Celebrating Extraordinary Women with Michelle Delamor
The Forbes Factor - Your Secret to health, wealth & happiness!Show Notes
Join us as Forbes Riley shares her favorite hour of the week, celebrating extraordinary women across various industries. Today, we're highlighting Michelle Delamor, an inspiring artist, producer, and co-star with Forbes on their hit show on Amazon Prime. In this episode, Michelle shares her incredible journey, from her early days as a finalist on American Idol to becoming a producer and co-founder of Sonic Gods Studios. Michelle talks about her passion for music, growing up with a love for singing, and the life-changing lessons she learned on American Idol. ?? Forbes and Michelle dive deep into the struggles and victories of entrepreneurship, the power of resilience, and the importance of following your intuition.
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