Mia Gladstone is a singer, songwriter, and producer who has an innate talent to make anyone who listens to her music feel like they are part of a community, one that Mia leads with vulnerability, openness, and exploration. On Spotfiy, she has over 250,000 monthly listeners and millions of streams of her music. Image courtesy of Mia Gladstone.

Becky Scott is a writer and a filmmaker whose debut feature film, Asking For It, is now available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. Image courtesy of Becky Scott.

Anne Quart is the Senior Vice President of Production & Co-Producer at Disney Theatrical Productions. Image courtesy of Anne Quart.

I got the lucky chance to chat with Ari Afsar and Jen Bender, who are both extraordinary women in the industry. Their current project: a new musical about Jeannette Rankin, the first woman ever elected to Congress in 1916 (before women even had the right to vote. . .) called Jeannette. Images courtesy of Jen Bender and Ari Afsar.

Zoë-Kaye Oliver is a writer, director, actor, and film lover. Though she has many scripts and projects in the works, right now she’s pitching her series to Sony and is working on a feature film she wrote called Unbloomed. Image courtesy of Zoë-Kaye Oliver.

Schele Williams is a director who has years of experience working on Broadway and is set to direct the upcoming Disney revival of Aida. Image courtesy of Schele Williams.

Avery Looser is a writer/director/producer whose personal work has been recognized by NFFTY, AAHSFF, SXSW, Sun Valley Film Festival while her branded/documentary works have been featured on ABC, CBS, broadwayworld.com and more. Photo courtesy of Avery Looser.

Pailin Wedel is a filmmaker, a journalist, and the founder of 2050 Productions. She’s a storyteller who has “always been frustrated with depictions of people from Southeast Asia in Western media”. Her latest documentary, Hope Frozen is available to watch on Netflix. Image courtesy of Pailin Wedel.

Kristen Caesar founded the youth non-profit theatre company, Kidz Theater, when she was in her teens. Since founding it in California, it has become an environment in NYC that attracts a wide range of actors. Image courtesy of Kristen Caesar.

Kayla Zanakis identifies as an actor, activist, producer, writer and…..she sometimes dabbles in singing. Image courtesy of Kayla Zanakis.

Emma Canalese is a multi-hyphenate artistic force to be reckoned with. We talked about everything from the theatre company she created right before COVID-19 hit, the unexpected turn her life took in her 30s, and the invaluable lessons we could all learn from her. Image courtesy of Emma Canalese.

Alana Barrett-Adkins is a director, actor, and teacher, and also the CEO and Artistic Director of her production company, Rock Alari Studios. Most recently, Rock Alari Studios produced the feature film Asunder: One Flesh Divided, which was just named an Official Selection (congrats, Alana!) of the American Black Film Festival. Image courtesy of Alana Barrett-Adkins.

Déja Denise is an actor-producer-spoken word artist-model-content creator. She does it all, really. Image courtesy of Déja Denise.