Brittany Doohan

In Her Direction

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In Her Direction is a podcast about creativity, career, girlhood, and making things. Hosted by video creative Brittany Doohan, it features candid conversations with people across creative industries, alongside personal stories about building a creative life and career.

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Brittany Doohan

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Advice to My Younger Self: 8 Creative Women in Media Share What They Wish They Knew Sooner 21.05.2026 9:38

If you could tell your younger self one thing, what would it be? In this Season 1 compilation, eight creative women from film, TV, marketing and media share the one piece of advice they'd give their younger selves. Featuring: Monica Medellin (sports documentary film director, executive producer, creator of Surf Girls), Kara Barnett (award-winning senior creative and former TV producer), Diana...

Road to 39M Views: How Real Stories Go Viral on Social Media & Spark Conversation w/ Director of Social Sam Yehle 03.12.2025 38:17

Ever wonder how viral ideas are born? Or how a parenting brand turned breast milk ice cream into a national conversation and a singing farts video into 39 MILLION views? In this episode of In Her Direction, host Brittany Doohan sits down with Sam Yehle, Head of Social and in-house content creator at Nara Organics (formerly at Frida), to unpack her creative process, cultural forecasting, and the m...

She Built This: How to Be a Creative Leader & Run a Production Company, Feat. 3 Female Founders Who Do It 14.10.2025 20:55

In this episode, host Brittany Doohan chats with three female founders who’ve built creative companies from the ground up: Leah de Leon, filmmaker and co-founder of Sundoc Studios a full-service documentary production company Jordan Ching, CEO and co-founder of Flipbird — an award-winning creative agency Catherine Argyrople, filmmaker and founder of CATALYZE HER, a global production company We ta...

Putting You In Your Work: Data, AI & the Future of Creativity, Feat. Creative Director Diana Weisman 04.09.2025 42:50

In this episode of In Her Direction, host Brittany Doohan interviews Diana Weisman, an award-winning creative director. Diana has led creative in advertising and branded content for companies such as Bustle, W, Nylon, Popsugar, Conde Nast and most recently Code and Theory. Listen to learn how to put you into your creative work, how to use data and strategy to create campaigns that are like “Labubu...

Uncovering Your Path: How to Find Your Creative Identity & Pivot In Your Career, Feat. Senior Creative Kara Barnett 30.07.2025 23:41

In this episode of In Her Direction, host Brittany Doohan chats with Kara Barnett, an award-winning senior creative and former TV producer, to talk about pivoting in your career, and finding and staying true to your creative identity. Thanks for listening! Want more? Watch full In Her Direction episodes on YouTube & Spotify Follow @inherdirectionshow on Instagram for bite-sized clips, episo...

How to Break Into Film As a Female Filmmaker & Sell Your First TV Show, Feat. 'Surf Girls' Creator Monica Medellin 07.05.2025 12:58

In this episode, host Brittany Doohan chats with Monica Medellin, film director and executive producer, about her journey breaking into the film and TV industry, how she created Surf Girls Hawai'i on Prime Video, and why representation matters for women and people of color in sports and media. Monica also shares what it's like to navigate a male-dominated industry, her passion for giving...