Janice V. Rodriguez

President, Adelante Live Inc. | Founder, Las Locas Comedy

Chicago

Janice V. Rodriguez, is a Chicago based entrepreneur and comedian. As president of Adelante Live Inc. (adelantelive.com), a nationwide event marketing agency celebrating its 15th year in business, Janice uses her years of experience in the modeling and marketing industries, to oversee an agency that focuses on developing, executing and managing live marketing programs by leveraging forward-thinking software. In 2017, Janice, a self-proclaimed workaholic decided to strike a better work/life balance by allowing herself the time to do the one thing she always wanted to try - standup comedy. Today Janice regularly performs at Chicagoland area showcases and has performed at comedy clubs Zanies, Improv, The Drop (South Bend), Laugh Factory, Comedy Shrine and Jackie Knights (St. Augustine, FL). She has also been invited to perform at several comedy festivals such as Chicago Women's Funny Festival, SheDot (Toronto), Lady Laughs (Madison) and LaughFest (Grand Rapids). Janice is also a founder and producer of Las Locas Comedy, a comedy showcase that features Latina/Latinx comedic talent and other favorite ‘locas’ of any background. Las Locas Comedy was recently honored to be selected and to perform a sold out show as part of Steppenwolf Theater’s Winter 2019 Lookout Series. Please visit janicevrodriguez.com for future performance dates.