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Episode 168: Kat Rosenfield, Writer

July 09, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, hollywood, Writers, activism, acting, business, Digital content, entrepreneur, superhero, women, Politics

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Kat is the Edgar nominated author of two young adult novels, and most recently collaborated with Stan Lee on his final project, the Audible Original Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light. The title is one of Lee’s final collaborations and most innovative works created and finished in his lifetime, and I’m delighted I got to speak with his co-writer, Kat, about working with Lee on this one-of-a-kind audio storytelling experience. Kat is a gifted writer who understands the complexity of youth culture and owning one’s voice when it comes to storytelling.

Narrated by the inspiring Yara Shahidi, Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light introduces listeners to a mysterious young woman, Nia, whose fate is intertwined with a seemingly ordinary Midwestern teenager, Cameron Ackerson, whose quest for YouTube stardom takes him to the heart of the Great Lakes Triangle where he is imbued with the power to "see" and "hear" a new reality.

The truly immersive new title is currently available on Audible (Audible.com/ATrickOfLight)

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July 09, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
writer, culture, politics, gender equality, social change, Stan Lee, Yara Shahidi
Diversity, entertainment, hollywood, Writers, activism, acting, business, Digital content, entrepreneur, superhero, women, Politics
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Episode 167: Farhoud Meybodi, Wayfarer Entertainment

July 02, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Writers, activism, human rights, Studios, acting, theatre, WGA, Editorial, film festivals, Independent Film, Producer, webseries, business, Commercials, immigration, Directors, capital, DGA, Digital content, documentary, entrepreneur, Post Production, PTSD, Reality, superhero, Unscripted, women, youtube influencer

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As EVP of Creative at Wayfarer Entertainment, Farhoud Meybodi sets and executes Wayfarer’s overall creative vision across feature film, documentary, series, and commercial content, further strengthening the company’s mission to create entertainment that compels social change.

At his core, Farhoud is passionate about storytelling that entertains, educates, and inspires. He also believes in the transformational power of empathy and shared human experience to heal the political-social divide of the present day.

Mostly recently, Farhoud directed and executive produced several episodes of Wayfarer’s flagship series, My Last Days. He received a Television Academy Honors Award, Muse and Clio for his work on the series. Farhoud also executive produced and wrote Man Enough, for which he received a Telly and Adweek Arc award, and created Project Upgrade, an unscripted series featuring YouTube stars, The Merrell Twins, as they set out to design and build a new consumer product with the help of successful female mentors.

Farhoud serves as a board member of the Wayfarer Foundation, The Muslim Public Affairs Council, as well as Loyola Marymount University’s Business School A-LIST Marketing Pathway, where he teaches a course on Branded Content for Social Impact.

We talked about many things, but one of them was how to invite men into the conversation about equality that promotes healing and forward movement.

See more of Farhoud’s work here:

My Last Days: Meet Anthony: https://www.facebook.com/mylastdayssoulpancake/videos/391034138419712/

Man Enough: #metoo: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreManEnough/videos/2129001024007697/


July 02, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
writer, culture, politics, indie film, commercials, healing masculinity, gender equality, social change
Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Writers, activism, human rights, Studios, acting, theatre, WGA, Editorial, film festivals, Independent Film, Producer, webseries, business, Commercials, immigration, Directors, capital, DGA, Digital content, documentary, entrepreneur, Post Production, PTSD, Reality, superhero, Unscripted, women, youtube influencer
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Episode 124: Sara Laschever, "Women Don't Ask"

September 25, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in activism, Coaching, capital, Consulting, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, hollywood, human rights, investment, Politics, women, Writers

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Sara is the co-author, with Linda Babcock, of two groundbreaking books about women and negotiation, Women Don’t Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation—and Positive Strategies for Change and Ask for It! How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want.

From Sara’s bio, “Whether they want higher salaries, better career opportunities, or more help at home, women are much less likely than men to ask for what they want. When women do ask, they tend to mimic the forceful, competitive negotiating style favored by men, which often backfires. Sara looks at why women feel reluctant to ask for what they need and deserve—and reveals the shockingly high price paid by women, their employers, and the economy as a whole if they don’t address this persistent phenomenon. She shows women how to recognize more opportunities to negotiate, manage the anxiety they may feel when they approach a negotiation, and employ negotiating strategies that have been shown to work especially well for women.

Sara lectures widely and teaches workshops about women and negotiation and women’s leadership challenges for organizations in the U.S. and around the world.”

We are very lucky to have her on the show for a very delicious conversation. We NEED THIS!

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September 25, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in entertainment, women in business, working women, wage inequality, women's rights are human rights, negotiation, social change, social justice, social conditioning, gender studies, gender equality
activism, Coaching, capital, Consulting, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, hollywood, human rights, investment, Politics, women, Writers
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Episode 62: Sophia Kruz, Documentary Filmmaker

September 05, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, documentary, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Independent Film, women

Sophia is an Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker. We spoke about her current project, which is a gorgeous film called Little Stones. The film follows four women whose lives are dedicated to empowering survivors of gender based violence and eradicating the atrocities of domestic violence, human trafficking, extreme poverty and female genital mutilation. These women are therapists, activists, missionaries, and entrepreneurs. Their tools – art.

Sophia started realizing success while still in college, and quickly became an effective professional. Hers is a story of courage, initiative, and purpose.

As for the title….

"I always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone.” —Alice Paul, Women’s Rights Activist

You can find out more about the project here:  littlestones.org.  There will also be an academic program around this project.  I am introducing it to my kids’ school.  Go ahead and be a copycat.

And here is her Ted talk.  Watch that too.

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September 05, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, feminism, social justice, documentaries, Art, social change, human trafficking, FGM, female genital mutilation, domestic violence, fashion
Diversity, documentary, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Independent Film, women
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