opera house , and The Novo Theater in Los Angeles with the 30 Rock star. He also wrote for Tracy’s comedy special “Staying Alive” currently on Netflix as well as the TBS comedy series “The Last O.G.” which is currently the highest rated comedy series on the network. In 2017 Jackson also did Dates on Tiffany Haddish’s ” She Ready Tour” as well, not to mention he also headlined The Apollo in May of 2018. Wellie can be seen Co-Starring on Orange is the New Black on the hit shows final Season currently streaming on Netflix.Wellie can also be seen on Tina Fey’s new show on “Girls5eva” now streaming on Peacock Tv. Wellie can also be heard nationally as apart of “The Deja Vu show” which is syndicated throughout the country in most markets airs after the Steve Harvey Morning show. He has also recently made an appearance on Amazon Prime Videos New sports show “Gamebreakers”. Wellie was recently named a Headliner for the 2024 New York Comedy Festival which is one of the most prestigious in the country.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

I think my resilience is the best quality i have because in show business you need to operate from no fear and understanding that no matter how bad yesterday was quitting is still not an option.

What was the most impactful thing your parents did for you?

The most impactful thing my parents did for me was showing me the world at a young age ive been on multiple vacations yearly since a kid and that has helped me see that their is more to the world than my neighborhood.

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