A group of top TV Showrunners walk you through how they got their start, the lessons they have learned, how they decide who to hire, and the actionable takeaways you can bring to your own TV writing career.
Your Mentors:
Jordana was most recently an EP/Co-Creator at Netflix and Co-EP on Disney’s RAVEN’S HOME. She’s an Emmy-nominated, Annie Award winning, upper-level writer who has experience in live action and animation. Jordana has also worked as a Supervising Producer on Netflix’s FULLER HOUSE and MELISSA & JOEY (FREEFORM), a Producer on Mike Judge’s THE GOODE FAMILY (ABC), SONS & DAUGHTERS (ABC) and SIGNIFICANT OTHERS (NBC/Universal). She was the Co-Developer/Co-EP/Head Writer of STAR vs THE FORCES of EVIL and was the EP/Creator of PROJECT MC² for Netflix and Awesomeness TV.
Michael is an Emmy-nominated TV writer and Showrunner. His many credits include KING OF THE HILL, BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD, JUST SHOOT ME, WILFRED, MARON, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, OUT OF PRACTICE, BRICKLEBERRY, and TACOMA FD. He’s the author of A PAPER ORCHESTRA, a collection of humorous personal essays.
Audrey is a literary manager at Cartel, with clients in film and television. Her writers have staffed on shows including REASONABLE DOUBT, SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE, GINNY & GEORGIA, P-VALLEY, THE UPSHAWS, GROWN-ISH, NANCY DREW, TOM SWIFT, RAISING DION, and ROBOT CHICKEN. Her clients have written feature films including ALICE, DARLING (Lionsgate), CRUSHED (Tubi), THE SANTA SUMMIT (Hallmark), and the SINGLE BLACK FEMALE franchise (Lifetime). Audrey worked her way up from Receptionist in 2016 to Manager in 2018. She started as a development and casting assistant in reality TV, working for THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER and the production company behind the shows ARE YOU THE ONE? and DATING NAKED.