"If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless," says Grammy winner, Jody Watley. A former Soul Train dancer, Jody Watley started as part of the Los Angeles-based vocal trio Shalamar, which scored a Top 10 single with “The Second Time Around” in 1979 and continued charting into the mid-’80s. Her first solo hit was “Looking for a New Love. "The music business is very hard on women over 22. You really have to prove yourself every time you make a record," she said. "Are you as vibrant as you used to be? Are you as sexy? So I really want to prove that a woman in her 30s can be all those things and more." Jody Watley’s story is one of overcoming the odds, the power of positivity, and defying expectations.














