#Startwith8™ was started by The Bitch Pack’s Thuc Nguyen, screenwriter, activist, and curator of the annual Bitch List in June 2020.

Cheryl L. Bedford is a producer and the Executive Director and Founder of Women of Color Unite and the JTC List joined forces with Thuc on #Startwith8™ after which they launched #Startwith8Hollywood. And now they are branching out with #Startwith8UK and #Startwith8Canada.

TBB's Akua Gyamfi has joined forces with Cheryl and Thuc to lead #Startwith8UK speaks to Cheryl and #Startwith8Canada's lead Murry Peeters about the groundbreaking initiative that connects entertainment professionals with 8 Women (and non-binary people) of Color working in the business to formulate a plan of action based on what each mentee desires and what is achievable by the mentor to create tangible progress in the mentee’s career.

Find out more about #Startwith8 here

Find out more about WOCU here

Find out more about The Bitch Pack here

Find out more about Murry Peeters here