Ellis Sutton is the Coordinator to the President of Film, TV, & Audio at Hartbeat. Previously, Ellis spent time in creative development at Netflix Film & Warner Bros Pictures as well as Physical Production at Warner Bros. Ellis’ started his time after graduating USC as a Covid PA for 3 different TV shows including Miracle Workers, Insecure, and Dollface. In his free time, Ellis directs and produces short films under his production company All of a Sutton Productions. Ellis wishes to produce and direct films and TV shows.

Referenced in this podcast:

• all of a sutton: Ellis Sutton's production company
• access to action: Warner Bros. Discovery's program to give those without traditional entry points to the business access to below-the-line jobs
• film2future: a non-profit that delivers filmmaking programs to underserved teenagers in LA
• speechify: a text-to-speech app
• film courage: Ellis' go-to, YouTube channel to keep up with the industry

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Lucy Stover (she/her) is a New England born & raised creator who moved to LA to pursue entertainment last year after finishing her degree at Syracuse University. She is currently working in talent management as an Executive Assistant and Manager-in-training with Emmy Award winning manager, producer, and co-founder of More/Medavoy Management, Brian Medavoy. Previously, Lucy interned in development at NBCUniversal, Phoenix Pictures, American High productions. After hours, Lucy is passionate about her role as one of the new co-Editor-in-Chiefs to the Hollywood Assistant as well as mentorship efforts with Syracuse LA's student programming.

To connect with Lucy, email her at lucycstover@gmail.com for further questions on getting involved with THA.

Referenced in this podcast:

• UTA Job List: An industry job list emailed out by United Talent Agency (UTA) that is frequently passed around to other young industry professional
• JHRTS: Acronym for the Junior Hollywood Radio & Television Society, a members-only

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Cathy and John ask Hussain about interning while at UCLA, pivoting from Animation to Live Action, and writing.

Hussain is an aspiring writer & producer who currently works as a Producer’s Assistant to Chad Hamilton at Esmail Corp, filmmaker Sam Esmail’s company known for LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, THE RESORT, MR. ROBOT, and others. Previously, Hussain spent time working as a Showrunner’s Assistant for comedy writer Liz Astrof (PIVOTING, TWO BROKE GIRLS) as well as a development assistant on the animation team at Hello Sunshine. Hussain’s passions lie in creating genre, thriller, and comedy series that live within the intersection of art and commerce, stories that have something to say while also appealing to a wide audience.

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Cathy and John chat with Victoria about pivoting, her experience in the NBCUniversal Page Program, and her current role working in publicity.

Victoria Hernandez currently serves as the Executive Publicity Assistant for the Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of Publicity, Communications, and Social Media at Warner Bros. Television Group. Since assuming her role at WBTVG, Hernandez has demonstrated an increasing level of responsibility, expanding her scope to provide support to additional publicists and series.

Seated at the desks of the department’s leadership, Hernandez has the invaluable opportunity to learn from the best, cultivating a comprehensive understanding of publicity intricacies for scripted, unscripted, and animated content, as well as corporate communications. Going beyond traditional desk responsibilities, Hernandez contributes to the publicity team’s efforts on prominent shows across all WBTVG programming.

Prior to joining the WBTVG Publicity and Communications team, Hernandez began her entertainment career through the highly selective NBCUniversal Page Program on the West Coast. She holds dual Bachelor of Arts degrees Communication: in Public Relation and Studio Art: Digital Media, a testament to her well-rounded skill set in the industry.

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In this special episode, John interviews his co-host and founder of The Hollywood Assistant: Cathy Campo. John asks Cathy about her time working at Netflix, as an NBCUniversal Page, and about internships in late-night and journalism.

Until recently, Cathy Campo worked in unscripted development and current programming at Netflix. A former NBCUniversal Page and a Brown University graduate, she is passionate about mentoring others. In addition to founding The Hollywood Assistant, she mentors high schoolers through nonprofit Good City Mentors and undergraduates through Brown University's career lab. She is the Young Alumni Co-Chair for the Brown University Club of Los Angeles and served on the leadership board for Netflix's women employee resource group. Her writing has appeared in CNBC.com and E! Online.

Cathy and John reference the following books, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention and Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency. They reference the following talent agencies: Creative Artists Agency (CAA), United Talent Agency (UTA), and William Morris Endeavor (WME).

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Cathy and John ask Nick about his experiences temping, working in Casting Admin, and writing his book, ⁠Starting in Showbiz⁠.

Nick references the following temp agencies: ⁠AppleOne⁠, ⁠Randstad⁠, and ⁠Yoh⁠.

Nick Viscounty has worked for an array of entertainment companies such as New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO and is currently in the Casting Administration department at Walt Disney Pictures. His book Starting in Showbiz, available on Amazon, was inspired by those experiences among other things. A graduate of Chapman University’s film school, Nick spends his free time spreading the gospel of Hollywood and going on delightful podcasts.

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Cathy and John ask Luke about his early inspirations for pursuing a career in the entertainment industry, going from intern to staff on The Tonight Show, and figuring out which path works best for you.

Luke is currently a Production Assistant at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Prior to The Tonight Show, he was a Talent Agent Assistant at Innovative Artists for over two years. He's got a passion for television, comedy, and writing. In his spare time, he enjoys hanging out with friends, working out, and procrastinating simple life tasks like calling his doctor back or paying a bill online even though it's probably only going to take two minutes and he'll surely feel a lot better if he just does it already.

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Cathy and John ask Lauryn about landing her job at Bunim/Murray and balancing her own independent production company, LMC Productions.

Lauryn McCollum is a TV/Film Producer, Actress and Host currently working as a Development Associate at Emmy Award Winning Bunim/Murray Productions. Outside of helping curate some of the world’s favorite unscripted series and being an on camera personality, she also helps Produce scripted short films/digital content with friends and peers under her prod co, LMC Productions. Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas then transitioning to Dallas, Tx for high school and College, to currently residing in LA, Lauryn has always had a passion for the arts - beginning theatre classes at the age of 3 and following her dad around on his own film sets over the years. Lauryn prides herself on creating fun and welcoming spaces for like minded creatives to authentically express themselves. Some of Lauryn’s previous work experience includes working at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CW33 Television, Adobe CC, CELEB Mag and as a Coordinating Producer at a Commercial Production Agency.

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