Hollywood Wolfpack With Kaia Alexander

Kaia talks to her friend Juliet Landau who grew up in the entertainment business but became successful all on her own (even in spite of the narcissists that surrounded her). She's a multi-hyphenate powerhouse: actress, director, writer and marketer- and now also an educator. She opens the kimono to reveal some of things she wish she would've known earlier in her career, and how she has navigated h...

Philip Stark ( MA, AMFT ) is an American television and film screenwriter, author, and therapist. A native of Houston, Texas, Stark graduated with a degree in Radio-Television-Film (RTF) from The University of Texas at Austin in 1995. He is best known for his film Dude, Where's My Car? from 2000, and he wrote the script for a sequel, Seriously Dude, Where's My Car?, which did not make it into prod...

Annika Marks was born on August 12, 1980 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for The Sessions (2012), Waco (2018) and Killing Eleanor (2020). She played leading roles in independent movies Grace, and Anguish. From 2014 to 2018 she played Monte Porter on Freeform drama series The Fosters. She has been married to Rich Newey since November 7, 2016. https://www.instagram.c...

Kaia Alexander's State of the Industry Market Report for above-the-line creatives! For writers, directors, producers, actors. Includes industry buying trends, a summary of last year, and an overview of the most recent mandates for TV/film. Connect with your host Kaia Alexander: https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/ https://twitter.com/thisiskaia  Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A. Learn more a...

Zack Morrison  is a comedy writer and filmmaker from New Jersey, currently living in Los Angeles, and wishes not to be confused with Saved By The Bell's Zack Morris—who is trash. Zack is the writer and director of Everything's Fine: A Panic Attack in D Major, a 2019 Television Academy student Emmy winner. He also is the host and director the travel series, Space Tourists, for Space Channel, and th...

Alex Lerner has been a literary manager at KPE for over 13 years, representing writers and writer/directors in film and TV. He started his career in representation at CAA where he came up through the mailroom and worked as a literary agent in the MP Lit group. Alex was born in Ukraine and immigrated with his family to Boston when he was 7. After graduating from UMass, Amherst he moved to LA and st...

Originally from Philadelphia, David attended that city’s  “Fame” high school, Creative And Performing Arts , where his classmates included QuestLove and Boyz II Men. He then graduated from  Parsons School of Design in New York , and worked as a graphic designer for ad agencies, designed book covers, movie posters, and indie film titles. He impulsively moved to Los Angeles in 2000 and became a stan...

Karina Manashil is the President of MAD SOLAR, having begun her career in the mailroom at William Morris Endeavor where she became a Talent Agent. Manashil represented notable clients including Scott Mescudi, known by his stage name, Kid Cudi, and built her career taking talent into new arenas.  In 2020, she partnered with Mescudi and Dennis Cummings to launch MAD SOLAR, which is backed by BRON St...

Glenise Mullins began her career in post-production and worked as an assistant editor before breaking into screenwriting. Her credits include: SHIFT, Lord of Rings: The Rings of Power, Warrior on HBO MAX, Star Trek: Discovery on Paramount +, Surface on Apple TV @gleniseme Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Graduate of Lehman College in New York City, Behr studied Mass Communications and Theater, and was offered a playwriting scholarship at Brandeis University. Instead, Behr elected to move to Los Angeles and pursue a career in writing comedies for television and film. However, instead of comedies, Behr made his mark in television dramas. His first job as a television writer was for the James Garner ...

Carson Lee Kressley was born on 11 November 1969 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. Growing up, he was very interested in horses and owned his first pony (named Sparky) when he was five years old. Carson still loves horses and is now a world champion equestrian. In 1987, he graduated high school and went on to study at Gettysburg College from which he graduated in 1991 (magna cum laude and phi beta...

Chad Darnell  is a casting director/actor/writer/producer and director. As a casting director, he has cast local talent in the southeast on such projects as MAGIC MIKE XXL, SELMA, FLORIDA GIRLS, LIZZIE, KILLERMAN, LIVING THE DREAM, CRIME STORY, and BEAST OF BURDEN. He most recently finished the films ONE FAST MOVE, THE STENOGRAPHER and THE OTHER ZOEY. His film THE UNDERTAKER’S WIFE (Shannyn Sossam...

A seasoned industry insider, Claudia Boutote is Founder of Red Raven Studio a boutique publishing strategy, marketing and literary agency. Her vision contributed to the success of more than 120 New York Times bestsellers. She held leadership positions at a variety of major publishing houses, including HarperCollins, Workman and St. Martin’s Press. For more:  www.redravenstudio.com     Claudia Bout...

Guy Guido is a writer - director who's first feature film is  Madonna and the Breakfast Club (2019) available on Amazon Prime and Hulu . He also wrote and directed the short  Physical Attraction (2015 ). His scripted narrative feature film Lovin' Brooklyn is in development. https://twitter.com/guyguido https://www.youtube.com/GuyMGuido Connect with your host Kaia Alexander: https://entertainmentbu...

Phillip Rosen received a B.A. in Economics from Vassar College in 1980, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School, Phillip launched his career as an attorney for PolyGram’s music division, where he negotiated and drafted music publishing agreements and handled copyright matters. He subsequently spent five years at RCA, as Business Affairs Manager and Director of Program and Talent Negotiations, working...

Rich Talarico is a 20+ year WGA member and two-time show captain who also served as strike captain during the 2007-2008 strike. He is a Peabody® Award winning and four-time Emmy® nominated writer and producer best known for his work on Key & Peele. Rich wrote and produced on shows like MADtv, Review, Saturday Night Live & The Tonight Show. Rich is an alum of Chicago's Second City. Rich app...

Mark & Anna Casadei are a retired military family of the U.S. Air Force and a filmmaking team from Nashville, Tennessee. Together, they have written numerous award-winning screenplays. Mark has directed/produced both corporate commercials and short films and Anna has authored over 30+ feature screenplays and produced several short films.   They are currently contracted on two romantic comedies...

Born in Australia, with a childhood in Macau, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur, Paris Herbert-Taylor fed on a mixture of British education, American TV, and Asian culture, She grew up to be a global story seeker interested in finding the humor in cultural and generational divides. As a freelance producer she has worked across mediums, and with a range of budgets, with a goal to create a safe, fun, and...

AE Jones is a television literary manager at Stagecoach Entertainment, where they keep the rapidly shifting television market in constant perspective for clients, placing them on such shows as THE EQUALIZER (CBS) and the upcoming WALKER: INDEPENDENCE (CW). Jones is also the associate producer of the award-winning short film “Enough Room” – their first project developed intentionally to include gen...

Steph Herold , MPH, is a Research Analyst who studies the portrayal of abortion on television and in film as part of the  Abortion Onscreen  team. Steph has over fifteen years of experience in the reproductive health, rights, and justice fields, and has won several awards, including the Rosie Jimenez Award from the Women’s Medical Fund. Steph has co-authored a dozen peer-reviewed publications and...

Connect with your host Kaia Alexander: https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/ https://twitter.com/thisiskaia Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Porter  has spent his years in Los Angeles furthering the ingenuity, creativity and drive which guided him through his collegiate career at UNLV, during which he founded the non-profit Music and Film Development Center which teaches youth about music and film production, as well as the business behind it. His passion for film, in its myriad facets, has exposed him first hand to the blood swea...

David H. Steinberg grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, entered Yale at age 16, and earned his law degree from Duke University, where he served as editor-in-chief of the law review. After four years of entertainment law in Atlanta and New York, he abandoned his legal career to attend USC's Peter Stark Producing Program. Before graduating, Steinberg sold his first spec script called Slackers, whi...

Mark Stolaroff is an LA-based independent producer with an over 25 year career in the film business. A frequent collaborator with writer/director Henry Barrial, Stolaroff has produced all five of Barrial’s features, including Some Body, Barrial’s feature debut, which premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival in Dramatic Competition and was released theatrically by Lot 47 Films; True Love, a Sun...

Sample some of the best American films over the past forty years and there's a good chance Mike Medavoy played a role in the success of many of them. From agent to studio chief to producer, he has been involved with over 300 feature films, of which 17 have been nominated and 7 have won Best Picture Oscars®, as well as numerous international film festival awards. Medavoy began his career at Univers...