How do you get that first big break in the industry, especially when you have years of experience, knowledge, and drive? Writer & Director MICHELLE SALCEDO is full of great ideas.

Salcedo was a Sundance Fellow and Rideback Rise Fellow in 2025, and a Netflix/Shondaland Fellow in 2024, and tells us all about her journey getting there, the difference and need of each fellowship in her career, and her biggest advice directing her feature film SWITCH & BAIT, a female-centric action film.

Follow her on Instagram @michellesalcedofarnham

and check out her work on her website: https://www.michellesalcedodirector.com

Hit that FOLLOW button to make sure you know when each epsiode drops. Next week is our SEASON 5 FINALE!!! Which we will be on video for. You won't want to miss our take away for this season. See you next Monday, until then go ... GET SET!!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

From building your process, to building your at home set up, Voice Actress DELILAH KUJALA walks us through the origins of her acting career after graduating with a BFA degree, to her successful Voice Acting career and landing a recurring role on South Park.

We love learning the logistics on this pod, like tangible advice on where to find these VO gigs, and the realities of training for this profession. What we also get in this episode is the mental prep of dropping into the scene, what to do in between those career changing calls, and when to go all in on something you want and “Make the impossible, possible”.

Want more after listening to her incredible insight? Delilah teaches for the esteemed UCLA Extension program. (Yeah, we know, she's THAT great.)

She's also about to have a baby!!! CONGRATULATIONS DELILAH!!! We are so excited for you both professionally and personally!

Follow Delilah on Instagram @delilahkujala_vo www.delilahkujala.com on TikTok @delilahkujala_vo 

Check out her work on: South Park: Post Covid & South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid  as Amazon Alexa; South Park Season 27 Ep 1 'Sermon On The Mount' as Chat GPT/Alexa, streaming on Paramount Plus.

As always, we are sooo glad you are here in our community and a listener of the pod. We have one more incredible guest episode left to air next Monday, before our OG episode finally. Be sure to FOLLOW, RATE (5 stars), and write a REVIEW of the pod to help propel us into Season 6 this Fall. We already have some amazing guests lined up for you!!

thank you all! Now, go...GET SET!!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

One of our favorite people in the industry RICHELLE TAYLOR is back on the podcast today, sharing with us all the details of how she booked and worked her first directing job for a major network television show!

She walks us through how this job came to be, her prep process, the realness of those first few moments where every department head is looking to you, how she balanced everything on the day, how and why to trust the people you work with, and the feeling of dropping into an already established show and actors who have worked for years in these characters, along with building new ones.

There is SOOO much info in this episode, and if you listened to her episode in Season 2 Episode 14 talking about her extensive experience on set as a Script Supervisor, you know what an incredible person she is, and that she's absolutely FULL of logistical and tangible notes that are beneficial for everyone to hear in this space.

If you need to hear it, this is your sign, to keep working, keep doing the thing, keep putting your best foot forward, and moments like this can happen, where you get the opportunity to finally be in your dream role on set.

CONGRATULATIONS RICHELLE!!! We can't wait to see what you do next!

Go check out Richelle's episode of "Boston Blue", episode 13 “Beautiful Broken Things” which premiered April 3rd of this year, on CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus.

And follow her on Instagram @DirectorRichelle, and check out her website www.ScriptsByStella.com for more future career updates.

Until next Monday... go GET SET!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

It's May, so that means graduation season for many. In this episode we talk with MJ SMITH about how she launched her career prior to graduation and set herself up to network intentionally and set herself up for professional work opportunities beforehand.

MJ is am ambitious creative entrepreneur, Executive Assistant at Onni Creative, Marketing Representative at The Finnish Long Drink, and a Chapman University Alumni.

Whether you are a student or not, this episode will inspire you to think outside the box and better prep to be "in the room where it happens".

Follow MJ's journey on Instagram @mojoincali

And connect with her on LinkedIn.

Also, THANK YOU to all of you who followed, shared, and donated to out feature film crowd-funding campaign! We did it!! We're GREENLIT for CREDIT and we couldn't feel more excited and grateful.

Didn't get a chance to donate to the campaign on time? No problem! You can still follow the campaign on Seed&Spark, and donate by selecting CREDIT from the dropdown of our non-profit fiscal sponsor's website: AWD

And as always, make sure you FOLLOW, RATE, & REVIEW this podcast. It goes a long way in helping us get you incredible guests like this one, and provide more support for our community.

Until Next Monday... go GET SET !!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You've heard of a Production Coordinator, but have you heard of a Studio Production Coordinator?

With years of experience working for multiple fortune 500 companies, HEIDI PALOMINO ANDERSON tells us all about how she got into her favorite job within the industry so far, with truly great people to work with. We get into the differences in working as a Production Coordinator on set vs. in the office, building confidence in the creative and corporate spaces, and tackling what you are initially scared to do and how much that can pay off.

Heidi is now also one of our fellow Producers for our feature film CREDIT !! We have 3 days left to reach our crowd-funding goal!! Please go donate, follow, and share the link to help us making this based on true life social justice film about a single Mom in the 1970's who gets denied a line of credit in her own name, when her hippie husband up and leaves her in the middle of the night to raise their 3 year old alone.

If you love this podcast like we do, Rate, Review, and Share with a friend to help us reach more of our community, and continue to bring in these incredible guests.

Now.... go GET SET!!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We're already mid season, so it's time for an OG episode!

We've had so many incredible guests on this season, and we have PLENTY more to come, but we like to come on a couple times throughout the season to talk about a topic that is on our mind lately, which today is... Moving Forward During Burnout.

Of course, we're not therapists, and we always love to send you off more inspired than when you start the episode, but this topic is tough!! We don't shy away from how we've been feeling starting a business, crowd-funding for a feature, being in production for Season 5 of this podcast, being in post for a short film AND a web-isode, AND working in our individual careers, plus you know... personal lives and family responsibilities. It's A LOT.

On this episode, we talk about being really honest with yourself, naming where you are at, and how to move through that tough period while being kind to yourself, and staying true to the passions and goals you have.

We hope this episode helps you as much as it helped us to talk through it. And if you have any other OG episode topic ideas, email us at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram @OldGirlsEntertainment

We'll be back next week with another amazing guest, but until then GOOOO Get Set! ... and also click the link to donate to our feature campaign CREDIT which ENDS NEXT WEEK! MAY 7TH!!!! Be a part of getting this important story about the Equal Credit Opportunity Act made!!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to Part II of Producer Week!!

KIM JACKSON is a fellow Women Independent Producers member, as well as the Board President of NYWIFT, the New York Women in Film and Television organization.

We talk about the ever evolving nature of the industry and what that means for Indie Producers now, how to be adaptable, and where to go to create a network of trusted filmmakers to build your career with.

Kim is an incredible resource and we are so grateful to her and the entire NYWIFT organization for all the crucial support they provide Women in the industry. Check them out on Instagram and visit their website linked above @nywift.

Speaking of Indie Producers... that's us! Your Old Girls here. And we are 15 days away from our crowd-funding campaign coming to a close. It is crunch time my friends!!! We're currently at 42% raised for our social justice film CREDIT about the importance of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and we MUST at least get to 80% in order for any of those pledges to go through.

Visit the link below to contribute, follow, and share with your network, because that's what it's all about.

⁠⁠https://seedandspark.com/fund/credit-feature-film#story⁠⁠

Follow our progress on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive After Hours episodes, production updates, templates, and more!!

Now... Go GET SET!!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome to Producer Week!

Starting us out on this beautiful Monday is the incredible, JULIE CROSBY. Julie is founding partner of the production company Cromono International, has movies currently streaming on Netflix and Amazon, AND her latest film ORIGINAL SOUND  comes out in theatre’s on April 24th, with tickets on sale NOW!!

In addition to giving her inside scoop about ORIGINAL SOUND, Julie walks us through her career thus far, pointing out the importance of planning for distribution, how to navigate this new frontier of the industry, and the difficulties of translating theatre to film. 

Find out where to go see ORIGINAL SOUND and follow the film on Instagram @OriginalSoundFilm

Follow this podcast to be notified when new episodes drop, because on Wednesday we have Part 2 of this Producer Week special, with Board President of NYWIFT, Kim Jackson. 

ANNNDD... of course go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠CREDIT⁠⁠⁠⁠ feature film link and follow (free), share (also free), and make a contribution. Get involved and support indie filmmakers and Women told stories this Women’s National History Month. ALL contributions are TAX DEDUCTIBLE thanks to our non-profit fiscal sponsor, AWD, the Alliance of Women Directors.

We are in the home stretch, so NOW is the time to get involved, while the campaign is still live.

⁠⁠https://seedandspark.com/fund/credit-feature-film#story⁠⁠

Follow our progress on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive After Hours episodes, production updates, templates, and more!!

Now... Go GET SET!!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Costume Department knowledge in this episode is truly next level!! DEBRA TREVINO, who has worked on MAJOR productions such as Doctor Odyssey, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Ghosted, and Maze Runner: The Death Cure just to name a few.

She explains top to bottom how the costume department is structured, and who hires each role, the ins and outs of budgeting, how costumes works in tandem with other departments, the differences between film, tv, and commercials and which she feels is the most complicated of the three, and the main thing she wishes other crew members and cast knew about this job.

She also walks us though her work as a producer with Clever Girl Productions, and how transferable all those skills are.

You can follow Debra on Instagram @debrat21

ANNNDD... of course go to our ⁠⁠⁠CREDIT⁠⁠⁠ feature film link and follow (free), share (also free), and make a contribution. Get involved and support indie filmmakers and Women told stories this Women’s National History Month. ALL contributions are TAX DEDUCTIBLE thanks to our non-profit fiscal sponsor, AWD, the Alliance of Women Directors.

⁠https://seedandspark.com/fund/credit-feature-film#story⁠

Follow our progress on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive After Hours episodes, production updates, templates, and more!!

Now... Go GET SET!!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

MAJOR NEWS FOR WRITERS!

Applications are NOW OPEN for Moonshot Initiative's annual PILOT ACCELERATOR Program, where 6-8 fellows will receive three weeks of industry training before having the opportunity to pitch to major studios, production companies, representatives, and producers. And on the pod today Katrina gives exclusive advice for anyone applying!

Katrina is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Moonshot Initiative, a nonprofit that works toward gender equity in the film and television industry.

In addition to telling us all about their Pilot Accelerator program, we talk about how to be successful when pitching your project, knowing yourself as a writer, and how to greenlight yourself!!

We absolutely LOVE this non-profit, because we ourselves are members and have met SOOO many incredible women at their networking events, including fellow guests on the pod:

Director Traci Hays

Actress Shélah Larson

Director Lesley Powers

Follow our progress on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive After Hours episodes, production updates, templates, and more!!

Now... Go GET SET!!

xoxo

Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,

Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠