The Producers Lounge

Grant Rosenberg has been involved in television and feature film development and production for the past forty years. The first part of his career was spent as an executive at NBC, Paramount Television and The Walt Disney Studios. In the second part of his career, he transitioned to hands-on writing and producing. During his tenure at Paramount, he was involved in the production of such hits as Ma...

Jordan Kerner is a renowned film producer with a storied career spanning decades. After beginning his journey in entertainment with Group W for KPIX San Francisco in 1971, he transitioned into law in 1976 before returning to entertainment as a program and talent negotiator at CBS in 1977. He gained further experience at Universal Television for NBC and later at ABC Entertainment, where he rose to...

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Adam grew up in New York City, graduated Harvard University. Adam was nominated for an NAACP Image Award as 'Nathan Hastings' on The Young & Restless. He adapted/produced Just Passin' Through & What Angles Fear for Dreambuilder Foundation & Proctor & Gamble; both won EMMYs for Regional TV and consecutive Regional EMMYs as 'Lead Actor' for Adam. More recent...

After graduating with a BS in Engineering, Danny moved to NYC in the 90's and acted in and produced plays, sketch comedy, and stand up comedy. He became one of the biggest producers of stand up comedy in NYC outside the comedy clubs for 8 years. He had 5 different venues, producing 8 shows a week, and giving away 30 spots a week to comedians. Danny had celebrities such as Jim Gaffigan, Ed Hel...

Steven J. Kung uses comedy to illuminate things oft unseen which include POC, LGBTQ folx, and his car keys. While at first glance he reminds you of that over-achieving Asian classmate (which self-admittedly, he was), he's also a salsa merengue instructor and very queer. With his encyclopedic knowledge of Dear White People, Steven was promoted to staff writer and he is developing a semi-autobi...

Ms. A. Rosser Goodman's narrative directorial work streams on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Apple TV+, Sundance TV and PBS. She is an internationally award-winning director. Rosser was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Directors' Program at ABC/Disney's Creative Talent Development & Inclusion department. She wrote and directed Pea Pod for the HBO Insider Comedy Challenge and p...

Credits Include... The To Do List starring Aubrey Plaza This Game's Called Murder starring Ron Perlman Troublesome starring Gordon Thomson Sticky Pinecones starring Brendan Schroeder Also, check out our Networking guide, 10 Ways How to Promote Yourself Without Bragging, on our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-ways-how-to-72120064   Please like and subscribe, it helps us out a lot. M...

Bill Schultz was born in New Jersey, USA. He is known for The Simpsons (1989), Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999) and True and the Rainbow Kingdom (2017).  He’s worked for juggernauts like PBS, Fox, and many others, and is one of the few producers we’ve talked to about taking an entertainment company public. Credits Include... The Simpsons starring Dan Castellaneta, Anne Hathaway, and Paul Rudd King Of The Hil...

Stu Levy is an international entrepreneur, producer, director and writer across mediums including graphic novels, film, television and new media. Founder of the pioneering media company TOKYOPOP, Stu is known for establishing the manga market in North America.    As a producer, Stu has a number of live-action and animated feature films and television shows in various stages of development, includi...

Jared Vineyard is a writer, producer, and director who creates for both film and stage. Jared is an alumnus of Western Michigan University, where he received a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing with emphases on playwriting and fiction. He was born and raised in Flint, MI but now lives in California, working from home except when he's on set. Check out his upcoming feature at LoadedDe...

With a diverse career in the film industry, Carolyn McDonald continues to expand her creative disciplines. Some of her recent endeavors include, executive producing, co-writing and directing P.N.O.K., a short film featuring Irma P. Hall, Danny Glover, Robert Ri'chard and Elle Fanning, executive producing Country artist Big Kenny Alphin's (Big & Rich) documentary "Bearing Light&q...

On this week’s episode, we’re chatting with Melissa Friedman who has produced TV Series, including The Bay and Smiley .  We discuss the importance of having a good attitude when you’re first starting out, dealing with insecurities in the entertainment industry, and the one reality show that almost killed her.  Melissa began her career in the reality TV space in New York, before moving out to Los A...

David J. Greenberg is a producer, writer, and director, as well as a screenwriting professor from Philadelphia. His feature film "Stomping Ground" premiered at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival and will be released by Breaking Glass Pictures. He has written over 60 features including "What Matters Most" (2011) and "Used To Love Her" (2015) as well as the docu...

Sabrina Oertle is known for Kontaxt (2021) and Nostalgia.  Her life’s journey has taken her from Ontario in the inland empire, to the District Attorney’s office, to producing commercials in Santa Barbara, to now running her own feature development and production company.   Credits Include... Kontaxt starring Christa B. Allen Read along with Sabrina, The Deal: A Novel of Hollywood . Please like and...

Joelle began her writing career as an advertising copywriter, creating award-winning campaigns for brands like In-N-Out Burger, Kleenex and Lexus. Since making the jump to screenwriting, she's written several romantic comedy and family telefilms including Hallmark Channel's Paris, Wine and Romance. An experienced animation writer, Joelle's series credits include Avengers: Earth&apos...

Award-winning filmmaker Paul J Salamoff has been working for over 30 years in Film, TV, Video Games and Commercials as a Writer, Producer, Director, Executive, Comic Creator, Storyboard Artist and Make-Up FX Artist.    Salamoff is the author of ON THE SET: The Hidden Rules of Movie Making Etiquette (Now in its 4th Edition) and the graphic novels Discord, Tales of Discord, Hired Guns, Logan’s Run a...

Producer John Heinsen focuses on the development of TV, film and multi-platform projects through his company Bunnygraph. He sits on the Executive Committee of the Producers Peer Group of the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as the Influencer Advisory Board of Sparks & Honey (Omnicom). Previously John served as Vice President, New Media for the Producers Guild of America (PGA) an...

Summer grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado where she fell in love with showbiz performing theatre. She then moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California. Go Trojans!  She’s written numerous screenplays and is a member of the Producers Guild of America. Follow her on Instagram @thesummerofhappiness Follow her on Twitter @summermoore  Her website is www. SumSmiles.com Credi...

Emily Coupe is an Australian born Eurasian actress turned producer, who has worked consistently in both Australia and Los Angeles.   She has recently been cast in feature films The New Hands, Lilith, Home Bound, Dark Haven, The Locket, and Wicked Wifi Workout.   Emily recently completed film The Crossroads in AZ in which she played the lead, & is also co-writing + producing the music. Credits...

Jeremy Daniel Davis is an actor, writer and producer. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona on April 2nd. Most recently he produced a film called, Willy's Wonderland starring Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, and Beth Grant. Check out Jeremy’s YouTube channel, with Behind The Scenes footage from the movie: https://www.youtube.com/user/standalonejd   Credits Include... Willy’s Wonderland starring Nicolas C...

Ladies and gentleman, by an overwhelming demand, The Producers Lounge podcast, Season 2 is coming back and coming back strong. The second cycle of Season 2 will be released on Greater And Grander dot com starting Thursday, December 1st, 2022, and we’ll have producers of films with Nicolas Cage, Danny Glover, Luke Hemsworth, and many more.   You can also follow us on the youtube channel for Greater...

Tony Lund (producer on Through The Wormhole) sits down to talk about his trials and tribulations in Hollywood, and how he found the most pivotal show of his career by attending the Playboy Mansion.  Credits Include... Through The Wormhole starring Morgan Freeman Fun Size Horror: Volume One starring Guy Perry and Lance Reddick Breakthrough starring Jason Bateman and Adrien Brody The Story of God wi...

Elijah Senn sits down to talk about old projects they worked on together, and also talks about his DIT work on the side in order to make a living. Like us on Facebook. Credits Include... Educated starring Alex Weber 500 Feet starring Jake Bucher Fade Away starring Cat Del Re Lonely City starring Jennifer Bouchard Please like and subscribe, it helps us out a lot. Follow Us on Social Media! Greater...

 Andy Dunn (Executive Producer in interactive media) sits down to talk about how he developed projects for Apple, Steven Spielberg, the California Science Center, and other major studios around Hollywood.  Follow Us on Social Media! Greater & Grander on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/GreaterGrander   Greater & Grander on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GreaterGrander   Greater &am...