WICT Wisdom

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Kami Mattioli.  Stephanie is joined by Kami Mattioli, Digital Sports & Audience Development Producer at Bally Sports.  Kami is a digital native with 9+ years in social media strategy, marketing and execution for media brands, live events and sports teams. She's a community manager at heart who understands how to speak to and engage large, diverse audiences...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Ana Lydia Monaco.  Stephanie is joined by Ana Lydia Monaco, an award-winning filmmaker, Writer, Director and Producer.  Ana Lydia scratches the surface of Hollywood's lack of Latino diversity in entertainment, including the cultural differences between Mexican and Mexican-American storytelling, why Hollywood needs to hire more Mexican-American filmmakers t...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Alexandra Lemlein.  Stephanie is joined by Alexandra Lemlein, an experienced marketer who has worked in ad sales, integrated marketing, B2B marketing and digital publishing. Over the past ten years, she has held positions in NYC at Discover Inc. (Food Network), WarnerMedia (TBS & TNT), Meredith Corporation, ViacomCBS and most recently joined Tubi last year...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Carmen Palmer, Senior Director, Digital Products at Comcast NBCUniversal.  Stephanie is joined by Carmen Palmer, who bridges her technology background from Yahoo and her degree in psychology into her work at NBC. Carmen discusses how female leaders and mentors can pave the way for future women in technology and media. Reviewing the past few years, Carmen's...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Marlene Braga, CEO of Woman on the Verge Productions.  Stephanie is joined by Marlene Braga, who brings her two decades of experience in television development and production including work at ABC, PBS, The History Channel, Azteca TV, and Netflix, to the conversation. Over the past 5 years, Marlene has amplified her traditional media trajectory to include...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Jessica Klein, Graphic Designer.  Stephanie is joined by Jessica Klein, who shares her experiences as a graphic designer in the cable industry. Jessica discusses the biggest strengths that women bring to the table, how the pandemic has affected creativity, and how teamwork is the success behind all projects, including the typically large Upfronts. Jessica'...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Jana Henthorn, President and Chief Executive of The Cable Center.  Stephanie and Jana discuss how the Cable Hall of Fame has been affected by Covid-19. Jana also shares with Stephanie her passion about innovation and explains how it is a team effort and why. Find out from Jana how women play a huge role in technology and innovation and how she is helping s...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Dayana Falcon, creator of Career Focused.  Stephanie and Dayana discuss Talent Mobility and Diversity of Thought. As a Talent Mobility Visionary & Futurist, Dayana created the platform #CareerFocused to support career pivot and Talent Mobility for women of color. She also shares what logical steps should be taken in the hiring process that would be success...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Kate Neligan, Equine-Partnered Life/Career Coach, Speaker, Author and Healer. Stephanie and Kate delve into the ethics of animals working in entertainment. Kate also shares her own entertainment transformation from working in the media to her work with horses to help others transform their own careers.  WICT 's mission is to develop women leaders who trans...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Nancy Yoon, TV Host/Founder Asians in LA. Stephanie and Nancy discuss the importance of diversity in entertainment especially as it relates to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. As the founder of Asians in LA, an "inclusive" community of like-minded individuals with a passion for arts & entertainment, culture, civic, and public engagement f...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Tom Tataranowicz, Producer, Director, President of G7 Animation. Stephanie and Tom discuss the animation business and how women can break into this specific niche in television. Before beginning G7 Animation, Tom was an Assistant Animator on Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings, then moved to Filmation Studios where he Produced/Directed the animated Feature Fi...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Sonya Lockett, Chief Impact Officer at One Community. Stephanie and Sonya take an in depth look at what production companies and shows are doing to improve social change, what more can be done, and how One Community is pioneering new storytelling in the films they produce.  Prior to One Community, Sonya has worked with Lifebeat, Viacom/BET Networks, and Ne...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Nia Lyte, TV Host, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of KIF Global.  Stephanie and Nia, a Colombian American entrepreneur, discuss the importance of developing a global mindset, letting go of cultural stereotypes, and interacting with different cultures through both personal experiences and from the many women Nia works with. Nia is the president of Shinca Group...

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews President of WICT Southern California & Executive Director of Marketing at Disney/ESPN Media Networks Jennifer Miles.  Stephanie and Jennifer share what changes they are seeing in the TV and media industry, the direction of WICT following Covid-19, what they look forward to when production picks up again, and what the industry is doing to champion all wome...