The interview with tv producer Tonya McClearly. Owner at Mediamarketingmaven. Supervising Producer Lifestyle-Travel & Food at Amazing America TV. Lifestyle Executive Producer at WJLA-TV (ABC). She is passionate about impacting the lives of those around her through creative storytelling.

Join us for an exclusive and empowering episode as the And I Thought Ladies sit down with Tawana Blassingame, visionary founder and CEO of Queen Size Magazine—a groundbreaking publication dedicated to plus-size fashion, body positivity, and women's empowerment.

Jo LaMarca Mathisen, a dynamo in the media industry with a dazzling 25-year journey that includes clinching an Emmy for her groundbreaking work on the Today Show. Her expertise isn’t just confined to media. Joanne is a trailblazer in championing better care for women navigating menopause.

Brely Evans is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, author and comedian. She was a member of the 1990s R&B group Emage. She moved into acting and appeared in films such as Sparkle and The Man in 3B and the 2019 Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera, Ambitions

From a young age, LaRose has written poetry but didn't dare to share it. It wasn't until she started Trifecta Comedy that she began writing for other people to see.  Her sketches have been produced for live and digital media. They have also been featured by Funny or Die and SketchFest. LaRose's dramatic scripts have been recognized by the Austin Film Festival, Chicago Screenplays, Screencraft, and Stage 32. Currently, LaRose's first play is being produced and will run this fall.

Kenneth Tynan was born in beautiful Vancouver, BC. He started performing at the age of 5 where he would pretend to be a combination of Batman and Superman whilst also figure skating his life away. In high school he played everything from elderly men to psychotic killers. After graduating he realized that performing was all that he wanted, which brings us to the present years after. Now he works in film, theater and voice internationally having filmed Netflix’s Zero Chill in Sheffield, England. He does not stop, and even when things are a bit slow, he always seems to be apart of a project somewhere. With the performing arts as his new rink, Kenneth jumps into acting with the biggest smile he can muster, and a persevering attitude!

Paige Morrow Kimball is an award-winning independent filmmaker in both the documentary and narrative spaces. Her independent films and pilots have screened at Oscar-qualifying festivals worldwide, won dozens of awards and accolades, and have garnered global distribution. Paige wrote, produced, and directed 16 original scripted films for HBO’s Sesame Street. She created an original documentary for PBS, produced and shot Olympic documentaries all over the world, and produced music videos for Atlantic Records. Paige has produced and directed unscripted tv shows for HBO, FOX, CBS, NBC, PBS, FX, AMC, TLC, NHK, and more.

I’m a Hollywood business coach, public speaker, and writer. She also run two prominent programs for writers, one at CBS and the other at the WGA . She helped creative professionals create exceptional careers in Hollywood.

LaRose is a world-traveling storyteller influenced by a diverse group of people and cultures. She is a proud graduate of the University of Southern California where she received her Bachelor's of Arts from both the School of Dramatic Arts and the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. As a student, LaRose was an actor in numerous productions and the producer of USC's first and longest running sketch comedy troupe, The Suspenders. Since graduating, she co-founded a professional sketch comedy troupe, Trifecta Comedy. She has performed in professional stage and film productions in both Los Angeles and Chicago. Also she has written comedic and dramatic scripts that have been recognized by Austin Film Festival, Funny or Die, SketchFest, Stage 32, and more. Currently, LaRose lives in Chicago where she continues to write, produce, and perform hoping to reflect the amazing culture around her.

Paul Zeidman Award-winning screenwriter of thrilling adventure & yarns author. He’s also a notoriously meticulous script editor and proofreader, with the ability to spot a rogue comma or misspelled word at a hundred paces. When not writing, rewriting, or reading scripts, he enjoys watching movies, reading comic books, running half-marathons, and making what could possibly be the best pecan pie west of the Mississippi. He host the Creative Writing Life Podcast.