The Writers' Strike

Today's guest is Janine Fatone, a Burlesque Performer, Karaoke Host, and former live show back up singer for Britney Spears. Janine candidly shares her recent experience of being on Fox's "We Are Family" where whe performed a duet with her brother Joey Fatone, of NYSNC fame. 

Though Janine's primary goal is not fame and the limelight, she still enjoys being a performer. She is a regular member of the Orlando-based Burlesque ensemble "Corsets and Cuties". Additionally, she hosts Karaoke twice a month at Quench Lounge in Largo.

https://tiktok.com/@janine.fatone

https://www.corsetsandcuties.com/

https://www.instagram.com/corsetsandcuties/

@realityclubfox #wearefamilyfox

Today's guest, Pete A. Turner, is a cultural expert with years working in the most dangerous and culturally challenging environments on earth. His stories and lessons inform leaders, to leverage existing cultural patterns. These smooth cultural paths leads to accomplishing goals with less chaos and cost. Much more than handshakes, Pete displays how how he successfully interacts within any cultural environment and still thrives. He's a recognized expert in leveraging culture to create more efficient interacting with different groups. He's a combat veteran and former Army spy.  He's worked to help Dept of State, Dept of Defense and host nation leaders leverage culture.  He has extensive overseas experience in hazardous conditions in a variety of positions including operations: Joint Endeavor (Bosnia), Iraqi Freedom (2004-6, 2008-10), New Dawn (Iraq 2010-11) and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan 2011-12).

He has spent several years as a counterintelligence spy for the U.S. Army traveling to many countries including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Egypt, Germany, and more. He is now using his extensive knowledge and experience in geopolitics, tactical-espionage, and U.S. travel to provide compelling evidence outside the typical media landscapes which brings us to his current project, a nonprofit organization called International Institute for Nonproliferation Studies (IINPS), which is now being called the Ground Truth Center.

Today, Pete uses his “Ground Truth” focused collection techniques on the Break It Down Show (BIDS). BIDS illustrates life through the experiences of fascinating people. One of the things that makes BIDS unique is Pete's desire to rotate cohosts on to the show. By opening up the right seat, BIDS creates incredible conversations that aren't possible on other shows. 

As a media consultant focused on podcast, Pete helps people, projects and companies get the most out of their podcasting goals. His professional services include Executive Producer, Consultation and media-host training. 

Pete has authored and published several peer-reviewed articles focused on aspects of modern conflict. He is a recognized expert on modern combat, culture and communication. 

www.breakitdownshow.com

@peteaturner

Today's guest is Alyssa Harris, a dynamic vocalist based in New York City. A few of Alyssa's starring roles include: Tina Turner in the Las Vegas strips' award-winning production Vegas! The Show, and featured vocalist on FOX's hit reality TV show I Can See Your Voice where her performance was called "So beautiful!" by R&B/Soul music legend Dionne Warwick. She was featured on ESPN and lauded by sports fans for her stirring rendition of the star-spangled banner for Austin Football Club (MLS). She also portrayed Princess Tiana as a principal vocalist and character in Mickey & The Magical Map at Disneyland. Alyssa was spotlighted as an "Incredible voice" by Grammy winning-artist and Broadway star Deborah Cox for a singing challenge where her performance has amassed nearly 300,000 views. Other notable venues include: House of Blues Hollywood, Mandalay Bay, B.B. King's Blues Club, Austin City Limits, SXSW, and many more.

Alyssa continues to headline countless stages all over the United States and the seven seas with her two incredible tribute shows, as well as delivering stellar performances for parties, weddings, private events and for her own concerts. Her last EP "Wild Dreamer" was released in 2020 and featured 6 incredible original songs, and it is available for streaming everywhere. Her live shows are full of energy and a variety of timeless hits that everyone knows and loves! She is passionate about connecting with audiences, spreading positivity, and sharing her deep love for music one stage at a time!

If you're in the Las Vegas area check out Alyssa Harris live in concert!
A Tribute to the Music of Motown & Stax
Sunday, February 25 3:00pm - 4:30pm
https://events.thelibrarydistrict.org/event/9587039

https://alyssaharrismusic.com/

https://linktr.ee/alyssaharrismusic

@alyssaharrismusic

Signe Baumane is a Latvian born, Brooklyn-based independent filmmaker, artist, writer, and animator. She has made 17 award-winning animated shorts. Her first animated feature Rocks In My Pockets premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2014 where it received a FIPRESCI Prize. The film went on to over 130 international festivals. It opened theatrically in the U.S. through Zeitgeist Films. 

Signe's new animated feature My Love Affair With Marriage (2022) tells the story of a spirited young woman's quest for perfect love and lasting marriage. It premiered in June 2022 at Tribeca and has screened at over 90 festivals winning twenty awards. It was nominated by European Film Academy as Best Animated Feature. The film was released in the United States on October 6th, 2023, and stars an international cast notably including Matthew Modine, Dagmara Dominczyk, Cameron Monaghan, and Emma Kenney. The film, a Latvian - USA - Luxembourg co-production, took seven years to make and was financed with the help of 1,685 individual donors along with grants from many arts and cultural institutions.

Signe is a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fellow in Film for New York Foundation for the Arts. She has a degree in Philosophy from Moscow State University.
 
http://www.signebaumane.com/

https://www.myloveaffairwithmarriagemovie.com/

https://www.bam.org/film/2024/my-love-affair-with-marriage

@signebaumane

Today we chat with Mark Putnam, a national media strategist and ad maker for over three decades, and founder of the media firm Putnam Partners. His work bridges the political and non-political worlds, serving as one of President Obama's lead ad makers and the lead ad maker for President Biden's "Unite the Country" super PAC, as well as helping elect 11 governors, 10 U.S. senators and dozens of members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mark has created some of the most talked-about political advertising campaigns of the last decade, including the "Background Checks" TV ad featuring U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander assembling an AR-15 assault weapon while blindfolded that Politico called "the most memorable ad of 2016." Mark's viral video for congressional candidate and former CIA operative Valerie Plame was likened to a "spy thriller campaign ad" by Slate Magazine. Mark also produced advertising to help elect Doug Jones in the 2017 Alabama special election for U.S. Senate.

Mark’s advertising for breakout congressional candidate and Internet phenomenon Amy McGrath set the standard for viral political advertising in 2018 - earning millions of YouTube views and sparking dozens of national news stories. Mark's firm also helped elect 16 new members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 – more wins than any other Democratic media firm - and helped re-elect 12 incumbents in 2020, ranging from 10 U.S. Representatives, the Governor of North Carolina and the Mayor of Richmond, VA.

Mark's highest profile project was creating Barack Obama's 2008 election eve 30-minute television special that aired simultaneously on seven networks and was viewed by over 35 million people. The Washington Post television critic Tom Shales called it "somehow both poetic and practical, spiritual and sensible... a montage of montages, a series of seamlessly blended segments."

https://www.putnampartners.net/

https://www.vimeo.com/putnampartners

Jill Monroe specializes as an Event Coordinator, Management & Media Consultant. Monroe has over 20 years experience working in Digital Media & advanced technologies under the umbrella of "UltraViolet Media Holdings."

Monroe is a seasoned advertising executive with successful newspaper & magazine projects with Southern Illinois University & Pulitzer, Inc. Her national newspaper experience includes projects with Dolan Media Company. While working in traditional print media, she joined one of the 1st streaming radio platforms on the internet as a weekly radio show producer and host. She produced, edited & promoted a weekly show for over 10 years. Her current online radio work includes streaming superstation Real Music Radio based in Los Angeles, California. Her voice-over experience includes commercials on iHeart Radio.

Realizing the opportunities of digital media and music, Monroe began networking with music artists to establish their digital footprint online. Her consulting expanded to A&R services and transition of "legacy artists" to digital media platforms.

Working on behalf of several artists, Monroe has provided services for such events as The Grammys & Oscars.  These services include contract negotiations, capital movement management, film location coordination, red carpet appearances & talent liaison services.

Monroe also supports the fashion and culinary event "The Purple Paisley Brunch" created by Model & Media Personality Tonya Giddens.

She can be found online at www.UltraVioletMediaHoldings.com

Nikon Kwantu is a film and animation producer. His most recent work as an animation producer was for the documentary, Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power, Washingtonia, an animated feature for Comedy Central and Our Cartoon President, for Showtime. He has also been an animation and digital producer for Sesame Workshop, Flicker Lab, Animation Collective, Animagic, Hornet Inc. and JWT ad agency. Nikon also served as the animation producer for Whoopi Goldberg Presents Mom’s Mabley and TED TALKS LIVE Short - Unconscious Bias. 

@nkwantu

Today's guest is English born hair and makeup artist Mark Williamson, who discusses how his 22-year long career has taken many twists and turns including a degree in fine art.            

After 15 years of traveling the world working with top clients and models, Williamson continues working internationally as a hair and make up artist  for fashion and advertising shoots. Now set his base in New York and Miami, he has shot for Vogue Italy, Vogue Brazil, Vogue Spain, Elle France, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Biotherm, Max Factor, Paco Rabanne, Coach, Mercedes Benz, Custo, Roberto Cavalli, Benetton, Carrera and many more.

@markwilliamson45

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Lisa has been working as an actor in Los Angeles for the past twenty years, originally from Wyandotte, Michigan, a Detroit suburb. When she isn't working she spends time with her husband, cat and rescue dogs.  She is also a volunteer, helping animals and homeless. Lisa and her husband, actor, Jef McClure, are launching a new production company; Geneva House Productions. They are looking forward to the company’s first project this spring.

Some recent projects Lisa appears in include:  
The Last Thing He Told Me  (w/ Jennifer Garner)
Reasonable Doubt (Executive Producer, Kerry Washington)
Truth Be Told (starring Octavia Spencer)  and
 America Is Sinking (Apple TV+)
National commercials (Rybelsus, Zazzle, Blue Buffalo)  
You can also catch her in repeats in (at least eight) Lifetime films.
 
Lisa is repped by Liz Fuller with CSP / Citizen Skull Management
Marie Parks at PMT (Theatrical)
Julie Gudz at DDO.  (Commercial & VO)
 
@LisaColeActor

www.actorlisacole.com