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Cindy Gallop, internationally known entrepreneur and feminist, visited Washington last month for AD Week DC, where the Scoop caught up with her in the hotel lobby after her conference-wide presentation. She got down and dirty with us about how she changed her own life, and talked about how we can all take part in improving our industry and even the world by taking the tiniest of actions in cooperation with other like-minded individuals instead of trying to work it all out on our own.

This month we bring you our chat with Roger Baldacci, Executive Vice President, Creative Director at Arnold Worldwide. Throughout his career he’s produced an extensive body of award-winning work that has helped build brands like McDonald’s, Miller Lite, Coors, Timberland, Nikon, and Converse.

This year’s Women in Film and Video DC’s Woman of Vision award recipient, Grace Guggenheim, talks about her path into the family filmmaking business with her father, Charles Guggenhiem, and her current day mission to make her father’s classic documentary films accessible to the viewers of today.

The Scoop visited with Susan Lacy, creator and executive producer of the PBS Series American Masters, and learned about the path that took her from historical railroad stations and grant writing to being one of the most successful women in public television.

If you’re listening to The Scoop, you’re likely a member of your local Women in Film chapter, but how much do you know about our International umbrella organization, WIFTI? This month, the scoop talks with Women in Film and Television International Board Member Kimberly Skyrme to learn about our connection to this international network of amazing women.

Everyone gets stressed out once in a while. But how do you know when stress is getting too much? And what do you do to keep it in check? The scoop talks with psychiatrist Dr. Kristie Mitchell, and television executive turned yoga instructor Caroline Christopher to find out.

This month the scoop was privileged to be invited to the home of Catherine Wyler, filmmaker and board member of the Washington DC Chapter, and daughter of the legendary director William Wyler. She told us about what she’s doing these days and we got to hear about life growing up in the home of one of the most successful directors in Hollywood history. And later, we bring you the first episode of our new segment Chapter Chat, where we got an inside look at New York City’s NYWIFT.

In honor of Women's History Month, The Scoop pays tribute to five amazing women in the news this month. Then, Scoop reporter Blake Althen went to meet with a few of the folks from SnagFilms to talk about their unique documentary distribution system.

February is Black history month and what better place to discuss black history than BET? The Scoop sat down with some of the staff in the legendary network’s headquarters. But before that, Blake Althen sat in on a pitch session at Real Screen with A&E executive producer Stephen Harris.

This month the Scoop talks to two of the “Gatekeepers” at The Learning Channel. These women are the executive assistants to the top names in programming at TLC and they share their stories and tips on the best ways to stay on their good side. Later, Elizabeth Mendes speaks with Dr. Kelly Robinson about her intriguing programming series in London which kicked off with its first lecture: Fabulous but Forgotten: Early British Female Film Pioneers.