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Anne Marie Fox is a gifted unit photographer specializing in film and television unit stills and editorial. Her beautiful work has been featured in some of the biggest film campaigns in the world. A few of the films include The Butler, Wild, Da
Welcome to season two of Give Her A Microphone! We welcome Kirsten Schaffer, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Women In Film, one of the entertainment industry’s leading organizations that advocates for women in the screen industries. The g
Karen Somers is a documentary director, producer and DP. Her Los Angeles based, namesake production company, "Karen Somers + Co" creates documentaries, branded content and commercials. Karen is also the co-host and co-producer of this podcast
Melissa Silverstein is an agitator - she believes in good trouble as she advocates for women as the founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood. This extraordinary organization educates, advocates, and agitates for gender diversity and inclusi
Phaedra Harris has over twenty-five years experience in feature film and television casting in Hollywood. Over the years Phaedra has packaged talent for numerous HBO & SHOWTIME productions and over fifty feature films. Phaedra continues to evol
Jennifer Hutchins has been producing hit TV shows, produced successful feature films and high-profile branded content for over a decade. She has produced, directed and wrote over 200 episodes of docu-series, studio and variety television for CB
Martine Melloul is the founder of Kali Pictures, a production company specializing in independent features, documentaries and TV series. Martine is a non-writing Creative and Business Producer. In her previous professional life, Martine served
"Give Her A Microphone" is back from summer hiatus and we are joined by the amazing Nishelle Tramble Spellman. Nichelle is the showrunner and executive producer for Apple TV+’s Truth Be Told. Last year Nichelle received the NAACP Image Award fo
Rachel Davies visits with us and shares her wisdom from the creative side of the non-profit world. She is the Vice President of Brand Management, responsible for the strategic development, creative direction, operations and execution of many un
Christine Lawton, attorney and Sr. Partner at Nolan Heiman in Los Angeles, chats with us about her unique perspective working studio side in legal affairs early on in her career. She shares her enthusiasm for taking that experience into the cre
Jane Owen is an award winning publicist and founder of the international public relations and live event firm JOPR. Her company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with satellite offices in New York and London. Jane and her staff repre
By day, Shirley Jackson is an Executive In Charge of Production for a large television production company in Los Angeles, California. You all know her here as the co-host of this podcast! Shirley is in the hot seat this week, chatting with co-h
Nasreen Alkhateeb is an award-winning cinematographer whose work amplifies under-represented voices. By illuminating racial injustice, marginalized youth, melting ice, women peacekeepers, and the construction of the largest telescope NASA has e
Pam Williams is an extraordinary film and television producer with films like "The Butler", live telecasts like the Oscars and most recently, Golden Globe winning and Academy nominated (best actress) The US vs Billy Holiday. Pam partners with s
This show is a pre-Covid interview we did with the amazing Adrienne "Ay-Ay" Ford-Wesley who is much sought after for her live audio mixing skills. It's bitter sweet listening to her story with concerts and live shows of all sorts going dark for
Jill Bogdanowicz is one of the most sought after colorists in Hollywood. Jill works with directors and DP's to define the look and feel of a film through carefully designed color palettes. Her credits go for pages on IMDb so here's a few: her w
J.J. Caruth is the President of Domestic Marketing and Distribution at Highland Film Group in Los Angeles. Her expertise has been crafted during her 15+ years in entertainment launching over 360 campaigns. Her specialties include: domestic an
Mishawn Nolan - entertainment attorney, partner and owner of Los Angeles based practice, Nolan Heimann - has been putting her best entrepreneurial alchemist techniques into play not only for her own practice but primarily for her entertainment
Mishawn Nolan is bringing her extensive knowledge and insight to Give Her A Microphone as the founding partner and senior attorney in Nolan Heimann. She is passionate about helping innovators and entrepreneurs strategically leverage their asset
Lisa O'Brien, one of Hollywood leading Kid's TV Executive and Creative Consultant, joins us for a mid-Covid follow up to her original pre-Covid interview. She speaks with Shirley and Karen about the challenges she has faced in the Pandemic Paus
Lisa O'Brien is a self described Creative Alchemist. She thought she was going to be a school teacher but her vision of teaching transformed into educational entertainment programming for kids. She began her career as a children's TV series pro
Lisa Shamata is one of the leading unit publicists in Canada. She is the liaison between the outside world and a productive, working set. This is a job that takes, diplomacy, finesse and a creative, nimble mind to navigate all the stakeholders
Lisa Shamata is one of the leading unit publicists in Canada. She is the liaison between the outside world and a productive, working set. She fields communication from press, location community organizations, film commissions etc. on behalf of
Line Producer, Kimberly Scott joins us with her own Covid update. She chats with Shirley and karen about her experience keeping things afloat while the pandemic throws much of Hollywood into a holding pattern.
Kimberly Scott revels in her role Line Producing on a variety of successful shows In Hollywood ranging from broadcast television and features through digital series and branded content. Kimberly's vast experience has given her a unique perspect
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