Tanya Kersey | Hollywood Career Strategist | Hollywood Career Coach | Entertainment Industry Consultant | Hollywood Career Resources

“Inside Urban Hol­ly­wood” is a live, Inter­net talk-radio show that airs the first and third Mon­day of every month at 6pm PST/9pm EST. Hosted and pro­duced by vet­eran enter­tain­ment jour­nal­ist, com­men­ta­tor, author and film fes­ti­val direc­tor Tanya Kersey and co-hosted by Tiffini Bow­ers, “Inside Urban Hol­ly­wood” fea­tures inter­views with some of Hollywood’s movers and shak­ers — from film­mak­ers, direc­tors and writ­ers to stu­dio exec­u­tives, agents and enter­tain­ment attor­neys — who share their knowl­edge and insights to help those aspir­ing, begin­ning and hop­ing to grow their careers in the enter­tain­ment indus­try.

The show streams live from the Inside Urban Hol­ly­wood Blogtalk Host Page. Lis­ten­ers are wel­come to call-in to ask ques­tions at (646) 200‑3290. An archive of each show will be avail­able at the same link imme­di­ately fol­low­ing the show or lis­ten­ers can sub­scribe to the archives via Itunes.

Pre­vi­ous guests on “Inside Urban Hol­ly­wood” include screenwriter/producer Antwone Fisher; pro­ducer Will Packer; writer/director/producer Pre­ston Whit­more; actor/director/writer/producer Bill Duke; inde­pen­dent pro­ducer Anne Marie Gillen; Jeff Gor­don, CEO, Writ­ers Boot Camp; director/writer/producer Rob Hardy, Rain­for­est Films (“Stomp the Yard”); tal­ent manager/producer E. Brian Dob­bins (Principato-Young Enter­tain­ment); film pro­ducer Effie T. Brown (“Real Women Have Curves”); director/producer/writer Jeff Byrd; writer/director Gary Hard­wick; screen­writer Ben Ram­sey; Robyn Lattaker-Johnson, Pres­i­dent, duBose Enter­tain­ment; film financier/investor Steven Belser; indie film producer/consultant Stu Pol­lard (Pol­lard Film); film financ­ing consultant/author Louise Lev­i­son; Ter­rell D. Whit­ley and Nick F. Nel­son, co-founders, Liq­uid Soul Media; dis­tri­b­u­tion exec­u­tives Brett Dis­muke (One Vil­lage Enter­tain­ment) and Melvin But­ters (Barn­holtz Enter­tai­ment), Nikita S. Adams, Cre­ative Exec­u­tive, Foxx/King Enter­tain­ment; writer/director/producer Don B. Welch; film financier Kevin Kin­sey, film dis­tri­b­u­tion guru Stacey Parks; cast­ing direc­tors Twinkie Byrd and Pamela Sta­ton, to name just a few.

“Inside Urban Hol­ly­wood” Archives

Your Film Fes­ti­val Strat­egy: 4/7/08

Jacque­line Bay­lock, HBFF Pro­gram­ming Director

 

Cast­ing Actors in Indie Films: 4/14/08

Twinkie Byrd, Cast­ing Director

 

Film Dis­tri­b­u­tion: 4/21/08

Stacey Parks, Film Dis­tri­b­u­tion Guru

 

Legal Pit­falls Indie Film­mak­ers Face: 4/28/08

Mychal Wil­son, Enter­tain­ment Lawyer

 

The State Of Urban Film Dis­tri­b­u­tion: 5/5/08

Brett Dis­muke, VP Of Acqui­si­tions & Urban Programming

 

Busi­ness Plan­ning & Film Financ­ing for Indie Films: 5/12/08

Louise Lev­i­son, Film Financ­ing Consultant

 

Cre­ative Film Financ­ing & Dis­tri­b­u­tion: 5/19/08

Kevin D. Kin­sey, Owner of Exo­dus Enter­tain­ment Bancorp

 

Adapt­ing Projects from Nov­els, Stateplays, and Films: 6/30/08

Don Welch, Writer/Producer/Director

 

Cre­ative Film Financ­ing: 7/7/08

Steven Besler, Film Financier

 

Pro­duc­ing & Nego­ti­at­ing Con­tracts for Tele­vi­sion & Film: 7/14/08

Lita Richard­son, Producer/Manager

 

The State of Black Film Dis­tri­b­u­tion: 7/21/08

Angela Nor­thing­ton, Film Dis­tri­b­u­tion Executive

 

Nav­i­gat­ing a Career in Screen­writ­ing: 7/28/08

Karen Kauf­man, Pro­ducer & Devel­op­ment Executive

 

Wear­ing Dif­fer­ent Hats in Hol­ly­wood: 8/4/08

Tamara Gre­gory, Writer/Producer

 

Film Acqui­si­tions and Dis­tri­b­u­tion for Indie Film­mak­ers: 8/18/08

Melvin But­ters, Vice Pres­i­dent of Acquisitions

 

Build­ing a Suc­cess­ful Indie Black Film Com­pany: 9/8/08

Trey Haley, Pres­i­dent of Tri Des­tined Stu­dios N.D. Brown, CEO of Tri Des­tined Stu­dios N.D. Brown, CEO of Tri Des­tined Studios

 

Inter­net & Dig­i­tal Plat­form Dis­tri­b­u­tion for Indie Films: 9/15/08

Scilla Andreen, IndieFlix CEO and Co-Founder

 

Writ­ing & Direct­ing — the Art, Craft, and Busi­ness: 9/29/08

Dwayne Johnson-Conchran & Doreen Hamil­ton, Direc­tors & Writers

 

The Busi­ness of Pro­duc­ing Fea­ture Films: 10/6/08

Effie T. Brown, Film Producer

 

State-Of-The-Art Dis­tri­b­u­tion Tech­niques: 10/13/08

Peter Brod­er­ick, Vet­eran Film Consultant

 

The Role of Man­agers: 10/20/08

Brian Dob­bins, Talent/Literary Man­ager & Producer

 

Devel­op­ing Projects for TV & Cable: 10/27/08

Robyn Lattaker-Johnson: Tele­vi­sion Executive

 

Film Devel­op­ment & Pro­duc­ing: 11/10/08

Shelby Stone, Film Executive

 

Strength­en­ing Your Screen­play: 11/17/08

Sunny Fuller, Hol­ly­wood Script Consultant

 

Nav­i­gat­ing the Media and Devel­op­ing Effec­tive PR: 11/24/08

Gayl Mur­phy, Media Veteran

 

The Art of Apply­ing to Film Fes­ti­vals: 1/5/09

Jacque­line Bay­lock, Film Fes­ti­val Programmer

 

Devel­op­ing Projects from New Mate­r­ial & Orga­niz­ing Pitches: 1/12/09

Nikita S. Adams, Cre­ative Executive

 

Mar­ket­ing for Indie Films: 1/26/09

Tir­rell D. Whit­ley & Nick F. Nel­son, Founders of Liq­uid Soul Media

 

Opti­miz­ing Your Chances in Indie Film­mak­ing: 2/2/09

Heidi Van Lier, Film Fes­ti­val Pro­gram­mer & Producer

 

Devel­op­ing a Million-Dollar Screen­writ­ing Career: 2/9/09

Ben Ram­sey, Screenwriter

 

Pro­duc­ing and Dis­trib­ut­ing Con­tent Across Dig­i­tal Plat­forms: 2/16/09

Quincy Newell, Pres­i­dent of Code­black Interactive

 

Dis­tri­b­u­tion, Licens­ing, and Financ­ing for Urban Films: 2/23/09

Tanya York, Inter­na­tional Film Dis­tri­b­u­tion and Licens­ing Executive

 

Pro­duc­ing Inde­pen­dent Films: 3/2/09

Stu Pol­lard, Indie Film Pro­ducer and Consultant

 

Direct­ing — the Art, Craft, and Busi­ness: 3/9/09

Jeff Byrd, Direc­tor, Pro­ducer & Screenwriter

 

Writ­ing & Direct­ing — the Art, Craft, and Busi­ness: 3/18/09

Gary Hard­wick, Writer & Director

 

The Busi­ness of Indie Film­mak­ing: 3/23/09

Rob Hardy, Co-Founder of Rain­for­est Films

 

Build­ing a Suc­cess­ful Brand: 3/30/09

Bill Duke, Multi-Hyphenate

 

Screen­writ­ing and the Film­mak­ing Process: 4/6/09

Antwone Fisher, Screen­writer & Producer

 

Tweak­ing Urban Films for Global Appeal: 4/13/09

Stacey Parks, Film Dis­tri­b­u­tion Guru

 

Pro­duc­ing Indie and Stu­dio Films: 4/21/09

Will Packer, Co-Founder and Chair­man of Rain­for­est Films

 

Writ­ing, Direct­ing, & Pro­duc­ing both Indie and Stu­dio Films: 4/27/09

Pre­ston A. Whit­more II, Writer, Direc­tor & Producer

 

The Role of the Enter­tain­ment Attor­ney: 5/4/09

Gary A. Wat­son, Enter­tain­ment Attorney

 

Plan­ning Win­ning Media Cam­paigns for Film and TV: 5/18/09

David Mag­dael, Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Strategist

 

Vet­eran Wis­dom to Hol­ly­wood Hope­fuls: 6/15/09

Della Reese, Hol­ly­wood Legend

 

Oppor­tu­ni­ties for Indie Black Film­mak­ers: 6/22/09

Ralph Scott, Film Pro­ducer & Promoter

 

Devel­op­ing a Suc­cess­ful Screen­writ­ing Career: 6/29/09

Seth-El, Lit­er­ary Manager

 

The Busi­ness of Show: 7/6/09

Mar­vin Acuna, Vet­eran Pro­ducer & Devel­op­ment Executive

 

Nego­ti­at­ing Tal­ent and Pro­ducer Deals in Music and Film: 7/13/09

Dar­rell Thomp­son, Enter­tain­ment Attorney

 

Sur­viv­ing Hol­ly­wood By Any Means Nec­es­sary: 7/20/09

Bobby Mardis, Multi-Hyphenate

 

Devel­op­ing and Pro­duc­ing Stu­dio & Indie Projects: 7/27/09

Adam Robin­son, Pro­ducer & Tal­ent Manager

 

Agent Rep­re­sen­ta­tion For Actors & Film­mak­ers: 8/3/09

Larry O. Williams, Vet­eran Tal­ent Agent

 

Strate­gies & Tech­niques for Pitch­ing: 8/10/09

Richard Willis Jr., Pro­ducer & Manager

 

Strate­gies for Han­dling Your Career and Busi­ness Affairs: 8/17/09

Steven Tem­ple, Enter­tain­ment Busi­ness Affairs Executive

 

Sur­viv­ing Hol­ly­wood: 8/24/09

Don Welch, Writer, Direc­tor & Producer

 

Secrets of Suc­cess­ful Screen­writ­ing: 8/31/09

Jeff Gor­don, Founder and Pres­i­dent of Writer’s Boot Camp

 

Film­mak­ers Most Pow­er­ful Financ­ing Tool: 9/14/09

Anne Marie Gillen, Inde­pen­dent Film Producer

 

Devel­op­ing for Tele­vi­sion: 9/21/09

Kevin Arkadie, Writer & Producer

 

Power Net­work­ing Strate­gies and Career Devel­op­ment: 9/28/09

Heather Hale, Writer & Producer

 

Pro­duc­ing Prof­itable Black Films: 10/12/09

Jeff Hardy, Pres­i­dent of Film Profit

 

Pro­duc­tion and Invest­ment Incen­tives for Financ­ing: 10/19/09

Jeff Bergum, Pres­i­dent of the Incen­tives Office

 

Answer­ing Lis­tener Ques­tions: 10/26/09

Tanya Kersey, Show­biz Prenuer

 

Film­mak­ing Oppor­tu­ni­ties in the UK: 11/2/09

Tara Hol­lo­ran, Indus­try Rela­tions Senior Exec­u­tive of the UK Film Council

 

Devel­op­ing and Pro­duc­ing for TV: 11/9/09

Cleve­land O’Neal, Con­nec­tion III Enter­tain­ment Corp. TV Producer

 

Financ­ing and Dis­tri­b­u­tion Indie Films: 11/16/09

Lon­nie Ramati, Exec­u­tive VP Busi­ness and Legal Affairs

 

Pro­duc­ing for TV: 11/23/09

Ralph Far­quhar, Vet­eran TV Producer

 

Act­ing and Pro­duc­ing Com­edy: 11/30/09

Bill Bel­lamy, Comedian

 

Start­ing a Screen­writ­ing Career: 2/8/10

Michele Waller­stein, Screen­writ­ing Career Consultant

 

Who’s Doing What In Black Hol­ly­wood: 2/15/10

Jawn Mur­ray, Enter­tain­ment Pundit

 

Cre­at­ing Con­tent for the Web: 3/1/10

Michael Ajakwe & Reg­gie Gask­ins, Webisode Pioneers

 

Proven Strate­gies to Achieve Film Dis­tri­b­u­tion: 3/15/10

Jerome Cour­shon, Pro­ducer & Dis­tri­b­u­tion Specialist

 

Mov­ing Up In The TV World: 4/5/10

Kel­lie R. Grif­fin, TV Writer

 

Pro­duc­ing Low Bud­get Fea­tures For First Time Film­mak­ers: 4/19/10

Paul Bat­tista, Mind­Fu­sion Enter­tain­ment Lawyer

 

How Not To Make A Short Film: 5/3/10

Roberta Munroe, For­mer Sun­dance Programmer

 

Build­ing On Online Fol­low­ing: 5/3/10

Scott Kirsner, Online Mar­ket­ing Expert

 

How To Use Film Fes­ti­vals To Advance Your Career: 6/07/10

Jeff Fri­day, Founder Of The Amer­i­can Black Film Festival

 

Cre­ative Ways To Mar­ket & Dis­trib­ute Your Film: 6/21/10

Jon Reiss, Author Of “Think Out­side The Box Office”

 

How To Sus­tain A Suc­cess­ful Career In Hol­ly­wood: 7/05/10

Rob Edwards, Writer of Disney’s The Princess & The Frog

 

The Impor­tance Of Pitch­ing: 7/19/10

Kerry David, Award-Winning Producer

 

Build­ing a Legal Foun­da­tion For Your Hol­ly­wood Career: 8/02/10

Dar­rell Miller, High-Profile Enter­tain­ment Attorney

 

Brand­ing For Screen­writ­ers: 8/16/10

Michael Elliot, Writer of Just Wright, Like Mike & Brown Sugar

 

How To Know When Your Script Is Ready: 9/20/10

Paul Chit­lik, The Rewrite Mentor

 

How To Write, Direct, & Pro­duce Urban The­atre: 10/04/10

Je’Caryous John­son, Pop­u­lar Playwright