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introduced her to his boss, Hines gave the
elevator pitch of her life. " One month later,
my mentor resigned. He called his boss'
boss upon his resignation, telling him
that while there may be other candidates
within the industry that could assume his
role, he should seriously consider taking
a chance on the mentee [me] who he met
recently as someone who has the guts
and instinct to bring something new and
fresh to the role. " She got the job.
Annie
Howell
Chief
Communications
Officer
Crown Media
Family Networks
As beloved for her empathetic leadership
as she is respected for her professional
prowess, industry veteran Howell returned
to Crown Media last fall to lead the company's
full scope of communications and
social media strategies. Her No. 1 reading
rec? Brené Brown's " Daring, Greatly, "
which Howell says " debunks the myths
of vulnerability as a weakness and delves
into its contribution to courage, resilience,
authenticity in the workplace and so
much more. " A tireless mentor both within
Crown and across the industry, Howell
serves in leadership roles for several organizations
and was recently named chair
of the Alliance for Women in Media, home
of the Gracie Awards.
Georgia
Juvelis
EVP, Corporate
Communications
AMC Networks
Juvelis is not only
a key architect behind the creation and
promotion of AMC Networks' corporate
story, culture and brand, but she's also
a force for inclusion and representation.
One of the longest-tenured executives
on the leadership team, she oversees
the company's corporate press, digital,
marketing, social media and internal
comms, and also helms its DEI taskforce.
She's also executive sponsor of Elevate,
the employee resource group dedicated to
empowering the personal and professional
growth of women employees and allies,
which helped launch a director training
program in partnership with the Alliance
of Women Directors. Regarding gender
bias in shows and characters, she notes,
" Progress is being made in that there is
now specific focus on gender bias and
inclusion in content but there's still much
more room for improvement. " n
Content
These creative
powerhouses are behind
some of the most bingeworthy
programming
out there. They feed the
insatiable appetites of
today's modern viewers.
reer. Her most foundational example was
her boss at her first job out of college. " He
epitomized allyship through advocacy at a
time when the concept of 'male allyship'
was barely a topic, " she says. " He empowered
his entire team, always championed
good ideas and in my case, encouraged
professional growth even when it ultimately
meant leaving his employ. "
Lauren
Anderson
Co-Head of Content
& Programming
IMDb TV
Curating content
for Amazon's ad-supported streamer is
only part of Anderson's job. In IMDb's first
year she solidified its position among top
industry streamers by compiling a slate
of original content from LeBron James,
Maverick Carter, Judy Sheindlin, Dick Wolf,
Luke Bryan and others. Anderson says
allies are assets at every stage of your ca22
Karen
Barroeta
EVP,
Production &
Development
Telemundo Global
Studios
With Barroeta on the case, the bar for
ensuring Hispanic content is a force to be
reckoned with continues to rise. A production
pioneer with more than two decades
of industry experience, she launched the
groundbreaking superseries " Malverde:
El Santo Patron, " which traces the life
journey of Mexico's legendary folk hero
and marks Telemundo's first foray in the
period drama genre. And in the midst of
the pandemic, she wrapped production on
two other buzzy series, " La Suerte de Loli "
and " Buscando a Frida, " and co-produced
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the second season of " La Reina del Sur, "
which has amassed an audience of more
than 12.5 million viewers.
Carolyn
Bernstein
EVP, Global
Scripted Content &
Documentary Films
National
Geographic
Bernstein has an eye for talented, risktaking
documentarians and filmmakers,
and an instinct for storytelling that has
made Nat Geo a destination for bold and
informative content that deepens our understanding
of the world. Working quickly
and thoughtfully, she oversaw the timely
development of documentary films " The
First Wave " and " Fauci, " which deliver
intimate storytelling of the events of the
COVID-19 pandemic. She also led the
charge on Season 4 of " Genius, " spotlighting
the life of civil rights movement
luminary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. When it
comes to inquiring about pay equity, Bernstein
advises, " Ask HR for transparency
regarding compensation at your level. If
HR won't reveal it, ask your peers. "
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