90. You Only Get Judged by the People Who Aren’t Doing It | Andrew Klasnic on Leaving LA, Fatherhood, and Getting Out of His Own Way

Get Messy | Mindset Podcast for Ambitious Creatives · Oct 15, 2026 · 52m

Welcome to The Grind — a new series here on Get Messy. Nobody tells you what the middle looks like: the slow seasons, the unglamorous work, and the years it actually takes to build something that lasts. This series is for that middle, told by the people who are actually living it.

Andrew Klasnic started acting at five, moved to LA right after high school in 2011, and has since built a career across LA, Atlanta, and now Charleston, South Carolina, all while working a full-time job in hospitality, running a business, and raising two daughters. In this conversation, he talks about why leaving a…