Pardon My Success

It's the Mid-Season Finale!! Before we take a lil 3 week break, we're sitting down with the dynamic duo, and loving wives, Alla Arutcheva and Geri-Lynn Cesar! Alla's photography and marketing talent paired with Geri-Lynn's psychology and styling skills have created Femini Rising and Visionary Media Labs, two companies focused on branding the whole person through storytelling and au...

This week we take a seat with Mateen Bizar to chat about what it's like getting ready to perform 5 shows as the titular character in "Tartuffe in 60 Minutes" in the Hollywood Fringe Festival!! Mateen's experience in entertainment has taken him around the world, and inspires anyone with a dream to get out there and break any molds that holds them back! Mateen Bizar IG @mateen.biza...

Today we're chatting with the incredible actor, performer, cabaret producer, and overall legend Eric Seppala to hear all about his journey in the arts! From his fellow Tour Guides at Universal Studios helping him qualify for SAG, to the most joyous Xanadu Experiences in the world, Eric's story is full of funny moments and synchronicities. We then take a moment to sing-song some of our line...

This week we're finding out how Magic John B fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a professional magician, and made it to "The Mecca of Magic" aka, The Magic Castle in Hollywood. From the suburbs of Chicago (shoutout Dasha & all our midwestern friends), all the way to performing for the stars, John B's story is an inspiration to us all! Magic John B IG @magicjohnb YT @ma...

June is swiftly approaching, and with it The Hollywood Fringe Festival!! This month long theater fest encompasses nearly 500 shows at over 30 venues across a 3 mile stretch of Hollywood, and the entire thing is run by Co-Executive Directors (aka the Co-Fringe Mommies) Lois Neville and Ellen Den Herder. Today, we are so excited to welcome Lois to the show to talk all about the history of Fringe, he...

This week we're spilling the hottest tea on SYD/NEY's first single "One Year" and all of the juicy breakup backstory that comes with it! Sit down with us (with a special cameo from the ever iconic Dasha German!!) to hear all about how SYD/NEY is making her musical dreams come true, from playing gigs back home in Mexico at 16 years old, to now pursuing music professionally here in...

Strap in and get excited, because we are taking another trip to Boston for a top secret visit to surprise Kristina for her Bridal Shower!! After months of planning and covert operations with my bff's mom, fiancé, and family, it was finally time for me to continue my Mei of Honor duties as I helped put together a beautiful Surprise Shower for my girl. It was so much fun, and I am beyond gratefu...

We're taking it back to Ye Olde England this week as Cynthia Valenzuela and I analyze and modernize William Shakespeare's monologues for Cassius Longinus and Mark Antony respectively as we prepare for "Julius Caesar in 60 Minutes"! Cynthia tells all regarding her industry experience to date, including all the tea on multiple National Commercials and what it was like working with...

This week we are sitting down with our most decorated guest to date, the incredibly talented actor, writer, sweet treat lover, and 2-Time Emmy Award Winning Producer, Jean Fiumara! From walking into a CBS affiliate and securing her first job, to continuing to produce award winning TV shows after facing cancellations, Jean's experience in the industry is a testament to the kind of flexibility a...

WELCOME BACK TO PMS!!! We return with the SEASON 6 premiere on a lil trip to The Berkshires for Kristina's Bachelorette Party!!! Come along the entire journey with this Maid of Honor as we celebrate the upcoming nuptials of the absolute most amazing girl I know with an entire weekend of dress-up, crafts, and good vibes (minus the absolutely horrifying nature related incident right at the end t...

IT'S THE SEASON 5 FINALEEEEE!!!! We're closing out this season (and celebrating OVER 100 EPISODES!!!) with some good ole fashioned MeiTime as I meet again with fashion designer (and my wedding designer!!) Natalia Trevino Amaro. We look at all of the dresses I've tried on so far, and take a look at the two wedding dresses I'm hoping to alter, as well as discuss the BridesMei dresses...

We are getting ~introspective~ and writing a new song this week with the incredibly talented Nashville based singer/songwriter, Gabby Michelle!! Join us as we chat through what sonically inspires this indie artist's music and live performances. From her days at Berklee College of Music to the stage at the Bluebird Cafe, Gabby takes us through her experience, education, and personal process! Th...

We're getting ~spiiccyyy~ in here this week with author, actor, model, and creative icon, Casey Hodge!! Under the alias Cynthia A. Scarlett, Casey and her two bffs wrote "The Shadow of Mortalis," the new steamy Romantasy available now with all of the features we've been missing in the Romance Novel space! Casey tells us about the writing process, her experience in the industry, a...

This week we're taking to the streets of Hollywood to do some guerrilla marketing for Abbey Scott's new single "Merry Me"!! First we sit down to chat about the process behind this self proclaimed Valley Girl's independent artist experience, hearing all about the music she's made. Then we delve into the world of Entertainment Reporting to find out what it really feels like...

Today we are sitting down with Sandra Benton: actor, producer, the Voice of Disney World's Navi Shaman, and Game Show Expert! We chat about her experiences producing theater, being a professional actor, visiting Disney World and hearing her own voice on the Avatar Ride, before Sandra tells us what it takes to win BIG on MULTIPLE game shows. She gives us some tips before we head on Let's Ma...

WE'RE BACK with Part 2 aka "THE REVEAL" of November Sheng's "Performance. Maxim. Sincerity." special "Performance. MURDER. Sincerity." featuring even MORE never-before-seen footage from the recent tragic events which unfolded at Dima Chernyak's 27th Birthday Party. ***Due to the violent nature of the crime, the strong language a citizen led murder investig...

This week we return to November "Nova" Sheng's "Performance. Maxim. Sincerity." with Part 1 of the exclusive, breaking news, in-depth, two-part special featuring never-before-seen footage from the recent tragic events which unfolded at Dima Chernyak's 27th Birthday Party. Due to the violent nature of the crime, the strong language a citizen led murder investigation elic...

This week we are touring the Festival Circuit at the Culver City Film Festival with War Works Productions at their Los Angeles Premiere of the award winning feature film "Pleasure, Bye"! We sit down afterwards with writer, director, actor, editor, and producer, Adam Vencil to discuss inspiration, development, awards, future production plans, and so much more. PLUS exclusive bonus blooper...

We have our very first inventor on the show as Willem van der Meij takes the PMS stage to show us his creation, The Midian Prime, the world's first remote MIDI controller! The uses are endless for musicians, performers, speakers, and so much more so listen in as we find out what it takes to invent and patent a product, and workshop the Midian live on our show! Willem van der Meij and The Midia...

This week we are joined by the incredible musician/actress/creative/storyteller FLAVIA (aka @flaviaspeaks aka Flavia Watson) to talk about making music while living nomadically, finishing up a European tour, and her upcoming album (potential name album name reveal??). Part tour diary, part biography, and part unhinged rhyme experiment, we here this week to delve into creating while on the move, tr...

This week we are exploring the Hobgoblin Playhouse and getting a full behind the scenes tour with Jenn and Greg Crafts, of The StageCrafts!! We peek behind the curtain of theater management, and all the real world challenges involved in running a creative business that relies on community. Jenn and Greg open up on how they got their own starts in the industry (plus the cutest love story ever) and...

This week Meilin and Dasha pull back the curtain on PMS Events and explore what makes their company a unique force in the event content creation space! Built by professionals who live and breathe content, PMS Events brings together photographers, videographers, and social media strategists to create stunning & speedy deliverables. We explain how the team is able to shoot, edit, and package con...

This week we’re joined by insanely talented aerial performer and instructor Kris Li, whose personal style on flying pole, lyra, and chains developed through years of classes, self determination, and performance opportunities across New York and LA. Kris walks us through finding her path, from balancing college and being an agency repped dancer auditioning on Broadway, to finding her own styles and...

This week we're sitting down in Hollywood's Hobgoblin Theater with the legendary Colleen Hammond Whitmore, the one woman theatrical icon who cuts the classics down to tight, 60 minute productions and directs them all across Hollywood! Colleen not only edits, casts, and directs double cast shows (that's right, every show has TWO CASTS, performing THREE SHOWS EACH!), she also stages multiple product...

EEEEEEEEKKKK!!!!!! WE'RE ENGAGED!!!!!! It's been almost a week since Zack proposed in New York City, and I can hardly believe it still. Thankfully I took plenty of photographic evidence, and in true Mei fashion, I am here to debrief the entire trip for you, moment by moment, with exclusive footage the entire way. I'm beyond giddy, thank you so much to everyone who has wished us congrat...