WICT Wisdom

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Sarah Pilla.

Stephanie is joined by Sarah Pilla, Emmy-Winning Journalist, On-Air Reporter, Producer & Writer at Spectrum News 1, Los Angeles.

Sarah is a dynamic, Emmy-Award winning environment journalist with a passion for storytelling and connecting with audiences. Environment and climate change are primary topics she covers. With a diverse background experience that includes the NFL Network to FOX Sports Radio to Race Across America, Sarah shares her journey from covering sports in Texas, to politics in San Diego, to landing in Los Angeles at Spectrum News 1.

Sarah and Stephanie discuss shows to watch, the behind the work of an on camera journalist, mentorship, and working in entertainment.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in the media. https://socalwict.org/

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Barbara Nelms.

Stephanie is joined by Barbara Nelms, Chapter President of Rocky Mountain and Portfolio Manager at Paramount+

Barbara Nelms is a superwoman in the TV and media industry as she not only is Portfolio Manager at Paramount+ but she is also the President of the WICT Rocky Mountain Chapter that covers 5 states: Colorado, Utah, Nebraska, Montana and Wyoming.

Barbara shares how she balances both her WICT services and her full-time job at Paramount+. Learn from Barbara what a Portfolio Manager does and hear her journey from Charter and Viacom CBS. Barbara and Stephanie also discuss being a Latina in Entertainment and the evolving positive trends in the media while Barbara reflects on her own personal background of how being born in Mexico has been reflected in her work.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in the media. https://socalwict.org/

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Tara Brock.

Stephanie is joined by Tara Brock, Sr. Product Manager at NBCUniversal.

Moving from Life Fitness to the Isadora Agency to NBCUniversal right before the 2020 pandemic hit, Tara is an experienced project manager in multiple industries working with and creating digital products. Within this tech sphere, Tara encompass the use of analytics, software, and web and mobile applications.

Tara and Stephanie dive into some of the technical aspects of television and digital products, what's important in content distribution, women in tech, and mentorship.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in the media. https://socalwict.org/

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Angela Kozlowski.

Stephanie is joined by Angela Kozlowski, Director, Digital Sales Strategy at COX Media.

Angela is responsible for driving revenue through developing and implementing strategies across all Cox Media markets. Angela has been a sales leader in the digital advertising space for over 7 years leading a team of digital consultants and partnering with sales teams to drive digital revenue. Her passion is for our teams to provide expert guidance and technology in the ever-changing digital advertising ecosystem. Angela brings a wealth of knowledge from the cable television, broadcast television and brand direct experience.

Angela and Stephanie dive into some of the technical aspects of television, women in tech, the differences when working with regional, local and national markets, and what made her make a shift from the fashion industry to the TV industry.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in the media. https://socalwict.org/

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Angela Massie.

Stephanie is joined by Angela Massie, VP of Live Storytelling at The Weather Channel.

As VP of Live Storytelling for The Weather Channel tv network, Angela (Angie) Massie is responsible for presentation of content and field coverage during the network's live programming hours. During her tenure, she also assumed the role of interim Head of Marketing in 2019 and oversaw all marketing efforts for the network, including social media and digital marketing. In addition she leads the team behind "Pattrn", The Weather Channel's climate change storytelling unit.

Angela shares how the weather channel differentiates from other news outlets using compelling storytelling, balancing tragic events with those that are not, ensuring content quality, consistency, and engagement. Additionally, Angela reviews how she worked with the Weather Channel to launch Pattrn and her personal holistic leadership style.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in the media. https://socalwict.org/

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Kami Mattioli.

Stephanie is joined by Kami Mattioli, Digital Sports & Audience Development Producer at Bally Sports.

Kami is a digital native with 9+ years in social media strategy, marketing and execution for media brands, live events and sports teams. She's a community manager at heart who understands how to speak to and engage large, diverse audiences.

After bonding over the love of sports and softball, Kami shares the keys to creating value out of partnerships and collaborations on social media, the importance of content quality, consistency, and engagement and the measurement of each? Additionally, Stephanie gets personal when it comes to sports being a male dominated world both in front of the camera and behind and we hear from Kami on how women can shake this status quo up.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in the media. https://socalwict.org/

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Ana Lydia Monaco.

Stephanie is joined by Ana Lydia Monaco, an award-winning filmmaker, Writer, Director and Producer.

Ana Lydia scratches the surface of Hollywood's lack of Latino diversity in entertainment, including the cultural differences between Mexican and Mexican-American storytelling, why Hollywood needs to hire more Mexican-American filmmakers to share their US specific stories and what real action steps can be taken to ensure the various stories of Mexican-Americans are created.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in media. https://socalwict.org/

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Alexandra Lemlein.

Stephanie is joined by Alexandra Lemlein, an experienced marketer who has worked in ad sales, integrated marketing, B2B marketing and digital publishing. Over the past ten years, she has held positions in NYC at Discover Inc. (Food Network), WarnerMedia (TBS & TNT), Meredith Corporation, ViacomCBS and most recently joined Tubi last year as a Sales Marketing Manager.

Alexandra shares the importance of connections and colleagues, especially if you are looking for a job during a pandemic, how to connect with a new team even while only meeting virtually, how nurturing your skill sets can continuously leverage your career, and some insights into the fast growing Tubi.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in media. https://socalwict.org/

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Carmen Palmer, Senior Director, Digital Products at Comcast NBCUniversal.

Stephanie is joined by Carmen Palmer, who bridges her technology background from Yahoo and her degree in psychology into her work at NBC. Carmen discusses how female leaders and mentors can pave the way for future women in technology and media. Reviewing the past few years, Carmen's shares how she hit the ground running by building a foundation and team at Comcast NBCUniversal for better product development and what that means for the future of the company. Additionally, take a sneak peek behind the scenes of how content is matched to you as the viewer.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in media. https://socalwict.org/

WICT Wisdom's Stephanie Cobian interviews Marlene Braga, CEO of Woman on the Verge Productions.

Stephanie is joined by Marlene Braga, who brings her two decades of experience in television development and production including work at ABC, PBS, The History Channel, Azteca TV, and Netflix, to the conversation. Over the past 5 years, Marlene has amplified her traditional media trajectory to include social justice and political communications. Marlene shares her insights on Latino Outreach, uniting the US and Mexico in Television, working in Miami, and her hiring process to advocate for women behind the camera.

WICT's mission is to develop women leaders who transform our industry. We educate, empower and advocate on behalf of all women in media. https://socalwict.org/