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Irene Michaels, versatile beauty and media pro

By Irene Michaels Mar 25, 2019

Meet the former “General Hospital” cast member who founded I On Youth and I On The Scene Irene Michaels is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and accomplished equest...

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Reel Women: Susan Betteridge, Group Creative Director

By Daniel Patton Mar 22, 2019

The mcgarrybowen creative leader and SheRunsIt Working Mom of the Year describes how she is "still figuring it out" Susan Betteridge has made a profound and positive ...

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Reel Women: Melissa Kennedy, media professional

By Melissa Kennedy Mar 19, 2019

From marketing and development to screenwriting, Zacuto Studios' leader of business operations offers a little bit of everything Melissa Kennedy leads the business op...

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Valerie Gobos, film & entertainment pro

By Valerie Gobos Mar 11, 2019

Meet the woman who has gone “full circle” — actress, singer, dancer, model, producer, and film entrepreneur Valerie Gobos heads Gobos Film & Entertainment, work...

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Reel Women: Joyce Porter, Actor

From Joyce Porter Jul 2, 2018

Joyce Porter is a busy and well-known actor in the Chicago film community. After receiving her M.A. in Theater from Northwestern, she had a long and satisfying career as a profe...

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Reel Women: Yasmine Gorleku, Producer

Jun 25, 2018

Yasmin is a first-generation West African who has travelled the world, but still feels right at home in her native Chicago, where she spent the last four years as part of the te...

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Reel Women: Emily Esperanza, Filmmaker

By Emily Esperanza Jun 4, 2018

Emily Esperanza is a filmmaker and artist whose passions lie in discarded aesthetics, liminal spaces, guerrilla approaches, and unconventional narrative. An advocate of rebe...

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Reel Women: Jacquelyn Jamjoom, Executive Producer

By Jacquelyn Jamjoom May 25, 2018

Jacquelyn Jamjoom is a film and television producer serving as Executive Producer of Chicago based film production company Digital Hydra. At Digital Hydra, Jacquelyn has pro...

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Reel Women: Sarah Clark, Casting Director

By Sarah Clark May 17, 2018

Sarah Clark has worked professionally in the film industry for eight years. Casting has always been her bread and butter, but she's also an Emmy Nominated producer and professio...

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Reel Women: Jenny Lumpkin, Agent and Producer

By Jenny Lumpkin May 10, 2018

Jenny Lumpkin is the international Artist Agent and Senior Producer for Quriosity Productions. Politely referred to as “Q #2”, she is armed with a BFA in both graphic design...

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Reel Women: Elise Jaffe, Executive Producer

By Elise Jaffe Apr 19, 2018

Elise Jaffe is the “spokes teeth” and Executive Producer of Big Teeth Productions, which she co-owns with her husband Gregg. She’s also known as “Little Miss Bossy P...

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Reel Women: Erin Sarofsky, ECD / entrepreneur

By Erin Sarofsky Apr 5, 2018

Erin Sarofsky established her company, Sarofsky Corp., in January of 2009 in Chicago’s booming West Loop neighborhood. Sarofsky Corp. specializes in design-driven production,...

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Reel Women: Sophia Wong Boccio, Festival Director

By Sophia Wong Boccio Apr 2, 2018

Sophia Wong Boccio, 王曉菲, was born and raised in Hong Kong by parents who were part of Hong Kong’s film industry from the 1950’s through the 70’s. Her father (Won...

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Reel Women: Laura Roeper, Assistant Prop Master

By Laura Roeper Mar 30, 2018

After earning a degree in advertising art design, Laura Roeper found her way into photography as a prop stylist, then as a studio manager. She eventually gained years of exp...

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Reel Women: Mindy Verson, Production Leader

By Mindy Verson Mar 29, 2018

Having never spent a day in college, Mindy learned by doing. She learned by watching and by mirroring some of the greatest creative and production people in the ad business. ...

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Reel Women: Carey Lundin, Filmmaker

By Carey Lundin Mar 27, 2018

Carey Lundin is a multi award-winning director, writer and producer specializing in comedic digital series, media for progressive candidates, and documentaries. Lundin recent...

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Reel Women: Marina Killion, Audio Engineer

Mar 26, 2018

Marina Killion is an accomplished audio engineer based in Chicago. She has been at Optimus for nine years, where she is currently Senior Audio Engineer. She does everything from...

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Reel Women: Laurel Flatt, President, mcgarrybowen/Chicago

By Laurel Flatt Mar 23, 2018

Laurel joined mcgarrybowen in 2009 and currently serves as President of the Chicago office. In addition to her agency responsibilities she continues to lead the Disney Parks and...

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Reel Women: Monica Zaffarano, Producer

Monica Zaffarano Mar 22, 2018

Life is short, so make sure to enjoy playing in the great sandbox!” I dive into things I dream of, and 2017’s Lost ‘n’ Found was no exception. I had the privilege dir...

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Reel Women: Jeanne Caliendo, “Chi Med” co-producer

By Jeanne Caliendo Mar 20, 2018

Jeanne Caliendo is a born and bred Chicagoan who graduated from Columbia College with a degree in film. By her own admission, she has had “one fulltime job my entire life.”...