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The funniest background story we’ve ever heard on the pod, JOANNA DELANE is someone right from Monique’s Actor, Virgo, Eldest Daughter heart.  She is the organized Producer, prepared Actor, and trust-worthy Acting Coach you’d want on your team.  We talk about her coming back to produce after a traumatizing first on set experience, the requirements of being a good Actor on an agent’s roster, her gr...

*insert HORROR fangirl SCREAM here* To get you properly into the Halloween mood this week, we are bring you the guest of all guests, someone we are such immense fans of, and have been dying to get on the pod since we found her on socials, we're talking about none other than the founder of FEMME REGARD herself, CAROLINA ALVAREZ !!!! FEMME REGARD is a production company dedicated to reinventing cine...

Today on the Get Set! Podcast we have Director, Producer, Performer, and Educator MICHELLE DANNER ! Danner’s latest film out now Under the Stars is a romantic comedy starring Toni Collette and Andy Garcia. It was released late last year on all digital platforms. Her film, The Italians ,  a love letter to her Italian mother, is streaming on Amazon. The film stars Matthew Daddario ( Shadowhunters ),...

Executive Producer's Assistant, Showrunner's Assistant, Writer's Assistant, and Writers' PA; what are the differences in roles, lessons learned, and biggest advice from someone fresh off working in a Writers' room. Today on the pod we have Writer Nikita Iyer who talks to us all about her biggest advice for being in a Writers' room as a Writer’s PA , asking yourself the hard...

We are ECSTATIC to be back at the Get Set! Podcast for SEASON 6!!! If you're new to us, WELCOME! This is a podcast where we demystify the idea of an overnight success, while highlighting the array of diverse jobs within the industry, with (of course) a focus on Women in the TV & Film spaces. Co-Hosted by Jessica Payne & Monique Schwaneman , Co-Founders of Old Girls Entertainment , we a...

Welcome to the Get Set! Podcast our FIRST CASTING DIRECTOR, ( and an EMMY WINNER no less )... JAZZY COLLINS!! Jazzy Collins is the first Black Primetime Emmy winner for Reality Casting for her work on the first season of Peacock's The Traitors , and was previously nominated for Amazon’s Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Girls. Jazzy’s other casting credits include 5 seasons for The Bachelor / Bachelor...

Welcome to the SEASON 5 FINALE episode of the Get Set! Podcast where we aim to demystify the idea of an overnight success while highlighting the array of diverse jobs within the industry, with a focus on Women in the Film and TV space. Figuratively, literally, physically, mentally, vibes wise, and what's on paper, WHAT are YOU telling the industry about your craft, your career and where you wa...

How do you get that first big break in the industry, especially when you have years of experience, knowledge, and drive? Writer & Director MICHELLE SALCEDO is full of great ideas. Salcedo was a Sundance Fellow and Rideback Rise Fellow in 2025, and a Netflix/Shondaland Fellow in 2024, and tells us all about her journey getting there, the difference and need of each fellowship in her career, and...

From building your process, to building your at home set up, Voice Actress DELILAH KUJALA walks us through the origins of her acting career after graduating with a BFA degree, to her successful Voice Acting career and landing a recurring role on South Park . We love learning the logistics on this pod, like tangible advice on where to find these VO gigs, and the realities of training for this profe...

One of our favorite people in the industry RICHELLE TAYLOR is back on the podcast today, sharing with us all the details of how she booked and worked her first directing job for a major network television show! She walks us through how this job came to be, her prep process, the realness of those first few moments where every department head is looking to you, how she balanced everything on the day...

It's May, so that means graduation season for many. In this episode we talk with MJ SMITH about how she launched her career prior to graduation and set herself up to network intentionally and set herself up for professional work opportunities beforehand. MJ is am ambitious creative entrepreneur, Executive Assistant at Onni Creative , Marketing Representative at The Finnish Long Drink, and a Chapma...

You've heard of a Production Coordinator, but have you heard of a Studio Production Coordinator? With years of experience working for multiple fortune 500 companies, HEIDI PALOMINO ANDERSON tells us all about how she got into her favorite job within the industry so far, with truly great people to work with. We get into the differences in working as a Production Coordinator on set vs. in the of...

We're already mid season, so it's time for an OG episode! We've had so many incredible guests on this season, and we have PLENTY more to come, but we like to come on a couple times throughout the season to talk about a topic that is on our mind lately, which today is... Moving Forward During Burnout . Of course, we're not therapists, and we always love to send you off more inspired...

Welcome to Part II of Producer Week!! KIM JACKSON is a fellow Women Independent Producers member, as well as the Board President of NYWIFT , the New York Women in Film and Television organization. We talk about the ever evolving nature of the industry and what that means for Indie Producers now, how to be adaptable, and where to go to create a network of trusted filmmakers to build your career wit...

Welcome to Producer Week! Starting us out on this beautiful Monday is the incredible, JULIE CROSBY . Julie is founding partner of the production company Cromono International, has movies currently streaming on Netflix and Amazon, AND her latest film ORIGINAL SOUND   comes out in theatre’s on April 24th, with tickets on sale NOW!! In addition to giving her inside scoop about ORIGINAL SOUND, Julie w...

The Costume Department knowledge in this episode is truly next level!! DEBRA TREVINO , who has worked on MAJOR productions such as Doctor Odyssey , Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist , Ghosted, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure just to name a few. She explains top to bottom how the costume department is structured, and who hires each role, the ins and outs of budgeting, how costumes works in tandem w...

MAJOR NEWS FOR WRITERS! Applications are NOW OPEN for Moonshot Initiative 's annual PILOT ACCELERATOR Program, where 6-8 fellows will receive three weeks of industry training before having the opportunity to pitch to major studios , production companies , representatives , and producers . And on the pod today Katrina gives exclusive advice for anyone applying! Katrina is the Co-Founder and Co-...

What makes a great A.D.? Learn from literally one of the best LESLIE MERLIN!! Leslie is DGA Award-nominated with over 20 years of experience in film production running sets. She's worked across a diverse portfolio of commercials, television, feature films, music videos and global brands and live productions. Adept at managing complex productions, schedules, budgets, and cross-functional teams...

Director of The Martha Carelli Story   starring Stauna Katic from Castle to be released on May 2nd on Lifetime , and an international holiday rom-com to come out this year as well, TRACI HAYS has been a pioneer for so many Women in our networking space, that we just HAD to get her on the pod! Traci is a DGA award–nominated director known for crafting female-centric, genre-blending stories with a s...

Producer & Assistant Director RYAN MORRISSEY is on the pod today, talking about that special magic that happens when you form lasting connections on set. And you know we really mean it, because him and Jessica vibed so much on set, that we made him our fellow Producer of our feature film CREDIT .   This episode goes over how to be your authentic self while doing good work in a professional and...

Welcome to PART TWO of our OSCAR WEEK Filmmaker Conversations!! Usually we publish every Monday throughout the Season, but we HAD to bring you this incredible episode before you enjoy the Oscar's this Sunday! Today on the pod we have the Writers, Directors, and Producers of the OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILM Two People Exchanging Saliva , Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh! Two People Exchanging S...

Today on the pod we have the OSCAR NOMINATED FILMMAKERS of the Comedy Short, Jane Austen's PERIOD DRAMA , JULIA AKS, STEVE PINDER & ELLI LEGERSKI!!! Julia and Steve are the co-directors, and co-writers, Julia stars in the film, and Elli is the producer! For those of you who haven’t seen this incredible comedy short film yet, it’s set in England, 1813. Miss Estrogenia gets her period during...

WELCOME TO THE GET SET! PODCAST SEASON 5 PREMIERE!!! We are a podcast aiming to demystify the idea of an overnight success while highlighting the array of diverse jobs within the industry, with a focus on Women in the Film and TV spaces. Today is an Old Girls NEW episode, where we discuss a current topic we're passionate about in relationship to the entertainment industry, and this episode it&...

President of Raimi Productions , ZAINAB AZIZI , tells us all about her joinery into the industry, ultimately leading to the most recent film she produced, SEND HELP starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, which is out in theaters this Friday, January 30th!!!! We start from her starting in the WME mail room with no prior connections, to working in their global department with packaging and indie...

We did it! We're here! It's the SEASON 4 FINALE!! Yes, yes DON'T WORRY! We WILL be coming back for Season 5 in the New Year, and maybe a Bonus episode on the way before then ;) While we're lining up our fabulous guests for this next season and already in the thick of the holiday season, today we talk about EMBRACING THE BREAK. How to keep our mind from spiraling as the industry slows down for the...