Speaking

Panels, Q&A's, conferences, shows & more

I’ve been fortunate enough to moderate panels at various events, including: New York Comic Con, South by Southwest festival, SAG Aftra, VidCon, SeriesFest, Just for Laughs and Mashable’s Social Good Summit. 

I’ve also done some on-camera hits, and covered red carpets for Mashable and the LA Times. While at Mashable, I also hosted a weekly Facebook Live show, featuring interviews with creatives from the digital entertainment industry.

See some highlights below.

I am well-versed in several topics, including:

• Internet culture 
  • The creator economy
  • Influencers
  • Social media platforms
  • Memes and stan culture
• Entertainment 
  • Awards shows
  • Celebrity-related trials 
  • Box office
  • Online controversies sparked by various shows and movies
• Journalism industry 
  • Career opportunities
  • Transitioning into leadership roles  
  • Teaching

During Mashable's seventh-annual Social Good Summit in New York City in 2016, I spoke with comedian Chelsea Handler about the global impact of her Netflix series "Chelsea," the presidential election and the importance of using her media platforms to make a difference.

Article here. Video here.

I aparated to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter red carpet event in Los Angeles in 2016 to quiz the cast of "Harry Potter" with some trivia.

Article here. Video here. 

I spoke on a panel in January 2020 with other women in the media/PR industry called "How She Got There." 

VidCon, a convention held for creators and their fans in Anaheim, Calif.,  has become an annual tradition for me. While I now mostly edit coverage, I used to cover it as a reporter. At the 2016 conference, I interviewed YouTube stars Gigi Gorgeous, Smosh, Flula Borg and Mamrie Hart about how to become YouTube famous.

Video here. 

In fall 2016, I conducted a Q&A with actors Adam Brody, Edi Gathegi and Otmara Marrero about Crackle's scripted drama "StartUp" at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation.

Full video here.

Kevin Hart greenlit ten pitches from up-and-coming comedians for his streaming service at the Just for Laughs festival in July 2016.

The pitch session, which followed a Q&A moderated by me, gave 10 finalists the opportunity to showcase their best concepts to Hart for his comedy-geared network, appropriately called Laugh Out Loud.

Link to article here. No video available from event.

Pictured from left to right: Panel discussion in 2016 with actor Josh Hutcherson discussing his incubator project that would take scripts provided by Hollywood’s Black List and turn them into digital shorts; Panel discussion at 2017 SXSW festival "One Stop Shop: Convenience Drove a TV Revolution"  with Amazon Video, Showtime and STARZ execs; panel at 2022's SeriesFest, held in Denver, about true crime adaptations.