Are You Emotionally Tough Enough?
I have not yet read Ramin Setoodeh’s Ladies Who Punch but a lot has been made of the passage and leaked video of Elisabeth Hasselbeck tearing up her note cards, storming off set and refusing to return after a public dressing down by Barbara Walters on-camera. “F**K this!” is her go-to. Not for nothing we’ve […]
Einstein’s Theory of On-Camera Success: Be Entertaining
I have a very unscientific theory why Albert Einstein is a household name synonymous with genius: He was a famed wit with a wonderful sense of humor. His theory of relativity certainly has a daily impact on our lives but so does James Crick & Francis Watson’s discovering DNA and absolutely no one congratulates your […]
My Favorite Thing About The Favourite
The Favourite is the most polarizing film I can remember in ages. Among my avid movie-viewing friends, one camp vehemently loathed the storytelling and fish eyed lens – worst film I’ve seen in years! – while the other adored everything about it including Olivia Colman’s Oscar-winning performance as Queen Anne. I finally saw the […]
The Actors Don’t Just Show Up: My Annual Oscars Rant 2019
Sunday, February 24, 2019 is the 91st annual Academy Awards. And for the 91st time, no one will take home a gold statue for casting. This vexes me all year round but never more than in the weeks between the announcement of the nominees and the telecast, because wherever there are actors on a screen, a […]
What’s The Scariest Thing I Can Do? #GOALS2019
What’s the scariest thing I can do? is one of the most popular personal growth prompts, especially at the beginning of a new year when many of us are writing our goals. Eleanor Roosevelt said Do one thing every day that scares you. George Addair wrote Everything you want is on the other side of fear. After […]
NOW CASTING: Women + Men, Straight + LGTBQ, Who Are Ready To Fall in Love
Are You Ready To Fall In Love? Forget dating app hook-ups, say goodbye to ghosting and start looking for the one. We are looking for American men and women from across the United States (20 to 35-ish, all ethnicities, heterosexual and LGTBQ) who want to take part in a ground-breaking social experiment documenting love and […]
7 Bevelations That Will Change Your Life
“Do The Work, Identify Your Intentions, Know Your Worth, Don’t Be Tempted By Shiny & know that things are subject to change so REMAIN OPEN” – Bevy Smith I’m starting off 2017 sharing the incomparable Bevy Smith’s professional story because it could be your story. Bevy made it happen. A one-woman tour de force, […]
What Could Billy Have Done Differently?
I’ve been following many threads about L’Affaire Billy Bush. Many young television hosts have asked what could one do differently in a similar situation, because if you work in the Celebrity Industrial Complex, it is almost guaranteed you will encounter some version of this. Cajoling the talent goes with the territory. Several people have shared […]
How To Get Through When Positivity Isn’t Enough
I was multi-tasking as per usual when I heard a ping and these words caught my eye: What to do when positive thinking doesn’t work. I’m a positive thinker by nature but 2016 has been a hella hard year for many of us from personal challenges to the exceptional number of game changing artists lost […]
My Q&A With Amy Vanderoef: Risk, ReInvention, Reward
Aside from my family, the New York Rangers one day winning The Stanley Cup again and maybe Idris Elba becoming a friend, nothing warms my heart like great feedback from a client. Yes, my ego enjoys the boost. But more than that it confirms my purpose: To help people be heard in order to do […]