When Russell Boast began his career in casting, he discovered the platform could offer so much more! While Russell does not live with a disability, he has spent his career advocating for actors with lived experience. He continues to ask, “Why don’t the characters on TV and in film reflect the look of our actual population?” In his role as the President of the Casting Society of America, Russell wants to effect changes by pushing other casting agents to seek representation of lived experiences in these characters and bring those actors into the room! Joining us from Los Angeles, Russell continues to move the needle forward in the goal of equal representation in media.