Shelley Smartly is Owner of Smartly Entertainment, and Creator/Writer of THE SMARTLYS comedy tv series.
Shelley became a stand-up comedian at age 69 and later that year began development of this series.
Floyd R. Strayer is a Director and Producer of THE SMARTLYS streaming comedy tv series.
He's a retired 21-year Marine and a 22-year Navy Civilian. He turned to public speaking for Suicide Prevention at age 57.
For his speaking development, he tried stand-up comedy, which led him to the stage in theater.
His desire to expand his acting experiences led to appearing in The Smartlys Pilot (2018) as an actor. He experimented with directing by creating a short that premiered at the 2020 GI Film Festival San Diego, which prompted him to become Director and Producer of the current series of The Smartlys.
In May 2022, his film, Life After Oblivion, received First Place in the San Diego Film Consortium Armed Forces Film Challenge Award.