Entertainment

This workshop begins with dinner in the Urban Beach Cafe followed by a guided tour of MBS Media Center led by Diana Oropeza (Star Struck Presents). We will tour the studio lot and visit films stages (subject to availability) to understand the film/television production process. Following our tour we head back to the Urban Beach Cafe for our guest Speaker, Kathleen Penny. Kathleen Penny, Senior VP at Harpo Productions/OWN (also known as the Oprah Winfrey’s Network). This year’s entertainment industry professional brings us a wealth of experience in television, social media, content marketing and more. With a background in studio management, post production, creative directing, producing and marketing successful shows for Oprah Winfrey and many others, Kathleen will guide us through what it takes to create, film, market and then celebrate successful shows. Managing a team of passionate social media cutting edge experts that help drive the media and marketing efforts at OWN, we will learn how an awareness of a television show is created. You will learn how target marketing is everything when achieving any creative success. This promises to be an eye-opening and fun ride into the behind-the-scenes look and making of a hit show.