Today we’d like to introduce you to Cyn Doyle.
Hi Cyn, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I’m a healthcare recruiter who has run my own company from home since 2007. AI is rapidly making it impossible to keep this business going.
In my seventies now, I’m pivoting to an entirely new chapter: creating TikTok skits and launching a podcast. My account is @incyncity on TikTok (not live with my skits yet), but I’ve spent the past six months gathering costumes and props and will be ready to go live very soon.
I also founded and lead Lake County Indivisibles.
On February 5th of 2025, I woke up realizing I couldn’t just show up to the occasional rally while our democracy needs defending.
Since then, we’ve held two protests every week in Clermont, and we also organized a Town Hall and invited Congressman Daniel Webster to face his constituents’ questions. His office rudely refused, so we held the event anyway, using a mannequin wearing a chicken head in his place. People lined up, asked the “chicken” their questions, and called it Congressman Webster. The turnout was great, and the message landed perfectly.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
My path has never been easy; it’s been full of obstacles, yet I keep bouncing back. I launched one business at 50 and now, at 71, I’m starting another.
But the hardest battle I’ve ever faced is the fight to protect our democracy. I’ve been out protesting since I was nearly 14, back in 1968: Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, against the Vietnam War, against Monsanto, for the environment, for LGBTQ rights, against unchecked billionaire power, and so much more. We made incredible progress.
Now most of those gains feel like they’ve slipped away. It’s heartbreaking and unfair that we’re forced to fight the same battles again from nearly square one. At 71, I should be spending my remaining years painting, tending my garden, traveling, finally learning to play my keyboard and guitar, and enjoying the quieter things. Instead, I’m still in the streets.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
The thing I’m proudest of is my activism.
But what truly thrills me right now is launching my TikTok journey. It’s a big leap, and I know most people don’t make it.
I’ll be stepping into roles like a SWAT/ICE agent, a nurse, a nun, a newscaster, a Victorian queen, a Renaissance lady, a ringmaster, a steampunk inventor, an angel, an alien, a witch, a bride, a chef, a ballerina, a warrior, an old woman, and so many others.
At last, all my different personalities have a stage!
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
My parents split up when I was four. I’m one of four kids—two sisters and a brother—all born within five years. We basically grew up looking after ourselves. Mom worked 12-to-16-hour days and eventually sent us to Catholic boarding schools. As the middle child, I was always getting into something; the nuns finally decided I shouldn’t come back. We lived in the D.C. metro area back then.
When Mom needed treatment for alcoholism, she sent us to live with our dad, whom we hadn’t seen or heard from in ten years. That move took us to Florida.
I was a total bookworm and pretty bright, but once I discovered surfing, nothing else came close. I was in the morning high-school session, out by noon, so I’d race home, grab my board, and hitchhike to Cocoa Beach to surf until dark.
I’ve always been outgoing—some people say way too much. I went on to the University of Maryland at College Park, majoring in Journalism with a minor in English.
I’m a deep empath; that’s exactly why activism feels so personal to me.
Contact Info:
- LinkedIn: https://www.tiktok.com/@lakecountyindivisibles
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lakeindivisibles.bsky.social
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LakeCountyIndivisibles/shorts
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@incyncity
