Going Solo: Tracee Ellis Ross on the future of unscripted storytelling

About this episode

Tracee Ellis Ross discusses the impact of her show on unscripted storytelling and creative partnerships.

Since its debut, Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross has become Roku’s most-watched unscripted original (show?) ever—igniting global conversations about self-discovery, independence, and the freedom of traveling alone. At Fast Company's 11th annual Innovation Festival this past September, Tracee and Brian Tannenbaum, head of Roku Originals, took to the stage for a candid conversation about how the series redefines unscripted storytelling and authentically reaches a unique audience, as well as why this experience has forever changed Tracee's expectations of creative and business partnerships. For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to https://www.fastcompany.com/news To listen to the latest episodes of Creative Control on Fast Company:https://www.fastcompany.com/podcasts/creative-control

People in this episode

Host: Fast Company

Guest: Tracee Ellis Ross

Topics covered

• unscripted storytelling
• self-discovery
• independence
• travel
• creative partnerships

Keywords

• unscripted
• storytelling
• Tracee Ellis Ross
• Roku
• self-discovery
• travel
• independence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roku

Books & works: Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross

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